Newfando.

Erwin's army had reached the foot of the city, and he had taken Theresa hostage. Duke Eru was standing atop the city wall, listening to Erwin describe the objective for his "visit", and he was at a loss for what to do.

He was weighing up his options between his daughter's life and his current position of power, and it was proving to be quite a dilemma for him.

Erwin shook his head with a resigned expression and decided to give him some help in making his decision.

Thus, he wound his arm around Theresa's waist, then appeared right beside Duke Eru in the next instant using his space split technique.

The soldiers on the city wall were extremely alarmed to see this and immediately surrounded them from all directions.

However, at this point, Erwin and Duke Eru were separated by a distance of no more than 10 feet, so he could take Duke Eru's life at any moment. Thus, the soldiers on the city wall could only look on and didn't dare to do anything.

Duke Eru's eyes widened as he turned to stare at Erwin with an incredulous expression.

He then turned his gaze toward his own daughter, upon which he was greeted by an unexpected sight.

He had thought that his daughter had to endure horrific torture, thereby leaving her in a weary and broken state, but to his surprise, she was looking happier and more energetic than she had in years!

What was even more astonishing to Duke Eru was that even though he was surrounded by countless Newfando soldiers, Erwin was still in such a relaxed and playful mood that he was playing with Theresa's...