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Chapter 194: Declaration of War

The armies walked in sync for a day before setting camp. They had one more day to prepare for the invading army, and then the war would start. Ed chose not to teleport such a huge number of people, as it would have sapped all his KI without leaving a single drop.

Soldiers started preparing tents where they could rest, while all the important figures set their own huge tent. Inside of it, all of those with a significant cultivation level stood inside. Arthur was chosen as the supreme commander of the coalition army, while the other kings acted as the respective generals of their armies. Currently, the distribution of army forces was being discussed.

"All the kings will have to wait with me in here. The commanders will need to lead the armies and will have the help of two lieutenants. The armies will be split into three, with the main one having 100.000 soldiers, and two more with 50.000 each. Hayato, as most of the soldiers in the main army will be from your kingdom, you'll be the commander. Leonard and Dean, you two will take care of the right and left armies respectively."

Arthur started delegating roles according to the knowledge he had. Dean referred to the general of Scale kingdom, and he seemed eager to prove himself after his blunder. Hayato, although young, seemed capable of leading such a huge army. Of course, he wouldn't need to do it alone. Arthur started delegating lieutenants to help the commanders of the armies.

Bard and Audun joined Hayato's army as his two lieutenants. Their experience with war proved to be valuable and would plug any holes Hayato's inexperience could create. Edmund and the general of Avalez joined Leonard. Titan and Kaebor's generals joined Dean. Some of the younger generations were split up over the three armies. Ellie, Alicia, and Emilia joined Leonard, Leon and Liz went to Dean's, and Charlie, Griffin, and Eric were put under Hayato's command. No one commented about working under Hayato who seemed too young to lead an army. Their supreme commander let out his thoughts and they would not refute them.

However, even if they respected Arthur's decisions, one thing remained inexplicable to them. Ed and his monsters, arguably the ones that could change the whole flow of the war, didn't join any of the armies. Arthur noticed this and commented immediately.

"Ed and his companions would remain as an independent unit. They are given the right to join any army at any time to provide support." No one seemed to understand the reason behind this. Only the ones that spoke to Ed back in Avalon looked different. As if they couldn't accept what Ed would do.

"That is all. We will discuss things further the next morning, for now, get some rest." Arthur dismissed everyone, and instead of resting he started reviewing things even further. Which army needed the most war horses, which ones would need weapons, so on and so forth. Blood didn't plan on exhausting their entire forces in this war. They came to this continent with the intention of conquering it. So, they needed to preserve their strength to fight some of the remaining kingdoms. Defeating the coalition army would be 80% of their job done, but they couldn't forget about the 20% that remained.

"I guess this is the end for us hahaha!" Among the group of soldiers, many were talking to pass time. Some stayed in a state of meditation, some looked at the sky, and some slept. They did not have much hope of winning this war.

"You've always wanted to die in a blaze of glory in the wilderness instead of inside a house, surrounded by walls." A man, seemingly the friend of the first one, answered him. The two of them looked like polar opposites. The first one was fat and big, while the second one looked weak and skinny.

"That's right! There is nothing better in dying in the freedom of the wild. Being confined inside a house and dying without even looking at the sky is a shame!"

The group of soldiers kept talking amongst themselves. Though they were nervous, afraid, and hopeless, not one of them had the idea of deserting.

"I'll have to rely on you two, Sieg, Raikou." Inside his own tent, Ed set up a dimension and discussed his plans once again with his companions. None of them said anything. They only nodded and moved on.

Nighttime caught up with them, and even though 200.000 stayed in the same area, one could hear crickets. People struggled to sleep, but they needed to so they could prepare for tomorrow.

Morning came, and the commanders introduced themselves to the armies. The armies got deployed the way Arthur decided and they stood still, waiting for the enemy. One figure stood in front of all the armies and army commanders.

Ed activated his En and sent it in one straight line. By concentrating his En this way, he managed to extend its reach to thousands of meters. He maintained for a couple of hours until he finally picked up on something. He turned around and nodded, not knowing if anyone even saw him. But, they did. The army commanders and kings back at their camp understood that this meant the enemy had appeared.

"The enemies have come!" Leonard and Dean shouted, and were followed by Hayato. The soldiers couldn't see the enemies, but they felt the change in the atmosphere.

Soon enough, a giant cloud of dust appeared on the horizon. After a little bit of time passed, they could hear the footsteps of the giant army. The footsteps seemed like thunder striking in the ears of the soldiers. Their hearts beat harder, and they could feel their body heat increase. Once they started seeing the army, they felt like they saw a black sea. The human soldiers covered the entire wasteland where they came from. Beasts started howling and soldiers started shouting. Faced with this, the armies of the coalition started trembling. Those with a weak will couldn't keep themselves together, but those strong enough seemed right at home.

The enemy army stopped and spanned the entire area in front of Ed. It looked like they were split into five gigantic armies of 200.000 humans and monsters. Each one of their armies totaled the entirety of the coalition.

One horseman detached himself from the enemy army and approached Ed. Once he stood face to face with him, he started speaking.

"Surrender, or die." The man pointed his spear at Ed as if threatening him.

"We refuse," said Ed.

"Then die." The man tried to impale Ed with his spear, but he couldn't move his arm. His whole body couldn't move, and his point of view started dropping. Once he stopped, he gazed at Ed from below and didn't understand what happened.

