So how well did he actually accomplish?
Investigation: He crushed the lich vampire Weber like a chicken, and used the True Blood to locate Rosalind's whereabouts.
Pre-battle planning: He anticipated that Rosalind would send out all her troops, so he took the initiative to contact the Skeleton Alliance for reinforcements. Two councilors and 200,000 troops came across the sea because of him.
In direct combat: He fought Rosalind, York, and Wens in succession, putting up a good fight against each of them. He seamlessly switched between two combat modes, acting as the vanguard when needed and switching to support when control is required. He appeared wherever he was needed.
Up to this point, Sailesi believed he had done everything he could, except for failing to report Wens's arrival because he wanted to profit from it; otherwise, he had been utterly devoted to the Alliance.
After realizing that his concealment had caused [ Divine Wings ] to overreact, he once again took on the task assigned by [ Divine Wings ] and returned to the Skeleton Alliance with all the Holy Remains.
So from beginning to end, Sailesi believed he had done nothing wrong—he had never worked this hard when he Theocracy, and at his age he was still pushing himself to the limit, which really benefited the Skeleton Alliance.
As for why the battle was lost?
Then you should ask [ Whale Tail ], she was the one who got on the head first and then started sending them.
With this mindset, Sailesi certainly didn't want to, and couldn't, listen to the complaints of a few skeletons.
Don't listen to everyone—what if something really goes wrong?
If you didn't hear it, you don't know it; if you don't know it, you're not responsible. Things are often that simple.
A few words were left behind, and in the time it took to think, Sailesi's flying speed had already traversed a "line of sight".
Before the skeletons could stop nodding their heads, Sand Capital had already appeared beneath them.
With a nimble change of direction and descent, Sailesi quickly reached a position less than a person's height above the ground.
He shook his hands and feet, tossing the five skeleton soldiers like fish in a net into the center of a group of fully armed, Hard Armor guards, then said to the skeletal captain at the head:
Ask them if there's any urgent military news; I need to see [ the Crown ] immediately, I don't have time to listen.
"If there is any emergency, come to the Crystal Cluster Palace Hall to report to us immediately."
The captain of the Hard Armor guards looked at Sailesi's dazzling divine attire—four arms in front, six wings behind, a long Snake Tail in his hand, and a High Tier pendant that was unconscious—and felt as if he had seen a ghost.
However, one thing he was certain of was that this person must be one of the members of parliament.
He immediately straightened his back, raised his head, and bowed respectfully to Sailesi:
"Yes!"
Without looking back, Sailesi accelerated into the air again, his gaze locking onto the cluster of crystal buildings half-hidden by the yellow sand whipped up by the gale, and immediately turned and sped away.
At the same time, deep within the Crystal Cluster Palace Hall, the [ Crown ], seated at the head of the round table, also opened its eyes in that instant.
His figure disappeared from the high-backed stone chair and appeared a moment later on a platform high up in the palace.
The next moment, Sailesi crashed down in front of him, making a dull thud as he struck the crystal-clear ground.
Upon seeing the [ Crown ], Sailesi genuinely felt a bit exhausted.
With only one leg left, he collapsed to the ground, and the supply of Psionic Energy finally stopped.
To [ Crown's ] astonishment, the six wings behind Sailesi finally lost their Psionic Energy radiance and fell to the ground with a clatter, like ordinary ornaments.
"This..."
[ Crown ] was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a moment.
"This is the ' Holy Remains ' of [ Divine Wings ]."
Sailesi spoke very quickly.
"' Holy Remains '?"
[ Crown ] repeated the word, looking at Sailesi:
How much did he tell you?
"Not much, just this one word."
Sailesi was somewhat puzzled, but he was really busy explaining why he was the only one who had returned:
"The enemy is far stronger than we imagined. [ Divine Wings ] chose to self-destruct to severely injure Wens in order to cover my retreat."
"[ Whale Tail ] Councilor died in a sneak attack by the Grand Duke of Shadows."
[ The Crown ] took the long Snake Tail, looking at the skeleton that was clearly different yet exuded the aura of " Holy Remains," and said with a hint of disbelief:
"The mission... failed?"
Sailesi shook his head:
"Although we have experienced successive battles and suffered heavy losses, but..."
He set a timer, repeated "I don't have a pot" in his mind, and then said seriously:
"The mission is complete."
"We have killed Grand Duke of Devouring Rosalind, the Devourer, achieving our highest priority objective."
[ Crown ] was puzzled upon hearing this:
"That Authority..."
"It's right here in this new ' Holy Remains '."
Sailesi looked at the long Snake Tail:
"This was forged by [ Divine Wings ] together with Rosalind using [Whale Tail]'s original Holy Remains after [ Whale Tail ]'s death, containing the dual Authority of ' Whale Tail ' and Rosalind."
[ Crown ]'s expression changed instantly, and the hand gripping the Snake Tail's tail tightened involuntarily.
"It's definitely going to be a tough battle..."
He muttered to himself, while Sailesi said seriously:
"I have given my all in this battle..."
No, I didn't doubt you.
[ The Crown ] waved his hand:
"[ The Divine Wings ] told you about the ' Holy Remains,' which means he trusts you."
"But..."
[ The Crown ] points to the last person in Sailesi's hands:
"What's going on here?"
Sailesi also realized that he still had Hall in his grasp, and after thinking for a moment, he said:
"This is a speculator willing to join the Skeleton Alliance... Why don't you let him speak to you personally?"
"Alright."
[ Crown ] grasped the " Snake Tail " with one hand and raised the other hand slightly. The six wings scattered on the ground immediately moved without wind, rising and falling and swirling in his palm. As they spun, they folded and shrank, eventually forming a vortex containing light and wind.
Sailesi then threw Hall to the ground and subsequently lifted the forced sleep effect of [ Dream of Rebirth ].
Hall, or Hall Number Three, finally regained consciousness.
He opened his eyes and saw two skeletal figures looking at him from the left and right.
The guy on the right looks familiar; he's the one who made himself dizzy, [ Nether Crossing ].
And the one on the left...
Looking at the Crown on his head, he immediately realized who was in charge here.
"Honorable Ruler of the Skeleton Alliance!"
Hall's soft, bouncy knees bent again:
"Please allow me, Grand Duke Hall the Vampire, to join the great Skeleton Alliance!"
To be honest, in all Crown years, I've never seen anyone like this.
Even the Skeleton Alliance selects its members based on merit, and outsiders like Sailesi are not only outstanding but also possess a resilient character.
Hall's kneeling upon meeting him was completely beyond his expectations.
At this moment, [ Crown ] was like a well-behaved person who had lived half his life in an ivory tower, finally realizing for the first time that such a creature as the will-o'-the-wisp blond hair really existed in the world.