The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 600

Episode 600 You must fight the dragon. (1)

The Allied leaders were in a good mood these days. Everyone had tense necks and jaws.

The distribution of the spoils is almost complete. Everyone has acquired considerable territory and wealth.

Upon hearing the news, each kingdom sent messengers to congratulate their commanders. Now, when they returned, they would enjoy great power as war heroes.

“Ahem, now it’s time to go back.”

“The kingdom’s territory has also expanded, so I am truly satisfied with the results.”

“There aren’t many remnants of the Salvation Church left.”

“Yes, now we must trample them down so that they never appear again.”

They now knew how scary the Salvation Church was. Despite feeling good, fear settled deep in their hearts.

Therefore, the four major sects and all the kingdoms agreed to thoroughly trample on the remnants.

So that those guys will never raise their heads again.

“They say the reorganized legions will be departing soon.”

“Well, since it’s made up of only the most capable people, it shouldn’t be hard to get rid of the remaining guys.”

“They probably think their life is over now. Hehehe.”

Even if they were called remnants, they were nothing more than rebels from a small kingdom. They were scattered here and there, but since the plan had already been made, it would be over soon.

The Kingdom of Sardinia will continue to serve as the headquarters of the Allied Forces for the time being, as they will need a central location until the wars and divisions on the continent are completely over.

Just when we were feeling relieved that everything was over, Giselle called a meeting.

Those gathered at the Sardinian royal palace smiled brightly at Giselle.

“Haha, why did the Commander-in-Chief call this meeting so urgently?”

“Well, is there any better news?”

“Are you thinking of holding a banquet?”

With nothing to worry about, everyone felt more relaxed. There was also anticipation for possible other rewards.

Jiselle looked around at them and said with a serious expression.

“I don’t think we can go back yet. We need to prepare for a new fight.”

The Allied commanders nodded with gentle smiles.

“I know there are still some remnants left. So, isn’t the punitive force going to depart soon?”

“Haha, I didn’t know Your Majesty was this cautious. The only remaining remnants are rebels from small countries.”

“Oh my, with that kind of personality, you must have won the war.”

“Of course. We will also see the results and slowly return, so don’t worry too much.”

Everyone was laughing happily. Although I thought they were having a meeting about something trivial, I felt good inside when someone as high as the Duke of Fenris spoke like that.

Jiselle watched their reactions expressionlessly and blurted out a word.

“I have to fight the dragon.”

“Hahaha, who would beat us, dragon or not?”

“Yes, that lizard… … .”

“haha…….”

“under……?”

“Huh? What are you fighting with?”

The people who had been laughing looked at Giselle in surprise.

An unexpected entity appeared. Everyone looked as if they could not believe their ears.

“Why is a dragon here?”

“Did we hear wrong?”

“Are you… … joking around because you’re so bored?”

Giselle shook her head as she looked at the expressions of complete disbelief.

“No, I really have to fight the dragon. His name is Arterion. He is a white dragon that lives in the Shadow Mountains.”

Giselle explained the information she had heard from Erenes to him, leaving out the story about her adversary and only explaining the dragons in detail.

After hearing the story, everyone was shocked. The most shocked of all was Marquis Gideon of the Turian Kingdom.

“Then, that’s why our kingdom kept getting attacked by monsters… … .”

“That’s right. It was because of the dragon.”

Marquis Gideon looked at Yulien. Yulien nodded and said.

“There is a high probability of that.”

Marquis Gideon was shocked. He had never thought that such a terrifying being lived so close to them. And the entire kingdom was caught up in the pranks of that mad dragon.

It was such a far-fetched story that no one believed it right away. What kind of dragon would come with a warning?

“No, why is there a dragon like this all of a sudden… … .”

“Is this information certain?”

“The cause of the strange phenomenon in the Shadow Mountains has not yet been discovered.”

Jiselle nodded and answered.

“That’s right. This is news brought by the Elf Chieftain. It’s reliable information, so you should trust it and prepare.”

They also knew that there was an elf chieftain in the Rutanian army.

On top of that, when he pushed Jiselle too, everyone was dumbfounded and had no choice but to nod.

