Anna and Oscar were standing on the stage, watched by a few hundred people. He said, "With this, we have reached an agreement with the Ardagan family. From now on, we'll be putting the rune weapons in our arsenal and using them to kill more demons."
"Uoohhh!"
The soldiers cheered. They had heard about the rumor of the rune weapons. It was one of the biggest reasons for Noel to defend his city despite being surrounded by a hundred thousand demons.
Obviously, the ceremony wasn't attended only by the people from the Demon Banner Army. The spies from various factions immediately sent back the information.
The ones who reacted the most were definitely the royal palace.
"What? They have truly made a transfer of technology?" The king gritted his teeth.
Duke Raymond frowned. "This way, the Tower Association won't be able to do anything even if they claim it. After all, it's not in their jurisdiction anymore. By splitting the technology, the Tower Association or even us won't have the chance to seize it anymore.
"What is the situation over there? Where is Anna heading next? I know that she won't stop there."
"She... she is heading to the Moon Temple."
"!!!" Duke Raymond was so shocked that he subconsciously stood up. "If they also use the Moon Temple..."
Another noble muttered, "The Moon Temple might be neutral, but the Moon Temple is actually helping the Ardagan family. If the Moon Temple is helping them, it'll be hard for us to do anything against them."
Duke Raymond's expression was dark. He was fully aware of what kind of effect it would bring.
"In that case, how are we going to do it?"
"We should make the Tower Association and the Supreme Devil Organization put pressure on the back of the Demon Banner Army. The Demon Banner Army will have no choice but to divert some of their force to that front, which will allow us to sweep in."
"If we can kill Anna Stargaze, we should be able to deal a devastating blow to the Ardagan family, especially since we know that Noel Ardagan is madly in love with her. By taking her out, there's a high chance he will do something reckless."
"When that happens, we will have enough reason to take him down."
Duke Raymond looked at the king while saying, "Your Majesty. I believe we should do it this way. Our priority should be Anna Stargaze's death. It's true that it'll create a lot of trouble, especially with Kevin Stargaze, but this is the only way. While Marquis Stargaze is still occupied with his successor, we should kill his daughter."
The king frowned and said, "Are you sure we should do this? What if we fail?"
Duke Raymond squinted his eyes. It was true that they had been suffering a lot in Noel's hand. If they lost this time again, there was a high chance they couldn't do anything for the next few months.
During that time, Noel would advance his technology even further and gain more allies. The Supreme Devil Organization would most likely step away for a bit to recover from their loss. No one could predict what would happen if the Tower Association suffered big damage.
The king didn't want to take such a high risk because there was a chance that Noel wanted this to happen.
"We should be decisive. If we wait, we might lose them." Duke Raymond tried to persuade the king.
Other nobles were also thinking the same thing. If Anna reached the Moon Temple, it would be over.
The king gritted his teeth and shouted, "Fine. Mobilize our elites! Eliminate Anna Stargaze at all costs."
The king looked frustrated because if they let Noel do this, the consequences would be quite immense as well.
Little did he know that the opponent this time was not only Noel. Yes, the Demon Banner Army, especially Oscar, was ready to show why he was the best in a defensive battle.