I Became the Youngest Prince in the Novel chapter 261

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67 The Beginning of the Great War (1)

The beginning of a great war that staked the fate of the world.

It wasn’t common.

If a normal war starts at the boundary between two factions and gradually digs into each other’s territory, the war caused by Zion started from a deeper level than the boundary between the Empire and the Demonic.

Plains of Invasion, the first major area linking the border and horse station.

The guard corps and the Jeongroo army, who had secretly approached the vicinity of the plain through the road they had pioneered before, raided the main corps of the demon station on the plain in accordance with the signal ordered by Zion. It cut through the road between the Empire and the Empire, and perfected the supply route.

It really happened in the blink of an eye.

Belatedly, the horse station tried to send additional power to respond, but that didn’t work.

Because the area where Zion ordered the attack was not the same plain of invasion.

The Allied Forces of Fairy Forest and a large colony of giants, and the beast.

As soon as a fierce battle broke out in the Plains of Invasion, they returned to the sea route and began digging into both sides of the horse station.

A war that took place in all three directions at the same time.

The demonic side did not respond properly to the unexpected movement, so as of three days after the outbreak of the war, the charter was a little bit, but the Empire was taking it to an advantage.

“ It sounds like a good start.”

The barracks of the Supreme Leaders’ Council inside a temporary garrison built near the Plains of Invasion.

Evelyn Agnes, who was sitting right there on the left, was the first to speak.

Her status was also her status, but when she thought of the martial arts that she had built right after the war began, no one was dissatisfied with her seat now.

“ If the flow is maintained as it is, I think we will soon be able to clear the plains and other outlying areas and enter further inside.”

The eyes of most of the people here, including Groud Ozurima, who said that, were young with a glimmer of admiration and surprise.

And the light was directed to Zion, who was sitting at the top.

they knew

The fact that their master, who ascended to the throne at the age of his early twenties, does not have the war experience he deserves.

Although he had fought numerous battles before becoming an adult and ascending to the throne, it was clearly the first time he had waged such a large-scale war.

However, Emperor Zion perfectly read the main flow of the war as if it were too natural, and was giving instructions that were exactly right.

Just like a veteran who has fought countless wars in his lifetime.

A situation that makes no sense at all.

‘ I can’t believe it’s really people like us.’

It was time for Groud to stick his tongue out with that thought.

“ But now the horse station seems to have almost corrected the line that was messed up by our surprise. They will most likely come back with a counterattack to reverse this trend.”

Thierry, who was looking at the map spread out on the large table in the center of the conference room, opened her mouth carefully.

At the beginning of the war, he was exposed to the public and formally participated in meetings.

“ What about a counterattack?”

“ In addition to sending more troops… … There’s a good chance they’ll attack our backs.”

In answering Evelyn’s question, Thierry drew a line on the map in front of her.

The line stretched between the Plains of Invasion and the border.

“ Her Majesty Evelyn’s actions have made a way to this place, but that doesn’t mean that the Imperial Army has completely occupied the area behind the plains. From the magician’s point of view, there is no easier way to break through the path than this.”

“… … I’m sure it is. But it seems like it would be difficult to prepare in advance.”

At Thierry’s words, Sword King Ludwig, who was watching the map carefully from the side, cautiously opened his mouth.

“ The scope is too wide. In order for the imperial army to defend an entire area of this size, even the troops here would have to move, which could cause a setback in the occupation of the outlying areas.”

at that time,

“ No, you don’t have to defend everything.”

Zion, who had been quietly listening to their words, opened his mouth for the first time.

“ Because we can turn any place we want into a battlefield.”

“ Yes? What do you mean?”

Some people, including Ludwig, questioned him, but the eyes of Thierry, who were close to Shion, were rather young with a light of understanding.

Because it was the method that his master, Shion, had been using frequently until now.

“ It’s about making sure the enemies come where we want them to go. Do you have any ideas in mind?”

“ It would be better to call it a resource rather than a place.”

Shion, who engraved something on the desk with his finger at Thierry’s question, continued to speak slowly.

“ Don’t clumsily ambush or queue troops ahead of time. Of course, there should be no leaks of this content.”

In Zion’s opinion, the devil was never foolish.

