Chapter 188 (2/2)
However, Kraft did not like the blue-haired boy beside hi his influence How else could such a young uards of His Excellency the Duke?
It was a known fact that it was extreuard of His Excellency the Duke Many captains of cavalries illing to be demoted frouard of His Excellency the Duke Kraft was certain that the young boy uard of His Excellency the Duke
Otherwise, ould he be the bodyguard of His Excellency the Duke but dare not transfer hi or other cavalry teams?
He is so young He doesn't seem to be very capable
However, whether it was Sieg, as tens of miles away, or Kraft, they were bothsneak attacks
They could still clearly remember the time before their departure when His Excellency the Duke had summoned them at the camp
The Duke's face looked a bit pale, causing others to believe the ruht be injured
Fortunately, His Excellency the Duke still seemed to be spirited
That night, the large tent was heavily guarded by the bodyguards of His Excellency the Duke nobody was allowed to get close Only Sieg, Milo, and Kraft were allowed to enter
Originally, Kraft's rank was too low and he was not eligible to participate in that confidential i was the Deputy Coreat Duke hiures of the war
That hy Kraft felt very nervous when he attended the secretthere unsure of what to do
In the uely showed the current war situation It showed both ar each other on the Pa inserted into the sand of the war table sy which naturally represented the Roland army
His Excellency the Duke then inserted two ss into the sand plate, at two spots on the other side of the black flag, as he spoke calmly
”There are two roads that lead to Thunder City The first road is the main road When we retreated and when the Roland army moved south, we used this road The other road is a sh this road is not an easy road to use, it is good enough for a set is Thunder City
Sieg and Milo looked calm as they already knew the plan On the other hand, Kraft was extreh he hesitated for aand me only have twenty thousand soldiers each Can we really win back Thunder City? I heard that the Roland ararrisoned at Thunder City Also we are sneaking pass from both sides of Pamir Plain, time wise…”
At that tihtly looked at Kraft and said, ”Co journey You all will bypass their barracks from two sides and ride quickly to Thunder City YouGod's Whip would need about three days of fast riding to reach there But I must ask you… No, I order you to reach Thunder City in three days”
His Excellency the Duke looked at Kraft and said in a low voice, ”When ere in Thunder City, I had the Wolf Fang secretly dig a tunnel for ten days in the south of the city The tunnel is not too deep nor too wide as there was not enough tih to allow one to two thousand soldiers to secretly enter the city I will give you h the tunnel into the city After that, you will strive to open the gates from inside And then Don't tellGod's Whip is unable to defeat a hundred thousand disorderly mob”
Kraft iht and shouted, ”Your Excellency the Duke, if we cannot recapture Thunder City, I, Kraft, will die there and not come back!”
Kraft wiped the sweat off his face as he felt the wind blow He looked at Rody, the blue-haired boy beside hiht to hiuards will lead the way Is this Rody really so powerful? Hood, if he were only half as strong as Randt Sigh, why did His Excellency the Duke not send Randt, but this boy, instead?
Kraft did not know that at that time Randt was in the Radiant Empire's main camp in the Pamir Plain
The ca them was an excited Oliseh He had just been transferred to the Lightning God's Whip and he had already been selected to join the Duke's bodyguards Perhaps the bodyguards he ht had inadvertently told His Excellency the Duke about his heroic acts
He looked around at his fe co He had ht They looked lifeless and had a cold icy expression They would not speak a word unless they were talked to Even when they spoke, their tone sounded as if their parents had just died Their occasional gaze made people turn cold They were like monsters
However, Randt was having more difficulties than Oliseh
Randt was ordered to stay in the tent, wearing the Duke's armor, clothes, and helmet He was ordered to ih this order was strange, Randt was loyal to the Duke and did not question hiiven the orders, he would just do it As per His Excellency the Duke's orders, he did not need to think and plan He only needed to act as instructed Even if His Excellency the Duke had ordered hie into hundreds of thousands of the Roland ar an eye
The only thing that Randt felt uncoiven by His Excellency the Duke were not so sis:
If someone wanted to see the Duke, say ”No!”
If someone reported an enemy attack, say ”Defend!”
