He is the Lord of MC, not the God of Light!

Chapter 95 95. Two thousand five versus three hundred thousand, the advantage is on my side!

"Yes!"

Dolos responded seriously and immediately began to sketch on the map of the Principality of Birka hanging on the wall behind him.

"According to the Night Watchmen's report, the Principality of Birka is sending troops in the name of suppressing a rebellion."

"The heretic leading the army is Leo Birka, the third prince of the Principality of Birka. Under the order of King Birka, he leads a thousand heavy cavalrymen and thirty thousand royal guards."

"However, Captain Markov, according to the information we have, this heretic Leo is not very honest."

Markov asked curiously:

"How to say?"

Dolos drew a rather tortuous line on the map, which finally converged at Ginkgo City.

"According to the Night Watchman's report, this is Leo's marching route. Starting from the royal capital, he first went southwest to Songlan City, and then east to Tuhua City."

"After that, we went south to the port of Bulian Snow. Every time we went deeper, we would bring out a large number of troops. Leo took the longest detour and visited more than a dozen cities."

"We estimate that by the time we arrive at Ginkgo City in a day, we'll have a force of nearly 300,000. We infer that King Birka likely gave him the power to deploy troops along the way."

"But it's clear that this guy is very ambitious and didn't go straight to Ginkgo City as King Birka requested."

Uriel frowned and thought for a moment, then looked at Markov and whispered:

"According to reports from our Dawn Divine Church clergy who have been deeply involved in preaching in Songlan City, Tuhua City, Bulian Snow Port, and other cities, they all seem to be neutral cities at the moment."

"Especially the Bulian Snow Port, which had always been the core port fought over by Leo and the other two princes."

Markov did act careless and seemed heartless, but that was when he was around Ian and the others.

After all, he is the heir that Layal has carefully trained. No matter how stupid he is, he still knows what he should know.

After taking a look at Leo's route of advance, Markov sneered.

"This guy is quite arrogant... He's taking this opportunity to openly mobilize troops from neutral cities to aid him in the war for his successor."

"It seems like you really think our Dawn Divine Cult is a pushover?"

"Three hundred thousand troops? Even if it's five hundred thousand, without the same unwavering faith as our Silver Armor Pillar warriors, they're still just a mob!"

Uriel and others also smiled and nodded in agreement.

No matter what, in this battle, with 2,500 silver-armored pillars against an army of 300,000, the advantage is on my side!

"His Holiness the Pope asks us to wait for the other side to strike first."

Harun reminded Markov that he was very worried. With Markov's reckless character, he might just lead his army to attack.

Fortunately, Markov listens to Ian very much.

"I see."

After saying this, Markov called to the monk beside him and said:
"Order the army to rest in Treetop City and wait for the enemy to challenge. Once the battle begins, if the enemy is defeated and flees, do not rush to annihilate them."

"His Holiness the Pope said that in this battle, we must play the long game and catch the big fish!"

"Yes!"

Soon, the knights who had hurriedly marched to Treetop City went directly to the Treetop City military base to rest.

Quietly waiting for the movement of the Birka Principality army in Ginkgo City.

……

This wait lasts for three days.

After all, Leo is a prince participating in the battle for the crown prince, and he is definitely not a brainless idiot.

This is understandable.

First, he was not the eldest prince and had priority in inheritance; second, he was not the second prince and had the support of half of the nobles in the Parliament of the Principality of Birka.

Leo was able to participate in the competition for the crown prince of the Principality of Birka, so he was obviously not a fool who was easily impulsive.

He may not be incredibly smart, but he was able to plot to kill his own mother at the age of fifteen, and win the old king's sympathy by being lonely, poor, well-behaved and sensible.

It must be vicious enough.

An army of 300,000 men had traveled a long distance to reach Ginkgo City. If they chose to go to war at this time, Leo would no longer be qualified to compete with the other two princes.

The first thing is to rest and gather information about Treetop City.

According to the intelligence currently known, the Dawn Cult has less than a thousand heavy cavalry, and the most troublesome thing is cooperating with the Winged Clan.

But Leo is not someone who easily believes in information on paper.

Of course, this reason is not the most important one.

No matter how much he adheres to the principle of "even a lion will use all its strength to fight a rabbit", Leo still looks down on the Dawn Cult from the bottom of his heart.

Not only did he take all his belongings with him on this trip, but the old king also gave him a thousand cavalrymen and thirty thousand royal guards.

In his opinion, this power was enough to suppress the rebellion.

Leo's real goal is the army.

After going through so much trouble to travel to various cities in the Principality of Birka and mobilizing so many troops just to deal with the Cult of Dawn?

If he really wants to be the old king's obedient son, he should just find a rope and hang himself as soon as possible.

You can figure out what Leo wants to do even with your toes.

The old king has not yet agreed to the crown prince's decision, but looking at his condition, it would be normal for him to die inexplicably one day.

Although Leo can participate in the competition for the crown prince, he is not at an advantage, and the nobles in the royal capital are not very optimistic about him.

Once the old king died, it would be difficult for him to survive, let alone inherit the throne, if he stayed in the capital.

