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nA few thoughts flowed through my mind, but there was no way he had evidence, even if he did see it happen… although I have a feeling he doesn’t need evidence to execute somebody he wants to kill.

n“We will be heading off again and moving our way up the trading route. There is a large trading town that we must control in order to crush every one of our enemies because once we control their materials, we control their army. What use is there in having a large army when you have no armor to shield them with, no swords or spears to arm them with?”

n“Am I allowed to ask why I am here then?”

n“Because you will be right beside me. You’re an interesting young talent, but that’s not why I’m intrigued by you… I want to see you fight more because I have a feeling we may be alike,” The flying general smiled, and I couldn’t but shiver before nodding my head, unable to respond verbally.

nWhat is this guy planning to do with me…

nAs soon as he dismissed me, I returned to the medical tent where the same medic from before checked up on me.

n“You’re a young kid. Do what you can to survive… I don’t want to see your corpse being dragged back here,” She muttered, spreading a green paste on the wound on my shoulder.

nI may be able to regenerate faster, but there was always the chance of an infection which, of course, would not be the most ideal of things to experience while in battle.

nHeroic Persuasion

n“You know… I was sent here by my parents. I was forcefully signed up to assist in this conquering raid, so can you tell me the details of what we’re doing? I don’t really remember much because I was so nervous when the general first explained it,”

n“Hmmm… I guess it’s fine since you don’t know. So, first of all, our main enemy is the Mongrels of the Fiery Mountains. They’re beastly and live in a more reserved way, but the land that they hold is very precious in terms of growing crops… and being the center of trade in this new route being formed,”

n“The silk road?”

n“Ummm… I don’t know what it’s called, but it’s a very important trade route that we have established for the first time in hundreds of years. And controlling such a place will allow us to achieve higher and more powerful achievements,”

n“I see… thank you,” I smiled, and as the woman smiled back with an exhausted smirk, she fell back onto the wooden stool, nearly toppling over it.

n“You’re like me, kid. I was a medic, but I didn’t want to join such a bloodthirsty war… yet, my parents sold me off to this battle for expansion. I feel no pity towards any side of this battle and could care less who wins. As long as I’m getting paid, I don’t care if I have to join those beasts,”

nThey keep saying they’re beasts… yet they seem to still be very conscious and even have as strong of armor as our side.

n“Yeah, I know what you’re thinking… beasts this, beasts that… well, it’s just propaganda. In reality, they are no different from us, and in fact, we may be the bad ones here since we invaded without any real reason, yet-“𝗈𝗏𝓁xt.𝗇𝓔t

n“Yet, you still don’t care, right?”

n“Mhm… As long as I’m alive, well-fed, and earning money, I can do whatever I want no matter how shameful or hard it is,”

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nThe next day, we set off, and surprisingly I was given a horse to ride on at the very wings of the army that had been slimmed down in order to squeeze through the tight path we were taking.

nThe point of my job was fairly simple, to keep anybody from flanking us and making sure to flank the enemy when the time was right.

nThis could have been what Lu Bu wanted to test me on, but I still had a feeling in the back of my mind that there was more to this than meets than eye.

nWe were like a booming storm cloud, repeatedly sending threatening thunder blasts in order to prepare and warn that lightning strikes were ready and would come no matter what the enemy could prepare.

nI saw Lu Bu was completely locked in, a strange aura seemingly rising from his horse and body, resonating into one being that interlocked to a proficient level of resonance.

nI wouldn’t be surprised if Lu Bu could pull off some magic and see the land through the eyes of his horse… that is how closely connected they were.

nAlso, he’s wearing armor this time, meaning he must be serious. I mean, who could even land a scratch on his bare skin, and now an entire suit of armor?

nThe large halberd strung across his back locked a massive and heavy bow against his back as well, which was surprising to me because I thought the man was more of a close-range fighter.

nHis horse held his arrows in order to not weigh the flying general down anymore, so I knew it wasn’t just to shoot that halberd of his.

n“The man who split the skies with a single strike… I wonder if that has happened already,” I muttered to myself before we reached the top of a hill and encountered a long and expansive grassy plane where a decently large town was bustling with activity.

nClearly, this was our target.

n“MEN! GET READYYYYYYY!” Lu Bu shouted at the top of his lungs, not only warning our army, but also the opposers, who were now gathering as many soldiers that they could in order to defend this raid.

nHm… Something seems off… clearly, they were aware of us but didn’t have an army ready to defend what was clearly our target? Were they truly that stupid, or was there something else?

nI opened my mouth ever so slightly to try and warn the flying general, but his shifting eyes told me everything I needed to know.

n“Alright, I trust you,”

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