Chapter 362 - We SHALL be Victorious (2/2)

However, he was only interested in magic and did not care about politics. The one who was really running things was Aymons.

Naturally, the commander of the Dark Army was Aymons, wielder of the Divine Gear.

There was also a special person in the clearing. She looked like a human girl, standing at about 4.5 foot tall. She wore a simple black cotton war gown.

She had long black hair that extended to her waist and looked as silky as water. Her skin was fair as snow, and her features were very pronounced. Her lips were red, her teeth were brilliantly white, and her eyes were particularly beautiful.

This gentle looking girl stood in the forest clearing surrounded by Dark Elves that looked like vampires and vicious looking demons. She looked like a young lamb that found itself surrounded by wolves.

Strangely, everyone treated her with respect, and this was especially so for the demons. There were even a few that kneeled before her, licking her feet.

This was because she was the daughter of the Lord of the Abyss, Nozama, sent by him to command the demon army.

At this time, Aymons was sharing the attack strategy to attack Orida Fortress in the south. As he was in the middle of his talk, the girl interrupted him, “Sir Aymons, Link has been at Orida Fortress for at least half a month by now. You might not think that he has found a way to oppose the Divine Gear, but I disagree.”

“What do you mean, Your Highness?”

“I believe that your worst-case scenario should consider the possibility that Link has a way to oppose the power of the Divine Gear. We need to come up with a contingency for the event in which the Divine Gear is no longer effective,” the young girl said. Her voice was sharp, just like the yellowbirds in the south Girvent Forest.

Lawndale agreed with her. He said in a low voice, “Teacher, perhaps we ought to prepare for that possibility too.”

Aymons pondered over it for a moment before nodding. “Your Highness, do you have any suggestions?”

“Me? Nope, I’ll just be watching from the back later on. Romand, aren’t you the chair of the Silver Moon council? I don’t see you saying anything. Aren’t you going to come up with some spell to counter Link?”

Romand coughed lightly and said, “Well, I do have some spells prepared. We have re-discovered a lost spell known as the Moon of Annihilation. This spell requires 50 Level-5 Magicians to work together, and it can unleash power equivalent to a Level-11 Legendary spell. I believe that even if the opponent wants to render the Divine Gear ineffective, they would have to rely on a magic spell formation. This spell can destroy the spell formation that the enemy creates.”

“That’s not bad. At least you haven’t been a waste of space,” The black-haired girl smiled as she clapped her hands. Then, she said, “Well, I don’t have any more ideas. Please do continue, I’ll just watch on from the side.”

Aymons continued the discussion.

After listening for a while, the black-haired girl got bored. She yawned and said to a black shadow beside her, “Noya, how’s your coordination with the Dark Elf Assassins?”

This black shadow was naturally very respectful towards the girl. He saluted before saying, “Your Highness, it’s pathetic. The Dark Elves are too weak, none of them are higher than Level-7. If we were supposed to infiltrate the fortress to take Link out, they would not even serve as cannon fodder. They would only alert the enemy and make my job difficult.”

“Wouldn’t you have to go on your own then?” The black-haired girl opened her mouth in shock, seemingly worried.

“Your Highness, don’t worry. An assassin is strongest when he is alone. I’m fine on my own. Once the battle starts, Link won’t last more than half an hour,” Noya said.

“Ha, you’re that confident.” The black girl nodded her head. “But don’t underestimate him. He just killed Misamier. Here, take this, my father wanted me to give it to you.”

The girl handed a skull-shaped ring to Noya.

Noya looked at it and then immediately fell to the grounds. His voice trembled as he said, “Your Highness, this is too precious, I… I…”

“What?! Quickly take it. My father wanted me to give this to you. You’re only allowed to succeed, not allowed to fail. If you do, you know what will happen.”

Noya received the ring with two hands and said, “If I had this Oath Ring and still failed, I wouldn’t have the face to meet the lord anymore.”

If Link saw this ring, he would immediately be shocked. In the game, this was the description of the ring.

Oath Ring

Level: Legendary

Effect 1: After equipping this ring, the user will exist in a different dimension. Except for the moment when attacking, the user will not be affected by any other attacks.

Effect 2: User can create two illusory clones which can switch positions with the user at any time.

(Note: Any assassin that possesses this will become the greatest nightmare of the living.)

This ring was almost a Legendary item for Assassins. How could Noya not be moved?

He slowly put on the ring and felt a thin membrane form around his body. His body turned half illusory and half real, as though he were a floating cloud of gas.

Meanwhile, Aymons and the rest had completed their discussion. They determined that the time of attack would be late at night on the next day.

Aymons declared loudly, “Everyone, please remember that we are not fighting alone. On the southern edge of the Norton Kingdom are our allied forces. I just received news that the Kingdom of Delonga have started their attack on the Girvent Forest. The news will reach the humans in the Orida Fortress soon. I’m sure the news will throw them into chaos. So for the upcoming battle, we SHALL be victorious.”