"How could he say that? Something is wrong with his brain," Luis shouted angrily after returning to his own group.
When more than 400 knights heard this, they were also angry. How could they get such a commander? In the barony, they were all trained by elite knights of family.
Now being led by Theodore, this is a disaster.
Currently, Xiao Wei was trying to comfort Lee. Lee, however, was staring at the ground blankly. The weight of his grief makes it difficult to meet anyone's gaze.
After Theodore mocked his self-confidence, it plummeted even more, replaced by maximum guilt.
As night fell, the camp was enveloped in silence, the shadows growing long and heavy. Lee finally spoke, his voice a hoarse whisper, "Go away. I want to be alone."
Xiao Wei hesitated when he heard this. The state of Lee is not right. However, he respected the wishes of Lee and backed up.
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The early morning was very peaceful. The air was crisp and fresh. One by one, knights under Luis began preparing, ready for the journey ahead.
However, Lee, who went to bed early yesterday, was absent—not walking out of his tent.
One of the concerned knights came to see the condition of Lee. Yesterday, Lee sent everyone away who wanted to keep an eye on him.
The knight pushed the tent flap aside and gasped; his heart raced at the sight before him. Lee was lying on the ground with a motionless body. The knight, seeing this, quickly reported this news to Luis.
"Young Master, Lee is dead! He... he died!" The knight said in panic, "I just checked on him, and he's... he's gone!"
Luis, after hearing this news, hurried towards the tent. Entering inside, he turned over the body of Lee. It was purple, as if he died by suffocation.
Luis pinched the mouth of Lee to observe inside it.
"He killed himself by swallowing his own tongue."
Xiao Wei became so emotional after the death of Lee that he vented himself. He didn't want his past known to others.
A few minutes later, Devon returned with an ugly face. Theodore and his gang were following him closely.
"Why didn't you watch this coward properly? Now all the clue about the Gandu region is lost." Theodore immediately began shouting after looking at the body of Lee.
A guard beside Theodore had an angry face: "Hmph! Hartmann Family just a bunch of...
"Kuach!"
Before the guard could continue, he was kicked in the face by Devon.
"Shut Up! I have heard enough." Devon kicked the guard one more time, bringing him to the ground.
Theodore's eyes became sharp seeing this. He unsheathed his sword and attacked Devon. Just as it was about to slice the body of Devon, another sword blocked it.
Theodore looked at this in shock. He didn't expect there to be someone as strong as him. The figure had his full body covered in armor with cold eyes staring at him.
Theodore backed up seeing this; he is arrogant but not a fool.
"Return back! Don't show your face; otherwise, it will be bad for you," Luis said, staring at Theodore.
Theodore also stared at Luis with anger. He is a graduate from the Royal Academy, elite among elites. How dare this kid who hasn't hit puberty disrespect him?
Although he is a son of a noble, he himself is not a noble. Just as he was about to rebuke, he was surrounded by cold eyes.
Theodore, feeling this unwillingly, walked outside with his followers.
"Wait, bring this trash along with you," Devon kicked the fallen guard towards Theodore.
Theodore's face became more uglier by this situation. He didn't look at the guard and walked away faster. The followers of Theodore quickly carried the fallen guard and ran away.
Luis watched all of this coldly. He wants to kill that nuisance right now, but there is priority first. He turned his attention to the body of Lee.