Monster Country Federation, General Staff Headquarters.
At this moment, the Staff Conference Room was filled with powerful individuals; even a typical Major General wouldn't dare to speak in this setting.
Currently, Supreme Commander Benimaru stood on the platform, holding a baton, pointing at the massive electronic map behind him, and declared loudly:
"Everyone, this war with the Eastern Empire is the first large-scale war since the Monster Country Federation was founded!"
"The enemy is not weak, so we must not underestimate them."
The many high-ranking military officials below started discussing amongst themselves after hearing Benimaru's words.
"The Eastern Empire, I heard it's the strongest empire in this world…"
"Since even the Supreme Commander takes them seriously, they are probably not to be trifled with."
"It's terrifying, the strongest empire, sounds like they're not easy to deal with…"
"Cough, cough…"
The Crane, sitting at the head, lightly coughed twice, and the people below gradually quieted down.
"Everyone, according to the intelligence provided by the Intelligence Bureau and Lord Chen, the total forces deployed by the enemy this time are likely no less than three million."
"Only three million?"
Azazel, the commander of the First Fleet of the Imperial Navy, asked with a surprised expression.
One must know that when Zhong Chen and others were fighting the demons before, the demons also deployed three million troops.
"You, whose head is full of women, can these three million compare to your black wings?"
"Last time, Sirzechs and his three million demons were defeated by just over ten thousand people."
Uriel seized the opportunity to make Azazel uncomfortable, immediately taunting him.
"What the hell, what do you mean by that? What's wrong with us black wings? You white wings were assimilated even faster than me!"
Upon hearing Azazel's words, Uriel's lips curved into a disdainful smile, and she softly said:
"Hmph, our Lord lives in Lord Chen's house."
"I…"
"Both of you, this is a military meeting!"
The Crane, listening to their argument, quickly interrupted them.
Sigh, Sakazuki and Sengoku were already headache-inducing enough, and now, unexpectedly, another pair has arrived.
"Hmph! *2"
After hearing this, the two glared at each other before turning their attention back to the platform.
"That's right, just as General Uriel said, these three million are different from previous enemies."
"They are indeed capable of causing us casualties, so no amount of seriousness is too much."
Hearing "previous enemies," Ajuka Beelzebub, currently the Deputy Commander of the First Fleet, couldn't help but show a dejected expression.
One must know that among the so-called three major races of the Bible, only the demons had truly fought a war against Zhong Chen and his allies.
The other two races were assimilated peacefully.
"Our biggest enemy this time is…"
As Benimaru spoke, the electronic screen behind him suddenly displayed the profiles of ten individuals.
"The top ten sequence of the Eastern Empire's Imperial Knights!"
"Sequence One, Kondo Tatsuya. According to the intelligence provided by Lord Chen, he possesses the Ultimate Skill [King of Condemnation]."
"However, there is no intelligence yet on whether he will appear on the battlefield this time."
"But what is certain is that he is the commander of the opposing forces."
Benimaru then pointed his baton at the third person and continued:
"Sequence Three, Granite. He is known as the 'God of War' in the Eastern Empire."
"God of War?"
Kamado Tanjirou, a Major General of the Army, couldn't help but exclaim when he heard the words "God of War."
"Heh heh, Tanjiro, he merely calls himself the God of War; there's no need to be afraid."
Rengoku Kyoujurou, the Marshal of the Army, turned to look at Kamado Tanjirou with a smile.
"Heh heh, I'm not scared, just a little surprised."
Tanjiro said with a bright smile, reaching out to scratch the back of his head.
"Hahahaha! That's good!"
"Indeed, as Marshal Kyoujurou said, 'God of War' is merely a self-proclaimed title. We can take it seriously, but there's no need to fear."
"After all, we also have Marshal Sengoku, who is known as the 'Tactician'!"
Upon hearing Benimaru's jest, the tense atmosphere immediately relaxed, and everyone familiar with Sengoku looked at him and burst into laughter.
Especially Sakazuki.
"Hahahaha!!!"
"Sakazuki!!!"
"Cough, cough… Alright, I'll continue the introductions. There are two other individuals worth paying attention to."
"One is Garcia, Sequence Five. This Guy possesses the ability to convert the willpower of defeated enemies into his own strength."
"So, someone needs to engage him from the start and not give him a chance to convert strength."
"And then there's Marco, Sequence Eight…"
Upon hearing Marco's name, Sengoku and the others all looked at Vista, who currently serves as a Vice Admiral in the Army.
"Uh… Marco? It's the same name!"
Vista looked at the target person Benimaru was pointing at on the screen, a surprised expression on his face.
"It is indeed just a coincidence of names. The reason he's worth noting is that this Guy can imitate others."
Upon hearing Benimaru's introduction, Sakazuki asked with a serious expression:
"Imitate others? Is it the same ability as that Guy, Bentham?"
"There are differences. This Guy imitates not only the opponent's appearance but also their abilities."
Everyone present was startled upon hearing this. Complete imitation? This is indeed a tricky ability.
Because this means that, apart from the higher-ups, everyone else could be easily imitated by the opponent.
"Each of these individuals possesses strength no weaker than an awakened Demon Lord."
"As for the other members of the Imperial Knights, they will be handled by the Royal Knights."
Upon hearing the name of the Royal Knights, everyone present nodded in agreement.
Each of these three hundred individuals currently possesses early Sixth-tier strength. Don't think this is weak.
A typical awakened Demon Lord also has this level of strength; simply put, it's like three hundred Luminases.
Even Kondo Tatsuya of the Eastern Empire was only assessed by Zhong Chen as early Seventh-tier.
Velgrynd does have mid-Seventh-tier strength, but… Rudra (King of Justice) can barely reach high-Seventh-tier, after all, he is someone who can contend with Guy.
Among the top ten sequence, aside from Damrada, who also barely reached early Seventh-tier, the rest are at most peak Sixth-tier, or even less.
And on the Monster Country Federation side, there are many individuals who have reached Seventh-tier; not to mention a few idle people who have nothing to do.
Diablo, the Black Primordial; Guy, the Red Primordial; Carrera, the Yellow Primordial; Benimaru; Zechien, and others are all Seventh-tier.
If you add Ultima, the Purple Primordial; Testarossa, the White Primordial; Velgrynd, the White Ice Dragon, and other individuals who are not participating in the battle.
The entire Monster Country Federation has reached double-digit Seventh-tier individuals.
There are even more Sixth-tier individuals; all the marshals and admirals of various military branches are Sixth-tier beings.
If you include Academy City and the administrative departments, there would be even more.
Of course, these numbers do not include the three hundred Luminases of the Royal Knights.
Overall, the Eastern Empire does have the ability to resist the Monster Country Federation, but… not much.
Zhong Chen actually viewed this war with the Eastern Empire as a training exercise.
"Lord Chen places great importance on this war, so I will give everyone half a month more."
"Once the time is up, launch the attack first!"
As soon as Benimaru finished speaking, everyone present stood up.
They looked at the portraits of Zhong Chen and Rimuru that appeared behind Benimaru with serious expressions and shouted loudly:
"Yes! We guarantee to crush the Eastern Empire! *n"