The war between the Lampari Kingdom and the Malo Empire had lasted more than four months, and its course had completely defied expectations.
Most people had originally believed that, although the Lampari Kingdom certainly ranked among the top three powers on the Sains Continent, it still fell somewhat short of the Two Great Empires.
Since the Malo Empire could defeat even the Candel Empire, how could it fail to conquer the weaker Lampari Kingdom?
Yet the reality was that the Malo Empire suffered defeat after defeat against the Lampari Kingdom. In just over four months of fighting, it had surrendered vast stretches of territory it had occupied in the Former Candel Empire near the Lampari Kingdom.
Had the Malo Empire not promptly transferred large numbers of troops from home and used its overwhelming numerical advantage to halt the Lampari Kingdom's offensive, the kingdom would likely have advanced even farther.
In battle, the Lampari Kingdom's troops demonstrated fighting strength clearly superior to that of the Malo Empire's army.
The key reason for this was, of course, military magic machinery.
The various types of military magic machinery equipped by the Lampari Kingdom's army were noticeably superior to the Malo Empire's equipment in almost every respect: quality, power, accuracy, failure rate, and more.
This gave the Lampari Kingdom's army a clear advantage in combat whenever the two sides clashed.
Beyond that, what shocked people most was a new weapon the Lampari Kingdom had unveiled while attacking an important pass, previously guarded by the Malo Empire, that led into the Former Candel Empire's Northern Provinces: the long-range mana missile.
This new type of military magic machinery could actually launch attacks from hundreds of kilometers away, with astonishing accuracy and immense power. It was virtually impossible to defend against.
According to subsequent battle reports, the