Revenge of the Son of the Nobles

Chapter 44: Fear

Western continent, the Central Headquarters of the Western Continent Alliance.

The atmosphere in the room of the Chairman of the Alliance Council was so heavy since a while ago, he was seen frowning his temples, while before him stood Theodore whose expression also looked chaotic.

The few councilors who were in the room were just staring at the two of them with puzzled gazes, the Chairman of the Council suddenly became like that after reading the report from Theodore which had since appeared to be gloomy.

The Chairman of the Board breathed a heavy breath. "Are you sure what you're writing here?" He asked the question to Theodore.

"I'm more than sure, I saw his condition firsthand and so clearly." The Chairman of the Council who saw Theodore's chaotic and gloomy expression chose to believe, after all, there was indeed another choice but to believe the report he brought?

"Excuse me, what is written in the report that makes the Chairman of the Board so depressed?" One of the members of the board dared to ask.

The Chairman of the Council presented Theodore's report to the councilman, he immediately accepted and read it. Moments later the council member's face paled, his expression turning into one of horror, disgust and disbelief.

He immediately submitted the report to the other board members present, and he experienced something similar moments after reading the report.

"We lost three wanders of the power of light at once, we don't even know the mastermind behind their deaths." The Chairman of the Board finally spoke up after the room sank into a gloomy atmosphere for a few moments.

"Although, the description of the condition of one of the victims reminds me of the condition of the victim at the time when the powerful demon who killed David Mataushe appeared." Reveal one of the board members.

"It's true" the Chairman of the Board confirmed, "foaming mouth and wide-eyed, but the victims were not killed" he said.

In fact, there was another possibility, like the demon that appeared this time was stronger than the demon that appeared back then, or the demon did indeed have the ability to kill using Aura, or at least something similar.

But it could also be because the victims this time were weaker than the victims of the tragedy at that time, because in fact the people present at that time were strong people from various countries.

The statement was as degrading as the wanderers of the power of light, but indeed the power of light is not or at least has not been proven to be able to withstand non-physical attacks, except for certain types of power.

Unlike the Aura or Mana, when the level of mastery had reached a certain level, they could withstand non-physical attacks.

In comparison, when a strong Aura user releases his aura in the presence of a person who has no Aura at all, then that person will experience dizziness, shortness of breath, nausea and even unconsciousness. The same goes for Mana.

Based on the trials that have been done, the power of light that never studied the use of Aura or Mana can still be affected by the overflow of Aura.

It was likely that this demon used a non-physical attack similar to the Aura overflow, but seeing the impact alone, they did not dare to imagine how powerful the 'Aura' that creature possessed was.

"I suggested to Commander Bernard to withdraw Alex Collin who served in the southeast to replace the three wanderers of the fallen light power in the west." Theodore does have a mandate for that. However, the final decision remains in the hands of the Chairman of the Board.

The Chairman of the Board weighed in for a moment, then he nodded in agreement, "That's the right decision for now."

Theodore breathed a heavy breath. "In that case, I'll step down." He turned around and walked out of the room, leaving a gloom behind him.

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Western continent, southeast defensive outpost.

The news of the killing of the three wards of light power in the west had reached Ferguson's ears through Theodore, he decided to send Alex on Theodore's advice to patch up the shortage in the west without telling the reason for Alex's transfer, it was done to maintain the morale of the troops.

Why Alex? Because in formation, the Desmond-Anford-Alicia combination is considered very effective to counter the incoming demonic onslaught, they are able to provide defense and attack at the same time.

The walls that Desmond had formed and the moat that Alicia could dig in a short period of time were able to slow down the movement of some types of demons, making room for long-range defense units to launch their attacks.

The weapons that Desmond formed also had a match with the strength of Alicia and Anford, separating one of them actually reduced the defense efficiency they had. So for now, the decision to send Alex as a replacement is the best option, especially Alex is more than qualified to replace the three people.

After all, the two magicians sent by the Magic Department had extremely capable abilities. Their magic output was large and their Mana capacity was not playful, third level magicians were indeed not a title that could be origin achieved. They could slightly replace Alex's role as a powerful long-range attacker.

Even so, they still face difficulties because demons with new types continue to appear, casualties are always falling in every battle.

