In Terra, she is a hunter and a bad woman.

His arms were still shaking slightly.

Obviously, Maria's actions just now really scared her.

Even Theresis did not let down his guard against Maria.

"I'm really sorry for not explaining it directly to you last time, but please understand that I actually had no intention of revealing my identity at first."

The girl exhaled.

She didn't initially express the idea of ​​inheriting the throne of the Demon King.

Because she knew that she had no achievements and no reputation in the past. If she rashly announced that she had inherited the throne of the Demon King, almost no one would support her. Moreover, it was not a good time to announce it.

But Maria's fight with Ducare made her realize that she had to reveal her identity.

Otherwise, if these two people started fighting, the losses to the entire Kazdel would be too great.

She also didn't like Ducare's arrogant character, but she also knew that now they had to fight for all the power they could.

"It doesn't matter."

Facing the Demon King respected by all Sarkaz, Maria did not have any special feelings. She just nodded slightly and then raised her head again.

Lamaren on the side nervously held Maria's hand.

"Then, Your Highness, you kept us here. Is there something you want to say?"

"...Don't be so reserved, Ms. Lamaren."

The girl seemed very embarrassed when she heard someone calling her "Your Highness".

She thought that he had not yet adapted to his new identity, so he just shook his head quickly, then turned his head and looked at Maria.

"We kept you here this time in the hope of gaining support from the Banshees."

"support?"

Maria frowned slightly, glanced at Lamaren beside her, and turned her head away again.

"You are already the Demon King of the Sarkaz..."

"Yes, I am the Demon King."

The girl smiled bitterly, "A demon king that no one believes in."

"Ok?"

"To them, I'm a demon king with no past to speak of, no future to see, no identity, and no abilities. Who would follow someone like me?"

The girl took a deep breath and calmly stated her biggest problem right now.

“But even I… I still want to protect Kazdel, this home of the Sarkaz.”

"I need your strength."

The girl's words were so soft that they didn't even sound like something a demon king would say.

She had no choice but to gather all the strength she could muster.

Among them, the biggest one is Maria, with whom she has a relatively good relationship. Perhaps she is a good choice to start with.

The last time Maria helped them for no reason, and helped the refugees in the entire civilian area, she realized that Maria could be won over.

And about this...

"As the Sarkaz wartime commander, I can endorse you."

Theresa said.

There were many reasons why Ducare and others had difficulty believing in the banshee represented by Maria.

But in the final analysis, it was because there was no Demon King, no absolutely authoritative proof, that everyone could fight for it, which led to their inability to convince each other.

But it's different now.

As long as the girl is willing to endorse Maria, no one will say a word.

After all, no matter how unreputable a demon king is, he is still a demon king. On the surface, the royal court cannot disobey the demon king's orders.

Unless they really want to be labeled as traitors to the Sarkaz... or just kill the girl directly.

“…a suitable deal.”

Maria hadn't commented on the girl's suggestion yet, but Lamaren spoke first.

This surprised Maria a little.

Because the condition given by Theresa was to get the entire Banshee to support her in exchange for the position of commander.

But Maria didn't think she could do that.

After all, the banshees have their own choices. Although she and Ramalen have a good relationship now and have helped the banshees a lot, in the final analysis, she cannot make decisions for the banshees.

In other words, the banshees didn't owe her anything, nor did they need to do anything for her.

But Lamaren... used the banshees to endorse her...

This surprised Maria a little.

"It's fine……"

Lamaren shook her head, reached out, and carefully took Maria's hand.

The gentle touch made Maria's heart skip a beat.

The strange feeling, coupled with the girl's unconditional trust, made her feel an unusual emotion.

But after a moment, she forced herself to suppress this thought, turned around and looked at Theresa in front of her.

After receiving Ramalen's promise, the girl's face suddenly lit up with joy and she looked a lot more relaxed.

"Thank you, Ms. Lamaren... and thank you, Ms. Maria."

Theresa hummed a sigh of relief, her eyes softening considerably.

Ramalen also smiled, but moved closer to Maria without making any noise.

Tracy on the side also nodded slightly, then took another step forward.

"I will provide you with advice as a military advisor... Of course, this is not included in the contract. You can ignore my presence."

Theresis now believed in Maria's fighting ability, but he was not sure whether Maria really had the ability to lead an army.

So he will serve as an advisor to Maria.

Maria had no objection to this.

The matter was quickly settled.

