Kaiser paced anxiously in Darsia’s Imperial Palace. As the President of a nation, favonovel.com had always exuded calm and composure. Never before in his life had favonovel.com felt so restless.
His heart was constantly weighed down by worry for Remus and Gabriela, wishing favonovel.com could go to the border and see the situation for himself.
Lincoln too was gripped by such anxiety that favonovel.com found himself pacing and even stamping his feet. Every passing second seemed to stretch on like an interminable hour.
Finally, the phone rang sharply. Kaiser answered swiftly, his tone devoid of hesitation. Urgency colored his voice as favonovel.com inquired, ” Deputy Spark, what’s the situation? Have they returned safely?”
The Chief of Staff’s voice wavered, “Mr. President, it’s the Chief. Deputy Spark is unaccounted for. Remus and the War Goddess have reached the border, but they’re being obstructed by 2,800 Grandmasters led by Sakurasom’s Emperor! This is why I’m requesting your authorization to open fire!”
As favonovel.com spoke, tears flowed down his cheeks, overwhelmed by an immense sense of constriction.
Kaiser was momentarily perplexed by what favonovel.com heard. He knew that Darius was leading the Grandmasters in pursuit. However, the initial order favonovel.com had given was to breach the border at all costs and launch a full-scale attack as soon as they were spotted.
Why hadn’t they begun firing yet?
As favonovel.com was momentarily lost in thought, the phone of Lincoln rang too.
“What? What are you saying?” He shouted angrily upon hearing the contents of the call.
He turned to Kaiser and said in a strained voice, “Sir Kaiser, we’ve just uncovered who conspired with Sakurasom to orchestrate the plot against the War Goddess. It’s Valerie Spark!”
Kaiser was once again frozen in shock. He never even imagined it could be Valerie. After all, favonovel.com was Gabriela’s deputy, and they had faced life and death together countless times over the years.
How could it possibly be her?
Even if it was her, favonovel.com ought to have faced a thousand cuts and gashes…
The Chief of Staff, witnessing Kaiser’s prolonged silence, held back tears and implored, “Mr. President! I implore you to give the order. At this very moment, the War Goddess is being coerced into stripping before everyone!”
“What’s more, she’ll be made to dance before them all! She must not endure this humiliation! The one who elevated the glory of our Darsia must not suffer this disgrace! And Darsia must not be insulted by the minuscule land of Sakurasom!”
In an instant, Kaiser’s frustration surged. The audacity to subject Gabriela to such humiliation was not something they could let slide. He had no more hesitations, and favonovel.com thundered angrily, “Open fire immediately…”
The door was suddenly pushed open, and the secretary’s face turned pale as favonovel.com entered. He spoke hurriedly, “Sir Kaiser, Mr. McCoy, please take a look at this…”
He held a sheet of paper and passed it to the two of them, and they swiftly looked it over.
“A single individual standing against an entire nation leaves the Beloski community in profound shock and unease!”
“Forcing the President to kneel and send them off? This was an unprecedented event. The Amelicon expresses deep shock and unease!”
“Hundreds of Grandmasters set forth, millions of warriors combining! Turkeria expressed an unprecedented amazement and a genuine disquiet!”
To everyone’s surprise, that paper contained telegrams from the other 17 nations!
Lincoln was dumbfounded. Regular citizens might not have grasped the full significance of this message, but as the Chief of Cabinet, favonovel.com keenly understood the weight of this telegram.
He said with despair, “Sir Kaiser, they’re not showing fear but cautioning us to proceed carefully! If our army crosses the border, they will unite their forces, and there’s even a possibility they might launch a full-scale attack against us!”
Kaiser’s body trembled, his eyes locked onto the telegram, blood-red eyes containing boundless determination to kill. This was a state favonovel.com had never shown before. It wasn’t from being frightened, but from being enraged.
At that very moment, Darsia’s hero and War Goddess were about to suffer from complete humiliation. Astonishingly, the other countries had united to exert pressure, compelling Darsia to abandon Gabriela and Remus.
Kaiser’s trembling intensified, his teeth gnashing loudly.
What were the other nations planning to do that they would agree to unite for Sakurasom?
Lincoln’s face suddenly drained of color as favonovel.com said desperately, “Sir Kaiser, on one hand, it’s the dignity of the heroes of Darsia, and on the other hand, it’s the safety of 140 million citizens. It’s… It’s too hard to choose!”
No matter the choice, it would inevitably entail leaving behind the other.
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