There is no doubt that for this island with a total population of less than 10 million, tens of thousands of troops gathering together to confront each other across a city is something that has never happened before.
Not to mention tens of thousands of troops, even a war involving thousands of people had never broken out before.
At best, it's just a fight between one or two hundred people between villages and towns.
The purpose is either to compete for a mine that can bring economic benefits, or to compete for water sources used to irrigate farmland.
All in all, thirty or forty people could die, which can be considered a "heavy casualty."
But now, whether it is the western lands that are integrated through the administrative system, or the southern lands that are allied through religious beliefs, they all have war potential that far exceeds any previous city and regime.
In just a few weeks, more than 80,000 people from both sides gathered near Holy City.
This is not a temporarily recruited militia, but a truly off-the-job professional army.
Among them, Western Lands's army is obviously more professional and has a unified command and logistics supply system.
Coupled with the elite Knight Order who controls life, and the top combat power composed of the defected Claymore Warrior, it is estimated that they can not fall behind even against two countries on the continent across the sea.
In comparison, although the command and logistics of the Southern Alliance are slightly worse, the soldiers and commanders are also professionals from various towns and villages who no longer need to farm.
In addition, there is Holy Light Church that can completely integrate them, as well as the healing and buffing magic released by Paladin and Priest. The overall combat power is also quite amazing.
Most importantly, with the blessing of spiritual and faith power, this army definitely has iron willpower when fighting, and can withstand more casualties than its opponents without collapsing.
Seeing two equally powerful but very different armies stationed on the east and west sides of Holy City Rapona, a woman with long blond hair standing on the high ground couldn't help but sigh slightly, "It's unbelievable! I've only been away for a few days, and the situation has turned into this."
She is none other than the current No. 3 Galadria of the organization.
"Yeah! Even I can't believe it. Those two monsters are really too crazy and terrifying. I even suspect that if they were not hostile to each other, the organization might be the unlucky one now." Lulu complained in a low voice while holding his top hat.
To be honest, this sudden war allowed him to see the so-called military power "from another continent" for the first time.
Although it is still far behind the two major powers on the mainland in terms of scale, it is already comparable in terms of the quality of its soldiers, organizational capabilities and destructive power.
Whether it is Paladin and Priest trained by Holy Light Church, or Knight Order trained by Allen and the defected Claymore Warrior, both have the ability to fight against Dragon's Descendants and Warrior and Awakened Beings made of the flesh and blood of Dragon's Descendants on the frontal battlefield.
It is precisely because of this that the leader of the organization, Lemoto, urgently sent No. 3 Galadria, who has the title of "God's Eye", to investigate and monitor the movements on the battlefield.
"I have always had a question, who are these two guys? Why do they have such terrifying power, and also master a lot of knowledge and technology that we don't understand at all?"
Galadria obviously has not been informed of the true identities of Allen and Artoria. The whole person is full of doubts and at a loss about the current sudden situation.
You must know that as the "eyes" of the organization, she is not the low-level Warrior who knows nothing. She can even have access to some unknown shady stories of the organization.
Because of this, Galadria was curious about the origins and identities of Allen and Artoria. He also knew that the organization was afraid and wary of these two people.
"This is not what you should know!" Another Abyssal One immediately raised his head with sharp eyes.
After being warned, Galadria immediately put on an innocent look and shrugged his shoulders. "Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore. But what happened to these Warrior who defected from the organization? I remember clearly that most of them have been shown dead in the records."
"It should be the three traitors Ine Lily, Sophia and Roar Road. You know, since the mission to defeat Teresa failed, she The three of us were afraid of being punished by the organization, so we took the initiative to join Allen, the lord of Western Lands." Lulu calmly gave the prepared words.
He was very smart and found a scapegoat from the beginning for his private leaks.
After all, the organization has no way to confirm whether these words are true or false from the mouths of the three Warrior who have defected and are not weak.
"Humph! Sooner or later, they will have to pay for their betrayal!" A trace of annoyance and resentment flashed in the eyes of another Abyssal One.
There is no way not to be angry!
You must know that before this, the organization's attitude towards the Betrayer has always been to obliterate him at all costs.
Even the three abyss, the organization is ready to destroy them.
But after Allen appeared, this iron rule became useless paper.
No one dares to easily provoke a strong man who can suppress the power of super Abyss!
Especially so far, they don't even know where the upper limit of the opponent's strength is.
Therefore, for the three the Betrayer, Ine Lily, Sophia and Roar Road, the top management of the organization turned a blind eye, closed one eye and pretended not to see them.
But what they never expected was that after getting the three top-ranked Warrior, Allen was not satisfied. Instead, he continued to poach the organization and poached more than 30 people in ten years.
More than 90% of them are Ascended Warrior, which ranks among the top ten.
He was simply teasing the entire organization like a fool!
The strong sense of humiliation made this group of guys who were used to looking down at the island's indigenous residents from a high place feel a kind of anger and aggrievedness that cannot be described in words.
But unfortunately, in the face of overwhelming strength, the organization does not have the qualifications to bargain, and can only choose to endure, endure, and endure again.
Even if the other party has made a naked provocation, the senior management still does not dare to fall out easily.
"Okay! Don't get hung up on these meaningless things, just hurry up and collect intelligence. They are about to start today's exploratory attack."
As he spoke, Lulu turned his gaze to the empty plains in the distance.
I saw hundreds of fully armed knights and Claymore walking out of Western Lands's military camp first, followed closely by Southern Lands's military camp sending an equal number of Paladin and Priest.
The two sides did not communicate in any language. They just silently selected their opponents and walked straight to the center of the battlefield.
