The atmosphere in the Lord's Mansion seemed somewhat heavy, with people coming and going in a hurry, issuing orders that spread throughout the entire Alliance City. When Ophelia's carriage arrived, the guards, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately led her inside.
"Princess, follow me!"
Making their way to the conference hall in the Lord's Mansion, Bexia followed behind Ophelia. However, as they reached the place, the guard stopped him. After a momentary pause, Bexia realized that he was considered an outsider for this Legion meeting and wondered how easily he was allowed in.
"Let him in!" But then a voice sounded, and Bexia recognized it as Bor's.
Upon entering the conference hall, Bexia noticed that the long tables on both sides were already filled with people. He saw General Yudar sitting beside Bor.
"Come over here, kid!" Bor called out to him.
"Okay!" Bexia walked over, while Ophelia took the only available seat. Looking around the council chamber, Bexia could probably guess who these people were.
Seven Legion Commanders from three countries, plus Bor and another elderly man and a beautiful woman dressed as a priestess. In total, there were ten people, but Bexia knew he was not part of this meeting.
Aside from Bor, the other two elderly men were the Thunder King Benjamin, the chief elementalist of the Yaro Kingdom, and the woman in priestess attire was undoubtedly from the Anzu Kingdom. The three of them sat in a triangular position, indicating that they were on the same level as each other, undoubtedly the champions of their respective countries.
"Stand aside for now, until we finish the meeting," someone said.
"Alright!" Bexia nodded indifferently. He was only here to accompany Ophelia, after all. Just summoned moments ago, he had no interest in the content of this meeting, but he figured Bor had something to discuss with him.
"Well, let's start the meeting then! The situation this time is not optimistic. We need to come up with a foolproof plan. If those monsters break through Alliance City, the consequences... I think I don't need to say more!" The priestess from the Anzu Kingdom spoke freely.
"Do you gentlemen know how the situation is on your end?" Yudar looked at the three champions. To be honest, it was the champion-level monsters that were truly terrifying. Other monsters were manageable, as they could be killed at a certain cost. However, champions had both astonishing destructive power and were difficult to kill. Magic cannons and ordinary defense mechanisms had little effect on them.
Champions could only be fought by champions!
Since the founding of the three main cities of Dark Border, it had been established that champions would intercept champion-level monsters. The legions faced monsters below the champion level, while the champion commanders would lure away and either engage or kill the champion monsters. As long as the tide of monsters was destroyed, the champion monsters would retreat. Countless monster wars showed that victory was not based on ordinary legions; champions were the true foundation of victory on the battlefield.
"This time, the scale is unprecedented. The three of us have explored the situation, and it's not optimistic. The number of champion monsters coming to Alliance City is at least this!" Benjamin extended his hand, drawing lightning arcs that formed a "十" shape, causing the pupils of other Legion Commanders to shrink, and a heavy atmosphere filled the air.
Ten monster champions! This is going to destroy the entire Alliance City! In the thousands of years that the Dark Border has been in human hands, there has never been more than two monster champions attacking a city. Even a normal monster riot with three or four monster champions would be considered a lot. But now there are ten monster champions, which is an unimaginably terrifying situation.
"No matter what, we must stop these monster champions, otherwise the defense line will completely collapse, and the consequences of the monsters breaking through to the Divine Land are unthinkable."
"Head towards the Empire..." Just as a legion commander from the Yaro Kingdom was about to suggest seeking help from the Empire, the Thunder King Benjamin interrupted him.
"This is a real crisis, not only in our Alliance City defense area, but also in the Lopez Empire and the Celtic Empire where there are a large number of monsters attacking cities, and there are also a considerable number of champions. They simply can't spare any troops to support us!"
"How could this happen..." The legion commander from the Royal Kingdoms turned pale and a wave of indescribable fear rose in his heart. He had witnessed the power of champion monsters, and it was only then that he truly understood the terror of these calamitous creatures.
"We have calculated it well this time. Ten champion monsters are not unbeatable. Besides the three of us, we can also gather five more champions, which means that in a one-on-one situation, there are still two champions that need to be dealt with!" Bor said. He emphasized that it is a confrontation, not a battle. Only champions can fight against champions. It is not impossible for non-champion monsters to kill champion monsters, but they simply cannot afford the price required at the moment.
"I should be able to buy some time!" General Yudal spoke up. His strength can be said to be invincible under the champions. With the assistance of flying dragons, delaying for a period of time shouldn't be too difficult.
"Not enough! It's still not enough! Even if you fight to the death, you won't be able to buy enough time. We need to add General Herl and General Sinky, this was already discussed before!"
"Loya is right, and even with the three of you, I'm afraid the delay won't be too long!" Thunder King Benjamin continued, referring to the woman witch called Loya.
These three legion commanders are the strongest in their respective kingdoms, each one an Extreme-level powerhouse. Delaying one champion monster should not be a problem for them, but this is only one monster champion. What about the other one? If this champion monster reaches Alliance City, there is absolutely no one who can defend this city.
"Let me handle the other champion monster!" Ophelia suddenly stood up and said.
"Nonsense! What do you think a champion monster is? Don't you have any idea of your own strength?" Bor glared at Ophelia and ordered her, "Sit down!"
Bor looked at Ophelia, to be honest, this situation was sending someone to their death. After all, buying time without a champion meant sacrificing lives, and this had become an accepted rule.
But what does it mean for Ophelia to stand up? Now she is the only heir left in the Kingdom of Asman. If anything happens to her, won't the bloodline of their kingdom be severed? How could Bor let her go to her death? It would be strange if he wasn't angry.
