章 12: Quite a story...
Looking at the 30 footman wearing a complete set of armor, Lori nodded his head in satisfaction. Even if they are only Rank B in terms of strength and a lot weaker than his first two summons. They are still powerful warriors especially in a small kingdom like this.
Because to become a soldier in the army, one must have at least be a Rank C to join. So this 30 Rank B footman was definitely an elite warrior in the kingdom.
"20 of you will stay here, while the remaining 10 will follow me back in the city. I will send one of my people to contact you and all you need to do is listen to his arrangement" Lori said.
"Yes, Young Master!" all 30 footman shouted before dividing into two groups.
"Lets go" Lori started to walk away with Katakuri while 10 Footman follow behind the two.
Mountain Cloud City
The people in the city was now restless. Because a scout soldier spotted a gathering of the barbarians in the north of the city several kilometers away. When Commander Allan heard the report, he immediately mobilizes the soldiers of the city to start the preparation for repelling the barbarians in the north.
Right now, Commander Allan was standing in front of Lori again saying what the scouts find.
"Your Highness, it is estimated that the total number of barbarians this time is over 10,000. That is a huge number compare to the soldiers in the city which is only around 2,000" Commander Allan standing in front said.
"Over ten thousand barbarians, we definitely lose against them in terms of numbers" because of the letter that Lori received from his mother. he didn't send a letter to the capital about what happened in the cave with the soldiers that Commander Allan brought with him.
Lori remained silent for a few second before saying, "If what the scout said is correct, then that ten thousand soldiers will need to travel a maximum of four days before arriving near the city. But at that time, they still might not attack and just organized their troops. That will give us more time for preparation" he then stares at Commander Allan and said, "Is there anything more to the report? How about the one leading the barbarians? Do you have any intelligence on who it is?"
"Yes, Your Highness, the scout mentioned about it" Commander Allan's expression turned serious and said slowly, "The scout sees a man carrying a huge axe on his back ordering the barbarians. Although he didn't know who it was, I have a guess on what the identity of that man is"
"Oh" Lori was quite surprise hearing that Commander Allan knows about it, "Then who do you think that man was?"
"Ten years ago, the last attack of the barbarians happened. Those vicious people attack every city they see and kill and loot the area. At that time, the Mountain Cloud City is one of the city who felt their full force attack head on. The battle lasted for five days and the barbarians still didn't managed to enter the city. At that time, a man came out from the ranks of the barbarians and head straight towards the city. That man is very peculiar especially the weapon he was carrying, it was a giant axe. With a single swing from that axe, the city gate was destroyed and multiple soldiers were severely injured"
Commander Allan continues, "After that, with the city gate broken the barbarians who cannot even go near the city wall all rushes forward to the open gate and slaughtered their way in. At that time, I was just a young soldier without any achievements. With my own eyes, I watched as the barbarians led by the man carrying a huge axe slaughtered everyone they see. The barbarians were really strong, the soldiers cannot hold them and the formation was broken. At that moment, I thought that everyone in the city would be killed by the barbarians. Luckily for us, a warrior from the Morrison Family in the capital arrived and help us"
"Edward Morrison, that is the name of the man that saved us all. He with the soldiers he brought from the capital fight against the barbarians. Although outnumbered, they still fought in an unrelenting battle against the barbarians. That's when the clashed between the barbarian carrying a huge axe and Edward Morrison happened. With every swing of the huge axe, everything on its path was destroyed. I don't know if it is the power of the axe, or of the man, or maybe both that scared many soldiers at that time. However, as the battle between the two goes longer, the barbarian wielding the axe started to get tired. With countless wounds in his body, his movements started to turn sluggish. But he is not the only one, Edward Morrison was the same as him. His beautiful armor was already destroyed and his whole figure was bloody"
"Knowing that there will be no victors in the battle, the man wielding the axe retreated with his fellow barbarians leaving the city into the mountains. The soldiers in the city wanted to chase them, but they didn't have enough strength"
"Alright you just told me quite a story there, can you now tell me who the man carrying the huge axe is?" Lori said as he rest his chin on his hand in the table with a bored expression on his face.
Commander Allan hurriedly said, "From what I heard, the name of the man carrying the huge axe is Khan Lu. He is one of the tribe leader of the barbarians in the north. Now that ten years had passed, i believe that the man that our scout saw was the descendant of that Khan Lu who appeared in the past"
"From your story, it seems that the man holding the axe is not an ordinary person. Then order every soldier to focus and strengthen the defense of the city. I will do something about the lacking soldiers in the city" Lori said as he dismissed Commander Allan from the room.
'I still have several days before the barbarians arrive. I think it would be enough time for me to check the cave in the mountain and complete the mission' Lori decided to explore the cave for the time being before the barbarian arrive.
Several hours later, Lori with Katakuri arrived in the front of the cave. Thanks to Commander Allan's direction, they managed to find the cave.
"Just by looking at its exterior, it is really hard to discover. The soldier who saw this cave must have some abilities" after that, Lori and Katakuri enters the cave.
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