Chapters Chapter 204: Laputa, Being Attacked (pt. 1) (1/2)
“Hmm? What is it?” Listening to Quidor’s jittering, Aleister’s face started to stiffen.
“T...That… the soldiers of Atal Ramanuzan… have been…” Quidor said, his voice shaking.
“Dammit, what about those bastards?”
“T...They’ve been wiped out.”
“...What?” Aleister found it difficult to believe what he had just heard.
How was it possible that 10,000 soldiers were wiped out while they were preparing for an ambush?
“Are you joking with me right now?”
“N, No sir!”
“You expect me to really believe that?”
“...”
“What, do Kang Chul-In’s soldiers have wings or something? Are they bird-men? How did they get here so quickly?”
“They walked here.”
“W-What?! They walked here?!”
“Yes, Milord.”
“...”
“Apparently, they threw out the things that they didn’t need and marched here as quickly as possible…”
“T-Those crazy bastards…”
“...”
“So… how about the ambush? How about my undead soldiers that were waiting in the tunnels?”
“O… Of course, they failed. Apparently, the enemies went right back in front of where the soldiers were ambushed… and there weren't even 100 soldiers that had been injured or killed.”
“W...Wh...What!?” Aleister’s body began to shake.
Huakk!
And from the enraged Half Lich’s body, dark mana began to spread throughout the area.
“M… Milord…! Please calm down!”
“I already know that!”
“Yes…”
“I know that it’s not your fault that their marching speed was 3 or 4 times faster than what we expected.”
“Yes, Milord.”
Even though Aleister was extremely pissed off, he wasn’t planning on blaming Quidor.
Even though he was evil, distrusted others, and played dirty, he still had the ability to make decisions and remain calm.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have become one of the 10 Overlords in the first place.
“So, the total amount of casualties?”
“The 5000 soldiers that were waiting on the left side have been completely annihilated, while there are 1500 survivors left on the other side.”
“...”
“Even though it does seem like there are 1000 more survivors, it doesn’t seem likely that they will return considering the fact that they didn’t run towards us.”
“So… you’re saying that there are only 1500 survivors that have returned to us?”
“Yes, and almost half of them have been burned, so there are only 6 or 700 soldiers that can actually fight.”
“Burned? Did they attack using fire?” At the words ‘burned’, Aleister’s green eyes started to glow fiercely.
Almost all undead monsters were weak to fire, including himself. It was obvious that he reacted sensitively to this topic.
“Well, it couldn’t be said that it was a proper, coordinated attack using fire as they just attached a flamethrower to their Atlases.”
“Those damned bastards…” Aleister gritted his teeth.
“Just like Rothshchild said… if they brought in weapons like that, it’s obvious that they were going to attack us from the very beginning. Isn’t that right, Quidor?”
“Yes, Milord. Isn’t that part of the reason he sent that spy here, Kim Sung-Hee?”
“Luckily enough though, we grabbed Rothschild’s hand. If not, our territory would have likely fallen in Kang Chul-In’s hands. To think that I tried to cooperate with him and make him some phantom steeds… Well, whatever.” Aleister said, confident.
“Kang Chul-In… keep using that flamethrower of yours. Let’s see if it works!”
“Yes, Milord.”
A man that led an Undead Army wasn’t afraid of fire?
It was obvious that the reason he could say that was because he had something hidden up his sleeve.
“Quidor.”
“Yes, Milord?”
“Make sure that almost no soldiers remain here, and that all soldiers go to the 18 peaks.”
“Is this for defense?”
“Yes, we just need to delay until Albrecht Vilhelm’s soldiers get here. And then… huhuhu…”
“Yes, Milord!”
“Kang Chul-In… if I win this war… then I’ll finally be able to get your body… I’ll let you feel the honor of becoming the strongest undead warrior ever created… Huhuhu…” Aleister murmured, confident that he would definitely win this war as long he defended the 18 peaks.
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After burning up the soldiers of Atal Ramanuzan, the soldiers of Laputa returned quickly to the base camp.
“Milord!”
In the Laputa army’s base-camp.
“A call has arrived from the Overlord of the Dorado Territory, Lee Chae-rin!”
A soldier reported to Kang Chul-In, who was sipping on whiskey as celebration for winning the skirmish.
“Lee Chae-rin?”