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Divine Overlord - Chapter 18

Published at 20th of March 2019 04:35:27 PM


Chapter 18

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The sun was almost set by the time Melissa and her team finally arrived near Astoria Empire southern border. They had just passed through a Legion outpost a moment ago.

On the way from Esnoz, the team traveled quickly on the main road owned by the empire. Several times they met with demon beasts roaming near the road, but those demon beasts were immediately handled by the cavalry squadron that escorted the team.

There are also some funny moments that occur during the trip such as; the cavalry soldiers became more energetic and enthusiastic about their behavior because of the appearance of Melissa's female team members, the soldiers could not resist showing off in front of those ladies, the female team members rolled their eyes as they witnessed the soldiers' behavior.

And because of the fact that Arno could not ride a horse and he also rode with Alfred, both of them became a laughing stock not only for team members but also for the soldiers. Arno did not mind that and just shrugged, while Alfred cried in his heart because he was dragged too.

But overall, it was a very relaxing journey.

As the team continued heading south, they finally saw a vast military camp located on the horizon. That was their temporary destination is, namely the 5th Legion's camp.

The 5th Legion was originally stationed in the Gaztic Valley, dozens of miles west of the current team position. After the Grand Commander of Reizen had resumed his district command, he pulled the 5th Legion back to the rear line. When they were in the midst of withdrawal, they were immediately redeployed again but this time they were ordered to march to Farach Pass and were tasked with supporting the 13th Legion which had been stationed near that Pass.

"Is that your former legion, Alfred?" Arno, who sat behind Alfred on top of a horse, suddenly asked him something.

Alfred glanced at him "Yeah...that's the 5th Legion." and he replied a little.

"For how long did you serve in the legion?" Arno inquired him again.

"9 months and 23 days. If I remember correctly." Alfred answered in great detail.

Hearing that, Arno nodded slowly "What about Luccio then?"

"Hmmm...Luccio had been in the legion before I joined, but I'm not sure how long he's been there." Alfred again answered while at the same time steering his horse's rein.

"Wait! You both didn't have the same age?" Arno was slightly startled, so he asked him again.

"Hehe...Luccio was a few years older than me, he could be said to be my senior. We initially didn't know each other because even though we were in the same legion, we came from different squadrons. But we got acquainted during a counter raid operation against the barbarians a few months ago. We have been stuck with each other since then." Alfred chuckled when telling his and Luccio's history to Arno.

'So it's like that.' Arno had thought that Alfred was the same age as Luccio, but he was wrong.

"I see. Then you must cherish it. Friends are precious after all." Arno gives Alfred advice.

"I will sir." Alfred nodded, he agreed with Arno's words.

Arno smiled lightly and he did not speak further. But something felt strange to him, he had observed that Alfred's destiny connections to him were dimmed and decreased over time, and this had happened since he had guided Alfred in his cultivation.

'It looks like my 'fate' business with him is almost done.' Arno thought.

Although still not completely vanished, he could feel that Alfred's fate would have nothing to do with him soon enough.

But one problem still haunts him. The problem is about the connection of destiny between him and Melissa. In contrast to his connection with Alfred, which declined and almost disappeared, the connection of destiny with Melissa actually rose sharply and strongly every time they got closer to each other. And this made Arno's mind very chaotic.

Arno does not know where the problem will bring them both in the future. He can only let nature takes its course.

He again cleared his mind and continued his journey with Alfred.

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Afterward, the team approached the camp and this time they can see it more clearly. From the conditions around the camp, it seems that the camp has not yet been completed. It can be seen from the number of soldiers who occupy themselves with various kinds of activities around the camp such as; set up tents, make wooden stockades and also dismantle military equipment.

This is a very busy sight.

Suddenly, Melissa and her team were intercepted by a group of officers while they were outside the camp. Then, one of the officers greeted Melissa for her presence in the camp and also informed her that the commander of the 5th legion had been waiting for her arrival.

Melissa nodded and agreed to meet directly with Commander Arthur. That way, the officers swiftly guided the team to a tent where the commander was located.

Near the main gate of the camp made of wood. There is a massive flag that flies fast and rough because of the wind. The color of the flag is crimson with a touch of gold, and there is also a 5th legion proud symbol on both sides of the flag.

That is the proud flag of the 5th legion, which they always carry wherever and whenever they are deployed.

Along the way, Alfred and Luccio were greeted several times by soldiers who knew them. And of course, they both returned the greeting. It seems that both of them are quite well known in the legion.

Because they had their own duties, the cavalry squadron who had accompanied the team to the camp was finally separated from them. The squadron went straight to their own barracks.

