Emperor of Steel Chapter 228

Chapter 228: Meteor Strike 3
This time the subjugation of Konrad was life-saving work for Archbishop Constantine.
The competitors who were questioning the authority of the Pope and those who were challenging the position of the regent were going to silence him after the anti-revolutionary battle was done in their favor.
Because of that, Constantine constantly posted the bulletins in the city about the daily situation of the war which he came to know through the magic communication.
Since the ceremony and mess were so magnificent, none of the capital Bless’s people or the neighboring men knew anything about the battle.
Families and relatives who had a member of their participating in the army, flocked to the notice board each time any news had been posted there and placed bets on which side would win.
In the beginning, there wasn’t anything special.
The boring march had lasted more than ten days, so there was nothing worth being talked about.
And then, after entering the Konrad region, the first real battle was fought, finally!
However, it wasn’t possible to announce that nearly 10,000 casualties were lost from the 2nd squadron because of the ambush attack from the valley between the two hills.
Which was why the faction of Constantine distorted the truth by saying that ‘some soldiers were injured or killed in the midst of the enemy’s surprise attack’.
Of course, when war soldiers would come back, the truth might be out in the open, but in the current situation, it was important for them to emphasize their win over the others.
The full story had come when the army had arrived at the Eisenberg fortress.
As soon as they got to the fort, the Gigantic Duel had begun.
While it was an old fashioned custom, the term of ‘Gigantic Duel’ still attracted the interest of numerous people.
On the first day, the enemy soldiers were slightly pushed back, but on the second day, the mercenary riders won one and draw one against the Sword Masters of the enemy.
Moreover, the deceased Sword Masters weren’t just ordinary figures, but Count Schmidt, who had sacked and fled dozens of priestesses 10 years ago in Bless.
The families of the victims who still remembered the events were delighted by hearing the news that Schmidt was bombed with a Gigant.
Archbishop made sure that it was known.
So far, the rebels have been wrong about their faction, and it was because Schmidt had pressed them into the faction.
“See! Those who spoke about the denomination’s innovation was provided justice by embracing the lunatic killer. No matter how blind eye one was showing, there was righteousness for those who utter words of the God but surround themselves under the defiled name of the devil!”
Constantine condemned the act of the rebels as well as praises for Luke, who defeated Schmidt.
“The Lord is protecting via the Pope’s apostle and his servants. It is a fact because one of the mercenary, Lev, was the one to defeat the evil Schmidt…”
Constantine’s work made the name of Red Wolf Mercenaries, the captain Luke or Lev, quite famous.
But a few days later, another shocking news had come.
After four days of siege, five days later, the city and street fights had started.
Suddenly the sky began to turn dark and meteors began to fall.
A meteor that flew from the sky and burnt all the way through.
Terrifying meteor headed to Eisenberg.
A savior had appeared when despair fell upon the faces of the soldiers and the inhabitants of the city.
A Gigant jumped into the sky and smashed down the meteor shower.
The residents who heard of the news didn’t believe it at first.
“Speak something that at least makes some sense.”
“Yeah. Even though the people might look like fools.”
“It is alright to exaggerate for merit, but this lie, isn’t this a bit too much like plain nonsense?”
But everyone was amazed when huge fragments of the meteors that were diverted from Eisenberg loaded into the outskirts of the capital.
In addition, some of the faithful priests and wizards who had returned testified that the news was indeed true.
What was more surprising was that the riders in the Gigant who stopped the meteor shower was the mercenary captain who had killed Count Schmidt the other day.
Constantine spoke to the people who weren’t believing him.
“He isn’t just another normal human being. El Kassel must have sent us a God’s Warrior, who was sent to defend the Holy Empire and his denomination!”
With Archbishop’s efforts to consolidate his power, Luke turned into a God’s Warrior without his knowledge.
At any rate, there was no inhabitant of the city Bless who didn’t know the name of Red Wolf Mercenaries or Lev.
There were already kids on the street who were mimicking them and playing games with their names.
The residents of Bless were waiting for the next piece of news, and several times a day they would sniff around the bulletin boards around the city.