Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 408

Chapter 408: Noble

The Eye of the Sky found a group of mercenaries marching through the forest . There were no enemies around them, but the mercenaries were all very careful .

"They all look very powerful," Ozzic commented, "or else they wouldn’t have been able to get to this point . Storm City is about sixty miles from here . They might have come from there . "

"Not necessarily," Orsie said, shaking his head . "I don’t think they broke through the line of zombies by themselves . "

"What?" Ozzic asked, frowning . "Are you saying the necromancers let them out?"

"That’s just my thought," Orsie shrugged .

"But why?" Ozzic asked incredulously .

"I’m not joking," Orsie said . "Think about it . We haven’t encountered large groups of zombies in days, which means the necromancers aren’t as powerful as they appear . I think they have moved most of their forces to deal with the Shield of Light legion . "

"I agree," Anfey said, nodding . He had thought about this before, as well . The necromancers did not try to stop him from leaving, and even allowed the Knights of Death to retreat . The necromancers must feel pressured by the battle with Fernando, which proved that the necromancers were not as powerful as he had originally expected . They could not fight on two fronts at the same time . Fernando must have already cornered them . Anfey felt respect towards the man . Despite what he may have planned, Fernando was an able and smart man .

"Should we send someone to talk to them?" Ozzic asked .

"That’s a good idea," Anfey said . "We need to know more about our surroundings . "

"Wait! Guys, look!" Blavi suddenly called .

The group moved their attention to another Eye of the Sky and saw an army marching through the forest . There were not a lot of soldiers, but there were a lot of carts carrying supplies .

"Why is there an army here?" Anfey asked, shocked .

Ozzic frowned when he spotted the army’s flag . "It’s from Shansa Empire . "

"What are they doing here?"

The mercenaries glanced at each other, unsure how to answer that question .

"That’s their supply line," Black Elven said . "The main army must have already passed . This is a lot of supplies . They must have at least fifty thousand troops . "

Anfey frowned . He wasn’t worried about ruining his relationship with the Church . Most members of the Shield of Light legion were from Maho Empire, anyway . Fernando wouldn’t do anything out of line . But now that Shansa army had joined the fight, the situation became much more complicated . He was famous for destroying part of Shansa Empire’s Griffin Aerial Unit, and he was certain that Shansa Empire wouldn’t mind killing a few thousand mercenaries in retaliation .

Black Eleven was a very honest person, and he wouldn’t try to scare them . If he said that the army must have at least fifty thousand, then the army must have at least fifty thousand .

The mercenaries turned to Anfey . They knew that the relationship between Anfey and Shansa Empire was not good, and having Shansa army in the Country of Mercenaries could threaten the alliance .

A few minutes later, the mercenaries and the Shansa army saw each other . After a few moments of chaos, both sides realized that they had not encountered zombies or necromancers . The army sent out a few soldiers to greet the mercenaries .

After a brief conversation, the mercenaries ran towards the army and surrounded a supply cart . A few mercenaries jumped onto the cart and found some waterskins .

"Blavi," Anfey said . "Keep an eye on the army . "

"Alright," Blavi said, nodding .

"Armin, count how many soldiers they have . "

Black Eleven nodded .

Ozzic blinked . "You’re not…"

"You’re not going rob them, are you?" Orsie asked .

"We’re not robbers," Thompson said with a grin . Then he realized that Orsie wasn’t joking and frowned .

Thompson was a new member . He had never met Alice and did not know Anfey’s past, which was why he was surprised .

"I don’t know," Anfey said . "I need to think about it . " He knew that it was better for the world if he left the Shansa army alone, but robbing them would be beneficial to him and Maho Empire .

"We should do it!" Ozzic said . "This is a perfect opportunity!"

"This army is here to help with the war effort," Anfey said . "We shouldn’t take advantage of that . " He looked up from the Eye of the Sky and found the others around him staring at him, strangely . To his companions, he wasn’t one to say something like this . Priests were the most important part of the war effort, yet he had just ordered the mercenaries to murder a few hundred a couple of days ago .

"Sir, do you need some rest?" Ozzic asked quietly .

"No," Anfey said with a laugh . "I’m perfectly fine . "

"Sir," Shinbella said, "if we run into the army, will they recognize you and attack us?"

"Maybe," Anfey said . "I don’t know . " Shinbella nodded and did not say anything else . She did not need to . If the Shansa army could attack the mercenaries, why couldn’t the mercenaries attack them?

"They outnumber us," Thompson said . "If we are going to attack, we need a good plan to minimize damage . Shansa Empire doesn’t have the best armies, but we cannot underestimate them . "

"You’re already underestimating them," Black Eleven said, shaking his head . "They never performed well because they lacked a good general . "

"You mean…"

"Do you see that flag? That is the flag of Silver Griffins . I’ve read about it before . That is the standard of Scarlet . I don’t know why General Baery would speak so highly of a woman so young, but I know that General Baery never makes mistakes . "

"Armin, you know General Baery?" Thompson asked, shocked .

Black Eleven froze . He had made a mistake and exposed his identity . Anfey coughed . "Concentrate," he told Black Eleven . Then he turned to Thompson and shook his head .

Thompson frowned . "We can’t fight them head on, then," he said, trying to change the topic .

"He’s right," Ozzic said . "We need a plan . "

"What is that?" one of the mages suddenly asked .

"What is it?" Riska hurried over and asked .

"I just saw a shadow, but it was too fast . "

"You sure you didn’t just make a mistake?" Blavi asked, frowning .

"No," the mage said . "Here it is again!" He leaned closer and his eyes widened . "God, it’s a griffin!"