"My lord."
Two personal guards entered the study, dropped to one knee, and respectfully saluted.
"Clean this place up."
After saying that, Ilus's face darkened. He tossed the Knight Sword onto the floor, turned, and left the study.
"Dobic, you damned bastard. That guy who rose through the ranks by selling his ass—once I get through this crisis, I'll definitely report him to the king."
There were more than a hundred thousand Army of Other Gods troops to the front and another hundred thousand enemy soldiers to the south. With his 210,000 troops and the Scrabster Family's two Saint Seal experts, he had no confidence that he could hold Soliel Province.
Three hours later, in the castle hall, Ilus saw Grev approaching and walked toward him.
"Good afternoon, Marquis Ilus." Grev placed his right hand over his chest and gave a slight bow as a sign of respect.
Ilus gestured for him to relax, invited him to sit, and got straight to the point. "General Grev, that bastard Dobic first lost Badako Province, then abandoned Caligus County a few days ago, handing over the southern barrier of Soliel Province to the enemy. It has now fallen into enemy hands, and they will soon attack my Tenth Legion. What do you think we should do?"
Grev looked at the map hanging on the wall, pondered for a moment, then shook his head helplessly. "Lord Ilus, given the current situation, we would need at least three times the enemy's strength to retake Caligus County."
Hearing Grev's answer, Ilus flew into a rage again and cursed loudly, "That guy who rose through the ranks by selling his ass—I'll get revenge on him. I'll definitely get revenge on him."
Watching Marquis Ilus behave like a shrew, Grev quietly stood to one side without offering