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The number of Demigods in the Great Aetherium was at least ten times that of the allied forces. Among them, roughly 70% were peak Demigod Tier Angels. What kind of terrifying strength was this? Unless the Royal Army willingly retreats or a God interferes, it would be hard for the allied army to get to Angel City.
"You're right Celestia." Haru thought about it and agreed. After all, Demigods were the strongest beings on mortal battlefields. There was a real possibility that the allied army may get overwhelmed and the Gods behind them might retreat and cancel their invasion
Haru continued with a pause, "Then how about we let the allied forces successfully capture my nine cities so that they get overconfident and then gather to besiege Angel City."
Celestia nodded. She knew that the Lord's purpose was to destroy all of the allied forces and once they arrived near the Angel City, there would be no escape for them!
Just to be on the safe side, Haru said again, "Complete the preparations for a strong barrier and wait for the allied army to arrive before activating it to completely block their escape route."
"Yes, my Lord!" Celestia nodded respectfully and immediately went to arrange the barrier. With her strength as a peak High Goddess, it was a very simple thing to set up a prison-like barrier for mortals. The area covered by the barrier was up to 6,000 kilometers in diameter. The allied army wouldn't even be able to drill their way out because the barrier would be a sphere covering the underground area as well.
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Time passed as reports started pouring in from the cities:
Prairie Heaven Alliance — Around 300 million troops from various Castle Lords!
More than 100,000 Castle Lords of Andes Highlands — Around 200 million troops!
The combined force of the dynasties and local forces in the two regions — Around 600 million troops!
The total size of the allied army exceeded a billion!
"Hahaha! Those fools think they can destroy my kingdom with just these cannon fodders, instead, they'll become the nourishment for my Royal Army!" Haru laughed.
A billion troops, including a large number of Kings, Saints and Demigods, just imagine the sheer amount of exp he could gain from them. Of course, he would also leave a portion of the enemy forces behind and use the power of the Angel of Love to convert those enemies into his believers, greatly increasing the population of his kingdom.
Haru believed that after this war was over, he would obtain a terrifying amount of resources, resulting in his Kingdom becoming an Empire. After all, there were more than 300,000 Castle Lords involved in the war.
Whether they were dead or alive, their territories were located in the two nearby areas and since he was already defeating most Castle Lords and local forces, his army could move unhindered and loot these territories. For this reason, he wouldn't accept any surrenders this time.
At this very moment, Haru received the news that one of his sub-cities in the Endless Prairies, Serapharion, was about to be captured by the allied forces. Not long after, similar news came from other cities like Lunareth, Velauris, Frostarra, etc.
"Retreat." As Haru's orders went down, one by one, the Royal Army's legions returned to the capital with the help of teleportation arrays, leaving the cities to be overrun by the allies.
About ten minutes passed and messages came in succession:
[Divine King Kazehaya Haru of the Aetherium Kingdom, your kingdom's city, Serapharion, encountered a fierce attack from the enemy forces and its city heart was destroyed! You have lost Serapharion!]
[Divine King Kazehaya Haru of the Aetherium Kingdom, your kingdom's city, Lunareth, encountered a fierce attack from the enemy forces and its city heart was destroyed! You have lost Lunareth!]
[Divine King…]
Five notifications appeared in a row as five cities were destroyed one after another.
"Not bad, they aren't that slow!" Haru looked at these notifications and grinned. He did not even blink at the loss of these Advanced Cities. He had enough resources that as long as he gets Castle Blueprints, he can create as many cities as he wants.
"But this loss wasn't without its benefits. The legions killed tens of millions of enemy troops and gained tons of exp. It's a pity that the spoils of war were taken away by those Castle Lords for the time being…" Haru shook his head with some regret, but soon recovered.
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Meanwhile, the World Chat Channel was also buzzing as countless Castle Lords and Rangers were discussing how 'easily' Haru's nine cities fell. This was the first time any alliance of Castle Lords has actually won a battle against Haru.
Unlike the other wars where only 'anonymous' people commented, even top-level Castle Lords were openly displaying their names while saying how they wanted the Aetherium Kingdom's destruction as they firmly believed that his reign would finally end this time.
[In the latest news, the city of Solarith has also been breached by the allied forces. It seems that this is the sixth city that has been captured.]
[What speed! Lord Haru's kingdom has a total of nine cities and now six of them are in ruins. It is even believed that the last three remaining cities are not far from being destroyed.]
[I didn't expect the Prairie Heaven Alliance to be so powerful!]
[The Prairie Heaven Alliance is nothing, the ones actually pulling the weight are those native dynasties. Those Castle Lords are just there to steal the drops.]
[I can't believe that Aetherium Kingdom's Royal Army lost so quickly. I suspect some foul play and would advise you guys to be careful. I, just like the other top-level Castle Lords, want Haru's death!]
[Foul play, my foot! The Aetherium Kingdom's army only has a few million troops, while we have over a billion. Yes, Haru's Angels are strong, but it is impossible for them to go against almost 30x numbers. This time, we will claim Haru's head!]
Many top-level Castle Lords popped up and expressed their joy but some of them also felt that something fishy was going on so they were anonymous as they also suspected that the tables may turn in the end. This move also caused many Castle Lords to mock them for being 'pussies'.
They waited until eight o'clock in the evening and finally another update came in.
[The last city of the Aetherium Kingdom, Solmyrion, was captured! All nine Advanced Cities that Haru had worked so hard to build were turned into ruins! The mighty allied forces will win this war!]
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