159 Chapter 159: The War Part 1 (2/2)
Soka's expression was anxious as he quickly pulled off his mask and opened his lips, ”Lord, their army has started to move towards our stronghold… their numbers were uncountable and we were only able to destroy a few carriages of stored food. Two of the members from my team were killed by that human…” he spoke quickly, not taking any breathers in between his words.
Hearing his anxious reveal, Caesar stroked his chin and his expression turned deathly cold, ”MEN, TIDY UP, ITS TIME WE START MOVING” he roared at the top of his lungs and the many fox-kin picked up their weapons and stood up.
Caesar then glanced at Soka again, ”good work” he paused for a moment after scrutinizing the slight burns on Soka's face… ”did that human employ any forms of unique magic?” he asked, inquiringly.
”He used some form of light… it was even hotter than my flames and was capable of healing wounds” Soka replied hesitantly, even he wasn't sure of what kind of powers the human used. But it was strong enough to fend him, and a few elites off at the same time.
His words caused Caesar to deeply crease his brows, he was quite familiar with light magic, as it was what the hero who attacked his kingdom used against him, alas, it was futile in front of his authority.
'the faction that sent the assassin girl doesn't seem to be the church… as there was no form of 'light' magic attached to the marbles, nor to the assassin. Perhaps there are two factions at hand here?' Caesar thought inwardly and used hand gestures to command the troops.
After contemplating for afew moments, Caesar theorized that on top of the church, there may be another faction moving things from the shadows. A faction that excelled in training assassins, however, as it was only a theory, it was not fact. As such, whatever the case was, it didn't affect his plans very much.
”How many trolls were left to guards their stronghold?” Caesar asked Soka.
”They only left a small portion, but enough to defend for a few hours, at the very least” Soka replied honestly, a hint of unwillingness in his tone. From the sheer amount of numbers he bared witness to, there was simply no way the could win.
”Akari, stealthily bring your troops to point B, in exactly one hour from now, I want you to take command of them and lay siege to the troll-stronghold. Be sure to burn their leftover supplies, and kill EVERYONE!” Caesar ordered ruthlessly without even turning his head around.
”B-but, I want to fight with the rest of yo-” before she could finish her words, Caesar's icy glare landed on her, and she couldn't help but close her mouth and nod her head in acceptance. She then ordered her troops towards point B, and the other soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.
None of them wanted to see such a young girl die, not to mention the huge amount of women warriors in her ranks. The warriors accepted their strength, however, as men, they naturally felt compelled to protect them.
After they left, Caesar could feel his blood boil and his nerves tingle in excitement. A strange smile formed on his lips as he ordered the men, who had long prepared themselves for death, to march forward.
”This battle will be the start, or perhaps, the end, of my legend” Caesar whispered with a stone cold face as the soldiers marched behind him in perfect sync. Their expression was indifferent and they appeared to be highly trained killing machines, which was essentially true.
As the saying went, there is nothing scarier than an army with nothing to lose, and only anger and vengeance to fuel them.