Chapter 637: Reinforcements Arrive
“The reinforcements will arrive tomorrow, but they are neither Duke Assad’s troops nor those of any other noble.”
“Are you sure you want to know?”
At this moment.
Princess Alice smiled faintly, turning her gaze to the young noble.
Under her gaze, Noriav seemed to sense a dangerous undertone, his entire body trembling slightly.
He immediately realized what conditions Princess Alice must have agreed to with the allied forces!
Yet, to ensure his own survival, he dared not inquire further!
Because…
Once powerless, Princess Alice now held full command of Gewot City’s military forces.
Furthermore, all of Gewot City’s generals had complete faith in this princess, who bore the aura of an empress.
In fact, within the city, Noriav was not the only spy for noble factions.
There were agents from other dukes, marquises, and nobles as well.
Initially, their purpose was to undermine Princess Alice’s influence and control over Gewot City.
When the nobles exiled her to Gewot City, it was to keep her out of the imperial succession struggle.
However, this also made her the city’s ruler.
In times of peace, it would have been easy for the nobles to strip her of her authority through collective effort.
But now, amidst a crisis, the princess had showcased extraordinary intellect and strategy, earning the complete trust and admiration of the city’s soldiers and generals. Some even wished to crown her as the new monarch.
Under such circumstances.
Any noble agent foolish enough to voice opposition would be courting death.
It would be outright suicidal.
“However…”
“Even with the allied reinforcements, we might not escape unscathed. You must understand that to capture Gewot City, the Heaven Ghost General Slaughtering God has temporarily dispatched additional forces.”
“Rumors suggest significant reinforcements of ghostly thralls. These low-level pawns aside, the key concern is that Slaughtering God has called in a group of level-90 Earth Ghost Generals!”
“And among them, even a few top-ranking level-100 Earth Ghost Generals have been summoned!”
“All of them are already en route here. If nothing changes, this place will become yet another battleground between the allied forces and Takamagahara’s forbidden zone!”
“At that point, ensuring our own survival will be incredibly difficult…”
At this moment.
Someone astutely pointed out the current predicament.
“Rest assured, the allied forces come prepared. Even if they can’t decisively defeat the Hundred Ghost Army, they will at least ensure the safety of Gewot City!”
Princess Alice responded calmly.
What truly concerned her was…
The allied forces’ condition.
To support her ascension to the throne of the Blazing Heart Empire.
However, she must permit the allied forces to establish defensive fortresses and strongholds along the empire’s borders.
To this.
She naturally agreed.
The Blazing Heart Empire had already suffered once; the allied forces’ presence might prove beneficial.
But she also understood…
Once the Blazing Heart Empire’s battles concluded, the true war within Takamagahara’s forbidden zone might erupt entirely!
A long-anticipated epic conflict was about to commence!
When that happens, the small Blazing Heart Empire will be insignificant, and even the entirety of Fusang’s coastal battlefront may be engulfed in chaos!
Under such circumstances.
Her aspirations for the throne became trivial.
She might even have to evacuate the Blazing Heart Empire and take refuge in the allied forces’ Hundred Ghost Fortress.
“I wonder if the allied forces can withstand the Hundred Ghost Army’s all-out assault in this epic battle…”
“Or what will happen if the legendary Hundred Ghost Lord, said to have nearly destroyed Fusang with a single strike, appears…”
“It’s truly intriguing.”
As Princess Alice spoke, her gaze turned distant.
………
………
At dawn the next day.
The allied forces mobilized, leaving ten million transferred soldiers to guard Drak City against any surprise attack from Slaughtering God.
The remaining troops embarked on their mission.
Aboard magical warships, they journeyed thousands of miles to Gewot City.
Magical warships, equipped with spatial traversal devices, could cover far greater distances than magical airships.
Even so…
Without spatial teleportation arrays, it still took half a day for dozens of magical warships to reach Gewot City.
This highlighted…
The sheer magnitude of the expanded landmass in this world of job changes.
The distance between two major cities was so vast that even modern aircraft would require one to two months to traverse it.
“General Lost, we’ve been waiting for you!”
“On behalf of all the citizens of Gewot City, I thank the allied forces for their aid!”
“Had you arrived any later, we might not have held out…”
Princess Alice stood atop the city walls, her expression courteous yet polite.
As she observed the deployment of the allied forces, she couldn’t help but feel astonished.
Dozens of magical warships descended!!
The thousands of ghostly thralls surrounding Gewot City were instantly obliterated by the bombardment from the magical warships.
Good heavens!
This wasn’t just reinforcements…
It was a full-scale operation to reclaim the entire eastern region from Slaughtering God!