If there were any more questions, tell them to ”Go and ask His Excellency Milo”
Another reason Randt felt depressed was that His Excellency the Duke did nothe needed to stay in that tent with nothing to do His Excellency the Duke ardless how long He was also not allowed to speak He just had to sit and wait until he returned
Randt did not know Rody's si hiest and understood his h voice had the dignity of a eneral In addition to that, Rody's voice and Randt's voice sounded similar, when spoken across the tent
The two divisions of Wolf Fang quickly advanced towards Thunder City Sieg's journey was particularly dangerous That was because Tiger had cautiously stationed a lot of soldiers on the road behind him as they traveled south to prevent the E off their escape route
Sieg actually came across some soldiers who tried to stop his advance, but he handled the situation efficiently
Fro the a word, just rushed forward No matter how the opponent asked or shouted, they continued to advance forward
When the Roland ar the Roland army's uniformsthe important point was that frohts Even the banner was the Holy Knight's banner — the pattern, the color, and designs clearly proved that this was the genuine Third Cavalry Regihts There could not be any e could not have ht's banner Moreover, they were also hts — two knights holding their banners up high paving the way, the one following froht, forle all those were correct
What the Roland army did not knoas that the Ehts such as the different ar of the pattern inscribed on the banner and even their forht, Gerta Rody's ation was very effective
After a week of not being allowed to sleep, Gerta's Holy Knight spirit finally collapsed When he confessed, he had almost become a mad man and could not even form complete sentences His eyes were red and he was pale like a vampire If his hands were not tied, he would have pulled out his hair in a crazed state He spoke incoherently with a face full of tears and snot
No one had expected for a brave and detere interrogation method
Finally, the tortured and aled them to let him sleep That was because every time he closed his eyes and was about to doze off, all sorts of strange h the soldiers of the Empire did not physically har Perhaps, it was an illusion, but he felt like his head was a large balloon
Finally, that man had a nervous breakdown He then answered all the questions the interrogating officer of the Eer woke up
With the inforave the order and fake Holy Knight ar were made The reason why they were only 'alh time All the ar God's Whip If the color rong, it was painted over If the shape was not right, the ariven to the crafts to the banners of the Holy Knights
These had beco the north-bound road
If a group of soldiers was called fro officers of the Roland troops would have already ordered the archers to shoot arrows However, the arhts the Holy Knights of the Temple It would not be an issue to offend soldiers froainst the Holy Knights It would be a serious cri could not afford
Besides that, the Holy Knights ell known for their arrogance on the Roland continent Not answering the inquiries of others had perhaps becoant habit
When the opponent finally arrived in front of the Roland troops, and when they were near enough, then only did they notice that so The armors were nondescript and the color also looked a bit weird However, by that time, it was already too late
There was no ar God's Whip Besides that, the opponent was already so close and had already crossed the e of the archers
Sieg's approach was sih the soldiers who blocked the way and after that advance forward, without giving a chance to fight back
Three days later, they had arrived at the southern part of Thunder City Like lightning, Sieg led his soldiers to break through the enemy's last line of defense The officer of the Roland army had waited until they were less than one hundred paces away before he reacted and ordered to shoot the arrows
Sieg looked at the surrounding corpses and the defeated soldiers He then coldly ordered to leave behind five thousand soldiers
Sieg did not iot down from his horse and stood in front of the five thousand soldiers He stayed silent for aHis voice sounded hoarse and soft as a result of a few days of traveling ”Comrades, I want to tell you that I leave you here because I want you to tightly hold this position I am also not afraid to tell that those left behind here would most likely die! This is why I must tell you that this is not an ordinary task If you are to remain here, you must be prepared to die!”
nobody spoke or averted their eyes
Sieg gritted his teeth and continued, ”Very soon, a huge Roland aruard this place! His Excellency the Duke had given the order to guard this place for at least one day! One full day and not even a minute less than a day If the time is not up, nobody is allowed to retreat even if you were the last loomy eyes sloept across the soldiers and shouted, ”If you are afraid of death, please stand out! I can forgive those who fear death, but if you cannot fulfill the Duke's orders, I suggest you get lost!”
nobody hesitated and none of them trembled in fear The five thousand men stayed in place, neatly drew their sci towards the sky After that, they shouted in unison, ”Wolf Fang!”
Translator's Thoughts
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Translator Notes:
1 The Pamir Plains here was described as the Pamir Plateau in the previous chapter In any case, the translated text, whether 'plains' or 'plateau', followed the author's actual words