When the distance approached fifty meters, both sides began to accelerate in unison, turning into afterimages and streams of light that collided together.
boom! boom! boom!
With the loud noise of the violent impact, the daily routine battle finally began again.
After several days of fighting, they had a considerable understanding of each other's abilities, so they skipped the part of testing each other and started fighting fiercely.
Suddenly, the entire center of the battlefield was filled with flashes of swords and shadows.
Whether it was giant rocks or dirt roads, they all suffered unprecedented damage in a short period of time.
At a glance, there are basically all large and small potholes, as well as cracks cut by swords.
Allen was sitting at the entrance of the camp at the moment, dragging his chin with one hand, watching the "farce" happening not far away in boredom.
That's right!
Although the two groups of people were fighting fiercely, in essence it was more appropriate to say that it was a discussion than a battle.
Because all the people sent out were told to wait until the point is reached, and they are absolutely not allowed to actually kill the opponent.
So even if they were beaten for so many days, and some unlucky ones were even carried back sideways, the mortality rate was still zero.
Just when Allen opened his mouth and couldn't help but yawn, Ine Lily suddenly spoke and reminded, "I found that there seemed to be a few people on the high ground in the distance. One of them should be the eye of this generation of the organization, No. 3 Galadria."
"Do you need me to kill them?" Roar Road subconsciously put his hand on the hilt of the sword.
"No, it's not necessary. In fact, I want them to see this scene now, otherwise how could the organization fight with three northern Abysses." Allen waved his hand to calm down.
"Do you think the organization will use this gap period to launch a war?" Sophia said with strong uncertainty in his tone.
Allen replied with a smile, "It's hard to tell from the organization's side, but Isley will never let go of this opportunity. As long as the three abyss moves, the organization will have to fight passively even if it doesn't want to. Don't forget, in terms of strength, the combat power formed by Isley, Riful and Luciela is much stronger than what the organization has on the surface."
"In this case, let these three abyss test the organization's reality for us first."
After saying this, Ine Lily ignored the few people on the high ground in the distance and once again turned his attention to the center of the battlefield.
After a fierce battle, many people on both sides were defeated and slowly returned to the camp with the help of their companions.
Among them was a young girl who looked a little weak. She was Elina who had just joined Knight Order not long ago.
As the weakest one among all the defected Claymore, a ten-centimeter gash was cut on the side of her waist. If it weren't for the protection of Life Energy and Dragon's Descendants's cells, she would have been cut off in an instant.
But now, the wounds are no longer bleeding much, and the torn intestines and internal organs have healed to some extent, but the clothes stained red by blood look a little scary.
"Did you lose to the girl named Aria on the opposite side again?" Allen suddenly asked.
Elina smiled bitterly and nodded, "Sorry, I am too weak and let you down."
But Allen waved his hand nonchalantly. "Don't worry. She has been studying path of Holy Light with Artoria for at least ten years. It's normal that you can't beat her. In fact, I never expected you to win many victories. I just wanted you to make up for your shortcomings and deficiencies in the battle, and then think clearly about what kind of ability is best for you."
"Understood! I will work hard! By the way, I heard that Clare once appeared in Holy City. Where is she now?"
Elina was undoubtedly very concerned about his former friend, and even subconsciously turned around and looked in the direction of Holy City.
"Don't look, Clare left before you arrived. The organization seems to have given her a new mission, and the destination is a small town near the southeast." Allen gave the answer straightforwardly.
In fact, after the discussion that night, Clare talked to him alone and asked many questions about the in-depth development of Life Energy.
Allen did not hide his secrets and gave many suggestions on Ability Development.
So if nothing else goes wrong, Clare should be executing the tasks assigned by the organization while considering what kind of abilities he needs to develop to become stronger.
At the same time, in the camp on the other side of the battlefield, a young girl named Aria was showing off to her idol. "Sir Saintess! I won again today!"
"Beware of arrogance and impetuosity! You are much stronger than the opponent. Isn't it natural to win?" Artoria responded casually.
"Understood! But I don't quite understand, why don't you allow us to kill those defeated enemies?" Aria asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Because killing does not solve the problem. Just imagine, if you kill someone on the other side now, how will they treat our defeated people? Once hatred is formed, it will continue to spread like a plague until everyone turns into a terrible beast. Remember, war is a means to achieve an end, not the end itself. If you get confused, you will fall into an abyss of eternal destruction." Artoria warned very seriously.
"Forgive me for being presumptuous! Lord Saintess, what exactly are we trying to achieve by sending troops this time?" A city mayor cautiously asked.
Artoria answered straightforwardly, "It's very simple! Let the other party recognize the legitimacy of our Holy Light Church. As long as this goal is achieved, there will be no problem even if Western Lands merges all the cities and villages in the entire south."
"You mean... the purpose of this war is to determine the dominance of Western Lands and Southern Lands after their merger?"
The mayor, who was about forty years old, obviously used his considerable political sensitivity to immediately understand the meaning of what he just said.
"You guessed it right. So all we need to do is to show our strength, and everything will eventually return to the negotiating table. Therefore, meaningless sacrifices should be avoided as much as possible, and be prepared to deal with the real enemy next. Remember, those outsiders who made Yoma are Root is a land of poverty, backwardness and tragedy. Compared with these guys, Western Lands is not an enemy, but a potential ally." Artoria selectively told part of the truth.
We must know that the root cause of the awakening of national consciousness and national consciousness is to distinguish who is "us" and who is "them".
Taking the island under our feet as an example, all the indigenous inhabitants can be classified into the "us" that can be united, while the organizations from another continent that conduct crazy experiments are "them."
After the division is completed, the people who are originally loose and have no sense of identity can be brought together by establishing an external enemy, and finally establish an identity.