Luring Out

Author's Note: I said that the attacks on other regions couldn't start before at least five years had gone by. That was a mistake. I already fixed that in the rules' explaining chapter. It was supposed to be ten years. Sorry for the mistake.

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Too bad, though. A few hours later, while Xanmica was starting to prepare for the war, a cultivator entered his room in a flash. "R-Reporting!"

Xanmica narrowed his eyes in response. "What is it? Don't you know I'm busy at the moment? The war against Butiva will start in a week, so I have to prepare everything. You better have a good reason to stop me."

The subordinate nodded, saying, "S-Sir, we're losing all of the army commanders heading towards Butiva!"

"What?!" Xanmica was taken aback. "That's impossible! I sent Grumol to keep an eye on our armies. Didn't he stop the assailant?"