Chapter 408

Preparations Before the Defensive Battle
Since I would be taking to the battlefield, thorough preparations were made.
Frankly speaking, it was a trap network large enough to blanket the entire battlefield.
It was something Talat could set up in an instant, and I doubted there were any soldiers who could evade it.

“Lily, are the preparations complete?”

“Yes. Now we just have to wait for the Kiblinki Saltas to lure the enemy soldiers here.”

“Got it. What about the troops on the north side?”

“What should we do? Should we have the Kiblinki Saltas trap and capture them at the same time as here?”

“Hmm… I don’t want them to escape, but it would also be problematic if you get all the credit for the battle. Is it possible to quietly encircle the enemy camp with spider threads so they can’t flee?”

“What do you think, Kiblinki Saltas?”

(It’s not impossible, but if we’re going to lay traps as a first strike, it’s better to use Talat’s. Our traps can be escaped if burned, but with Talat’s traps, even turning the area into a sea of flames won’t allow escape.)

“… Is that true, Talat?”

(Yeah. I can do it.)

“Then go set traps over there too.”

(Understood. Kiblinki Saltas, take care of Lily for me.)

(Got it. You handle the traps.)

Leaving us behind, Talat headed toward the northern encampment.
He already had the location from the Kiblinki Saltas, so he should be able to find it easily.
He was back by the time we, along with Marquis Vardmoi and the key officers, were holding a strategy meeting.

“Talat. Did you set the traps properly?”

(Yeah. I did. With those, I doubt anyone will be able to escape.)

When Talat showed us the area where he had spread his spider threads on the map, it indeed looked like he had strung them to completely surround the enemy forces.
With this, they really had nowhere left to run.

“Good work, Talat. As you can all see, the enemy’s likely main base to the east has been completely covered with Talat’s threads at their feet, and the north, where flanking troops might come from, has also been sealed with threads to prevent escape. I apologize to you all, but this battlefield will be almost entirely under Lily’s control. Including myself, the Vardmoi defense unit will serve merely as decoys in the east to avoid suspicion, and the north will be handled with sufficient forces to push them back.”

Well, it can’t be helped.
Once I get serious, this is how it ends up.
Talat’s threads seal off even their retreat routes, so they have nowhere to run even before the fighting starts.
I don’t know why they targeted me, but I’ll make sure they fully understand how terrifying I can be.

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