As in the battle this time, the three of them again lost some of their comrades, even though they had already started to get used to the word death, but a sense of loss still enveloped their hearts every time they saw the bodies of their comrades who were no longer alive.

Every time new personnel came from the Academy, they immediately imagined the worst-case scenario that the new faces would experience. The faces that look enthusiastic will eventually turn into depressed faces or faces from bodies that no longer move.

'Don't get too familiar' were the words that the more senior soldiers often said to the newcomers, words that were hard to understand for the beginners on the battlefield, he said, they will only understand after seeing their friends or even lovers die on the battlefield.

"What's Tania's condition?" Desmond asked Alicia.

Tania since Brian's death has been known as a bloodthirsty girl, she fights fiercely and brutally no matter the wounds she receives. The jolly and innocent girl they knew had already changed completely since Brian's death, it was no wonder, they might already look like different people at this moment.

Desmond had crossed paths with Tania a moment ago, he just stared at Desmond at a glance and passed without a word, which was what made Desmond ask Alicia his condition.

"Alex must be okay, right?" Alicia asked Desmond.

Desmond laughed a little. "That man is very strong, very few things can harm him."

"Yourselves ... Will Raymond and I meet again someday?"

For some reason, Desmond felt that Alicia was a bit strange, Desmond indeed could not see her expression because Alicia was standing behind him, but he felt that something had changed from Alicia at this moment.

"What are Brian and Adrian talking about?"

Desmond was a little surprised, he did not expect Alicia to discuss such a topic, no matter what was on Alicia's mind at the moment. Even so, he still tried to answer that question.

"I ... I don't know, maybe they're watching us. Who knows what the dead are doing. Other than that ... Are you okay, Alice?" Alice is Alicia's calling.

Alicia turned to look at Desmond, revealing her teary eyes and her lips trembling in tears, Desmond's heart was stunned to see a side of Alicia she had never seen before.

"We ... We're not gonna lose Alex, are we? Anford will also stay with us until the end, right? Raymond and I can go back home together, right? You ... You're not gonna do anything either, are you?"

That strong Alicia was basically just a noble girl who was not prepared to experience all these situations, she did look formidable on the battlefield, her strength? Don't ask.

But she was only a woman with a fragile heart, perhaps she could endure all the grief and pressure she experienced to some extent because a noble was indeed required to hide their feelings.

Merely, there would be a time where Alicia would ponder over everything she had experienced all along, it would undoubtedly make her heart shake, she said, especially without Raymond who is his brother as a place to lean.

Desmond was speechless looking at Alicia who was crying sobbing, the figure of Alicia that was pictured in his mind all along was a graceful, tough and strong girl. But what was before him right now was a girl who was terrified of facing a future she did not know about.

"I ... I don't want to imagine it ... But I ... Still can't ... All of that ... It just crossed my mind ...."

Without being able to say anything, Desmond simply stared at the pity of the girl before him. To be honest, he was also always thinking about that, a future where he would lose his comrades or even his own life.

"Hey ... Indigo ... We ... We're not all gonna die, are we? We're going through all this, right? Everything ... Everything will go back to how it was, right?"

Alicia is completely devastated right now, she is going through traumatic stress accumulated a long time ago. He was confused, scared, sad, desperate.

Unable to see the cry of the girl before him, Desmond's eyes began to water, he grabbed Alicia's hand and clasped her tightly.

"Everything will be fine, even if something bad happens, I'm sure we'll all be able to get through it."

Isakan Alicia stopped, for a while, Alicia and Desmond stared at each other.

- CLAK

The sound of metal clashing sounded, it was because Alicia who suddenly clenched Desmond's body made their armor clash. He came back crying in Desmond's arms.

Desmond gasped, other than because of Alicia's extremely strong embrace, he didn't expect this noble girl to suddenly clutch at him just like that. But she immediately got carried away, she returned the girl's embrace and began to gently caress her head, whispering gentle words to calm her down.

Alicia held Desmond tightly, unaware that Desmond had trouble breathing.

But let it be, the girl had found a place to release all the pressure she was under, the feeling of fear that was running down her heart slowly evaporated along with her tears that kept spilling over.

Anford who returned after praying for his colleagues who died a moment ago closed in after seeing the scene. From a distance, he just chuckled while shaking his head.

"Fucking demond ... You better have a good reason to tell Raymond."

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Character of Mara Akhundzada