Chapter 253 Headless Snake Combat (Part 2)

"Char." Barr continued, "You should know that in addition to being called 'the most powerful general in the empire', what other nicknames have I had in the past few years in the country, right?"

After listening to Barr's words, Ciel fell silent.

Charles pursed his lips, lowered his head slightly, and stopped talking.

And when Ciel was silent, Barr chuckled twice in self-deprecation, and then continued in a flat and almost emotionless tone:

"It's really ironic... In the past few years, while I have been respected as the 'strongest general', I have also been called the 'waste general' and the 'constantly defeated general'."

"But I can't blame them for giving me these nicknames."

"After all, sometimes, I myself feel that I am useless... In front of Albert, I have been defeated repeatedly..."

"Albert became the leader of the Rachel Knights and was fully responsible for the southern defense line of the Britannia Empire. I remember it was nearly 8 years ago."

"Eight years ago, Albert was 38 years old and I was 60."

"Ever since Albert took full charge of the southern defense line of the Britannia Empire eight years ago, my nightmare has come..."

Speaking of this, Barr's already tightly clenched fists clenched even tighter.

Looking at the whitened knuckles and protruding veins on Barr's fists, no one would be surprised if they saw Barr's fists clenching too hard and drawing blood for a second.

And Barr's expression gradually became ferocious.

A look of pain gradually appeared on his face.

"Eight years ago, when Albert took office as the new leader of the Rachel Knights, it happened to be the time when the Britannia Empire focused on dealing with the Frank Empire and our Rollin Empire."

"The Britannia Empire focuses on conquering our Luolin Empire."

"In the eight years since Albert took office, excluding this 'Summer Wind' offensive and the last 'Spring Awakening' offensive, the Britannia Empire has launched a total of 5 attacks on us from the Rollin Empire. Massive offensive."

"Without exception, Albert served as the overall commander of these five large-scale offensives."

"Looking back now, I'm still sweating."

After saying that, Barr pointed to his forehead with a wry smile, indicating to Ciel to look at his forehead.

And Ciel immediately moved his gaze to Baal's forehead knowingly.

——It was discovered that just as Barr said, sitting by the campfire, a series of cold sweat broke out on Barr's forehead.

Barr then continued:

"I, Baal, are one of the top generals in our Luolin Empire. In these five large-scale offensives commanded by Albert, I was naturally entrusted with important tasks every time."

"In the five large-scale offensives directed by Albert, I also fought against him no less than ten times."

"Although I really don't want to admit it, there are indeed people in the world who are more talented than you and can do better than you..."

Having said this, Barr sighed, and the look of pain on his face became a little more intense.

"In the dozen or so battles I fought against Albert, I basically never defeated him once..."

"I tried my best, but I still failed repeatedly in front of Albert..."

"I'm really unwilling... I can't do anything against a person who is almost half my age. Facing him, I can only keep losing, keep losing, keep losing..."

"Not to mention that the people in the country think that I am a useless general... I myself think that I am really a useless person..."

"In these five large-scale attacks directed by Albert, I was entrusted with important tasks every time, but every time I was beaten to pieces by Albert, and no results were achieved..."

"The worst one was the third large-scale attack launched by the Britannia Empire against our country."

"In this battle, like the previous one, I was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the entire army, responsible for marching north to meet the enemy.

Stop Albert from his aggression. "

"What was the outcome of that battle? I think Ciel... no, I think all the generals know it, right?"

"I was defeated again... The 120,000-strong army was almost wiped out. I was the only one left who fled in a hurry with a few cavalrymen. I was lucky enough to save a life..."

"Because of my wasteful performance, in these five large-scale attacks directed by Albert, our empire lost all the territory north of the northern defense line."

"Among the many duels between Albert and I, the only battle that was worth watching was probably the Britannia Empire's fifth large-scale attack."

"Before the Britannia Empire launched this attack, the Britannia Empire had already reached the northern defense line of our Luolin Empire."

"In this battle, I relied on the geographical advantages of the northern defense line to successfully block Albert's attack."

"This was the only defeat in the five large-scale attacks directed by Albert. It was also the only battle in which I defeated Albert in the dozen or so duels."

"It's just that... my only victory against Albert involved too much luck, and I relied on the geographical advantage of the northern defense line to barely defeat Albert. Albert was Although I was defeated, the losses I suffered were not very great, so I am embarrassed to show off this battle..."

"Albert...is such a terrible opponent..."

Having said this, Barr withdrew his hands that were placed on top of the bonfire to warm them, and pressed the elbows of his hands on his legs.

Bart's originally upright body was late, as if there was no bone in his back, and the posture of his whole body showed a look of mental exhaustion.

