The Duke’s Eldest Son Escaped to the Army (187)

Translator: ChubbyCheeks

59 Fierce Battle within the Southeast (4)

Iron realized that it might be tough to request assist from the North and even the Leonhardts after listening to Crimson’s phrases.

“That they had been quiet up till now, so why so out of the blue…”

― We don’t know. However we will assume one factor… We predict that it’s by some means associated to the dimensional cracks.

Iron frowned. One thing had briefly flashed in his head however he couldn’t grasp it clearly. 

“Are there no issues within the Dragon Plains?”

― I noticed that the frost giants had began to awaken so I went there and investigated myself. Thankfully, there’s no massive drawback as of but.

Jayden Wicks instantly answered Iron’s query. 

If the traditional races had been beginning to awaken, then it was obligatory for them to control the place the place the dragons had been buried. 

“It’s near the World Tree… will they assist?”

― Maybe… However we will solely say one factor for certain, the frost giants past the mountain ranges have woke up sooner. Whether or not the World Tree helps us or not… It’s nonetheless going to be a tough battle.

Iron sighed at Crimson’s phrases. 

“Hoo… Then, it’s going to be laborious to count on assist from the North.”

― As soon as we’ve got accomplished organising the protection line to some extent, I’ll ship you a minimum of a part of the Ghosts and the Knight Order.

―  I may even…

“No. Should you’re coping with the frost giants, then you should have no time to care about us. We’ll maintain every thing on our facet.” 

Iron turned off the communication system after saying so. 

“Frost giants…” 

Was it as a result of he heard about an sudden being that Iron’s expression had turned inflexible?

Frost giants.

They had been recognized to be one of many lively beings in the course of the mythological period. In accordance with the data only some of them had been left from that period. Nevertheless, they didn’t disappear and solely slumbered below the glaciers past the mountain ranges. 

If these beings utterly woke up, then it might be tough to answer their risk with simply the Northern and Northeastern Armies alone. The complete Northern area of the Empire knew this too, that was why they had been organising a defensive position across the whole mountain ranges. 

“Getting assist… will probably be tough.”

This was an sudden scenario. 

Iron felt like one thing was driving him in the direction of the sting of the cliff because the worst scenario attainable unfolded in entrance of him. 

Crimson had informed him when he left the Northeast that they might see indicators they usually had been unhealthy. Nevertheless, he by no means anticipated that the frost giants would awaken at this time limit. There was additionally the awakening of the traditional gods within the Southern area of the continent. The West additionally had birdmen and the aerial monsters forming an alliance whereas God’s energy immediately intervened.

The complete continent was going through big and main modifications whereas he was busy and engaged in a fierce and chaotic battle right here within the Southeast.

“What the hell is occurring proper now?”

Iron was discovering it tough to wrap his head round and correctly grasp the occasions and phenomena that had been taking place all around the continent. 

From historical gods, to outdoors gods, to awakening historical races. Iron felt like they had been slowly returning to the mythological period. The mythological period was an period when deities and divine beings drove the world to ruins simply so they might show their hegemony. It was an period of full and utter chaos.

“Is that what the God Sport is about?”

Iron mumbled to himself as he contemplated over the continent’s present scenario. It was apparent that one thing massive was taking place below his watch, but it surely was one thing that he hadn’t been in a position to see but. 

“Does the manticore know?” 

He questioned if the factor that he couldn’t see was one thing that the manticore had seen. Maybe this was additionally the explanation why it urged its subordinates to maneuver at this time limit. If that was the case, then, the battle within the Southeast would simply be the start. 

He didn’t know if this was the worth that they needed to pay for not defending the center of the Empire correctly. But when that was the explanation for the scenario proper now then…

“…Is it a deliberate destruction from the very starting?” 

If the gods appeared one after the opposite within the continent it might positively deliver a catastrophe that mankind wouldn’t be capable of cease with their energy alone. 

To be trustworthy, Iron wholly believed that the position of the God’s Orb within the Imperial Palace was merely stopping the dimensional cracks from opening and stopping the entry of the skin gods to this world. But it surely appeared like its energy was stronger and extra vital than what he had anticipated.

Maybe, it not solely protected this world from the skin gods but it surely additionally prevented the ‘beings that shouldn’t be woke up’ sleeping all around the continent from opening their eyes as soon as once more.

It was a breakwall that stored mankind’s security and guarded them from hazard. And this breakwall was slowly shedding its energy.

Because the boundary that protected the continent had cracked and turned weak, the beings that ought to have remained asleep started to slowly open their eyes. 

“Ha… So, my earlier life was actually simply the prologue.”

Now that he considered issues deeply, it appeared like his earlier life was actually nothing when in comparison with this. 

It must be simply round this a lot, proper?

That was what he thought earlier than, however that wasn’t the case in any respect. It appeared just like the hardships that he skilled in his previous life was only a preview of the true factor. 

