Half a day after the resounding victory at Peace Town, the battle in Darrowshire was also drawing to a close. Clad in armor, Ulysses stood inside the spacious City Lord's Mansion, his eyes cold.
The battle had taken several days longer than expected, much to his displeasure. Even the knights who had surrendered received hostile looks from him.
Ulysses's deeply hostile gaze bore down on them.
They lowered their heads, not daring to meet his eyes. Seeing the knights bow their heads so meekly, Ulysses sighed inwardly.
The battle had been less than perfect. The surprise attack had failed to take Darrowshire on the very first day, and a few unexpected complications had arisen. But now everything was back on track. With the City Lord's Mansion captured, all their problems had been resolved.
Raising his hand, Ulysses swept his gaze over the lavish City Lord's Mansion and said to the man beside him, "Send word to His Highness. Darrowshire has fallen."
"At once!" an armored man answered loudly, then strode away.
The news traveled quickly. This time, the archmage delivered it in person, using a portal to travel straight to Peace Town.
Rex was no longer in Peace Town. The archmage had made the trip for nothing.
After the great victory at Peace Town, Rex had left.
There were dedicated personnel to handle the postwar review, and Osborne himself was in charge of hunting down the remaining ogres. Rex did not need to concern himself with any of it.
Peace Town had no strength left to launch another offensive, so Rex no longer worried about matters there.
Travel was remarkably convenient for someone with access to portals. Upon discovering that Rex was not in Peace Town, the archmage simply opened another portal.
He stepped through the hazy portal and arrived