I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means - Chapter 298

Chapter 298: Chapter 278: The Descent of the Divine Weapon!_3

Instead of having both legions attack from outside the city, why not set the teleportation point for one legion directly inside the city?

Internal and external cooperation would make breaching the City Guard Army’s defenses much easier!

Unlike the Snow Bear Legion, which excels in frontal combat, the Snow Eagle Army is known for its lightness and agility, adept at fighting in complex terrain.

This also accounts for the different positioning and the particular areas faced by the two legions.

Therefore, the Snow Eagle Army is more suitable for attacks within Ice Peak City.

Although the Snow Eagle Army will face some risks, such sacrifices are worth it.

Duke Ward did not want this war to drag on for long, as that would quickly weaken the Dillon Kingdom.

Although he disagreed with Lukar’s plan to invade the Feis Kingdom, Duke Ward also did not want to return the Dillon Kingdom to the state it was in ten years ago because of his own reasons.

“Lukar, what would you do next?”

Watching the Snow Bear Legion disappear into the blizzard, Duke Ward muttered to himself.

———-

When Duke Ward used the Teleportation Gate to deploy the Snow Bear Legion, the violent magical fluctuations were also detected by the mages at Ice Castle Palace.

Shocked by the intense and powerful level of magic, the palace Sacrificial Mages immediately used the palace’s Magic Array to investigate the source of the magical disturbance.

Before they could locate the whereabouts of Duke Ward and the others, their gaze was drawn to the army stirring up a massive blizzard.

“That’s… the Snow Bear Army?!”

Naturally, the Royal Sacrificial Mages could recognize such a distinct army, yet the whole situation seemed absurd and surreal to them.

“The Snow Bear Army is supposed to be at the Northern Kingdom’s Icefield, aren’t they? Why are they here?”

Someone exclaimed in disbelief.

“There’s no time to think, notify the City Guard Army and the Royal Court Guard Army immediately!”

“I’ll go report to His Majesty the King!”

…

Upon discovery, the entire Ice Castle Palace sprang into action at once. Despite being shocked by the appearance of the Snow Bear Army, they had unwavering faith in the solidity of Ice Peak City and the wisdom of His Majesty the King!

Lukar and the ministers quickly received this news.

“How is that possible?”

The Finance Minister, Gilberto, couldn’t believe it. Was this the work of the Divine? An army of ten thousand men appearing suddenly beside Ice Peak City, spanning thousands of miles?

This had even the ordinarily composed minister panicking.

“Calm down, Gilberto!”

Anna spoke sternly. Although he too found it hard to believe, it was the truth.

The magical detection images could not be false!

“Duke Ward has made his move!”

“The most important thing now is to keep them out of the city!”

“Where is His Majesty the King?”

Anna frowned upon noticing that Lukar was nowhere to be seen and turned to a servant to ask.

“His Majesty the King left this place after receiving the message, not sure where he went.”

The servant was a bit flustered but reported truthfully.

“Lukar must have gone to take care of it; let’s go secure the city defense!”

Anna decisively commanded, and the other ministers, seeing no objection, followed Anna out.

…

At a secret location in Ice Castle Palace,

“Didn’t expect Duke Ward to have such a trick up his sleeve.”

The missing Lukar was actually here, sitting leisurely on a couch, seemingly unconcerned.

“So, Ward didn’t discuss this matter with you again?”

Lukar looked at Shadow beside him and said with a smile.

Shadow distorted for a moment, and a pale middle-aged man suddenly appeared, kneeling before Lukar.

“My lord, it was my oversight, please forgive me this time!”

The man’s face was full of terror as he continually bowed, speaking with fear and trepidation.

“Why so afraid? I’m not some heartless person, am I?”

The corners of Lukar’s mouth rose slightly as he looked at the trembling Demon Envoy before him.

“Well… since our dear Duke does not wish to open the ‘Demon’s Gate’ himself, let us ‘help’ him, shall we?”

“What do you say, Wood?”

“Yes, my lord, I’ll get right on it!”

“Ah, the anticipation! The intermingling of blood and fire, the delicious flavor of souls–I can hardly bear it any longer…”

“No… you can’t do this…”

Lukar’s expression twisted for a moment, but it eventually returned to calm.

Only a sinister smirk remained at the corner of his mouth.