Chapter 587
Chapter 587 A Brewing Battle
Dragonborn Camp.
The pesky kobolds had been completely dealt with.
The kobold blood had been scattered all across the camp, and the stinging smell of blood had obscured the stench of the place.
The smell of blood wasn’t unpleasant to the dragonborn who had always lived on the edge of battle. In fact, it made them feel at ease and relaxed.
The dragonborn had traveled far to get here and had indeed prepared food of their own. However, given the unpredictability of war, it wasn’t a bad idea to prep more food ahead of time. That was why Commander Will had sent out the food requisitioning party to find trouble with the local natives.
The dragonborn warriors gathered into their squads to start campfires and put on their pots. Soon, the pleasant fragrance of cooked ribs started to fill the camp.
Several dragonborn warriors had even taken off their armor and were wrestling bare-handed with the free time they had before dinner.
Only Bug Adept Billis, who had gone out to kill the Dragon Cultists had yet to return. News from the battlefield was that Billis’ bug army, paired with the magical machines, had managed to obtain the advantage in that battle. However, there were some tough nuts among the Cultists that could use potent fire powers as well. It caused the losses of the magical machines to be relatively higher than expected.
It seemed Billis would not be able to make it back in time for the main offensive against the dragonborn camp!
Another fifteen minutes later, Dana pulled her head from within a massive barrel of herbs without a scratch on her body. Mary put down her legs and stood up confidently to shout, “Prepare to attack!” She then led the way and strode out of the tent.
This single order seemed to have put a high-speed motor upon the entire camp. The whole establishment started to move about at an extremely high pace.
One hundred and sixty-three magical machines split up into different squads based on their models. They sorted into neat formations and marched into the mist with heavy and rumbling footsteps.
The adept squad that Mary led hid within the magical machines and silently proceeded toward the battlefield.
Mary continued to give orders as they moved. The eyes and spies they had set up around the dragonborn camp ahead of time started to close in as well. They were like a tight fishing net being cast over the dragonborn.
The large-scale movement of the magical machine army couldn’t avoid the senses of the dragonborn, even with the fog as cover.
The dragonborn camp was filled with the shoutings and clamoring of the dragonborn captain. The squads of dragonborn had been summoned and were being assigned to different areas based on their habits in battle.
The so-called dragonborn camp had actually been stolen from the native kobolds.
There were no durable walls or fortresses around the camp that they could fortify themselves in. However, three sides of the camp were blocked off by massive pools of mud and water. There was only a single ten-meter-wide dirt road that led straight into the camp.
Thus, the dragonborn adapted their strategy to the geography and laid most of their troops upon the road that led to the camp, forming several defensive lines along it.
The dragonborn army had always been known for their ferocity and violence in combat; they had rarely ever been on the defense. However, the enemies had appeared far too abruptly this time. They also seemed to be out for blood. That left Commander Will with no choice but to alter their original plan and to decide on their next course of action after figuring out the strength of the enemy.
However, Commander Will’s little scheme was well within Mary’s plans.
Mary might not be all that good at scheming, but toying with a dragonborn commander was still a breeze with the aid of Old Fox Vanlier.
The organized formation of magical machines parted the fog and pressed toward the dragonborn camp with rumbling steps under the hostile gaze of two hundred dragonborn. The intimidating aura of bloodthirst and killing intent unnerved even the veteran dragonborn.
Both sides slowly closed in on each other.
A massive fight would break out at any time!
Chapter Notes:
Editor Ryu: For those who don’t normally read posts, I implore you to read this Major Update that affects the future of Age of Adepts. It contains some serious changes that go into effect today, November 1st, 2018.