章 55: Chapter 55

|3rd POV|

Gerrald and his group prepare to go to Lelcar early in the morning. It takes a few hours for them to arrive at Lelcar. He looks at Logg and says.

"Is it ready?"

"In a few seconds…. Here we go. Get in."

As a former smuggler, Logg knows how to make the ship move without a sound. To sneak past the fight, they must ensure they do not make any noises, and Logg has the solution. He put some kind of liquid into the case of the Flowing Orb that let the ship move without the wind.

"What kind of liquid is that?"

"Hmmm?" Logg looks at Gerrald and says. "It was a combination of fish oil and oil from a monster called Yukka Eel. It is an eel that can swim in the water without releasing any sound. Using only the oil from the monster will not work, but combining it with fish oil works like a charm."

To prove the point, he moves the boat, and true to his word, there is no sound from the orb or when the boat is moving.

Logg smiles for a second before frowning.

"The only downside is that it will break the Flowing Orb. One orb can only take us to the Lelcar but not back home. Lucky for us, I brought one more orb for us to use."

"That is good. I will pay you back for the orb."

"Nah. You did not need to pay me back, Gerrald. We are on one team, you know? You did not need to shoulder all the responsibility. We are a team. We will help you."

Gerrald nods his head and says.

"Very well. Let's rescue your wife and the prince."

"Heh. Of course."

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They arrive at Lelcar and are greeted by a fight between two factions. They can see their people manage to hold out the Godwin, but even from a distance, Gerrald and his companion know that they will not last long.

"Let's go! Quickly!"

Gerrald, Logg, Lun, Nikea, Norma, Ernst, Hazuki, and Chiyome run toward the nearby river before Gerrald takes out their ship. Logg takes to cross the river, but sadly for them, the boat stops, and the Flowing Orb cracks with only a hundred meters away from the land.

"Dammit! The flowing orb is a bust! We need to swim!"

Gerrald shakes his head and takes a deep breath. After a few seconds, he uses his Flowing Rune to control the water around the boat to move to the land. The boat moved but with a lot of noise. Lucky for them, the battle was at its height, and the sound of battle masks their movement long enough for them to reach the land.

When they reach the land, Gerrald stores the boat inside his pocket dimension, and they get near the bridge. However, before Logg and Lun join the fight, Gerrald stops them.

"Why are you stopping me? We need to attack their rear."

"Not now. There are still too many reserve troops, including the commander, at the back. We need to hold for now. Trust the other to hold their ground. They can do it."

Logg hesitated for a second before nodding his head. They stay behind a building while looking at the battle. They wait a few minutes before they see the reserve troops, including the commander, move out.

They wait for another minute before Gerrald suddenly says.

"Let's move out. We need speed. Make sure to kill your opponent swiftly. We will hit the group of magicians first before we hit their archer."

Seeing his companion nodding their head, Gerrald says.

"Go!"

They move as one and arrive behind the group of magicians. They are preparing their spell and do not see Gerrald and his group appear behind them. With swift action, they kill all the magicians before they can even cast their spell and even manage to kill the soldiers that guard the magicians.

It was then the rest of the people noticed them, and Gerrald could not help but give Freyjadour a grin.

"Frey Frey, you are always a source of trouble. It looks like I can't even leave you alone for a couple of days."

Zahhak looks at Gerrald in shock before roaring in anger.

"Attack him! Kill them all!"

Gerrald takes a deep breath and creates two water pillars to attack the people on the bridge. The people around him protecting him from the soldiers get close to them. Chiyome moves light lightning and kills anyone who gets too close to her Lord Master.

Godwin's forces, who see Chiyome killing their comrade efficiently, start to back away because they fear her.

Zahhak, seeing his soldiers get decapitated by a small force, knows that Gerrald and his people are the real threat. He gives a quick order and starts to charge. He and sixty-five of his personal soldiers ride their horse through their ally and arrive in front of Gerrald.

Chiyome arrives next to Gerrald and takes him away before Zahhak and his group can kill him.

"Thank you, Chiyome."

Gerrald says his thanks and takes out his sword, ready to fight the enemy's commander. However, to his surprise, Zahhak did not attack him and continued to ride past him and his group. Zahhak blows his war horn for a long time when they are far enough.

When Godwin's force hears the horn, they quickly move backward and retreat slowly.

Seeing Godwin retreating, Lelei quickly orders them to push and deal as much damage as possible to their enemy. She orders the reserve units to attack the North and South bridges while her unit supports the central unit.

The loyalist army managed to push back and even kill many of Godwin's forces on their way. Lelei smiles a little because she knows they can win this fight and get the people of Lelcar on their side.

"Force the enemy back into the Western Islet! Deploy the archer ships around the western islet's bridges! Don't let them escape!"

Sadly for her, she needs to overcome one more trial before the loyalist army can recruit the people of Lelcar.

On the other side of the city, Zahhak and his personal army are planning something.

"Securing the Western Islet is our top priority! Mass our remaining ships! Stop the rebel army's advance by destroying the bridge to the central islet!"

Zahhak looks at the situation with a grim expression, and when he sees four boats from the loyalist army move at them, he knows he cannot hold the ground.

"They are trying to surround us! It would be foolhardy to attempt to hold this position! We have no choice but to pull out! Take the oil and splash it around!"

The people start to dump a lot of oil across the western islet, and when they are done, Zahhak takes the torch and throws it on the bridge. A few seconds later, the entire islet was set ablaze, and the people coming from the Central and Eastern islets could not get inside without risking getting burned.

"This is madness! They've set the city on fire!"

The leader of the Central Islet, Wasil, shouted in anger and panic.

"What the hell are they doing?! They're disgracing the very name of the Queen's Knights!"

Kyle, one of the Queen's Knights, shouts in anger and disappointment. He and his group had just arrived at the central bridge that connects the Eastern and Central Islets. Lelei is already planning a rescue team, but it needs time to do so.

While the rest of the loyalist army has just arrived at the central islet, Gerrald and his companion are already moving. He looks at Jeane and says.

"Help me put out the fire, Jeane!" He then looked at Chiyome. "Help me locate the civilian! We need to hurry up!"

Jeane nods her head and says.

"I will open the path. Gerrald, you will protect the young lady in her rescue."

"Got it!"

Jeane takes a deep breath and creates a tower of water from the river water. She then put out the fire that blocked their way. Seeing Jeane taking care of the fire in front of them, Gerrald makes a dome made of water around Chiyome and Him.

"Boss! Take me with you!"

Gerrald looks at Nike and nods his head. He creates another dome of water around her and looks at the rest of his companions.

"The rest of you, wait here. I cannot take too much of you. My mana is not enough."

After saying that, the three of them get inside the town and rescue anyone who is trapped inside the fire. Gerrald, Chiyome, and Nikea are busy rescuing the people trapped inside their homes or those surrounded by debris and cannot get out, while Jeane protects the one running away from the Western Islet.

It takes them ten minutes to rescue all the people and put out the fire to a safe level. Gerrald looks at the prince, who is full of ashes, and says.

"What will we do now, Frey?"

The prince thinks for a second before saying.

"We will not celebrate. We put an effort into the restoration of Lelcar."

Gerrald smiles a little and says.

"Understood."