Overgeared

"We're back."

There were concepts that increased in value over time. Reputation was one of them.

The Red Knights of the golden age, led by Piaro—they brought countless glories to the Saharan Empire and became legends of the empire. It had been like this since they were cleared of their unfair charges. The story spread so rapidly that it seemed to surpass the greatness of the Undefeated King who caused Lubana to rise.

"......"

The heroes that their homeland gave birth to only to abandon.

After a fierce battle, the knights and soldiers watched the successful capture of the dark elf king and their eyes became wet.

Thrills and sorrows intersected. The final emotion was shame. Why did they, who devoted themselves to their nation all their lives, have to be kicked out? They, who deserved praise, were deprived of their honor, lives, and families, and suffered. Why couldn't their nation trust them? Why weren't they protected?

The history of the great empire, which should've lasted for thousands of years, might've disappeared the moment it turned its back on these people. No... it wasn't too late even now. The empire changed with the coronation of a new ruler. Empress Basara was carrying out various reforms. They were convinced that the empire that expelled the former Red Knights was completely different from the current empire...

"You've struggled."

"......"

The imperial knights shook off their thoughts. They stared blankly at Piaro and the heroes who were turning away. It was because there were no shadows on the heroes' faces that they dared to ask to go back together. These people were laughing in the battle against the dark elves, who were more powerful than imagined. Their steps were light as they thought about returning 'home.'

In the silence, Resh shouted, "You've worked hard!"

The knights and soldiers belatedly saluted. The heroes carried the Overgeared Kingdom's flag on their shoulders. The imperial flag had once been there. Wouldn't it have flapped without losing its momentum anywhere on the continent?

The expressions of the knights and soldiers gradually calmed down. The status of the empire might not be as good as before, but there was an ally called the Overgeared Kingdom. The surface and hell were on the brink of a great human and demon war. They weren't afraid of the chaos and storm that were approaching.

The Overgeared Kingdom was with them and the heroes were in the Overgeared Kingdom.

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the current state, we will only accumulate damages. We need to shrink the

huge and more than half of it was the empire's territory. The empire had six different time zones. It was late at night in the west and morning in the east. The warp gates might've been recently introduced by the

the people to the central

who have to leave their hometowns, but if the empire wholeheartedly supports them, they will be

treasury might run out while supporting the refugees. However, we

"Please understand!"

They

cities and villages were taken away by the demonic humans. The demonic humans' momentum was overwhelming. The damage grew dramatically the further away it was from a big city. There were limits to the troops operated by the imperial family and nobles. It was impossible to calculate the casualties in

the use of having millions of troops? The number of people they had to defend was in the hundreds of millions and the landmass of the empire was too large. It was impossible to take care of the people scattered everywhere. As such, the number of demonic humans only increased. The only way to reduce the

their territories. The

from generation to generation. This crown had symbolized her since her days as a duke and it had replaced the imperial crown. Basara handed it over to the finance minister. "The imperial vault will be opened. Use this crown and

"Y-Your Majesty...!"

is no empire without the

will definitely accept the

imperial favor

belief that they would became a force leading the empire's long history. The damage suffered immediately was great. It was hard to count. Then at this time, the massive invasion of the demons was foreseen. The damage to the empire accumulated and their finances were shaky. The fate of the empire was at stake.

at all. She was from a collateral bloodline and rose to the throne. The former Emperor Juander gave up on his children and personally gave the throne to her. She wasn't inferior in ability. Even

won't just sit back. The bureaucrats have finally united with one heart and one mind, so I have to

felt empty without the crown, but she had to adapt. Basara spread open a large map and along with the officials, she looked at the areas where people would be

Some time passed.

south have died out."

and various nobles. The nobles didn't have private soldiers. Their military power was weak compared to the population. It was most urgent to send troops to the south,

that a big man

one other man destroyed the powerful demonic humans. Then they soon calmed down. The continent was vast.

Some of the names that the empire hid and erased were such big names. For example, the Great Robber of the Red Night wasn't known to the public. He had stolen so many imperial treasures, but he was hidden due to

their identities didn't really matter right now. The important thing was that they were benefiting the empire. Thanks to this, the empire had more

men—former emperor Juander and armored cavalryman Chensler. Unlike what was known to the world, Juander wasn't dead. He left the palace and declared he would spend the rest of his life helping the

laughed slightly as she covered