Gohata Count Fief
"Charge! Our lord has already breached the inner fortress gate! Victory belongs to us! Everyone, charge with me..." The knight leading the others into battle shouted from horseback.
"Kill!"
"Victory belongs to us!"
The soldiers shouted even more excitedly, crying out all manner of things. Victory was right before their eyes. Once they dealt with this inner city, their campaign would be considered a victory.
Wave after wave of soldiers rushed into the breached inner city. Its gates had already been destroyed, and the soldiers outside surged straight in as though entering uninhabited land.
This was already the last fortress within the Gohata Count Fief. Including this inner city, every street and square throughout the city had fallen into Romon's hands.
Boom! Another section of the inner city exploded, and the earth shook. Another gap appeared in the castle walls, and an entire slab of rock crashed down. At that moment, two golden figures flew out.
"Another one killed. What a pity it doesn't match my attribute, so I'll give it to you as loot. But if there's a suitable one next time, you must give it to me!" In the sky, a Golden Dragon twisted through the air, its wings continuously beating behind its back and whipping up gusts of wind.
"Certainly!" Having received another Divine Being's corpse, Romon was extremely satisfied. He had not dealt with it yet; he would do so after returning.
The Great Dragon complained again, "And those humans—why did they surrender just like that? So quickly?"
"Their god is dead. If they held out any longer, they would lose even their lives. Do you think they're that foolish?" Romon floated beside the Great Dragon. Hearing its complaint, he replied with a cheerful smile.
His objectives for this expedition had all been