Chapter 672 - 617: Changes in the Leaf (1/2)
A month after Edward Ortberg's appearance in Green-Leaf, things started heating up in the Wasteland, more than anyone could have imagined. Many people, especially those roaming or living in that barren land, were surprised by the aggressive and alarming behavior of the newly established MoonStar sect.
The only thing that was publicly known is that the Vice-Sect master, Sonia, recruited a mortal who was put in charge of the army, which is only composed of a few tens of thousands of Undead. Before Aborak, the Lich King returned to his Realm, he left a few of Arthur's undead and took the rest with him, as agreed before the war against the White Specters.
With just a small and relatively weak army of undead under his command, the mortal did the unthinkable and before anyone could react, he marched South-West and took the wasteland by storm. His decisive thinking and flawless strategy allowed him to totally and one-sidedly win against the Naga Tribe, one of the three forces dominating this place. Many called his way of fighting as dirty and unorthodox but it was effective and definitive.
The only strong undead under his command were two bone-dragons, a squadron of earth and fire-using zombies, and a skeletal Lord. The Bone Dragons were no longer enhanced by Death Energy, neither were they controlled by a Death-Magic user so they could only contend against Divine Realm cultivators, nevertheless, Edward managed to beat the two Naga Leaders, who are both at the God Realms.
If this was it then the serial-killer wouldn't have been the talk of Green-Leaf. The crazy human didn't even rest as he took the Army East and attack the Pigolo Tribe next, showing no mercy or hesitation. Although the battle was much harder, he managed to emerge victorious after losing close to three thousands undead.
Even Sonia, who cautioned him to expand their territory without provoking nearby factions, were startled and couldn't stop him in time. Edward's leadership and conceited strategies are, without a doubt, fascinating, however, it would them no good to incur the wrath of the forces outside of the wasteland, which are much stronger than the Nagas or Pigolos.
Plus, if the Holy Dominion were to heart about this, they would stop at nothing to eradicate the newly built city and everyone living it. Arthur and Lucy became well-known in the Cloud Sea Universe, especially after the war in the Divine Planet and Lucy's abrupt arrival at Astrith's execution.
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Sonia banged her fist on the table, causing Robin, Rey, and Gutcha to twitch and take a step back. It's the first time they've seen the usually calm Sonia this enraged. Her face was flushed and she was trembling as she glared at the nonchalant man sitting opposite of her and munching the fruit as if he wasn't the origin of this whole mess.
”I told you to slowly expand!”
Edward shrugged his shoulders and coldly retorted,
”Am I not supposed to eat the foot presented in front of me? Think about all the loot and prizes I've brought back. There has even been people from both tribes who forsake their homes and joined my army! I think you should be thanking me!”
”What thanking! You bastard! You don't even know how much danger you've brought us!”
Sonia seemed about to pounce at the weak mortal at any time. Were it not for Robin, who lightly coughed and held the woman's shoulder, she would have already choked the man. He said many things to prove his identity and when he requested to be put in charge of the army, Sonia never thought he'll do something this absurd, after all, who would expect anything from a mortal?
Seeing him still maintaining that casualness, Sonia snorted and kicked him out of the room before sitting back on her chair. Rey and Gutcha left, leaving her alone with Robin, who massaged her shoulders while saying,