Volume 9 Chapter 2 (1/2)
Translated by Tianic, edited by Grammarly
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Midnight saw thin and subtlearound the Clay City, which was an unexpected event for both armies
Silence gathered within the loess walls Unassigned soldiers were either sitting or lying, hoping to gain enough rest before the next battle Days of fighting had exhausted every bit of their strength They slept, and nothing ake them except for a commander's order
Cold e in temperature alerted a man’s body, Gardena rose from sleep
”Is it starting?” He stood up, murmured towards outside, ”Is it really inevitable?”
The ht he was titled chief of the 36 Tribes
On that night…
Raging fla roars that stuffed the great leader's horde Gardena dropped on his knees before the grand drums He was ready to swear the oath to the tribe leaders
”YOU! Are you willing to devote your whole life to the 36 Tribes?”
Excitedly, Gardena said, ”I am! My entire life will be dedicated to my people!”
”YOU! Can forever forget your families, dreams, and desires, for the sake of our 36 Tribes?”
Fir to my people!”
”YOU! Will you pass on the Wanderer's Ten Movements, and lead our people to live and thrive!”
Sincerely, Gardena replied, ”I will! Since the day I was born, I was ready to inherit the Ten Movements!”
”Take a look at your families!” A shaman touched his hand on Gardena's forehead, ”Take a look at them; you shall not remember them, no more!”
Slowly, he shook, knowing he possessed no courage to confront his families at this moment
The shahts that h the lips; however, he did not make a sound till the end
When the shaotten his fa with all his memories All that left were the needed memories as a chief leader
Silence, all but left was the pitter-patter from the campfires
”Bang-bangbang!” The old chief sounded the grand druazed at the old chief's moment, listened to this familiar sound
Sunrise, Travel, Enquire, Merger, Hunt, Threat, Safeguard, Tearless, Enca, the old chief was skillful, his body still strong
”O-HA!” The aged chief leveled his both hands; he hooted to stop all other giant drums
”Take it!” Old chief widened his eyes, ”GARDENA!”
He took the pair of hts in mind, the movements of the music scores went up from the bottom of his soul and took over his brain Gazed by everyone, he rang the drum in front of him and led the majestic sound spread all across this land Thousands tribe people roared by the drum sound
”GARDENA! GARDENA! GARDENA!”
That night, he vowed to the tribes Tomorrow, he will sound the once proud and historical Ten Moveer It was for the sake of his tribes, but this was the sacred Ten Movements!
”I shall becoive hts moved Gardena's body down, and he fell onto the soil His wrinkled face was covered with tears
Somewhere near the inner clay city wall, PUF soldiers were busy getting all the traps ready Due to the effect of the night ht beams will pass over to the enemy camp Thus they had to work in the dark In such a eous results Under the command of their officers, these pre-war preparation ell-undergoing methodically in the silence
As Cohen gazed calmly into the darkness, several s out of the city under the mist cover These people wore AUF army uniforms, came from various races They were all handpicked officers frohthawk IGT squadron of the Dark City: the 'clown' troop under Jack's command
These officers' skill was just mediocre as recon men, but Cohen had put particular attention on the in troubled water to an all-tih Because they all served in the same unit, they had excellent teamwork Cohen had hope that they would able to create plenty necessary chaos behind AUF's back during the battle tomorrow Their final operation outco nails on the road: they could harm the enemies or the planner himself
On the side of the AUF arhters for the coh AUF troops had the do the dozen days' onslaught, the tiny clay city was actually successfully defended
This afternoon had seen the last reinforcement slave army's arrival An order fro strongly that the local troops must take over the clay city within the day!
