Chapter 394: The Opening Attack
"Where is the traitor I asked for?" Aldrian’s calm yet authoritative voice resounded, reaching the approaching army.
Aldrian’s calm voice could be heard by everyone in the area, but he focused it toward the distant army.
Baroness Weilmar and her guardian knight hovered far from Aldrian, yet they could still see him. At this moment, their gazes fixed on the four massive flying fortresses and the overwhelming army before them. Their expressions wavered with disbelief. To think that the second prince would go to such lengths—deploying such a force just to capture one person and take this city.
This was beyond excessive. Even a single flying fortress would have been overwhelming, but he had sent four.
The city had yet to fully recover from the traces of the past battle. Many buildings and sections of the city walls remained broken, their repairs still unfinished. The city’s defensive formation had already been destroyed in the previous battle when the second prince’s faction seized control, forcing Baroness Weilmar to retreat to Weilmar City.
Right now, the city had no protective barrier to shield it. If the flying fortresses fired their lightning cannons, the devastation would be unimaginable.
However, Baroness Weilmar noticed that Aldrian did not seem concerned at all. His calm voice resounded with unwavering authority. She did not know who this ’traitor’ was, but it was clear that Aldrian had already sent the second prince his message—now, he was waiting for an answer. He did not care about the massive army sent against him; he only wanted what he demanded.
Her guardian knight looked at Aldrian’s back, which now appeared heroic, and couldn’t help but feel a sense of respect. However, he still thought Aldrian was too arrogant to face such a massive army alone. It was no different from standing against multiple emperor-stage cultivators by himself. Even if his master aided Aldrian, there was little they could do—they could only wait for their inevitable defeat.
Throughout the civil war, the second prince had rarely used flying fortresses. He only deployed them when attempting to breach the capital cities of one grand duchy and two dukedoms, and even then, he had never sent more than two at once.
Now, he wanted to see for himself whether Aldrian was merely an arrogant fool or if he truly possessed the strength to justify his confidence.
When Aldrian’s voice reached the massive army seven kilometers away, they felt their hearts tremble and their eardrums ring. Even Duke Alikin, who was inside the flying fortress, could sense the sheer power behind his voice. However, he merely frowned and sneered.