In the Name of Empress-Chapter 583 - 347: They Are Exhausted
The impassioned exclamation accompanied by screams and explosions was Otto’s last sound left in the world.
He died.
Leaving behind the heroic image of a monarch who died fighting to protect his people.
And an unmanageable mess.
Roland, seeing this scene from a distance, almost cursed out loud.
Of course, he knew what Otto was doing.
As long as the Otherworld version of Smeemassee arrived quickly enough, no one could drag him to a war tribunal. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢
Otto wasn’t giving up in despair; he was using this extreme way to protect his family.
Though he made mistakes, he had already washed them with his life and blood. Anyone still targeting his family would be excessive.
Although everyone was labeled as barbarians by the Magic Empire, countries in Rodinia prided themselves as the embodiment of civilization; they were above such actions.
Otto shirked responsibility with his life, and the pressure instantly fell on Roland and the others.
The officials and garrison commanders of the Prudon Kingdom barely managed to gather a defensive squad, only to find fragments of Otto’s body, leaving them dumbfounded and at a loss.
Their loyal ally, the Tirol Kingdom, also had many soldiers and officials on site, but they were even more clueless.
The officials of the two countries exchanged a glance and almost simultaneously made a decision.
As members of the Holy Alliance, when they encountered problems they couldn’t solve, they’d turn to the big brother!
When the officials of both countries stood before Roland and Angelina, Angelina’s lips turned white with rage.
Now they remember who the alliance leader is, but why didn’t they think of that earlier?
She couldn’t help but sarcastically mock the officials of the two countries, "If you had this understanding a day sooner, you wouldn’t be so passive now."
"Angelina, let’s not say anything that’s divisive; we need to think about the aftermath now."
Roland interrupted Angelina’s complaint, considering the dignity of the officials of the two countries, yet he did not respond to their problems.
He wasn’t going to accept the blame for digging up a ruin and finding ghosts.
If he took over now, he’d be the one responsible.
This wasn’t his territory, nor were these his people; their king even intended to backstab Roland. Not stabbing them in the back already made Roland feel his moral standards were far above this era.
Facing the expectant gazes of the two countries’ officials, Roland calmly asked:
"What was Otto’s last order?"
"Evacuate the crowd, organize resistance, and cooperate with the Transcendent in battle," answered General Crouch instantly.
"Then do as ordered. Otto has just passed; do you want to go against his commands now?"
Roland unhesitatingly put a heavy weight on them.
General Crouch was stunned, then revealed a bitter expression.
This was a hot potato, and Roland did not want to take it.
He completely understood Roland; no one would willingly embrace such a troublesome matter.
It was indeed an over-expectation.
General Crouch could only leave resentfully, and the officials of the two countries left disappointed, continuing to organize the army into futile resistance, organizing police to maintain order, and evacuate the crowd.
Though it was a drop in the bucket, they had to do it.
As Roland said, Otto’s last order before death was to evacuate the crowd; if they retreated arbitrarily now, there would be a severe reckoning later on.
The officials clearly understood that Otto chose "heroic sacrifice" precisely to avoid being reckoned with.
They had no choice but to accompany the old fool to the grave.
But Roland and the others were different.
The combat strength they displayed made the War Machines uninterested in them, bypassing the Light Pentagram Array on the ground to begin a sweep within the city.
The War Machines could not pose a substantial threat to Transcendents above Tier Six, and Roland and the others could not destroy the War Machines with conventional weapons, only watching them slaughter from behind.
Standing in the center of the pentagram, Christine let out a melancholic sigh, "We lost."
Aside from proving the ability to survive in front of the War Machines, she could do nothing.
The first line of the Divine Oracle prophecy had already come true, and more disasters were bound to follow.
Christine’s words brought a sense of gloom to the other Transcendents as well.
They could do nothing, not even protect a city.
A sense of powerlessness lingered around the few Transcendents.
This was already the peak of human Transcendent combat power, excluding Sofia, yet it couldn’t stop a few elite-level War Machines.
Faced with more calamities, where would humanity go?
As everyone watched the three great iron hulks demolish and murder, lost and helpless, Roland suddenly let out a hearty laugh to the sky.
"What are you all upset about? Though we suffered significant losses, we are certain to win this battle."
Everyone was stupefied and turned their gazes toward Roland.
Roland met their eyes firmly, especially the Transcendents from the Prudon and Tirol Kingdoms.
The battle at White Mountain established Sofia’s invincible status, and she was the only Tier Four among all humans.
Tier Four was only a facade; most believed she possessed strength beyond Tier Three.
The sword that killed the Judges was proof.
Besides Sofia, Roland and his friends were the biggest winners.
The remaining Tier Five positions were shared among Duke Reinhardt of Prudon Kingdom, Yudir from the Tirol Kingdom, Balat’s unnamed ascetic monks, and the Crow Sage of the Divine Court of Nature.
Today in Francis City, seven out of the eleven super elites of humanity gathered here; if they couldn’t stop those iron hulks, who could they rely on?
Seeing Roland’s confident demeanor, they suddenly realized.
As long as Sofia drew her sword and launched an attack, everything would improve.
But they didn’t know that Sofia was temporarily unable to engage in high-level skirmishes; she was even lost in searching for a new breakthrough path.
