A Little Desire Of Anti - Hero

Arc I - Chapter 25: Marco's Shocks

The roar echoes when the sun has returned to its origin and the moon is now standing tall accompanied by a stretch of stars.

The roaring sound echoed along the way, the roar of the horse steps along with the echoing cheers. The voice came from the Eugary Empire troops that were under Marco's command in the battle this time.

A smile was etched on the face of the knight captain, the time to finish the battle was only one and a half days, faster than he had expected before.

'I've succeeded, Miss.'

Although the troops returning with him were now only half of the initial number, of which the other half were still on guard on the battlefield to clear the remnants of the battle and keep an eye on the Beatria Union's counter-movements.

However, if it was to ensure the safety of the area they had just occupied, Marco felt this amount had been sufficient.

In any case, for Marco the most difficult thing was to ensure the safety of the Duke family during the war, and because of this he still left the troops to be able to guard them for three days in the previous plan.

However, after finding that the wind direction that strongly supported them during the war and the time needed to be faster than expected. Marco did not waste his attention on anything else but prioritizing the Duke family's security.

With the army around him returning morally high, eagerly celebrating their victory over the battle against Beatria Union, Marco hastened the pace of his horse. However, suddenly the cheers they were doing dimmed.

Their base, Fort Arcchild, looks smashed. The thick, upholstered walls that had always been proud of its sturdiness were now collapsed, the building blocks of the fortress that had been reinforced with runes and magic scattered.

In fact, the conditions at the west gate were much worse than anywhere else in this fortress. The previously flat ground has gone up and down arbitrarily with the red color and the thick fishy smell, of course Marco can tell from what this is.

The blood!

The team that had foreseen the warm welcome and the accompanying happiness now did not know what to do, the shock was what filled their hearts after being greeted by this astonishing sight.

The state of the Arcchild Fortress in this condition and the atmosphere inside the heavy fortress made their spirits decline rapidly.

"W-what happened ...?" Marco was astonished that no other words could come out of his mouth other than this word, and stammered.

Realizing something more important, Marco got off the horse he was riding. "Duke! How's Duke Arcchild doing? Then how is Miss Seriana?!"

Marco ran as fast as lightning to the castle where the Duke family lived. As he looked at the castle building that had also suffered great damage to the sixth floor, even from the outside it could already be seen that the castle had been badly damaged, panic was further engulfing his heart.

"Miss?!" marco shouted as he entered the room that Seriana —office— often used in panic, sweeping a glance around the room to see a blonde girl drowning in a pile of documents.

"Look down, Marco" The girl said calmly, looking at Marco in front of her, commenting, "You're home sooner than expected."

The knight captain, Marco took a sigh of relief after seeing Seriana's state of being fine. Being calmer, he asked, "What really happened during my departure Miss?"

Glancing at Marco for a moment, Seriana refocused on the document she was working on. Taking a breath, he began to explain, "There are some assailants from the Beatria Union who have messed up here, besides that ...."

"In addition, what happened Miss?"

Marco was silent for a moment to receive this shocking information, from which he knew Rion did not possess this kind of power. 'Wait 'wait! This meant that he was hiding his strength all this time?' think Marco.

However, he now had things to pay more attention to. "What about Duke, Miss?"

"Unfortunately, Duke Arcchild has been killed. Well ... maybe because we feel that the enemy is unlikely to infiltrate here," Seriana replied with a grieving face along with a cynical tone directed at Marco.

Marco lowered his head, if he did not feel too confident in the strength of this fortress perhaps the current state could be avoided.

In addition, Seriana had previously questioned Marco's decision because of the contested area, although fertile but for him it is more important to look for strategic blood for the smooth expansion.

Maybe if they win this battle they can reduce the food supply on the side of the opponent. However, the land will be useless because in war conditions like now it is impossible to grow food crops.

Seeing this Seriana smiled coldly in her heart, Seriana might be able to surmise the attack that the Beatria Union had given her. However, Rion's own escape had been beyond his expectations.

After a long silence, Seriana gave the order, "Make a chase team to capture Rion and bring him alive. Consider it to make amends, make sure this time it works!"

"Well, Miss!" Finished saying it was Marco retreating, leaving Seriana's room quickly.

Seriana glanced for a moment outside the fortress before returning to focus on the mountain of documents in front of her. But now a smile adorns her beautiful face.

***

At the west gate, a group of middle men lined up neatly facing Marco who was standing in front of them.

"Team Night Hunt!"

"Yes!" answer the team simultaneously.

Marco swept a glance for a moment before nodding. "You will give me an important mission" he said.

Team Night Hunt, a ten-man special team is what Marco chose to help him through the task Seriana gave him. Having a member with strength at the level of gold level 3-4, he felt this team deserved after receiving the news that no less surprising that Demand had also been killed, he felt that the team was deserving, in addition, the team specializes in speeds that are perfect for the mission this time.

"Hah .. I haven't even rested yet" complained Fold, one of the team members.

"Be quiet! Even the Captain himself is with us on this mission" whispered Ale, the leader of this team while following Fold and telling him to be quiet.

Finished explaining the mission's purpose in detail, Marco shouted, "Let's catch the cause of the chaos according to Miss Seriana G's orders. Eugary!"

"Yes!"

Soon those people left this place and turned into black shadows. Now, a team led by the knight captain directly started down the forest in search of Rion's whereabouts.