The Lord Of Blood Hill

Chapter 551: Strength Revealed

Among those Iron Knights, the only ones truly committed to killing Henwell and his family are the Western Federation, Ika Kingdom, and the Veil Organization.Only those four Iron Knights truly intended to kill Henwell.

Henwell's first battle was against two powerful professionals from the Western Federation.

These two were not Iron Ranks from the Veil. They were professionals trained through a complete, well-funded system.

To end the battle quickly, Henwell could only trade injury for injury, shattering his own heart in exchange for killing them quickly.

In the second battle, Henwell fought two powerful professionals from Ika Kingdom.

The two were actually twins, and their coordination was extremely smooth.

Henwell's left lung was pierced, his intestines were severed, and his spine was badly injured.

Only at that price did he barely manage to kill them.

In order to maintain his combat ability, Henwell mobilized a large amount of extraordinary power to repair the damage to his spine.

The moment Henwell could move, before he could even climb out of the mud pit, he encountered the professionals from Ogiro, Lumir, and Billie.

With no time to treat his other wounds, Henwell could only grit his teeth and fight them.

After Henwell cut down the professional from Billie, the powerful professionals from Lumir and Ogiro saw Henwell fighting like a man possessed and already began to think of retreating.

But Henwell did not dare let them go.

He was already fighting on willpower alone, clinging to one last breath.

If he let them get away, Henwell could not guarantee they would not attack the manor.

Even if they ignored Blood Hill Manor, if they ran to sabotage the Technical Research Institute, the academies, the smelting plants, and other key departments, Henwell would not be able to bear it.

So Henwell could only grit his teeth and keep them tied down.

Fortunately, those two had already lost their will to fight and had no coordination with each other.

Only then did Henwell have room to maneuver. Otherwise, he might very well have been killed.

In the end, with Chick and the others arriving to support him, Henwell killed those two professionals.

As for the last one, Henwell truly had no ability left to deal with him.

Simon was gravely wounded and near death, and many elites of the Cavalry Legion were sacrificed before that Iron Knight was finally killed.

Henwell's combat ability is indeed very strong, but that does not mean he has transcended Iron Rank.

Especially when he needs to end battles quickly, Henwell must pay a price.

And this is still the result after suppression by the laws of Peace Haven. Otherwise, Henwell's battles would have been even more difficult.

The assassins sent this time were all hard-to-kill knights and warrior-type professionals. If they had been from other professions, perhaps things would have been a little better.

Against these tough melee professionals, Henwell can only end the battles as quickly as possible.

However, after this bloody fight, Henwell's physical quality has improved by a large margin. He can feel that the power of his two locks has also increased greatly.

Now, the main thing Henwell needs to watch is the next move of the nations.

They have already confirmed that he is an Iron Knight.

They cannot tolerate a twenty-six-year-old Iron Knight lord who has schemes, ambition, and ability.

After several days of thought, Henwell convenes a high-level meeting and begins arranging the next stage.

"First, we face three direct threats: Vorry, Ika, and Ogiro. All three have direct conflicts of interest with us."

"Inside Vorry, Amir faces too many obstacles if he wants to move against me. He definitely cannot hide it from everyone."

"Once Amir sends troops, whether it is Duke Marcus or Arius, they will be able to react."

"So we do not need to worry too much about that side. In my view, Ika and Ogiro should be the first to move."

"After all, we seized quite a bit of territory from both sides. They have sufficient excuses to start a war."

After Victor finishes his analysis, Valentin from the Ministry of Commerce adds,

"Lumir also has sufficient reasons."

"They are the same as us, running on trade and commerce. In truth, we are cutting into their business."

"Many people in their country have long been dissatisfied about this."

"They do not dare send troops alone, but once someone else moves, they will follow without hesitation."

Chick says, "They bully the weak and fear the strong. They are always first to show up when there are benefits, and fastest to run when they get beaten."

"If they make any unusual move, we should concentrate our strength and give them a fierce beating."

"According to our intelligence analysis, the greatest threat in the coming war is still Ika Kingdom."

"King Baleqi of Ika needs a beautiful war to strengthen his authority. He has already drawn up many operational plans targeting Peace Haven."

At this point, Henwell suddenly cuts in. "I have arrangements for Ika Kingdom. I will activate a line that can influence decisions in Golden Capital."

Chick immediately perks up. "To what degree?"

Henwell does not explain too much. "To a very large degree."

Chick and the others immediately note down this key piece of information. It will greatly help the entire plan.

Henwell rises and walks to the map. "Kosen in the north cannot come over."

"And judging from the previous assassination, they do not seem to care about Peace Haven."

"Billie cannot free its hands."

"Princess Catherine and the other three princes are fighting for power. They have no energy to target us."

"Naturally, there is no need to worry about Vorry. Amir does not dare take such a risk at this time. We only need to guard against that side."

"In truth, the real protagonists of the coming war are only Ogiro and Lumir."

"If we plan carefully around these two sides, we can survive this crisis and win some time for development."

Chief of the General Staff Rawkins rises as well and points at Ogiro's southwest corner. "I remember there is a rebel army here. Can we make use of that?"

When everyone hears this, they all feel it is a good idea.

Chick shakes his head. "I have already met that rebel leader. He was all right at first, but now he has already been corrupted."

"He has none of his original ambition left, and even gave himself the title King of Justice. It is simply a joke."

"Of the fifty thousand troops under him, half are serfs who do not know how to fight. Among the rest, the strongest is a warband controlled by our people."

"It is fine if he creates some noise, but thinking he can truly pin down too many Ogiro troops is naive."

Ayla, commander of the First Legion, says, "He is still a chess piece. Our goal is to make him produce enough effect."

"I think that before the war begins, Ogiro and Lumir will certainly communicate."

"To show sincerity in joining forces, Lumir will give up support for the rebels inside Ogiro."

"Now we need to prepare in advance, so that when the time comes, this rebel army will not disappear."

Once everyone's thoughts open up, they begin discussing the next plan.

A few days later, an extremely interesting, or perhaps rather unbelievable, plan is placed on Henwell's desk.

Henwell reads it several times. "Can this really work?"

Chick smiles. "It is a little absurd, but my lord, what do you think?"

Henwell rubs his chin. "Hiss... when I think about it carefully, it really is like that. Refine it further. Do not let anything go wrong."