Chapter 179 - Entrance (1/2)
”Blitz, what's going on?” Smith asks frantically, only to realise that the docile Blitz was already dead for now, she had decided to seize control over her true body and even though Smith couldn't understand the conversation, they still managed to catch the two words 'sun stone.'
”The blitz that the two of you know is me as well, the docile and attentive me only exists when I don't sense any upcoming war, but now that a war that affects the future of this cultivation universe is going to take place soon, it's about time I start taking precautions and prepare for the worst.” Blitz says, its petite body not quite matching up to its deep and solemn voice.
”I understand, just understand that you still have your parents who are waiting for you, if you ever feel like crying it out, just take note that the shoulder of your father is for you to lean on if needed.” Smith says, his voice quivering as tears glistened in his eyes for a split second.
”Why? You should know that if you and mother decide to accept this bond between us, then it means that they will end up chasing after the two of you, I don't want to put either of you through any danger, so please, forget about having a daughter like me even though I'll be able to take on the human form after reaching the Martial Spirit realm.” Blitz says, whimpering as she returns to Leona's arm, cuddling her head against her stomach.
”Blitz, I know that you're worried about implicating us, but from the moment we decided to make you our child, we've already made up our mind to support you with each and every single one of your decisions, as for the troubles it might bring about, we'll deal with them alongside you.” Leona makes an entrance from the sidelines, her face showing signs of tiredness as tears glistened in her eyes.
”Now then, we still have our final objective to fulfill, locating the main headquarters of the bandits and destroying them once and for all before they can even react.” Nightin raises his voice so that the surrounding soldiers including those far away can hear him clearly. He may have cut them off from the emotional moment of their life, but he knows that the final hideout is what he should be focusing on right now.
”Yes general!” The soldiers replied in unison, the soldiers that followed Ash were surprised when none of the soldiers got down on their knees, but still followed suit as they understood how their armies didn't follow the usual rules.
”Hey Nightin, why don't you take over my army for now?” Ash suddenly asked Nightin which surprised him.
”Ash, stop fooling around with me, you have the qualities of a leader and you should know that while your soldiers are faithful to you, the same might not apply to me.”
Nightin turns down Ash's offer without any hesitation, these soldiers were loyal to him and even if they are willing to follow him into war, their loyalty and heart lies elsewhere.
”I know what you're trying to say, my army might have been leading yours in that castle, but my army has close to zero experience on the battlefield besides the few infiltrations we have executed until now. Lead them.”
Ash nodded his head and thanked Nightin with a fist bump, a variety of demon beasts as mounts gathered in one group on the right while the left side was full of nightmare stallions, one of the fastest and strongest horses used in war.
”But still, do you have any idea where their actual hideout is? The location Caps revealed to us previously almost caused us to lose our lives and I'm afraid that the other location he marked as the next might actually be another trap laid out in advance.” Ash expresses his concerns, only to be surprised by Lancelot who was smiling at him.
”Don't worry senior Ash, I've scoured the area on the way here and I can assure you that the position marked on the map might be the true location of the hideout. Caps was most likely disguising himself as a bandit in order to gain more information about his goal.” Lancelot explains, the streaks of lightning beneath his feet taking on the form of a dragon.
”Now then, it's about time we prepare ourselves for the final battle. But before that, we need to figure out if only two bandits leaders contacting us is a part of their scheme or something happened between the three leaders.” Nightin voiced his concerns, his eyes on Smith who was contemplating on what he just said.
”It isn't a scheme, they have no reason to do so, the only possible clause is that the leaders are facing some trouble and require our assistance or that they just want to remove one of the leaders in order to gain more cultivation resources.” Smith shares his view, gaining the approval of some strategists while some while still trying to comprehend how he got to the conclusion.