Chapter 825 - Dragon Calamity (1/2)

Chapter 825 - Dragon Calamity

“Pa ta….”

I was utterly shaken up. So much that my Zhen Yue Blade clattered to the ground. What the f*ck happened? Odelia killed Gawain in the end. He didn’t even drop a single hair. In the end, Odelia snatched away the Purple Wind Sword. It was as if all of our schemes and plans to get ahead of the other players were all for naught! However, in retrospect, once Gawain activated his curse, if Odelia hadn’t killed him, then the entire player camp might have been decimated. It seems like it wasn’t wrong for Odelia to have killed him. We underestimated the strength of this Seventh Hybrid Demon King too much.

I quickly bent over to pick up my Zhen Yue Blade and looked over at Odelia, “I haven’t seen you back in Dragon City for months now, so why is it that you decided to appear here?”

Odelia pointed to the Purple Wind Sword and caressed the engravings on the blade with a smile, “I’ve been getting experience all over the place. What else would I be doing? Hm... these past few months, I went to the Sea of No Return, then I went to the Wild Giant Tribe Plains and the Dark Elf Territory. There were a few times where I wasn’t sure if I’d make it back or not. Afterwards, I went and made a bargain with the emperor of the Swamps and sold an iron spear that’s supposedly a god-tier weapon. All the money I got from that, I put into my gold bank!”

“Gold bank?”

I was startled, “What’s a gold bank?”

Odelia giggled and threw the Purple Wind Sword into the sheath on her back. She crossed her arms over her chest, pushing up her full upper body, and smiled, “A gold bank is an organization that is founded on gold. Its main purpose is to travel the world and help the poor. Well, has my position in your heart just grown bigger?”

I pursed my lips, “Alright already, you think gold is more important than life. How does someone like you freely give that out to help people that are suffering? Try that on someone else.”

Odelia grinned, “Alright alright, looks like I can’t pull this one over you. It’s actually a fraud. Our actual goal is to get rid of cavities and diarrhea…”

I couldn’t keep up with this conversation. I sprinted forward to examine Gawain’s body. Besides the Purple Wind Sword, he didn’t drop anything else. I couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. I turned around to face the group of [Zhan Long] and Royal Army people and said, “Alright, time to advance into the city and kill Luo Lin. Once we take the city, our mission will be over!”

Li Mu nodded and turned around to lead a group of Steel Blade Horsemen ahead.

Han Yuan and Xiao Lie all made a headcount of the Royal Army numbers before ordering the injured soldiers to go back to camp to recover. The supply wagons and reinforcements had just reached the Revered One’s City. Numerous military doctors had come along with the troop. Like this, we could save the lives of the injured soldiers, which was one of the matters that was plaguing my mind. For this expedition into Luo Lin’s territory, while it did end in victory, my main objective was to minimize my losses. Otherwise, our army would end up like Theodore’s Flame Dragon Army.

Thankfully, from the start of this expedition, the Royal Army’s losses did not exceed ten thousand. On the other hand, due to Theodore’s cruel tactics, while 150,000 came, only 90,0000 were left in the Flame Dragon Army. Even though this last expedition ended in victory, the Flame Dragon Army probably lost its reputation as the number one army in Tian Ling City. Yet they won this bitter victory. King Rob will probably bestow a great award to the army. He might even incorporate another army into the Flame Dragon Army. Anything was possible. My only wish is that it won’t be the Royal Army. If it really happens, I definitely wouldn’t accept the order. Worse comes to worst, I’ll just rebel against the empire. This army was brought up entirely by me — I would never allow them to become some other person’s sacrificial offering.

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Small skirmishes were rising up all over the city. Frost and Qing Luo led a group of Dragon City soldiers into the city and were now clashing against Luo Lin’s Imperial Guard. At first glance, it was difficult to differentiate the two sides.

I summoned my Flying Scythe Horse and galloped to the front lines of the Royal Army. While [Frost Wing]s provided me with the best support, it was too conspicuous. I would rather keep a low profile.

Han Yuan’s long blade was filled with knicks and dents. Who knows how many Hybrid Demons he’s killed in this last battle. His face was covered in black blood. Without a care, he just wiped it off with his sleeve and continued fighting. When he saw me, he smiled, “General, looks like we’ve won! The empire’s cannons are truly powerful. It’s just like you predicted, Luo Lin and Gawain’s armies took enormous damage under the might of those machines!”

I nodded, “Don’t get arrogant. Let’s focus on quick attacks so this battle won’t drag on. Any one of the Demon Kings like Lanais, Xi Fu, Da Lun, or Ignaus could appear at any moment. Once they do, our remaining forces will not be able to stand against them.”

“Yes sir!”

Han Yuan swung his blade and roared, “Advance! We’ll break through the city gates in the next ten minutes. Once we break into the city, search every alley, every house and building for Luo Lin. Our mission is to bring this traitor of humanity’s head back to Tian Ling City! Everyone, don’t worry, as long as we kill Luo Lin, then our army should get promoted to the next tier and we’ll get double the pay!”

Han Yuan wasn’t wrong. Tian Ling City is typically very generous with their rewards for military achievements. If we really did kill Luo Lin, then everyone in the Royal Army would get a reward!

After Han Yuan’s words, all the men were pumped up. Filled with energy, they charged at the gates, clashing with Luo Lin’s Imperial Guard. There were casualties on both sides, and for every death from the Royal Army, there were two deaths in the Imperial Guard. After Gawain died, the morale of Luo Lin’s army was greatly fractured. If a Demon King could even be killed, how could these little soldiers stand up against us?

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