Chapter 245.4

Hence, this was pretty much Egnis and Esgare’s first time leading an army . When they saw Fanzel and Elrain’s army blocking the way, their opinions clashed . Esgare (Red King Ex-Member) wanted to attack Elrain Kingdom, while Egnis (Pena Elder) insisted that they couldn’t win .

In the end, while Egnis (Pena Elder) may have been a puppet, he was still the one leading the army . His opinion passed, and they ended up retreating for the time being .

By this time, Esgare (Red King Ex-Member) decided to abandon Egnis and leave .

“I still have a plan . We’re just getting started . ”

Esgare left the retreating rebel army, and spat on the ground while he made his way north .

The rebel army brazenly retreated during the day and set their headquarters to be at Karak near Pena . Pena was a special place to the rebels that could be said to be their spiritual support .

They passed through Faydan, and Fanzel chased after them, but by this point, it could be said that victory had already been decided .

“This is…”

It was a guard participating from Elrain who said those words of disbelief .

Before their eyes was reflected the tragedy of Faydan . It was clear as day how the rebels would treat the people of Elrain Kingdom even though they had deep relations with them . After being killed mercilessly and seeing their corpses thrown by the wayside, it was only natural that the desire for vengeance would burn within them .

That tragic sight was enough to light a flame of anger within Shumea, who was sympathetic to the rioters and the rebel army .

“I was wrong . They’re animals . ”

Shumea held the spear on her shoulder tightly and spat that out, then she told Gilmi that she wanted to be at the front lines .

“You’ll be killing other humans . Are you sure you can fight them without holding back?”

Those calm and calculated eyes measured Shumea . She nodded exaggeratedly and spoke .

“They’re animals, and animals who would kill even children deserve no mercy!”

“Alright . I’ll leave the front lines to you . ”

“Yeah, I got it . ”

The commander’s anger raised the subordinates’ morale . Especially within the border defense unit, wherein Shumea’s popularity contested even the Goblin King’s .

When the soldiers saw her standing at the head of the army, most of them felt respect and yearning for her .

It was at the end of the Month of Boa that hostilities finally came to a close .

“Onwards!”

At Shumea’s voice that was close to a yell, the soldiers under her advanced sooner than anyone else could . The orcs moved to the left wing as if to chase after them, while the guards of Elrain Kingdom who had their brethren killed moved to the right .

Shumea swung her spear and fluttered about in the front lines, and the soldiers hurriedly followed after her . The rebel army tried to surround Shumea and exterminate them, but Gilmi and Bui wasn’t about to just watch them do that .

In an instant, when the rebels tried to change their formation, they attacked and forced the rebel army to fall into chaos .

“Onward! To leave Shumea-dono alone in the vanguard would be slinging mud on our proud name!”

Gi Zu bellowed out a howl as he led his brawler faction to overtake Shumea and land a finishing blow to the confused rebel army .

Like a leaf amidst raging waves, Mido of the Fang came attacking from both flanks with the demihumans, and then Ganra’s arrows fell from the heavens to claim rebel lives .

As the rebel army was routed, Zaurosh led his cavalry to pursue them .

This time Zaurosh didn’t advise them to surrender and went straight to attacking them . As soon as they turned their backs on them, arrows shot through them, spears skewered them, and orc clubs bludgeoned them .

Only 2,000 out of the supposedly 15,000 men strong rebel army were able to run away alive . But Fanzel’s pursuit showed no signs of stopping . They continued to chase them into the towns they fled to, and as they continued to give out warnings, steadily advanced toward Pena . Towns that refused to surrender were attacked and mercilessly turned into ghost towns .

In order to prevent them from trying to rebel again, Gilmi decided to take a hard approach .

Fanzel’s cruel attacks that took after Felduk caused Pena, which held strong anti-goblin sentiments, to change .

When Fanzel had neared the castle walls of Pena, they opened their gates and declared their intention to surrender .

After giving the order for some of the elders to be disciplined, Gilmi headed further north . The measures Gilmi took might be called soft, but he made this decision after careful consideration .

They were merely the commanders out in the fields .

Eventually, the truth behind this rebellions should be uncovered by Pale’s information network . Hence, until then, it would be better to give these elders some hope and keep them calm rather than needlessly instigate them even more .

Gilmi made the decisions he made because he believed the king would judge them eventually . The rebel army headed toward the Western Capital, and Gilmi followed after them to subjugate them .