Anning Dao.
An organization that preached that doing good deeds would bring good rewards.
Its leader possessed an unbelievable personal charisma. It could be said that Anning Dao owed much of its vast following to his charm.
At the same time, his actions had not disgraced his position as the leader of Anning Dao.
He had saved and helped countless people. Under his influence, Anning Dao had become so well-known that even Tatsumi's remote village had heard of it.
What no one had expected was that this leader's charisma far exceeded their imagination.
Almost none of the Empire's upper ranks believed their army could wipe out Anning Dao after it launched an armed uprising.
Still, relying on tall city walls and elite soldiers to temporarily contain Anning Dao in the east, blocking their advance and keeping them from causing trouble elsewhere—that much should have been possible.
Yet, to everyone's surprise, half of the generals and soldiers in whom the Imperial higher-ups had placed such high hopes were persuaded to surrender by Anning Dao's leader!
Although the other half remained loyal to the Empire, with the traitors coordinating from within with Anning Dao, nearly every city in the east fell!
Thus, when Anning Dao's massive army, made up of believers and part of the Imperial Army, arrived outside the Imperial Capital—
The Rebel Army surrounding the Imperial Capital swelled to an astonishing one million men!
The Empire's upper ranks were caught completely off guard.
In their view, even if Anning Dao wanted to fight all the way to the Imperial Capital, it should have taken them at least some time. It absolutely should not have happened now, right?
But when they spotted soldiers in familiar armor among the rebels, they understood.
"Traitors! A pack of traitors!"
Ozneth was so furious that