The Northern Frontier Reinforcements

King Satley grew even more furious at what Reiner said. He roared and cursed Reiner, exhausting every vile word he knew to damn him.

Reiner, however, had already stopped taking him seriously. He was merely a defeated king and could no longer accomplish much. At present, his only use to Reiner was allowing the Kingdom of Buckden to remain in chaos—and that had nothing to do with whether King Satley was alive.

By then, the battlefield had already been cleared. To free themselves of burdens, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Buckden had thrown all their armor and weapons onto the ground, solely so they could run faster while fleeing.

It was obvious, however, that although they had outrun Reiner's warriors over short distances, after running one or two kilometers, when they were gasping for breath and congratulating themselves on having escaped disaster, they despairingly discovered that the fully armed enemy had already caught up.

Long-distance running while carrying heavy loads was one of the Northern Army's most frequent training exercises. Whether pursuing the enemy or retreating, it played a crucial role and was the most important training program among Reiner's soldiers after strength training.

They ran with heavy loads year-round. Although their running speed was slightly inferior, their endurance was far superior to these men. While the enemy troops were gasping miserably for breath, their spears and longswords were already plunging into enemy flesh.

When everything was over, of the more than twenty-eight thousand warriors, only nearly ten thousand had successfully escaped. The remaining eighteen thousand or more had all been left on the battlefield—either crippled and severely wounded or dead.

The battlefield looked utterly disgusting...

Countless corpses, severed limbs, and tangled organs had been mashed into a sludge on the ground. The heavy stench of blood, feces, and