Can't I develop my own character?

"Hehe~ Ryan is not dead, not dead... Humph~ I told you those women can't be trusted. Look, you suffered for not listening. Fortunately, I remember you. Ryan, be more careful in the future."

I'm in a good mood and can eat three big bowls!

but.

Now is not the time to be happy.

"Macaus! Ina! Assemble all troops, follow this Grand Duke to attack Barron!!!"

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Chapter 109: Kill the Emperor! Save Ryan! Kill the Emperor! Save Ryan! [5k5]

Army attack!

After reaching an agreement with 'Vene', Maganna decisively pressed the attack button, launching the largest battle to date.

McCoy and others had no idea what was going on, but they knew that this was not how war was fought.

For a force of more than 100,000 people, it is normal for such a large-scale battle to last for ten days to half a month. If both sides are less determined, it is possible that it will take one or two months.

The Royal Guards who had previously blocked the western border had no desire to fight, so they were able to break through so smoothly. However, these imperial soldiers had received death orders from the old emperor, and they were also a group of loyalists. If a fight really broke out, they would definitely not retreat easily.

So, Grand Duke, you said to launch an all-out attack? How do we do it?

Tens of thousands of people fighting against two hundred thousand, that's too chaotic, right?

But Magna didn't care.

That’s all!

Just attack!

The deadline is the day after tomorrow. She can't go on as planned. Purge the court is a thing of the past. Her goal now is to kill the emperor and save Ryan!

"Kill the Emperor! Save Ryan!"

When McCoys and others heard the Grand Duke's words, they thought that he was hallucinating because of anger. Didn't the Ryan brothers die a long time ago?

"Ryan is not dead, hahahaha!" Maganna put her hands on her hips and laughed. She was only 1.5 meters tall, but her laughter had the aura of a 1.9 meter tall person.

"He is indeed worthy of being the Grand Duke's military advisor. How could the methods of a mere dog emperor frustrate him?"

"Kill the emperor! Save Ryan!" Iverson yelled.

"Kill the emperor, kill the emperor!"

"Save Brother Ryan!"

"Grand Duke," McCoys thought calmly, "That's true, but this time Karkat is leading 200,000 troops to defend the city. How can we defeat him?"

Magna said, "It's okay, I'll kill him!"

"Even if you, Grand Duke, lead your men to charge forward, if your numbers are too small, how will you be able to fight the old emperor in the imperial capital?"

Magna said, "It's okay, I'll kill him!"

McCauss: "..."

Magna felt that she was invincible now, who else could she find? She wanted to ask, who else could she find?

"I suggest a feint to the east and attack in the west. The main force of the Iron Blood Legion will attack head-on, while the Grand Duke leads a small group of elite troops to quickly break through the defenses and head towards the Imperial Capital," said Ina. "It's best if the number of troops does not exceed 10,000, otherwise it will slow down the march."

McCauss immediately said, "Then let's draw 10,000 men from the First Legion!"

The Iron Fist of the First Legion has always been the core combat force of the Iron Blood Army.

"No, I will take 10,000 people with the Grand Duke. My Second Legion has the obligation to rescue Brother Ryan!" Iverson roared.

"Iverson, you can't go. You have to stay here to attract Karkat. Besides, the Skull Crusher has no cavalry, only heavily armored melee soldiers, and their marching speed is too slow."

"Look at what you said. Even without horses, our legionaries can run fast! So what if your First Legion has horses? When Baron is about to attack the city, do you still want to jump on your warhorse? You still have to dismount, and when you dismount, it will be the Skull Crusher's turn!"

"Iverson, what are you talking about? How can the Skull Crusher..."

"Alright, alright!" Maganna waved her hand. "Macaus, take 10,000 heavy cavalry from the First Legion. Iverson will lead them. Get ready to set off immediately!"

McCoys and Iverson were both stunned, and no one could say anything for a moment.

Ina tilted her head, and she found that this Grand Duke was always particularly "wise" in strange places.

...

The Iron Blood Army acted quickly. Although they had just fought a short time ago, their momentum instantly reached its peak with Maganna's order.

McCauss led a large army to the front line. A force of more than 100,000 people was indeed huge. When the imperial general Karkart received the news, he thought it was impossible. A sudden decisive battle? Was he commanding with his feet?

When the Iron Blood Army really broke through the Mort Line of Defense, he realized that these lunatics were serious, so he quickly assembled his troops to fight.

