Chapter 993 - Chapter 151 - The Feliann Clan And The Kingdom Of Beastkin (5)

Even Lionel couldn't have seen that coming. Beastkin were frighteningly strong—capable of tearing a metallic soldier apart with bare teeth and claws—but strength alone doesn't win a war when the opposing side is endless in numbers and machine-precision. You could watch a dozen soldiers get ripped to pieces, and it wouldn't change the tide; there are always more marching in, calibrated and cold. Showing Anne to Lionel was supposed to make that point obvious, and judging by the way his jaw tightened, it seemed to be sinking in. He's a leader; he feels that kind of tension in his bones. If I were sitting on his throne I'd be turning this over in my head the same way—measuring risk, counting losses, as well as imagining outcomes.