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Two days passed since Leon and Caesare’s meeting with Khan. It wasn’t exactly a long time, but the scale of what occurred during that period was enormous.
The Blaine branch of the Guild issued an emergency quest to all members ranked C and above. Every mercenary company stationed in the city at the time accepted the request without exception. Aside from the few with legitimate excuses, everyone accepted the quest.
Emergency quests already carried an element of compulsion, but this one even bore the seal of the Holy Church. Refusing it without a valid reason would obliterate one’s reputation.
Unless they planned to retire, there was no choice but to accept.
“Still, to think fifteen hundred people would show up…!” Leon said, and his voice carried awe.
Below the hill where he stood, countless adventurers and mercenaries of Blaine had formed ranks. All of them were competent and confident in their abilities—a veteran force. This truly was an all-out war.
El-Cid said, —Looks like that big guy did a good job convincing the lord. The military’s deployment isn’t bad either. Maybe the commander’s actually competent.
You think it’s the defense captain?
—Probably.
Following El-Cid’s remark, Leon turned his gaze to the outskirts and spotted the guard units encircling District Twenty-Five. Fully loaded catapults stood ready in a truly intimidating sight.
It seemed they planned to use firebombs, with oil-drenched boulders netted in place. The soldiers’...
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