The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 279
While Ars was exploring the Eastern Continent, significant changes were occurring in the Central Continent.
The catalyst was the collision between Crossing and Alvard’s armies.
The news of the deaths of Alvard’s Kaien and Crossing’s Juras caused a stir among various kingdoms.
This was especially true for Bülang, which was preparing to invade Liande.
“Juras Pamilion died? Do you think I would believe such a statement!”
Eldric, the third prince of Bülang, roared.
His once tall and handsome appearance had rapidly aged, now resembling a completely disabled individual.
This was due to the immense shock caused by the betrayal of Cassius Lloyd, whom he considered his closest confidant.
He was experiencing extreme anger and fear towards Juras, who was behind this betrayal.
“They must have executed some kind of operation!”
“An operation, you say…”
“Didn’t a total of 100,000 troops disappear along with that false information! Those troops are definitely lying in ambush somewhere!”
As a result, Bülang, which was preparing to invade Liande, was forced to hesitate.
If they rashly attacked Liande and were caught in an ambush by Crossing and Alvard’s hidden forces, they could be completely annihilated.
“Ugh! Juras, you bastard…!”
If the enemy’s troops were visible, it would have been easier to respond, but their complete invisibility made counteraction extremely difficult.
“Tell my brothers that the Liande invasion must be postponed.”
“But… The princes seem to be seeing this as an opportunity…”
“What? They actually believe that Juras and Kaien genuinely planned a joint strategy? How could they be so stupid…!”
“Even if their armies appear, they seem to believe they can respond.”
“Impossible! My brothers do not have such capabilities! How could they achieve something that I myself find impossible…!”
Eldric found it difficult to hide the feeling of being lured into a trap.
Yet, he also struggled to devise any countermeasures.
At this moment, a man approaches him.
Eldric furrows his brow upon seeing his face.
“You are…?”
A man with one arm. Despite being young, his face suggests he has been through numerous battles.
“Don’t tell me… You’re Casper Milias?”
“You recognized me, surprisingly.”
Disguised as Wade, he is the eldest son of the fallen Marquis Milias family.
He has come to Eldric with a single letter.
“This is Svenner’s seal. Are you now aligned with Svenner?”
“More precisely, I serve the West. I am under Tetora Anistri.”
“That damn woman!?”
A female general notorious for civilian massacres, famously disciplined by Wade.
“Hmm, I can guess why you’ve attached yourself to her. Is it revenge against Wade?”
“I will not deny it.”
“Stop it. Your skills cannot reach him. You’re just hastening your own death. Are you planning to throw away the life you’ve barely preserved?”
“Prince Eldric, I am no longer the Casper from before.”
“What?”
“Over the past four years, I’ve built my skills from the ground up. I’m now gaining reputation even in the West.”
“But Wade had already established his reputation across the continent before you could improve your skills?”
“…Now I can defeat him. I’m also prepared to do so.”
“Prepared?”
“Come in!”
At his command, a new man reveals himself.
A middle-aged man with a haggard complexion.
It’s Gilbert Saleon.
Seeing him, Eldric raises the corners of his mouth.
“Oh…”
“His existence will be a variable. You understand what I mean, right?”
“A significant variable. The internal nobility of Liande still harbors strong dissatisfaction.”
This is because Ars had declared the sequential elimination of noble status.
There were many discussions about the removal of titles from hundreds of nobles during the Saleon faction purge.
The Hellian faction, which supports Ars, was in a similar situation.
“Even so, the opponents are Juras Pamilion and Kaien. Can you handle them?”
“We don’t need to confront them directly. Let my brothers, the first and second princes, deal with those two. We’ll focus on attacking Liande. If Liande is on the brink of destruction, Juras and Kaien will have no choice but to retreat.”
“Hmm.”
Eldric closes his eyes, deep in contemplation.
Soon, he asks with a sharp gaze.
“How much support are they providing from the West?”
“40,000 troops. Additionally, Svenner will provide 20,000 troops. Adding the troops under Prince Eldric’s command, we’ll have an army of 120,000.”
“Sufficient. Good, call the troops here immediately!”
“A wise decision.”
Casper leads Gilbert out of Eldric’s office.
Gilbert seizes this moment to plead.
“Casper! Stop this! This is meaningless!”
“Shut up!”
Gilbert groans as he’s kicked in the side.
“Gilbert, if you think I’m the same as before, you’re gravely mistaken. I’m different from the time you manipulated me!”
Gilbert curls up, enduring the beating.
“Erina is still the same, right…? Heh, hahaha! Ars Elaine, I’ll disgrace your daughter in front of him and you. You should look forward to it.”
Casper, laughing sinisterly, dreams of his moment of revenge.
