“Lord Kaiso, Posi City is just ahead.”
Kaiso’s subordinate pointed forward.
Kaiso stretched out his hand. Without needing him to speak, the subordinate handed over the telescope.
After taking the telescope, he aimed it in the direction of Posi City and looked over.
He saw that the flags hanging above had already been changed from those of the Saint Luo Empire’s imperial family to those of the New Imperial Army.
“Hmph, what a bunch of things that don’t know whether they are alive or dead. Since you dare to rebel like this, once the city falls, I will not spare a single one of you rebels. All of you will be slaughtered clean!”
“Lord Kaiso, what you said is correct. This must serve as a warning to the monkeys by killing the chicken, so that everyone can see what the consequences of opposing His Majesty are!” Kaiso’s subordinate immediately echoed.
“Let me see where their army is.” Kaiso searched for the troops of the New Imperial Army.
He saw that in front of the moat, the army of Posi City had already formed their formation, as though they had been waiting for his arrival for a long time.
At the very front of the army, he not only saw several southern city lords headed by Wade, but also saw Stella.
At this moment, Stella, just like him, was sitting on a warhorse, equipped with weapons, and stationed at the very front of the army.
Upon seeing this scene, this newly promoted imperial prince could not help but burst into loud laughter.
“Hahaha, hahahaha!!”
“Lord Kaiso, why are you laughing?” The subordinate asked in confusion.
“Here, look for yourself!” Kaiso tossed the telescope to his subordinate.
“Isn’t that Stella? Why is she also on the battlefield!” Kaiso’s subordinate cried out in surprise.
“Hmph, Stella truly is something I did not expect. I thought she would just act as a mascot and hide behind the battlefield. I never expected she would dare to serve as a general and take command at the front of the enemy formation.” Kaiso’s face was written with an expression of disdain. “Perfect. It also saves me the effort of searching for her. After crushing her later, I will directly behead her!”
“How does she dare? Lord Kaiso, looking at the New Imperial Army, it doesn’t seem… very powerful either.”
“A garbage army organized by a few city lords, how powerful can it be? My army is the regular elite of the empire, completely different from those garbage troops. Every single one of them is a warrior who can fight a hundred men alone!”
Although Kaiso’s words contained elements of exaggeration, looking only at individual combat quality, the imperial army with actual combat experience was indeed superior.
His confidence came precisely from this point.
“Lord Kaiso, then what do we do next? Should we station ourselves here to rest, surround Posi City, and steadily advance?” Kaiso’s subordinate asked.
“Station what? They have Posi City at their backs. Even if they dig in and defend, they can hold out for a long time. Right now they have all come out in force. If we do not seize the opportunity to heavily damage them, it will turn into a prolonged war! Idiot!” Kaiso glared at his subordinate. “Something has already happened at the Yamar Border. The demonkin army is about to invade our empire’s territory. If we waste time here and the border truly falls later, can you bear the responsibility? We must resolve these rebels as quickly as possible, receive Imperial Brother’s orders, and guard the frontier!”
“Y-yes!”
The subordinate who had been reprimanded nodded repeatedly.
Although on the surface he agreed with Kaiso’s words, in his heart he was very clear. Kaiso’s verbal claim of protecting the country was actually so he could seize the opportunity while holding military authority to establish more merits.
“Pass down the order. Reorganize for three hours and prepare to launch a fierce assault on the rebels, taking Posi City in one stroke!” Kaiso waved his hand grandly and issued the command.
“Understood, Lord Kaiso!”
The time for the decisive battle had arrived.
Kaiso led the aggressively advancing imperial army onto the battlefield.
In his field of vision, Stella was opposite him, also leading the New Imperial Army onto the battlefield. The tense atmosphere was on the verge of exploding. An invisible pressure permeated the air.
“Lord Kaiso, very good. Our army is already on standby, waiting only for your order.” Kaiso’s subordinate reminded him.
Kaiso turned his head and glanced at the army behind him. The corners of his mouth lifted.
He drew his military saber and pointed it forward.
“All officers and soldiers, hear the order! Charge against the rebels!!”
“Kill!!”
The imperial army launched a charge in the direction of Posi City. The shouts of killing shook the heavens.
The mage units within the imperial army used powerful magic tools. Magic light beams like a meteor shower streaked across the sky above the battlefield and launched a magic bombardment against the New Imperial Army before the two armies clashed.
The mages on the New Imperial Army side collectively used magic protective barriers, attempting to block the magic strikes.
Although the magic protective barriers of the New Imperial Army blocked the vast majority of the attacks, a portion still penetrated the barriers and landed among the troops, causing considerable magical impact and disrupting the formation.
The imperial army seized this opportunity and crashed into them before the other side could restore its formation.
The armies on both sides began to slaughter each other.
On the battlefield, Kaiso showed not the slightest cowardice. He controlled his warhorse, his speed astonishingly fast, weaving through the New Imperial Army, continuously crushing the opposing soldiers. He killed until even his hair was dyed red with blood.
“Kaiso, hand over your life!” Wade roared in anger and swung his long axe down.
“A piece of trash like you still wants to kill me? Get lost!”
Kaiso’s hand rapidly brushed across the military saber, using mana to enchant it, igniting fierce flames.
He swung once at Wade, easily cutting the long axe apart. The slash containing the impact of flames knocked Wade off his warhorse.
Just as he was preparing to execute Wade, a lake-blue longsword slashed over. Fluctuations of water blocked the flaming slash and saved Wade’s life.
“Sorry, Wade. You retreat first.” A girl’s voice rang out.
“Your Highness Stella!”
Wade was supported by the soldiers onto a horse and withdrew first.
“Oh, Stella, lowly bastard of humble bloodline, you still have the face to appear before me?” Kaiso looked at Stella, who was holding a one-handed sword, and the corners of his mouth lifted.
“Kaiso, I truly must thank you.”
The mocked Stella appeared quite calm. She showed no anger. There was only a faint smile on her face, as though she had not taken Kaiso’s words to heart.
“Thank me?” Kaiso was a little unclear about Stella’s meaning.
“Yes. Thank you for traveling all this way to come before me and deliver yourself to death. The humiliation you once gave me, I have never forgotten. Being able to seize the opportunity for revenge, how could I not be happy?”
Stella narrowed her eyes.
“Let you become the first stepping stone on my path to becoming emperor.”
“Hahaha, you have successfully amused me!!”
Kaiso laughed until tears almost came out. Besides contempt for Stella, anger also surged in his heart.
He tightly gripped the military saber in his hand, causing the flames on the blade to burn even more vigorously.
“A piece of trash flowing with lowly blood actually dares to speak to me like this? Right away, I will make you pay the price. Use your life to go regret it in hell!”
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