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Although the Auror users of Antares were particularly noticeable, this did not mean that the Kingdom of Crovence was simply relying on reinforcements.
The Iron Wall of the West, the original Crovence western border army trained by Sir Jeklik, is as elite as the imperial army. Without their support, no matter how strong the different races were, they would not have been able to withstand the imperial army’s offensive.
In the beginning, the damage was heavy, but as time passed, they were harmonizing well with the new soldiers and desperately protecting the fortress.
Thanks to this, the imperial army was in quite a bit of trouble.
“The resistance from Crovence is stronger than I thought.”
Crown Prince Gilius, Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Army, frowned as he received a report on the situation of the war. The chief of staff comforted him and said,
“Don’t worry, Your Majesty. Their defense is based on the linkage between fortresses. If even one falls, they will all collapse like a burst embankment.”
“So, one by one, it won’t collapse?”
Prince Gilius came out of the barracks irritated. When he came out, he saw a tall black castle. It was Farugan, the strongest fortress in western Crovence.
The chief of staff followed and spoke in a flattering manner.
“No matter how much each fortress holds out, it is meaningless if the main camp collapses. “The moment Parugan falls, everyone will become a kite with a broken thread.”
“This is the story of what happens if Fortress Farugan falls, that is.”
“A fortress like that won’t be able to withstand your majesty for even three days.”
“Uhm… … .”
I know it was flattery, but Gilius didn’t bother to criticize the chief of staff.
The world only knows that a king who shuns flattery is a good king, but from the long history of the empire, Gilius knew that this was not necessarily true.
Originally, humans were seeds who mistakenly thought that if they continued to receive favor, it was their natural right.
If you just say the right things, your subjects will become arrogant. This naturally leads to the weakening of the imperial authority. It is good for your subjects to say the right things, but there is no need to make them say them arrogantly. We must make them speak the right words with utmost politeness and fear of the emperor.
‘Government must be harmonious at all costs.’
Gilius ignored the chief of staff’s flattery and glared at Fortress Farugan. Although the attack is underway for the second day, that iron-walled fortress remains steadfast and shows no sign of being overthrown.
Prince Gilius muttered as if he was regretful.
“At a fort like that, it would be easy if Lord Vanatel used his strength properly… … .”
Banatel’s secret technique, the Pillar of the True Sword Atlas, is not something that can be blocked even if you try to block it. With that technology, even the largest fortress can be destroyed in one blow.
The Chief of Staff answered with a straight face.
“If that’s the case, Emperor Gwon will also use his strength properly. “I’m actually glad.”
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Two days ago, the central hall of Farugan Fortress.
Yubel II was receiving an envoy sent by Gilius.
Although war has already been declared, Parugan Fortress is a battlefield where the crown prince of the empire and the king of the country are together. Since the heads of the two countries met, an appropriate formality was needed.
“This is your final warning, Lord of Crovence. “The power of the Vastalon Empire is strong and Sayre’s power covers the world, so opposing it is just foolish and reckless!”
The knights on the left and right of the throne room widened their eyes in excitement at the impertinent reaper’s tone.
“No matter how much it is an empire, it is extremely arrogant!”
“How dare you say something foolish to Your Majesty!”
“I’ll cut out that filthy mouth!”
Among them, there was a person who put his hand to the handle as if he was going to pull out a knife at any moment.
The Shinigami glanced around and spoke quickly.
“I heard that the current monarch of Crovence is highly praised for his amazing brilliance despite his young age. Please make wise decisions!”
Even in his arrogance, he subtly raises Yubel II, so the knights can’t bear to draw their swords and just huff and puff. The Empire’s envoy secretly noticed Yubel II.
The reason why the envoy of a great nation shows a cocky attitude even in the middle of enemy lines is not just out of a lack of confidence that no matter how rude he is, he will never be able to touch him.
Looking at history, how many times have envoys to small countries been so arrogant that they only returned to their home countries? Unless you are a fool, you should always keep in mind the case where an excited partner may commit a crime as he pleases without even thinking about it later.
Well, among the diplomats in history, there are quite a few who had their heads cut off because they were such idiots, but at least the Vastalon Empire does not send such idiots as envoys.
However, there was a reason why the imperial envoy showed such an attitude.
The person in charge of diplomacy is the face of a country. If you are an envoy of the great empire Vashtalon, you have an obligation to show arrogance befitting the nation’s prestige. In the empire, this was also a virtue of a good diplomat: to intimidate the other party to the brink without compromising the dignity of the empire.
The current imperial envoy was a capable person, so he was exquisitely capable of pushing and pulling. Thanks to this, even though Yubel II was excited, he was not very angry.
“Crovence’s policy is just our situation, and no matter how powerful the empire is, there is no reason to interfere in its internal affairs. Crovence will never back down.”
Well, it’s just as expected. After all, the Shinigami didn’t come here to get the other person to surrender.
“You will regret it, Lord of Crovence.”
Looking at his thoughts, the envoy continued, thinking that it would be okay to drop the last bit of rudeness.
“You sure don’t think that’s the total strength of the empire, do you? “The power of the empire is infinite. If the emperor wants to, he can mobilize a million troops.”
Yubel II waved his hand and responded as if telling them to do as they pleased.
“Go back and tell it. “If there’s a million troops there, we have Jim Unbreakable!”
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Immediately after the envoy’s return, war was declared.
The Imperial 1st Legion led by Gilius began the attack. Countless troops began to surge like a tidal wave.
In response, only one person was put forward in Farugan Fortress.
