Chapter 191

Chapter 191

Sullivan was stating simple facts: if they had to fight, they should fight with all their strength to prevent the battle from spreading to other lands.

“The details haven’t been announced to the public, but the Undead surpasses 100,000 in numbers. There have been too many victims because we didn’t properly deal with it in time.”

“What did you do? How did the situation become so bad?”

“What do you mean? Sir Galio of the Slaughtering Army, do you think we were playing around when we sacrificed our soldiers to increase their army?”

“You never knew. Ahem!”

It was a natural provocation from someone of the Contas Empire, which had a bad relationship with the Pallan Empire. However, unlike the knights of the Pallan Empire who stared at Sir Galio coldly like they were about to pull out their swords at any minute, Prince Sullivan did not react to the provocation at all.

Prince Sullivan said, “An astonishing number of 50,000 Undead have crawled out of the ancient ruins, and that number is still increasing. Furthermore, 20,000 residents were sacrificed before the army arrived. And the other 30,000...”

“Monsters...”

“Undead monsters...are quite difficult to deal with.”

Right now, high-rank monsters were charging toward the army without rest. They were also difficult to deal with, since they had seemingly forgotten what pain and fear were.

“There are seven mountain fortresses surrounding the places that the Undead army had taken over. And that has been desperately stopped by the White Bird, the Pallan Empire’s army. I assume you all know that my younger sister is commanding the army, desperately fighting on the frontlines.”

“This doesn’t seem like the right answer... To hold out and fight when a fallen soldier only ends up joining the Undead army,” one of the wizard tower’s mages mentioned cautiously.

“That’s correct, but if we retreat, how will we stop the movement of the Undead army?”

“That...”

“Right now, Illyna de Pallan, my younger sister, is maintaining the situation in such a way that she is blocking as much access as possible rather than direct conflict. We are requesting help with that situation, and we must take them by surprise to put a quick end to this war.”

As Prince Sullivan gave his speech, people began to voice their agreement.

“However, rushing over in a disorganized fashion will not work. As such, I have decided to divide the group up and assign them certain roles.”

The people from the Contas Empire raised their hands and declared, “The proud Slaughtering Army of the great emperor will lead. We will stab scimitars through the enemies’ skulls.”

“With their support, the Blue Tower, Green Tower, and the Red Tower will provide firepower. A war like this will require massive assistance with regards to firepower,” the wizard towers suggested.

The Holy Empire quickly said, “I will go in place of Lady Lena, the other Saintness candidate who will remain here, and provide overall assistance. In addition, I will form a separate team of holy knights and put a stop to this battle.”

Davey just crossed his arms and sat back. He calmly watched everyone step up like they wanted to solidify their authority by accomplishing something great.

—Grand Duchess Kathryn is staying silent.

‘She’s probably thinking of something again.’

“What do you want to do, Sir Davey?” Yulis, who was standing near him, suddenly asked with a smile. “To be honest, I am a little surprised that you decided to participate in this.”

“Why do you think of me as garbage?”

“Ahahaha, I am not sure.”

Davey couldn’t help but click his tongue at how Yulis was staring at him like he knew the answer to his own question.

“Alright. You have come alone without any soldiers, Sir Davey. You will be of great help as you possess a stigmata, but it would be necessary to select people to protect you in case...” Prince Sullivan said.

Davey mumbled disappointedly, “You don’t have to worry about that.”

“Pardon?”

Thankfully, he did not have to think about it for long. He smiled as he glanced at the status window in front of him. He suspected that something would come up if such a big event was happening, and a deal that perfectly fit this situation was just offered to him.

“I will stay back. However, as a doctor, I will not ignore the sick. I will treat the soldiers.”

“Thank you.”

“Thank you? You know you’re going to regret it, right?” Davey asked. As Prince Sullivan stayed silent, Davey went on to say, “I am warning you that I will do nothing even if those damn Undeads swallow the Pallan Empire or the continent whole unless I receive your apology and acceptable compensation.”

Thud!!

The pressure of death, which could not be obviously noticed by the others, slowly creeped over.

—Huh?! Death Fear?! The place where the battle is happening is pretty far from here, but why?!

If these people could not even sense the enemies’ monstrous kind of power, the result of this battle was obvious.

* * *

“Ballista!! Shoot!”

With Illyna’s command, dozens of thick and long iron spears flew up and covered the sky.

Pshuck

!!

As the thick arrows rained down on them, the Undead that slowly limped over to the fortress began gathering at once. The monsters and humans that had turned into the Undead flew back upon being penetrated by the iron arrows. They couldn’t even defend against the attack.

Several dozens of the Undead were ripped apart with each explosion, but they kept swarming toward the army. It was as if their numbers simply kept increasing.

“Your Highness!!! You must leave!”

“Your Highnessss! The east door of the mountain fortress is about to fall!”

“The west door has fallen! Reinforcement! We need reinforcement!”

The mountain fortress was a mess as the hundreds and thousands of Undead restlessly climbed up the fortress walls and made their way in.

Illyna roughly ripped out the flimsy hair piece that held her hair together. She ground her teeth before yelling, “What about the additional soldiers of each kingdom?! Why is there no news of the reinforcement that is on their way here?!”

“Currently, a large force has been formed at the command headquarters. They have departed, but they will still take a long time to get here!”

“Damn it! I will lead the army! I am not going to lie and say that nobody is going to die! But you have to fight with your life on the line! If you die, take five of those bastards with you!”

“Yes, Your Highness!”

“You have to kill more than five Undeads before dying! Do you understand?!”

“Understood!”

Illyna quickly swung Caldeiras to slash the flying Undead and clenched her jaw. Then, she flew through the sky and stared at the Wyvern, which grabbed and threw soldiers onto the ground. She could also see the giant skeleton soldiers riding them.

The giant skeletons wore the uniform of holy priests with the holy knight order’s chainmail. They were seemingly boasting their status of having been a part of the Holy Empire. These monsters did not set foot on the battleground once; they appeared at the beginning of battle but did not fight, disappearing from view after wandering around the battlefield.

“Something is off... It’s making me anxious.”

Illyna could feel the monsters’ power through her skin. She also noticed the eerie clouds transforming this tropical region into an extremely cold one. Her kingdom knew the Undead as slightly dangerous beings that had escaped from an old dungeon, but Illyna, who had been in battle for a long time, could tell that the monster controlling the Undead was far superior than these skeleton knights.

“Adjutant!” Illyna called out to a man who swiftly slashed the Undeads. When he came over, Illyna added, “Tell Big Brother Sullivan! Tell him to request for Davey’s help at whatever cost necessary!”

If the monsters appeared to be servants of one true commander and were already as strong as Masters, this was no light matter. Illyna thought that if this opponent was as strong as the giant dragon she had seen during the Alpha Reinforcements’ battle, this war may just be a game to that monster.

Even though she felt shameless for always asking for Davey’s help, Illyna could not ignore the soldiers giving up their lives by the minute; war was a horrendous thing.