Time pa.s.sed quickly . Many people began gathering to fight on the dukes behalf . Even after a huge loss, they did not hesitate to join another battle . It was as Jackson and Joonb.u.m had predicted . A hundred and fifty thousand men were now marching toward Khalodian land and there were two thousand merchants closely following the main army . No monsters dared to come close to the army . They were filled with vengeance and eagerness to fight . There had no fear in them . The canyon is ahead . Scouts? Three hundred scouts are up ahead, about a half-day distance . Any problems? No, milord . No? No, milord . The duke wasnt convinced as he heard the report . It was too weird . His life experiences told him something was not right . Theres something wrong here… but I cant make out what . Duke Christiole Barisman frowned . Go check again . Double the scouts and increase the distance to a day . We are dealing with savages who will ambush us in the middle of the night . This is an ideal place for an ambush, so theres no way they will just let us walk through here . Dont miss any of those sniveling savages . We will lay waste to those filthy maggots! Yes, milord . The knight ran out and the other n.o.bles sighed . The duke was still full of rage after all this time . They will need at least a few thousand to attempt an ambush, but theres no place to hide such a number . I guess he is just doing it to be extra cautious . The n.o.bles thoughts raced but they did not talk out loud . The duke, however, turned toward across the canyon . Well reach the Zedra Plains soon . When we get there… I will chew your heart out and rape your mother in front of you . The dukes mind was filled with vengeance . His eyes were bloodshot . Theyre here! Horuns main army is here! They are in the Gerard Canyon! The message spread quickly through the soldiers, but they scoffed as they were tired of waiting . Finally . Those d.a.m.n dogs . They mustve been tired traveling all the way here . I heard they dont have much food too . They will be crawling in the fields once they arrive at the plains . The soldiers shouted to each other . No one seemed to be afraid even though the enemy outnumbered them by a large margin . In general, this was a crisis to the kingdom . -I quit being a KING!- The news of the Torian king throwing down his crown and shouting at the news of the Horun Empires attack was now a popular story, but no one blamed him . The country had too many problems in the recent year . There was the death of an important figure that impacted the economy and the neighboring country that Galia attacked . Then, there were monsters attacking all parts of the country followed by volcano eruptions and ashes . Toria barely made it out . It was then that there was news of Count Khalodians land where food was abundant . Rumors of a crop called corn spread and n.o.bles began asking the count for help . Luckily, the count did not want power for himself so it did not pose a threat . His beautiful, newly acquired wife also made news . But, as with all treasures, it posed more problems . The Torian Kingdom could not afford to wage war against the empire . So, when the country heard of the incoming forces, it decided to pretend it wasnt involved in any of it . Whats up with this place? It was only after two days that a man arrived at Khalodian land . He was sent to provide aid to the people . Am I hallucinating? Everyone was looking at the soldiers of the land in confusion . Why are these people acting like its nothing? Do they trust the Ainos and the Magnos too much? Maybe they trust those rumors? Maybe . But arent those people runaways who used to live in the mountains? I dont know . But I guess its better this way than to s.h.i.+ver in fear . Hmm . But I dont see him . Who? The knight guy . Watch your mouth . Its his land . Who cares? Knight Hallis frowned as his fellow knights tried to stop him . Hes about our age! Hes just a fool with some cool stuff! He ranted as he was filled with jealousy . But he saw his friends expressions change into fear as they looked behind him . Hallis turned and found himself facing Joonb.u.m, who was about a head taller than him, looking down at him while smiling . Im sorry for being a fool with some cool stuff . But do you have anything? Joonb.u.m mocked as Hallis grew red with humiliation . The air turned tense .