“They will come . ”

“Of course . ”

“We should get ready then . ”

Joonb.u.m looked at the sun dipping down over the horizon . Jinpok mumbled as he prepared his rations and Doral answered . Jinpok then used a fork to pick a large slice of ham from the rations .

“Whoa . This is quite good . ”

He then began drinking beer while eating his rations as Joonb.u.m started eating as well .

“It’s nice . ”

“Yeah . Ham from Earth is too salty for my taste . ”

“Is ham very salty here?”

“Yes, Earth uses a lot of salt . ”

Lee Chulmin jumped in to answer Doral’s question .

Darkness quickly fell . It was so dark from within the forest and soldiers used night vision goggles to keep watch .

“There are hundreds of those Amon . I think the other troops are facing similar numbers . ”

“Other troops?” Joonb.u.m asked in puzzlement, and Chulmin answered, “The 12th battalion of the northern army seems to be facing the most Amon . We have reports that they are facing two hundred of them . ”

“Is that too much for them?”

“No, Your Majesty . I think they can take on at least three hundred . ”

The northern army consisted of three hundred thousand troops that were divided into a thousand battalions . Each battalion had three hundred soldiers . This was due to the fact that smaller groups were more effective against monsters . If humans formed a ma.s.sive group with too many numbers, monsters would rather hide or flee . Khalodian needed to wipe out the monsters, so that wasn’t a good idea . This division also applied to the southern and central armies .

‘Can we really save the people out there?’

The burden was getting heavier as they advanced . They were fighting well against the Amon but it was only the beginning .

‘I hope I am not doing this because of my own selfish interest . ’

Joonb.u.m thought to himself, but a cannon was fired and he broke out of his thoughts at that sound . Someone shot a signal fire and the soldiers began to fight against the Amon . Poison arrows and bolts were fired from bows and crossbows as the Amon fell, one by one . After a continuous stream of arrows and bolts, the monsters began to fall back .

“They are running! Shoot’em down with the cannon!”

Small cannons that shot thousands of metal pieces were fired . It was like a disaster to those fleeing monsters .

“Stop! Hold your fire!”

The battle was over . The sounds of monsters moaning soon faded and everything became quiet .

‘So, this is the empire . ’

A young knight stared in disbelief .

‘They are not like our king . We were fools . ’

It was now understandable how the foreign n.o.ble built an empire and ruled over the entire world . It was easy to see why everyone in the world wors.h.i.+pped this emperor . Over hundreds of Amon attacked but the soldiers overpowered them with ease . What was more amazing was that the soldiers reacted casually to the victory .

-Son, you must go and learn . For your sake and your future . See the truth and learn . The world will change and you should not fight it . So go and see for yourself . -

He hated Khalodian and hated everyone who wors.h.i.+ped Khalodian . That’s when his father Marquis Hendel Lockea sent him as a volunteer to the Khalodian Army . And he proved to be right in doing that .

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