“Our forces are doing well on all fronts.”

Once the Knights of the Blue Wolves and the Royal Mages joined the front lines, the Noctein momentum reached its peak. Whenever the flag embroidered with the blue wolf flew on the battlefield, the Adenburg forces fled without a fight. As a result, the Nocteins were able to recover almost 70 percent of the eastern territories they had previously lost.

“At this rate, I think we can push their forces back to Fort Kalstein within the next four days.”

As usual, the deputy’s report was optimistic, and the war situation was indeed in their favor. Nonetheless, the expression on the face of Robain Amritzer Rochstart, one of the Noctein senior knights, was not pleasant.

“How many enemy casualties so far?”

“Our knights have slain approximately a regiment’s worth of enemy infantry, and the mages have dealt similar damage. In addition, our allied forces have destroyed eight enemy infantry companies, and even the enemy cavalry has suffered significant losses.”

“That’s not enough. Not enough.”

“The damage we’ve inflicted is similar to the losses we’ve suffered since the start of the war. And yet that’s not enough?”

The deputy could not understand Knight Rochstart’s words. The gains made by their...