Rumble!
First came a bolt of lightning, then torrential rain came crashing down, blotting out the sky and covering the earth. The magnificent royal city of Guregs was like a tiny boat beneath the might of heaven and earth, drifting with the waves, liable to capsize completely with the slightest misstep.
Roya James gazed at the downpour beyond the royal city. Reflected in the glass was his gloomy middle-aged face, adorned with a neatly trimmed short beard and retaining a mature charm.
Guregs was on the verge of collapse.
That was what he thought as his gaze passed over the royal city's five magnificent walls, seeming to behold the boundless rebel army beyond.
The royal city had been built at the heart of a mountain range. Guregs's four vast territories could only connect with one another through the royal city. Back when Guregs had been powerful, this centralized control over the vital routes had ensured that the royal city would never fall. Even if surrounded on three sides, it could still obtain sufficient resources from the last remaining territory and launch a counterattack.
Meanwhile, the enemy forces on the three sides could not communicate with one another. Forced to exchange information through uncertain means, they would inevitably lose sight of one thing while attending to another, giving the royal city an opportunity to strike back.
But...
Our last territory capable of supplying resources—the domain of the great "City Defender Oslof"—was driven into rebellion by our "even greater" Queen Allison Aide VI.
Shit.
...Roya James shifted his gaze toward the royal palace. That massive white structure built upon the mountains had finally been stained black, and an unsettling, ominous aura spread from within it.
He fell silent. A moment later, he forced out a cold smile and sighed softly. "Perhaps in