‘I’ll ship you there and allow you to expertise this a lot as a preview, huh?’

And identical to that, they solely despatched the monsters. The identical was true in his present life. All the things that he had skilled up thus far was only a heat up earlier than the true factor started. It appeared like they had been telling him that he didn’t have an opportunity on this sport if he couldn’t do and survive this a lot. 

“Ha… there’s no finish to this.”

The second that he thought that one thing was over they usually had gone via the toughest half, one thing larger and crazier would get thrown at them. It was extraordinarily exhausting to the purpose that anybody would really feel happier, extra relaxed and extra snug in the event that they died early. It appeared like they had been hell-bent on driving humanity into the pits of despair.

After all, all of this was simply his conjectures. 

Possibly Iron was unsuitable and he may count on simply this a lot hazard however his instinct was clearly telling him that the issues that had been operating via his thoughts had been right. 

Even when he wasn’t certain about his conjectures there was one factor that he may say for certain. Beginning with the battle right here within the Southeast, all the continent would face a interval of chaos and upheaval.

This was all Iron may infer from the data that he had on the present scenario. 

‘Is that this what the World Tree had informed me about?’ 

Iron sighed as he recalled the phrases that the World Tree had informed him. 

The non permanent peace would proceed till ‘that day’ arrived.

That was what the World Tree had promised him.

Iron additionally recalled the witch that he had met within the Northeast. She regarded blissful after sacrificing herself as if she was relieved that she was dying early. And proper now, Iron assume he knew the explanation why.

― Ding! You may have peeked via the secrets and techniques of the world. As a particular privilege, your price of development will improve till the principle quest ‘Apocalypse’ begins.

Iron’s eyes widened on the sudden sound of notifications that rang in his ears. 

The notification informed him that his conjectures had been right. It even gave him a buff in his development as a reward for efficiently peeking via the secrets and techniques of the world. It was as if the system was telling him ‘With this a lot development price, you shouldn’t say that you simply don’t have a option to battle and go in opposition to the currents sooner or later!’. 

“Are you telling me that I ought to climb larger?”

Iron smiled wryly as he silently regarded out of the window. 

Proper now, he solely has two methods to climb larger. He may signal a contract with a divine beast together with his final slot or change into a grandmaster.

Maybe a tricky battle would proceed to lie in entrance of him sooner or later even when he had achieved each. Apart from, getting stronger alone didn’t essentially imply that they’d acquire victory and every thing would work effectively.

“My subordinates must also get stronger sooner.” 

The opposite-worlders and the chosen ones had been all rising at a particularly quick tempo that it was laborious to elucidate with the present frequent sense. And Iron lastly knew the explanation why after this incident. If that was the case, then his subordinates additionally wanted to develop sooner. 

He needed to protect his sturdy subordinates whereas producing and coaching new sturdy subordinates. That was the one manner for them to have the ability to stand up to the apocalypse and this world’s scheduled destruction and smash. 

There was a chance for the Empire if the 2 household heads had reached the grandmaster-rank. Nevertheless, hope was nonetheless indefinite. 

“Hoo…” 

Iron let loose a protracted breath and launched the strain in his physique after the strain to change into stronger out of the blue weighed down on him. 

Then, he headed straight to the communications’ room. 

“To all the military.” 

The communications officer57665 hurriedly opened the communication line to all the military after listening to Iron’s orders. 

Iron nodded his head calmly on the officer after listening to that every thing was set and prepared earlier than calmly addressing his whole military. 

“Disaster has come to our Empire.”

Iron began with saying {that a} disaster had come earlier than briefly explaining the issues that he simply discovered.

It wasn’t that way back that the Empire’s disaster had ended however one other big disaster was coming their manner once more. 

Simply when everybody was about to sigh and despair on the arrival of one other nice hazard…

“Identical to you’ve heard, it might be tough to count on assist from the opposite armies as a consequence of our present circumstances. That implies that we have to utterly modify our ways and techniques.”

Everybody went silent at Iron’s phrases. 

It will be laborious for them to count on the safety and security that they anticipated on this battle now.

Everybody within the communications room was below stress as they checked out Iron, realizing that they’d be taking an enormous threat proper now. 

“We should overcome this issue with our energy alone.” 

Silence coated all the room after listening to Iron’s phrases. Then, Ariel’s voice got here in via the communication system.

― Please give us your order.

With Ariel because the catalyst, all the commanding officers, beginning with the corps commanders, requested for his orders. 

Iron smiled calmly at their actions. 

“I really feel apologetic that I’ve to vary my orders. However listed below are my orders once more.”

Iron took a deep breath and composed himself earlier than giving his orders to everybody loudly. 

“An ideal victory. That is what your Commander desires. Are you able to do it?”

― Sure, sir! We will do it!

Iron nodded at everybody’s reply.

