Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The League set out from Blackwater City a little past noon . Even though the mercenaries were exhausted from the battle the day before, they were excited about the victory .
On the bank of Blackwater River, Anfey hosted a solemn funeral . Over a thousand mercenaries and four thousand members of the Shield of Light Legion were killed during the battle at Blackwater City .
Manstuly was proud and powerful and his men were the same . Even though the wolf druids were scattered throughout and around the city, all the druids put up a fight . All the druids kept fighting until they were no longer able to .
Tiger Tawau's mercenaries were not as fearless as the druids . A lot of newly recruited mercenaries surrendered after Mourtta and Hotchbini were killed, but almost all the older mercenaries kept on fighting long after their leaders were dead .
The mercenaries and druids were fearless because they knew that if they lost, they still would have died . It was more honorable to die on the battlefield with a sword in hand than to die as captives and prisoners . This made them more resolute and determined .
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There were two kinds of funerals in the world . Traditionally, people preferred to be buried . After the first war against the dead, however, a lot of people began burning their dead to prevent the necromancers from using the dead bodies in future wars . The Church of Light also encouraged its followers to burn the dead bodies for this reason . The mercenaries did not like the Church, but they agreed on the matter of burning bodies . Mercenaries were used to death and it was easier for them to burn the bodies than to dig graves .
Anfey had his men line up all the dead bodies along the banks of the river, then ordered the mages to burn the bodies . The bank of the river burned more brightly than the noon sun . After almost an hour and a half, the fire died down slowly . When the temperature cooled, the mercenaries began cleaning the riverbank, scattering the ashes into the water of Blackwater River . It was impractical for the mercenaries to bring the ashes with them because Scarlet was still chasing after them . It was better to scatter the ashes than to spend time and sort through it . That would have been too much work and the mercenaries would have been taking the risk that Scarlet's men might have discovered them .
Anfey also knew that he had no time to waste . The mage Scarlet had with her, Douminge, had peaked Anfey's interest . He had asked Suzanna what it felt like being struck by the lightning guard spell . According to Suzanna, the lightning itself wasn't scary, it was the numbing effects the spell had that were deadly . As soon as she was struck by the spell, she had lost all mobility . Anfey was able to defend himself against magic better than Suzanna, but not by much . Before he could find a way to defend himself and his men against Douminge's lightning spell, he had to avoid Scarlet and her army . He did not want to lead the mercenaries into a battle only for them to lose their ability to fight .
"We have to go now," Christian came over to Anfey and said .
"I know," Anfey said with a frown . He glanced at the river and said, "Christian, take the mercenaries and go . "
"What?" Christian asked, confused .
"I told Baery that I killed Scarlet," Anfey said with a deep frown . "I was too confident . What happened today was my fault . "
"Didn't we talk about this already? You did kill her . She came back to life," Christian said hurriedly .
"But I cannot accept that," Anfey said, shaking his head . "I have to do something to fix this . "
"You're not planning on assassinating her again, are you?" Christian said, his eyes wide . "Your last attempt must have raised the security measures around her . This is no different from committing suicide . "
"I'm not stupid," Anfey said with a smile .
"Then what are you…"
"Edward the Eighth has sent out his Guardian Knights and six squadrons of griffin knights . He wants to occupy the Transverse Mountains and cut off Baery's escape route," Anfey said . "We have to recognize just how brilliant Scarlet is . She has already foreseen this and planned ahead . She predicted exactly what would happen next . I'm certain the Guardian Knights will arrive first . "
"You want to take out the Guardian Knights and the griffin knights?" Christian asked with wide eyes .
"Not take them out," Anfey said, shaking his head . "I know my limits . I just want to slow them down . "
"How?"
"I don't have a plan yet," Anfey said with a shrug .
Christian sighed . He knew that Baery would not blame Anfey, but the nobles back in Sacred City might . Anfey had to do something to right the wrong in order to protect his reputation .
Christian knew Anfey very well and he knew that he could not stop him .
"You're not taking Suzanna with you?"
"No," Anfey said, shaking his head . He wanted to protect Suzanna and keep her away from harm, even though she was a top level power like himself . He didn't want to drag her into more trouble .
"You're going alone, then?"
"Don't say anything to her," Anfey whispered . "Knowing her, she would want to follow me . Make up an excuse and take her with you . "
Chapter end
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