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Dispatching an army of several hundred thousand men just to eradicate one person?
As absurd as it sounds, the Monarch of the Mingbei Empire actually did just that. Of course, it was a matter of necessity. What would become of the citizens of Mingbei if the Blood Demon continued his carnage unchecked?
If they weren't killed, they would flee or escape. Who knows, one day the Blood Demon might come for the Monarch himself, and then it would all be over with a single sword strike.
Thus, a massive army of two hundred thousand was once again dispatched from the Mingbei Camp near the Gesang River. What choice did they have, being the closest?
If it wasn't for the need to defend against the enemies from Xuanyuan Nation to the south, the Mingbei Monarch would have wanted to mobilize all his forces, combining the twenty thousand from the south with those sent by other leaders for a total force of four hundred thousand.
That should be enough to bait the Blood Demon.
