The southern front.
Ryan hurried from the military camp toward the emperor's location, and on the way, he received the news Kaz brought.
"His Majesty has already decided to have Grand Duke Russell, who is within the empire, use some terrifying power to quickly transport the soldiers of the Imperial First Legion to the front."
"But that is not His Majesty's most important goal. He wants to use the great power of the Rainbow Bridge to shatter the barrier of Dawn Holy Mountain."
"You may not know this—I only just heard it from my father too—but on the holy mountain of the Church of Dawn, the pope always stands invincible. It is the place closest to The Sun. Legend says it exists at the edge of the Eternal Kingdom."
"It is located at the edge of the divine kingdom. To start a war on the holy mountain is to start a war against the Eternal Kingdom."
"Even the War of the Deities Across Planes never saw anything like this."
"So His Majesty wants to use the power of the Rainbow Bridge to knock Dawn Holy Mountain out of the Eternal Kingdom. Only then will we possibly be able to storm the holy mountain in the future and kill the Pope of Dawn."
Ryan understood. The emperor was making preparations for a battle opportunity that might flash by in an instant later on.
Otherwise, when the opportunity truly came, if the holy mountain's defensive barrier still existed, it would be a huge problem.
Was that what the four grand dukes were thinking too?
Ryan remembered what Count Clayton had said before. The nobles did not want the war to drag on, so what arrived with the Rainbow Bridge... probably would not be just the Imperial First Legion.
Soon, Ryan saw Emperor