Chapter 560 Individual Aesthetics 1/2 (1/2)
This period of time was totally disastrous for the Reformist Party.
Firstly, the Undead Army in the Grosso region. Although they were eventually exterminated, thousands of refugees were still homeless in the city. They used to have a home to return to, but their homes had been devoured entirely by the flames. Their only choice left was to wait for their fate in the city miserably. The conflagration in the Grosso Plain had burned up all the foodstuff reserves in the Southern region and the foodstuff crisis had given the Reformist Party a huge headache. Although the danger period had ended, they knew that this was only temporary. If they failed to search for a substitute foodstuff transportation channel, they would be in big trouble.
Due to this reason, the Southern Parliament had agreed to Baker's risky plan. They had intended to attack Paphield in the shortest period of time. However, they were unsure if their side was too weak or the opposing side was too powerful because their attacks on Paphield's defensive line had failed again and again and Baker's battle plan had become the only lifeline for them.
Then, what happened next left the Reformist Party over the moon. Not only did Baker's army break through Paphield's defensive line, but they also conquered Callenbach City! When the Southern Parliament received this news, the room was filled with applause and the huge conference room became a sea of joy where everyone was grinning from ear to ear as though the darkness had passed and the bright future appeared before them. On that night, the entire Southern Port became a city that did not sleep. The civilians sang, danced, and celebrated their 'difficult' and 'well-earned' victory.
However, this dream lasted for merely a night. On the second day, they received a piece of shocking news.
The Northern 5th Legion [Sword Lion] has gathered in Feralas with 25,000 soldiers!
The Northern 3rd Legion [White Eagle] and the Eastern Plain 5th Cavalry Team [Wing of Glory] has gathered in Dagger Valley River with 20,000 soldiers!
And the Senia Family [Ring of Magic] Magician Knights has led the Noble Allied Armies into the Red Leaf Forest with 17,000 soldiers!
A total of 62000 King's Party soldiers had surrounded Callenbach entirely from all directions and will attack anytime!
The cheers and laughter from the day before were nowhere to be heard and they were replaced with an unprecedented tense atmosphere. Now wasn't the time for them to ponder about why they weren't notified of such a large-scale mobilization of troops because the King's Party had presented their shimmering sharp blades and was ready to lay their hands on the rebellious defectors!
The Reformist Party was panic-stricken. During the emergency meeting on the second morning, the 75 year old Parliament Chairman stood to his feet, smacked the table, and bellowed frantically! ”Send more troops! Tell Baker that I represent the Parliament to order him in defending Callenbach with all his life! We will give him all the manpower that he asks for! But we have one request! We must defend Callenbach before the Country of Light's Parliament intervened! We must never fail and never back down until the very end! I represent the Southern civilians, the Southern Parliament, and the people who pursue freedom and independence to request that Baker defends Callenbach with all his life!!”
A lot of them in the Reformist Party remembered the bloody night slaughtered by Lydia. Back then, they held the hopes of saving their loved ones and companions through the Country of Light's Parliament. However, Lydia's response exceeded their expectations. She decisively hung everyone to death before the Country of Light's Parliament's reinforcements arrived at the Munn Kingdom. Most of them still remembered the scene when they arrived at the Golden City with the Country of Light's Parliament's emissaries. They were greeted by ice-cold corpses swaying in the wind.
And now, they couldn't help but recall that scene when they heard this news. Could it be that the vicious, brutal monster had decided to wipe out all their troops before the Country of Light's Parliament's reinforcements arrive? If that's the case, we can't allow that tyrant to get away with it!
The Reformist Party dispatched their messengers to the Country of Light's Parliament immediately, hoping that they would stop the confrontation using the name of the Light Dragon and request Lydia to stop her merciless suppression and massacre of innocent civilians.
When the messengers of the Reformist Party stepped into the land of the Country of Light, Rhode had just arrived at the Golden City and he was waiting for Lydia's summon.
The smooth white marble floor reflected off the corridor. Rhode admired the city by the window. The dark clouds of the war didn't affect Golden City at all. It was still as breathtaking and the civilians were walking on the streets as calmly as always. Rhode let out a sigh as he recalled the scene where the army of Country of Darkness slaughtered their way into Golden City in the game. Back then, this glorious city had as though been smeared with dark paint and desperation spread in everyone. Death and sins laid in every corner and this beautiful city had chosen to be destroyed to prevent further invasion by the Undead Army.
This city was as dazzling and eye-catching as its ruler no matter if it was dead or alive.