Iron-Head Kid

Despite the bloodshed and carnage of the night, Dawn City remained in chaos.

Because this mission to eliminate traitors did not harm a single innocent person, William's Fiery Eyes were no joke; whoever he glared at was a spy.

Actually, many spies are gradually developing a favorable impression of him now, but he's just too lazy to win them over slowly. Otherwise, wouldn't his Talent be wasted?

In reality, spies don't have red names. Before the war starts, they all have yellow names, just like the Winged Folk of the Alliance. However, apart from a few Winged Folk, Dawn City doesn't have merchants or other Neutral Faction, so anyone with a yellow name must die!

As for why the spies of the Glory Legion were so easily subdued, it's because these people had already lived in Dawn City for some time when they were selected. Due to various policies, coupled with Glory's boastful approach of "lasting forever," it was truly a series of clever maneuvers.

After such a long period of training, he gained even more favorability. These people all seemed to be yellow-named, but that was only because they nominally belonged to the Steel Duchy until the final veil was lifted.

Most importantly, without 1000 points of affection, there is never absolute loyalty. Absolute loyalty does not mean incapable of betrayal. Abusing a pet with 1000 points of loyalty will lead to a decrease in loyalty or even escape. This is the same principle.

William has this Talent, yet he still couldn't completely win over his subordinates, let alone others. Human nature is something that cannot be shown by data alone; there are too many factors involved.

There are over 3,000 of these people acting as spies; who can guarantee that they all have a loyalty rating of 700+?

Even with a loyalty rating of 700+, it will gradually decrease over time as William's Talent diminishes.

In this war without gunfire, William's Talent was of paramount importance.

When many people in the city woke up, they saw that the East City Wall was covered with bloody human heads, more than two thousand in total. The terrifying feeling of yawning in the early morning and seeing a scene of the apocalypse scared many people so much that they almost wet their pants.

Only after seeing the notice did some people understand what had happened the previous night.

At this time, of the five Legion that comprised Dawn City, three Legion were no longer within the city limits.

Only the Glory Legion and the Guardian Legion remained in the city.

The military camp was originally built on the edge of the city wall for two reasons: firstly, to avoid disturbing the lives of Commoners in the city, and secondly, to enable the rapid assembly of troops and even to scale the city wall for defense.

This also meant that the departure of these three Legion at 3 a. m. went almost unnoticed.

The key reason why the Glory Legion did not send troops was to conceal the existence of the 500 spies. These 500 people were sent to guard the mines, making the Steel Duchy believe that they were all dead, and that they might be able to bring back their families later.

Three Legion, plus William's Personal Guard, totaling more than 9,500 Warrior, formed a black line ten thousand meters long, rushing eastward along the cliff.

They were heading to the Military Fortress thirty miles away. The operation to eliminate the traitor couldn't be kept secret for long, because if the traitor didn't send out Magic Scroll for an extended period, the Steel Duchy would definitely notice something was wrong. Therefore, time was of the essence, and they had to act quickly.

"Although the Military Fortress of the Steel Duchy was not fully completed, the walls were 20 meters high and 7 meters thick, and could support at least two rows of soldiers."

Moreover, the city walls are extremely short. Even if the current Military Fortress is only guarded by a Legion, they can still deploy defensive lines all over the walls. If not two rows, at least one row would be enough.

"If we want to take this Military Fortress, we'll definitely suffer heavy losses." Alec, as the intelligence chief of Dawn City, immediately explained the details to William.

William raised his hand noncommittally, narrowing his eyes. "How thick were their city gates? I remember they were only 7 inches thick, plus a 3-centimeter layer of steel, and they weren't even enchanted?"

"The city gate?" Alec paused, then quickly nodded. "You're right, sir. They haven't had time to enchant it yet, but you only let us bring Siege Ladder, not Battering Ram..."

"Heh, Battering Ram?" William suddenly ordered, "Where are those two damned idiots? Get over here!"

Then.

The earth trembled.

Two tall figures emerged from the crowd.

It was the Bloody Bonecrusher, now at level 65, along with another strong and equally ferocious and cruel Troll.

only.

On the head of this Troll is a huge A-shaped Epic- quality helmet!

Lotner and the others were a little confused. What were they going to do?

William snapped his fingers and pointed at the level 55 Troll, saying, "Siege Ironhead Kid, do you believe that if Mage blesses him and gives him a chance to sprint a hundred meters, he can break down that seemingly indestructible gate?"

A group of people swallowed hard as they looked at the huge creature.

It is nearly 4 meters tall.

The Troll, weighing over 3,000 kilograms, wore a suit of armor of extremely high quality, along with a specially crafted helmet of exceptionally high quality.

Don't tell.

That's quite possible!

only.

After that collision, this Troll Undying or be brain-damaged.

But William didn't care...

The Troll he enslaved with his Soul Magic were disposable.

