Ceolmund realized that there was nothing more he could do to resist at this point.An intermediate-stage Divine Phase expert was nothing to Isaac and was easy to kill.The House of Custos was the institution in the Kingdom of Northwing with the most powerful individuals, but now most of them were dead. It was important to understand that cultivating or recruiting a strong expert in the early stages of the Divine Phase required an immense amount of resources."I was wrong!" Ceolmund slowly uttered.The people behind him, including Seward and several experts, were stunned. They didn't expect their king to kneel and admit his mistake to Isaac."Where did you go wrong?" Isaac asked, looking at him coldly."The mistake lies in shielding Deveraux and having improper intentions toward your woman," Ceolmund replied softly.Isaac squinted slightly as if he were deep in thought."Then kill him now," he suddenly spoke, pointing toward Seward behind him.Seward's eyes widened as he saw Ce
Ceolmund was startled and nodded frantically.The next morning, the people sent by Clyfford arrived at the palace. There were four of them, all hailing from the Guardian Division of the Kingdom of Vriweth.Ceolmund followed Isaac's instructions. He found a female prisoner in the jail, dressed her up, and handed her over to the other party.Despite being warmly hosted by Ceolmund for lunch, the four of them quickly departed to report back to the Kingdom of Vriweth after capturing the person.As the sun set, it started snowing heavily again. Isaac put on his wool coat and wrapped it around Evie. Standing on the steps, they watched the heavy snowfall before them.Neither of them spoke. They were both silently cherishing the brief moment that belonged to the two of them. Soon, the sound of horses and carriages came from outside. A group of elite soldiers entered and stood on both sides of the courtyard.Kyler, dressed in a long red-purple robe, dashed in from outside.He quickly wal
Overall, the Upper Martial Realm was much larger than Earth, though Isaac didn't know exactly how much larger.Judging by the scale on the map, the Black Desert was as large as hundreds of miles wide from north to south. It was over 1,000 miles long from east to west and lay between the Kingdom of Northwing and the Kingdom of Easteria.Isaac, enveloped in golden spiritual energy, was flying swiftly toward the northwest at high altitude.Setting off from the Kingdom of Northwing, he could reach the edge of the Black Desert after flying for a day. After that, he would need to elevate his flight altitude.Clyfford assigned himself the "task" of killing the enemy's commander, Elon Ramirez. Even if Isaac didn't think anything, he knew it was nearly an impossible feat.That was an individual who could compel the commander of the Kingdom of Vriweth to lead soldiers into battle and yet find himself in a passive and trapped situation. It implied more about Elon's military prowess than his
Especially after nightfall, the climate in the Black Desert became increasingly harsh, with frequent gusts of wind whipping up sand and stones and wreaking havoc on the flat terrain.Isaac's journey became more challenging, but the advantage was that the hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the Kingdom of Easteria couldn't detect him several miles up in the sky.He was unable to see what was happening below due to the harsh conditions at high altitude.In this way, Isaac flew toward the northwest for three days. By this point, his internal spiritual energy was greatly depleted, so he started cautiously descending in altitude.He wasn't certain if he had gotten past the Black Tiger Legion's blockade. Moreover, he needed to descend quickly to find a place to recover his spiritual energy.After passing through the clouds, Isaac saw below a series of mountain ranges that looked like winding, raised lines under the setting sun.Here he was!The hilly region was where Zeno and his 3
Lucifer never imagined he would see Isaac here.Isaac nodded slightly toward Lucifer but didn't say anything. He then turned his attention back to Zeno, who was seated at the main seat."Are all the generals present?" Zeno slowly got up, his gloomy gaze sweeping across each person's face."Yes, everyone has arrived," said the bearded man standing in front, bowing his head.Zeno suddenly pointed at Isaac. Facing the dozen or so generals before him, he shouted sternly, "Look closely. Take a good look at this man!"He came here from the Kingdom of Vriweth, passing through the Kingdom of Northwing."Even a convicted prisoner, who is going to earn his redemption, could break through the defenses of the Black Tiger Legion. We have strong forces. But why are we trapped here?"Isaac squinted. Initially, he had no idea why Zeno had gathered all the generals together. It seemed like Zeno wanted to use him as an example to teach those generals a lesson.The dozen or so generals in charge
Zeno was stunned. The nine generals and the five commanding generals immediately turned to look at Lucifer."Commander Schmidt, you said it yourself. He's willing to lend me the soldiers," Isaac said, turning to Zeno."Haha, great! Lucifer, I didn't expect you to be so decisive!"The surrounding generals looked at Lucifer as if they were looking at an idiot. They wondered how this rapidly rising general ended up being so stupid."You all can leave now. Lucifer stays." Zeno waved. Then, he turned away and no longer looked at the others."Turn right from the main camp and go 500 feet. My squad is over there. Use my badge to get the men," When Isaac walked over, Lucifer took out his badge and whispered to him.Isaac took it, left the main camp, and gently ascended into the air, heading slowly to the right.All around, he could see clumps of soldiers sitting on the ground, each one looking listless and dispirited. Some were chatting in small groups, and some were even playing with i
"What's the problem?" Lucifer frowned as he looked at Isaac.From a war perspective, he essentially lacked experience. He only thought Zeno was incapable. As a commander, he led an army of 500,000 and ended up with 300,000 soldiers left. In the end, they were trapped in this valley."He did it on purpose," Isaac said after pondering for a long time.Lucifer's eyes widened in disbelief. "H-how is this possible? Did he not take the lives of hundreds of thousands of people seriously?"Isaac pointed outside. "I looked on my way here. The terrain here is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Black Tiger Legion, which has surrounded you guys with half a million soldiers, needs to be spread out around these two mountains."Even if heavy soldiers are stationed all around the valley, Zeno can find a way to break through with 300,000 soldiers."Outside lies the vast wilderness. It's flat and expansive. If 300,000 soldiers have split into several groups heading toward the southern and
Upon hearing that, Cordero and Lachlan turned to look at Isaac in surprise.They admire Lucifer for his fearless spirit and his fair treatment of subordinates. But they didn't expect Isaac to be this formidable!Isaac glanced at Lucifer, signaling him not to mention those things.He looked at the two kneeling people and said sternly, "You claim that heavy armor is essential for survival. That's complete nonsense.""In battles, there has never been a surefire way to guarantee survival. If you have to point to something, it's strength and aura."The Black Desert is completely flat except for a few mountains in this area. How can any of you run with heavy armor weighing dozens of pounds?""If you can't run, the enemy will attack you with weapons. Can heavy armor save your life?"Isaac posed two questions, leaving Cordero and Lachlan staring at each other wide-eyed. They realized that it seemed to make sense."Cordero, come here."The latter stood up, walked over to Isaac, and bow