An old man easily jumps off the fortress wall. The old man, Gerard, grinned as he raised his hand and looked ahead.
“Wow, so many people are coming.”
He had already taken off his outer clothes, exposing his bulky upper body. As he clenched his fists, the muscles of his entire body wriggled and trembled.
“Waaaa!”
Gerard took a step forward towards the roaring imperial army. Gerard laughed hollowly.
“It just so happened that things ended up like this, but what’s the fault of ordinary soldiers? Please have mercy.”
Quang!
Each step he took caused an explosion and became a huge golden ripple. The ripples turn over the surrounding land, turning it into a huge earth wave.
An even bigger tsunami of earth was pushed towards the tsunami of the gigantic imperial army that was rushing towards them.
Kwakwakwakwa!
“Ugh?”
“What is that?”
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A huge earthen wall, the size of a castle wall, surges forward and hits you head-first. In an instant, the entire vanguard unit was swept away by the earth tsunami. Imperial soldiers screamed as they experienced the rare experience of being swept away by a landslide on a flat surface.
“Aaaah!”
“It’s Gwonhwang!”
“It’s Emperor Gerard!”
It certainly seemed that Gerrard was not saying anything empty when he said he had no intention of surviving the attack. When have you seen a natural disaster occur? If you just get swept away, you die.
Gilius, who was watching, smiled bitterly.
“I heard Yubel II said that? They say they have Jim Unbreakable.”
There are few large-scale farmers on the continent who plow the land by acres, claiming to be merciful. It was definitely something to be scared of. Yubel II deserves to show such confidence.
But Gilius was not afraid.
“There is no need for a million soldiers. “If there’s the Emperor over there, there’s the Sword Saint over here!”
Gilius raised the flag, signaling a sortie.
“Lord Banathel!”
Soon, a column of bright red light rose from the imperial army’s position and pierced the sky.
“You bastard, Gerard! “Let’s stop harassing the innocent kids and stick together!”
“Hey, Banatel! Why didn’t you come out so early? “The kids have a hard time because their butts are heavy, right?”
The two people who met their archenemy clash, each emitting aura. Cheers erupted from both sides.
“Oh oh! “Sword Saint Vanatel!”
“Emperor Gerard! “Please destroy the empire!”
Banatel and Gerrard fought with all their might. The incredible power becomes a storm, covering the battlefield and scattering Aura fragments like meteors in all directions. Massive explosions occurred everywhere.
Gradually, the complexions of both sides who were cheering began to change.
“uh… … .”
“what… … ?”
The two monsters fought like crazy, and the auric meteors they released did not discriminate between the enemy and the enemy. The stray golden aura struck the Farugan fortress, and the deviant bright red aura struck the imperial army’s main base.
bang! bang! Quack!
Only then did the soldiers begin to think and run away. As was the case in the Principality of Antares, those two monsters completely devastate the surrounding area just by facing each other.
“As expected, you’re not easy, Gerard!”
“It’s you, Banatel!”
The two people who met their rivals fight with excitement, but the nearby shrimp group is very scared of the fight between the two whales. The fortress magic circle that was installed at best is destroyed by ‘Gerard’, and the imperial army’s main base, which was built with great difficulty, is devastated by ‘Banatel’.
bang! bang! Quack!
Less than five minutes after the two men faced off, King Yubel II and Prince Gilius trembled in fear and muttered the same line.
“Ah, I sent that guy away for no reason… … .”
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After the first clash, Gerrard and Vanatel returned to each other’s base with only minor injuries. Both Crovence and Vastalon worked together to stop them.
-stop! Until there! If this continues, even the imperial army will die, Lord Vanatel!
-Please stop, Emperor Gwon! The whole fortress will fall!
Once they fight, they are two people who don’t care what people around them say. So, Prince Gilius and King Yubel II personally stepped in to stop it. The ruler of a country even used loudspeaker magic and shouted loudly, so even Vanatel and Gerard of the world could not help but listen.
“Tsk, we haven’t even gotten serious yet.”
King Yubel II later recalled that he had never heard a line as terrifying as those words from Gerard upon his return to base. (For reference, Gilius had a similar recollection.)
Afterwards, Gerard and Vanatel quietly waited at each other’s base.
Gilius and Yubel II were too aware of what would happen if each other took out their ultimate weapons, so they did not dare to send them out again. In any case, the two had already exhausted their usefulness in that they had blocked the other’s final weapon.
Of course, Banatel did not accept this.
“Ah, then I’ll go alone and aim for the King of Crovence! Then Gerard will come after me too. “Then you won’t fight here?”
Surely, if Vanatel goes inside Farugan Fortress and fights, there will be no harm to the imperial army. However, Gilius did not oppose it because he did not know about it.
“What if King Kwon comes to slit my head?”
Although he is the crown prince, Vanatel is a swordsman who transcends humanity and is not an opponent that can be defeated by the authority of the empire. Vanatel, whom even the emperor did not dare treat lightly, was a vassal of the empire and at the same time held the status of the crown prince’s uncle. So Gilius also treated him with respect.
“If the Emperor ignores Lord Vanatel and comes to the Imperial Army base, who will stop him?”
“There are a lot of wizards and auror users, right?”
Although he frowned in dissatisfaction, Banatel’s excitement soon subsided.
He knows it too. Certainly, if all the magic corps and Auror users belonging to the current Empire’s 1st Legion are mobilized, they will be able to deal with even Emperor Gerard… … .
“After that, there won’t be any people left to attack the fortress.”