No, he was more agile and quick-witted than anywhere else.

So, if you didn’t thoroughly deceive the other side as well as the same side, you wouldn’t be caught.

“ Your Majesty, but if things go wrong, the charter may turn.”

At that time, Droian, the head of the undercover family, who saw what Shion had engraved, opened his mouth with slightly anxious eyes.

“ If you make a mistake, you may inflict huge damage from the beginning and even lose your troops.”

High risk at high price.

In his view, Zion’s strategy was exactly that.

However, even to Droian’s words, Shion, who had not changed a single expression, answered quietly.

“ Then you can send power that can never go wrong.”

Still, the power that the opponent can never predict.

Shion’s lips were drawing arcs before they knew it.

* * *

“ Sion Agnes moved much faster than we expected.”

In the abyss located in the deepest part of the demonic realm, anger opened its mouth toward frenzy.

“ I thought that at least the imperial castle’s revenge would end and start… … .”

“ At the same time, it pushed in three directions, so the initial response was slow. The damage was not as great as I thought, but the flow has gone over there.”

“ If we go on like this, the charter will probably move over there. Before that, we must break this flow.”

“ I definitely think we need to.”

At the words of anger, Acrimosia nodded her head.

“ To do that, I think I’ll have to feed them a shot… … Perhaps it would be better here?”

Saying so, her finger on the map pointed to a long supply route that ran from the Empire across the border to the Plains of Invasion.

“ I agree with that. Even if it wasn’t, information came in that a huge amount of goods had departed from the border of the Empire two days ago. It was the biggest ever.”

“ Hmm… … Could it be a trap?”

Anger shook his head at the frantic question.

“ There are hardly any. According to the information received, the supplies of the Imperial Army are almost exhausted. If we can’t get new supplies, we’ll have to take over the army. I mean, it’s exactly the right time. In addition, there is no other supply at all.”

So it couldn’t be fake.

If so, your belly button will be bigger than your belly button.

“ What is the movement of the Imperial Army on the plains?”

“ It is taking over the surrounding area with great speed, but there is no backward movement.”

At the words of such anger, the mad eyes were dyed with a cool light.

“ Okay then.”

“ However, it seems that the Imperial side paid a lot of attention to the escort force as it is the largest transport of goods. From what I heard, he gave me an entire elite corps.”

“ It doesn’t matter. It’s okay to take a picture and send it to guys strong enough to press it.”

“ What kind of guys are you planning to send? As I said in advance, you and I can’t go out to the outskirts because of the demon temples.”

“ I know.”

A dark light suddenly appeared and disappeared from the frantic eyes that answered that way.

It was because of their king.

– He will come to me soon. Could this be an immutable fate that even the world cannot change? So I have to prepare. Final preparations to meet him.

After the imperial attack was over, their king sank into the depths of the abyss, leaving only these words in a hopeful voice.

Because of this, their feet are tied up.

But soon the frantic Archduke who had erased the thought from his mind spoke again.

“ Black Horse Flyer. How about those guys?”

Black Horse Flyer.

Unlike normal monsters, it was a legion of warlocks and their minions who chose the path of becoming a half-demon in a human body.

Therefore, their status is not very high, but the level of force was among those who entered the highest ranks in the entire Magic Kingdom.

It was a waste of power to simply use to hit the supply route, but Acrimosia was going to put her heart into this work.

“ Not bad.”

The Grand Duke of Fury nodded in agreement as if he had the same thoughts as her.

“ Wouldn’t it be nice to see a human being processed by human hands?”

An arc was slowly drawn on the corner of the madman’s lips looking at such anger.

* * *

“… … I thought I could get some rest now, but to be heading to the battlefield again.”

Commander Jornan, who leads the 7th Corps, one of the most elite of the Empire’s numerous legions, murmured as he looked at the endless procession of supplies behind him.

After the monster army was defeated by Zion, he and the 7th Corps, who lost their role in the steel fortress, came to the capital shortly after, and after a brief rest period, they took on the role of escorting the transport troops as soon as the Great War broke out. it had become

“ Haha, it’s still a supply unit, isn’t it? There doesn’t seem to be much to actually fight.”

Next to Jornan like that, Gillian, the leader and deputy commander of the Romerio Wizards belonging to the corps, replied with a cheerful smile.

