I really didn't want to burn it.

"General, what a skillful move!"

The soldiers nearby immediately launched into a barrage of compliments.

Guo Tong didn't seem particularly smug. He simply said calmly, "Hmph, this is all thanks to Lord Wodim's divine artifact. These petty monsters are nothing to fear."

"Whose dragon are you calling a scoundrel or monster?!"

Guo Tong ignored the complaints of one of his temporary followers, signaled the soldiers to assemble quickly, and then walked into the military tent where the officers were.

"We have already contacted General Hou, and his support will arrive soon."

As soon as Guo Tong entered the military tent, a man dressed as an adjutant stepped forward and whispered something to him.

"Don't let him come over! What if it's a diversionary tactic by the rioters? What if he brings his men and the rioters break out from his side?!"

"I understand, I'll have someone notify them right away."

The other person nodded and quickly left.

After refusing reinforcements from friendly forces, "Guo Tong" began to survey the military tent.

According to intelligence, several key leaders of the Imperial Guards north of Bianliang were all here, and they had all gathered here voluntarily because of the riots he had caused.

"Good, everyone is here. Once we take care of this place, the Imperial Guard's 'brain' will crash."

Guo Tong

After glancing around and finding no one paying attention, he secretly reached behind him and took out a small tube of blue liquid from a pocket in his waistband, then quickly hid it in his sleeve.

After making this move, Guo Tong walked to the center of the military tent and stood there.

"Everyone come here! I have something to announce!"

The Imperial Guard leaders, completely unaware of any danger, obediently walked over.

After glancing down at the liquid in his hand, Guo Tong suddenly slammed the glass tube onto the ground.

[Glass was incredibly valuable in ancient times, don't you feel bad about it, host?]

"Cut the nonsense!"

Guo Tong muttered something to his own system, then quickly covered his mouth and nose.

As the glass tube shattered, the splashed liquid came into contact with the air, immediately turning into a faint wisp of smoke before quickly dissolving into the air.

"General, what are you doing?!"

A loud shout rang out behind him, and Guo Tong knew without looking that someone was drawing a weapon and pointing it at him.

pity……

"It's too late."

Just as Guo Tong was muttering to himself.

The military tent was filled with the sounds of people falling to the ground with a "thump, thump" sound.

"what happened?"

One by one, people fainted, but those who noticed the abnormality only had time to utter a question or a cry of alarm before collapsing as well.

So you were a spy!

A man who looked like an officer drew his sword and swung it at "Guo Tong".

"Did you hold your breath?... That's a quick reaction."

While dodging, Guo Tong calmly analyzed the situation.

"Someone is coming——"

The officer was about to shout to attract the attention of the soldiers in the distance, but a dark figure darted into the tent and, without saying a word, slammed a shield into his forehead, physically knocking him and his comrades unconscious.

"Jeanne, this is Leon. The decapitation operation is complete." "Guo Tong" contacted his servant. "Leave the rest to me and Mash. Go and bring everyone over. Have them break out from the north and head to the agreed location."

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"Command post riot?"

Kirshtalia chuckled upon hearing Ophelia's report.

"Lord Kirshtalia?"

Ophelia looked at her captain with a puzzled expression when she heard him laugh.

"That's really His Majesty's style. Your biggest weakness is that you can't let go of your people. Once you grasp that point, everything else will be easy."

Kirshtalia didn't offer any further explanation, but simply tapped her staff lightly with her hand.

"Ophelia, are you sure that fox has already entered Bianliang?"

In response to Kirshtalia's question, Ophelia nodded: "There's no mistake, Cast detected the fox's magical power. The one with that fox is probably the Chaldea Master."

“As expected, preparing that Servant beforehand was indeed the right choice.” Kirshtalia curled the corners of her lips. “No matter what changes you make, you can’t change your true nature. You’re just too confident, Your Majesty.”

Kirshtalia stood up and slowly walked towards the center of the hall.

"Now that the audience and actors are all here, Ophelia, you should hurry up and get ready. We must not waste the opportunity His Majesty Leon secured for us to open the gates."

“I understand, Lord Kirshtalia.”

Ophelia gave a slight bow, then turned and left.

“Pepe, Debit.”

Kirshtalia looked at the two remaining members of Group A.

“Ophelia needs time to prepare, and Leon will race against time to save her. The fox could also escape at any moment. So... help me buy some time.”

"Ok, no problem."

Pepe gave an OK sign and left happily, seemingly very pleased with himself for getting the task.

Debit Void remained silent for a long time before finally sighing and saying, "I can't guarantee I can delay you until you finish your mission. My Bsk may be a Grand Beast, but that fox is no ordinary Beast."

“Just do your best.” Kirshtalia tapped her head lightly with her cane. “Thank you for your help, Debit.”

Debit, who had been expressionless the whole time, actually smiled. Although it was a smile, he was definitely smiling.

