The Almighty Lord Caspian by Cath Nitfisch

Chapter 731 Withdraw Your Troops “Your Majesty, I’ve already seized Filren. The new King of Filren,

Byron, was so terrified that he fled. “Likewise, I’ve defeated Filren’s troops until they’re nothing but

scraps. It’s a perfect opportunity for us to take over the country. They’re no longer a threat to me,” said

Caspian. “I understand you guys feel fired up and invincible now, but you’re not in Diatoranian territory.

If I supply you with millions of soldiers, how will all of you survive if something goes wrong?” Balthazar

rebuked. “I’ve already considered this, Your Majesty. You needn’t worry about sending more soldiers

now that we’ve claimed Filren’s capital,” Caspian answered. “What? Are you planning to disobey my

orders? Or do you think my ability to judge the situation is inferior to yours?” Balthazar thundered. Upon

sensing the former’s seething tone, Caspian quickly explained himself. “I can’t possibly compare myself

to your almighty presence, Your Majesty. However, you’re far away in your royal residence, making you

less aware of the situation here.” “Caspian!” Balthazar growled. “You’re still young and reckless. I can’t

allow millions of soldiers to risk their lives alongside you. “I’ve brought out the royal scepter to summon

your return to Dhord City officially. Yet, you haven’t done so. Do you plan to disobey me till the very

end?” “I wouldn’t dare disobey your orders with my humble status. I merely can’t withdraw myself from

this war. “Besides, everything I do is for Diatoran. If I withdraw now, wouldn’t the sacrifices of our fallen

soldiers be in vain?” Caspian tried to reason with Balthazar. “Since you claim to be willing to obey me, I

want you to withdraw your troops now!” “Your Majesty, withdrawing now would only cause us grave

losses. Not to mention, our current campaign won’t be as successful,” Caspian explained. “That’s

enough from you. Quit spewing nonsense. I’ve considered every aspect of the situation better than you.

“You’re to bring your subordinates back now. Should you continue to resist my +15 BONUS commands,

I’ll declare you a rebel!” Balthazar unequivocally brushed the former off. “Yes, Your Majesty.” Caspian

had no choice but to nod upon facing Balthazar’s unwavering resolve. He couldn’t bear the

consequences if he persisted and got branded as a rebel. Little did he know Jerry had instructed

Balthazar to say all those things. That was why Balthazar spoke differently than before. Caspian found

it odd, but it never crossed his mind that Balthazar would be under a spell. After all, most people found

witchcraft unbelievable. Caspian’s expression darkened once the phone call ended. “What did the king

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say, Lord Caspian?” Sylvia asked. “He’s determined to have me withdraw,” Caspian helplessly said.

Sylvia was dubious. “His Majesty was eager to deploy our troops back then, yet he’s now asking us to

withdraw? That’s too odd.” Even Macy was displeased. “Indeed, His Majesty’s behaving strangely. It

was challenging enough to claim Filren’s capital, but all our efforts will be wasted now. What is His

Majesty thinking?” “There was an assassination attempt on His Majesty last night. Now, he’s in such a

rush that he used the royal scepter to issue an official order, making me withdraw. Something beyond

our knowledge must’ve happened,” Caspian stated. “What do you mean, Lord Caspian?” asked a

confused Macy. Caspian shook his head. “I can’t quite explain what’s going on either. I just have some

suspicions.” “Should we withdraw, then?” Macy asked. “The king is already furious. If we don’t, he’ll

declare my insubordination as traitorous behavior. I can’t do anything about this.” Although Caspian

didn’t want to withdraw, he had no choice. Sorrow struck Sylvia, Macy, and the others when they heard

that. Caspian suffered the most. He sighed deeply and exclaimed, “Millions of our soldiers fought hard

to get us this far. Alas, it seems like their efforts will all be in vain!” He had never experienced such a

dilemma before. Even when enemies surrounded Diatoran before, Caspian had never been in such

+15 BONUS a difficult position. His soldiers had sacrificed their lives, and they’d given their everything

to capture the capital of Filren. All of that was for naught because they now had to withdraw. They

would undoubtedly defeat Filren for good if they stayed. Sadly, everything was about to crumble to

nothing. “Lord Caspian, we don’t want to witness such a miserable outcome either. However, His

Majesty has already given official orders. We can’t defy him,” Macy consoled Caspian. “Yeah. We’re

only withdrawing for now. We’ll be eventually back,” Sylvia chimed in. “Lord Caspian, we’re already

victorious. Filreri wouldn’t dare harbor any ill. intent toward us anymore. They’ll take our current battle

as a lesson,” Ylra explained. Immediately after that, Sylvia and Macy began issuing orders to withdraw.

The armored soldiers and Phoenix Vanguard were guarding the city. They were confused when they

received that order. Regardless, they obeyed and evacuated Filren’s capital in an orderly fashion. At

that point, Filren’s reinforcement troops had fled near the capital. Caspian didn’t plan on avoiding these

people. He instructed his soldiers to beat up Filren’s troops. His soldiers had to beat those troops to

pulps even if they were retreating. The reinforcement troops that fled back to the capital never thought

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Caspian’s army would withdraw. They were already afraid of getting beaten up, so they didn’t have the

will to keep fighting. “Everyone, charge! Defeat every one of these people!” Caspian instantly ordered.

The armored soldiers and Phoenix Vanguard fired right away. Those fleeing enemy troops were

already terrified after getting beaten up. They didn’t dare continue the fight, so they fled in all directions

and didn’t plan on fighting back. At that point, Caspian no longer asked his subordinates to chase after

the enemy troops. His army needed to return to Diatoran as soon as possible. So, he led the armored

soldiers, Phoenix Vanguard, and the million elite soldiers away. Many were shocked at Caspian’s

sudden withdrawal despite staittingetalmower Filren’s capital. No one knew why Balthazar would give

such arriters Even the Filrenians were confused. Byron had long escaped. He sighed deeply in relict

one destruiaspomnite troops had withdrawn. Byron assumed Filten was doomsi, Indie nuwe imagined

Caspian would withdraw then. Many of Filren’s higher ups telt they should deploy that troup tropurane

Caspian’s army at this moment. Even so, Byron wasn’t confident and teared it was a trap. He

tommthaantre thing odd, so he dared not act recklessly. The other War Gods of Diatoran were also

baffled when they heard about Balthazar’s orders. They were all War Gods and knew the situation was

ideal. They fell Caspian, should’ve continued attacking. His sudden withdrawal would undmedly lower

their soldiers‘ morale. The four other War Gods wanted to ask Balthazar why he made Caspian

withdraw at such a crucial moment. After all, Balthazar agreed to battle Filren during their first strategy

meeting. His actions now were oddly contradictory. Each of the War Gods received almost identical

replies from Balthazar. Since Balthazar was under Jerry’s control, he dodged the four War Gods!

questions. He insisted on Caspian’s withdrawal without explaining why. The War Gods couldn’t fathom

why he’d do that. Caspian soon returned to the West Aridlands War Zone with his troops.

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