True Oldworldtale

Chapter 4: Dashed hopes



"A true warrior...will not let his compatriots stop breathing on the battlefield" - Tina

Since the Alkaros Empire completely declared war on the Veronica Empire, the entire United Nations has been in a state of panic. Not only the people from other countries are afraid, but also the kings of other countries. They are afraid that the next target of the Alkaros Empire will be them. However, there is only one king who is not afraid, and that is the king of the Veronica Empire.

At this time, the king of the Veronica Empire was sitting on his throne listening to the reports of his ministers. At this time, an elderly and majestic minister knelt in front of the king of the Veronica Empire.

"Please think about it again, Emperor...Once the war with the Alkaros Empire begins, the whole country will be devastated...I am here to give you a warning with my death...I ask the emperor to think about the hundreds of millions of residents..." The old minister knelt in front of the king, his face full of sadness and grief. He didn't understand...why the king who used to be kind and didn't like to argue with others became so cold-blooded and irrational that he even dared to provoke the strongest country in the continent. But no matter what, if the king insisted on going his own way, the whole country would be destroyed, so this old minister would never agree to his king going to war with the Alkaros Empire, even if it cost him his own life. Other ministers also advised the king not to go to war.

The king of the Veronica Empire sighed, slowly walked down the throne and walked to the old minister, and helped him up. He looked at the old minister in front of him, patted his shoulders and said, "It's my fault. I started the war without thinking it through. It was indeed a little inconsiderate..."

When the old minister heard this, a smile gradually appeared on his face. He was very happy that his king had considered it. Just when he thought the king would take action next, the king said, "But... As a minister... you actually want to disobey my order? And you want to use death to force me to stop the war..." At this time, the king's breath gradually became cold, and his tone was full of cruelty. When the minister heard this, he quickly knelt down to apologize.

"Please understand, your Majesty, this is just a helpless measure..." At this time, the old minister knelt on the ground, and his cold sweat kept wetting the red carpet. The king of the Veronica Empire squatted down, looking down at the other party with cold eyes. Suddenly he grabbed the old minister's chin and lifted it up and said, "If you want to apologize... OK~" After that, the king showed a wicked smile and put his left hand in front of the other party. When the old minister was wondering, something with tentacles suddenly emerged from the king's palm. In just a moment, this disgusting thing went directly into the old minister's eye sockets and mouth. The old minister was covered with these things on his face, screaming and twisting in pain on the ground, and the other ministers saw this scene and felt fear creeping up their spines. After a while, the old minister stopped twisting, and instead stood up in a weird posture, and his eyes turned a weird red.

"Next... it's your turn..." Some tentacles slowly appeared in the corners of the king's mouth and eye sockets. The ministers looked at their king who had become a ghost, and all rushed towards the door of the parliament hall behind them with fear. "Soldiers! Close the door!" The king waved his hand, and the two soldiers standing in front of the door closed the door. Looking closely... their eyes also turned a weird red. All the ministers present looked back at their king in horror, and fear, nausea, and fear surged into their hearts in an instant. "Don't be afraid...it won't hurt...from now on please address me as King "Distortion"..." And then all that was left were the ministers' screams of pain, while the soldiers standing guard outside the door also revealed evil smiles.

In the Alkaros Empire... At this time, Taga was looking at his treasured books without a care... He didn't know why he always felt a vague sense of uneasiness... This feeling of uneasiness was so strange... Taga didn't even notice Tina calling him. "Hey! Taga! What are you doing? Why are you ignoring me?" Tina patted Taga's back. Taga didn't pay attention to Tina, so he was instantly frightened when Tina patted his back. "!!! I was scared to death, Tina... Sorry... I didn't pay attention just now..." Taga shook his head helplessly and closed the book. Tina just smiled helplessly and said, "There will be a war soon, so you feel a little uneasy, right?" Tina sat next to Taga and patted his shoulder. "Maybe... I just feel uneasy..." Taga sighed and grabbed his chest tightly. He wanted to let this feeling of uneasiness go. Tina smiled carelessly and said, "Don't be afraid, Taga, you have me as your big sister! Don't be afraid! I will protect you!" Tina put her hand on Taga's shoulder, not minding that she was a girl. Taga smiled and looked at Tina. He was very lucky to have met a good friend like Tina. If he hadn't met Tina that day, he might have lost his belief in living....

