"What? Say that again!"
Stephen was experiencing the most unbelievable moment of his life.
Originally, he had been giving a speech at a citizens' assembly that had been temporarily convened today.
The purpose of this speech was to reaffirm the arrangements he had made after just taking office, and to announce to everyone the fact that Chris could be executed in a few days.
Originally, the speech had been going smoothly.
However, noisy sounds suddenly came from outside the open-air citizens' assembly.
Then several men wearing robes so black they could almost drip water suddenly walked in through the doors of the citizens' assembly.
Behind them were the unconscious guards of Yage City.
Then, they walked to Stephen's side.
Facing Stephen's incredulous gaze, the man who appeared to be the leader said to him words he would never forget for the rest of his life.
"Hello, Mr. Stephen. We came here to announce the news that Elasia is about to launch a war of destruction against Yage City."
The black-clad man's words were as sudden and unbelievable as if the sun had suddenly risen from the west one day.
"What! Say that again?"
That's impossible. He had just signed a contract with the northern lord of Elasia!
Although Stephen didn't believe what the black-clad man before him said, he also knew that the black-clad man before him was full of danger.
So he immediately retreated and commanded loudly:
"Guards! Quickly apprehend these infiltrators!"
After receiving the order, the surrounding guards immediately rushed forward together.
The scene of over a hundred guards rushing onto the speaking platform was quite impactful. In the expectations of the audience on stage, these few mysterious black-clad men should be apprehended quickly.
But the reality before them made their jaws drop!
The black-clad men didn't even draw the sabers hanging at their waists, but used only their fists and feet to effortlessly send all the guards flying into the distance!
Moreover, the weapons that the soldiers struck them with were actually directly shattered by their bodies!
Seeing this scene, the citizens' hearts sank to the bottom.
Just who were these black-clad men?
After the leader of the black-clad men sent the last guard flying, he said to the citizens on stage with a voice amplified by [Qi]:
"Now, citizens of Yage City, listen carefully! I represent the Elasia Empire in declaring war on Yage City!"
"Tomorrow morning, Elasian knights will trample through Yage City!"
"We will completely destroy Yage City! We won't leave a single person alive!"
"Please prepare for battle!"
Stephen looked at these black-clad men from below the speaking platform, not knowing what to say.
After the black-clad men displayed superhuman strength, he began to somewhat believe what the black-clad leader had said earlier.
Only great empires could train so many soldiers with such powerful combat ability.
These people definitely wouldn't be sent from other city-states to cause trouble...
Around Yage City, there were only two countries capable of training such powerful soldiers—either the Elasia Empire or the Iron Empire...
"Oh, by the way, this letter is for you."
Walking down from the speaking platform, the black-clad man handed Stephen a letter in front of everyone.
And Stephen, intimidated by the other party's powerful strength, didn't dare refuse.
"Open it and take a look."
Opening the letter, he saw it was from the northern lord of the Elasia Empire who had previously signed a contract with him.
The moment he saw the seal, Stephen's hands were trembling.
If the Emperor of Elasia wanted to destroy Yage City, then Yage City had no way to resist whatsoever.
The only method now was to plead with the Emperor of Elasia through this lord!
Maybe this way Yage City wouldn't perish!
However, when he looked at the content of the letter, he was stunned.
Because there was only one word on it.
"Dumbass."