Over 300,000 men and women engaged in a chaotic battle on the Morte Plain. Such a large-scale battle created considerable chaos on both sides, making it impossible to control the overall situation. However, the Iron Blood Army ignored them and continued to fight. Karkat was powerless to intervene. Since the situation was chaotic, they couldn't retreat. The more they retreated, the more casualties they would suffer.

The melee lasted for half an hour before Maganna led 10,000 cavalrymen to attack.

Iverson was at the forefront, rushing into the crowd with a big iron ball in his hand. He knocked one person away with one ball, and one ball exploded. Blood, flesh and brain matter exploded with a bang, and red and white things came out.

"Kill the Emperor! Save Ryan!"

"Kill the emperor!"

"Kill the emperor!"

How terrifying is the power of 10,000 heavily armored cavalry?

This is the main reason why the Iron Fist has always been the core position of the Iron Blood Legion. Even the Holy Blood Legion would not dare to confront them head-on with their fully armed and heavily armored charge, let alone these imperial soldiers.

In addition, as the chosen one of the God of Death, Maganna's power of death covers every iron-blooded soldier. She does not have the enhanced effect against war like 'Charlie'. After all, Death is not the Blood God, but her power can make her soldiers 'refuse death'.

This is a special kind of faith protection, usually manifested as unconscious avoidance of crisis that could lead to death. For example, a bullet fired head-on should have hit the head, but under the power of "refusing death", the person may unconsciously turn his head or move away to avoid death.

In addition, those who are protected by death will not be afraid of death and will become brave and good at fighting.

This is the biggest characteristic of the Iron Blood Legion - bravery, fearlessness, and morale is always at its peak!

When a soldier is not afraid of death and refuses to die on the battlefield, the combat effectiveness he can exert is far beyond imagination.

Boom!

Like a falling meteor, the long-handled battle axe exploded among the Imperial army, its immense force shattering the surrounding ground and sending the soldiers flying. Maganna tumbled to the ground, unsheathing her battle axe and unleashing a powerful force. Protected by magical energy, her body transformed into a ray of death, surging out, dragging every soldier caught in her path into the river of death.

unstoppable!

Although Maganna would usually join the battlefield battle herself, most of the time, if there was no target worthy of her attack, Maganna would rather hand over the battlefield to the Iron Blood Legion, treating it as a training for the growth of the Iron Blood soldiers.

But now.

"Everyone, get out of my way!"

boom!

boom!

boom!

A huge black fog of death rolled up on the battlefield!

The black fog rose up like a tornado, connecting the sky and the earth, terrifying and magnificent.

None of the Imperial soldiers caught in the storm survived.

McCoys, standing on the front line in the distance, was stunned. "No, Grand Duke, make a feint to the east and attack in the west! Make a feint to the east and attack in the west! You're making such a big fuss that it's hard for me to deal with it!"

As expected, Karkat immediately realized that something was happening over there, and the army began to move. McCoy immediately ordered the Second Legion's Skullcrushers to charge. Thirty thousand heavily armored melee warriors swung their hammers fiercely, and they dared to charge forward even if the cavalry came.

If we talk about the most reckless and aggressive of the entire Iron Blood Legion, it is definitely not the First Legion, but the Second Legion led by Iverson. Their fighting is just like their name of Skull Crusher, they use hammers to open skulls for free.

Due to the efforts of the Iron Blood Army on the front line, the Imperial Army was unable to provide any support. Karkat originally planned to take action himself, but he hesitated after seeing the death storm.

He is still a little weaker than Maganna, unless he leads all the extraordinary people in the army to besiege Maganna regardless of the consequences, but that... is not worth it.

"Your Majesty only asked me to stop the Iron Blood Legion. Their main force is here. Maganna is alone, so no one can stop them."

After hesitating for only a moment, Karkat finally gave up the bloody fight and chose to stop the main force of the Iron Blood Army head-on.

Without his support, the imperial soldiers on the border were unable to stop Maganna. Finally, after less than twenty minutes of fierce fighting, Iverson successfully led 10,000 heavily armored cavalry to follow Maganna out of the blockade.

As the war horses galloped across the Morte grasslands, loud and inspiring shouts were heard - "Kill the emperor! Save Ryan!"

After entering the Morte Grasslands, they were not far from Barron. Although the heavy cavalry was not fast, they had more than enough time. Maganna led her troops on a rapid march all night, then rested for another half day before continuing their journey. Finally, on the second night, they successfully arrived at a mountain range ten kilometers away from Barron.

