The Almighty Lord Caspian novel Chapter 588

"It seems that you're misunderstanding what I meant. Caspian is the Diatoranian God of War, yes? That means that he has a reputation to uphold as a legend within his own troops.

"His reputation will be severely damaged if he were to sit idly by and ignore the hostage in our hands," Robert explained.

"Caspian can always send his men to rescue the hostages instead of showing up himself. What then?" Viktor asked.

"Don't worry, I have plans to make him appear in the flesh! If we can't kill Caspian tonight, then we'll just have to launch a full offensive tomorrow morning!"

"Alright then. Just give me a call if anything comes up."

"I will kill Caspian the moment he shows up here. Once Diatoran loses their beloved God of War, the rest of the troops will surely lose all their morale and no longer continue fighting.

"Once the opportunity arises, we can take over Southlake City and then the entire Diatoran itself!" Robert explained.

"Do I need to remind you that Caspian has not suffered a single loss ever since he became known as the Diatoranian God of War?"

"I know, I know. But you should have some confidence in yourself as well. We're both similarly hailed as Gods of War!"

Robert thought that he was on the same level as Caspian.

Viktor felt that Robert was being too arrogant and decided to help tone down his attitude to avoid causing any mistakes. "I'm just worried that your ego might cause you to make mistakes, especially during such a crucial moment. You should know better."

"Of course! That's enough. I'm going to begin my planning now." Robert quickly dismissed Viktor.

Robert hung up the call and immediately called his closest officers.

"I'm sure you all know of the current situation in Southlake City. We've been attacking for two days and we've made no progress. We need to take down Southlake City as soon as possible so that the bulk of our army at sea can make it onto land!" Robert shouted.

"General, now that the Diatoranian God of War himself is personally present in Southlake City, taking down the city in a short time will be extremely difficult!" one of the senior officers explained.

"Of course, I know that! And that's why we're now going for the head!"

"We waited the entire night, but Caspian never appeared! What can we do?"

"Relax, Caspian will surely show himself," Robert reassured his men.

"Why are you so sure, General?"

"I'll be livestreaming a session with Alicia tonight. I don't believe that Caspian will still remain a coward once he sees the stream."

"We'll do as you say, General," the officers answered in unison.

"One more thing. I need a shift of position for my troops around the Hudson residence," Robert ordered.

"We've already positioned our troops to guarantee Caspian's death once he shows up. Why make changes all of a sudden?" The senior officer was confused.

"Don't you forget that we're in enemy territory. What if their special agents have already infiltrated our ranks and sent intel of our troops back to their command center?

"Switch up all positions of our defenses at 8:00 pm tonight! I'll also begin the livestream at the same time!" Robert ordered.

"Yes, sir!" the crowd answered in unison.

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It was now 8:00 pm.

The night had fallen.

150 thousand men from Southlake Aridlands had already arrived near Riverside Villa.

Caspian soon ordered the reinforcements to set up camp beside the river as the streets near Riverside Villa couldn't accommodate such a huge number of troops.

All preparations for war were complete. Within the next hour, the guided missiles would be launched toward the troops stationed around the Hudson residence at a moment's notice. Caspian would then begin the battle by leading the charge with his armored battalion.

He called over all of the generals for a meeting to plan out the operation's details.

"We have less than an hour left before our full offensive. Notify Laina and her team to retreat immediately," Caspian ordered.