Currently, Anthony is in the M1A5 Abrams MBT as he pop out from the turret hatch looking at the city before them along with 500 soldiers, marines, knights, and maid and butlers while the main force stayed back at Rad just in case. APCs and 6x6 to 8x8 MRAPs to transport them and IFVs

For his protection should either the Alliance or if the Black Dogs manage to get there he'll have a company to protect him and his officers, considering that this is medieval age kind of continent, having large number of troops as protection is not uncommon. That which he can use to his advantage and he'll bring his elite troops who are in the A to S rank ranges like a few of the knights and maids/butlers wearing the camo uniforms for that purpose.

He also brought alongside with them are 15 M109A7 Paladin 155 mm turreted self-propelled howitzers with additional infantry company to defend them. They'll be in range as they are the ones to first stop and ready their cannons further added with four TOS-1A Solntsepyok MLRs loaded with thermobaric warheads.

And a B-21 Raider flying high loaded with 1000Ib bombs.

This was enough to decimate the entire city and it's surroundings, since after analyzing the City of Rad, Anthony knew the size of the medieval era and it was accurate to the city of Rad.

Seven M1133 medical evacuation vehicles with medics and navy corpsmen, Anthony insisted them to be armed with pistols and foldable stock carbines in case they're in danger since they're in a medieval continent which never even knew what the Geneva Convention is, the Docs agreed to it and armed themselves with weapons to defend themselves or their patients. After all, at least they know how the medics are being pick on by enemy crossbows and bowmen during the events with the Cross Army.

Author's Note: The reason I mention the Cross Army Arc a lot is because that arc had the highest losses of troops than any of the other arcs.

Then when they finally entered the City's view, David ordered five platoons to move in ahead to recon for any trouble as they are just 1 hour away from the City and they'll move in as soon as the platoons radioed in the 'all clear'. They'll also move in to rescue them.

They had to let the two other princesses move and since it's a day and half by foot and day by riding horseback. Anthony decided to wait for a while until he was radioed that the two princesses were near to Ken within an hour. And so they moved with Luu-luu along with another hundred halflings with them as her protection and allowed them to enter their vehicles.

Not only that, but as soon as any type hostility emerges, they'll call in either the main force or reinforcements should they be trapped in the city. That which would be unlikely, but Anthony can be paranoid sometimes due to experience and wanting to plan everything in case plan A failed. Even though he's confident of the security force he brought it's better to be safe than sorry. He seen it and read it before.

The probable death of the civilians won't be on his hands, but at the hands of their leadership, or the people should they prove themselves hostile towards his troops. He is confident enough speak to Celestine and Claudia since Luu-luu and the other princesses spoke highly of them.

But he had to watch over Alicia since Luu-luu and Maia have hatred towards the blonde princess as they call her 'the Blonde stupid Bitch' as not only she is arrogant entitled bitch that makes a Karen seem nice, but can also be stubborn and stupid. That's where he had to look over to her, not to mention her naïve skills when it comes to war and ruling.

Anthony with his sunglasses on as he looked at the city within their vicinity, 'The artillery barrage would decimate it after Luu-luu showed me the map of this city and described how big it is. Where would we be going to have our diplomatic talks with their High Queen. And after that, further plans they'll know what they would do as soon as it goes south.' Anthony thought.

He looked at Luu-luu who is sitting on the turret instead of in a carriage, he shrugged, it still disturbed him of their choice of clothing, but he had to tolerate it... for another day. A few of his single men tried flirt with the halflings and some "relaxing  time" due to war and being far away from home.

Which raised some eyebrow and made a note to check their internet browsing history.

But in all honesty, he couldn't blame his troops for that... mostly. The Halflings are after all appeared to be older than they look and won't label them being a pedophile.

For the most part. He seen the crimes P. Diddy did back in 2025. Wasn't surprising that he loved prison and asked for an extended sentence after his four years were up. He also asked for baby oil.

Back to the topic. The male troops needed to relieve that pent up some stress somehow, as halflings offered it to their saviors, even Luu-luu offered herself to him at one time but he decline because mostly of her a child-like body with huge breasts, the way she clothes herself, he is shameful enough to consider it, and the fact that he's married. He too needed relieve some pent up some stress, but like the veteran he is. He has ways.

Luckily, he has yet to hear reports of rape towards them. He will absolutely not hesitate to punish them for such an act. Although not killing them of course, unless they have multiple reports of rape from said men or women, then and only then he will have them be executed, not by firing squad as ammo is precious at the moment. He ad the other officers and NCOs made sure everyone knew of it. And so, they can have sex as long as it was consensual.

