𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟕𝟓.1: 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐝𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 (1)
Thus, the Archduke Demon of Blood was banished, and Oswald picked up the essence that lay before him. Perhaps it was because he had consumed a lot of power while fighting for a long time. . . He thought it would be stronger than the essence that came from the archduke demon of truth, but there was a similar level of essence remaining.
[𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐝𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝-𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞]
[𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐯. 𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎]
[𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐯. 𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎]
[𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐯. 𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎]
[𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐯. 𝟏𝟑𝟎]
[𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐯. 𝟏𝟑𝟎]
[𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐯. 𝟏𝟑𝟎]
‘𝘈𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘐 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘣 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘩𝘢𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦. . .’
He thought he would concentrate on cleansing while resting at the same time, so he thought 5 days would be enough. Of course, it seemed that he would not be able to carry out the plan to deplete the existing plague troops during those 5 days.
‘𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘺.’
As much as possible, he wanted to avoid moving ground troops. . . It seemed like he would have to move regular troops for the final battle with Phaast. In that case, there would be a lot of damage. . . but it was inevitable, a sacrifice of the small for the greater good.
‘𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥?’
Perhaps at least several hundred thousand would die if the army and the plague troops clashed head-on.
‘𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴.’
The three eastern royal families referred to the Yue Kingdom, Huan Kingdom, and Yuan Kingdom, the feudal states excluding the Great Zhou Empire. Since they were all connected to the Great Zhou Empire by blood, the Imperial Empire called them the three eastern royal families.
Didn’t one of the three eastern royal families, the Huan Kingdom, regain its composure after repelling Belphegor?
‘𝘖𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘴. . . . 𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘶.’
It wasn’t just about asking for troops; it was about asking them to send troops in exchange for giving them the territory of the Great Zhou Empire. Who would do such a thing? Oswald himself would.
Anyway, the Great Zhou Empire was finished since the plague troops had advanced into Sichuan. . . . It wasn’t easy to get to another place from Sichuan Province because they would have to cross a rugged mountain range.
According to information from the CID observation post, the Imperial City where the Great Zhou Empire Imperial Family was located was currently under siege. . . . Even the CID seemed to hope that the Great Zhou Empire would perish as it was.
It seemed that the emperor of the Great Zhou Empire had made such a mess that they decided it would be more helpful for their future endeavors if he was gone.
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“The right side of the wall is collapsing! Hurry up and send reinforcements!”
Sichuan Province Imperial City.
This was where the Imperial Family of the Great Zhou Empire resided. . . . Most of the people had already evacuated the Imperial City, so the only people left were the Imperial Guards, who protected the Imperial Family, the Dongchang warriors, and the musketeers.
The reserve forces that had been stationed below the rampart immediately climbed up with machine guns and fired bullets at the ogres that were pouring over.
Tatatatatatat!
In a short moment, dozens of bullets pierced the ogres’ heads and bodies. Although the machine guns were somewhat lacking in power due to their nature, they were powerful enough when fired at close range.
The reserve forces drove back the ogres, and the Sichuan Province Home Defense Force troops, who had been waiting, came up and filled the empty space. Although 100,000 had deserted in Hanguan last time, there were still many Home Defense Force troops left because they had conscripted the remaining refugees.
“Crown Prince,.”
“Your Majesty. . . . . . ”
“Crown Prince, you must escape the Imperial City.”
“How can I leave your Majesty behind?”
“You are the only one who can succeed the Great Zhou Empire.”
“Aren’t there the crown princes and princes of the Three Royal Families?”
“Their surname is not Zhu, is it not? Only the Zhou family can rule the Great Zhou Empire. I may be old and full of stubbornness. . . . But this is one thing I must do. If the dynasty that has lasted for hundreds of years perishes in my generation. . . . How can I face the previous emperors?”
“But. . . . . . ”
“I will give you half of the Imperial Guards, half of the Dongchang warriors, and half of the Imperial Guard troops. Take them and escape from Sichuan to Yunnan Province. Yunnan has rugged mountains and dense forests, so the Chaos troops will not be able to invade easily.”
“Your Majesty!”
“Crown Prince. . . . Although I am accused of being a tyrant in my later years. . . . I am not so confused as to put my children ahead.”
“Your Majesty!”
When Crown Prince Zhou Yunwen still did not intend to follow his wishes, the Emperor nodded at the Minister of War standing behind him. The Minister of War then roughly hit the back of the Crown Prince’s neck, causing Zhou Yunwen to collapse as if he had fainted.
“Minister Seok, I entrust him to you.”
“I will surely protect His Highness the Crown Prince.”
With a determined face, Seok Seong-ryeon accepted the Emperor’s last command.
“Yes, that’s the look. The look of the warrior I personally selected when I was young is still alive.”
“Your Majesty has also regained the look of your youth.”
“Hahaha, it is only on the verge of death that I look back on the past. . . . . . I wonder if things would have been different if I had been strong from the beginning. . . . I wonder if many things would have been different if I had made wiser choices than I do now. Perhaps my father passed the throne to me early because he was worried that I would become like this.”
” . . . . . . ”