Chapter 587: The Wall of Fog
"Are Your Majesty’s troops facing the Seven Deadly Sins?" Patriarch Xin asked. If Emperor Ladwin brought up the Seven Deadly Sins, then he must have encountered them or at least known something about their movements.
"Yes. I just faced the Wrath Devil with his troops, although he didn’t seem truly intent on fighting to the death. Once his troops were defeated, he escaped," Emperor Ladwin answered.
"I also heard about the appearance of the Gluttony Devil where the troops led by Emperor Herman advanced. The situation was similar."
"As for the troops led by Emperor Raymond, they reportedly faced the Pride Devil. That one truly caused us heavy losses, as the Pride Devil is extremely strong. I heard that the troops under his command have had to halt their advance for now and wait for reinforcements, because they suffered so much against the Pride Devil."
Hearing that, Patriarch Xin frowned. With the movement of the Seven Deadly Sins, it could be seen that the devils were being pushed further into a corner. But with the Seven Deadly Sins making their move, he could imagine that their future advancement would be a bloody one, as the Seven Deadly Sins seemed intent on slowing them down.
"Patriarch Xin, I just discussed it with the others and arranged a strategy in case the Seven Deadly Sins appear again to disrupt our troops’ advancement. We cannot let those Seven Deadly Sins continue to cause our forces heavy losses, and we cannot allow them to slow down our progress," Emperor Ladwin continued.
"With the portal already covering more than a quarter of the continent, we can’t let the Seven Deadly Sins play us and have their way, so we have come to a decision."
"We must decisively ask Aldrian for help the next time if we encounter them but cannot kill them in one battle. The Seven Deadly Sins who intend to escape are difficult even for us to block. If they keep fleeing, there will be no end to it, so we’ve decided not to hesitate in calling Aldrian if that happens."
"Although it’s quite shameful, it’s still much better than having our advancement disturbed by the Seven Deadly Sins and sacrificing many of our troops. With Aldrian’s strength and his methods, he can stop the Seven Deadly Sins from escaping."
Patriarch Xin couldn’t refute what Emperor Ladwin had suggested, it was true. The Seven Deadly Sins were not foolish. They were clever and powerful. If they intended to escape, it would be difficult to stop them.
Now that they had already made their move and joined the battle, they would learn from it. That would make it even harder for the alliance forces to hold them back in the future.