Chapter 625

A street in a ruined city. "It's surprising that they didn't even try to run away," Christina muttered as she looked at the dead bodies of the Order's mages. Ludwig's right arm, which had summoned the ominous and creepy Aura Blade, was still wrapped in bandages. The Order's mages were all killed by Ludwig without even attempting to flee. Anna de Gerna, who had been waiting from afar, approached after crossing the rocky ruins. "There are no life forms detected nearby. This is all of it." Black Order disappeared completely, and Christina smiled bitterly, saying that it was the Order's obvious intention. Ludwig had focused on finding the Order's masterpiece. If it weren't for Ludwig, the Black Order would have tried to move the world according to their intentions, using the Immortal. It was not a fight, but a battle of genius and strategy, in which genius won. The Immortal that the Black Order had wanted to turn into their army had now become Christina's army. Christina asked Ludwig what he thought about Ellen becoming the Empress, the Demon King becoming the Emperor, or maintaining the status quo. Ludwig replied shortly that he didn't know. He had no need to think about things he didn't know. If there was something he wanted to do, he would do it. He left the affairs of the world to the world. Ludwig looked at his right hand, which had been given tremendous power by the Grandmaster's arm. He had gained several levels of power, but he could never get used to the strange feeling in his body. It was a spell that even an ordinary person could not endure. The pain that would be better to die than endure would take years. Ludwig now truly understood what the Daitomorian had said. The limit of the body would eventually come. Translation:

The price of making something that shouldn't have been connected, Ludwig was paying for it in real-time. "Are you okay...?" Anna asked, looking worriedly at Ludwig's complexion. Ludwig nodded his head with a stiff expression. His body was still holding up. He could fight again. Until his body broke down. Until he finished what he had to do. He just had to endure until then. "Yeah. I'm okay." For now.

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"Report the readiness of the entire army for departure." Emperor Vertus sat quietly in the main headquarters with telepathic ability, Ivya, in front of him. Ivya sent telepathy to each commander of the army and reported the situation. "The army is ready, Your Majesty." Telepathic ability streamlines the process of communication. Therefore, Ivya was acting as a messenger without moving from her seat. "We will start advancing towards Gsono-shia from tomorrow. It is predicted to take a total of ten days to reach Gsono-shia, and the advance troops that departed earlier will have already destroyed the warp gates of the small city-sized ones, so when we arrive in Gsono-shia, the battle will begin immediately. Make sure each unit commander is well aware of this fact." With the Immortal in operation, small and medium-sized warp gates can already be left to that side. Full-scale warfare is only necessary when attacking large city-sized warp gates. If the Gsono-shia campaign is difficult even with the unprecedented army of the Immortal, the remaining battles will become even more difficult. The day had come, and the army had spent a long winter break. "The army will not stop until we see the complete end of the gate situation from tomorrow." The Emperor gave his orders calmly, and Ivya was quietly transmitting those words to all the army commanders.

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The deployment site before departure was quiet rather than bustling. The minimum necessary tents and materials were gathered, and the long and arduous march was about to begin. Like beasts that had been sleeping for a long winter, now ready to wake up. From now on, there will be no more long and arduous rest. The army will march until one of two paths is taken: the end of the war or the extinction of humanity. Even in such a quiet deployment site, those who had been in the temple until now had also finished their preparations for departure. Christina. Anna. Louis Ancton. And even Ludwig. Of course, everyone was amazed. Ludwig, who had to return with a missing arm, had clearly regained his right arm, thanks to being the first subject of an experimental procedure. "Ludwig? No, what about that arm...?" Ranyan Cesore asked, and Ludwig showed an awkward smile. "I was the first subject of an experimental procedure." "Are you okay...?" "Oh, surprisingly, it moves quite well." "Ludwig showed off his well-being by clenching and moving his arm up and down. There was a procedure that could restore his lost arm. No one knew what it was, so they couldn't find the right words to say while looking at Ludwig's nonchalant appearance. It was good news that he had regained his arm, but was he really in a state to fight? Judging by the arm wrapped in bandages, Ludwig didn't seem to be in a state to fight. As if aware of such concerns, Ludwig lowered his head. 'I won't be directly involved in the battle. I'll be assigned to the rear support unit, so don't worry.' Scarlet also had to come to see him upon hearing the news of Ludwig's sudden return and his new right arm. Ludwig explained to her and others that he shouldn't worry because he wouldn't be directly involved in the battle. However, everyone felt uneasy upon seeing Ludwig's changed atmosphere, and they could sense something dark and gloomy in his eyes. Anyone with a little eye for detail could tell that Ludwig's left and right arms were slightly different in length, with his right arm being a bit longer. It was a procedure in the experimental stage, and everyone could tell that it was not an ordinary procedure. With Ludwig's return, which exuded a dangerous atmosphere, everyone felt a subtle sense of unease. After exchanging greetings with familiar faces, Ludwig prepared for the march and left the campsite that had fallen into darkness." Instead of spending time at the campsite, they were supposed to spend more time fighting alongside Immortal. Talking to each other was just to make sure that their presence at the campsite wasn't strange. However, not everyone believed Ludwig's lies. Heinrich von Schwarzkopf, who learned about what was happening in the Yellow Empire, couldn't help but stiffen his expression when he saw Ludwig, who had regained his arm. Heinrich immediately knew how Ludwig had restored his arm. He must have received a transplanted arm reconstructed with black magic, risking his life to regain his arm. However, no one knew how he overcame the rejection reaction and other problems. Only Heinrich knew that Ludwig was in a very dangerous state. So, Heinrich knew that Ludwig's words about not fighting were lies. Ludwig had prepared for the march and left the campsite. The Allied forces are on the move. Maintaining the army itself is a risk. The only way to win the war is to end it quickly. With sufficient power, the Empire will engage in a speed battle to destroy the warp gates throughout Rezelun. To reach the next destination, the Empire had to pass through several small and medium-sized cities. If things had continued as before, the march would have taken a long time. However, now they were looking at a city that had been completely destroyed by smoke and flames. The city had one medium-sized warp gate and two small ones, but all that remained were traces of destruction and slaughter. Local small towns and mediocre cities could be swept away in half a day with only Immortal. Ellysse's complexion was already pale, and she couldn't help but fear the power of humans cornered. The gate situation may no longer be relevant. Depending on how the siege of Gisonosia progresses, the Allied forces may withdraw completely. However, since each gate is becoming more and more dangerous, it would be foolish for the Allied forces to disband hastily. Whether they like it or not, the Allied forces cannot leave until all of Rezelun's warp gates are destroyed. Until the complete end of the gate situation, the Allied forces must exist. Immortal is a large-scale unit with tremendous advantages in mobility, as it can move the entire army with mass teleportation. Therefore, Immortal can sweep through these small and medium-sized cities by moving throughout Rezelun with mass teleportation like a blitz on enemy strongholds. For now, we need to keep an eye on how the Gisonosia battle progresses. The war intensifies and deepens while coming to an end.