Mage Veigar

Chapter 913: A Heinous Sin
The troops divided into two groups.

One group headed for Gangti City-State to confiscate the family property and exterminate the clan, while the other group attacked the Free Alliance. The current military strength of the Jialan State has enabled Vega to fight on two fronts.

In Vega's opinion.

The Gangti City-State and the Free Alliance have reached the end of their rope. There is almost no pressure in this battle, and he is the side that is bound to win.

First, let's look at the city-state of Gangti. The whole country has been ruined by Carol, and Carol has no way to stop his army from slaughtering civilians in order to forcibly reduce his strength and beat him back to his original form.

Next is the Freedom Alliance.

Although they were called an army of two million, they were just a bunch of ragtag troops, mainly used to consume the war effort. This kind of army would collapse at the slightest contact, so there was no need to worry about it at all.

Both countries have indeed reached the end of their rope.

If the two countries don't have any trump cards, then they can only wait to be crushed into dust by Vega.

But what if there is a trump card?
They have a trump card, doesn't Veigar have a trump card?

Two war species, a star elemental mage, more than five million troops and thirty-seven aviation corps, and the entire East and the world as backing. He is the popular choice, he is the will of the world, and he has more cards than anyone else.

Therefore, Vega was fearless in this battle.

"Report to your majesty."

The intelligence officer reported the latest intelligence to Vega: "The Free Alliance has deployed its troops on the Icewind Plains. Their purpose is very clear. They want to fight us to the death on the Icewind Plains. In addition, Lady Qilis and Lord Tanniel have arrived at the Gangti City-State and can launch an attack at any time."

"Let Qi Lisi and the others do it."

Vega smiled and said, "Carol, the power of an individual is limited after all. You want to fight against the will of the entire world with your own strength. Even if you are a god, you will fall from the altar."

The first order was given.

Vega led his army to face the Free Alliance's army from a distance on the Icewind Plains.

As the initiator, Vega planned to launch a decisive battle against the Free Alliance in five days. This time he did not intend to retreat to the rear, but came to the front line.

The reason is very simple.

Generally speaking, commanders would hide in the rear to command the war, which could be said to be a convention. In Vega's guess, Carol would go to the rear to assassinate him if she wanted to find his coordinates. At this time, he went the other way and hid in the front. With Carol's IQ, it was impossible for him to be found. Even if Carol found him in the end, his strength would have plummeted.

Vega is ready for war.

Celis and Tanniel had already started their attack.

Both Celis and Tanniel understood how important the war on their side was to Vega. If they could not kill enough civilians in time and make Carol's strength fall from the godly level, then Vega would be in danger.

As for how many people will be killed?

They didn't know this, but Vega's order was to kill them all.

Vega once told them that those who were addicted to this particular type of smoking were incurable and would inevitably die within ten years. Rather than letting them suffer for ten years before dying, it would be better to kill them early.

"The whole army, attack!"

As the commander-in-chief, Tanniel ordered an attack on the Royal City of Dazhou.

The Royal City of Dazhou is the outermost important city after the expansion of the City-State of Gangti. It used to be the royal city of the Kingdom of Dazhou, so it is equipped with a crystal hub and is a city where the air force cannot intervene.

The city was garrisoned with 15 troops.

Among them, 70,000 are regular troops, and the remaining 80,000 are miscellaneous troops including security forces. In addition, there is an air force corps. The city’s population exceeds 19 million, making it a heavily guarded city.

There are nearly ten such cities in the current city-state of Gangti.

The main targets of Tanier and Qilis are the important cities where the air force cannot intervene. As for other cities, due to the lack of crystal hubs, the huge air force can directly destroy them.

The siege began.

But at the beginning, a flag of surrender was seen on the city wall.

Apparently, looking at an army of more than three million, the defenders of the city did not even think of resisting and chose to surrender.

But this time, Tenniel refused the enemy's surrender and continued to order his soldiers to attack, because this battle was to kill them all, and he was not qualified to accept their surrender.

The war was almost one-sided.

Faced with the huge air force and army of the Jialan Kingdom, unless a divine elemental mage comes to the world, no one in this world can stop their advancement.

From early morning to late evening.

The war ended in the evening, and 150,000 defenders and an air force corps were completely wiped out.

But for Tanniel, the real war had just begun. After they destroyed the crystal hub, they began to withdraw their troops from the city. When passing through the streets, Tanniel looked at the innocent eyes of the civilians and felt his heart almost stop beating.

A life of military service.

He could swing his sword at the enemy's head without mercy, or order the massacre of hundreds of thousands of troops, because he knew that if he did not kill the enemy, the enemy's weapon would pierce his chest. To be kind to the enemy would be to be cruel to himself.

But asking him to attack these unarmed civilians...

Tanier looked at Qi Lisi: "Lady Qi Lisi, is there no other way?"

"I didn't expect the general would be soft-hearted sometimes."

Qi Lisi showed a beautiful smile: "Or are you afraid, General?"

Tanniel did not answer, and he did not dare to look at Celis.

Just as Celis said, he was afraid.

Once the order to massacre came from his mouth, he would have to bear the sin. From now on, the 1.5 billion innocent souls would completely haunt him for the rest of his life, and those innocent eyes would become nightmares, making him unable to sleep peacefully forever.

In this war, no one can remain immune.

The loser will lose his life, but the winner will be cursed.

As a commander, Tanniel obviously found that this sin was too great. He did not have the courage to bear the malice from half the world. If he really gave this order, he would have only one choice left -

Committed suicide in endless torture.

It was because he foresaw such an outcome that he wanted to seek other solutions.

But at this time, Qi Lisi smiled and said to the adjutant: "I will take over the position of commander-in-chief next. Now, as the commander-in-chief, I will order the air force to immediately launch a magic bombing on the Dazhou Royal City."

"Yes, Lord Commander-in-Chief!"

The adjutant finally chose to accept Qi Lisi's order.

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After the entire army withdrew from the Continental Royal City, the Air Force began a carpet-style magical bombing of the city.

The bombing lasted from night till dawn.

Since the underground air defense facilities in the city had been destroyed by the Jialan Army when they entered the city, the civilians who had no shelter were all killed in the overwhelming magic bombardment.

The entire city...literally, not a single person was left alive.

Looking at the ruins in front of him, Tanier said with sore eyes: "Lady Qilis... I'm sorry."

Tanier sincerely apologized to Celis.

Because he ultimately did not have the courage to bear this sin, he felt deeply guilty for his cowardice.

"General, there is no need to apologize." Qi Lisi smiled beautifully.

Tanniel didn't say anything else, because this smile was already engraved deep in his mind.

He couldn't understand this smile.

Because there was not even a hint of guilt in this smile. In her eyes, the lives of 1.5 billion people were not even as valuable as grass. What on earth could make this girl smile so ruthlessly?

No, it's not a heartless smile.

It should be said that this smile is gentle to the extreme.

But this tenderness belongs to only one person in this world.

"Why can it be done to this extent..."

"He never really trusted you."

As Tanniel looked at Celis who was slowly going away, a hoarse voice involuntarily came out of his throat.

"Because I love him."

"It was he who gave me light and a future. It was he who stayed by my side in the dark and lonely nights, telling me that I was not alone."

"I got too much from him."

Celis Rodney turned around, still with that gentle smile: "So if it's for him, as long as he needs it, even if I have to bear the sins of the whole world, even if I fall into hell immediately, I will not hesitate."

(End of this chapter)