1019 The Sphinx (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
The main army charged forward. If the Brutal Sword Death Servants had not been fighting Mo Fan, they would have taken out quite a number of the soldiers in the vanguard squad, dealing a great blow to the main army. However, when Mo Fan teamed up with the Battlemages, the battle immediately turned one-sided!
A group of over forty Brutal Sword Death Servants was quite intimidating to fight against. It was as strong as a pack of undead numbering thousands. However, the main army still managed to wipe out the Brutal Sword Death Servants.
After securing the high ground, the respective Mages proceeded to set up the defensive barrier.
The barrier was able to prevent the undead from infiltrating their territory. Once they were done setting up the barrier, it meant they had won a little skirmish in the war against the undead.
”Report, the Poisonous Golden Mummies have been wiped out. Captain Wankos has regrouped with the army, their casualties...” a scout Mage came and said to General Fenna.
”Take away Wankos' rank, he is no longer a captain,” General Fenna said coldly.
Captain Wankos led a bunch of injured soldiers into the barrier. He was covered in festered wounds, and seemed to be in quite a bad shape.
”I didn't have any objection to your decision. I'm willing to be a soldier without a rank,” Captain Wankos dropped to his knee and said.
”You were too stubborn, your actions might cost the entire army's life. You should be relieved that the students who you underestimated came to help us. Without them, we'd have suffered great casualties just to secure the hill,” General Fenna rebuked him.
”Yes, without them, my people would have been trapped by the surrounding Poisonous Golden Mummies too. I'm grateful that they were willing to lend us a hand, and helped us take out the Poisonous Golden Mummies. I shouldn't have been so proud and stubborn,” Wankos said.
”I wasn't referring to that!” General Fenna said with a hint of anger.
Wankos was confused. What else could she be referring to?
Captain Lowar immediately whispered into Wankos' ear, telling him how Mo Fan took on the Brutal Sword Death Servants on his own.
Wankos' face was filled with disbelief upon hearing it.
-A single person? He went to the hill alone and killed seven Brutal Sword Death Servants?-
-The young student had achieved something that even his whole troop couldn't possibly achieve?-
As a matter of fact, Wankos had never treated a bunch of students who only stayed in their schools in peace seriously, but he now realized how wrong he was. These students were as strong as an elite squad of soldiers!
”Stay in the army; this is war, any selfish motive is only going to bring doom upon the army. Remember that!” General Fenna snapped.
Wankos had his head lowered. He did not dare to say a word.
”The new batch of soldiers is on their way, and the Mages of the Parthenon Temple will be coming with them, too. Wankos, you and your men will protect them at all costs, even if it means sacrificing your lives. You will not let any harm fall upon them, do you understand!?”
”Affirmative!” Wankos said sternly.
The Mages of the Parthenon Temple were like the fairies of the Healing Element. They were the irreplaceable souls of an army, as with their help, the number of casualties would be greatly reduced, and the lives of many soldiers would be preserved...
Apart from the victory that they had to secure, what else was more important than staying alive in this world?
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After setting up the camp, the unique barrier was able to prevent the undead from getting aggressive to a certain degree.
With the barrier up, the undead in the distance was less likely to gather towards them, too, allowing the main army to soon settle in at the second camp.
Everyone would rest up for the day, so the Mages could replenish their energy. Meanwhile, they could also treat those that were severely injured, or escort them back to the city.
Early the next morning, their reinforcements had arrived, including a bunch of important people, the Magas of the Parthenon Temple.
These Mages had mastered the strongest Healing Spells in the world. They were powerful, yet extremely vulnerable, thus they needed lots of people to escort them to safety.
When the Magas of the Parthenon Temple arrived, Mo Fan was surprised to see Xinxia among them, too.
After all, Xinxia had trouble moving around because of her legs. The messy battle was simply too deadly for her. Mo Fan did not understand why the Parthenon Temple would let her join the battle!
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