The Wing Army has wings, so it can fly very fast.
Later that day, Colin actually released the Wing Army who had been caught and publicly executed. He flew back to Sand Capital tremblingly and met [ Thousand Faces ] and [ Crown ] in the Crystal Cluster Palace.
Although there was no flesh left, the senator [ Crown ] still had a very gloomy expression, and the spiritual fire in his eyes was almost bursting out.
[ Thousand Faces ] was standing next to him, speaking rapidly.
As High Tier, [ Thousand Faces ] ran incredibly fast, even though he had activated his skill on the spot. It seemed he had already given [ Crown ] a general report on what had happened.
Seeing the Wing Army officer kneeling before him, he ceased his conversation with [ the Crown ] and simply said:
"They let you go? Looks like Colin has something to say to us."
[ Crown ] seemed to share the same thought, and then looked at the Wing Army officer:
"Tell me, what does he want? A chair in parliament?"
The two councilors seemed to be saying, "Give me some good news," but the Wing Army officer could only say that the only good news at the moment was that the situation was unlikely to deteriorate further in the short term.
It can't get worse, isn't that good news?
Avoiding the gazes of the two councilors, the Wing Army officer cautiously spoke:
He didn't actually ask for anything.
"Oh."
[ Crown ] gave off a "that's it" look.
The Wing Army officer felt that too much buildup would only worsen his fate, so he hardened his heart and directly tore off the last fig leaf of the council:
"He... he's rebelled outright."
"..."
Skeletons don't have the ability to spit, so the [ Crown ] can only stand there frozen in place.
[ Thousand Faces ], however, seemed not to have heard clearly, and reached out to tap his crystal cluster head, producing a crisp clinking sound.
"Are you kidding me?"
[ Thousand Faces ] realized he hadn't misheard, and thought there might be a bug in the world.
[ Crown ] accepted the fact in a second, then immediately entered a berserk mode, rising straight up from the ground.
"Eat!"
With a low growl that had no clear meaning, the Skeleton Alliance Council chamber underwent a desktop cleanup.
How dare he? How dare he!
"Who does he think he is? What's his status?! Daring to rebel against me?!"
The entire body of [ Crown ] emitted bursts of red light, and it looked truly angry.
[ Thousand Faces ] stood silently to the side like a student who had made a mistake. Although both were members of parliament, it was clear that some members were more like members of parliament than others.
[ Crown ] glared angrily at the Wing Army officer:
"They captured you before?"
"... right."
"You were brought back just to deliver a message?"
"Right."
[ The Crown ] paused for a moment, then voiced its inner confusion:
"There has to be a reason for rebellion, right? I know he's become High Tier, but there's no reason why becoming High Tier should justify rebellion."
"There is indeed a reason."
The [ Wing Army ] officer whispered:
"That traitor Colin, he said..."
"He said that Lord [ Thousand Faces ] was a vampire grand duke, and that they had previously achieved a great victory against vampires in the Demon Realm, so Lord [ Thousand Faces ] decided to kill all of them, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, in revenge."
[ Thousand Faces ] is like a student who is suddenly called on in class. They thought it had nothing to do with them, but when they were suddenly called on, their backs straightened up.
Upon realizing the meaning behind the Wing Army officer's words, he also became somewhat furious:
"No, when did I say I was going to kill them all?"
[ Thousand Faces ] was also very aggrieved:
"Isn't it reasonable to reorganize soldiers and have officers vet and weed out those with problems?"
"They're all colluding with other forces, and we can't even conduct a review?"
[ Thousand Faces ] looked at the Wing Army officer:
"So they rebelled because of my previous orders? They're coming after me?"
The Wing Army officer nodded and then shook his head:
"Not entirely."
"Is there anything else I need to do?"
[ Crown ] Everyone thought [ Thousand Faces ] could take all the blame this time, but it turns out this isn't over yet.
The Wing Army officer nodded again:
"Yes, sir, "Colin told the soldiers, "You were bewitched by [ Thousand Faces ] and that's why you issued the previous order."
"You can't distinguish between loyalty and treachery, yes, yes..."
What is it?
"He is a mediocre ruler..."
"That traitor! I'll kill him!"
[ Crown ] stood up angrily again, only to find the table spotless. He immediately overturned the round table in front of him with a single slap, and the crystal Crown on his head rose and fell with his breath.
"My lord, please calm down, my lord, please calm down..."
[ Thousand Faces ] quickly helped [ Crown ] up, saying "Calm down" but a weight was lifted from his heart.
It's good that everyone's been scolded.
Otherwise, I'd only just joined the Skeleton Alliance and I'd already be burdened with a huge accusation; who could I complain to?
[ Thousand Faces ] From the Hall's memories, he saw that thousands of years ago, there was a king who, because his vassals rebelled on the grounds that the Minister of the Seal was acting perversely, beheaded the Minister of the Seal and sent his head to the rebel camp.
With their claims extinguished, the rebels scattered and the situation became unmanageable...
I almost became that Minister of the Imperial Seal.
Fortunately, Colin was a decent guy and didn't just scold him.
but...
His eyes darted around (from who-knows-where), and he spoke again:
"You called me a bastard, you called Lord [ Crown ] mediocre, anything else?"
"Besides."
Wing Army felt immense pressure, but had no choice but to say it:
" Colin also said that during the previous war in the Demon Realm, the Alliance initially had the upper hand, but at the last moment, Lord [ Nether Crossing ] was the first to run away, calling him a coward and a weakling..."
[ Crown ] sat back on the stone chair, but fell into silence.
[ Nether Crossing ]'s actions were at the behest of [ Divine Wings ], and all of [ Divine Wings ]'s decisions were for the sake of the Alliance.
The situation was urgent; if the fight continued, the Alliance would lose three Holy Remains, and anyone with a brain would not have continued fighting.
Blame it on [ Divine Wings ] for not issuing a further order to "hold the line and await reinforcements from Sand Capital " before dying; otherwise, none of this mess would have happened today.
With a sigh, [ Crown ] also looked at the Wing Army officer:
"What about [ Hard Armor ]? [ Hard Armor ] is fighting bravely on the front lines, he can't be the one to be scolded, can he?"
The Wing Army officer's tone invigorated:
"No, there really isn't."
"Tsk."
[ Thousand Faces ] made a strange sound.
[ The Crown ] was completely unconcerned about this, or rather, it was exactly what he expected:
"In that case, let [ Hard Armor ] quell this rebellion."
"He was naturally skilled in this kind of combat, and the rebels didn't label him as incompetent."
"[ Nether Crossing ] has already gone to hand over his work, but it's still too slow..."
He looked towards the entrance of the council chamber:
"Someone come here!"
The two Wing Army immediately stepped inside to await orders.