Ten years ago, Thea got completely disfigured while trying to save him from the flames.
He had repaid her for saving his life by giving her ten billion dollars. He no longer owed her anything
Now, however, he owed another young maiden, As a man, it was only right for him to admit his
mistakes. Back then, he was still married to Thea. Therefore, he could not make any promises. Now,
after having divorced Thea, he had to return to the battlefield to take charge of the situation.
Looking at Tiara, the young maiden who had experienced fate‘s cruel joke, James gave his assurance.
With his promise, Tiara was now at ease. She knew that James, as the guardian of Sol, would keep his
word. “I will wait for you in Cansington. I await your safe return.” James did not stay for a chat.
Immediately, he turned to leave and got back into the car. Tiara got off the road, and the jeep continued
on its journey. Soon, they arrived at the military region of Cansington. A helicopter was on standby on
an empty plot of land.
The Blithe King personally came to see James off.
He patted James‘ back and said, “James, I‘ll leave the Southern Plains to you. I await your triumphant
return. We haven‘t been able to have a drink together despite knowing each other for so long. Let‘s
drink to our heart‘s content once you get back.”
“Sure thing.”
James said smilingly. Then, he got on the helicopter. “Goodbye, sir!” The soldiers‘ voices rang in
unison. “We wish you the best on the battlefield and await your triumphant return.”
The helicopter lifted off. Looking at the city beneath him, James felt wistful. “I wonder if I can return
alive.”
He murmured silently.
The situation at the Southern Plains was much worse than he anticipated. It was the most critical it had
been in decades.
The three million–strong army of the twenty–eight nations had broken through Southern Plains City. It
would be rather difficult to retake the conquered lands and expel the enemy forces.
The war could rage on for years. Looking at the city landscape slowly disappearing from his view,
James was lost in contemplation.
Soon, the helicopter arrived in Lavender Town at the Southern Plains.
This was a city on the border. Now that the Black Dragon army had retreated from Southern Plains
City, it entrenched itself in Lavender Town to redeploy and reorganize its fighting force.
In the military region of Lavender Town... “Welcome back, commander–in–chief!” The moment James
got off the plane, a sonorous voice boomed in unison. James lightly waved and immediately ordered,
“All one–star generals and above... we‘ll convene a meeting immediately.” The moment James arrived
at the Southern Plains, he convened an emergency meeting.
A dozen generals gathered in the conference room.
Levi reported the current situation at the Southern Plains to James.
Hearing his report, James frowned. On the way here, he had been mulling over the allied army of the
twenty–eight nations. Although there had always been minor clashes at the border, they were almost
always small in scale. Such a large battle had never broken out before. Something was not quite right
here. James still found it hard to believe that the twenty–eight nations would unanimously agree to
invade sol.
Besides, after their last debacle, their National Treasury should be running short of funds after paying
the hefty amount of compensation.
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