Silence filled the battlefield. Everyone was shocked at what they had just heard.
However, before they could recover from their shock, the beast tide grew closer to the ants. The Ant Queen immediately lifted her hand and gave amand to her army.
The ground shook violently as the red and ck-scaled ants took a spearhead formation.
Then the Ant Queen shouted in amanding tone:
"Scourge Colony, attack! Defend your home!"
BOOM!
A thunderous rumble echoed as the ants surged forward with military precision and mmed directly into the beast tide.
BOOOOM!
The impact of the sh obliterated several low-level monsters and sent a few high-level beasts flying through the air. Leading the charge were none other than Skully, the Ant Queen, the ck-scaled Ant King, and a few powerful humanoid ants. They were all powerful beasts at the King Tier level and above!
Hence, they easily crushed all the weak monsters in their path.
Under the stunned gaze of everyone, the Scourge Colony—what they had imed to be their name—cut through the horde, killing them at a rapid pace.
Back on the walls, the silence was still thick in the air as they simply watched the one-sided massacre. Then, a deafening roar erupted—not from the horde, but from the defenders themselves. The Awakened raised their weapons high, their voices filling the air.
"By the gods... they''re really on our side! Did you see that?! They just obliterated that first wave!"
"Yes... Little Nox is protecting everyone even without being here!"
"Damn, they''re tearing through them like paper—those mandibles, that acidic spray. What a terrifying army!"
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"Come on, we can''t just stand idly by! For Young Master Nox!" Hans'' voice echoed amidst the roars of the battlefield as he charged into the horde of beasts. He wasn''t the only one. Serena, Elvin, Gordon, and a few brave Awakened charged head-on. Meanwhile, at the same time, a rain of arrows and magical attacks struck the beasts as well.
For the first time in the history of Eos, humans and beasts fought side by side and watched each other''s backs. With their united force, they drove the beasts out of their territory, chased them, and cut them apart.
"He''s not here... but he is watching over us," repeated a ck-cloaked individual standing on a distant mountain, watching the raging fight. This man, unlike the others, didn''t have his hood up, revealing his red skin and lustrous ck hair that cascaded down his back. The man''s ck eyes were filled with anger.
"Who... who is this Nox that is messing with my mission?"
"Sir," another cloaked figure rushed over and bowed.
"We did some research and found out who this Nox is," the figure imed.
The red-skinned man gave a nod, and the subordinate continued.
"Apparently, your daughter encountered him in Snowhelm several weeks ago and tried to eliminate him, but—"
Before the subordinate couldplete his report, the red-skinned man''s hate-filled tone rang out:
"That useless girl... she failed, right? If she had dealt with him, our ns of slowly destroying the Vermilion Kingdom would have gone smoothly."
"After conquering the west, I''d have headed to the north, the south, and finally the royal capital—the east! But all this just had to be ruined because of my ipetent daughter."
The subordinate understood the anger of his superior and hoped he wouldn''t snap and kill him. Missions like destroying an entire kingdom or continent were only awarded to the Big Three in the ming Order organization. The rewards for eachpletion were massive, and the punishment for failure was even more severe—especially for the third most powerful man in the organization.
The drop of Ivor was extremely rare and expensive toe by, only produced by the minority dwarven race.
The red-skinned man clenched his fists.
"The organization spent a huge amount, almost going bankrupt. If I don''tplete this mission, He won''t take it lightly with me."
While he was deep in thought, the red-skinned man noticed that the subordinate was about to say something.
"Sir, I have more reports," the subordinate stated, earning a sharp look from the red-skinned man. Those ck eyes, which stood out sharply against his red skin, almost made it difficult for the subordinate to breathe.
"Go ahead," the man said in a deep voice.
"From the information we gathered in Snowhelm and here, it seems this Nox somehow possesses a unique ss that lets him control beasts," the cloaked figure reported.
"Hmm." The red-skinned man stroked his chin with a thoughtful expression.
''A unique ss that allows him to control beasts... that exins the ants, then. Such a powerful ss.''
It was the first time the man had heard about a ss like this. At first, it sounded like a basic ss, but as he watched the military-like coordination of the skill, he began to realize how dangerous this hidden ss was.
With his beast army, he could easily rule the Vermilion Kingdom...
''Wrong, the entire far west,'' the man corrected himself. He then asked with a bit of skepticism:
"How old is he? Neen? Twenty?"
The subordinate shook his head.
"Thirty?"
"No."
"Forty?"
"Fifty?"
The red-skinned man frowned deeply.
"How old is he then? Is he some old monster?" he asked in a suspicious tone.
"Sir, he''s just ten."
"Ten... hmm, not bad." The red-skinned man turned around, but then realization struck, and he lost his usualposure.
"Wait, ten years?! Ten years... he''s just a child, not even a teenager!"
The red-skinned man was shocked speechless.
"Yes, sir," the subordinate affirmed.
"A ten-year-old... with a monster army?" The red-skinned man''s voice trembled, disbelief taking over his anger as he struggled to process the absurdity of it all.
"Sir, what do we do about him?"
The red-skinned man pondered for a while, his expression dark and calcting. Then, he looked into the distance and spoke.
"There are two ways to go about this," he said coldly. "With such a terrifying ss, he''ll be a valuable addition to the organization, or…"
His eyes narrowed sharply as he dered:
"We cleave his wings while he''s still young."
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Bonus chapter for this Month''s Golden Tickets.
[Chapters: 2/1]