Chapter 607: 607: Disregard All Rules
After this long period of fierce fighting, the coalition army of the Four Great Empires gradually began gaining the upper hand on the battlefield, and despite suffering heavy losses earlier, their overwhelming numbers and endless reinforcements slowly started showing results.
One defensive line after another collapsed.
Several important border cities fell continuously while smoke and flames spread across the lands of the Arcadia Empire, and the heavily damaged Imperial Army could only retreat toward the second line of defense while struggling desperately to hold the enemy back.
The situation on the frontline became worse with every passing day.
Countless wounded soldiers were transported toward the rear while exhausted troops continued fighting without rest, and many battlefields had already turned into complete meat grinders where tens of thousands died daily.
If this situation continued...
Then sooner or later the frontline army of the Arcadia Empire would be completely annihilated.
Because of this, a heavy and pessimistic atmosphere spread throughout the entire Empire once again.
Inside the cities, commoners spoke in low voices while fear spread rapidly among the people, and even many nobles secretly began preparing escape routes for themselves and their families.
Everyone could feel it.
Arcadia was gradually being cornered.
And just when almost everyone believed the Empire was finally nearing its end...
Something unexpected happened.
A terrifying Knight Order suddenly descended upon the battlefield like a divine army falling from the heavens.No one knew exactly where they came from.
No one expected their appearance.
But the moment they appeared behind the coalition forces of the Four Great Empires...
The entire battlefield instantly descended into chaos.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Hundreds of powerful figures erupted from the skies while terrifying auras swept across the battlefield violently, and among them were Saints and even Divine Knights personally leading the assault.
The most horrifying part was...
They completely ignored the usual unspoken rules of war.
Normally, high-ranking experts avoided slaughtering weaker soldiers excessively because such actions often invited retaliation from the enemy side.
But this Knight Order...
Did not care at all.
They descended directly into the lower-ranked armies like monsters unleashed upon the battlefield, and wherever they passed, entire groups of soldiers were annihilated mercilessly.
Blood flooded the battlefield.
Corpses piled endlessly across the lands.
The ground itself turned dark red while shattered armor, broken weapons, and mutilated bodies mixed directly into the soil beneath countless footsteps.
Screams echoed everywhere.
The coalition army was completely caught off guard.
"What the hell is happening?!"
"Saints are attacking the lower ranks!"
"Retreat! Retreat!"
Panic spread instantly through the Four Great Empire Allied Forces because none of them had expected Arcadia to suddenly throw away the long-standing battlefield regulations established by previous generations.
Their formations collapsed rapidly.
Supply lines were destroyed.
Several command centers were wiped out before they could even react properly.
And at that exact moment...
The Arcadian Army launched a full-scale counterattack from the front.
Caught between attacks from both sides, the coalition forces instantly fell into complete disorder while countless soldiers were trapped and slaughtered in the middle of the battlefield.
The losses became horrifying.
Nearly half of the coalition army suffered direct casualties during the sudden reversal, and among the dead were even several Saint-level powerhouses.
This alone shocked the entire world.
Because ordinary soldiers could always be trained again over time.
But Saints...
Saints were completely different.
Each Saint-level powerhouse required unimaginable resources, talent, and decades or even centuries of cultivation to create.
Losing even one was enough to damage the foundation of a major power heavily.
After achieving this shocking comeback, the Arcadian Army did not give the enemy even a moment to breathe.
They launched a fierce and relentless offensive immediately afterward while morale throughout the Empire rose to unprecedented heights, and one battlefield after another began turning in Arcadia’s favor.
Previously lost cities were reclaimed rapidly.
Occupied territories were recovered one after another.
And eventually...
The Four Great Empire Allied Forces were driven completely beyond Arcadia’s borders once again.
The entire Empire erupted with excitement after hearing the news.
People who had nearly lost hope finally began celebrating again while countless soldiers shouted proudly across the battlefields, and many believed Arcadia had finally turned the situation around completely.
Using the momentum of this great victory, the Arcadia Empire immediately restarted negotiations while attempting to pressure the Four Great Empires into backing down.
They wanted breathing room.
Time to recover.
Time to rebuild.
However...
Emperor Alaster underestimated just how determined the Four Great Empires were to divide the Arcadia Empire between themselves.
Even after suffering such devastating losses, none of them showed any intention of stopping the war.
Instead, more troops were mobilized continuously toward the frontlines while fresh reinforcements poured across the borders once again, and the scale of the war only grew larger and more brutal than before.
The Four Great Empires clearly understood one thing.
If they stopped now...Then all their previous sacrifices would become meaningless.
And because of that...
The war escalated once again.
Facing this increasingly dire situation, the Arcadia Empire no longer had any room left to retreat.
The Emperor finally decided to personally lead the troops onto the battlefield himself.
At the same time, all Imperial nobles throughout the Empire were forcibly ordered to participate in the war effort because everyone understood clearly that once Arcadia truly collapsed...
None of the noble houses would continue living peacefully afterward.
....
Ethan had barely gotten a moment of peace before another Imperial Envoy arrived at the Blanks estate carrying a sealed letter bearing the crest of the Imperial Family.
The moment Ethan saw that familiar seal, he already felt a terrible headache coming.
A deep sense of irritation immediately rose inside his chest.
"Haa..." he let out a tired sigh while massaging his forehead slowly.
"Why do I suddenly feel like nothing good ever comes from those damned royals?"
Rathlos sat nearby while lazily drinking tea, and he simply raised an eyebrow after hearing Ethan grumble to himself.
The servant respectfully handed over the envelope before retreating quietly.
Ethan tore the seal open without hesitation and unfolded the letter casually.
Then the moment his eyes moved across the contents...
His expression instantly changed.
"Niggaa, are you serious right now?!" he suddenly shouted loudly.
