blueteamnovel Chapter 664 84
Chapter 664 84
With the Demon Lord, their Master, leaving the matters of Betrum Nation in their hands, the 4 quickly began their attack.
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At the start of the warning, with news on the forts capture by enemy forces spreading, the militias had been scrambled in case the monsters would attack the City.
However, after an almost week of inactivity from the monsters, the atmosphere slowly calmed itself, though there are some voices on the issue of resources and income of Zell City.
Zell City's income is mostly from the loots obtained from Zell Forest and the Bugs. To not be able to enter the forest caused some adventurers to leave. Which prompt more adventurers to follow them.
The situation itself is not good, but none of the higher-ups were interested in attacking the forts, not when they lack knowledge of the strength of the newest monsters.
And so, Zell City continued their observation, trying to obtain any new information by baiting the monsters into a skirmish. For now, their attempt were unsuccessful, causing the higher-ups to believe the presence of either a powerful monster, or a leader in the forest.
However, without any evidence or method to smoke the leader out, the higher-ups were forced to let the City undergo this form of siege.
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On the walls of Zell City, a group of people watched over the field at the front. Though, only one fifth are soldiers while the rest are militias.
"Captain, how's thing going up above?" one of the militia asked the leader of their patrol group. The man is not one of the highest-rank officers but he is the highest rank in vicinity, hence the militia asked the man, hoping to learn something new.
Unfortunately for the man, the captain shook his head.
"Nothing new. The higher-ups did not know why the attack happened, and why the forts were specifically targeted, except that there should be smart monsters leading the Swarm, as they decided to call it."
Nothing new, though the name is a new one.
"How?" a company has 100 men. Against 10 monsters, it should be enough without suffering a single casualty.
"They reported a single monster possessed a strength equal to weaker C-rank." And it all make sense. Regular soldiers possessed strength of upper tier D-rank, which could not compare to the weakest of C-rank.
The only way for D-rankers to defeat C-rank opponents is through sheer number or ambushes. And since they fought on the field, on stretches of flat land, the latter strategy could not work.
"At least we know the strength of the monsters." The general decided to look at the silver lining.
"But, these must be an elite skirmish group, send to gauge our strength." The general exclaimed.
The leader snorted, earning her a side glance.
"Anything to add, Lady Calle?" he asked.
"Assuming this is an elite skirmish group is the height of folly." The leader chastise the other man.
"What are you say-"
Raising his hand and rudely cutting of the general, Calle continued, "If we don't want to be defeated, always hope for the best, but assume the worst. In this case, unless proven otherwise, believe that this is a regular skirmish group, and the entire Swarm is made off C-rank monsters, as their weakest."
Her blue eyes bore into the general, who only nodded in understanding. Glad her message get across the men, Calle looked at the adventurers with her,
"Make sure that adventurers will handle the skirmish group. And only C-rankers and above that do it. The soldiers will focus on containing the monsters but the adventurers will do all the fighting, agree?"
The question was for the general, who nodded reluctantly.
"Good. Send the new orders and make sure the adventurers followed it. If not," her voice turned deeper as the area was blanketed by shadow originating from the leader of Betrum Adventure Guild.