fynovel Chapter 1000: The Stalemate
Chapter 1000: The Stalemate
Chapter 1000: The Stalemate
U//ppTodated fr/o/m
In the five months following the battle of New Alexandria, the tide began to turn for Frant.
People from all across the country joined forces to fight against the blackguards, successfully liberating most of the cities that had been under their control within the country.
However, that wasn't true elsewhere. All the other nations were still heavily influenced by the blackguards.
Two of them, in particular, Hin and Etrium, launched their own attacks on Frant, creating a two-front war Erik and the others had to fight.
Though that wasn't easy, even for the well-armed troops of the two countries. That was because of what the blackguards did in the past.
Unbeknownst to most, the blackguards' caused many powerful thaids to migrate away from the Eldraith mountain range, which bordered Etrium and Frant, meaning that both countries were swarming with Thaids coming from the mountain range.
However, the situation worsened during these five months. Apparently, what the blackguards were doing in Mur pushed more monsters to migrate to the Mannard continent.
Even some weaker wyverns had been forced to leave the peaks of the Eldraith mountain range, and that made launching the attacks on Frant harder, as now the attackers had to navigate through unfamiliar and dangerous territories full of monsters they couldn't even kill.
Frant's troops had been severely weakened by what had happened during the past years. With Becker's loyalists being killed by Volkov, and later, with Volkov's loyalists being killed by Erik.
This meant that now, more than ever, the citizens played an important role in Frant. It didn't matter they were weak; it didn't matter they couldn't fight.
There was always room to improve and to help. Besides, Erik circulated the modified version of Liberty Watch's training technique to the masses, strengthening everyone and making the entire process faster.
However, the results one could achieve in five months were not that much. Yet, it helped, if even a little.
Though the technique could also reach their enemies, and that was why Erik asked for strict regulations for the technique usage, and made Becker implement severe monitoring procedures within the city. Honestly, nor Erik nor Becker liked it that much, because they didn't want to do the same things Volkov did, but it wasn't like they had a choice.
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"Are you sure you want to do this?" Fischer asked. The man was with Erik, Becker, and Van Dyke, discussing the things to do next.
Erik met Fischer's gaze. There was no shred of doubt in them. "Yes, I want to end what my father started."
"Erik, do you realize I cannot give you the same support I gave to Lucius when he went to Hin, right?" He paused.
"The situation there will not be simple. The war is now on Frant's shores, unlike in the past when it was on Hin's."
"There's nothing to worry about, Armand. I can reach the Mur continent easily if I go with June, and whatever help I need, well, I can simply make more Chimaeric Demons on the way, and they will take care of the rest."
"If you say so."
"Do you have any idea where the Blackguards headquarters might be located?"
Becker thought for a little. He recalled something Lucius had told him some time ago.
"Well... Lucius said something about the fact it was on an island, but there are a lot of them around Hin. So, it's not much information to work with."
"It's already enough. Thank you."
"Yes, but Erik, are you sure targeting their headquarters is the best thing to do? We really need your help here..."
"It is, Armand. By killing their leaders, the entire organization would crumble. I will make it harder for them to coordinate their troops in Frant... No, everywhere in the world. The Chimaeric Demons will take care of the remaining stragglers then... As for my help here... I provided you with enough troops to resist any attack. The clones are strong, and the last ones are even stronger than the previous ones."
The others in the room exchanged glances. If he could indeed kill their higher-ups, then the blackguards were going to retreat regardless of the situation.