章節 68: Chapter 68

|3rd POV|

"What? Tell me that one more time."

"The Armes Southern Mountain Corps is retreating, Lady Lucretia! Sir Gerrald manages to kill Supreme Commander Maha Sparna, General Jidan Guisu, and Queen's Knight Zahhak in their battle against the Armes Southern Mountain Corps. With the loss of their commander and the fear they inflicted on their soldiers, the rest of the army decided to retreat, and the one close to Sable surrendered themselves in exchange for not killing the five hundred and seventy-seven soldiers."

The people in the room look at the messenger in shock because they never thought they would win against Armes without the help of the others. They only have a couple thousand soldiers staying in Sable, and they manage to defeat them? That is something unheard of.

They even managed to kill more than three thousand soldiers in their ambush and hit-and-run tactic while only losing one hundred and ten of the soldiers.

"This changes the flow of battle."

While the others are shocked by the power of Chiyome, Lucretia is already thinking of using this chance Gerrald gives them. However, the others did not have the same thoughts as she did.

"Wait a minute, Lucretia. Are you not worried about this woman? She can kill five hundred people at once, you know?"

Boz, Lord of Estrise, looks at Lucretia with a frown on his face. Lucretia looks at him in confusion and says.

"Why should I worry about her? She did not do anything to us, and Gerrald always supported us. The two of them are our allies, and I know that they are not that kind of people, Boz."

Boz looks away in shame and releases a sigh.

"I am sorry. That kind of power can blind people, Lucretia. I forget that they are our allies and friends."

"Um, Lord Boz"

Boz looks at the messenger and says.

"Yes?"

"If it makes you better, Sir Gerrald worries about Lady Chiyome. Lady Chiyome cannot use that attack for as long as she wants. She will feel pain each time she casts that spell, and Sir Gerrald orders her not to use her magic for a long time."

Boz nods his head, and Lucretia smiles a little.

"See Boz? Instead of worrying about her, we should thank her instead. I don't know what kind of pain she experienced, but to make Gerrald forbid her from doing it again is enough for me to know that it is something that is really painful."

"Yeah. You are right. Let's focus on this war instead of something like before. What will we do now?"

Lucretia looks at him and says.

"We will focus on the west from now on. Is the Armes still only holding the port and not yet attacking the city, right?"

Boz nods his head and says.

"Yes. They did not move forward for whatever reason and only stayed in the port."

"Good. We will pass the prisoner to them."

"What? Are you going to give them back the soldiers?"

"Yes. There are three thousand of them. We cannot execute them without being seen as a bloodthirsty regime."

"But giving back their soldiers will cause us a problem. It is like giving more arrows to the enemy's archers."

"That is true."

Lucretia nods her head but gives a small smile before saying.

"However, we have something that makes them think twice, maybe thrice, before joining the army."

"What?"

"Gerrald and Chiyome. It is them who implant that fear into their heads, and that is enough for them not to join back into the army."

"That is… true."

"Because of this, we need to return the prisoners of war because they only consume our resources, and with this action, we can get a good image from our actions."

The others nod their head in agreement. While Boz still did not want to let the prisoners go, at least until the war was over, he also knew that they could not keep them as prisoners. They cannot feed the prisoner and their own army simultaneously.

"Very well. I will take them to Estrise and return them to the Armes Army. Can I negotiate with them? We can use this to get something from them."

"Of course. That will give us some advantages."

"I will do that."

As they are about to discuss another matter, the meeting room door opens, and a soldier pants as she walks forward.

"Lady Lucretia! There is news from Sauronix City!"

At the mention of the city where the Dragon Cavalry originates from, Lucretia's expression turns into a serious expression, and says.

"What is it? Is His Highness doing okay?"

"His Highness, the prince, is doing okay, my lady. He also brought good news! The Dragon Cavalry will join our cause! Not only that, but the prince also manages to defeat the Nether Gate, who tried to kill all the Dragon Horses in Sauronix Castle."

Lucretia's smile gets a little bit bigger, and she says.

"This is good. We did not need to evacuate our place because of this. With the Dwarves helping us, the Dragon Cavalry joining our cause, and the Armes Southern Mountain Corps defeat at Sable, we can go on the offensive instead of on the defensive as planned."

Lucretia looks at the oldest person in the room and says.

"Raja, I need you to move half of our troops to Lelcar and ensure Lelcar is fortified. Once Gerrald and the others return, we will move the rest."

Raja gets up from the chair and says.

"Leave this to me."

Lucretia nods her head and looks at Boz.

"I am sorry for asking this, Lord Boz. However, can you ensure the other Armes' army did not attack us from the east?"

"Urgh. I hate passing up an opportunity to attack, but alright. I will make sure they cannot attack us."

"To make them not move, we will sacrifice some of our resources and only release a small amount of prisoners while keeping the most important prisoner back. With this, the Armes will think twice before attacking us."

Boz nods and says.

"I will do that. Don't worry. I already see the list of people Gerrald sent us, and I know which one we can use."

"Good."

Lucretia opens her feather fan and says.

"Let's get back to work! We are in the endgame, and I want our faction to win this war."