Chapter 126: First Revival(3)
"Tch, it appears that Reece is a difficult foe."
The commander who had just been tossed out by Liam has just gotten back on his feet and is now being treated by healing mages on their side. He begins to examine the battlefield while he waits for his recovery. Things don't appear to be going well for them.
'I had no idea the Black Hero's group was that wild and crazy...'
The commander then turned his attention to the two important forces on the Reece's side. Liam and Spencer, even though they are only two people, their strength and destructiveness are sufficient to murder about 100 soldiers in less than 30 minutes. The commander gulped as he looked at the two piercing his soldiers with mana spears and slashing their soldiers in half with a creepy smile on their face. They don't seem disturbed in the least and continue to slaughter their forces with a blank face or a smile.
Following Luke's death, the Reece's soldiers were undoubtedly weakened, and their thoughts were still unable to move on from Luke's loss, leading their movements to be considerably slower. Also, following Luke's death, they can no longer summon the giants or the Kraken, which is a major setback for Reece's forces.
Calling the giants and the legendary Kraken, who even does that? Well, there's only one individual who can accomplish it, but he's already dead, so the commander's mind is at ease.
The commander let out a sigh. After their side took two straight defeats from the first part of the war, it has greatly discouraged their people and lower their morale so their side planned to get rid of the source of it all, Luke.
They requested the Dark Eye for assistance in getting rid of Luke, and they thankfully consented, but in exchange, they must fight this war alone to discover if they are truly deserving of the Dark Eye's allyship. The Regle alliance's commanders hesitated at first, but they couldn't bear to lose face, so they agreed to their requirements.
Lady luck seemed to be on their side, as after killing Luke, their army became re-motivated, and this time there are no supernatural or mythical beings involved. This conflict will be a lot simpler to win than the last one.
'First and foremost, I need to get rid of Spencer and Liam.'
"Oi, don't you appear to be a bit too relaxed?"
When the commander heard Liam's amused voice beside him, his eyes trembled and he flinched. When he turned around, he noticed Liam smiling at him. The commander was visibly shaken. He had no idea Liam was like this. From what they and the whole continent knew, Liam is an obedient and nice personal knight of the Black Coat hero, not this psychotic and fight-crazy looking guy.
Is this... The real him?
"Hah? How dare you doze off when I'm right in front of you?"
Before the commander realized it, he was felt an excruciating pain in his gut, as if he had been struck by a thick piece of hard metal. He then started to be flung meters away from where he was standing as if he were a ball being hit by a bat.
Liam looked unhappy at the blood coughing commander he had just kicked and is now laying on the ground in the distance. Liam sighed and frowned as he slung his blade over his shoulders.
"Unbelievable, how did you manage to be the commander when you're so weak? Even the slapstick commander who is deceased is more powerful than you."
Blood was coughed up by the commander, who frowned.
'Deceased slapstick commander...? Is he referring to Luke? His master? Why?'
He was deep in thought when he heard Liam's ominous voice approaching him.
"I'll count to three, and if you don't get up, I'll kill you right there on the ground. One..."
The commander became agitated and attempted to stand up as quickly as he could. Liam regarded this with amusement as if he were simply watching a toy move around aimlessly.
"Two..."
"Urgh..."
The commander rose to his feet and turned to face Liam, who was smirking at him. He felt like a toy in this guy's hands.
"Let's finish you now that you've fully stood up."
"Wait a minute-"
"Too late."
Liam was about to charge and strike his sword at the commander, who was trembling in dread, but stopped when he sensed a tremendous, familiar presence approaching them. Liam frowned in disbelief as he glanced off into the horizon.
"No way... That person still alive?"
With an uneasy expression on his face, Liam peered into the distance, where Reece kingdom was located. The commander, who was trembling severely, just looked at him with a puzzled expression, but Liam ignored him and continued looking. Liam then locked his gaze when he saw a brilliant orange light approaching them quickly after a while of peering into the distance. As a result of his surprise, he speaks out loud, causing the close soldiers, Spencer, and the commander to hear him.
"Holy shit, he's still alive..."
Spencer looked at Liam, who was staring off into the distance, perplexed. He was confused when Liam stopped the attack on the commander earlier, and he tried to question him, but all he got was Liam mumbling nonsense.
"Alive? Who the hell are you referring to?"
Spencer widened his eyes as he saw a bright orange light approaching them like a canon from where Liam's eyes were fixed on. Spencer narrowed his eyes and adjusted his spectacles to get a better view of what was approaching them, and then froze when he understood what it was, no, more like... Who.
Spencer froze in position, his gaze fixed on the approaching orange glow. His heart was racing and his eyes were trembling. He felt as if his heart was about to stop beating at any moment. This... This is simply too unbelievable to be true.
"Luke..."
When they heard that name, all of the soldiers in the area came to a standstill. They then turned to look at Spencer and Liam, who was staring into the distance with perplexed expressions. The soldiers then chose to also look in the direction they were looking due to their curiosity. Finally, all of the soldiers, whether ally or enemy, did the same thing and stared at the distant orange light that was coming closer.
When the light got close enough, all of the troops dropped their weapons unconsciously and their entire bodies shook while staring at the orange light. They finally recognized who was approaching them at last. And his appearance was very unreal and impossible. He shouldn't be here.
Finally, the light stopped and now floats in the middle of the battlefield. The soldiers' jaws dropped and their hearts stopped beating as they saw who was inside that blazing orange-red glow.
It was the silver-haired kid who had just gained notoriety for her unusual power and previous connection with Dark Eye, Snow.
And...
Their beloved silver-haired commander, wearing a beautiful and dashing black commander suit while his glowing purple eyes look down upon them like a God. His long silver hair fluttered like fire in response to the orange-red light's movements, and his slender and pale body was held in a straight posture, his enormous white wings flapping behind his back to keep him afloat.
Luke has returned.
A/N [PLEASE READ]:
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