130 Betting (1/2)

When the Magi army hears Zatiel proposition, everyone cheered up, and the dissatisfaction they were feeling was immediately erased and changed for fighting spirit.

Even though Dante will remain in the commander position regardless of the outcome, if the best of them win, he will have the authority to interfere with the battle strategies, giving him the chance to correct any possible mistake happening due to the boy's youth and apparent inexperience.

They would have preferred to obtain full control of the commander and strategist position, but they understood that Zatiel will not give control of his people to no one he does not trust.

Those who fulfill the role of commander in the Magi army were satisfied with this arrangement, especially when they hear about the reward they will obtain if they win.

The Daybreak runes were already very popular in the empire, due to their ability to always work over their limits, and although they did not know much about their armors, the ones that those dragonborns were wearing was something any one of them will want.

It didn't take long for those that considered themselves the best of their armies when it comes to strategy to gather together.

A fighting contest did not make sense since it was not their personal battle abilities the one being tested and after a small discussion, they decide the best method to choose the one who will fight against Dante will be a game of ”go”.

”Go” is a strategy board game, very popular in the mortal world that despite its apparent simplicity requires a great level of strategy. The one that the Magi were about to play was a little different, as it was played in a three-dimensional board, with several battlefields, happening at the same time, separated from each other but that influence the rest.

This type of battlefield with diverse layers was useful to represent how battle among supernatural beings works.

When two armies fight, the life forms with superior Rank will usually fight against each other not interfering with those weaker until their opponent is defeated but once the winner is set among them, they will interfere in the fight with those of lesser power, unless they are seriously injured and the number of their opponents is too much.

Seeing that everything was in motion, Zatiel decided to focus on recovering his depleted energy so he proceeds to sit down and starts to take cubes of food from his spatial ring and devour them.

Dante was beside Zatiel, and despite everything he was calm. He was wearing a black Rank 2 armor and rotating around his hand were thousands of miniature arrows filled with runic inscriptions.

Although he could have chosen a Rank 3 armor, the energy needed to activate its magic defenses will be too much for him, and it will mean he will only be using a piece of metal that could not protect him from the magic properties on his enemies attacks.

He was not wasting his time, and with his Eye of Life and Creation was analyzing all of those Magus that were contesting for the commander position, and simulating thousands of different scenarios on his head and prepare the best possible strategy to fight against them.

The sun was about to rise and currently there were only two people left of those among those who are skilled in strategies, and were testing their abilities to see who will lead the Magi army against Dante.

All those Soul Forging existence were very interested in this battle, especially those whose people were in the final round.

There is no one among them that is not competitive, and having the best people under their command was something they take great pride in since it meant that they had a discerning eye for talent.

Finally, the winner was decided, he was an Advanced Rank 2 Magus named Rolo, he was a middle-aged man with short black hair and a very serious expression.

No one was to surprise he will win since despite his battle power not being greatest, he has been on several world wars and his skills have improved with battle after battle.

Seeing that the commander of the Magi side was decided, Heinz, spoke.

”I am willing to bet fifty million magic crystal and ten high-quality origin stones that Dante wins” Heinz was giving a challenging smile at the rest as he made the bet.

Some of the Soul Forging existences were surprised by the Heinz bet.

For them magic crystals, although useful, were very easy to obtain, but origin stones were things that everyone wanted but even if you have the money you could not just buy it.

”You are very confident in the boy's abilities” A man whose body resembled a Trent spoke.

He was a Rank 4 Magus named Ronald and is the leader of Rolo. He has seen the capabilities of his man in diverse scenarios and he knew what he was capable of, so he was interested when Heinz mentioned the bet.

”Do you want to bet or not?.” Heinz has always been very straight forward so he went straight to the point.

He was there when the boy was born and knows of his abilities so he was sure that leading an army of one hundred and five was something incredible ease for him.

In the end, Ronald, along with four other Rank 4 individuals bet against Heinz. They could feel that the boy was extremely young and they were confident in their chances.