After a few days, the large army of the Alkaros Empire gathered in the main city. The mighty large army had tens of millions of people, and the army that Taga and his team belonged to stayed behind to protect the main city. Before the large army set off, the king of the Alkaros Empire gave a speech. The king of the Alkaros Empire walked up to the podium, looked at the army with a satisfied smile and said, "Soldiers! You are the most powerful army in the entire continent, and you are the army that has undergone the most rigorous training! The king of the Veronica Empire insulted us so much, and they only have a mere 100,000 troops. We must let them see who is the most majestic existence on this continent! I believe you will return with the flag! Once you return victorious, you will be given rich food and wealth!" At this point, the soldiers of the entire army shouted excitedly! Of course, they are not afraid of any enemy, they will defeat the Veronica Empire. At this point, the soldiers of the army left, and the residents along the way were cheering for them. Wherever the army passed, it was like an earthquake, and the earth shook for a while. Taga looked at the back of the army going away, and his brows couldn't help but frowned a little. He hoped that his premonition would not come true...

After three months... a piece of news hit the Alkaros Empire like a thunder. At this time, a newsboy was shouting on the road, "Extra! Extra! Latest news! The army of the Veronica Empire destroyed the large army of the Alkaros Empire! It took only three months to destroy an army of tens of millions!" At this time, the residents nearby heard the news and walked over in disbelief. They kept scrambling for the latest newspapers to see if it was true. Taga also heard the news. Taga was shocked. He didn't expect his expectation to come true. Taga also walked over to buy a newspaper and walked back to the barracks....

In the palace... The king of the Alkaros Empire was looking at the newspaper with a dark face... and all the ministers were sweating and lowered their heads and didn't dare to look at the king... "Good-for-nothings!!! You are all a bunch of good-for-nothings!!!" The king of the Alkaros Empire threw the newspaper at the ministers fiercely. "An army of tens of millions was defeated by a mere 100,000 people!" The king of the Alkaros Empire cursed loudly, and he threw the wine glass in his hand fiercely, as if to vent his anger. "Your Majesty... We didn't expect the soldiers of the Veronica Empire to be so powerful..." A general said this tremblingly. "Get out! Get away!" The King of the Alkaros Empire cursed and drove all the ministers out of the parliament hall. After driving everyone out, he sat on the throne powerlessly... This was the first time he felt so powerless... He was too conceited... He didn't expect the enemy to be so powerful...

After a few months... Gradually, news came from other countries. Other countries were slowly flattened by the army of the Veronica Empire, and Veronica gradually grew from the initial 100,000 people to a large army of millions of people. Soon the next target was the Alkaros Empire... At this time, the ministers in the palace were panicking and discussing what to do, while the king held his forehead and thought about what to do... They all felt helpless with the suddenly powerful Veronica Empire. They didn't expect that a once weak country could one day overthrow a country that was millions of times stronger than itself. During this period, they also sent many assassins to assassinate and get information, but all the assassins they sent disappeared mysteriously. And there were only 10,000 soldiers left in the city...

Taga, who was standing guard at this time, looked at the gloomy sky. It was a sunny day... but the sky was lifeless... There were no clouds or birds. Taga looked at the lifeless sky, he knew that the enemy would soon attack here... At that time, if necessary, he would let Tina leave and let himself stay behind... At this time, Tina patted Taga's shoulder. "Taga, what are you thinking about?" Tina asked Taga puzzledly, holding the other's shoulder tightly. "Nothing....It's just that we should fall here soon..." Taga looked down helplessly at the wall under his feet...Taga loves everything he has...He doesn't want to lose it all...He doesn't want to leave here..."Okay~Don't think too much, nothing will happen with me here!" Tina patted her chest and said, but in fact, Tina was not sure when she said this, after all, this war was obviously a crushing victory. She said this just because she didn't want Taga to worry too much... "I hope so..." Taga's tone gradually became low.