Leo doesn't want to die, nor does he want to lose his throne.

and so……

It is much easier to take the throne than to inherit it.

Taking advantage of the current situation with the Dawn Cult, which also involves the Cleveland and Lehman families under his command.

It is reasonable and logical that he should take responsibility for this matter.

He took advantage of the situation to deploy troops and generals, and led the army into battle with the banner of suppressing the rebellion.

As for after the fight...what happened after the fight?
He borrowed the soldiers based on his own ability, so why should he return them?
Besides, even if those soldiers go back, they won’t listen to others.

"Your Highness the Third Prince."

In the Ginkgo City Lord's Mansion, a hooded magician floated in like a ghost, without touching the ground and without making any sound.

But Leo was already used to it. He stood in front of the map with his hands behind his back and said without turning his head:

"how's it going?"

"Ho ho ho..."

The magician laughed lowly, but the sound was as unpleasant as an old bellows.

"all the best."

After a pause, the magician continued:
"All high-ranking officers have had their hearts replaced with those of the Mind Flayer. Now, they are under your sole control."

After saying that, the magician handed over a square stone slab that was as black as ink.

"well-done."

Leo's eyes burned with excitement, but he still maintained his elegant royal demeanor.

The third prince has also engraved acting into his bones after years of disguise.

"Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Third Prince... No, congratulations to His Majesty the King."

The magician smiled grimly.

"Once Blackwater City is pacified, it will be time for you to ascend the throne."

These words instantly made Leo's flame of ambition burn even brighter.

Looking to the west for a long time, Leo muttered to himself.

"Father, please wait a little longer. I will soon let my elder and second brothers fulfill their filial duties to you..."

He put away the slate and pointed at the location of Treetop City on the map.

Leo said coldly:
"How's the investigation going?"

“…It’s not going very smoothly.”

Speaking of this matter, the magician was no longer as relaxed and casual as before.

"Treetop City has completely changed. It seems the entire city has fallen into a fanatical faith."

"All our infiltration and investigation operations in Treetop City over the past two days have failed, and we even lost several knights."

Leo nodded thoughtfully.

"In that case, this so-called Dawn Cult does have some ability...it doesn't matter."

Leo put on his cloak and strode out.

"In the face of absolute strength, any religious cult is vulnerable. Three hundred thousand troops are at the gates of the city!"

"I don't believe it. Blackwater City and Treetop City only have about 20,000 people. Is it possible that they can turn the tables?"

"Send a message to the entire army! Suppress the rebellion!"

……

In the Treetop City military base.

The wind and waves that tore through the air came first, followed closely by the sound of breaking air.

"Captain Markov, the 300,000-strong army from Ginkgo City has mobilized! Their target is our Treetop City, and they'll arrive in about three hours."

Although they were about to be surrounded by an army of 300,000, the Winged Clan who delivered the message were extremely excited. They even looked at Markov eagerly, wishing they could go into battle immediately.

Markov put down the map in his hand, looked at Uriel and others, and laughed out loud.

"Finally, they're here. Leo is quite cautious. If it were a few days later, I would have been tempted to provoke them."

Hearing the contempt in Markov's words, Uriel shook his head and reminded:
"After all, he is a prince involved in the battle for the crown prince. If he really had no brains, he would have died in the capital long ago. Captain Markov, we can't be careless."

"I know."

Markov stretched himself, stood up, looked around at the Dawn Knights who were rubbing their hands in anticipation, and said loudly:
"Knights of the Dawn, now that damned heretic is committing a crime against the Dawn! Attack the land blessed by the Dawn!"

"It's time to repay Dawn with everything we have!"

"Raise the flag! Go out and fight!"

After three days of silence in Treetop City, the earth finally began to shake.

The Dawn Knight, riding on his warhorse, landed on the ground and charged forward towards the city.

In the sky, the Winged Tribe, holding longbows gleaming with purple magical energy, flapped their wings and followed.

There were a total of 2,500 people, but they managed to create the domineering atmosphere of a million-strong army charging into battle.

This scene is still fresh in the memory of Treetop City. Not long ago, this place had just experienced the charge of iron hooves.

But they will never forget that the charge of the Dawn Cavalry brought hope and a beautiful new life.

So compared to the panic at the beginning, the people of Treetop City now just stand on both sides of the road to cheer for the knights.

This is a holy war that the people of Dawn desire, a fight for the countless people who are living in dire straits just like they were in the past.

Doros stood on the wall of Treetop City, watching the last Dawn Knight rush out of Treetop City.

He turned around and looked down at the dense crowd of believers below. After a moment, he raised the "Oracle" in his hand with a pious face and placed it under the cleanest sunlight.

"The Lord will judge those who are disobedient because they have abandoned the truth; the Lord will judge those who have abandoned the truth because they have committed unrighteousness; the Lord will judge those who are unrighteous because they have become vile demons!"

"The Lord's judgment is just and righteous! This is the gospel of the world!"

"Children of the Dawn, gaze upon this moment, remember this moment. The selfless Lord will embrace more of our compatriots!"

"This is a great and merciful liberation!"

"As long as heresy continues, the holy war will never end!"

"The dawn will last forever!"

(End of this chapter)