Chapter 264: War room discussion part-2

"There's also an extremely powerful otherworlder named Crimson Sun. He is as strong as a general. No, I bet he's even stronger. So, he might be a huge threat in the war and need to be treated as a serious opponent." Following Wil's warning, Rini also said her opinion.

Wil knew that she was telling the truth as he knew Bran's strength than anyone else but he didn't think he was a threat as he already decided to kill him at the first sight. For Wil, Bran's death is more important than the King's.

"Okay, I'll take that into account." The Supreme Commander nodded with a serious expression. "However, as I said earlier, I hope to be not interrupted again."

Wil sighed as he nodded. Rini also kept her mouth shut.

After the briefing is finished, the Queen commented, "So, you are implying that we have no hope to fight their combined strength, huh!"

Upon hearing her words, the chamber became silent. Not one of them is willing to speak up.

After being turned down two times, Wil didn't have the mood to offer a solution either. He decided not to speak until he was asked.

"Didn't we have enough manpower?" Rini voiced her opinion. "We have a hundred thousand Elves living in our kingdom. If even half of them will join the war, we can block their foot soldiers. The rest of us can focus on higher-level Elites and Generals…"

The Queen shook her head, "Defending the kingdom from an invasion is one thing but asking civilians to actively participate in war is… Princess Siren, there's no way I would agree to your proposal."

"As long as we kill one of the kings and absorb their military power, the battle would be over. So, they just need to hold on until then." Rini commented as if she turned a blind eye to her explanation.

"Killing a king isn't easy as it sounds, Princess Siren." Upon hearing her comment, The Queen frowned, "you are free to go and try assassinating the king."

"Our hope lies in him." For the first time, the High Priestess opened her mouth as she stared at Wil.

Suddenly they stopped arguing and turned their heads towards him. Everyone followed the Queen and Princess.

The Elven Queen then suddenly remembered something and spoke, "Mr. Lupin, earlier, in the audience chamber, you claimed that you know how you were able to help us win the war. I get that you are worried about the spies in the audience chamber. What about now?"

With a thought in mind, a crimson gourd appeared in Wil's left hand. He showed it to them to make them trust him a little bit, "This weapon of mine can store the damage for a few minutes and I can repel or redirect it to an enemy for once.

However, it has less range and takes a long time to activate it once again after it was used."

"Oh!" The Queen became intrigued now. "What are its limitations?" Meanwhile, the High Priestess was taken aback as she saw the gourd.

Wil answered, "It can kill the King provided that he takes the hit directly without any defenses. So, the attack has to be taken by surprise."

"Can kill the king?" The Supreme Commander frowned in response, "are you implying that the guard possesses the power to kill any ruler including her majesty as long as they are taken by surprise."

"Well, not Her Majesty. She made me a temporary citizen of the nation. So, she was immune to the damage during the war." Wil replied in a casual tone, making everyone gasp and take a step back.

Everyone's eyes are glued to the gourd in his hand. Wil saw greed in a few Generals. He wondered whether he did the right thing…

After all, this was like having a sure-kill weapon. Why everyone fears the kings and Queens?

Not because they are the rulers and have the powers or have the support of Guardians but even when they got caught off guard, they are still extremely difficult to be killed.

So, most of them opt for poisoning them like how Mirella's father was killed.

The Queen looked at the High Priestess who then answered, "He isn't lying."

*Ding! Favorability with Cremia Searvale increases by 20.

The Queen smiled with a nod, "no wonder Lady Marten brought you here. Hmm, now everything fits. Earl Lupin, I will mount that cloud of yours and protect you along the way.

And I think Lady Marten spoke about Princess Siren for a reason too."

She then turns towards Rini and spoke, "You will follow us the way to the Reverie King. Meanwhile, our army will focus on taking out Uflenor first."

"But, Your Majesty…" The Supreme Commander cried out. Earlier, he clearly said they can't be trusted. While he was impressed with his words, he had doubts regarding the gourd.

Even if Aerona Marten used to be High-Priestess for the Eden Empire, she isn't her boss and it was over 2000 years ago. He can't trust her either…

"Glynjor…" The Queen's voice turned cold. "I made my decision."

"Yes." He nodded and took a step back while hanging his head down.

*Clap* "let's discuss the tactics." The Queen then asked for everyone's suggestion to make a strategy.

"We only have 5332 on our side and the combined enemy strength has 30 times more army. How do you plan on defeating them without the help of the citizens?" Rini questioned her. Even a fool can see that was impossible.

One of the Generals explained her. "Princess Siren, no one would attack with full strength even if they have overwhelming numbers. At most, 20% will be sent."

"Right." The Supreme Commander nodded in agreement. "Just like our scouts gathered the information about our enemies, their scouts will also do the same. So, in their view, we are easy to conquer and will be underestimated for sure.

So, I bet only like 10 thousand troops from each kingdom will attack. Here…"

He spread out the map and pointed to the border. "Our kingdom shares a long border with Reverie. Thankfully, until now, it is a wild zone that also has mountains and hills as natural barriers.

This area is an advantage to us but since it was no longer inhabited by the wild beasts, it also might be challenging for our soldiers to spread around.

I suggest we station otherworlders everywhere on this border. They can't help us in winning the war but still, their numbers are great. With them on the border and our citizens within the cities, we can completely focus on offense.

And here, here, here, here and there…"

He then marked five places and continued, "In these five spots in the forests, we can place an Elite team hidden to ambush in case if they were able to defeat the otherworlders' army and proceed towards the city."

He then pointed to the shorter border where it was shared by Uflenor and Searvale.

"It is likely that Uflenor adopts the same strategy as us, placing the defense across this border that leads to their zone which is advantageous to them…"

'This f****r says doesn't trust us but his strategies heavily depend on players…' Wil grumbled inside as he listened to the plan.