“ Hey, do you know how old I am? I am 62 years old this year. The age of playing in the field like this is long gone. Some of my classmates are now looking after their grandchildren at home.”

“ That is the proof that the commander is excellent.”

Gillian was really thinking that way, not empty words.

While in the Iron Fortress, although he couldn’t destroy the corps of monsters, it was purely because of Jornan’s commanding ability that he was able to protect it with minimal damage until Emperor Zion, the then prince, came.

So he respected his commander.

“ Okay, speaking out of mouth. Anyway, after this war is over, I have to formally request my retirement… … .”

It was the moment when Jornan shook his head at Gillian’s words and said that.

“ Enemy! Enemy!”

“ It’s an attack!!”

With a shout from somewhere, one of the soldiers hurriedly ran towards Jornan.

“ Commander! It’s an attack, it’s an attack!”

The soldier who shouted that without even having time to breathe, pointed his finger at the side instead of in front.

Not a road opened by Evelyn, but a demonic territory far away that has not yet been touched by the Imperial Army.

Whooers you me out!

At the base of the dark-red ground, something filled the field of vision was forming an army and approaching this way at a frantic speed.

“ What… … .”

Jornan’s eyes fluttered at him.

He was well aware of the importance of these supplies he had entrusted to him.

Therefore, he sent scouts several times and was moving with magic knowing the path he was going to take and the surroundings.

But where the hell did such a massive army come from?

“ Obviously, nothing happened… … .”

Did it suddenly fall from the sky or spring up from the ground?

In the meantime, as the distance got closer, Jornan’s face, which was able to grasp the identities of things, began to contort even more.

Keek, Kee, Kie, Kee aah!

it was human

No, to be more precise, it was correct to say ‘were human’.

A monster’s mouth on a human face.

Dozens of human heads hanging from the body of a snake.

As if forcibly merging the body of a monster into a human body.

Bizarre creatures were constantly screaming and approaching.

In addition to the warlocks who command such monsters from behind.

It was the Black Horse Flyer.

“ How do you do that… … .”

The soldiers, tired of the terrifying wave of magic emanating from him, begin to step backwards with their faces turned white.

They were also veterans who had fought many battles, but it was the first time that they felt this powerful magic.

The difference in power is so great that you can tell without even having to fight.

‘ This must be the beginning of the magic station, but how can these guys… … .’

But the crisis of Jornan and the 7th Corps, who thought so, did not end there.

“ Commander! Me, over there!”

An even more bizarre sight began to enter his eyes as he turned his head to the desperate cry of the deputy commander.

Exactly on the other side of the way the monster army was approaching, a lot of monsters were appearing closer.

“ What is that… … .”

The monsters that appear to be many times more numerous than the ones that Jornan had dealt with in the past.

Why did the army of monsters that had been annihilated in the past reappeared in the Demon Station?

One thing is certain, this moment is the biggest crisis he faces.

That ah ah ah ah ah ah

The monster corps rushed towards the 7th Corps with a huge cry that seemed to reverberate the entire land.

“ The whole army is ready for battle!!!!!!”

Jornan, who was looking at the scene, clenched his teeth and shouted.

Of course he knew.

That the power we have here now can’t handle even one of the two forces approaching from both sides.

But he was a soldier.

A soldier entrusted with an important mission in which the fate of the entire empire depended upon it.

As a soldier, he had to carry out his duties even at the end of his life, so Jornan never thought of backing down or giving up.

DDDDDDDDDDED!

In the meantime, Jichuk is trembling like crazy by the army of monsters that have come all the way right in front of him.

Following the commander’s will, the eyes of the soldiers holding their weapons with stiff faces were also trembling for a moment.

the next moment,

“… … uh?”

Something they never expected happened.

That uh uh uh huh!

supply material.

And the monsters passing through them without causing any harm to the 7th Corps protecting those materials.

An army of such monsters followed,

Tuquaa

It begins to clash with the Black Horse Squadron.

“ What is this… … .”

The moment a blank voice came out of Jornan’s mouth, who stood still and stared at the unbelievable scene, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah!

A black meteor began to fall from the open sky with a sound as if the world were breaking apart.