Chapter 373 - 196. The Beginning Of The Apocalypse -1 (Part Two) (1/2)

Chapter 373 - 196 The Beginning Of The Apocalypse -1 (Part Two)

Translated by A Passing Wanderer

Edited by RED

"How goes the preparation for the army?" I asked the two men

"Every available force of the Imperial Family, plus the ten thousand Crusaders, as well as fifty thousand enlisted soldiers, are currently stationed in the Empire's capital of Laurensis, Your Majesty Also, General Jenald Ripang of the Northern Region has organised an elite force comprised of two thousand convict soldiers With the support of our allied nations, an allied ar has been formed, sire Just one command from you, and they shall mobilise without hesitation" Cardinal Raphael reported toOscal "What about Aslan, then?"

"The Necroe weapon regiments comprised of two thousand operators, plus fifty thousand slave soldiers as back-up, are on standby as we speak, sire"

Our preparation was as good as it could get

However, ere not dealing with the assault of one or two hundred Jötnar here It'd be a huge conflict featuring well over a thousand giants, at the very least

Let's not forget, the vaed to create an undead army that should easily surpass the fifty thousand they had raised in the past, all thanks to using Aihrance and Los The undead ar by this point, I'd wager

If we fought in protracted warfare, then it would be us in the disadvantageous position

Even though orked our butts off to prepare, our enemies were still so powerful that they still easily overwhelmed us But that didn't mean we couldn't stop them at all, of course

Here in the Theocratic Empire, we had an abundance of heroes, after all

"We shall return to the Iet to issue the evacuation order to not just this border region, but to every other fiefdom, as well"

"As you coot this far, I abruptly recalled "

I looked over at Raphael The old cardinal tilted his head slightly and looked back at me

"I shall also head to the tomb of His Majesty the Holy Emperor, Kelt Olfolse"

Raphael's expression visibly hardened when he heard that

Soion

White Aihrance's royal decree had reached these areas as well It ordered the residents living in every corner of the kingdom to evacuate to the Theocratic Empire as if their lives depended on it

Most did as they were told and left Aihrance, but some still chose to remain behind in their hometown

This was their o to, anyway? If they were destined to die anyway, then they wanted to die in their home, at least

That's what the survivors told themselves, but after so their decision

"There's nothing here No food, not even water!"

Aihrance was now covered in sand Procuring food or water was as hard as picking stars froht sky at this point Several of the survivors tried to dig around the arid landscape, but not a single drop of water could be found

All they could do in this despairing situation was to grit their teeth If this continued on, they would surely die of starvation, only to become withered corpses in this accursed desert

"Let's leave"

"But to where?"

"Isn't it obvious? To the Theocratic Empire, of course They said it's safe over there, didn't they? So, if we go there"

Thehis opinion known abruptly flinched in surprise and raised his head

The too-harsh sunlight cast on the ground was suddenly covered up by a tall, pitch-black shadow The rays of the sun brightly illus were sed up by the blackened storm clouds

Rain? Could it be that rain was about to cohtened considerably

Drip drip, drip

Indeed, drops of rain began falling from the heavens The survivors rejoiced and reached their hands to the skies

They opened their mouths to drink the rain water, but what they tasted wasn't the clear and refreshi+ng water, but the acrid metallic stench of blood instead

'Huh?'

Just as the survivors grew more and more confused, the rain of blood worsened instantly and becae Only then did they screaround ru everywhere

"H-hide, now!"

This tremor

They were intimately familiar with it It came from the footsteps of the destroyers who had utterly wrecked the ho hu out and hid themselves They fearfully peeked outside to confirround

Their eyes shot open wide, their mouths firmly clamped shut