And there were no exceptions towards the rule.

Because even the Brass Green-lit the rule.

"We're getting nearer, Anthony." Luu-luu said with a smile as she stood from the lumbering tank. "Didn't know your Tanks could move much further than the Steam Tanks. By the gods their are nightmare to maintain and the cost as well."

"Because they're not as advance as ours, Luu." Anthony said, but hearing the Steam Tanks made him intrigued and worried at the notion of tanks using steams to move their gear. But of course it would be impractical to use in actual battle, mostly the environment, mostly the maintenance, and mostly for intimidation. Failing it would be a disaster since they're expensive the way Luu-luu explain it to them.

"By the way, you're tanks must be quite expensive to maintain. I mean, I've seen hundreds and it still baffles him how your countries hasn't bankrupt yet." Luu-luu said with baffling tone.

"Would you believe me that we've built tens to hundreds to over thousands?" Anthony said with a matter-of-fact look with a smirk.

Luu-luu coughed with a jaw drop as she look at Anthony with disbelieving eyes.

"You—your kidding right? Right?" Luu-luu said in disbelieving tone.

"Nnnnope." Said Anthony as he maintain his shiteating grin and smug tone. "Of what you're witnessing is just a fraction of our nations' industrial capabilities. And since coming to this new world, we can produce more. Those Abrams and Armatas," he pointed at the M1A5s and T-14B Armatas as Luu-luu stared at them.

"Yeah?"

"Are now produced more than over 2,000 alone, and due to technology, science, money, time, and a large fuckton of vast resources. We have capabilities to built that many and probably more."

The legai oppai-loli jaw's dropped even lower at the amount shit she just heard.

She shook her head to clear her mind, "You know, I'm more relieve that we're not in your enemy because the way on how you speak it. I don't think a united Selenus would have a chance against you or your allies..." Luu-luu said with a defeated tone.

Now it was Anthony's turn to blink in confusion, "Selenus?"

"It's the name of the Continent, Anthony," Said Luu-luu. "I'll show you the map, and before you say it. Yes Eostia is not the name of the Continent, it's Selenus. While Eostia is merely a region of the Continent."

'Well that's some new info.' He thought as he nodded in understanding the new information.

There they saw the forces of Ansur and Thorn nearing at the gates, it appeared they all stop and were waiting for them. Likely heard they were coming due to the number of vehicles that he brought.

"Well you caught up quick." Maia said on her horse while Kaguya is in her carriage as she moved the curtain and nodded towards them.

Anthony nodded back, "Our vehicles are faster than they look, Maia." He said calling her name and not her title as she was more comfortable with that.

Maia pouted, "That's not fair, you could've told us and we would had ride with your horseless wagons." Maia complains like a child.

David's son USMC Pvt. Joshua F. Fernandes who is part of the 500 chuckled from where he sat at the top of an LAV shouted out, "You've never asked!"

"And we had to waste eighteen hours of walking. You're so mean." Said Maia as she puffed her cheeks in a pout.

"Enough for now Maia, we didn't ask him after all. Just like he said," Kaguya said before looking at the man. "Good day to you, General Towson." she greeted at him.

"Good day to you as well, Kaguya." Anthony greeted back.

Unlike Maia, Kaguya was not used being addressed without a title. But she did like the familiarity.

"Who did you bring?" Maia said as she gain her composure as she then look at his security force and whistled at the number. "That's a lot of security. Then again, we only brought 100 each of our retinues." 

"Five hundred troops," Said Anthony not bothering to callout elites within. "And I'm bringing CW5. Fernandes, and Maj. Ven'di with me."

They then looked above them as the guards had the look of disbelief in their eyes as they were seeing strangers with other three princess.

With it, the 3 princesses then show themselves at the Guards. "I'm Maia from Ansur." Said Maia.

"Luu-luu from Rad."

"And Kaguya from Thorn, we the Princesses of the Eastern side have answered the summon and the Joint Expeditionary Force. Let us in." Kaguya said in a calm emotionless tone.

The Guards gulped a little as they looked at the number of vehicles. Especially the Tanks. Who have such an intimidating presence as they wandered towards the tank in the front looking at the man who also appeared to look professional, but with dark skin. They could see his ears and saw they weren't pointy like the dark elves. They guessed he was a human with a darker skin tone. They swallowed their saliva before the captain of the Guards spoke.

