CH 438

C438: Joining Hands

At first, I doubted that this was really the rendezvous point with the reinforcements. There was no one present but as we waited, magicrafts and ride carriers gradually began to appear.

“Are these all the Reinforcements?”

What finally gathered as reinforcements were about 100 magicrafts and about 10 ride carriers. The commander also did not expect such a small number, and impatiently asked each country for reinforcements again.

“If this army is defeated, the surrounding western states will be destroyed! Don’t leave any forces behind to guard dignitaries and send them all over to us!”

Indeed, as the commander said, I think it is no exaggeration to say that this army is the last stronghold for the surrounding nations. They will have to gather their forces without leaving anything behind, but it seems that the great people of the state are still thinking of their own safety.

“Speaking of forces, come to think of it, Arpeka, where the coliseum was located, is one of the states around here, right?”

“Yes, it is.”

I suddenly remembered the coliseum where I had fought as a gladiator. Like Alana, gladiators are sometimes stronger than regular soldiers, and I think they can be an asset to the war effort…….There are quite a few of them, and I think we can rely on them if they can reinforce us.

With this in mind, I advise the commander. However, he replied that the gladiators in Arpeka are free men and have no employment or contractual ties with the Arpeka government, so he cannot even request their participation.

If we were to ask, he said, we would have to negotiate with each gladiator individually, which is impossible in the current time crunch.

I was convinced that there was no way they would listen to the government’s order, since all gladiators are free men. But what if it was a request from someone they respected?……I remembered that I had a legendary former gladiator king in my group.

I spoke to Alana via communication, and she immediately put me in touch with the gladiator organization. The name of the King of Gladiators was still alive and well.

The organization immediately took action, and all the gladiators in the organization were informed of the situation. After informing them that they were up against the Elysian Empire, they were offered a reasonable reward, and an improvised gladiatorial army was formed with only those who wanted to join it.

Apparently, many feared that if the Elysian Empire took control of the Colosseum, it would surely be dismantled and they would have no place to go, and that was the result.

The commander of the Allied Forces was delighted at the unexpected news. The assembled gladiatorial forces numbered as many as 2,000 magicrafts, making it the largest force in the current Allied Forces. Although it would cost a considerable amount of money, the funds were raised from various countries, which was better than the destruction of the country.

Around the time the gladiatorial army was organized, Emina and Nanami arrived. Farma was properly scolded by Emina and Nanami and showed remorse.

“I’m sorry…….”

“You know you can talk to me about everything, Farma so don’t go off on your own again.”

“I understand.”

Now we were ready to fight the Elysian Imperial Army.

With another request for reinforcements, several hundred more magicrafts joined us and the Allied Forces recovered in number to a scale of about 3,000 magicrafts.

However, according to information, the Elysian Imperial Army was said to have more than 10,000 magicrafts, so even at this level, we were still considerably outnumbered.