The Army at the Gates (Part Two)

"The Holy Light Empire is here already?"

Merlin thought it over. It had not even been seven days, only six. The Holy Light Empire had moved quickly.

"All right. My preparations are nearly complete. I'll be there soon!"

The Eighth Prince nodded. He glanced at the mining robots and smiled. "I didn't know you were an alchemy master too, Wizard Merlin!"

With that, he left. The Royal Family still had many matters for him to arrange, and at a time as chaotic as this, they could not do without their king.

After the Eighth Prince left, Merlin took a deep breath and looked at the warship inside his ring. Its energy gauge was already close to eighty-nine percent. It would certainly reach full charge before the Holy Light Empire arrived.

The Royal Capital was surrounded by layers of Rune Formations. Fortunately, this had not caused a panic. Most ordinary residents had left the Royal Capital days ago to take shelter elsewhere. Those who remained were Spellcasters who had been arriving from every direction.

Spellcasters had come from Osum in the south and the Northern Spellcaster World, from the distant Kordomansla Archipelago across the sea and even from the Icebound Snowfield in the far north. Still more continued to arrive.

The battle before the Royal Capital would be a decisive clash between the entire Spellcaster World and the Holy Light Empire. Spellcasters were the true ruling power of the Black Moon Kingdom, and the Royal Family's earlier defeat had left them all feeling threatened.

The Holy Light Empire's actions after entering the Black Moon Kingdom had made matters worse. It had hunted Spellcasters on a massive scale and publicly killed anyone unwilling to "purify their soul." Every Spellcaster was furious. They knew they could no longer stand aside. If the