Mythology: Ragnarok

But Emma simply denied it, saying, "Kingpin did not mentally enslave me."

Agreed asked with a forced smile, "Really not? Your situation sounds just like a story I once heard about an elephant trainer."

The story goes like this: In the Mammoth Empire, to make the powerful war beasts mammoths obedient, mammoth trainers had to chain their feet with thick iron chains when the mammoths were still infants. No matter how hard the young mammoths tried, they could not break free from the restraints and would be whipped by the trainers. Over time, they gave up resisting, even though the mammoths had become enormous creatures with shoulders five meters tall and weighing tens of tons, and even though the iron chains that bound them had become so fragile in their eyes that they could be easily pulled open, they were still chained there without moving, because they had come to believe that everything should be this way, that the iron chain could not be broken, and that they should not have freedom.

Right now, you're like those mammoths; what binds you isn't the physical chains, but the deeply ingrained shackles on your mind! I've never had the power to save anyone before, but at least this time I want to save you, and perhaps in the future we can save even more people, so that this world will be free of slavery. Will you... help me?

Agreed's heartfelt words silenced Emma. It was all upending his worldview. He looked at Agreed's outstretched hand, thought for a moment, and then reached out his own hand. But he stopped just as he was about to shake hands with Agreed. In the end, Emma didn't take that step and withdrew his hand. Instead, he put the roast meat that Agreed handed him into his mouth and wolfed it down.

Agreed laughed as he watched Emma wolf down her food. He knew that getting Emma out of slavery couldn't be rushed. Now that Emma was starting to think, that was a good thing. Sooner or later, she would understand what kind of life she wanted.

In the days that followed, Emma gradually lowered her guard and began to change. On the last night before arriving at the front, Emma and Agreed sat around the campfire, eating meat and drinking wine while Agreed told her all sorts of strange stories until she fell into a deep sleep. These few days were probably the best time of her life so far.

Perhaps even Emma herself didn't realize that he had been changed without her noticing, becoming a person who yearns for freedom!

Upon arriving at the front lines, Agreed successfully took command of the army. After receiving the battle flag representing the marshal, Agreed settled down in his tent. He then summoned the quartermaster and his subordinate generals for a private conversation, gaining a general understanding of the army's situation.

The coalition of Eastern countries currently has about two million troops. They are fully equipped, but because their armor and uniforms are custom-made sets by each country, they look like a ragtag army, which can easily lead to confusion and disorganization.

So Agred simply divided them into hundreds of legions according to their countries, using a strategy of breaking up large units into smaller ones. After all, they had an absolute advantage in numbers. This method of allocation was conducive to command and allowed for multi-pronged infiltration, keeping the enemy busy. Moreover, Agred returned command of each legion to the generals of their respective countries who originally commanded them. This not only solved the problem of his lack of prestige but also allowed the soldiers to stay in their former comfort zone and maintain morale. Even if any mistakes were made, the responsibility could be directly shifted to the legion commanders. Of course, to prevent mutiny and defection, the commanders had some tricks left by Agred.

Fifteen days after Agreed arrived at the front, the Eastern Nations Alliance officially declared war on the Church of Light. Hundreds of legions, under Agreed's command, invaded the Church of Light's territory from all directions. However, the legions' goal was not to conquer cities and territories, but to destroy the newly established towns and farmlands.

Agreed's idea was simple: the Church of Light had not yet established a firm foothold in the vast western lands, so it was impossible to build effective defenses in a short time. There were only a large number of villages and newly established farmland. Given this, with the advantage in numbers, the first thing to do was to target the weakest link. With a large amount of farmland and crops destroyed, the disaster victims would naturally flee to the city of the Church of Light for protection.

At that time, those disaster victims will become the vanguard for Agred to pry open the gates of the Church of Light's city. Even if you are impartial and refuse all the disaster victims out, I can still spread rumors to make your troops panic, since most of the new recruits in the army come from these destroyed towns.

Not only that, but the loss of vast amounts of land and the looting of granaries across the country will create a major problem for food supply. Even besieging a city could starve its inhabitants to death. Given this imbalance, the war could very well end before it even begins.

Agred's plan went smoothly. Although the Church of Light quickly guessed Agred's idea, it was too late. They could only curse the enemy marshal for his dirty tactics.

However, they were not without options. The Church of Light immediately dispatched their Paladin Legion to 'suppress the bandits'. The Paladin Legion lived up to its reputation as the most elite force in the Church of Light. With only 30,000 men, they chased and defeated more than a dozen legions of Agred's forces. Agred also used a communication spell to quickly order a policy of non-resistance, instructing scouts to monitor the Paladin troops' movements at all times, and for all troops to circle around the Paladin Legion.

At the same time, Agred used a legion as bait to lure the Paladin Legion, hoping to take advantage of the enemy's greed and recklessness to lure them into his encirclement. Once surrounded by hundreds of times more troops, even if the leader of the Paladin Legion were a reincarnation of a tyrant, he would die here.

Unfortunately, the leader of the Paladin Legion was alert and did not let the victory go to his head. He quickly withdrew and stopped pursuing. It's true that it's not that we're afraid of enemies who know martial arts, but that we're afraid of enemies who have intelligence. This forced Agred to replan the overall strategy.

Now the paladin troops are like a troublemaker... no, like a nail stuck in front of Agred. As long as the main force advances, the paladin troops will definitely come out to disrupt the formation, muddy the waters, and take advantage of the chaos to kill a few more, harassing and reducing the manpower here as much as possible through guerrilla tactics.

This made Agreed worried. After all, his troops were indeed a ragtag army, and their morale was easily disrupted and scattered. If such a large force were to be overwhelmed by the Paladin Legion's disgusting tactics, it would be no laughing matter.

So Agred decided to take a gamble. He ordered all his legions to attack all the cities of the Church of Light at the same time, leaving the entire rear open to lure the paladin forces here for a decapitation strike!