Chapter 211: Power Against Skill (1/2)
Before I could slowly internalize what was going on, I was presented with an army. In total, there were fifty or so men in front of me, all of which are in the Heavenly Plain Realm, two realms higher than mine. And you're telling me that I'll lead all of them to war?
And to top it all off, I only have ten seconds to prepare them. What sort of a difficult quest is this?!
”Yongrui, you have to tell them something.” White nudged me with his elbows while clearing his throat.
”Shouldn't you be the one to do that? Your dad told me to assist you, not replace you in leading them.” I clarified but he wasn't listening to me. I don't know if it was because he has never experienced leading an army before, or may he was just nervous. Needless to say, he wanted to pass the duty onto me.
We were running out of time so I had no choice but to do it.
Without further ado, I stepped in front of the Four Battalions and cleared my throat to attract their attention. The Four Battalions stared at me cluelessly. I'm guessing that they weren't told why they were gathered there. Luxor probably didn't have any time to brief them about the upcoming war.
”Everyone, listen to me.” I didn't go through any formalities whatsoever. Right now, my goal is to tell them that the Graudon Settlement is about to be overrun by a huge horde of rabid humans. there was no time for appearances. ”Ten or so seconds from now, this Settlement is going to be overrun by rabid humans— zombies. And right now, the residents of this Settlement don't have anywhere else to go. It's up to us to defend the city walls and prevent these monsters from overtaking this Settlement.”
The moment I announced that, I immediately noticed the hopelessness in their eyes as they looked around. By now, the horde is near enough that they could detect it, and judging from their headcount, they were starting to think that they might not be able to hold them off.
”You are the Graudon Settlement's troops for a reason, this is your time to shine! Don't back away just because the situation looked grim.” I told them. Honestly, I felt a bit furious that these guys are backing down even though they are on a higher level than I am. ”Put your chins up high and fight alongside me and White! We have to endure this, otherwise, the Middle Plane would forever fall into the hands of the Black Spirit Sect. Remember your purpose! Why did you join the Graudon Settlement troops in the first place?”
Crash!
As expected, the horde of rabid humans has finally descended upon the Graudon Settlement. We didn't have enough time as it is. From a distance, I recognize the vague forms of Meatpiles and other countless zombies that were a tenth of the size of Meatpiles. I was expecting them to be at least on the same level as the members of the troops but I was wrong. They were at least a Realm or so higher in terms of power and cultivation. How can rabid humans be like that?! They're on Stage-12 or so, which is on par with Heavenly Axis Realm Cultivators.
Low groans and screeches could be heard from the rabid humans and once again, I was reminded of the time when I regained my consciousness a few weeks ago. Everything else seemed so different and rabid humans are stronger than I was. This is no different. Once again, I found myself in an unfamiliar place with no choice but to fight and the rabid humans are a few realms higher than I am. This is unfair, but what choice do I have?
”Follow me if you want to live or die trying. But if you want to back away, then be my guest. Just remember that you will forever be known as the coward who ran away.” I simply said. If that isn't enough to motivate them to fight, then there was no point in encouraging them any further. In a split second, I summoned all my pets and activated my Berserk Mode.
<You have activated your Berserk Skill>
<You have activated your Strong Will Skill>
<Activation successful, you now have full control over your Berserk Skill>
<You have activated your Virus Madness Skill>
<Activation successful, you are now two steps above your current Realm>
<You have met the necessary conditions needed to activate the Automatic Qi Condensation Skill>