“Damn! So this is what you want to do!”

I looked at the map with two glaring pieces of embers. That bastard… He was preparing the final set up before coming from the north.

You will head north I sent to Lily, You will handle the enemies coming all around you

Is it safe? Lily was sceptical about doing this. After all the enemies were coming from many tunnels, almost over thirty so far.

But this was the real scheme of this bastard. He wanted the two armies close to the frontline to move away from the northern lands, leaving a wide space without any army there to guard.

As for Isac, I believed he would target her next.

That would leave a place enough to gather up a mighty army before hitting the capital. If he also repeated such arrangements at areas close to the three armies, he would clear more space this way.

So my role was to not allow my forces to fall for this trap. I’d entrust the spearhead with the forces coming from the tunnels at the middle, while moving Lily’s army slightly up north.

As for Isac, she would stay in the middle, acting as my backup to any of the two battlefields..

This way I’d keep things up there under more control. As for myself, I kept my chariot hovering not too far from the northern gulf.

Once the real battle started, I’d move and bring forth all my forces.

Just do as I say I sent it to Lily. As for the spearhead, that arrogant dude was so excited about joining the fight.

He seemed to think it would take much time before joining the battle. But thanks to the cunning enemy we were facing, he had to ascend the stage a bit earlier than I planned.

Like this, I got one more army entangled with the enemy. Lily started moving out towards the north, as she was going to be stationed in the area between the two gulfs at New Jersey.

She would wait there, and hold her ground for more instructions. According to the next enemy move, I’d give her more orders.

There are many enemies appearing around you. Just stay put and hidden, don’t leave the volcano lands for now

Sure

I sent this to Isac, stressing over staying there for now.

There are enemies spotted coming out from a big tunnel, lord

Just after three hours, and just as the spearhead forces were fighting against the enemies at the centre, a new message suddenly came from another team.

Where?

At Pennsylvania

“That bastard… He is using the angels to deliver news over to him,” I clenched my fist over the glaive, before relaxing it.

He was targeting my armies in the centre, Isac and the moving up north army of Lily this time. He seemed to be wary of these two.

He wanted to clear the area at Pennsylvania and New York for his troops to gather there. So, you were targeting my Lily and Isac… Interesting!

Move south, go towards Pennsylvania and take charge over the fight there but who said I had to follow his arrangement and plan?

Lily was a strong and capable force compared to Alex and Leo. I didn’t want her to get near the capital, didn’t want for her to be forced to fight her own race.

However things developed to such a point where I had to select an army to throw at the monsters and mercenaries coming from the tunnels.

As for Isac, she had to stay back and use her strongest trait in thinking thoroughly to decide when and where to attack and help.

After all these fights were going to last for a long time, turning into an attrition battle.

I was quite sure that portals existed deep underground, letting forces come out using these tunnels.

That way, trying to smash these portals held a higher risk. The enemy would release more forces all the time, leaving me no choice but to turn this into a guerrilla fight.

I selected Alex’s weakest army to handle this task. She wasn’t aggressive like others, but at least she should hold her ground in such a defensive attrition war.

Keep moving north, then head east towards the capital As for Lily, I decided to send her towards the capital directly. She would stand with the jumper’s army waiting there and defend the capital.

You will lead the defences there, ok?

Got it!

She didn’t ask about anything, not like that Leo dude who kept showering me with many questions regarding my sudden arrangement for Alex.

Just stand out and keep high alert. Enemies are everywhere

They are here? Then let me go and help my girl!

We aren’t doing a love game here! This is war! If you aren’t able to lead, then leave your post and I’ll assign another general to lead your army. But forget about being a general ever again!

B… Boss… Sorry… I didn’t mean it… I…

0)ᴠʟ Just stay put and be ready to get deployed at any moment!

Ok boss

He finally returned to his right senses. Such a love couple had to learn this wasn’t a game, this was war, this was the apocalypse.

To have love here, they had to grow stronger and be more capable. Or else they should abandon their posts and leave their current ranks and let others take charge.

Boss! The enemy is throwing tons of monsters and forces at my boys! But rest assured, we are crushing them all!

Great!

That bastard! He was just showing up! Just wait, wait after more hours have passed. Let me see how great you are going to do here while facing an endless stream of monsters and mercenaries.

I got the feeling that he would end up crying, asking and pleading for help.

When he would reach this point, I’d leave him crying in the corner. That naughty arrogant kid, he should get the bitterness of acting arrogant without enough capital.