“We’ll proceed to face risks sooner or later, and they’re going to show to be a a lot higher risk than this. We’re simply standing at the start line. So, endure. Endure and survive this. Develop sturdy sufficient that you would be able to overcome no matter risk the longer term will throw at us. I will probably be by your facet.”

The entire troops answered Iron’s phrases suddenly. 

I perceive.

We will certainly survive.

We’ll proceed to face beside you, Iron, and face any risk and disaster that the longer term will deliver them with none concern.

Iron felt like he may hear these phrases ringing in his ears and it introduced a large smile to his face. 

All of them believed in him. 

Typically, their belief was so overwhelming that it weighed closely on his shoulders but it surely wasn’t as heavy as earlier than proper now. The strain and burden that he was feeling earlier than had now change into a perception that they’d and will overcome the threats that they’d face sooner or later. 

Not lengthy after the Cellular Area Military reaffirmed their belief on one another, the battle within the Southeast started. 

After struggling an enormous injury from their assault earlier than, the manticore now not unfold out and dispersed its military in the course of the all-out battle. It gathered as many subordinates that it may collect and introduced them in a single place earlier than advancing as one group. 

Cardro retreated slowly and tried to cease their advance as a lot as attainable however the monster corps continued to silently collect and advance as if they didn’t care in regards to the injury that they had been incurring in any respect. 

With their opponent popping out on this big fan-fare, their plans of making a protection line and hitting their rear had change into ineffective. 

“Ought to we return to our protection mission and return to Command?”

Iron shook his head at Nyx Cole’s query. 

“Go and circle round with Raven and watch for my orders.”

Nyx Cole bowed his head after listening to Iron’s orders. He gathered all of the rangers earlier than climbing on the drake.

Iron noticed via the manticore.

The manticore was nonetheless hell-bent on doing a short-term battle so it moved suddenly regardless of the chance of giant damages. So, Iron mobilized the twenty third Corps to create a protection line that will decelerate their advance as a lot as attainable. That may make them decelerate and step again for a bit. 

Though there was no assist that will come, time was nonetheless on their facet. 

The manticore’s plan to win a short-term battle would finish the second the large worm corps returned. The second they returned, the Southeastern factions would as soon as once more entangle and they’d be compelled to maintain one another in test as soon as once more. 

‘Let’s cease there for now.’ 

This was all that they might do proper now. 

It was vital for them to stall for time to realize their first tactical objective. 

The manticore was additionally recklessly charging in the direction of Command proper now regardless of the chance of receiving big injury as a result of he knew this reality. Since their goal was not shifting, they determined to cost crazily in the direction of the Cellular Area Military Command. 

This was the explanation why they couldn’t kind their protection line and stored on being pushed again. They didn’t obtain any injury however the scenario was so unusual that they couldn’t cease that many monsters. In the long run, an enormous variety of monsters had been lastly in a position to collect and create a camp in entrance of  the Cellular Area Military.

Iron felt like he was trying on the most horrible expertise that he had in his earlier life, the monster wave. Nevertheless, the scenario proper now was totally different. Iron was now standing within the highest place that he may get with the strongest power and energy. 

“You got here shortly.” 

He thought that they might cease them even only for slightly bit. However the shrewd manticore simply continued to maneuver recklessly with none take care of the injury. 

Nevertheless, regardless of how a lot injury they incurred, the numerical benefit nonetheless remained on the monster corps’ facet. Consequently, the small skirmishes had been received by the manticore’s facet. However of their present scenario, the small tactical victories didn’t matter in any respect. The scenario was extraordinarily unhealthy. Caring about what number of small battles they’d received was identical to a joke. They needed to proceed making an attempt to kind a battle line. 

The manticore was conscious of this so it continued to push ahead, getting into the battle with out giving room for Iron and his troops to cool down. Akin to a monster wave, the monsters moved en masse. And all of the troops that fashioned the battle line had no selection however to retreat and return again to Command. 

Then, a whole lot of airships and drakes appeared within the sky. In the meantime, numerous fortress cannons had been prepared to fireplace whereas a line of their new cannons aimed on the enemies. The knight order had been all stationed on the gates whereas the troopers positioned themselves on the partitions. 

“Storm troops, prepared?” 

The storm troops’ captain bowed his head and answered Iron’s query.

“Sure, sir!” 

“As soon as the battle begins, go and circle round and make sufficient room for the rangers to create a disturbance.” 

“I perceive.” 

The storm troops had been able to go and rush ahead after receiving Iron’s orders. 

The rangers had already left with Raven to create a disturbance within the monster corps’ rear items. And with the storm troops circling round and heading in the direction of the monster corps’ rear items too, the monsters that had began advancing had been in a position to run straight to the entrance of the Cellular Area Military Command. 

The monsters continued to hurry, not caring whether or not their battle line collapsed from the traps that bursted out.

At that second, a rain of cannon shells fell down, signaling the beginning of the battle.

In the long run, the Southeastern area of the Empire ushered in a interval of fierce battles.