OVERLORD: The Second Supreme Being

After defeating the army of the Slane Theocracy, the Empire became unstoppable, breaking through 32 cities in Slane Theocracy and closing in on its capital.

The high-ranking officials of the Slane Theocracy reached a unanimous decision and issued a retreat order in the name of the High Priest to the forces fighting the Elf Kingdom in the northern part of the Slane Theocracy.

The main forces of the Slane Theocracy had been engaged in battles with the Elf Kingdom, and the Elf Kingdom's royal capital was on the verge of being breached.

The frontline commander, though very reluctant, complied with the order.

Leading 200,000 elite troops from the Slane Theocracy, along with the Three Scripture—Windflower Scripture, Clearwater Scripture, and Ashendust Scripture—the forces retreated back to the capital.

Of course, everything happening in the capital of Slane Theocracy was completely sealed off. Apart from the management, almost no one knew that the High Priest and all others had died.

The news that reached the Slane Theocracy also stated that the Holocaust Scripture, including its leader Bukana, had no survivors.

The bodies of the Holocaust Scripture were reduced to black ash, making it impossible to distinguish who was who.

The list of the dead also included the top four members of the Black Scripture: the first seat, Black Scripture Captain; the second seat, Time Turbulance; the third seat, the Four Great Spirits; the fourth seat, Divine Chant; as well as the most powerful combat force of the Slane Theocracy, the Black Scripture's external seat, Antilene Heran Fouche.

Upon seeing these death lists, General Cade, the commander of the army returning from the front lines, found it hard to believe.

"I want to see the bodies of the High Priests!"

Dusco, the most powerful person under the command of the Earth High Priest, and the strongest contender to become the next Earth High Priest, took Cade to view the High Priests' bodies.

"Who did this?"

"Shalltear Bloodfallen, this is the name left after she spent five hours in the temple."

"Are you all useless? She stayed here for five hours, and you just let her leave?" Cade roared.

"Do you think we did nothing? We immediately informed three members of the Black Scripture, then sent the Holocaust Scripture. But what happened? They all died. Not a single one came back."

"Tens of thousands of Temple Guard soldiers, including the leader of the guards, who had divine blood, led the Temple Guards, and they were all chopped into minced meat. We couldn't even piece together his complete corpse."

"Do you know how many troops are left in the capital now? Five hundred—this is all that remains of the capital's forces. These are soldiers who didn't get swapped out for rest. The rest of the soldiers are all dead at the temple."

Dusco shouted at the top of his lungs.

After shouting, Dusco collapsed onto the ground, clutching his head and murmuring, "It's all over. Slane Theocracy is going to be destroyed."

Cade remained silent for a moment before speaking, "Who exactly is this Shalltear?"

"Two years ago, Black Scripture Captain led a team to subdue the ' Catastrophe Dragon Lord'."

On the way there, they encountered a very powerful vampire.

Downfall of Castle and Country tried to control her, but was gravely injured in the process, though she succeeded in controlling the vampire. However, due to the unhealable wounds, she died.

It was said that the vampire was eventually defeated by an adventurer.

However, not long ago, she appeared—Shalltear Bloodfallen—and with her own power, she destroyed the entire core of the Slane Theocracy.

"Is there any way to find that adventurer and have him defeat Shalltear Bloodfallen?" Cade asked.

"That adventurer is from the Sorcerer Kingdom, and the Empire, as a vassal state of the Sorcerer Kingdom, has gone to war with us. Do you think this has nothing to do with the Sorcerer Kingdom?" Dusco said, in a defeated tone.

"Now, the Empire's army has arrived outside the capital, and their trump card is a race we once looked down upon the most—goblins!"

"Our resistance forces have been defeated by goblins again and again."

"Officers who fled from the front lines hear the name of goblins and immediately run away in a mad panic."

"Now, the future of the Slane Theocracy rests on you, General Cade."

After saying all of this, Dusco stood up in despair.

"I'll go prepare for my own end."

"Coward!" General Cade shouted at Dusco's retreating figure.

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The next day, General Cade assembled his troops and arrived at the outskirts of the city to confront the Imperial army.

"Respectable Imperial General, we are willing to cease fire. Please state your terms!" Cade shouted loudly.

This war, regardless of the outcome, would leave the Slane Theocracy severely weakened. The Kingdom needed time to recover.

"We only have one condition: blood for blood! As long as you, General Cade, and the many high-ranking priests of the Slane Theocracy are willing to offer your lives in atonement for your actions, the war can stop," the Imperial general responded.

"You're looking for trouble! It's just a few civilians that died, isn't it?" Cade shouted angrily.

"A few civilians? General Anri has now been made a Marquis by His Majesty Emperor Jircniv! You of the Slane Theocracy killed the parents of a Marquis and framed my Empire for it. Is this just a matter of a few civilians dying?"

The Imperial general's words left Cade speechless.

From the Empire's perspective, it was indeed the fault of the Slane Theocracy, and Cade was not good with words.

"Then let the war begin! Do you think your Empire and a bunch of goblins can defeat the Theocracy's strongest forces? You're dreaming!"

"The previous generals of your Theocracy said the same thing. Now their graves are three yards high!" the Imperial general sneered.

"Charge!" Cade gave the order for a full assault.

The black-clad Theocracy cavalry charged towards the Empire's army.

But what awaited them was a storm of fireball magic.

Slane Theocracy had been prepared, with all members of the Clearwater Scripture launching water ball attacks.

However, when the water balls collided with the fireballs, they had no effect on the power of the fireball magic.

Slane Theocracy's cavalry suffered heavy losses.

"Spread out! Everyone spread out!"

Slane Theocracy's cavalry scattered, but the next moment, countless arrows rained down, each one accurately hitting the cavalry. Most of the arrows hit their intended targets.

"A long-range attrition battle... we've lost. It can only be decided in close combat now!" Cade thought to himself.

Cade cast a fire magic spell, signaling for the ambush.

But nothing happened. The two thousand soldiers, who had been hiding behind the Imperial forces, did not appear.

Those two thousand soldiers had been discovered by the goblin assassins long before and were ambushed. The goblins killed the officers, allowing the Imperial army to launch a surprise attack and encircle the entire force, killing everyone. Any survivors were also eliminated by the goblin assassins.

At this moment, the vast Slane Theocracy army and the Imperial army were already engaged in battle.

However, the Imperial army had the advantage in hand-to-hand combat.

"Their weapons are so sharp!" The dying soldiers of the Slane Theocracy echoed this thought in their minds.

Each of the Imperial soldiers' blades had two strange runes engraved on them. Those with knowledge could easily recognize them as Rune symbols.

These are mass-produced Rune-engraved weapons made with the technology of the dwarves in cooperation with Nazarick. Ordinary weapons, when combined with these two Rune symbols, have their quality and strength doubled.

On the battlefield, it's common to see Imperial and Theocracy forces clashing, with the Theocracy's weapons being shattered in the process.

On the left side of the battlefield, the Goblin army was fighting against the Slane Theocracy's forces.

The battle was completely one-sided, with the Goblins suffering no losses as they slaughtered the Theocracy's soldiers.

General Cade watched the Goblins with a sharp gaze.

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