Mage Veigar

Chapter 619 The War Ends
"What am I fighting for?"

When the empire's most loyal soldier asked this question involuntarily, it meant that the war was over.

A war that even the commander had given up on.

A war that is not supported by civilians.

Such a war is bound to be unwinnable.

Just as Kafin said, the empire is finished. From the moment the empire lost the support of the people, this war... no, it should be said that all subsequent wars of the empire have been unable to win.

If I guess correctly.

The reason why the empire has not yet completely collapsed is probably because it relies on violence to suppress discordant voices.

Can violence last forever?
It must be impossible.

What is foreseeable next is that uprisings and wars will break out in various parts of the empire.

One wrong step and all is lost.

Who could have thought that just because Eskar leaked such a piece of information, which was not small but certainly not big, to Vega in order to repay a favor, he would be used by Vega to such an extent.

Veigar strode into the City of War.

Wherever he went, the dynasty army guarded behind him and the imperial army lowered their proud heads.

17 enemies were killed and 74 surrendered. Within three days, Vega occupied the City of War. After the north, the northwest of the empire was taken into Vega's possession. Now the territory of the Jialan Empire has doubled, while the territory of the Nolan Empire has decreased by 2/5.

The dawn light illuminates the city of war.

Vega, protected by a million soldiers, arrived at the command building that had been reduced to ruins.

just now.

This land of less than 1,000 square meters was the last occupied area of ​​the Imperial Army, but it had been surrounded by a million-strong army.

In the air-raid shelter of the command building.

Lieutenant Coverdale squatted at the door of the command room, wiping the cross sword in his hand. There was no sound around him, only the magic lamp that was about to die flickered.

There was no one here except him and Kafin in the conference room.

Except for them, all the imperial officers and soldiers came out of the air-raid shelters one after another within these few hours and surrendered to the Dynasty Army. Lieutenant Coverdale was not angry about this because even he didn't know why they were fighting, so why should he ask others not to surrender to the Dynasty Army.

He just didn't want to give up.

Even though Commander Kafin has made it clear that the City of War and the Empire are finished, he still hopes that the country that once gave him glory can cheer up. As long as you're alive, there's hope, right?
knock knock --

He knocked on the office door, but it didn't open.

Lieutenant Coverdale stood outside the door and said, "Commander, it has been quiet outside for a while. I think the war is over. Please prepare to retreat from the tunnel. I will definitely protect you and leave the city of war."

There was still silence.

No one responded to Lieutenant Coverdale's words.

"Commander, it will be too late if we don't leave now."

Coverdale repeated the sentence again, but still no sound came.

Lieutenant Coverdale took a deep breath and said loudly, "Commander, since you are unwilling to leave, I can only take you away by force. Please forgive my rudeness."

boom!
Lieutenant Coverdale broke down the door to the command room.

In his understanding, a moment of decadence was nothing. As long as these senior officers were still alive, there was still hope for the future of the empire. Therefore, even if it cost him his life, he would take Kafin and flee from here, waiting for the day when these senior officers would regain their spirits.

You can say he is stubborn or stupid.

These senior officers are one of the empire's last lifelines. Even if there is only a one in a billion chance, Lieutenant Coverdale wants to give it a try.

but--

The scene before him made him burst into tears. As a soldier, even if his life was hanging by a thread, he couldn't cry, but at this moment he cried, crying heartbreakingly.

Because what lay before him was a corpse—

The body of Commander-in-Chief Kafyn Dahlberg.

He committed suicide in the conference room, with a dagger stuck in his heart, lying straight on the desk. His blood dyed the map of the empire blood red, and he could not close his eyes no matter what.

"why?"

"Why don't you even give me the last glimmer of hope!"

Lieutenant Coverdale dropped his sword and burst into tears.

Only at this moment did he realize that reality was so cold that even the last one billionth chance was cut off.

Da da da--

The sound of military boots echoed in the silent air-raid shelter.

Lieutenant Coverdale knew that the enemy had already broken in and was surrounded by probably a million-strong army outside.

The city of war is really over.

His fantasy was ultimately ruthlessly shattered.

"Who? Put your hands up."

There was a shout at the door, and two Dynasty soldiers spotted Coverdale.

It's time to surrender.

Coverdale slowly raised his hands.

But as a human being, even if you can deceive yourself and convince yourself to give up struggling, your beating heart will never be able to accept such a cold reality.

"Struggle again."

Coverdale suddenly picked up the discarded cross sword, turned around and rushed towards the cave entrance on the right.

That pitch-black hole is the escape tunnel. Every senior officer’s command room has such a hole so that the commander-in-chief has a chance to escape when surrounded by the decapitation troops.

Coverdale didn’t want to give up yet.

He wanted to struggle once more: "If the top leaders of the empire betray my hopes, then I will lead the empire back to the top. Even though I am only a company commander and my talent is not even one ten-thousandth of yours, my desire to see the empire rise again is no less than that of you so-called famous generals!"

A lieutenant named Coverdale escaped.

A few minutes later, Vega received such a message, but it did not attract his attention. His attention was completely attracted by the dead Kafuin.

"Alas, why did we end up in this situation?"

After reading it, Vega turned and left the command room.

Vega could never understand this kind of blind loyalty that would rather die than surrender. If it were him, he would have knelt down and surrendered. With his status as a general, as long as he chose to surrender, there would probably be no country that would refuse to accept it.

Even though he didn't understand, Vega didn't despise such behavior.

On the contrary, Vega sincerely admired this kind of courage to die for loyalty.

"Let's start rebuilding the city."

Seeing that the battle of War City was over, Vega issued an order: "The reconstruction work should focus on calming the emotions of the civilians and compensating them for their losses. In addition, I need the 80 imperial troops who surrendered to serve me."

After giving the order.

Vega turned his exhausted gaze towards the direction of the Empire and muttered to himself, "After all the war, I can finally relax for a while. Now I guess all I have to do is wait for the Empire to fall apart, right?"

(End of this chapter)