"We welcome you all," Said the Lead Guard before looking at his men. "OPEN THE GATE!!"

With it the Gate is open and the four forces begun to enter.

'Let us hope they won't waste our damn time.' Anthony thought as he lets the three to enter first.

Meanwhile within the City of Ken

As the people mingled with their normal lives with Celestine looking above her tower smiling at the innocent normal day, only to frown as Claudia stood besides her.

"Do you think they will come? The Joint Expeditionary Force I mean?" Claudia said still feeling tense after Celestine shared her vision with her, it brought her nightmares.

The way she describe it, and even shown her through telepathic link. It made her spine shudder. Everything she knew and everything she was taught in their ways of war are far more vastly different than the other world that which for all intents and purposes. They needed them due to their different approach in warfare and how far they are willing to do to win it without too much casualties on their own.

She was afraid, alright. That this new army are too unknown and many of her fellow knights would call them cowards just because they're using ranged weapons.

"We are lucky it's the Joint Expeditionary Force are sent here, Claudia. If it was this North Korean or Cross Army then I might've surrender far sooner to save the lives of our people than let them being suffer utter destruction." Celestine said in sad grim tone.

"But Celestine, you told me how they did to this "westerners" and non-human people like yourself because they are undesirable, I don't think surrendering is the option when facing them. Being a slave to these tyrants would make the people suffer more at their hands. Just like how would the Black dogs would done to us if we let them win." Claudia argued.

Celestine honestly does not have such an honor, there will be a choice that which will force upon her, both are not so easy and so soul crushing decisions as it would live a scar on her soul forever.

She looked up and saw a weird shape bird (the B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber) in the sun, she covered her forehead and narrowed her eyes. Claudia followed her example seeing it too.

"What's that?" She said.

Celestine with her superior hearing could hear the faint sound that which it was familiar to her, but couldn't be able to know what it was and it took several seconds before it was gone.

"It's gone, whatever it was, I have a feeling it might led to another interesting day." Said Celestine.

"Oh, by the way—" Claudia begun to speak.

Meanwhile with the four forces

The JEF along with the other 3 princesses and their retinue entered with the people of Ken looking in awe at the formers warmachines as they never seen such horseless wagon carts and dark greenish or tannish metal monstrosities with wheels and tracks. They were curious of how it worked.

They immediately thought that this must be the Joint Expeditionary Force that they have been hearing about as some people who witnessed them claim who have travelled to Rad.

Some of the tanks have their commanders and loaders pop up from their hatches looking at the city, even the Driver and Gunner operators also pop their heads up. That which it made people surprise of their appearance as well. As in the wagons there's also people in them.

Then some begun to notice the dark skin troops and Dark Elves themselves. That made them uneasy due to them being the appearance of Dark Elves until some of them those who are in Rad told them that they're actually humans just only dark skin and the Dark Elves aren't the same ones they fought. Plus, they are merely foreigners that which they have to treat them as guest as it might complicate things in their relation outside of their continent as it might even paint them as the bad guys if they should treat the JEF in any bad way.

Some of the troops waved at the people of Ken which some awkwardly, the children mostly return the favor, only for their parents to take them the away when waving at the black troops.

As soon as they are fully enter the city, Anthony exit from his tank and already has chosen 12 troops armed with SMGs, shotguns, and foldable stock assault rifles as they were going to the palace which they may face CQC and the weapons of choice are excel at that.

With it, Anthony is also armed but with a M240L LMG and the Remington 870 fitted with a pistol grip, Surefire light, and M4-type stock that he use during the Second Demon War that he brought home along with a Bowie knife and M45A1 pistol. An additional radioman would accompany them even though Anthony has his phone and two medics (maids) armed with pistols and a longsword in case some of them got injured or ill if things went south.

1st Lieutenant Henderson would be led his security.

With it, Anthony along with Fernandes and Ven'di ride a MRAPs with one of them armed with GAU-19 .50 cal minigun.

Anthony also invited Luu-luu, Kaguya, and Maia to other MRAP that which Luu-luu and Maia are quite excited while Kaguya could only sigh and enter as they forced her to ride with them along with their 3 retinues.

The rest would mingle with the town and have positioned themselves nearest to the exit. And the town is large enough to accommodate them while the 3 forces would guide them around Ken.

Royal Plaza outside of the White Citadel

The western side have already arrived, mainly Alicia Arcturus Princess of Feoth and her cousin Prim Fiorire.

