Volume 10 Chapter 9 (1/2)
Translated by Tianic, edited by Grammarly
The half- canyon extended itself from the opposite direction and broadened to about a mile and a half at the exit
Now, the canyon opening was completely sealed by a temporarily-built, rather-not-tall wall There were also os The orders shouted could be clearly heard froround earth from the man-made wall to about 2 miles into the canyon was in uncanny dark red, which was utterly familiar to me: the color of earth mixed with blood Such a loathsome color had spent the entire dreadful Clay City ith me
I eyed towards the camp at the canyon's end It had a li to the landform in the shape of a line Its included structures were neatly formulated The soldiers who drilled there seemed to be sharp in shape The scene of such a military disposition was not possible to be possessed by ordinary bandits It looked like they were the regular troops from Symbia
I laid by the cliffside, sche about which one of my troops it would take to march first and which to support in order to annihilate these 6, 000 hostilities
Suddenly, a few shouts came from down the cliff then the 2 dumb watchers on the tree bounced off the branches in no time One ran towards the cliff to reply, the other reached for his rope and tossed it down
I certainly would not ood chance and retreat froestures
”You got anything, boss?” Once ere out of the woods, he eagerly inquired, ”Are they really from Symbia?”
”Positive” I pulled on the jacket while analyzing the information I overheard earlier Quickly, I had an idea
”We'll have to go back, fast! The situation out there is worst than anticipated!”
Wilder nodded so the two of us darted along the tunnel It took us only one break to travel 20 miles
The athered a pre-war her rankers
”Sir, do we have a situation?” As my bros and trusted ones came to meet me in the shortest time possible, Carlos opened his mouth first, ”Do we have an i?”
”The battle at hand is not a big one” I eyed the men as they trailed into the pavilion, lowered my voice, ”However, the co a chance for mobilization any time sooner”
”What's going on, boss?” asked Moya, ”You sound serious”
”The troops at the exit not far away belongs to Symbia of the Protoss United Forces And the order to seal the canyon caazed at Carlos, ”Now you know the seriousness within?”
”They…” Before he could finish the sentence, Carlos went pale as Moya shared a look with Wilder and the latter nodded slightly
”So what, boss?” Jack was still too young to clarify the situation
”As per our guesses, it was not a big deal even if ere betrayed as long as we're still intact” I ranhair, ”But it never occurred to me it was the cardinal's idea That is to say, ere not deceived by someone, ere betrayed by the PUF headquarters as a whole They planned the whole thing colluding with AUF and they had expended us in exchange for great benefits!”
”Won't the Protoss intervene?” Jack sweated, ”Won't His Majesty and Fischer object?”
”I'hts, but His Majesty and Fischer won't just sit there and watch That is the key!” I loweredus to the AUFs is ht will not just disappear all of a sudden That is why there will be queries if they actually pull it off Therefore, the priests' next step will be nothing but to suppress the opposing voices However they try, they'll never obtain the silence of a reigned king and a prince So, you all knohat is step 3 I reckon”
”A conspiracy against the throne” Carlos said word by word, ”Subverting the current imperial poill be the most immediate method”
I nodded In the ether on the table
”But,” Jack dried his forehead, ”that's not an easy job to overthrew our Swabia Besides, they can't just start a rebellion in open daylight!”
”If they're sche and Fischer, they will have to act only after our confir for a reply froht, I think we're not too late yet!”
”Sir, the clock is ticking” Carlos scrolled open a map, ”Tell us your plan”
”Once we're out of the tunnel, we're only 2 days’ ride from Galia, the city under iments of riders Most importantly, they're in possession of a er on the map, ”We must make it to Galia as step one, then we slip Part of the troops will escort the refugees to Dark City, the other will march directly to DC! Our first priority is to ensure the safety of His Majesty and Fischer, nothing else”
”The operation requires us to…” My palhter a God if we have to!”
”Sir, yes, sir!” The five of the the rest of the officers in the pavilion stand
”Are the officers present?” I hinted Carlos
Carlos eyed around the room and replied quickly, ”Yes, sir”
”Excellent” said I, ”Meeting starts”
”Atten-hut!” The duty officer urged, ”Present-arm!”
”Sir!” Three hundred officers stood neatly and in forhtly s a loudnoise
Strictly, I stood by a giantsenior and middle-ranked officers
They stood erected in front of my eyes, their eyes earnest and firhtier Their faces were reserved, sharp and erow They were not the rookies any longer
I raised h voice, ”Who do you serve!”
Three hundred sonorous, neat voices answered, ”Commander Cohen Kheda!”
”Who do you work for!”
”Commander Cohen Kheda!”
”If a man intends to killto achieve that?”
”By stepping on our dead bodies!”
”Well said, well said You're all good soldiers!” said I, slowly, ”I wonder if you knoho do I, Cohen Kheda, serve? Who a with my life to protect?”
The officers stumbled to answer But Carlos was so anxious that he shouted out, ”It's the king, Climos Summers!”
”IT'S THE KING, CLIMOS SUMMERS!”
”Indeed, King Cli, he is a merciful elder to me, a considerate senior who cares about me!” I nodded and said, ”If a man wants to harm him or anyone relates to His Majesty, I will uphold the justice with my life!”
”Sir, yes, sir!”
”And now, he's in a hostile situation” said I while looking at the officers at my eyes, ”And here is when I fulfill my oath No matter the enemy's identities and numbers, I will”
”With our hearts, sir!”
”Are you willing to follow me under such circumstances?” asked I loudly, ”No matter who, and how many enemies are out there?”
”We will follow you, sir!”
”Excellent” I turned to Carlos, ”Chief of Staff, our troops' current progress”
Carlos stepped forward and said, ”Yes, sir Our Dark Army currently holds 120, 000 soldiers within this tunnel, including 48 regi plans have all been coht at your command”
As a commander, I certainly had all the least information aboutCarlos out was to inform these people
”Now listen up!” I fetched a piece of paper I wrote on my way from the earlier reconnaissance mission
The officers stood at attention