Grand Duchess Anne Brittany stood atop Black Phoenix City. The innocence that had once lingered on her pretty face had been wholly replaced by resolve.
Not long after Charlotte left, fleets from the New Continent began appearing one after another. They quickly discovered that the Old Continent had a stretch of land that was rich, coastal, and protected by few powerful figures! As for Duke Charlotte Mecklen's reputation, it was simply not worth mentioning to these people from the New Continent! Just a mere novelist who had won favor with the eldest daughter of the newly crowned Emperor of Fars and received rewards as a result...
Well, in the eyes of those who had returned from the New Continent, Charlotte Mecklen was nothing more than a favored court jester! A lucky live-in son-in-law!
This group launched a surprise assault on Duke Mecklen's Territory without the slightest hesitation.
The war began! Charlotte's West Wind Knight Regiment was forced into retreat after retreat.
There was no helping it. Charlotte had taken almost all the Saint Rank experts with him, and those left behind were merely ordinary Transcendence practitioners.
Moreover, Charlotte had always taught his subordinates to prioritize staying alive.
Under the command of Anastasia, Dobbin, and the others, the West Wind Knight Regiment retreated in an orderly fashion through the labyrinth passages and suffered few losses.
But in the eyes of those returning from the New Continent, this strategic withdrawal was proof that their enemies could not withstand a single blow. They became even more reckless as they attacked all the way forward.
Upon receiving the news, Anne immediately brought Nanny Karen, Kreil Brittany, and Abner Soumei to provide aid. Anne knew that her father and elder brother truly could not spare any troops, so she decisively ordered the West Wind Knight