As well as Claudia with her own Templars with the other Princesses.

Alicia looked impatient, "Can't they go any faster?" She complained, "They're late."

"Be patient Alicia, the meeting won't go until tomorrow. I suggest you don't be too impatient as Celestine has a reason why she had even invited these foreigners to our Goddess city." Claudia said in calm tone to her former student and sometimes begun to wonder if she took her lessons to heart.

"But Lady Claudia, this is disrespectful. We've been waiting for them for half an hour by now." Alicia continue complaining.

Claudia could only sigh in annoyance, "Half an hour? You should have seen how long other nobles it took to arrive here, Alicia. Thirty minutes late even to the start of the meeting is merely small to me, especially those who are far away." Claudia spoke in the same calm tone.

"Please calm down cousin, I'm sure they'll arrive soon." Prim said in kind tone to her cousin even. She sometimes felt tired to her cousin's stubbornness and arrogance.

HONK!! HONK!!

They heard a noise, as they all looked at that direction where it was from. And there they saw several horseless wagon constructs enter the plaza, some of their guards try to draw their swords until Claudia raise her hand.

"Hold," Said Claudia in stern commanding tone. "Look," she said as the 3 princess from other 3 cities has also arrive that which made the guards to sheath their swords though looked confuse as of why the 3 princesses and their guards are with the unknown forces.

Upon seeing them, Anthony's eyes twitched along with his fellow allies at the humans.

'Must I endure for their stupidity and lack of fucking decency?! Bikini armor! REALLY!? How exactly does that armor protect them!?' Anthony thought upon looking at the human women, it's bad enough for Ansur and Thorn and it's gotten worse with this so called knights, hell he expect them to be plate or mail armor like the knights in the JEF. Now he wished taken Rawlins place as Commandant of the United States Marine Corps to not deal with this shit.

'REALLY!? FUCKING REALLY!? And I hope they won't be asking why they are being raped!' David thought seeing the women and now thinking of drinking the heaviest booze to probably forget this shit.

'Damn, I know their pretty especially the brown braided haired one but fuck it. They're asking for rape...' Henderson thought eyeing Claudia especially to her large breasts.

Anthony eyed the blonde haired girl with a younger pinked haired girl, 'That must be the blonde dumb bitch Alicia I've heard about and her younger cousin, Prim.' He thought before mentally and physically sighing, 'Typical feudal bullshit, giving power to young people when older relatives die giving the inexperience to rule, God I hope they have regents to help them in their duty.'

Claudia approach them as Anthony dismounted from his MRAP while the troops followed behind him in a two firing line with their flanks with the Medics and Radioman behind them.

Claudia and the others did put a hand on the hilts of their swords once they saw Anthony's dark skin color but saw that his ears weren't pointy like Dark Elves so they relaxed but were still cautious. Claudia recognized the two older Marines from Celestine's vision link and felt her nerves telling her not to fight them.

She shook her head of the thoughts and looked towards the 6'6" tall black man. "You must be Lieutenant General Anthony Towson, I am Claudia Levantine, Shield Princess of Geufo and protector of High Queen Celestine Lucullus. I welcome you to the Goddess City of Ken." Claudia greeting in a formal tone.

Anthony nodded with a salute, 'So this is the famed grand master of the Dawn Templar, she is quite the beauty and she's married too? Weird taste for her husband to approve her for dressing like that.' He thought. "Nice to meet you ma'am."

"With me is Alicia Arcturus Princess of Feoth and Prim Fiorire Princess of Ur." Claudia said as she introduces Alicia and Prim who came up beside her.

Alicia barely looked at them with distaste and looked at Anthony with discuss.

While Prim curtsey and gives a friendly smile towards the JEF.

"What a bitch." Henry muttered towards Alicia.

"What did you say?"

"What a hitch." Henry lied but Anthony, David, Henderson, Luu-luu, Maia, and Kaguya heard.

"Well then, when will the meeting start?" Said Anthony.

"Tomorrow, in meantime I like to know about your army and it's soldiers." Said Claudia.

'Technically it's not an army as it's an Expeditionary Force. And not all of us are soldiers.' Anthony thought remembering he explain this to Luu-luu a month prior.

"We would also like to know more about your group." Maia said with Kaguya nodding even though she saw the visions of them in the past. She wants to know the current.

"Oh fuck me..." Anthony and the others muttered.

It will be a long day.