The Demon King convened a meeting.0

The Senate and all high-ranking officials, including the regent, were gathered, in the conference room of Rajak Castle.0

The Demon King gave them a brief directive. “Organize an elite unit.”0

Rather than discussing past grievances or merits, the focus was on future actions. Reinhart did not mention anything about Ellen Artorius.0

“The objective is to make preemptive strikes against the monsters along the Allied Forces’ route.”0

Port Mokna was in the process of being decommissioned. Since Edina did not require a large defensive force, a significant number of troops were available. 0

Although many holy knights and priests had been lost during the purification operation at Port Mokna, Edina’s strength was not severely diminished, and considerable number of troops remained.0

The last army of humanity was advancing to dismantle the remaining gates. However, their progress was slow. They would advance a certain distance, set up camp, and focus on securing the surrounding area. Then they would advance again, set up camp again, and clear the area. The process would repeat over and over. Given the peril on the continent, this way of advancing was unavoidable.0

“If the army can increase the speed of its march, they will also be able to deal with the remaining gates more quickly, and bring about the end of this Gate Incident more quickly.”0

The Demon King was ordering his army to preemptively perform the tasks that the empire’s scouts and extermination units would have to do. In essence, they were to act as an escort unit, unknown even to the Allied Forces, that would pave the way ahead.0

“Will...0