A few days later, when the coalition forces appeared at the location predicted by the front-line report, the Sarkaz side also gradually formed a battle line.

After coming to their senses, most of the royal court still had doubts about the current Sarkaz.

An unknown demon king, a leader of banshee princesses whose background is unknown... To be honest, if the god of war, Neczrei, had not joined in, it would be difficult for the royal court to have confidence in such a configuration.

But since Niezlei joined, they also sent their elite troops to join.

Scattered together, they formed a temporary team of 30,000 people.

Most of these teams are banshees and scavengers.

And in the temporary command post...

"Currently, there are approximately 10,000 troops available for deployment at any time. The remaining 20,000 are currently being organized into formations. The remaining conscripted soldiers will require at least two weeks of training before the first batch of soldiers ready to enter the battlefield will be produced."

"It is estimated that we can replenish about 100,000 people before a full-scale battle breaks out."

In the conference room, Theresis quietly reported the situation to Maria, and Maria was sitting on the chair that now symbolized the supreme leadership power. Sitting on her left and right were Neczrei and Theresis.

After listening to Theresis's report, Maria nodded slightly, and then looked at the liches beside her.

"How are the first batch of coalition troops?"

"It's unclear at the moment, but based on past patterns, this batch of troops is at least 100,000 strong... roughly a quarter of the entire coalition force."

The lich representative spoke.

In fact, this estimate is actually too low.

After all, before the battle lines collapsed, there were only six in total.

Today's coalition forces are composed of teams from the north, northwest, and west, with only 100,000 people, which is actually an underestimation.

"If you were to launch an attack... perhaps the opportunity is not far away."

Although there are only 30,000 soldiers assembled in the Sarkaz at present, most people still believe that the advantage lies with the Sarkaz.

And that is the reality.

If it's just 30,000 Sarkaz against a coalition of 100,000 other races, then the advantage is indeed on the side of the Sarkaz.

You know, although they are prone to Originium disease, it also means that they are rich in excellent Originium masters.

At the same time, the physical fitness of the Sarkaz people does have a natural advantage over other races.

only……

"How many high-speed warships does the enemy have?"

Maria asked again.

The battle of Banshee King City made her realize the bravery of the Sarkaz people, but also made her realize the crushing advantage of high-speed warships over the Sarkaz people.

Those terrifying cannon muzzles moving at high speeds are simply no match for ordinary Sarkaz soldiers.

After all, not everyone has the physical fitness of Maria.

Maria's words indeed pointed directly to the core of the current problem. After a moment of silence, the lich representative spoke.

"Currently, approximately 500 ships have been assembled, 100 of which are warships and the rest are frigates. The total number is expected to reach approximately 1,400..."

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.

Maria turned her head away.

"How are the Stone Winged Demons preparing?"

"We have assembled."

The leader of the Stonewing Demons is a short old man with gray hair but bright eyes, and one of his feet is a prosthetic.

"At present, I have followed your instructions and let all the Stone Winged Demons penetrate the construction of the wall. At least, a dozen shells will not be able to penetrate the wall we have forged."

After saying that, he still looked up hesitantly at Maria.

"But...if there are too many of them, the Stonewing Demons' buildings may not be able to withstand it."

"...I understand. No need to worry."

After calming the other person down, Maria turned her head and looked at the war sand table in front of everyone.

Today's Kazdel is built on the mountain range, with high peaks behind it, and ordinary armies cannot pass through... Even if they can barely bypass the mountains, they will inevitably need to rest and recuperate, making it easy for Kazdel's people to discover them and encircle them.

Therefore, it is unlikely that the other party will launch an attack from this side.

However, considering that the other side has technology such as airships, we cannot relax our guard too much.

In front of Kazdel, there is a large plain, a mountain range in the distance, and several extremely large rivers running through it.

This can significantly save the other party's transportation costs - if they want to fight a protracted war.

But they wanted to fight, but Maria would not allow it.

It’s also because of the terrain.

Once the coalition forces have completed their assembly, it will be equivalent to blocking off Kazdel's connection with the outside world.

At that time, material supply will become extremely difficult.

Therefore, the fact that the coalition forces did not arrive at the same time is a rare opportunity for the Sarkaz.

If the Sarkaz can capture this army in one fell swoop, it will greatly relieve the subsequent pressure.

only……

"Your Highness Maria, I think we still need to wait..."

Tracy spoke up and offered his opinion.