Five days later.
All the noble families of the empire have gathered in the imperial city of Zidra.
The nobles are leading their respective armies to the training grounds in formation.
Then, Emperor of the Kukarn Empire, dressed in dark golden battle armor, walked up to the highest platform in the training grounds, surrounded by a group of royal knights.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
On the training grounds, everyone bowed in unison.
Emperor Kukarn waved his hand in acknowledgement. Then with a heavy and solemn gaze, he scanned the nobles and soldiers below.
"Everyone, our Kukarn Empire has been established for over eight thousand years..."
"A few years ago, we made a pact with the four major empires to jointly attack the Orc Empire... But now, those four empires shamelessly betrayed the alliance treaty and invaded our Kukarn Empire."
"Now the Empire is facing a life-or-death situation..."
"Do you dare to join me in facing the enemy?"
Emperor Kukarn's voice seemed to possess a certain kind of magic.
In an instant, it stirred the emotions of everyone present, passionate blood surged from their hearts.
"Fight!"
"We'll fight to death for our land!"
"Fight!"
Millions of people shouted in unison. Their fighting spirit soared, echoing through the sky.
After the pre-war mobilization was completed, Emperor Kukarn gave the order.
The super-sized teleportation gate leading to the border opened.
One by one, the knights from all over the Kukarn Empire land marched in an orderly manner.
Several hours later, everyone arrived at the border province of Rode, which was tens of thousands of kilometers away from the imperial camp.
The Rode province borders the territories of the Andri Empire and the Siloco Empire, and it is the main battlefield of this war.
After a day of rest,
Then, under Emperor Kukarn's command, the support army joined forces with the frontline army and launched an attack on the Andri Empire.
He wanted to eliminate the remnants of the four major empire coalition forces before the enemy reinforcements arrived, to alleviate the pressure of the subsequent war.
In order to achieve this goal, Emperor Kukarn has almost deployed all his forces.
In this situation, even Rennes, as a half-god powerhouse, often needs to personally join the battle.
Facing the crazy onslaught of the Kukarn Empire's army, the four major imperial coalition forces stationed at the border of the Andri Empire suffered heavy losses.
In less than a week, the four major imperial coalition forces were defeated by the Kukarn Empire's army.
Except for a few half-gods who managed to escape, nearly tens of millions of soldiers were annihilated.
After dealing with the four major imperial coalition forces, Emperor Kukarn did not intend to withdraw his troops.
Instead, he continued to advance, invading and capturing territories within the Andri Empire.
Obviously, this emperor intends to bring the war to the land of the Andri Empire, to retaliate against the invasion of the Andri Empire.
However, the Andri Empire is not to be trifled with, its national strength is much stronger than the declining Kukarn Empire.
They quickly mobilized soldiers to fight against the Kukarn Empire's army and firmly blocked and restricted them in the border area.
Seeing that they couldn't gain much advantage, Emperor Kukarn decisively withdrew his troops and returned to the province of Rode while waiting for the arrival of the War Church.
The Andri Empire's army did not pursue them either, they were left alone to face the Kukarn Empire's army.
Even if they could win, they would undoubtedly suffer heavy losses.
They didn't want to follow in the footsteps of the Kukarn Empire, becoming the second declining empire themselves, so both sides didn't want to continue fighting and chose to temporarily cease fire.
In this standoff,
Soon, five days had passed.
The support troops from the other three major empires arrived one after another, they joined forces with the Andri Empire's army to form a new four major imperial coalition, and their overall strength was more than ten times stronger than the previous coalition forces.
And the support from the War Church has arrived, the newly appointed War Archbishop led the Great Imperial War Priests and appeared in the barracks of the Kukarn Empire's army.
Both sides were preparing for an attack in full swing, a decisive battle, a battle to determine the outcome.
In such a tense atmosphere of war.
Time passes bit by bit.
After the war meeting concluded, Rennes returned to his residence to rest.
Just as he entered, Rennes discovered the presence of an unidentified person in his room.
And it seemed that the person knew that Rennes had already noticed them, this unfamiliar presence no longer concealed their traces.
The void fluctuated like the surface of water.
A woman wearing a black magic cloak walked out from it.
"Isabella?"
Seeing the appearance of this woman, Rennes couldn't help but show a hint of surprise on his face.
He never expected that the person who appeared in his room will be none other than the Empress of the Andri Empire, whom he had met before.
You see. Currently, the Andri Empire and the Kukarn Empire are enemies.
This Empress of Andri infiltrated the Kukarn Empire's army alone.
If she were to be discovered, she would probably not survive.
"I wonder what business your Majesty the Empress has with me in the middle of the night?"
Regaining his senses, Rennes couldn't help but curiously ask.
Venturing into the enemy's camp and appearing in his room, he didn't believe it was a coincidence.
Clearly, this Empress came specifically for him.
"I hope you can join the Andri Empire."
In response to Rennes' inquiry, Isabella didn't beat around the bush and directly stated the purpose of her visit.
This is her second attempt to recruit Rennes.
The first time was a perfect opportunity, witnessing Rennes effortlessly slay the ancient red dragon, and discovering his formidable combat power, she wanted to win Rennes over to her side.
This time, she wanted to quickly take down the Kukarn Empire.
And as the Grand Duke of the Kukarn Empire, a half-god powerhouse. If Rennes were to betray them in the final battle, it would undoubtedly deal a heavy blow to the Kukarn Empire's army.
At that time, the balance of victory and defeat would completely shift towards the four major empire alliance.
With this significant contribution, the Andri Empire would naturally reap the greatest benefits from this feast of dividing the Kukarn Empire.
"I wonder what conditions your Majesty the Empress is willing to offer me?"
Understanding Isabella's intention, Rennes did not directly refuse as he did before.
After all, he couldn't bear to stay in the Kukarn Empire any longer.
Last time, the Kukarn Emperor blamed him for the failure of the war, it made him feel extremely cold towards this empire.
Although the Emperor secretly gave him many good things to appease him, but Rennes's intuition told him that the Southern Kukarn Emperor had developed a sense of fear towards him.
After all, his strength had progressed too quickly, posing a serious threat to the rule of the Kukarn Empire's imperial family.
The struggle for power was extremely cruel.
If it weren't for the sudden war, the Kukarn Emperor would definitely continue to suppress his development momentum and even resort to some extreme measures.
In this situation, continuing to be loyal to the Kukarn Empire's imperial family, wouldn't that be just foolish?
Seeing that Rennes did not refuse her recruitment. Isabella's eyes brightened, and a hint of joy appeared on her face.
She immediately stated her conditions.
"As long as you are willing to join the Andri Empire, I can promise you a noble title and three provinces as your fiefdom."
"In addition to marrying the eldest princess of the empire, you can freely choose ten other outstanding princesses to bring home too..."
Since the first recruitment attempt failed.
After returning to the Andri Empire, she had someone investigate Rennes.
Naturally, she knew about Rennes's preference for beautiful women and his special fetish for having children.
That's why, she specifically offered ten outstanding princesses as a bargaining chip to recruit Rennes.
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