"Albert has almost become my nightmare now..."

"I just suddenly recalled the dozens of duels with Albert, and my body was shaking with fear."

"I can only suppress the fear in my heart through my habit of 'warming my hands with a fire' to reduce stress and relieve my emotions..."

"Did I tell you just now? During Albert's third large-scale attack, I was beaten so hard that I could only flee in embarrassment with a few cavalry."

"After successfully escaping to a safe place with these few cavalrymen, looking at the few soldiers left around me, and then thinking of the 120,000 troops that were wiped out, I was so painful that I wanted to commit suicide..."

"I remember it very clearly. It was the seventh time in a row that I lost to Albert."

"I even pulled out my sword and put it around my neck."

"It's just that - after putting the sword on my neck and slashing my neck, I stopped again because I didn't want to die."

After saying that, Barr put a smile with a hint of self-deprecation on his face, raised his head and pointed to the left side of his neck.

Charles, who was sitting next to Baal, looked in the direction Baal's finger pointed and found that there was a wound on Baal's left neck that was opened with a sharp instrument and then closed again.

As Barr's friend, Ciel naturally knew about Barr's scar and the fact that Barr wanted to commit suicide but did not commit suicide in the end.

However, Charles never knew and was too embarrassed to ask Barr why he didn't commit suicide at that time.

So, Charles said in a half-joking tone:

"I know that you wanted to commit suicide but didn't want to commit suicide in the middle. Did you stop committing suicide because you suddenly thought that there were many beautiful things in your life that you had yet to try?"

"I didn't stop committing suicide because of such boring things."

After Barr patted Ciel on the shoulder angrily, he then said in a melancholy tone:

"It was because I realized that I still had a mission that I chose to move the sword that was about to open my aorta."

"Mission?" Ciel asked curiously.

"Well, that's right, that's the mission."

The pain and melancholy on Barr's face gradually dissipated.

A faint smile gradually appeared on his face.

"At that time, after putting the sword on my neck and cutting my neck open, I suddenly remembered the scene when I had a big fight with my father when I was young, and then resolutely went to join the army. And I remembered my original intention of joining the army..."

"When I was young, my father always wanted me to inherit the family property, but I refused because I wanted to join the army. I wanted to use the sword in my hand to protect all the people of the motherland from any harm. Infringement from foreign enemies. So when I chose to join the army, I had a big quarrel with my father because of different ideas."

"This is my original intention of joining the army. It is not to obtain such a high status or obtain such a high honor. It is just to stand in front of the people and block foreign enemies."

"At that moment, I remembered my original intention of joining the army, and that behind me, there are many ordinary citizens who need my protection."

"So, I put down my sword and planned to kill myself."

"When I put down my sword, I also swore an oath to my soul."

Barr clenched the right fist he had just loosened again, and then slowly raised it in front of himself.

Staring directly at the clenched right fist in front of him, his eyes that were originally full of pain and melancholy gradually ignited with bright light and an awe-inspiring flame called "fighting spirit."

"Even if I am not as talented and talented as Albert, I will stand firm in front of Albert again and again!"

"Even in the duel with Albert, I have been defeated repeatedly, but I will also be defeated repeatedly!"

"I will no longer cowardly choose suicide to escape, nor will I choose to give up again. As long as I still have breath, I will not let Albert and his gang of invaders ravage our people and land!"

"I am the general of the Luo Lin Empire! As long as I can still swing the sword, I will swing it again and again for those who can't!"

"As long as I think about the countless civilians behind me, I will be filled with strength! When I think of this, no matter how scared I am of Albert, I will have the courage and strength to face him and defeat him! "

"Ciel."

Barr moved his gaze away from the clenched right fist in front of him, moved it to Ciel's face beside him, looked directly at Ciel, and then said seriously:

"Even if I keep losing miserably at the hands of Albert, I will not give in. Even if I lose at the hands of Albert 99 times, I will not give in. I will still rack my brains and find a way. Defeat Albert for the 100th time."

Speaking of this, the corners of Barr's mouth suddenly turned up slightly, revealing an intriguing smile.

"Now, the first phase of the 'Headless Snake Operation' I designed has ended successfully. Albert has joined his vanguard troops and is heading towards me."

Barr suddenly stretched out a hand towards Ciel, and the smile on his face became a little more confident.

"Char, this time in the 'Headless Snake Operation', let's let Albert have a taste of what it feels like to be killed by the person he was suppressing and beating!"

After listening to Barr's powerful and confident words, Ciel was stunned for a few moments.

Then, Charles let out a series of hearty laughs, shouted "Okay", then stretched out his hand and held it tightly with Bal's stretched out hand.