A nobleman asked Giselle cautiously.

“Then how should I prepare?”

The war with the Salvation Church was a fight between humans, so it could be handled as it was. The rift was a separate issue that had to be dealt with.

But no one knew how to deal with the dragon.

It has been hundreds of years since the dragon was last seen. The last time a corpse was found was over two hundred years ago.

Since none of them had ever fought a dragon before, it was inevitable that they would be confused.

Jiselle looked around at the Allied leaders and said.

“First, we must stop the monster wave from the Turian Kingdom.”

Monsters stronger than ever before will come rushing in. That was a sign that the dragon was coming.

A similar situation had occurred in my previous life, but I didn’t know the reason then. Monster waves were a common occurrence in the Turian Kingdom.

And since the dragon appeared with a time difference from the monster wave, no connection could be made between the two.

No, it would be more correct to say that they didn’t even think about researching it. At the time, the Human Federation was struggling to fight the growing rift.

But now it’s different. There’s the knowledge that Giselle had accumulated in her past life, and the information she received from Erenes.

“It will be different than before. We must prepare thoroughly.”

People were murmuring. Everyone had heard about the monster waves, but they thought that Giselle was exaggerating. The Turian Kingdom had built numerous fortresses to keep the monsters at bay.

Only Marquis Gideon asked with a nervous expression.

“What is different?”

“Just think of all the monsters from the Shadow Mountains popping out.”

People were shocked by those words.

It is said that there are endless monsters in the Shadow Mountains. I couldn’t even imagine how many monsters there would be if they suddenly appeared, even though they had not decreased in number until now.

Jiselle continued in a firm voice.

“This is not like any war we have ever fought before. We have to think of it as a single battle that will be a full-scale offensive.”

When this monster wave erupted in my previous life, the entire Turian Kingdom was devastated.

At the time, Yulien was leading the Human Alliance, so he immediately formed an alliance and set out as soon as the incident broke out. Nevertheless, the Turian Kingdom suffered great damage.

Before the damage could be repaired, a dragon suddenly appeared and brought the Turian Kingdom to the brink of destruction.

But now it was different. The Allied forces were assembled and there was ample time to prepare.

“All combat forces are to be deployed to the Turian Kingdom’s fortress. Bring all weapons from your home country, including catapults and ballistas.”

People just swallowed dry saliva.

If all the monsters from the Shadow Mountains were to pour out, their number would be at least several hundred thousand.

The Allied Forces had become accustomed to large-scale battles while fighting the Rifts, but the monsters were much stronger than the Rifts themselves.

There are also some unusual entities. When hundreds of strong monsters like ogres appear, it is no problem to destroy a single fortress.

Now we have to confront those beings with force. The more large weapons the better.

A nobleman raised another issue.

“If we return all our troops and weapons to the Turian Kingdom, what will happen to the remnants?”

“We can’t withdraw many troops. We will only move one legion to deal with the remnants.”

“It’ll take a long time. What if they reunite again?”

The Duke of Leinster’s body was found, but Gator was missing. He was assumed to still be alive.

Even if they were just remnants, they would be quite a headache if they gathered in one place. It would take a long time and be difficult to deal with them all with just one legion.

Jiselle agreed with that opinion, but she had other thoughts.

“If we can just stop the monster wave, we can turn our troops back to subduing the remaining forces. After all, only the elites can deal with the dragon. But it’s true that it’s going to be late, so I plan on asking for help from others.”

“Who are you talking to?”

“There is a man named Count Leipold who is currently fighting in another region. He will probably soon be crowned king of the Kingdom of Norvagen.”

At those words, Claude opened his eyes wide and whispered to Giselle.

“Have you done it?”

“I will. Amelia also has to clean up her surroundings.”

“What if I say I won’t do it?”

“You have to do it. I’m busy, so you go and persuade her. Either by threatening or negotiating.”

“… … Are you telling me to go and die?”

“Oh, then what should we do? We can’t go now. Leave the remnants alone?”

“… … .”

“Who wants it for free? Negotiate. Negotiate. If that doesn’t work, threaten.”

Giselle never once asked anyone to do something for free or asked for something for nothing. She always gave them something in return.

