"Ha ha ha ha!
Eat! Drink to your heart's content!
You've earned it!
Those cowards of the Kushan Empire are no match for us!
Before long, I'll lead the legion and crush them!
Then I'll march east and conquer the Kushan Empire's vast territories!"
Mordred stood atop a table, raising her wine cup as she delivered a victory speech to her officers and soldiers.
They had not only once again thwarted the Kushans' attempt to push the front line forward, but had also greatly depleted the Beast Corps, making ample preparations for the coming counteroffensive.
Yes, a counteroffensive.
As someone rebellious to the bone, Mordred would never be satisfied with passive defense alone.
The main reason she had yet to launch an attack was the lack of troops at her disposal.
The enhanced officers and soldiers in particular could barely hold the border for now. They simply could not launch a full-scale assault against the Kushan Empire, with its vast territory and strategic depth.
As long as the Demon Emperor had any sense, he would not choose to fight Mordred in a decisive battle. He would instead abandon some conquered lands to lure her deep in, then have the remaining legions attack the Midland Kingdom itself, destroying the nation's war potential through plunder, slaughter, and enslavement.
Once logistics and manpower were gone, no army, no matter how powerful, could avoid collapsing from within.
Having once launched a rebellion while King Arthur sailed across the sea on campaign, then defeated that invincible army led by her "father king" while it was exhausted, Mordred understood this better than anyone.
That was why she had chosen to endure for the moment. She planned to wait until the rear had completely defeated and occupied the surrounding nations, including the Holy See, integrated all their