After eating, Braham and the remaining dragons went to Bluemoon before going to Lagnos as it will be too hard for the elderly and the children to fly non stop while I rode on top of Darius who went full speed back to battlefield.
...
Two days after swapping places with Payne.
Mel's clone along with the vanguard of Lagnos pushed through and managed to retrieve all the towns and pushed back the chimeras back to their country.
An easily broken wall, but sturdy enough not to be taken down by the wind, was built in the coast so that it will serve as an alarm for the soldiers if another wave of attack from the enemies will arrive.
In a tent where all the officials were one and half a day ago. Just after Mel and Darius decided to go back to Lagnos at full speed.
"Listen, all of you"
Mel's clone stood up as everyone's attention was on her.
"My original body will be here soon. She seems to be going here at rather quickly so I assume that you all wouldn't want to disappoint her, do you?"
Tense, everybody nodded to the clone who had a domineering aura around her.
"Then, we will be killing all the chimeras in our land and push them back to wherever they came from. Before she arrives"
"But... your grace, there are too many of them for us to charge in recklessly"
"That is alright. Alice and Leonard, both of you will stay here and watch over Payne's body. Make sure nothing happens to him"
"Understood, your grace"
"I, Claude, Ralias, and that useless toddler over there will be the ones to charge in. You all will simply have to clean up the remaining ones. SInce they all are now empowere with your skill, you can do at least that much, right?"
"Of course. I shall meet your expectations, your grace"
Elmenz replied wholeheartedly.
Just like that the soldiers of Lagnos' morale, who were taught by Marie Ito, rose drastically and thanks to Elmenz's skill, a squad of slimes is able to kill a chimera one at a time.
Not only that, Claude's level mana control, concentration, and precision rose as he had to fight multiple opponents while preserving as much mana as possible, which forced him to hit the vitals of creatures he is unfamiliar with as precisely as possible.
...
"Her grace has arrived!!!"
"Welcome back, your grace!!!"
As Darius landed, I was greeted by soldiers who were enthusiatically waiting for my arrival.
"I saw from above that the chimeras has been pushed back. Good work"
"Of course. Who do you think am I?"
As per the skill's effect, a clone with the exact opposite personality of mine was created.
- She is being arrogant for a mere clone, master!
'Since she is a copy of me, she is also the only one who can treat me as such so don't get mad at her'
Thanks to her, I received frequent messages from what was happening in the battlefield in real time. What a truly convenient skill.
"I will be going back to the palace now, my original self"
"You will?"
"Yes. Though I did enjoy killing the chimeras, I am more suited for paperworks. I am the exact opposite of you after all"
Well, it's not like it would be helpful for her to be here since she can only copy half of what I can do.
"Sure. Make sure to have at least thirty escorts with you. Also, take Ralias and the demi-god of destiny. I'm sure you will be able to put Ralias' power to good use"
"Oh I will. I will~"
As the two Mels talked, Ralias who was resting in his room got goosebumps as he felt something ominous will happen to him.
As my clone went off to drag Ralias and the demi-god of destiny, I faced the soldiers who were silent as they waited patiently for me and my clone to finish.
"I see that you all manage to push back the creatures who dared to covet our land in such a short time. Your hard work of training is now paying off. However..."
The slime soldiers looked up to the majestic figure in front of them and focus will all they have.
"We will not stop until we get rid of them, completely. Who do they think they are? So what if they are blessed by mana?! So what if they are physically stronger than us?!"
The soldiers' eyes flared with resolve as it was ignited by Mel's words.
"Let's prove that we are not weak! To stand at the very top, that is what I promise. Are you all not tired of being looked down upon!!!"
"WE ARE, YOUR HEAVENLY GRACE!!!"
"Are you all not tired to be treated as pushovers who will do anything other races will say?!"
"WE ARE, YOUR HEAVENLY GRACE!!!"
"Once we subjugated their country, let us show not only to them but to all the countries that we are a force not to be messed with!"
"LONG LIVE HER GRACE!!!"
"LONG LIVE HER GRACE!!!"
"LONG LIVE HER GRACE!!!"
[You have ignited the soldiers' bravery and spirit]
[Army's morale have rose significantly]
[Soldiers will now temporarily have <20%+ Mental shock resistance> until the end of the war]
[Once the war ends, soldiers who participated in this battle will receive a permanent <5%+ Mental shock resistance>]
Though it is only five percent, having some is better than having none at all.
Compromising only the elite, the vanguard who will be charging to the land of the chimeras rode on top of Darius.
While half of the soldiers prepares to intercept incoming chimeras, the other half started to prepare boats for them to use later when the army of Lagnos go to the other side.