The Amber Sword

Chapter 19 - Volume 1



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Chapter 19 – The one who opposes

Brendel and the militia followed alongside with Bretton and his riders. They transported the food and medicine to the Guards’ camp located in the Beldor’s forest region and traveled across the mountainous forest, and finally stopped at a camp in the valley. There was an uproar in the camp when they discovered the youths of the third militia squadron approaching towards them.

They thought the entire third militia squadron had perished in the battle of that fateful night and were prepared to accept that reality, only to find that they had returned alive.

The refugees were overjoyed. Even though they were not entirely comprised of Bucce’s natives, and some of them came from either Verbin or the Green village, the heartwarming scene affected everyone. This was the first piece of good news they have for the past two days.

In the game Marden was deeply unhappy in his late life but still passed away in peace. His only one consolation was not seeing Aouine’s final moment where it fell into complete ruins.

Many players had a strong relationship with him. If the players had an exceedingly high reputation, he would teach many hidden skills that included scouting, swordsmanship and moving in the shadows. Most importantly, he taught the warrior’s first advanced skill: ‘The Roar of Bravery’.

The old man did not appear too differently in his memory of the game. He appeared to be slightly younger, and the resolution in his face appeared to be stronger. Brendel had spent time with him and knew his character well. He was calm and fearless, but he had a fiery temper and hated people who beat around the bush. It was better for him to express himself openly to gain a better impression.

But he still had a little reservation in his heart when he spoke to Marden. What was going to happen if this person’s personality in this world was different from the game? Even though he thought Marden should have the same personality in this world, he found that the things that happened to him were already too surreal to be certain about anything.

Upon hearing his thoughts, Marden’s eyebrows moved and his forehead wrinkled up. Just as Brendel had predicted, the first to object was the young vice-captain of the guards, Bretton.

“What are your reasons for saying that we will lose in the upcoming battles?”

Brendel looked quietly at Marden, and the old man spoke: “Young man, I’m grateful for your loyalty to the kingdom. But I would also like to hear your reasons as to why we would lose the upcoming battles.”

Brendel inwardly sighed with relief. He was most worried about the temper of the old man. Once he was able to speak freely to him, he had the confidence to convince him: “I have one question, do you know the size of the Madara undead in front of us?”

The young men present in the area were silent.

Marden did not speak as well but he signaled to Bretton, who replied: “From the looks of the afternoon battle, the ones who continued to pursue us should be the same army who engaged us. There was an additional force that joined them as I noticed a difference in their flags. They are most likely commanded separately, but unfortunately, we don’t know the exact details about the Madara forces.”

Brendel looked at him in astonishment as he did not expect him to actually possess some measure of ability. It was impressive that he was able to make this conclusion from observing the chaotic battlefield.

“It’s not strange to not know the exact details about them since you don’t understand the kingdom of Madara.” Brendel said: “This kingdom has never been unified as one in reality. It was before the Era of Runes and Swords, when a group of exiled shadow shamans became the earliest dark lords of the Madara region, and it became a paradise for pirates and undead creatures…”

“What are you talking about?”

“Listen to him, Bretton. Be patient.”

“Hmph.”

Brendel smiled, as he knew he had gotten Marden’s attention. He’s a true veteran, and regardless of his temper, he had already gotten useful information from him.

“At the same time, this kingdom had a very strong nature to conquer other lands. This dark lords warred against each other repeatedly, and also attacked the surrounding lands without warning. Kirrlutz, Aouine and Osor and even the Baamrin region had suffered from them.”

“The dark lords possessed many divisions of elite soldiers because of their frequent wars. Even though their formations are a mess, their fighting strength cannot be ignored. The two forces that you saw today are most likely very different in their formations.

I would like to hear details as to what happened in your battles, and from there, I might be able to provide information that might be of use.”

“Brendel!” Bretton stood up in anger. “You’re lying, how would you know about the Madara’s force, I know that you well enough, you’re—-”

He wanted to continue speaking, but Brendel’s icy glare halted him. Bretton’s words died in him, and he almost could not believe how he was silenced from Brendel’s expression.

The Brendel he knew of was not so domineering, and was just someone who had just a little talent in him.

“Listen closely, Bretton. I am not here to argue with you.” Brendel paused on every word. “I don’t expect you know to know how critical it is right now, but I want you to take responsibility for your actions for any time lost!”

Bretton was momentarily stunned, before turning furious and ready to fight.

“Tell him what we encountered, Bretton.” Marden interrupted them. His forehead was deeply wrinkled.

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