1546 The Armys Commanders (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
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There was a square tower in Cairo that faced the Great Pyramid of Giza. The square tower was primarily built of a special kind of crystalline glass. Instead of reflecting the bright sunlight in the day, it absorbed it instead!
At night, when the serene deathlight loomed over the land, the square tower would emit the light that it had stored throughout the day. Even though the light was not strong enough to kill the undead, it could temporarily nullify the effects of the deathlight.
The undead in the Ancient Capital relied on the deathly aura to provide them energy. Meanwhile, the undead in Egypt relied on the deathlight. The undead could not reach areas that were not covered by the deathlight.
Cairo had been attacked by enormous numbers of undead recently, including the aggressive invasion from the Pyramid of Khafre. The square tower had played an important role in stopping the undead's invasion several times.
The undead had been restless over the past few days, but the numbers of the snake and scorpion demons did not decrease because of it. The people of Cairo were constantly discussing the war. They no longer treated it as indifferently as they usually did. An uneasy, doubtful atmosphere lingered in the city.
The square tower was Cairo's most reliable defense. The prolonged war had only just begun, but Cairo's government had already been forced to activate the square tower to defend them. The people were not stupid; they could easily tell how their army was doing from the authorities' decision to activate the square tower's defense!
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Atop the square tower was a headquarters in the shape of a tiny pyramid.
Captain Saks stood at the center of the room in the headquarters. A long table in the shape of a crescent was situated in front of the thirty-meter window. The table had five seats, meant for the five leaders of Cairo's army.
There were only two people in the room. One was Saks, who had his head lowered. He did not dare make a single sound.
The other was a middle-aged man seated in the middle seat of the table. He had a tanned face covered in wrinkles. He looked like a wilting tree without any presence of life, but his pitch-black eyes were staring at Saks, who did not even have the guts to meet the man's sharp gaze, which currently resembled the stare of a dangerous beast!
”Do you understand why you are only a captain even now!?” the man with cold eyes grunted.
”I was too careless; I didn't expect them to have a Super Mage among them, nor did I think...” Saks said.
”You didn't expect, you didn't think... how many times have I told you that this world is controlled by those with a brain, not by people who have nothing but a rather acceptable cultivation like you!” his commander scolded him.
”Luckily, they were just a bunch of kids that accidentally interfered with our plan. Otherwise, your brain would be soaking in my wine cellar by now!” the man said.
”Yes, I understand... but what about Major General Gangma?...” Saks asked softly.
”As long as their friends are still in our hands, they wouldn't dare to kill him, but the European University Institute… it's not easy to get by with them, are the people you caught still alive?” the mastermind asked.
”They are, I didn't dare to kill them after seeing how outstanding their cultivation was. I believed it was better to contact you first,” Saks said.
”Don't you have a few vessels with unknown identities that you normally vent your desires on?” his commander said.
”No, I don't...” Saks quickly denied.
”Humph, do you think I'm not aware of your weird fetishes? The young Medusa must be furious now. You know what to do, placate her and deal with the others that escaped!” the mastermind said.
”They ran away too quickly, I'm afraid my men won't be able to find them,” Saks replied.
”I'll send someone to deal with them. Write a report about how your troop was attacked by some unknown bandits, just in case Haken discovers that you've allocated men to your troop without permission,” the mastermind said.
”Yes, I'll get on with it,” Saks said.
His commander harrumphed coldly. He was about to say something when the sound of boots tapping on the floor came from outside the room.
Saks immediately turned around and saw the door being pushed open. A short, old man with a coat almost reaching the ground draped over his shoulders came into the room.
Saks immediately saluted when he saw the man, trying to hide his sudden anxiety.
The old man did not look at Saks, and walked to the table instead.