The news that the Iron-Blooded Cavalry had broken through the blockade had spread, and the entire Barron was in panic at this time, but the 50,000 imperial troops left behind in the imperial capital had not been transferred. Some of these people were stationed in the city, and some were guarding outside. Therefore, Maganna was not worried about being discovered.

"Grand Duke, when are we going to attack? Are we going to attack the Imperial City tonight?"

Iverson asked excitedly.

After fighting with the Grand Duke for so many years, they all dreamed of helping the Grand Duke ascend the throne one day. Now that the imperial capital is right in front of them, Iverson is very excited.

Although he seemed to know that with only 10,000 men, he probably couldn't even enter the city gates, but didn't he have the Grand Duke? The Grand Duke chopped off the old emperor's head, put on the crown, and the iron-blooded army transformed into, hey!, the National Protection Army.

Maganna didn't have time to pay attention to him. She went to the tent, took out the mirror and contacted "Vine".

The 30,000 troops from the southern border led by 'Weine' had already arrived, but they were there to resist the invasion of the Iron Blood Legion, so they could not enter Barron.

The atmosphere in the entire imperial capital has been particularly strange these days. The open and covert struggles between the Fire Covenant and the Janus Gate have escalated to the level of street brawls.

The Fire Chasers worshipped the sun god, and since they were part of the imperial establishment, they naturally had a lot of support. However, the Janus Gate was more powerful, and the old emperor remained silent, seemingly acquiescing in the dispute.

The common people were unaware of the situation and were completely confused, but the nobles and wealthy businessmen were very shrewd. They knew that something was wrong and some had already secretly left Barron with their assets.

But overall, more people did not believe that anything would happen to Barron. On the contrary, as the old emperor's birthday was approaching, thanks to the propaganda of the imperial institutions, the cheerful atmosphere overshadowed the smoke of war hidden in the dark, and the air in the imperial capital was filled with a happy atmosphere.

"Hey, I'm already outside Barron City. Tell me, what are you going to do? Let me make it clear that I only brought 10,000 people."

The figure of 'Vine' appeared in the mirror. Maganna was very unhappy that the thing she used to communicate secretly with Ryan was actually being used by someone else. She always felt that something was wrong.

"Tomorrow morning, someone will open the city gates, and the ten thousand men you bring will enter the city, go to the castle, and kill the old emperor."

"Someone opened the door? Who?"

"People from Janus' Gate."

"Oh?" Maganna raised her eyebrows. "Aren't those charlatans helping Kasradi? Wait, I see. So you're the one they're secretly helping."

'Weinei' did not explain, but the Grand Duke was incredibly intelligent and naturally inferred various reasons from the results.

Is there anything that can stump the Grand Duke?

No more.

"After the matter is done, I will have Ryan sent to Childe City."

"Not after it's done, but after this time!" Maganna snorted. "This Grand Duke has already agreed to help, but whether it succeeds or not is your business. Do you still want me to help you ascend the throne? If you don't even have this much ability, then you'd better not be emperor anytime soon."

She must kill the emperor, and Ryan must be saved.

This time, Maganna has no intention of fighting for the throne. As for who will succeed in the end, that is not just her business.

'Weine' naturally had no objection. Just for the Grand Duke, Ryan had to make a trip to the Western Territory regardless of success or failure.

No doubt about it, just loyalty.

...

at the same time.

In the imperial capital, deep inside the castle palace.

A group of blood priest singers, wearing red robes, surrounded the altar and recited the sacrificial words.

"Great Blood God, sublime Doclodes, your light illuminates Chaos, tears through the mask of hypocrisy, and brings us the truth of life. Now that war has arrived, we offer this throne of skulls, stained with blood, and beg you to look down upon us with mercy..."

"Great Blood God, noble Doclodes..."

The blood sacrifice ceremony continued. Blood continued to gather around the altar from all directions. Blood-stained bones piled up on the altar. The dense bones were like a wall, surrounding the throne made of skulls at the top.

This is not a sacrifice to the Bloody Hand Butcher, it is a sacrifice to the Blood God.

"Blood sacrifice to the blood god, skull sacrifice to the skull throne!"

"Blood sacrifice to the blood god, skull sacrifice to the skull throne!"

"..."

The neat sound served as the final conclusion of the sacrificial speech, followed by a huge blood-colored force that jumped on the altar like thunder and lightning, and finally sank into the old emperor's body.