In fact, it was rather simple. Ed understood what the man would do, and acted before he did. Before the man could move, Ed sent a flying slash, decapitating both the man and his horse.

Ed walked over to the head of the man and impaled it with his own spear. He raised the head very high, causing the armies behind him to shout in victory.

This was Ed's declaration of war.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
Shigun Shigun

Hello everyone! Enjoy the chapter.

Chapter 195: Arrow

The armies behind Ed needed this sort of thing to boost their near-dead morale. His declaration of war served three purposes at once. The first one, helping his allies get their head into the game. As the first ones to get the kill, they could only build up on that and not disappoint. The second one was the fact that the enemy tried to pull a fast one on them and failed. They lost the initiative and they had no way to reclaim it.

The last purpose served a very big role that would help Ed unfold his plans in the future. The fact that the enemy saw him and his face was good enough for him.

Ed retreated to the back and Hayato took his place. As they passed through each other, Hayato heard Ed talking to him.

"It's up to you now, commander." Hayato knew what Ed meant and what he should do. He withdrew his sword, coated with fire, and slashed at the dead bodies standing before his army. The fire continued to burn until it dissipated everything. Still, no sort of response came from the enemy, so Hayato continued to do his thing.

"Central army, listen to me!" Hayato spoke in a high voice, capable of reaching all the way to the last member in his army. Coincidentally, it also managed to reach far into the ranks of the enemy army.

"The despicable Blood sect tried to use underhanded methods to catch us off guard. Yet! They still failed! And just like they failed now, they will fail to win over us!" His voice echoed around the empty wasteland, enabling people to hear it more than once.

"They may have the number of soldiers, but we are made from the elites of the elites. Our caliber as warriors, cultivators, as soldiers! Is much higher than theirs! And, since we're the largest army, we will show them our quality. Each one of you men will aim for ten, nay, twenty kills each! We will end them today!"

With Hayato's speech, the fire lit by Ed burned even fiercer. The soldier could feel their whole body burning, and their hearts lost the coldness that took over them yesterday. A cumulative shout of 100.000 soldiers left their lungs and shook the earth, the sky, and the air vibrated. Those on horses could feel them neighing along with their riders.

"Bard, Audun. Take 30.000 men each and split into a left and right force. I'll take the remaining 40.000 and charge first." Looking at the five armies waiting in front of them, Hayato had no choice but to split his forces into three. This way, his army will take on three armies, leaving the remaining two to Leonard and Dean's armies.

Audun and Bard didn't object, as it was the correct choice. As they finished their preparations, they heard marching sounds. The armies in front of them started raising their speed while targeting them. The leaders of the armies took notice of this and informed their soldiers in an instant.

"Chaaaaarge!" Hayato, Leonard, and Dean. All three of them made the order at the same time, and their soldiers rushed into actions. The fire burning inside of them turned into energy as they ran like mad beasts.

The distance between the two parties was by no means short. Yet, it didn't last long until they were face to face. The soldiers on Blood sect's side couldn't help but slow down, as in front of them three gallant figures stood. Hayato and the other two other commanders lead their armies in the front. The fact that they stood in front of their soldiers and not behind them raised their morale, as well as confidence, even more. But on Blood sect's side, no such commander did this.

Like an arrow, Hayato and his soldiers penetrated deep into the central army. They seemed like an arrow going through a thick log of wood. Enemies surrounded them from everywhere, but they didn't stop. Wind, Fire, so on and so forth. A cultivation world war differed greatly from a normal war. People died faster, and might ruled the battlefield. The fact that the commanders of Blood sect's army didn't come to the front line would bite them in the end.

However, if the coalition army didn't play his cards right, they would end up in a dangerous position. This first day proved to be pivotal, as it would be their chance to claim as many lives as they could before the commanders intervened.

"You think we'll let keep killing as you wish?!" An enemy cavalry approached Hayato and slashed at him. But, before he let his hand down to complete the slash, an arrow penetrated his head. The arrow didn't stop there and claimed a couple of enemy lives before stopping. Hayato turned to see the origin of the arrow and saw Bard preparing the second one. Bard stayed back in the original spot, but he could still aid Hayato from so far away.

Before Hayato's army could submerge itself in the enemy lines, the two enemy armies to the right and left started moving. The bulk of 200.000, on each side, started moving at once. Their goal, to overwhelm Hayato's army and put an end to it.

But, before they could surround them, three figures at the end of the army stopped their charge. Eric, Griffin, and Charlie. Three Heavenly Establishment cultivators stopped the rush of two armies.

"Be careful! They have Heavenly Establishment cultivators hiding as infantry!" One of the more powerful cavalries noticed the three's presence and warned the others. Those that were at Heavenly in Blood sect's army advanced forward to take them on, only to be killed at their hands.

"You came to us, so you shouldn't leave just yet. We still need to have some more fun with you." Hayato's army continued to kill while Eric and the others halted the advance of two armies.

Three Blood sect armies were locked in combat with only one. This further increased the confidence of the coalition army soldiers. And, since the two armies were occupied by Eric and the other two, they failed to notice two armies approaching their rear.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
Shigun Shigun

Hope you enjoy the chapter! I've never written about

a war before(duh since this is my first novel :x), but I hope I did well enough.

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