Magicless Extra: The Villain’s Survival Method – Chapter 143.1

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟒𝟑.1: 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐫 (10)

While the Paris city councilors were preparing for the uprising, the 3rd Prince Douglas and the Western Military District troops were rushing to build trenches in the southern and eastern plains outside the city of Paris.

Most of the troops were mobilized to complete the construction before the arrival of the Central Military District and Iberian United Military District forces.

“Commander Ingol, who do you think will arrive here in Paris first?”

“In terms of distance, wouldn’t the troops of the Iberian United Military District arrive in Paris first?”

“Then how about we strike them down before the rest of the troops join?”

“I’m sorry, but the Iberian United Military District troops are more difficult to deal with.”

“Is there a reason?”

“They are veterans who have been fighting against the Chaos in the New Continent up until recently. Moreover, they are armed with all sorts of new weapons and are quite formidable. Not to mention, their commander, the Earl of Valencia, is a powerful Diamond-rank warrior.”

“Hmm. . . . . .”

“The best option for now is to build a strong line of defense and deal with the enemies.”

“So you’re saying we have to grind the enemies with trenches.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Is it possible?”

“It’s a bit disappointing that the tank division has been wiped out, but there are still about thirty tanks left, and there are a lot of towed guns and self-propelled golem guns, so I think we can hold out. Also, we have prepared production lines for shells and bullets in the industrial area of Paris, and we have stocked up as many raw materials as possible, so we will be able to hold out for six months.”

“Six months. . . . . .”

“In six months, a lot of enemies will die.”

“But will we be able to win if that happens?”

“. . . . . .”

“Then what are we trying to achieve by holding out?”

“The goal is negotiation.”

“What do you want to get out of the negotiations?”

“We should demand autonomy, like the Principality of Kiev. And then we can gather our strength again. . .”

“Alright, alright.”

The 3rd Prince’s expression darkened greatly, and his voice sank.

Seeing that, Ingol, the commander of the Western Military District, shut his mouth.

From the beginning, the difference in support was too great. At first, all the western lords supported the 3rd Prince Douglas, but. . . at some point, after learning that Emperor Valentine was a diamond rank, they left, and then after hearing about the exploits of the Earl of Valencia in the New Continent, even more of them left.

In the end, with only a small number of people left, the plan to usurp the throne itself was already a failure.

Douglas, who left the conference room, headed to where Muzak was.

“Muzak, if we get their help, I can become the emperor of the empire, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Can you swear on your soul?”

“This Muzak, I dare to swear on my soul. Your Highness the 3rd Prince, you will become the emperor of the empire.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a blue energy emanated from Muzak’s body and bound his soul. The 3rd Prince nodded upon seeing that and conveyed his will to Muzak.

“You may proceed with the preparations you spoke of. I must become Emperor, even if it means sacrificing all of Paris. Can you hurry things along? We need to summon the archduke demon of truth and his army before the enemies arrive.”

“I’ll do my best to make it on time.”

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Meanwhile, Oswald, who was advancing north, was horrified after receiving information sent from the church.

“Wow, is he really crazy? He’s done something like this before. . . but this time, he’s trying to sacrifice the entire city and even the army he leads?”

From the perspective of having experienced hundreds of civil wars within the empire, the 3rd Prince always summoned the forces of truth. Of course, to contain them, he spared his own army as much as possible and sacrificed the armies of the lords or people from other regions.

But. . . this guy was on a different scale. Currently, the population of Paris alone was in the millions, and the combined forces of the Western Military District and the Western Lords’ Coalition exceeded one million.

“If you sacrifice this many people. . . how strong will an archduke become?”

In the first place, it was common for them to be downgraded when they crossed over to this world. However, the more sacrifices there were, the greater the total amount of power they could bring, so it was best to block them before they crossed over.

‘𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.’

In that case, it would be a massacre. . . but it was better than having the forces of truth and the archduke demon manifest in this world. Considering what would happen when they appeared in this world, it was a small price to pay compared to blowing up Paris.

Of course, that didn’t mean that the lives of the citizens of Paris were of low value. . . but a rational choice could be made.

“Ugh. . . . . .”

Since it had come to this, Oswald decided to abandon the plan to capture Douglas alive for Emperor Valentine and instead destroy the top brass first. That was the only way to quickly suppress the rebellion while minimizing damage to the citizens of Paris.

“Alright, Brigadier General Elsa.”

“Yes, Commander.”

“I’ll promote you to Major General. Please take command of the army in my place.”

“Where are you going, Commander?”

“I’m going to take the air force and go ahead first. It seems the 3rd Prince is trying to draw in Chaos. . . It would be better to deal with it before more Chaos appears.”

“I understand. Then I will take command of the army.”

Elsa finally became the first female Major General in the empire. Also, as she became the commander of an army, her goals continued to be updated.

Anyway, after entrusting the command of the army to Elsa, Oswald boarded the Central-class aerial magic carrier ship. Afterwards, he ordered the air force, which had been moving at minimum speed to go with the army, to move at maximum speed.

The plan was to attack Paris first with only the air force and at the same time deal with the 3rd Prince Douglas. And while they were at it. . . they were going to destroy the entire trench line that formed the summoning circle with the bombardment of the magic battleships.

Kugugugu. . . . . .

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