Chapter 677: The Enemies Have Joined Forces!

When Descartes hears this, he looks at Henwell in horror. Then he hurriedly waves his hands and explains, "I didn't poison you. I only added a knockout potion."

"If you die here with me, I can't bear that crime at all."

"Peace Haven's tiger-like elites, Jansen of the Phoenix family."

"Marcus of the Eastern Regions, Fabio of the Western Regions, none of them would let me go."

Henwell hands the cup over.

"In that case, you should investigate the people around you carefully."

"If you truly weren't the one who acted, then someone wants to borrow your hand to kill me."

"Think about it."

"If I die here after drinking the wine, what will the three thousand members of the Lord's Knight Order outside, a full legion, do?"

"At the risk of sounding arrogant, your entire family would probably be buried with me."

"Such a sinister scheme. Such a vicious method. It seems someone hates you very much."

"Now, I think your most urgent matter is no longer stopping me."

"It is properly investigating the people around you and finding out who wants to kill me."

"Of course, that also means they want to kill you and your whole family."

Descartes's expression darkens. He carefully takes the cup and leaves the tent.

More than ten minutes later, Marquess Descartes returns with a face full of hostility and some blood splashed on his body.

Descartes bows slightly to Henwell.

"Henwell, this matter is my oversight. I will give you an explanation afterward."

Henwell rises. "Can I leave?"

"Of course."

"And my army?"

"...Henwell, are you truly not going to consider it again?"

"In half an hour, my troops will begin advancing. I hope your forces will open the road."

Before leaving, Henwell adds, "One more reminder, Your Lordship. Poisoning an Iron Knight to death is extremely difficult."

"Hiding it from an Iron Knight's sense of danger is already difficult."

"Finding a poison that can truly threaten an Iron Knight's life is also extremely difficult."

With that, Henwell leaves Descartes's camp directly.

After that, Henwell leads his army across Marquess Descartes's defense zone.

Was that cup of wine truly poisoned?

Not entirely.

Because after Henwell drank the wine, he personally left a little deadly poison in the cup.

He believes Descartes's pharmacist will be shocked by how fierce that poison is after testing it.

Because the wine Henwell drank really did contain poison.

Aside from the strong sedative Marquess Descartes mentioned, there is also a lethal poison.

But the poison is ordinary in toxicity. At least for someone of Henwell's rank, it is far too weak.

It could poison a knight, perhaps even a Battle Knight.

Poisoning a Grand Knight would already be difficult, let alone poisoning a powerful Iron Rank professional.

Henwell is already a poison expert, and now he is also at the peak of Iron Knight, only one step away from Glory Rank.

Most importantly, Henwell walks the Gene Lock system, giving him terrifying control over his own body.

Even if an extremely vicious poison enters Henwell's body, it will be broken down immediately.

The reason Henwell added another fierce poison just now is to muddy the waters.

Marquess Descartes is suspicious by nature. Now he is probably jumping at shadows.

Now, he is surely investigating everyone around him in suspicion, trying to find out who wants to harm him.

He has no attention to spare for how the situation changes next, much less the mood to keep tugging back and forth with Henwell.

Descartes is only a Battle Knight. He can't sense the little tricks Henwell used.

Even the Grand Knight-rank hidden guard inside the tent failed to realize Henwell had done anything.

After crossing Descartes's defense zone, Henwell's mood doesn't improve.

At first, Henwell thought this was Amir's trap, and that Amir had deliberately leaked information to Pacino in order to use Arius to lure him out.

But now, it seems this trap may truly not be Amir's work.

Then who could it be?

After all, Peace Haven is now facing the pressure of three countries once again. This isn't something a simple figure can plan.

There aren't many people with this kind of influence.

Obilian of Lumir is currently carrying out a bloody purge at home for the sake of domestic reform.

How could he have the leisure to scheme against Henwell?

Ogiro isn't doing much better at the moment. Last year, Ogiro sent troops to attack the expeditionary zone.

The result was a defeat, and more than two thousand square kilometers of land were taken away.

In addition, the three little ones led by Sixth Prince Sundike have almost openly broken with Diversion Bay.

The two sides are still arguing endlessly over this matter and have no energy to provoke Henwell.

Although Ika Kingdom must digest its new territory, support the western Lumir regime, and block the Western Federation from projecting power outward.

It seems to be tied down by many concerns, but Ika's size is still there. It has both the motive and the ability to carry out this plan.

However, Henwell has not received any warning from the Grand Princess.

After all, the Grand Princess still needs something from him, and she needs him to protect her on the way to a dangerous region.

Unless the Grand Princess has been exposed and isolated under house arrest by Baleqi.

Otherwise, Henwell should definitely have received news in advance.

As a direct subordinate of the Grand Princess, his father Obian is currently leading the Second Guard Legion to block the Western Federation's exit.

If something happens to the Grand Princess, his father will certainly be implicated.

Therefore, the Grand Princess is most likely fine, which means the chance that Ika planned this isn't high.

After thinking it over, Henwell can only think of two organizations: the Western Federation and the Veil.

But these two organizations are hostile to one another. If such a huge plan were launched, the other side would certainly notice and inevitably try to sabotage it.

What would be the best way to destroy this plan as much as possible?

Of course, by informing Henwell ahead of time.

Yet Henwell's intelligence channels have received no news at all, not even the slightest hint.

Then... there is only one possible result.

These two powers have met and joined hands on this matter.

If that is the case, then the problem is severe.

It proves that the Veil and the Western Federation aren't in a relationship where they must fight to the death the moment they meet.

They can reach a consensus on certain matters and seize benefits for themselves.

In that case, Henwell must reassess the relationship between the two sides.

Are they keeping enemies alive to justify their own importance?

Or are they cut from the same cloth?

No matter which answer is true, it is bad news for Henwell.

But right now, Henwell has no time to think about the future consequences.

After only three days of marching, Henwell encounters the next obstacle.

And this obstacle won't be as easy to send away as Marquess Descartes.

The one blocking the road is Duke Reyes of the neutral faction.

Those who survive in the cracks between two factions are never harmless.

Duke Reyes doesn't maintain neutrality merely by making a statement.

He relies on his own fists and the army under his command to make both sides acknowledge his neutral position.

Now, the Iris Legion ahead is no ordinary force. Even if it isn't a trump card, it isn't far from one.

If Henwell wants to preserve his strength while passing through, he must find a better solution. War is the worst choice.