Chapter 155 - Mission details (1/2)

”Aren't you guys just soldiers made up from figments of imagination? How are all of you standing before me right now just like any other human soldier?” Nightin asks as he approaches one of the soldiers which left a deeper imprint in his mind, he was the one who started to understand him first and took a stand to support him before the others.

”General, we are indeed just soldiers made up from figments of imagination, but then the controller who created us said that you owe him three thousand years as the price for creating us without ending our lives within a year. He told me that the only reason you have the privilege to keep us alive, is because he sees potential in you which exceeds even him. The controller who created actual lives actually admitted that someone has higher potential than him after that before sending us off.”

But who was he? He is the person who created a trail full of actual living beings all by himself, his capabilities might be unmatched even when compared to those in the Overlord realm and yet he actually praised someone for not just having high talent with boundless potential, but as someone with talent who exceeds him.

”Why did he decide on that still? How did he determine my potential when I left midway before the trails could even be finished? Or was he in view of the whole process of me learning the nine professions?” Nightin asks again, realizing that the place he left for was most likely under control as well.

”I'm not sure how he did so or where you left to, but I just know that his abilities shouldn't even exist or belong to this world, he didn't feel human to me, yet I could sense his sincere concern for us. The controller had the intention to help you, or even help us to...”

”Argh!” That soldier groaned in pain before he could finish speaking, his body twitching from the sudden lightning bolt which caught him off guard.

”Where did the lightning bolt come from?” Nightin asks around only to realize that none of them were surprised to see their comrade getting struck by lightning. Pointing towards one of the soldiers who was looking in concern and about to request for permission to provide assistance, he says him ”Tell me what's going on.”

”All of us here have sworn an oath to not divulge any details to you. Please pardon us, but we truly are unable to let you in on any of the information you're seeking. As for what we know as the punishment, you've seen it for yourself. Though it won't cause any permanent damage, just the few minutes of living hell it brings is more than enough to prevent us from leaking any information.”

”General Night, if there's nothing else, please allow me to make my way to help him before he loses himself in the nightmares they bring about.” The soldier says respectfully as he made his way towards his friend laying on the ground, the body of his friend twitching from the voltage.

”What are you trying to do?”

”The controller gave each of us an elixir which will only work if it wasn't intentional to divulge the hidden truth.” The soldier answers truthfully as he popped the elixir into his friend mouth.

In just a split moment, colour returned to the face of that soldier as he picked himself back up weakly before falling back in.

Looking at all of them, Nightin got the commanders to stand in front of their platoon and team of strategists to branch out and form a circle behind him.

”System scanner!”

[47 strategists, 1 great strategist]

[Average cultivation realm: Martial King middle stage]

[Highest cultivation realm: Martial Emperor fourth gate (transcendent thus far)]

”System, I would like to have more information on the great strategist, as much as possible”

[Unique trait: Able to devise strategies which are at least ten times more useful than all the other strategists]

[Someone whose strength lies in combatting through his strategies making use of his laws of the natural universe and the natural elements such as fire, wind, water, earth, thunder, light, darkness and his unique origin]

[Unable to extract more data]

Marking the great strategist as someone he should pay attention to, he turns his attention towards the soldiers.

[2952 soldiers, 8 commanders, one sub general]