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Vol 08 Chapter 272: The First Year of the First Pofenia War VII

There was good news and bad news.

Starting with the good news… Alexios had defeated the enemy general, David Barca. And he did it in a manner reminiscent of some legendary generals from the Genji Clan or the Warring States period.

Now for the bad news… The Barca Family had shifted to a defensive stance.

You might wonder, what’s so bad about that?

「The conflict won’t be resolved anytime soon, will it…」

「This has turned into quite the predicament.」

Both Raymond and I were racking our brains over it.

The thing I fear most is a catastrophic defeat on Triskelia Island. But second to that is the dreaded possibility of a stalemate in the war.

Why, you ask? Because it guarantees a prolonged conflict.

And now, the signs of such a long-term struggle are beginning to show.

More than half a year had passed since the war began, and autumn was nearing its end. In other words, winter—the season