Ten days, they spent a full ten days. The King's army finally emerged from the marshlands and caught sight of the White City.
According to the plan, it should have taken only seven days. But midway, the King fell ill, delaying their progress by several days.
Can you imagine making a seventy-year-old man march continuously day and night?
This was the result.
When the news reached Lion King City, the Royal Family members even thought he might not survive the journey back.
"Why do I need to return alive? I just need to live long enough to take down the White City..." Baird VI said hoarsely.
You have to understand that for a ruler, the will to survive in old age is overwhelming, isn't it? The length of one's life is the only thing he cannot conquer. Because of this, he was willing to be utterly ruthless. In fact, the moment he made his decision, there was no turning back. Signing a pact with the Blood Clan to obtain eternal life—once exposed, he would lose everything.