That was the problem with threatening and going together, but in fact, if you look at the results, it was a good thing for both of them.

“There’s no one else capable of handling that right now besides Amelia. We need to provide support with troops and supplies, so let’s assign someone suitable.”

“… …Who is a suitable person?”

“you.”

“… … .”

“Go.”

Claude broke out in a cold sweat.

I heard that Amelia was planning to punish me for stealing 1 gold from the top of Actium before.

I had quite a headache trying to figure out what that 1 gold meant or something.

He said he was very upset when he found out that he had just received it as a bribe.

Giselle looked around at the people and said before Claude could answer.

“Claude will lead a legion first and begin the subjugation of the remnants. Together with the King of the Kingdom of Norvagen.”

“… … .”

Everyone just blinked and said nothing. No matter how you looked at it, it was a decision he had made alone. There was no negotiation with the King of Norwagen.

But, as always, Jiselle pushed forward recklessly, so there was no way to refute her.

Let’s say the subjugation of the remnants was a bit delayed, but the dragon was the problem.

“Those monsters, if we all gather together, we can somehow stop them. But what about the dragons… … How do we deal with them? Even if the elites come out… … . Is it possible?”

Jiselle nodded confidently. He had already caught a dragon in his past life.

“There’s no need to worry about the dragon. If you prepare thoroughly, there’s nothing you can’t catch. Aren’t there a lot of strong people here?”

“Umm… … .”

The Allied leaders nodded for a moment.

I don’t know about anything else, but I could trust that confidence. It’s not that I was completely insecure, but I didn’t have any other options anyway.

Jiselle looked around at them and continued speaking.

“But there’s something else we need besides large weapons. We need to contact our home country and get as much support as possible.”

“What is that?”

“You must gather at least a thousand wizards of the 5th circle or higher.”

“Ugh… … .”

“We can’t win if we can’t seal the dragon’s magic. We definitely need that many people.”

The Allied leaders nodded with dark expressions.

It is difficult for a kingdom to have more than 50 circle 5 wizards. In small kingdoms, there were even times when a circle 5 wizard served as the royal wizard.

If we need to gather a thousand people, we will really have to scrape together from all the kingdoms.

“Weapons and wizards are absolutely necessary. I will also prepare all the wizards who have entered the crack research to fight the dragon.”

The meeting ended there. It was more of an announcement than a meeting.

In any case, the Allied Forces were led and decided by Giselle alone. There were some who had questions or complaints, but everyone had already become accustomed to working under Giselle’s dictatorship.

The Allied forces were busy again, requesting support from home and preparing for a new fight.

And from around this time on, Giselle’s dreams became a little more frequent.

* * *

“hmm.”

Jiselle looked around the battlefield in her dream.

After the divine power penetrated my body, I had a couple more dreams, but nothing special happened.

It just showed the scene of the Human Union fighting the Salvation Church.

The saint did not speak to her again after that day.

Unable to interact in any way, Giselle simply watched the battle and took what she could from it.

“Tseup, you shouldn’t fight like that there.”

“No, who the hell is the commander?”

“Wow, this time it’s really great, isn’t it?”

Now that she had some free time, Giselle watched the battle, both clicking her tongue and admiring it.

The fact that each battle had a different commander made it frustrating at times and mysteriously great at other times.

In this way, I studied strategy and tactics once again, and occasionally gained insight by watching the fights between warriors and their opponents.

Then suddenly the scenery changed.

“oh…….”

There was a greater army than ever before. Before them stood the saints, the warriors, and many other powerful men of equal force.

Everyone had a tense look on their face. This fight seemed really important.

Kwaaaaaaaah!

Jiselle looked up at the sky at the sound that seemed to rip through the air.

When she turned to the direction of the sound, she saw dozens of huge things flying in the distance. They were creatures that Jiselle knew very well.

“Dragon.”

Dragons, the strongest life forms and supreme beings, appeared behind the human union.

At the very front of the dragons, there was a beautiful dragon with a pure white body.

“Arterion.”

A dragon lord who helped the Human Union drive out the Salvation Church in the past.

And now it was the dragon who had become the enemy of humanity.