Chapter 32: Delay Breeds Change

  A gentle breeze swept through the mountains, the trees swayed, and the fallen leaves made a rustling sound. The soldiers worked together to erect a large cross on top of the bonfire, with the female demon bound at the top. The flames that rose up occasionally scorched her hanging skirt, causing the female demon to completely collapse. She lost control and wailed loudly, while Windsor watched with great interest as the female demon performed her death throes.

  Whoosh!

  A faint sound of breaking air was hard to notice in the noisy environment, but Windsor had always had superhuman hearing, especially at night when his vigilance increased exponentially, so he still detected it. Windsor suddenly drew his sword and turned around to block an arrow with a single stroke. His first thought was that the palace guards had caught up with them. He didn't have time to think about how they had exposed their tracks. Just as Windsor felt a bit overwhelmed by the increasingly dense arrows, Sen jumped in front of him without hesitation. Sen's martial arts skills were among the best in the kingdom, and he easily handled these attacks. Except for the soldier who was injured at the beginning due to his slow reaction, Windsor's soldiers were fierce and good at fighting, and they quickly formed a defensive formation.

  The newcomers were also far from their base, with insufficient weapons, and the arrow rain stopped after a while. Windsor and his men were on high alert, not daring to underestimate the enemy due to the terrain advantage. Three people emerged from the dark forest, they were not riding horses, this place was carefully chosen by Windsor, it's impossible for horses to come here. Behind the three, there were hundreds of soldiers densely packed, judging from the badges on their chests, it was certain that they were palace guards.

  "Who is this person? How dare you sneak up from behind!"

  The forest let out a loud roar, even his own soldiers trembled, Earl Edward did not expect Windsor to have such a brave general, he regretted it in his heart, but he encountered Windsor this time with so many people watching, if he just let him go like this, he wouldn't need to return to the imperial capital.

  "Treat the **** traitor, I hate to kill him immediately, why still want to greet him?! This brave warrior, I advise you to see through Wensha's villainy and return to the right path, Princess Ero will definitely reward you!"

  The brazen Earl actually openly bribed the enemy general! The people on Windsor's side simultaneously let out a silent "hiss", and Sen was just about to open his mouth to tease this ignorant Earl, when someone cut him off.

  "Edward! Save me! I'm Charlotte! Hurry and save me! He's a devil, waaahhh~"

  The woman's broken cry refreshed the atmosphere, and both sides looked at the figure bound to the bonfire. Edward's jaw clenched slightly, his brow furrowed in distaste, it was clear he didn't want to save this former lover. Windsor's heart sank slightly, if Edward had shown even a little pity for the woman, they might have been able to leave unscathed today.

  The two young men behind Edward, who heard the female demon's cry for help, both took a step forward involuntarily. One of them realized his mistake and quietly retreated a step as if nothing had happened. The other one was not so restrained, frequently checking Edward's expression, as if waiting for him to make a statement.

  "It turns out that the thief we caught today is actually the Earl of Edward's lover, what a coincidence! Where in life do people not meet!"

  The forest's slightly ridiculous words made the soldiers burst into laughter, Edward's face turned white with anger. He came from a noble family and had never been ridiculed before, yet because of this damned woman he was being laughed at!

  "Preposterous! As a proud Earl, how could I possibly know some lowly commoner?! You'd best not try to divert attention, Windsor - will you come with me willingly, or must I bind you and take you back? Alas, you are also the son of the late king; don't bring shame upon his face!"

  Windsor only brought seventy soldiers, which is absolutely outnumbered by the Earl's several times more, but in terms of actual combat capability, ten royal troops can't even beat one southern soldier. Unfortunately, those who knew these military secrets were Windsor and Sando, both of whom had gone to see God.

  "You're so good at talking, just save it for coaxing your little girlfriend! Be a man and get on with it!"

  Mori spoke casually and provocatively, not putting his opponent in his eyes at all. Windsor finally spoke up at this time.

