"I truly regret letting you live back then!"
When Renner was young, she displayed intelligence far beyond the average person, and almost everyone at that time thought of her as a monster. Even the old king couldn't accept Renner.
The old king had once thought about abandoning her, but considering that he had only three children, he chose to let her live.
Most people don't like being around those who are too intelligent because it makes them feel inferior.
At that time, young Renner was shunned by the maids and even her own family.
After thinking for a long time, Renner finally figured out why this was happening. From that point on, she learned to disguise herself.
"Is that so? But unfortunately, it's too late to regret now!"
"The efforts of four generations of our kingdom cannot be destroyed by my generation. Renner, stop! It's not too late to turn back now," the old king said regretfully.
"Regret? Why should I regret?"
"You are caught in the middle of a tug-of-war, with the Sorcerer Kingdom benefiting from our internal strife," the old king said, trying to persuade Renner to turn to the good path.
"What if I had already sided with the Sorcerer Kingdom? The rebels' food came from them, and their equipment was supplied by them too."
"You betrayed the kingdom that gave you life and raised you! You are a traitor to the kingdom!"
"Father, is that all you can say over and over again? How hopelessly stupid. I remember when Duke Breen was thinking about seizing the throne. Isn't that right, Warrior Commander!"
The old king looked at the Warrior Commander, following Renner's gaze.
Under the old king's gaze, the Warrior Commander spoke the truth.
"Yes, Duke Breen did indeed tell me once that he thought about seizing the throne when he was younger. But that was a thing of the past."
"Duke Breen actually thought about usurping the throne? To think I trusted him so much!" the old king said, his face full of anger.
"Isn't it possible that it was because you were too stupid that he even had the thought of usurping the throne?"
"I remember a few years ago, when Lord Ainz Ooal Gown of the Sorcerer Kingdom first appeared, it was just when the Warrior Commander was sent to the border with fifty men to die!"
"As your most loyal Warrior Commander, you, as the king, couldn't even protect your own guards. For a king to reach this point, you really are foolish! If Lord Ainz Ooal Gown and that other person hadn't appeared, the Warrior Commander would have been dead by now!"
"That's true. Unfortunately, I couldn't repay that person's kindness!" the Warrior Commander replied.
"Father, have you ever thought about what would have happened if the Warrior Commander had died back then?"
The old king fell silent.
"If you can't figure it out, let me think for you. After the Warrior Commander died, no one willing to trust you anymore. You sent the strongest man in the kingdom to die. How could anyone remain loyal to you after that? A rebellion was bound to happen sooner or later.
"Also, at that time, the eight fingers in the royal capital became more and more arrogant. Their influence controlled half of the kingdom's wealth. The nobles colluded with them, the soldiers lost trust in you, and the wealth was no longer in your hands. A rebellion was inevitable."
"If things turn out this way, you are the culprit that destroyed the kingdom."
Each of Renner's words made the old king feel like everything was his fault.
He wanted to argue with Renner, but he found that every word she spoke was reasonable. The old king began to reflect on his life, realizing that he had accomplished nothing.
The old king fell silent, and Renner turned to leave.
"Renner, I choose to surrender. Can you spare Zanac?"
"No!"
"You..." Renner suddenly appeared by the old king's side and tightly gripped his neck.
"It's too late for any words now. This kingdom is doomed. Struggle in despair as it slowly collapses!"
"By the way, I also the one who killed your beloved eldest prince!"
After saying that, Renner released the old king's neck and turned to leave.
The old king began coughing violently, gasping for fresh air.
After Renner left, the old king lay dejectedly on the bed, silent and unmoving.
Not long after, the light barrier that had confined the Warrior Commander, Gazef, disappeared.
At that moment, a soldier rushed in.
"Your Majesty, the vanguard of the rebel army in the south is less than five hundred miles away from the capital."
"Gazef, the defense of the capital is in your hands." The old king said weakly.
Gazef didn't know how to comfort the old king and could only accept the order and leave.
The next morning, the vanguard of the rebel army in the south launched their assault.
However, under Gazef's leadership, the kingdom's soldiers put up a strong resistance and managed to hold the city.
The rebels' combat capabilities were on par with the Empire's army.
Meanwhile, the kingdom's army was mostly lacking in professional training and relied solely on numbers to fight.
In narrow places like the city walls, the quality of soldiers was what truly mattered.
The kingdom's army couldn't take advantage of their numbers, and often the rebels would climb the walls, defeating five soldiers effortlessly.
Gazef realized that holding the city was incredibly difficult and decided to take the initiative, leading his troops to attack the rebels.
Under Gazef's leadership, the kingdom's army broke the rebel's formation and Gazef personally beheaded the vanguard general.
However, the rebels didn't panic. Instead, they regrouped into smaller formations and began to retreat in an orderly fashion.
Without any leadership, the rebels were able to retreat in an orderly fashion. Gazef felt the terrifying strength of these soldiers.
Although he had the strength to pursue them, the comrades who had accompanied him were already heavily injured or dead.
Charging into the enemy lines with a small force, each soldier had to fight multiple enemies. Gazef had the strength to do so, but his soldiers did not.
Gazef had brought a thousand elite guards with him, but now fewer than a hundred remained.
Three days later, the six vanguard armies of the rebel forces were all at the gates of the capital.
They launched a fierce assault on the four walls of the capital.
With the soldiers of the capital fighting desperately for their lives, they barely managed to hold the city.
The soldiers of the capital were fighting to the death. It took five soldiers to kill one rebel.
The reason for this disparity was the difference in equipment, weapons, and training.
Originally, the capital had one hundred thousand defenders. After three days of continuous assaults by the rebels, twenty thousand defenders had died, while the rebels had lost nearly five thousand men.
Many of those deaths were caused by Gazef.
The morale of the capital's army was low, while the reinforcements for the rebels kept arriving.
At night, the rebels launched a night raid. Due to the low morale of the kingdom's army, the general in charge of the city gates abandoned his post and fled.
When Gazef heard this news, he immediately rushed to the king's quarters to protect the old king.
However, the rebels were not afraid of Gazef. One after another, they charged at him.
Gazef, like a war god, stood alone at the gate, with no soldier able to break through his defense.
The battle lasted from night until dawn. After killing nearly ten thousand rebels, Gazef collapsed from exhaustion and lost his life.
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