When Arno saw the scenery around him, he was quite fascinated by it. He could see the imperial soldiers were practicing and marching in a disciplined manner, their numbers were extraordinary. Maybe there are around thousands of soldiers in this camp.

Talking about the Astoria legion, Arno recalled one of his conversations with Alfred a few days ago. From the conversation, Arno learned that each legion consisted of 6000 soldiers which were separated again into several main units.

And in the legions, there are also several small squadrons that have specific tasks and roles, such as; Wyvern Squadron, Battlemage Squadron, Knight Squadron, and Scout Squadron.

Alfred was previously assigned to the 5th legion knight squadron. He even became the leader of the squadron.

Whereas Luccio was a scout in the scouting squadron. The main focus of the scouting squadrons is mostly directed towards special operations and remote surveillance missions. They are deployed in small teams and carry out missions behind enemy lines, that's why the members of this squadron are highly trained and must have special abilities.

Actually, the average cultivation rank of the legion soldiers was between level 4 to level 6 Fighter rank. As for the soldiers assigned to the special squadron, most of their strength was ranked in the Super Warrior, especially for knights and scouts.

Although for Arno it was not something extraordinary and did not meet the requirements to enter his eyes, in the realm of Greysia such power can make many countries and organizations jealous.

Tens of thousands of troops who had a cultivation rank on the peak stage of the Fighter rank were greatly coveted by many major powers.

But of course, all of them could not be compared to Melissa's team at all. Just imagine the weakest member in her team already has the power in level 2 Super Warrior, while they still have 2 Grandmasters and even a Saint rank, not to mention they have Arno among them.

It can be said that Melissa's team is absolutely a gathering of talents.

The team arrived at the commander's tent, they began to descend from their horses and walked into the tent. Inside the tent, they were all welcomed by General Arthur Firenze, the commander of the 5th legion.

"Good evening, lady Melissa. Is your trip fun?" General Arthur asked Melissa.

"Good evening to you too, General Arthur. Not bad, we had a chance to meet some demon beasts in the middle of the trip, that's all." Melissa replied with a smile.

"Hmm, that's. So you brought two of my best former subordinates here too huh." Arthur spoke sarcastically.

"Don't be like that, General, hehehe. After all, they've become members of my team, of course, I'll take them with me." Melissa softly answered Arthur's question.

"Hahaha, I'm just joking, but don't take my soldiers anymore okay. I know you got a blank check from the Kaiser, but I still need these people to defend the border." Arthur jokes with Melissa.

"No problem. Oh yeah, General, let me introduce my team to you." Melissa began introducing her team members one by one to Arthur.

When Arthur knew there were people from the church on Melissa's team, he didn't react much because of that, even though he was a bit confused.

However, at the moment he was introduced to Victor and Ryson, he was very surprised after finding out their identity. Especially when he found out that Victor Assange, a Saint rank expert whose name was famous throughout the world, had joined Melissa's team.

This is not a joke.

Both of them are important people in the inner circle of the church, not only that, Ryson is a Grandmaster expert whose level is higher than Arthur's, while Victor is a Saint expert who has been known publicly. They were both honored guests for the 5th legion.

Arthur hurriedly saluted Victor and Ryson. He even bowed too. And he immediately offered them special treatment, but they both respectfully refused him, they said it all depends on Melissa and they will only follow her.

Arthur did not know how Melissa did that, he was very confused. But after Melissa explained why there were people from the church in her team, Arthur finally understood.

After that, he did not ask further, it was the business of Melissa and her team, and Arthur had no right to interfere in their matters.

"So, what's your next step?" Arthur asked what the team wanted to do next.

"We want to officially execute the mission tomorrow when the sun rises. But for now we just want to rest, is there a place for us, general?" Melissa answered.

"Well then. Hehe, we have prepared tents for your team members, you can rest there. I will order my subordinates to guide you." Arthur nodded and smiled when he offered Melissa a place to rest.

"Thank you very much, general. Then please excuse us." Melissa thanked Arthur and continued to head to the resting tent.

But by the time Melissa and her team were almost out of the tent.

"Lady Melissa, wait!" Arthur suddenly called Melissa back.

The team stopped their steps and turned their bodies facing Arthur. They were confused, in the end, Melissa decided to ask.

"What's wrong, general?"

"I forgot telling you. You must bring your team to meet me again later tonight. I want to discuss with all of you about the current conditions of the border, there are developments in the situation that happened there." Arthur asked Melissa and his team to come to the meeting tonight.

"Yes, we will be there at night." Melissa replied.

"Okay, now take your rest." Arthur gave a signal for the team to leave.

After that, the team members came out of the tent and walked quickly to their tents.




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