"I say... Your Majesty, why don't we break out instead..."
Hearing the news that the Holy Court had been surrounded, Seraya wiped the sweat beads from her forehead.
Unimaginable... why had Northern Fire's army broken through so quickly!
What about the Blood Slave Army? Had they all collapsed in an instant?
At least there were forty thousand Blood Slave Army troops stationed in this city! Logically, in the south of the Holy Kingdom, the Holy Court should have had numerical superiority!
Moreover, as the Holy Court's main force, most of the Blood Slave Army was equipped with quite sturdy [Blood Armor]. Ordinary Northern Fire soldiers couldn't possibly break through easily!
In contrast, the resource-poor Northern Fire organization couldn't even distribute standard equipment, and some soldiers' weapons were even farming tools!
So although Northern Fire soldiers had far higher morale than the Holy Court's Blood Slave Army, the equipment gap made up for this deficiency.
In previous battles, the exchange ratio between Blood Slave Army and Northern Fire soldiers had always been about one to one...
Clearly the Blood Slave Army now had the advantage of city walls and far outnumbered the Northern Fire soldiers in the southern Holy Kingdom, so why would so many people collapse in an instant?
Looking at the gritting Evelyn, Seraya's mood was extremely complex...
On one hand, as one of the Holy Court forces' leaders, being beaten like this by her own biological daughter indeed made her feel bad.
But on the other hand... Seraya, who didn't approve of Evelyn's line at all, felt genuinely comforted by this victory of the Holy Kingdom's people...
"No! We cannot retreat!"
The emotionally agitated Evelyn stood up and shouted at Seraya standing below:
"Our power center in the Holy Kingdom is the south, and as the core of the south, once the Holy Capital is lost, the Holy Court's entire situation will collapse!"
"Moreover, the Blood Moon Generator has already been destroyed by unknown enemies, and rebuilding it is indefinitely postponed. Once the sun rises... all the weapons the Blood Clans provided us will become ineffective!"
You must know... the Holy Court's effective control over various places in the Holy Kingdom, despite not having numerical superiority, relied on weapons provided by the Blood Clans!
Solid Blood Fortresses, powerful Blood Armor, invincible Blood Blades... once these things came into contact with sunlight, they would completely lose effectiveness before long!
Once these weapons became ineffective, Northern Fire branches distributed throughout the Holy Kingdom would unite to attack the major cities around them!
Perhaps some Holy Court cities in the southern Holy Kingdom could still hold out under such attacks, but in the northern Holy Kingdom where Northern Fire's power was relatively stronger...
Evelyn had no doubt—no matter what she did, within this week, the northern Holy Kingdom would inevitably fall completely into Northern Fire's hands!
So the Holy Capital absolutely could not be lost!
If the Holy Capital was lost, everything would be finished!
Having made up her mind, Evelyn swept her pressure-filled gaze over all the Holy Tribunal commander officials below and said:
"Listen well, all of you!"
"No matter how dire our current situation, you must hold this place!"
"In the southern Holy Kingdom, as long as the Holy Capital doesn't fall, Northern Fire cannot overturn the heavens!"
...
"Oh my, it seems this last group of enemies still wants to resist desperately..."
Standing on the command tower, looking at the Holy Tribunal officials who showed fear but still hadn't come down from the city walls, Caroline smiled bitterly and shook her head.
It seemed they still had to fight...
Although Northern Fire now held absolute advantage, battle would inevitably still cause considerable casualties...
Caroline and the others understood all too well why these Holy Tribunal officials served the Holy Court.
Logically, unless one had inherent advantages, only someone with a strong desire for awakening could possibly awaken to become high-level combat power.
As high-level combat power, most of these Holy Tribunal officials had also been noble warriors in the past.
However, their family members were all controlled by the Holy Court in the hub city "Akalon" in the northernmost part of the Holy Kingdom.
That place was extremely close to the Blood Clans' sphere of influence and was also heavily guarded by the Holy Court.
With their families controlled by Holy Court forces, they had no choice but to serve the Holy Court...
"Sigh... then let's fight."
Seeing that the Holy Tribunal officials seemed unwilling to surrender, Caroline turned her gaze to the soldiers around her.
It was about time to attack the city... eh! Who's that person in the sky?
Caroline looked up at the sky—wasn't that Her Majesty Elashia?
Why could Her Majesty Elashia fly in the air?
This question flashed through her mind, and knowledge gained from Ileina and Adeline's education surfaced.
"So Her Majesty Elashia is a mage..."
It seemed there was indeed such a profession...
Caroline knew—the Holy Kingdom had quite few mages, and even the royal family didn't have many.
As for the reason... it seemed not only because the training cost for mages was too high, but also because the Holy Court's upper echelons had always suppressed mage training matters.
They said overly powerful mages would impact people's faith in the goddess...
These vague memories only flashed briefly through her mind before being interrupted by a lively voice transmission.
"Miss Caroline, didn't you want me to be your band's lead singer?"
"Consider this battle your audition for me!"
Huh?
Caroline was stunned.
What connection could battle have with being a lead singer?
And why could Her Majesty Elashia's voice reach her ears across such a distance?
Was this also magic?
...
Flying to one kilometer above and away from the battlefield, Elashia smiled as she looked at the Northern Fire soldiers below her.
They all wore light blue battle robes and held various weapons in their hands.
Some held normal standard weapons, while more held all kinds of strange and bizarre weapons.
Some held swords and blades, some held long spears, others held farming tools, and some even held sharpened wooden sticks...
Although their weapons weren't uniform, and even their clothing styles weren't completely consistent, they had one thing that was unified.
That was these people's eyes...
Those eyes sparkling with fighting spirit and clarity, without the slightest impurity, reminded her of that army from before her transmigration...
Thinking of this, Elashia nodded approvingly at the soldiers below.
This was the Holy Kingdom people's army...
Even though at a disadvantage in weapons, their spiritual strength could make up for this disadvantage!
"All soldiers attention! After the crossbow teams conduct one volley, immediately launch an attack on the enemy!"
Caroline's voice, amplified by [Qi] to be heard across the entire battlefield, came over, making Elashia immediately show an expectant smile.
Soon it would be time for her, the "band's lead singer," to perform!