Armies of 20 thousands soldiers trying to break through the walls around the city of Miore. The armies in the city is roughly around 5 thousands clearly much lesser than the attacking armies. Siege weapon can be seen lining up at the back of the attacking armies while launching boulders of stone that has been set on fire into the city. Formations of mages at the middle of the attacking armies firing fireballs towards the walls which resulted in an explosion that reduce the durability while taking the life of the defending soldiers. Many siege ladders have been placed near the walls for the soldiers to climb onto the wall, while battering rams trying forced open the gate. Groups of flying beasts with their riders circling around the sky attacking soldiers on the wall.

The city wall looks like it can fall any time soon, but the expression on the defending soldiers is one of determination for willing to sacrifice everything for the sake of their country. Some trying to shield incoming arrows, some carrying the injured away, some trying to intercept incoming fireball, some fighting with enemies that has climbed onto the wall, while some jumping down the wall while collapsing the enemies siege ladder.

Somewhere inside the city not far from the wall, inside a healing facility where the wonded soldiers are being treated, a woman that looks like in her early twenties is treating a heavily wonded soldier with healing magic with 2 guards following behind her.

[Your Highness.... must evacuate immediately.... walls won’t hold much longer!]

The soldier despite having a deep wound on his chest trying his best to convince the person that is healing him to escape.

[This country needs me, I will stay with it if it is to fall!]

[Your Highness! It may be your responsibility to protect this country, but it is your obligation to protect humanity from the next demon king! Only with the blood and children of the hero who defeated the demon king will we be able to defeat the next demon king and lead humanity to a better future! That’s why your highness have to evacuate and preserve your bloodline!]

One of the guards also try to persuade the woman to escape.

[Isn’t it the ruler of the attaking forces also one of the heroes that slain the demon king? There are 13 other heroes out there, it wont even make any different even if it less one. Besides, what good is a hero that can’t even protect her own citizen..]

The female continue to heal the wonded soldiers without even trying to leave. Her determination of not leaving touch the hearts of those around but also make them even more desperate. Suddenly, a soldier barge into the facility, kneel down and said,

[Report! The eastern wall has been breached, our forces are barely holding the invading army!]

The face of the guards and soldiers immediately turn pale and looks towards the woman, but she dosen’t seem bothered by the news and continuing her healing. The 2 guards look at her and then look at each other nodding and then their expression turn into a serious one and walk towards her.

[My apologies, your highness..]

[For the survival of your bloodline, we have no choice..]

Not even a clue of what her guards are saying, suddenly she was being lifted up by one the guards by carring her on the shoulder and walk towards the exit.

[w.. wh.. what are you trying to do, put me down immediately!]

The woman trying to get off by struggling and swinging her arms and legs hitting the guard on the back but getting hurt instead because of the hard armor he is wearing. Outside the facility, there are already 2 horses prepared for the guards and they each get on a horse while carrying her. The remaining soldiers around them salute them with a smile on their face, the 2 guards return the salute and ride towards the southern gate which connect to the forest and is their planned escape road. The women carried on the horse look at the expression of the soldiers at the back and realized that it has all been set up earlier, that they plan to kidnap her for her to escape from the enemy.

Watching them leave the area, all the soldiers in the healing facility sigh a relieve and laugh altogether. After all of them calm down one soldier said,

[Let’s leave a surprise present for our enemies before we move on to the afterlife.]

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Not long after the party of 3 people, 2 guards and the queen of Miore Kingdom pass through the empty row of houses in the residential area, and leave the southern gate with the help of the soldiers stationed there. The 2 guards stop for awhile.

[I do not detect any enemy presence in the forest. Either they are good at concealing their presence or there are no enemy at all..]

The soldiers stationed around the southern gate move into 2 groups, one is to delay any pursuing enemy, the other smaller group will follow them into the jungle and leave the area and escape to another country. They move slowly towards the forest while paying attention to their surroundings. The sun has started to set down and the surroundings is abit dark with a red hue. Suddenly a flash comming from their back and followed by a large explosion not long after. The woman look back and was horrified by the sight. The once city castle is covered in flame and is crumbling down slowly.

[Don’t worry your highness, by now the enemy soldiers that have filled the castle in search of you have been killed alongside with the important resources, so that the enemy will not gain any benefits. That is the last struggle that our remaining brave soldiers decided.]

The group of people travel into the jungle while the woman can only watch as the country that she has govern for so many years crumbled right in front of her without having the means to do anything about it.