Chapter 566: Meeting Again After a Few Years
Aldrian, with his hand still lifting the sword high, swept his gaze toward the many troops below. His red hair was swept by the wind as he looked at his parents, who were looking at him with smiles. The Xin family and Baek Jimin with her sect near his mother’s camp were also looking at him with smiles.
He smiled and nodded back, though inwardly he sighed. He was glad he could boost the morale of both the populace and the troops. He had even used his sound laws, which carried effects capable of hypnotizing and stimulating the listener the moment his speech reached their ears. It was necessary, to pull the people out of their despair as quickly as possible.
What they needed was hope. Even though the situation was dire, they needed something to hold on to, and he was ready to become that, just as his followers had placed all of their hope in him.
The screens across the continent then disappeared, but the atmosphere was no longer gloomy and desperate like earlier. Aldrian’s speech still left an effect on them, and their spirit was still burning. Even those who still hesitated about whether to join the war decided to register as volunteers. Some even went by themselves to the border.
After the screens disappeared, Aldrian closed his eyes and searched for the positions of all the leaders of the major territories, along with some people he was close to. Once he located them all, he teleported them to the area below.
All of the leaders stood stunned, shocked as they did not expect to be teleported without warning. Before they could say anything, Aldrian had already landed near them.
"I’m sorry if I dragged you here forcefully, but we need to move quickly right now. I believe we need to bring the attack time forward," he said after landing.
The others nodded in agreement.
"Although we still lack the desired manpower, it can’t be helped. Then when are we going to attack, Alliance Leader?" Emperor Durand asked.
"We will attack today, when the sun is about to set. There is no overall change in the plan—it only needs to be hastened. I hope your armies can take control of the area near the border by tomorrow. After that, all of you will push forward to there—" Aldrian pointed toward the black pillar.
"That is our main target. Direct all of your armies’ movements toward it. From the looks of it, that black pillar is opening a portal, which might be the way for the devil god to descend. The devils still need time to fully open that portal, so we still have a chance to stop it."