Reaping the Fruits of Victory

Despair Castle.

The fighting had not ceased. Although the mid-tier Demon elites had suffered such heavy casualties that they had no choice but to retreat to the rear to recuperate, Totorichi had not given up. He had mobilized more than a million low-tier Demons and continued launching wave after wave of attacks against Despair Castle.

This forced Roland, Freddy, and Matthias to turn their attention back to the battlefield before them.

After all, the prolonged, high-intensity war had greatly weakened the mages under their command. Mana was being consumed far faster than it could recover, and the Autran Kingdom's hundred thousand iron cavalry had already been completely wiped out.

If not for the past few days, when several legions from the Holy Alliance and Storm Kingdom had broken through the Demons' layers of blockade and arrived at Despair Castle, they would not even have enough troops to defend it.

Yet the deadlocked battle remained unclear. If they were even slightly careless and the Demons breached Despair Castle, their three kingdoms would still face defeat.

Thus, Roland and the other two did not dare let their guard down. They remained stationed at the front lines every day, constantly monitoring the situation on the battlefield.

"Your Majesty, the First, Third, and Fourth Legions have been blocked by the Demons at Blackcloud Castle. It is estimated that they will need at least six days to break through."

"The Storm Legion has been blocked by the Demons near Mount Kulu. They are still one hundred and eighty li from Despair Castle."

"The Twenty-Second, Twenty-Fourth, and Twenty-Sixth Legions have been blocked by the Demons at Westwind Hills."

"The Black Knight Legion..."

One bad report after another made Roland's face grow increasingly grim.

Although the Hurricane Legion and War Wolf Legion had broken through the Demons'