  "Since this has nothing to do with the earl, let's settle our family matters first before we reason with the earl."

  When Windsor finished speaking, he ordered someone to put the female demon down. The female demon finally left the fire frame, and her tense nerves suddenly relaxed. Her brain was a bit out of control.

  "My general says you're a thief, do you confess?"

  "I was wrong, don't burn me."

  She finished speaking and fell to the ground, unconscious. The female demon replied dazedly, very satisfied with Windsor. She called over a soldier, Windsor drew out his sword, the icy blade seemed like a cold moonlight in the night, the sword tip pointed at the female demon, the airflow it brought cut off a strand of golden hair.

  "No! Stop!"

  Windsor's hand paused, and the female demon's skin seeped out a thread of fresh blood. The red streak stimulated Chris' eyes, his pupils turned bright red with excitement, and he impulsively drew his sword to charge at Windsor. This was something Windsor had not anticipated, and he completely misjudged Chris' emotional intelligence.

  But once things get out of control, they often develop in an unimaginable way that leaves people stunned. Looking at the rolling heads in front of him, Windsor couldn't blame the soldier for doing his job, which was to eliminate all existing and potential threats to his master, and this was what he had taught his soldiers, so it was reasonable that Chris would be killed when he rushed over.

  "Chris! My son! Windsor! Give me back my son's life!"

  Chris's tragic death thoroughly enraged Earl Edward, who didn't care whether Windsor was as brave as the rumors said or not, and he didn't care if Ero wanted to capture him alive. Today, even if it meant destroying everything, he would make Windsor pay for his son's life!

  The forest supported the forehead, wanting to coerce but failed, and instead provoked the other party's hatred. It seems that if Edward is not killed today, there will be endless troubles! The opponent came with a strong momentum, but still couldn't collide head-on. Windsor commanded the soldiers to fight a war of attrition, conserving their strength and exhausting the enemy's passion.

  The situation changed in an instant, the soldiers of Nadi were highly adaptable, and under Windsor's command, they fought a stalemate against an enemy with far superior numbers. The seesaw battle continued until dawn, with corpses scattered all over the place, making it look like a scene from hell. Even the fearless and invincible Sora was lying on one side, panting heavily, and only two people were still standing.

  The treasured sword in Liszt's hand swung out with a mighty force, sending a string of blood pearls splashing onto Windsor's face. Windsor slightly closed her eyes, raised the heavy sword to meet it, and clanged! Feeling the opponent's sword pressing down on herself, yet seemingly supporting each other, the blades scraped against each other, drawing out an ear-piercing shriek.

  Four eyes met, no intention to kill, as if this was a rehearsal, with life as the stake. The rising sun shone on the two faces, as if the world was their stage, and the eternal sun was just the spotlight following the protagonist.

  Lissten had never been so shocked, the title of God of War Ares was well-deserved, before Windsor had already killed hundreds of soldiers, his martial arts made people fearful, and his behavior of leading by example made people admire. How could one person have such great energy, after a night of fierce battle still able to confront the enemy general?

  At the moment when Liszt was caught off guard by Windsor, the sword blade was sent to his throat, and Liszt's movements stiffened. After this battle, Liszt couldn't make a gesture of surrender to him, as if surrendering was an insult to him. This kind of person can only say that he will let you go.

  Enough resting, get up again, come between the two, pat Li Siting's cheek and scold.

  "You stinky shameless thing! Dare to fight with Grandpa? Die a miserable death! Hahahaha!"

  She turned her head towards Windsor and said,

  "Give this kid a hole! Alas, what's wrong? You can't bear to kill him because you've taken a liking to him?"

  At a glance, Windsor knew that this kid had no scruples and didn't want to argue with him. However, he was right about one thing - he really didn't want to kill him anymore. Slowly putting his sword back into its scabbard, Windsor turned around without hesitation and walked into the dazzling morning light, leaving behind a lean and majestic figure radiating golden light for Lisztin.