Black Pine Territory (End)

A brief battle broke out on the wall. This time, Santos's troops still did not scale the wall, but instead fired a volley of Bed Crossbow and Catapult at it.

After confirming that the Two Rivers Territory forces were no longer attacking, Viscount Perez and Raman sat down to rest on the fortress wall.

Just then, the two suddenly heard cheers from behind the gate. As they were wondering what was going on, a messenger found them.

"Your Excellency, and Sir Raman, reinforcements from the territory have arrived."

Viscount Perez stood up happily and said to Raman, "Raman, look, the reinforcements have arrived!"

Raman nodded happily.

"Raman, take some men to meet Arman and the reinforcements. I'll stay here and keep watch."

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

Raman turned around and went down the wall.

At this moment, at the Green Shade Pass, Night Owl leader Zoms was having the guards open the gate. The guards, seeing the familiar Night Owl Platoon, were completely unsuspecting and simply opened the gate to let them in.

The elite Cavalry of Mars' squad dismounted and disguised themselves as the newly formed infantry force of Black Pine Territory, becoming the first to enter the gate.

Seeing these soldiers entering the pass in neat formation, the garrison was simply surprised at how well-trained this newly recruited force looked.

At this moment, the Knight of Raman also arrived at the gate. He saw the troops entering the city and didn't pay much attention at first, but soon he noticed something amiss.

Just then, the Night Owl leader entered the city, and Knight Raman asked him directly, "Where is Arman? Where is he?"

The Night Owl leader saw Raman, but when faced with his questions, he could only stammer and couldn't speak.

Just then, the Knight of Raman heard a familiar voice. "Knight of Raman, Captain Alman is unwell, and I will lead the reinforcements this time."

Raman's heart skipped a beat. He slowly turned his head to look behind him and saw an unexpected figure appear inside the pass. It was none other than Markut Blackpine, the heir to Black Pine Territory who had disappeared after escaping from the castle.

By this time, the troops entering the city had begun to disperse, and the guards at the main gate were immediately surrounded by them with weapons.

Raman saw all of this out of the corner of his eye, and he understood what had happened. He felt an overwhelming sense of sorrow.

"You are the heir to the Black Pine Viscountcy, why would you do this?"

He questioned Markut.

"Because I am the heir to Black Pine Territory, I must protect the territory and the family in my own way. What Father and you have done will only push the family into the abyss."

Raman tried to refute Markut's words with an agitated expression, but Markut made a gesture, and three soldiers pinned him to the ground from behind.

Raman's head was pressed tightly to the ground, and his mouth was completely gagged, so he couldn't say anything and could only make "woo-woo" sounds.

Markut looked down at the family knight, who had always been one of the obstacles to Markut reforms. Markut said to him, "I'm too lazy to explain to you, and you're not worthy to listen."

He knew Raman Knight all too well; he was stubborn and inflexible, and would never compromise with him. If it weren't for Raman Knight's simple lifestyle, helpfulness, and high reputation within the territory, Markut might have killed him outright. For now, he could only choose to shut him up.

After Markut and his men took control of the entire back gate, Mars followed the rest of the troops into the interior.

"Captain Mars, let's begin. We'll split into two groups. I'll lead a team to directly attack the defenders on the wall, and you'll lead a team to open the gates of Green Shade Pass."

"Viscount Markut, there are still several hundred enemy troops inside Green Shade Pass. Your father and his elite troops are on the pass walls. Let me handle this."

Markut shook his head. "Captain Mars, if you're really worried, just hand over your squad of half-armored Cavalry to me. I'm confident I can persuade my father to lay down his weapon."

After all, it would be best to avoid further fighting. Black Pine Territory will need to support the battle in Two Rivers Territory, and I should preserve as many veterans as possible for Victor.

Mars saw Markut's resolute attitude, bowed to him, and then led his men toward the gate.

Markut led his unarmored half-armored Cavalry directly up the gate wall. At this moment, Viscount Perez finally realized something was wrong. He saw that the troops below the gate wall were in chaos, and a large number of the War Department were disarmed by the newly arrived troops.

Viscount Perez, accompanied by his personal guards, signaled to the two squads on the wall to prepare to descend and stop the situation from escalating further.

But as he reached the sheep and horse trail, he saw Markut leading his troops up the wall, and Markut's army also spotted the force attempting to descend the wall and immediately raised their weapons.

The two forces confronted each other directly on the sheep and horse path of the pass. Although the pass of Green Shade Pass was much wider than ordinary city walls, and the sheep and horse path was four meters wide enough for four soldiers to stand side by side, it was still too narrow for both sides.

Viscount Perez fully understood what had happened. He pushed aside the guards protecting him and walked to the front of the group.

He yelled at Markut, "Markut, do you know what you're doing?"

Seeing Viscount Perez stepping forward, Markut naturally didn't want to be left behind, so he also stood at the front of the group.

"Of course I know. I am doing my best to minimize future losses in Black Pine Territory. I am trying to prevent more Black Pine Territory soldiers from dying here and to prevent more orphans and widows from being born in Black Pine Territory."

"You're absolutely insane! Do you really think that by Count Colt Colterber's forces, Black Pine Territory will never have to fight again, or that the soldiers of Black Pine Territory will never die in battle?"

"Of course I understand, but I also know that your blind loyalty to the Grand Duchy will only cause greater losses to the territory and the family."

Just then, the gate beneath them was opened, and the Black Pine Territory soldiers on the gate wall panicked upon seeing the open gate.

Santos's troops soon noticed that the gate had been opened, and after Mars gave a signal that it was safe, a large number of troops began to march toward Green Shade Pass.

Seeing this, Viscount Perez knew the situation was hopeless. He immediately sat down on the ground, waving his hand wearily, "Fine, I don't care anymore. From this day forward, Markut, you are Viscount Black Pine." With that, he tossed the seal hanging on his chest to Markut.

Markut reached out and took the seal. After checking that it was genuine, he looked up at the other soldiers and said, "Put down your weapons. I will not harm you or your families."

Upon hearing this, the soldiers realized that their loved ones had been taken into custody by the new viscount. Except for a few die-hards, all of them laid down their weapons and were taken away by Markut's soldiers along with Viscount Perez.

After seeing that the wall was completely under control, Markut muttered to himself, "It's finally over."