Although this guy also possesses the Grandmaster Bloodline, his other skills are far inferior, and he has far fewer tricks up his sleeve compared to the Bloody Bonecrusher.

It's fair to say that William used all his trump cards ahead of time in order to quickly capture this Military Fortress, directly sacrificing an Epic-Class helmet and a Troll with Grandmaster Bloodline. Wasn't that a significant price to pay?

William's declaration of war would inevitably reach the ears of Augustine and Goethe Narcissus, but he no longer cared.

The Steel Duchy has been preparing for the Dragon-Slaying War for far too long.

Augustine was also a Legendary figure who would never back down until he achieved his goal.

He wouldn't abandon his Dragon Slaying mission and rush back to reinforce the city just because the Military Fortress was under attack.

Since he has made extensive preparations, he is determined to slay the dragon in one Dragon Slaying, and even return victorious with the Dragon's corpse, before arrogantly joining Legion of the Steel Duchy to attack Dawn City.

Therefore, William needs to act quickly!

He had already sent Augustine away a night earlier than planned. If the time dragged on any longer, whether Augustine succeeded in Dragon Slaying due to the butterfly effect or failed, William would lose far too many benefits and opportunities.

The scouts of the Steel Duchy had already spotted the Dawn Legion when they were less than five miles from the Military Fortress; this was not something that the Elven Ranger scouts could stop.

The main difference is that this group of people did not travel through the forest, but rather walked on a flat grassland on the edge of a cliff.

This blatant marching is just too arrogant...

At this time, the Military Fortress was filled with soldiers on the walls, with Shield Warrior in front, Archer in the rear, Catapult ready, and some Heavy Crossbow Bolt also being moved to the walls.

There was no other way; they hadn't built arrow towers yet, Heavy Crossbow Bolt could only be placed on the city walls.

Brant, as the Legion Commander of the Thirteenth Legion, frowned deeply, cursing the intelligence department of the Steel Duchy as being full of idiots and morons.

He had heard that the high-ranking officials of the Steel Duchy had planted no fewer than several thousand spies in Dawn City, and at least 20 of them possessed the Sound Transmission Scroll!

If Dawn City were to send troops to attack the Military Fortress, it would inevitably alert the spies within the city, and would also expose the spies within the Glory Legion.

"But they've already come to our doorstep, and I haven't received a single message. Are they telling me that the Dawn Legion is going to send troops to help Dragon Slaying?" Brant clenched his fists. He had just sent back intelligence that Augustine would definitely not come to our aid.

However, it would take at least eight hours for the Steel Duchy's reinforcements to arrive, meaning he would have to lead 3,000 men and hold out until that moment.

He glanced at the tens of thousands of trembling slaves in the city, naturally not taking them seriously.

Perhaps many of them are Professional.

However, they were untrained, unequipped, and had extremely poor combat capabilities. They couldn't possibly get onto the city walls. Even if they did, they would probably only cause trouble and be used for carrying arrows and doing hard labor.

Then, with a chilling gaze, he roared, "The Legion of Dawn City dare to invade! Slaughter them all, leave no one alive!"

"Kill!" The three thousand men roared in unison, their voices deafening.

The Dawn Legion, thousands of meters away, could hear it clearly.

William looked at the Military Fortress, which was almost entirely made of stone and steel. It did indeed give off a great sense of oppression, like a huge Magical Beast hovering above the cliff.

He waved his hand gently, and the flag was immediately raised.

The three Legion quickly formed ranks.

Three thousand Shield Warrior stepped forward in unison, advancing in perfect unison to the command of the flag!

William, with his short hair, was the first among them.

He was like a rhinoceros gathering its strength, its running speed gradually increasing...

Even the ground beneath his feet was cracking, the air around him was whistling, and his speed was increasing. He seemed to transform into a bolt of lightning, crashing into the city gate with billowing dust!

Bang!

A sword strike, radiating with the Thunder Battle Aura, slashed furiously at the city gate, which was made of cast iron!

The 5-meter-high city gate was trembling.

A clearly visible crack appeared on the city gate!

Seeing this, Brant's heart, which had been in his throat, swallowed back down. He sneered, "How much Battle Aura do you have to unleash such a sword strike?"

William shrugged, shook his numb hand, and silently leaned against the city wall gate.

Then...

A colossal figure clad in steel armor emerged from the Military Formation, and like William, he charged toward the city gate...

Brant rubbed his eyes, looking dazed. "Holy crap?"

Remember this: every soldier in Dawn City was recruited by William himself.

Remember this: he has the most amazing Talent in history – Handsome!

Remember, the difference in treatment between the two sides is significant.

Remember, one chapter isn't enough for me to fill in all the plot holes or 'loopholes'.

Remember~ I'll read what this chapter says~ ┗(▔,▔)┛

I'm posting this chapter early to avoid receiving so many negative comments.