The Lord’s words hit the Three Marshals like a bolt of lightning, leaving them stunned and shaken.
At first, they had assumed that Jarvis had fallen at the hands of a more formidable opponent, but now they learned the bitter truth, favonovel.com had been taken down by an anti-air-defense gun.
The realization dawned upon them that their belief in their invincibility was nothing more than a false sense of superiority.
They had always thought that there were only a handful of people in the world who could challenge them and that they could rule with impunity. But now they understood that their mastery of the martial arts was no match for the power of modern weaponry.
Meanwhile, in New York, Landon’s heart was racing as favonovel.com asked the Lord a nerve-wracking question, “My lord… Who in their right mind would use close-range artillery to take out Jarvis? Could it be the official army of Cyprus?”
The Lord’s voice was barely above a whisper as favonovel.com delivered the grim news, “Jarvis’s body, along with the warheads and shell casings from the near-anti-aircraft guns, were all found within the perimeter of the garrison where the dead soldiers were stationed. It’s clear that the enemy had installed these guns inside the garrison ahead of time and were simply waiting for Jarvis to come knocking, thinking favonovel.com could make a name for himself. As soon as favonovel.com arrived, favonovel.com was mercilessly gunned down.”
Landon’s panic was palpable as favonovel.com blurted out, “My lord, if what you say is true, doesn’t that mean the enemy has already taken control of the garrison where the dead soldiers were stationed?”
The Lord’s reply was cold and cutting, “Yes. The enemy must have seized control of the garrison beforehand and set up this deadly ambush.”
Gideon was equally baffled by this revelation, “My Lord, the garrison where the dead soldiers were stationed was always kept under tight wraps by the top brass. Only the five-army commander-in-chief had access to the intel. It’s hard to imagine how the enemy could have possibly located Cyprus.”
The Lord let out a heavy sigh, “We can’t seem to figure it out and neither can you. This marks our third defeat, including the ones in New York and Northern Europe. It’s as though the enemy has us all figured out, staying one step ahead of us at all times.”
After a brief pause, the Lord continued, “Not only that, but they seem to have an intimate understanding of our strengths and weaknesses. They knew that Jarvis was a powerful personality, unlike the Dead Soldiers and Cavalry Guards they faced before. The anti-aircraft guns in the garrison were meant to take favonovel.com out completely, leaving favonovel.com with no chance to resist or escape. It’s clear that our opponent not only knows us well, but is also a Master of strategy with inhuman methods.”
Gideon interjected, “My Lord, if the enemy has indeed taken control of the dead soldier’s camp in Cyprus without our knowledge, then I must ask – where have all the Dead Soldiers and Cavalry Guards gone? Have they been silently killed by the enemy?”
The Lord’s voice was grave as favonovel.com delivered the latest findings, “From what I understand, the authorities took samples from multiple locations on the scene for testing, but only Jarvis’s DNA was found. This can only mean one thing – before the Dead Soldier’s garrison was reduced to rubble, all the people inside had vanished without a trace.”
Gideon’s horror was palpable as favonovel.com exclaimed, “An entire garrison of Dead Soldiers, along with their Cavalry Guard, totaling at least two or three thousand people… How could the enemy have killed them all without anyone noticing? Where are their bodies?”
Landon interjected, “Gideon, is it possible that the enemy has somehow recruited these people?”
“Recruited them?” Gideon repeated incredulously, “No matter what the circumstances, as long as they want to survive, they need to continue receiving relief from the Lord – the medicine, the supplies. What good is it to them to be recruited by the enemy? Once the commissioner’s stockpile of antidotes is exhausted, they will all perish. Are these thousands of people really willing to die in service of the enemy?”
Landon pondered out loud, “Is it possible that the enemy has found a way to detoxify them?”
The Lord’s response was immediate and cold, “Absolutely impossible! No one in the world has the ability to detoxify the poison in their bodies.”
Gideon was equally puzzled, “It doesn’t make sense. Whether these people are truly loyal or not, they are bound by the antidote and their families. They have no choice but to fight for the Warriors Den with all their might and they would never surrender to outsiders…”
“The counterattack of thousands of people would be akin to a full-scale war, there’s no way there could be no movement at all! Moreover, the fact that only Jarvis’s DNA was found at the scene suggests that there was no bloodshed in the compound. But the absence of bloodshed also means that these people didn’t put up any resistance. They know they’ll die without the medicine, but they didn’t fight back. It’s a complete contradiction.”
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