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Chapter 894 - 894 91 You and I Are Both Heretics

894: Chapter 91, You and I Are Both Heretics 894: Chapter 91, You and I Are Both Heretics Jade Palace, kingdom leadership gathered once again in an atmosphere so oppressive it was suffocating.

It really was a case of “whatever you fear, will come to pass.”

The Alpha Kingdom had always been trying to stabilize the Elf Race, preventing them from joining the war, but alas, it had ultimately failed.

The armies of the Elf Race hadn’t come slaughtering their way here, but the Elf Magicians had made their appearance on the battlefield first.

“The Elf Race joining the war was unexpected, yet it also made sense.

From the moment they rejected signing a non-aggression pact with the kingdom, everybody must have realized the inevitable outcome.

Now, it merely came a bit sooner than anticipated.

Magicians hold a special place in the military, always well-protected by all parties; hence, their likelihood of dying is relatively smaller.”

From the perspective of the Elf Race, sending Magicians to assist their allies in combat is indeed a very cost-effective action.

Joining the war early perhaps shows that the elves realized the danger and noticed that this continental war was different from the previous ones,” Hudson said, breaking the silence first.

No matter how uncertain he felt inside, in times like these, he, as the Military Commander, must not panic.

The unity of the kingdom is based on the premise that they can all get through the crisis together.

If there was no hope at all, everyone would inevitably start looking out for themselves.

Just look at how the nobles at the front line were behaving.

Those Major Nobles had long secretly moved a portion of their younger members away; what appeared on the battlefield was merely the visible strength of each household.

If everyone were willing to fight to the death, the Allied Forces on the western front wouldn’t have retreated in fear due to several forbidden spells.

The Mage Corps sent by the Elf Race was indeed powerful, but it still hadn’t exceeded the bounds.

Large-scale magic, once initiated through a Magic Formation, cannot be stopped midway.

Otherwise, under the backlash of a forbidden spell, the lead caster would nearly certainly die, and other casters would be severely wounded, if not killed.

If the Allied Forces were willing to fight desperately, they could simply charge out and engage the enemy in a blood battle; not hoping to defeat the enemy, but just to close the distance and disrupt the casting.

After all, the distance was small, and while casting, the enemy’s Magicians couldn’t flee, and even if the enemy desperately intercepted, it was merely trading life for life.

A single battle resulting in heavy losses on our side but taking down an enemy’s Mage Corps was completely feasible strategically.

If executed a few times, the Elf Race definitely wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

They were only here to assist, not to trade lives with the Allied Human Army.

“Marshal, why the Elf Race joined the war early is now completely irrelevant.

The key is that they have joined, and the western line is doomed to fall.

Looking at the current situation, in at most two more months, the Eastern War Hammer Kingdom will fall completely.

The West Hammer Kingdom has many mountains, and the situation is slightly better, but it is of no help to the overall situation.

Once the Eastern War Hammer Kingdom is routed, the Ancient Heritage Alliance and the Elf Race’s Allied Forces can march into Moxi Duchy, threatening the kingdom’s western front.

We cannot depend on the nations of the Northern Continent anymore; despite all the effort we have invested before, these countries sent only a few reinforcements.

Now, as the situation collapses, they will only look after themselves even more.

Even knowing that after the front line collapses, their own homes will be under the fire, the nations can only prioritize the immediate issues,” Duke Rodriguez said solemnly.

Panic was inevitable.

Once the kingdom’s western front faced threats, the southwestern provinces would surely prioritize their own security, and the Orcs in the north would be left to fend for themselves.

The kingdom had newly recovered seven provinces, which seemed large in territory, but the local emerging nobility was still in the phase of accumulating basic strength.

Managing to delay the enemy for two to three months would mean everyone had fought desperately, and ultimately, the burden would still fall on the five major families in the North.

If they couldn’t hold off the enemy, they would have to face death, given their awkward position within Kingdom Aristocrats, there simply was no second option.

Previously they supported Hudson “the enemy” to become the Commander in Chief mainly because of the North-first, West-next strategy.

“Duke Rodriguez, you’re absolutely right, under normal circumstances the western line definitely cannot hold with the Elf Race participating in the war.

However, there are always exceptions.

If the army of ancient heritage can march from Moxi Duchy into the kingdom, it’s also possible that they start sweeping other countries of the Northern Continent from Orton Duchy.

If the Elf Race also sends out large forces, wiping out the Canterloo Duchy, Ustad Duchy, and Fick Duchy, meeting in Orton Duchy and then descending south, the Northern Continent will have no power left to stop them.

The Elf Race, with its limited population and limited demand for land, even if they had ambitions to expand, combining the three Duchies, Canterloo, Ustad, and Fick, would suffice them for many years to digest.

The internal situation of the Ancient Races is a bit more complicated; they need a lot of sunlit land, but swallowing the East-West War Hammer Kingdom could also choke them.

Then, guess whether they would join forces to invade the kingdom or go south to help the Alien Coalition?” Hudson speculated, causing those present to look visibly relieved.

The populations of both the Elves and Ancient Races were not very large, and in the short term, neither had the strength to swallow the entire Northern Continent.

Theoretically, even if they invaded the Kingdom of Alpha, it would be benefiting the Orcs.

However, for these theories to be valid, there’s one precondition—the Elf Race truly wants to rescue the Alien Coalition and cannot afford to spend too much time on the Kingdom of Alpha.

“Marshal, if the kingdom is not the target of the Elf Race, should we refuse the Moxi People’s request for help?”