How to Save Humanity After Transmigrating into a Villainess Princess? Chapter 203.2 : Things Worth Protecting

"All officers! Recount the number of remaining combat personnel!"

"Make sure there are absolutely no omissions!"

Cecilia was issuing final pre-battle preparation tasks to Elasia's mid and high-ranking military officers.

The officers with bloodshot eyes didn't say much, only responding "Yes, ma'am!" before turning back to the military camps......

After repelling the last wave of the beast tide a week ago, the magical beasts disappeared into the forest again, as if everything before had been a dream......

But Elashia understood very clearly what had happened.

A [Natural Disaster] level magical beast was coming!

Because [Natural Disaster] level magical beasts already possessed certain commanding abilities, the magical beasts around them would all move together with them.

This was also why the beast tide attacks had disappeared again......

The magical beasts were all gathered around that Natural Disaster-level beast, so they had temporarily suspended their assault on Elasia......

And before long, the truly irresistible super beast tide would really arrive......

Soon after, Cecilia, having received briefings from the officers, found Elashia waiting anxiously for her in the central command tent.

Holding the briefing in her hand, her expression rather grim, she said to Elashia:

"Your Majesty... our remaining combat strength data is quite ugly......"

Elashia nodded heavily.

"It's fine, I know, just tell ."

She understood very clearly that briefing absolutely couldn't look good.

After all, after this nightmarish month, it was already a true miracle that Elasia's army hadn't collapsed......

Cecilia also nodded heavily.

Opening the briefing in her hand, she slowly said:

"Regarding high-level combat strength, the remaining combat power situation is roughly as follows......"

"We currently have one thousand five hundred forty-four low-level knights remaining......"

"Five hundred twenty-three mid-level knights remaining......"

"One hundred fifty-two high-level knights remaining......"

"Five hundred thirty-two mages remaining......"

"As for basic combat strength... those numbers are even uglier......"

"The Imperial Guard currently has... thirteen thousand two hundred fifty-one people remaining......"

"And the conscripted soldiers... now only fewer than ten thousand remain......"

Hearing these numbers, Elashia's heart actually wasn't that pained.

Although these numbers were truly shocking, they were much better than in the ga......

In most routes in the ga, Elasia generally couldn't survive until the end of the beast tide climax.

Even if they managed to hold on, when Elasia faced the beast tide containing [Natural Disaster] level beasts, the soldiers had basically already fled or died......

In the end, even if they could hold until the second-to-last wave of beast tide arrived, there wasn't much combat strength left.

But now... the situation seed relatively optimistic?

At least the current Elasia was much better than any route in the ga!

After all, under her [Courage Anthem] , there had never been situations of soldiers collapsing en masse or fleeing in groups.

Seeing that Elashia didn't seem to understand how critical the current situation was, Cecilia, whose expression was extrely grim, continued explaining:

"Actually... Your Majesty......"

"Logically speaking, if it weren't for you, the army should have collapsed long ago......"

"According to the military theory I learned at the Knight Academy, even the most strong-willed army will collapse when casualties exceed thirty percent."

"Actually... Elasia's army casualties have been extrely severe......"

"The Imperial Guard casualties have exceeded half, and the conscripted soldiers are down to only a quarter......"

"If it weren't for your presence... I fear we would have collapsed long ago......"

Cecilia's eyes were filled with grief and sorrow......

This past month... nearly fifty thousand lives had been buried on the battlefield......

Fifty thousand... how many families was that......

These people had used their flesh and blood to block the magical beasts' assault under her command......

Watching Cecilia before her, Elashia's heart also felt equally heavy.

The only reason her emotions were still relatively normal was because the current situation was considerably better than in the ga.

But thinking about such horrific casualties... no one could help but grieve......

But... Elashia had no choice.

After all, if she didn't order these soldiers to use their lives to block the beast tide here, once the beast tide broke through Elasia's defense line, it would be a super-large disaster affecting the entire nation......

"Knight Cecilia... please don't be so sad......"

Elashia walked toward Cecilia and gently embraced her.

She knew—as a general who could ruthlessly command troops to die for victory on the battlefield without rcy, Cecilia was definitely not a soft-hearted person.

But she was also a living, breathing person.

She had a lovely sister, and her own [Way of the Knight] to protect.

Seeing such heart-trembling casualties, no one could avoid feeling pain......

Elashia was the sa......

She only seed less distressed because she had prepared herself ntally......

"Your Majesty... I... Do you know what I protect?"

Cecilia suddenly raised her head and asked Elashia seriously.

Even now, when she might very well die in the next beast tide battle, she still hadn't figured out what she was protecting......

She really wanted to know... she really wanted to know right now......

For a [Guardian Knight] to find what they truly protect in their heart isn't easy.

After all, few people can truly understand what lies in the depths of their heart.

Only after experiencing many things, even life and death, can [Guardian Knights] truly understand what they protect in their hearts.

So many Guardian Knights die before finding what they truly protect in their hearts......

Cecilia didn't want this.

Both she and Elashia understood one thing very clearly.

Elasia absolutely couldn't withstand the next final two waves of beast tide.

With Elasia's current highest combat power, there wasn't a single person who could inflict sufficient damage on a [Natural Disaster] level magical beast.

So... once that day ca... everyone would die......

Cecilia didn't want this.

She didn't want her sister in the rear to see their holand destroyed by magical beasts......

Even before leaving the imperial capital, she had deceived Little Sophia, saying she and Sister Ela were going on a long business trip......

And Little Sophia had that "I understand everything" look and told her not to worry about her......

Having lived in that dark imperial capital for so long, Cecilia was quite versed in human nature......

She also knew her sister liked Her Majesty Elashia and hoped Her Majesty Elashia could be with her.

But... didn't she want that too?

But now wasn't the ti to think about such things!

If she still couldn't find what she truly wanted to protect in her heart, then everything that belonged to her would be destroyed!

As a Guardian Knight, as long as she could find what she truly wanted to protect in her heart, she could burst forth with unimaginable power!

Like Heo, who had previously served as strategist for the goblins, was the best example.

Previously only able to reach the edge of high-level knight combat ability, he directly gained the strength to single-handedly kill the Goblin Emperor.

As long as she could find what she truly wanted to protect in her heart, she would definitely be able to find a thread of hope in this terrifying beast tide!

But... what was it that she wanted to protect......

She really wanted to know, but she didn't know......