"Yes, my captain."

After Debit and his black-robed servant left, Kirshtalia let out a soft sigh.

He turned to look behind him, where four dragons, bound by magical chains, were struggling.

"The so-called 'human reason burning' is nothing more than a magic trick. Since it is magic, there must be a way to break it."

Kirshtalia placed a gleaming golden cup on the stone platform between the four dragons.

"Fujimaru Ritsuka, let me, as the captain, teach you how to save humanity in the most direct way! And then, Leon Falter, Fujimaru Ritsuka, Koyanskaya, and the doctor—"

The golden Holy Grail emitted faint light, shining brightly in the darkness.

"Let me show you how I will save humanity! Let me create a world where there is no longer inequality between people!"

The Holy Grail's radiance shone on Kirshtalia's face, making him appear so holy and sublime at that moment.

Chapter 343 Li Ang: Mash, you've been enhanced, go for it!

"It's a complete mess."

Looking at the noisy soldiers below, Li Ang shook his head helplessly.

Although Li Ang himself decided on the decapitation operation, he still felt a little ashamed watching the Imperial Guards running around like headless flies.

Back when he was emperor, the Tang Dynasty's imperial guards, while not possessing the god-like combat skills of modern rabbits who could fight back against the enemy with just a few people, or even demonstrate that "the enemy not only did not surrender, but also dared to fight back," were at least not this incompetent.

But now...

Although the Imperial Guard did not scatter after losing their military leader, they were almost unable to mount any effective resistance against the onslaught of protesting crowds.

"There's absolutely no coordination between the teams, and there's no organized resistance whatsoever!" Li Ang put down his binoculars, his face full of disappointment. "I'm afraid these kids have been getting beaten up too many times in the last hundred years, and they don't even know how to fight anymore."

"Wouldn't it be troublesome if the Imperial Guard puts up a strong resistance?"

Mashu asked in a low voice behind Leon.

"That's true, but... well, never mind."

Li Ang sighed deeply. This was something he couldn't think about too much, or he would only get angrier the more he thought about it.

"But it's not bad to see this iconic scene."

Watching Black Jeanne lead the people forward with the flag in hand, Li Ang smiled wryly.

"Li Ang, that's not how it is at all..."

Mashu gave a wry smile, her lips twitching.

【Host! 】

A huge pop-up window pulled Li Ang back from his reverie.

"what happened?"

Leon asked.

[The target you need to confirm has appeared! They are attacking the civilians!]

"Who?"

[Peperoncino and his follower Mas!]

"It's a bit troublesome."

Li Ang didn't expect that Kirshtalia guy would take him so seriously, actually sending Pepe's group to intercept him.

"Alter Jeanne needs to lead the people to break through the blockade. It's just me and Mash... our fighting strength is a bit weak..."

If Leon hadn't been injured, he could have easily taken on Pepe and Mas alone, and even with Kirshtalia added to the mix, Leon would still have been able to put up a fight.

In fact, if Li Ang hadn't been injured, he wouldn't have needed to devise such a complicated battle plan; he could have simply swept through without hesitation.

"So... what should we do?"

Leon bit his nails, his eyes scanning Mash up and down beside him.

"Li Ang, what... are you going to do?"

Mashu noticed Leon's extremely aggressive gaze and took a step back, asking warily.

"Don't worry, Mashu, although you do have a great figure, it's not enough to make me so obsessed that I would make a move right now."

"Thank you so much..."

Mashu stared coldly at Li Ang, her face full of displeasure.

“The guys from Group A are here, and I need more fighting power,” Leon said calmly. “Mash, I need to enhance you. Are you willing?”

Mash is not Leon's Servant, and Leon did not sign a contract with Mash.

Although Mashu has already been enhanced by Leon, even in dual-shield mode, Leon doesn't think she can defeat Mas, since Pepe still has Command Seals.

Are there any risks?

Mashu didn't refuse immediately, but asked very seriously.

Since Li Ang asked him this question, there must be a reason. After all, if there were no risks, Li Ang would have strengthened himself without hesitation, given his temperament.

Li Ang answered truthfully: "I don't know, after all, you are a cyborg, and your structure is not exactly the same as that of an ordinary person."

"Eh!?"

Upon hearing the word "android," Mashu's expression changed.

“I plan to use the Norse method of creating berserkers to unleash your combat potential with runes.” Leon ignored Mash’s expression and went straight to the point. “You can think of it as if you have both the Shield and Bsk classes at the same time.”

"What about the side effects?"

“It’s hard to say. Ordinary people are fine; at most, they might become more berserk during battle. But you’re a homunculus and a Demi-Servant. I don’t know if there will be other reactions. Because…”

"because?"

Li Ang said with a strange expression, "The rune madness in Norse mythology is very different from the Servant class; it stimulates the secretion of estrogen..."

"..."