Charm Points Maxed: My Enemies Became My Underlings

Chapter 25: The Siege

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

It happened so suddenly that the city’s ministers were not even prepared.

Who would have thought that Lei Yuan would return? He was not even from their country, so why did he have to meddle in this affair?

“Damn it! If we had known that this would happen, we would have had him killed! Who knew he’d be such a hindrance!”

The ministers began to curse, and they even quarreled with the ministers from the neighboring countries.

“I told you from the beginning! We should have gotten rid of Lei Yuan when he appeared, but you didn’t take him seriously. Now, he has brought an army to attack the city. We can’t withstand him at all.”

“Didn’t we all agree that we wouldn’t kill him? What’s the use of saying all this now? We might as well think about how to repel him.”

“None of us expected that he would return to attack us!”

The palace court was in chaos. The news spread like wildfire, reaching every corner of the palace and then to the people.

When the commoners heard that there was going to be a war, they ran back to their houses to hide. Eisen and Lotti also heard this news.

“What is this kid doing?”

Since this was the case, he had to throw away his original plan. But the new situation was not a bad thing.

Eisen thought for a while and finally decided to pick up his weapon. He knocked out the soldiers that were guarding him and went to gather his men.

Lei Yuan had already begun his siege, so what was Eisen still dawdling around for? Why not think of a way to cooperate from the inside?

Meanwhile, Lotti suddenly did not know what to do. Lei Yuan’s actions took her by surprise.

Last night, she thought that he was a heartless man who did not care about the country when it was in trouble. She did not expect that he would plan such a big move.

Now, her actions really did seem unnecessary.

Lotti suddenly realized that she had only entered the city without a problem last night because Lei Yuan had no intention of stopping her.

In hindsight, perhaps it was not that he did not want to stop her, but that there was no need to. He was going to besiege the city, and he was willing to take it down himself, so he no longer had to restrict her movements.

Thinking of this, Lotti decided to rendezvous with Lei Yuan.

At first, Lei Yuan was not familiar with the situation in the Aifell Empire, so he still encountered a few threats on his chosen route to enter the palace. But ultimately, it was not a big issue.

“Strategize properly! Although you have a lot of people, that group of traitors is not to be trifled with and will definitely set up an ambush for you. Don’t fall into the ambush yourself, and don’t lead everyone to their deaths!” The system nagged at Lei Yuan, but he was already aware of all this.

“You don’t have to remind me!”

The number of soldiers that Lei Yuan brought with him today was actually much greater than yesterday.

It was not as if Lei Yuan had simply stayed put the previous night. He had gone to an enemy camp overnight and used his Charm to attract another wave of soldiers.

How else would he lay siege to the army with his initial ragtag group of soldiers?

“What do you plan to do next?” The system began to monitor the environment for him. “From what I see, the east, south, and west gates are all under martial law. Only the north gate—”

“Just attack it!” Lei Yuan ordered without hesitation. “We don’t need to worry about the other city gates. Focus on the north gate.”

He did not have time to care about the other locations. Besides, Eisen was in the city. If any of the traitors tried to escape, he should be able to catch them in time.

The soldiers on the city wall did not take Lei Yuan seriously at first, but when Lei Yuan also summoned his evil dragon and unleashed the Hydra, everyone was scared out of their wits.

“W-W-What’s going on? Weren’t those beasts known to be from the Aoli Empire? How can Lei Yuan control them? Has Lei Yuan already submitted to another country?!”

“I’m almost certain that’s the case. Otherwise, how can Lei Yuan, a person without much ability, control such powerful beasts? Even beasts need to be controlled by magic, and Lei Yuan must have made friends with people from the other country and obtained the spell. We can’t let him in!”

“But in this situation, we can’t stop him, either. Lei Yuan’s power is really too strong.”

The soldiers discussed how to deal with Lei Yuan. At the same time, the ministers who had heard of the coming war rushed to the city walls. When they saw the grand scene, they were instantly shocked.

Why were there so many soldiers? Where did Lei Yuan get such an army?

Upon closer inspection, they noticed that the soldiers were still wearing the armor of the enemy country.

The head minister sneered and immediately put the blame on Lei Yuan.

“Lei Yuan, you didn’t complete your mission, yet you still have the nerve to come back! Tell me, where did you take Ambassador Lotti?”

The ministers were planning to find an opportunity to put Lei Yuan in prison, but Lei Yuan did not take anything they said to heart. He waved his hand and the soldiers continued to attack the city. The soldiers on the city wall could not hold on any longer.

The ministers could not do anything themselves and had to step in, but their strengths were too insignificant.

“You traitors, give up while you still can!” Lei Yuan suddenly said as he fought the head minister.

“Humph! Aren’t you the one who’s a traitor now? We are the ones protecting Her Majesty!”

‘The situation has come to this point, and they’re still being stubborn until the end!’

Lei Yuan sneered and continued, “Hmph!” Don’t think that I don’t know what you’re planning. I’m going to win this battle.”

After that, the ministers did not even know what had happened. They suddenly found themselves completely tied up.

At this moment, a soldier ran over from the city and hurriedly said, “Something’s wrong! Knight Eisen has led his soldiers to launch a riot and has brought the Queen out!”

‘What?’

The ministers did not expect things to happen so quickly. They had thought that Eisen would strike later. And since he had already made his move and rescued the Queen, there was no need for Lei Yuan to hold back anymore.

Lei Yuan knocked the ministers out with one move and then ordered the crowd, “Listen up, everyone! If we win today, you will become soldiers of our country and Her Majesty will give you everything you deserve!”

After all, they were soldiers whom he had charmed to his side. If they did not do anything for this country, they would be thrown into the dungeons.

Hearing that they could settle down in this country, the soldiers immediately became excited and attacked with vigor.

There were many of them, and they quickly took down the soldiers and officials at the city gates.

Among them were the ministers from the Aifell Empire, and a few of the foreign ministers who were part of Lotti’s envoy.

Meanwhile, Lotti and Eisen had just been through a fierce battle.

“That… That was insane!”

Lotti was panting from the beating, but fortunately, she was not injured. However, Eisen was in much worse shape. Beads of sweat were constantly forming on his forehead.

After all, Eisen was the one leading most of the charge today from inside the city.

The three of them soon regrouped.

“I’ve already secured Her Majesty. You don’t have to worry. Queen Ofia is in the palace now, and there are many people protecting her.”

“I’m not worried about that. But we really have to go and see the Queen now. This country and these soldiers…” Lei Yuan looked calculative.

“Humph! Lei Yuan, you should have told me earlier if you were going to take action! Am I that untrustworthy?” Lotti questioned.