By his side is a man named Pedro, serving as his attendant.
“Casper, stay calm. Now is not the time to act emotionally.”
Pedro is the man who saved Casper when he was being pursued by the Calliper pursuit team.
He has since been Casper’s advisor and the person who helped him reach this position.
“You’re right! Whew! Pedro, just lock this guy away. Just make sure he doesn’t die.”
“Understood.”
Pedro supports and takes away Gilbert. Casper watches his back with trusting eyes.
“Phew!”
A sigh of relief escaped involuntarily.
***
A rush of hundreds of monsters.
Although they weren’t each particularly high-level and could be dealt with without significant damage, it chilled my spine.
I could realize how foolish it was to have thought that the Eastern Continent wasn’t that dangerous.
“It seems like the sun will set soon….”
Looking at the darkening clouds, I felt like it was going to rain.
“There’s no way I can move immediately now.”
I decided to stay at the fortress for the night.
And then whoosh! Just as expected, it started to rain.
Thud thud thud! The rain was so strong it was almost striking the tent with incredible force. This happened after just one hour.
“Ars!”
Sophia lifted my tent with a pale expression. I was also realizing that this was an abnormal phenomenon while looking at the water rising to my ankles.
“The water level keeps rising!”
“That’s impossible. This is a coastal area. It can’t be flooded by rain….”
Unless a typhoon was blowing and waves were rising, this area couldn’t be flooded by the sea.
The fact that it was flooding just from heavy rain meant that water was overflowing from the continent side.
“If we stay like this, we’ll all drown!”
“Move the soldiers to the highest possible ground. Tell the rest to board the ships.”
Sophia nodded and quickly ran off.
I boarded the ship with the royal guards and watched the situation unfold.
At that moment, Leitin mumbled.
“This is the ruler of the lake…. The flood that destroyed the kingdom…!”
“No way. Just a lake flood causing flooding all the way to the coast!?”
“According to legend, it was said to have flooded half the continent. The entire Northern part of the Eastern Continent was submerged.”
“That’s just a legend….”
…But the visible reality said otherwise.
The tents were already completely submerged, and even the soldiers who had evacuated to the high ground of the fortress were now threatened.
“Hiiiik!”
“Save me!”
Even the ships were not safe.
“Quickly bail out the water! We’ll sink at this rate!”
Under Ash’s direct command, they were bailing out water and reducing weight.
The fortunate thing was that no matter how high the water level rose, it couldn’t rise above sea level.
Thinking about this gave me chills.
If I had rashly entered the interior this evening, I would have been completely submerged.
Once swept away by water, one would be pushed out to sea. Even for someone with good survival skills, surviving would not be easy.
“Phew!”
Fortunately, the soldiers who evacuated to the upper part of the fortress were safe.
“The problem is when the rain will stop….”
If this was truly caused by a monster, it wouldn’t stop anytime soon.
I asked Sophia.
“Sophia, can we sail to the area where the lake’s ruler is located?”
“Are you crazy? Why would we sail there!?”
“On the contrary, I think this is the perfect time to get close. Otherwise, we’d have to keep using Teleportation Scroll and advance slowly because of the numerous monsters.”
“Well, that’s true, but….”
“So we’ll use the ship to go to the area near its territory in one go. Afterwards, I think we’ll find a way somehow.”
“A way? What way?”
“Logically, with such a flood, no living creatures could survive. But the fact that monsters are swarming means there’s some way to survive, doesn’t it?”
“Perhaps…. Thinking about it, the monster groups that attacked our fortress might have just been moving to escape the flood.”
“I wonder if there’s something inside the continent as well.”
Sophia weighed the risks and potential gains, then nodded.
“Since we don’t know how long the rain will last…. Okay. Let’s sail inside. Before that, we need to secure enough supplies. Ash, Gunther! Swim down and bring up the food. We prepared items that won’t be damaged by water, so they should be usable.”
“Swim now!? Are you trying to kill us!?”
“I’ll tie a rope to your body, and I’ll pull you up if anything happens, so hurry up.”
“You heartless, tearless man…! Senior Gunther! Please share some complaints with me!”
But Gunther was already undressing and preparing to enter the water. Gaspar was tying a rope around his waist.
“Sorry, Gunther. If I go in the water, my fur will get wet and I won’t be able to swim well.”
“It’s okay. I’ll do Gaspar’s share as well.”
Anton and master Ilya were also preparing to enter the water.
“Ugh! Why is everyone so tough!?”
Ash grumbled while taking off his top. With Lucretia’s help, he entered the water.
Afterwards, they began moving the soldiers from their ship to other ships.
After completing that task, and retrieving the submerged food and items for ship repairs, we officially began sailing into the continent.
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