Undead Beast Master: Living Solely for My Desires

"I want to express my utmost gratitude for joining me in my endeavor," Althea spoke as she bowed a little.

"Please raise your head," Roderic immediately replied. "These were Elysia's orders, if you have to thank somebody, then thank her, not me."

"I see… Nevertheless, thank you for coming." Althea raised her head and went on her way as Roderic walked behind her.

He was assigned as a bodyguard for the queen. The second Elysia had heard that Althea had been sent to the frontline, she commanded Roderic to go and join her.

Despite being sent to aid the queen, he still kept his distance. There was a rumor that if somebody were to touch her, they would get her curse, so nobody wanted to take the risk.

Althea seemed to realize it but didn't seem bothered by the fact. She had probably gotten used to people keeping their distance from her.

"Another day had passed. We are going to examine the battlefield," Althea commanded as she marched forward.

Roderic raised an eyebrow. "But is it wise to get so close to it? Shouldn't we be keeping a safe distance? If the enemy realized that one of the queens were present here, they would no doubt do anything in their power to get their hands on you."

Althea couldn't help but scoff at his words.

"Should I feel flattered by your words, Sir Roderic? I doubt anybody would go out of their way to try and kidnap me, not to mention that even if they did, nobody would bat an eye."

A second later, she added, "Plus, I am here to calm down the worried civilians and soldiers close to the frontline. I can't exactly do that if I have no idea how the war is progressing, can I?"

Roderic wanted to respond, but in the end, he kept his mouth shut, knowing that every word that came out of Althea's mouth was correct.

Reaching the city gates, they climbed on top of them. Once they did, the horizon made Roderic grimace.

Althea didn't seem much affected as her face remained neutral as ever.

After a moment, Roderic couldn't help but mutter, "God… there must be thousands at least."

The beautiful field up to the north was gone, nowhere to be found. Instead, it had been replaced with thousands of dead soldiers lying on the ground, painting it with their blood. Most of them wore black armor decorated with red armaments, meaning that the Crimson Sun Empire had taken more casualties this time.

This didn't mean that there hadn't been a large loss to their side, however.

In the vicinity of the walls, there were civilians embracing the bodies of their dead family members and friends.

There was one fellow who looked like a ghost, he was carrying his severed left hand in his right as he sat patiently, awaiting a healer to come help him.

He was one of the less severe cases.

"There aren't any more survivors!" one man shouted.

"Understood," another nodded, understanding what was meant.

A moment later, several flames engulfed the lying-on-the-ground bodies.

Once they got the majority of the bodies from their side, they would burn the rest of them—primarily the enemy ones.

It wasn't like they were going to allow their enemy to get close and collect the bodies of their slain brothers and sisters. The more these bodies were on the field close to the city, the higher the chance a disease was going to spread.

Considering that the city was in the middle of a siege, a disease was the last thing they needed at the moment.

As the bodies of the dead soldiers caught aflame, ash soared high into the sky.

"Isn't it funny?" Althea exclaimed, catching Roderic by surprise.

"What is it?" he asked, after taking a moment to compose himself.

"I am sent here meant to reassure the people that everything would be fine, but considering the situation, there's only one way to do it, to convince them that the city would get reinforcements or financial aid."

"…And from what I have heard…"

"The emperor hasn't announced anything similar. Meaning that I have to use my charisma to convince these struggling people that everything will be fine," Althea spoke as she shifted her gaze to Roderic.

"And yet the one who has been sent is me. The one who is the furthest from charisma as one could go."

Roderic's eyes widened a little. He had been married for a long time, so he knew that in situations like this, one was supposed to comfort the person, but he knew deep down that no matter what he said, it was going to be useless. Continue your adventure with My Virtual Library Empire

The queen knew how much she was despised by those around her, so lying to her face would be both insulting and pointless.

After the queen calmed down a little, she began to head down.

"Come, the people require my presence."

*****

Ten thousand soldiers clad in black armor with red armaments. One man in front of them, carrying two great swords on his back—very few people would be able to wield them effectively… but this man didn't have any trouble. He was taller than two meters, after all, so any normal sword looked like a child's toy in his hands.

The enemy general.

Shifting his gaze, he saw that the sun was high in the sky—the perfect time to attack.

"They dare to kidnap our princess!" His shout was so forceful that it seemed as if the surroundings died out completely due to the man's power.

"Not only that, but they don't even dare to meet us in a fair fight, cowardly hiding themselves in their pathetic cities!" The ten thousand soldiers present were listening intently as a new emotion began to show in their eyes—bloodlust.

"It is time we show them the might of our empire! We will show them what happens when they go against us! We will kill their men, burn their cities, desecrate their legends and their gods. Nothing shall remain from them. We will erase them from the course of history!"

"Let the crimson river flow!"

"Let the crimson river flow!"

The shout of the soldiers echoed across dozens of kilometers.

"We thirst for their blood, and the Sun shall drink!"

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A menacing smile appeared on the general's face.

"We are getting our princess back. Kill without mercy!"

The attack on the city had begun.