Chapter 171: The Vice Commander is a Spy?!

Only the corps commanders had seats, while the division commanders had to stand. However, no one complained about this arrangement.

"Is there a reason why you gathered all the commanders here, General Fredrinn?" Nate asked while keeping his eyes on Fredrinn, wondering what this guy was up to.

He hoped that he could gather more information from him so that he could report it to his comrades.

Initially, he didn't plan on exposing himself like this since it was too risky, but Fredrinn's successive victories changed his mind. If he didn't do something to stop this young general, the Blue Sky Kingdom would definitely lose this territorial war.

Fredrinn smiled at Nate before sweeping his gaze towards the commanders.

Sensing his gaze, everyone stood straight like a spear, not daring to move carelessly.

"Everyone, we only need to capture one more location to secure our advantage in this war. As long as we take control of the Grand Beast Gorge, victory will be within our grasp!"

"However…"

At this point, Fredrinn's expression suddenly turned increasingly cold, casting a heavy atmosphere on the group.

"I discovered something that could potentially get us all killed."

Fredrinn beckoned to Nix who was standing behind him.

Seeing this, everyone immediately turned their attention towards her.

Nix expressionlessly approached him and handed him a glass bottle with a weird-looking insect inside.

Nate's eyes widened in horror when he saw the insect. His first reaction was to escape, but he suddenly felt someone pressing on his shoulder.

When he turned his head, he saw Bernard staring at him with a cold, piercing gaze.

"What is the meaning of this, General Fredrinn!?" He tried to hide his anxiety as he looked at Fredrinn.

Fredrinn ignored him and took out the insect from the glass bottle. He then showed the bug to everyone, letting them get a clearer look at it. "My comrades, Nix captured this insect-" Explore more stories with m,v l'e-NovelFire.net

Nate was agitated and he immediately shouted to get everyone's attention.

"Don't listen to his nonsense! He is spouting bullshit!"

Everyone raised their eyebrows, feeling stunned by his sudden outburst.

"Make him shut up for me," Fredrinn muttered coldly.

As soon as he gave the command, Nix's figure blurred and reappeared beside Nate. She then punched the latter's face, causing a few teeth to fly out.

Nate couldn't fight back or evade her punch since Bernard was keeping him from making a move.

Blood leaked out at the corner of Nate's lips and the right side of his face swelled up noticeably.

"General Fredrinn, what is going on?" Lester stood up and stared at Fredrinn in confusion.

It wasn't just him, some division commanders especially those who followed Nate stared coldly at Fredrinn. If he wouldn't give a good explanation, they might attack him. After all, Nate was the vice commander of the northern border guards.

"Naturally, I have a reason for doing this. You see, I found out that our dearest Vice Commander Nate is secretly sending encrypted messages to our enemies!" Fredrinn replied as he took out the letter he got from the ring on the insect's abdomen.

"An encrypted message?"

"No way!"

Everyone was startled and they couldn't help but stare at Nate in disbelief.

"Which one of you guys knows how to translate the words in this letter?" Fredrinn asked as he scanned the commanders one by one.

"Let me do it. I know how to read coded messages. I once deciphered a coded message we got from a spy." Ulric volunteered.

Fredrinn nodded his head and handed the letter to him.

"No! I didn't write that! You guys got it all-" Nate couldn't finish his words as a nasty punch smashed into his face

Fredrinn kept his eyes on Ulric. He was prepared to make a move in case the latter would do something to the letter.

However, his worries were unnecessary since Ulric didn't do anything suspicious. He took out a pen and a piece of paper and translated the coded message.

A moment later, he handed the translated text to Fredrinn. "Here."

Fredrinn took the translated text and read it aloud.

The more he spoke, the gloomier everyone's faces had become.

They didn't expect that the person they had always respected was actually a spy! They felt betrayed.

"Vice Commander, is this true?!" A division commander who was working under Nate exclaimed with a ferocious expression. If it weren't for the others holding him back, he might have already pounced at Nate.

Nate vehemently denied it. "No! This is a misunderstanding! It wasn't me!"

"A misunderstanding you say? Then can you let us inspect your storage device?" Fredrinn smirked coldly. He wouldn't let this guy worm his way out of this mess.

Hearing this, Nate's eyes shook with unease. "H-how… could you ask for something so private?"

"Grab his storage device and inspect all the items he has," Fredrinn instructed.

Hearing this, Bernard immediately pinned Nate down, pressing his dagger on the latter's neck.

Nix used the opportunity to remove Nate's storage device. She then handed it to Fredrinn.

"S-stop!! What are you doing?! I'm the Vice Commander of the Northern Border Guards! How dare you guys treat me like this?!" Nate's face contorted with fury and anxiety.

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At this moment, everyone was fairly certain that Nate was a spy. Otherwise, he wouldn't react with such drama.

Fredrinn handed the storage device to Lester. "Please inspect it, General Lester."

Lester nodded his head with a heavy look. He then received the storage device and took out all the items inside, slowly revealing them to everyone.

All sorts of items were piled up and a few things caught everyone's attention. One was a bundle of papers similar to the one used on the coded letter. There were also other suspicious items like the layout of the royal castle and an identity token that they couldn't identify.

Fredrinn stood up and patted Nate's face.

"How can you explain those items, Vice Commander Nate?"

Nate stared at Fredrinn with absolute hatred.

He then let out a grim chuckle as he muttered.

"Fredrinn, did you really think that you can win this war simply because you have discovered my identity? You have underestimated the true power of the Blue Sky Kingdom!"

Suddenly, Nate's eyes turned red and the veins on his body protruded with an unnatural color.

"For the glory of the Blue Sky Kingdom!"

"Hey! Watch out!"