"Pawns playing the game they have orchestrated."
Ember muttered with a small smile on her face and the tent turned silent. The three Deputy Generals didn't say anything, it seemed like they knew about this as well.
Thyra and Nux looked at each other and Nux narrowed his eyes.
Playing the game someone else has orchestrated, he didn't like this feeling at all, however,
'It doesn't matter.'
Nux heard Thyra's words in his mind.
'Even if it is all just a farce, you will still gain a lot out of it, you will get what you are here for,'
Then, Thyra glanced at Ember and her blue eyes shined,
'Heck, you will get something far more important than you hoped for, no matter how you look at it,
You are benefiting from this 'game'.
So don't think about useless stuff and,
Play.'
Hearing her words, Nux smiled.
Indeed, things like these did not matter.
Also, this made sense.
His Teacher still didn't know how strong he was, in her eyes, he was just a normal Expert Stage Cultivator who has decent swordsmanship.
An Expert Stage Cultivator was strong, however, that didn't mean that his teacher would send her student to participate in a war.
She must have known from the start,
This war was just a farce.
A perfect place where Nux can train without worrying about many things.
"So when are we attacking?" Nux smiled and questioned.
A smile appeared on Ember's face as she nodded,
"2 days.
We would attack 2 days later and would end this farce in 1 hour, we won't be wasting any more time than this."
Nux smiled.
"I understand."
Then, the meeting ended.
A few minutes later, Nux and Thyra returned back to their camp,
"Haahhh… talk about disappointment…"
Nux sighed.
Thyra just smiled and then, she started removing her skintight clothes.
Nux understood her intentions,
Therefore, just like the good and supportive man he is, he helped her remove her clothes.
Then, another session continued.
…
Just like that, 2 blissful days passed by.
And today, was the day of the 'War'.
The Woods Dynasty's army was prepared.
With loud and thunderous steps, they marched towards the Deathspike Fort.
Just like other Deputy Generals, Nux was standing alongside Ember.
Right now, he was wearing his black assassin clothes, and on top of that, he wore shiny armour.
Even though his face was covered, he looked quite dashing just with his posture and aura alone.
However, out of everyone on the battlefield, only Thyra understood his inner thoughts just by looking at his face.
Nux was nervous,
And how could he not be?
There were a total of 60,000 men standing in front of him,
This many people…
It was his first time seeing something like this.
And these people would soon participate in an all-out war.
Any sane person would be nervous in this situation.
However, unlike him, Ember was confident.
She then stepped forward and,
"Soldiers!"
She roared, gaining the attention of 60,000 soldiers in front of her.
"The Solid Earth Bastards dared to take what is ours, can we accept it without doing anything!?"
"NO WAY!!"
"Are we just going to sit in our houses and let our enemies underestimate us!?"
"NO WAY!!"
"Then are we going to Fight Back!?"
"YES WE WILL!!"
"Are we going to Destroy the Solid Earth Bastards!?"
"YES WE WILL!!"
Ember smiled, satisfied by the scene in front of her.
Nux, who heard 60,000 people shouting together in perfect sync was taken aback.
He was overwhelmed by the immense energy these soldiers radiated.
However, what overwhelmed him even more was…
'Beautiful…'
The black-red-haired woman who was commanding these 60,000 soldiers.
Their leader, the General, Ember Windstar, this woman…
She looked too charming right now.
Nux was completely lost in her voice.
"Soldiers,
Formation!"
Ember ordered, the soldiers then arranged themselves into the formation and then,
"March!"
Ember roared.
"YYEAAAHHH!!!"
The soldiers roared loudly.
Their roar was so loud that even Nux, who was lost in his thoughts, came out of his reverie.
The Energy these Soldiers were radiating had increased exponentially.
As Nux saw the soldiers marching towards the Fort, everything around him turned silent.
He didn't hear the Soldiers' cries, nor did he hear Ember's voice, everything around him was unusually silent.
Was it him panicking in this situation?
Was it too overwhelming for him?
Nux didn't know.
He only knew that he had to continue moving, and that is what he did.
He followed others and continued walking as he looked around with a confused look on his face.
He could hear the footsteps of the soldiers, he could hear the sounds of the swords being unsheathed, however, he couldn't hear any words.
This was…
A bit strange…
Nux shook his head again and again, however, this weird situation didn't change.
However, just as he was about to smack his head with his hand,
"Piercing Flame Squad, Absolute Earth Squad, move forward!
Destroy their walls!"
He heard Ember's roar.
Miraculously, the strange feeling suddenly disappeared and everything went back to normal, Nux felt something was pulling him away, however, this time, he didn't lose his focus.
He prepared himself and soon, a serious look appeared on his face.
Then, he activated his [Sense] out of reflex. A second later, the picture of the entire battlefield appeared inside his mind.
He then started the situation around him with a calm mind, Thyra was behind him, Ember was in front of him, the rest of the Army had stopped their advance, and only two squads were moving forward.
They were preparing to create an opening.
The opponents' soldiers were standing on the Fort walls, preparing their arrows and aiming toward the two squads coming for them.
From their expression, they looked quite calm.
It was as if they were sure of their victory.
Nux frowned.
This was strange.
This war was just a farce, however, for the Solid Earth Kingdom's Soldiers; this war was something where they would lose their lives.
Then why are they…
"!!!"
Suddenly, Nux's eyes widened in horror.
"Stop!
Stop Marching Forward!!"
He screamed.