Soon the Veronica Empire's large army arrived at the territory of the Alkaros Empire. All the cities and lands on the way to the main city were flattened by the Veronica Empire's large army. There were wars all the way...All the cities were burned by fire. Soon the Veronica Empire's large army walked for several months and finally arrived 500 kilometers away from the main city. A general looked at the dark army and couldn't help sweating. At this time, all the ministers in the palace were requesting the king to leave and go to other islands... "No... This is my kingdom... I will die with my country. If you want to leave, go ahead... I will give you 500 soldiers..." The king of the Alkaros Empire sat on the throne and shed tears... Even if he was incompetent, even if he was conceited, this was still his country, and all the people were still here. How could he abandon his conscience and leave first... "Make arrangements... Let all the residents of the main city leave here and go to other islands..." The king of the Alkaros Empire waved his hand... One of the ministers went to give orders... "If the emperor wants to stay... then what complaints do we ministers have! We will always be with you! This is our country! If we die, we will die in our own country! We can't be killed by invaders!" Almost all the ministers said this. They all grew up in this country, and even if they become ghosts, they want to become ghosts belonging to their own country. The king nodded with tears in his eyes, "Thank you..." The king arranged for his men to prepare poisoned wine... Once the enemy came in, they would be forced to drink it...

At this time, the remaining 9,000 soldiers were watching the army of the Veronica Empire with a vigilant look. At this time, the last general in the main city walked to the tent where Taga was... Taga was sitting on the bed nervously, and Tina was constantly waving her fists. She had to be ready for the battle at all times. "Two soldiers..." The general walked into the tent. Taga and Tina immediately saluted, "Hello, General!!" "Okay, okay... The war is about to begin, why salute..." The general waved his hand and said, "We have a rule since ancient times... Once a large-scale war begins and we are at a disadvantage... The youngest soldier must leave here... And you are the two youngest..." The general's tone was full of grief and determination. "I don't want to leave!" Taga and Tina said in unison. "One of you two must leave!" the general said loudly. He didn't want the youngest soldiers to die here because of the war. These soldiers still had a bright future, but they were just going to die... "I don't want to leave!" Taga said loudly and hammered the table, and the table was directly broken by Taga. "Then let's do this... you play rock-paper-scissors... the loser leaves..." the general said helplessly. Taga and Tina looked at each other and started playing rock-paper-scissors... After a while, Taga played scissors... and Tina played... rock. Taga looked at the scissors in his hand with reluctance... "Let's play again!" Taga roared loudly, he didn't want to leave here! He wanted Tina to leave... but Tina silently hit Taga's neck with a knife while Taga roared. Taga was hit on his neck by a powerful force, and his head suddenly fainted and fell down... Tina took Taga... "Sorry... Taga... I have to do this..." Tina murmured. "It's not easy to make such a decision... isn't it..." The general looked at Tina. "It's not difficult... From the moment I met him, I made up my mind to protect him... He is the only light in my world..." Tina smiled helplessly, but tears streaked across her eyes. "Put him on the carriage... I will take care of him..." The general looked at Tina and turned to walk out of the tent. Tina picked up Taga and put her on the carriage... "Taga... You must live well... Live with my hope..." Tina touched Taga's head, tears kept flowing from the corners of her eyes... She had never cried before... This was her first time crying... and the last time...

After Tina put Taga away, she turned and walked towards the martial arts arena. At this time, the general stood on the martial arts stage... All soldiers asked to hold their weapons seriously. "Soldiers! In this battle, we have a huge gap in numbers. We need 9,500 soldiers to stop the enemy's 5 million soldiers! This battle may be a life-or-death struggle, but as soldiers of the Alkaros Empire, we have never been cowardly ants! We are behemoths! A height that the entire continent cannot reach! Behind us are our families, lovers, and everything we cherish! Once we lose, everything we love will disappear in this war! We are guarding the lights of thousands of homes!! We are the last line of defense! So please show your strength without reservation!" The general said in a rough but somewhat hoarse tone, which also boosted the morale of all the soldiers. "We will never retreat! We have never been cowards! We are behemoths!" All the soldiers raised their shields and weapons and shouted loudly, and their shouts even covered the thunder. They didn't notice that the sky was gradually getting dark and thunder was continuous, but their momentum even covered the thunder! ! "Very good... We can't lose this time! Let's go!" The general said as he picked up the drumstick and beat the war drum. The drumbeats inspired all the soldiers. They walked towards the city gate. It started to rain. Drops of rain hit them, but it didn't extinguish their anger... They stepped on the mud wet by the rain, and their feet were covered with slippery mud... But they would not stop... They would win...


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