As the party that won this P/A War, o to the Grand Dark Teranted prizes i for any longer, the cat would be out of the bag Marshal Valerian has bribed all the old Nevertheless, the Dark Lord was not one easy to cheat with
In fact, the Cammish internal chaos was doo But since the Dark Lord never initiated an inquiry, he must have wanted the united forces to earn their honor back If they still failed right before the bestowing ceremony, all the senior commanders were free to commit suicide
As the time went closer to dawn, the mist thickened It was so thick that it has becohtly further companion Even under such a circuoing on intensely Unlike the PUF's sneaky act, Ase and spectacular scale
Ath has entered its setting-off location 50, 000 slaves were deployed in a single-line for the clay city wall at a distance Unlike the previous attacks, the slave soldiers were given crude weapons and armors this time
After rigorous calculations, the AUF staff officers have pinpointed correct locations for their e weapons:arrows as well as tons of catapults These cuh they were crudely-reat casualties due to the lack of these heavy duty equipment days earlier
When every preparation was completed, officers and soldiers in the AUFs' ca the day
As an echo of long and unbroken prayer horn sounded, all but none personnel in the AUFs regular legions, garrison troops excluded, caround outside, standing in lines according to their organizational syste the direction of the hell Island
These warriors of the Asmodian United Forces could be reckless at any points of a day, save for thissolemn No ed to, their eyes all revealed the same Godliness and reverence
As the priests from the Asmodian Holy Temple who traveled with the army stepped in front of the formation, the 2nd blow of prayer horn followed
Following, these well-dressed priests raised their hands People started tidying their presence and exa their nearby companions' tidiness This was not a joke, if a piece of sand happened to fly into one's eyes, he et it out before the 3rd blow of the horn, even it meant he had to rub his eyes out
As the 3rd prayer horn blew, all knelt
”Leader of the dark realm, we are only able to breathe because of your benevolence and brilliance King of the htiness Your power shakes the world, your influence declares the doomsday People hail to welcome your arrival We have sins, we took your sy from the hureatness, wisdom, and holiness”
The priests chanted the Asmodian paean with a peculiar intonation
”It is you who granted us lives It is you who lead our advance It is you who fertilize the land It is you who direct the rivers to the ocean…”
”We cannot add to your glory because we are nothing but your hu your loyal servant dare we ask for your s We witness your majesty, our blood will splash for you to make our coronae We will decorate your holy palace with our humble lives…”
The praying sounds were either flat or lord Everybody including the soldiers in the slave ariant soundwave that swirled above the camp
As the praying in the ca in the commander's pavilion continued
”All six slave legions have been gathered Now they're added to the 3 prie earlier, our forces now totaled 300, 000 Tomorrow's action will be an all-out attack The strike won't have interruptions! Now, you're all clear about toentle, lieutenant general's voice revealed a significant killing desire, ”Our ene their days' defend We should be able to take theood tomorrow”
”Rest assured, sir!” Coion waved his fist, he said fiercely, ”We've been waiting for this day for a long while!”
”No probleed his bloodshot eyes, ”Yes, we also suffered a considerable loss But since it concerns the glory of the entire alliance, we know the severity”
”I'lad you do” Lieutenant General nodded in satisfaction and laid his eyes on the 26th Legion commander
”Sir,” Although Major General Brandon was not a fan of blank words, he had to say so in order to express his standpoint, ”there are tens of thousands refugees behind the enemies, how should we handle them?”
”My dear Major Brandon, I don't see any refugees” Lieutenant's face ion's count should be et that, would you?”
”But…”
Major Brandon was born and raised in Wells Empire where the population was scarce So naturally, the Welsh people treated slaves or peasants in a enerous manner than the other empires Major Brandon, by nature, wanted to resist the lieutenant's decision
”Drop your nonsense, that's an order!” Lieutenant carelessly interrupted Major Brandon, ”This is the end of my order All units must finish their preparation by sunrise”
”Will the mist affect our operation?”
”That's why I need you few to supervise! We can't afford to delay The Phanto one Now get prepared, I have to draft the victory report”
”Yes, sir!” All 3 ether and exited their commander's pavilion
After leaving the tent, the 3 ar their respective mount
”Hah, you two,” Coood mood, ”I'll have to say sorry in advance because, in tolory of the first place to ride into the clay city shall be mine!”
”Don't juion was very upset, ”Iyou somehow…”
”Guys,” Major Brandon lowered his tone, ”We all wish for tomorrow's victory It doesn't matter who comes in first”
”Yeah,” Coet you You certainly say that given that you're placed the last Aeneral?”
”Major Brandon,” Co the refugees right after the commander decided to kill them You don't have a relative in their crowd, do you?”
Major Brandon huion's quartering place
”What a sick man” Gazed at Major Brandon's back view, coround, ”What's his attitude! Is he really a nobility?”
”Quiet… you're ahead of him tomorrow Be aware you'll be killed by dark arrows”
”Hehhe, he would certainly not I'm worried about you”
”That et me…”
As for the lieutenant, he riting the letter to Marshal Valerian Since he worried the lack of time, he predeclared the victory in the letter Then he wax-sealed the envelope and handed it to his uard
”Bring this to the headquarters ASAP” Lieutenant General told his guard
After seeing the guard out, Lieutenant General sighed then he suhest-ranked priest in the campsite
”Your Excellency, I ” Lieutenant said devotedly, ”I need to confess, please preside for me”
”Very well” The priest helped the Lieutenant tidied his dress, ”Your Excellency, you don't have to be sorry Youeffort for the warfare I'ive you I don't think you'll need to confess”
”No, I'm the commander of the army, I must be the example”
”Very well” The priest stopped persuading the general He nodded to tell the lieutenant that he can start
”May the works of God fear you Thunder is your sign of your h sky, you laid your eyes of authority on your children You oversee your people on this land from your majestic throne Since it is you who created our souls, you naturally know hts were deceptions and sha wisdouilt has received no punishment
“But your justice reseh mountains; your justices resembles the deep abyss where thousands of crimes soar”
“Your kindness to round of aas you cover your face, I will feel the loss of direction So I beg you, help me to leave the dark corner of the sins Because you are the only one who had told me when I was in fear, ”I've expelled and abandoned you”