volume 3 - Chapter 212 – Preparation for war 1 (1/2)

Chapter 212 – Preparation for war (1)

“Hmm?” Brendel froze for a moment after walking out of the Loop of Trade Winds.

“What’s wrong?” Veronica eyed him and asked.

“Nothing,” Brendel shook his head.

He felt that the connection with his summons restored the moment he exited the Wall of Clouds. Medissa and Ciel reached out to him almost instantaneously once they felt the connection and they reported Firburh’s situation to him.

Count Randner’s army had finished gathering in the Palas region, and it was not even a day before they started moving towards Firburh, which was before the harsh winter was even over.

It was a little faster than what Brendel had antic.i.p.ated.

“Medissa, help me to praise little Romaine for catching the enemy’s movements. Ciel, get the Druids stationed in our territory to fortify our defenses along River Gris. If the battle starts, keep me informed of the situation.” Brendel said.

Firburh had been preparing for this battle for several months. It would be ridiculous if they could not hold out for several weeks.

[This communication system via the Planeswalker is just too good. I can actually direct a long-distance battle. Sure, there are magic artifacts that achieve the same results, but it’s a low-level fight happening in Aouine, not some important fight between the Kirrlutz Empire and another kingdom. Neither Count Randner or me can afford to pay out the device or Mana Crystals to make it function— Huh?]

He suddenly sensed a weak cry in his mind, one that should not exist.

“—Morpheus?”

Brendel saw an image of a ‘boy who cannot be this cute until he looks like a girl’ in his mind. His black attire was in tatters and he was covered in blood. There was even a naked shoulder revealed as he laid sprawled across broken rocks as though he was unconscious. Indeed, he was unconscious after climbing for several hours towards where Andesha had fought Brendel and him earlier.

It was only when he detected Brendel’s telepathic link that he fluttered his eyes and woke up. Perhaps it was the special relations.h.i.+p between a Planeswalker and a Summon—

“My Lord, you finally found me, I have been searching for you for a long time.” The ‘girl’ showed an expression like he was dreaming. His pale, calm face was spotty with blood, but it still glowed with radiance.

[I see. Morpheus didn’t enter the Graveyard after he was knocked down the valley. Looks like there are two things that interfered with the communication system. Andesha, as well as the ruins in Valhalla. Well, it’s not surprising that Morpheus survived after so many sacrifices were made to boost his level. Hmm. How long has it been? A day? Maybe he was unconscious because I didn’t feed my blood to him.]

Brendel was relieved to see that the Vampire Trap was still alive. The latter was still a Gold-ranker, and he could be boosted to higher levels to enhance the usage of his Element Power. It was a sizable unit for his army.

“Are you alright?” Brendel was unable to treat his summon like a ‘card’, and he asked with a little guilt when he took a closer look at ‘her’ wounds.

“I’m fine,” Morpheus shook his head with a blush appearing on his face, and he spoke with a little embarra.s.sment in his voice, “I’m just a little hungry, my Lord.”

It did not take long for Morpheus to appear. Scarlett’s face turned crimson, and Veronica looked at the youth with an odd look.

There were two cute bite marks on his neck.

“Wait, I told you not to bite my neck—!”

Brendel was unable to accept that he was hugged and sucked on his neck by another man, no matter how much he resembled a girl. He did not expect Morpheus to rush over to him with blinding speed and did not allow him to react in time. A Vampire’s primary attribute was speed, and even Andesha had to engage Morpheus in close combat despite having superior levels.

It was simply not possible for Brendel to avoid Morpheus when the youth did not activate Trance.

“It’s because I’m gravely injured and need blood from a pulsing artery, and my Lord’s blood is too delicious……” Morpheus revealed two adorable canines with a faint smile and answered shyly with a blush.

Brendel could only sigh and look up at the clouds in silence. It was because of him that Morpheus got gravely injured so he could only accept the outcome. Still, he gave a strict order to Morpheus and forbid the latter from approaching his neck unless there was permission given.

The interlude was quickly over, and Brendel had his eyes on the upcoming battle. He wanted to see his army’s increased prowess against the challenge from the north. After a day’s journey, they finally moved back to the Wolf’s Blockade.

The Fire Seed had established Order to the Dark Forest and there was sunlight pouring across the cliffs. The terrible sight of countless dead corpses in the area was gone. Was it because the wolves had devoured them before they went for the Green Tower?