Chapter 245.4 \nHence, this was pretty much Egnis and Esgareâs first time leading an army . When they saw Fanzel and Elrainâs army blocking the way, their opinions clashed . Esgare (Red King Ex-Member) wanted to attack Elrain Kingdom, while Egnis (Pena Elder) insisted that they couldnât win .
In the end, while Egnis (Pena Elder) may have been a puppet, he was still the one leading the army . His opinion passed, and they ended up retreating for the time being .
By this time, Esgare (Red King Ex-Member) decided to abandon Egnis and leave .
âI still have a plan . Weâre just getting started . â
Esgare left the retreating rebel army, and spat on the ground while he made his way north .
The rebel army brazenly retreated during the day and set their headquarters to be at Karak near Pena . Pena was a special place to the rebels that could be said to be their spiritual support .
They passed through Faydan, and Fanzel chased after them, but by this point, it could be said that victory had already been decided .
It was a guard participating from Elrain who said those words of disbelief .
Before their eyes was reflected the tragedy of Faydan . It was clear as day how the rebels would treat the people of Elrain Kingdom even though they had deep relations with them . After being killed mercilessly and seeing their corpses thrown by the wayside, it was only natural that the desire for vengeance would burn within them .
That tragic sight was enough to light a flame of anger within Shumea, who was sympathetic to the rioters and the rebel army .
âI was wrong . Theyâre animals . â
Shumea held the spear on her shoulder tightly and spat that out, then she told Gilmi that she wanted to be at the front lines .
âYouâll be killing other humans . Are you sure you can fight them without holding back?â\nThose calm and calculated eyes measured Shumea . She nodded exaggeratedly and spoke .
âTheyâre animals, and animals who would kill even children deserve no mercy!â
âAlright . Iâll leave the front lines to you . â
The commanderâs anger raised the subordinatesâ morale . Especially within the border defense unit, wherein Shumeaâs popularity contested even the Goblin Kingâs .
When the soldiers saw her standing at the head of the army, most of them felt respect and yearning for her .
It was at the end of the Month of Boa that hostilities finally came to a close .
At Shumeaâs voice that was close to a yell, the soldiers under her advanced sooner than anyone else could . The orcs moved to the left wing as if to chase after them, while the guards of Elrain Kingdom who had their brethren killed moved to the right .
Shumea swung her spear and fluttered about in the front lines, and the soldiers hurriedly followed after her . The rebel army tried to surround Shumea and exterminate them, but Gilmi and Bui wasnât about to just watch them do that .
In an instant, when the rebels tried to change their formation, they attacked and forced the rebel army to fall into chaos .
âOnward! To leave Shumea-dono alone in the vanguard would be slinging mud on our proud name!â
Gi Zu bellowed out a howl as he led his brawler faction to overtake Shumea and land a finishing blow to the confused rebel army .
Like a leaf amidst raging waves, Mido of the Fang came attacking from both flanks with the demihumans, and then Ganraâs arrows fell from the heavens to claim rebel lives .
As the rebel army was routed, Zaurosh led his cavalry to pursue them .
This time Zaurosh didnât advise them to surrender and went straight to attacking them . As soon as they turned their backs on them, arrows shot through them, spears skewered them, and orc clubs bludgeoned them .
Only 2,000 out of the supposedly 15,000 men strong rebel army were able to run away alive . But Fanzelâs pursuit showed no signs of stopping . They continued to chase them into the towns they fled to, and as they continued to give out warnings, steadily advanced toward Pena . Towns that refused to surrender were attacked and mercilessly turned into ghost towns .
In order to prevent them from trying to rebel again, Gilmi decided to take a hard approach .
Fanzelâs cruel attacks that took after Felduk caused Pena, which held strong anti-goblin sentiments, to change .
When Fanzel had neared the castle walls of Pena, they opened their gates and declared their intention to surrender .
After giving the order for some of the elders to be disciplined, Gilmi headed further north . The measures Gilmi took might be called soft, but he made this decision after careful consideration .
They were merely the commanders out in the fields .
Eventually, the truth behind this rebellions should be uncovered by Paleâs information network . Hence, until then, it would be better to give these elders some hope and keep them calm rather than needlessly instigate them even more .
Gilmi made the decisions he made because he believed the king would judge them eventually . The rebel army headed toward the Western Capital, and Gilmi followed after them to subjugate them .