bookpower Chapter 371 The emperor's wrong decision
Chapter 371 The emperor's wrong decision
"Speaking of the cracks, does this mean the next generation might have to actually deal with demons?" Another hero asked. He was a tall dude with an average-looking face and body, nothing special about him, aside from the fact that there were two swords on his back.
He was Spark, the hero of flames. His fire was said to rival the heat of Daegon, though that was only a myth that had never been tested.
"I believe that it's possible. Everything happened too fast for us to handle it. Our time is pretty much over," Daegon said.
"Why do I feel all of this still has something to do with Silva?" Storm said.
The first wave of soldiers sent for the war came entirely from the empire. It was a mighty army, consisting of over five thousand trained knights of high level and one thousand evolved knights.
A thousand tamed wyvern riders took to the skies to dominate from above. The wyverns were used most of the time to taunt the dragon race and the wyverns.
Humans, for hundreds of years, have been taking wyverns and other races, capturing them and forcing them to fight against themselves.
Beyond the brutality of the war, it was also a psychological attack on their enemy, a move to make the army hesitant.
And if they fought, they would be forever stuck in the trauma of killing their own kind. It was a move below the belt, but all was fair in war.
The army was only a starter army. Meeting the armies of the demon kings, they had no idea what the battle would look like. But for all the years that had passed, the demon kings sent out the orcs and the goblins, the pawns that would kickstart the war.
The empire expected it to be the same. They had not heard from the heroes, though, as the heroes had been quiet since the beginning of the issue.
The emperor and the pope had tried to reach them. Even members of the original families had tried to reach them, but it was to no avail, as the heroes seemingly wanted to be quiet about the issue.
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"Tell me what to do. Whatever you ask, I'll do it," he said.
"I have been watching you, and I know that you have made a grand magical circle, the circle that draws life to summon the demon.
But for the demon I want you to summon, some lives will not be enough. This whole capital might be needed for that," the man said.
Julius's eyes opened wide in shock. "You want me to take the life of the entire capital?" he asked.
"Don't look at it like that. You are an emperor; you should be able to see the bigger picture. A few million lives are nothing compared to absolute victory.
Their lives will pave the way for you to gain the greatest weapon, one that nothing can stand against," he said, trying to sway the emperor.
"Your wisdom brought us this far and made the empire greater than it was. I'll follow what you have said. The people here are only a small fraction of humanity.
So how do I make it so that the magical circle uses them all?" Julius asked.
"That part you can leave to me. All I need is to see this magical circle, and I'll help you channel it over the whole capital.
Then we will summon a true demon, one capable of killing all of your enemies, and I mean all."
The promises got to the emperor's head. The sight of victory made him greedy. He could not stop himself from the thought of controlling a demon and destroying his enemies. The thought made him forget about everything else.