Fade chuckled and said, "Since no one has any objections, let's get ready!"
"Yes!" Sohail, Riccardo, and Sheldon chorused.
Then, everyone got busy.
Sohail contacted Yose and Team 5 to request help.
Riccardo led his team in exploring the surroundings. He wanted to search for the best spot to launch a surprise attack.
Sheldon, on the other hand, reorganized his team and prepared them for battle.
At that moment, there was a lot going on at the initially peaceful campsite. Everyone was busy preparing for battle.
Twenty minutes later, all two hundred members of the troop were all in place and ready for an ambush.
There, however, was still no news from
Sohail.
Riccardo could not help feeling somewhat anxious as he inquired, "Where's Sohail? It doesn't take that long to contact Team 5 and Yose."
With his brows furrowed deeply, Sheldon said, "Let's wait a little longer. The commander of Team 5 is Khalil. He is hot-tempered and not exactly an easygoing person."
"They are just useless pieces of cr*p who only know how to fight in the dark," Riccardo grumbled.
By then, Sohail finally returned.
"So, what did they say?"
Riccardo and Sheldon immediately rushed up to him and asked.
Sohail said with a smile on his face, "I requested Yose and Khalil for assistance. They agreed to help us and will arrive in 20 minutes."
"That's great!" Sheldon clapped his hands.
Riccardo muttered, "I'm surprised that the Dragon Force can be so easily persuaded." Sohail said, "Khalil is not exactly easy to talk to. It took me a long time to persuade him before he finally agreed to it. He, however, requested that after this victory, 70% of the spoils of war will belong to them. Also, we must leave the east side of Spring River unguarded to ease their journey here."
"70% of the spoils of war?! That's too much!" Riccardo complained discontentedly.
"I don't think I can leave the east side of Spring River unguarded either. That position is very critical. If we don't set up defensive forces, we'll be in trouble when the enemy counterattacks." Sheldon raised his doubts from a military officer’s point of view when he heard Sohail's words.
Equally helpless, Sohail said, "I did point that out, but Khalil insisted that the Dragon Force don’t trust us, the Combat Readiness Committee. He also said that if we put our people on standby at Spring River, they will not come and aid us in our attacks, so there isn’t any other way. I had to agree to his request."
"This... Can you try to talk to him again? I don't think it's a good plan..." Sheldon frowned.
Sohail shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's too late. Khalil is already leading his team to make preparations. Our men have also vacated Spring River. If we make changes right now, I'm afraid it will create more trouble."
Sheldon sighed and said, "If that's the case, all we can do is hope that nothing bad happens!"
All of a sudden, they heard flocks of birds chirping.
They perked up as they immediately knew what was going on.
"The enemies are coming!"
Sohail ordered at once, "Get ready for battle!"
In an instant, everyone got ready at their respective positions. Then, it was dead silent.
In the dark night, one could faintly witness a troop and their horses sneaking into the military base.
Each and every one of them was agile. Their movements were light and they were almost silent. From that, one could see that the other party definitely consisted of elite experts.
They were targeting the campsite of the Combat Readiness Committee.
It was dead quiet at the campsite. There were no movements. It was as if they were not expecting their enemies.
When they were slightly less than a hundred meters from the campsite, the commander-in-chief of the Joint Army, Stevie, ordered, "Attack!"
Swoosh!
A crimson virtual sword pierced through the sky, slashing towards Stevie.
A look of horror climbed up Stevie's face when he sensed the terrifying aura. He gave up attacking the person in front of him and shot out a burst of energy in the direction of the scarlet sword.
Bang!
When the two collided, the scarlet sword slashed through Stevie's positive energy and continued to charge at him.
Stevie was shocked at such a sight. He hurriedly retreated and shouted for aid, "He's an expert! Miyuki, I need help!"
When she heard Stevie's cry, she rushed over and stood by his side in fighting Fade.
For a moment, the three masters were engaged in a deep battle.
The positive energies striking through the air created bursts of colorful radiance in the dark night sky, resulting in a breathtaking scene.
At that moment, the situation on the ground was getting more and more intense.
After the Joint Army experienced the initial chaos, they steadied themselves to engage in a fierce battle with the Combat Readiness Committee.
Although Sheldon and Riccardo were young experts, there were also masters in the opponent's lineup. With the advantage of numbers, they were at a tie for a time.
Both sides were constantly losing members as they sustained severe injuries.
Witnessing such a scene, Sheldon and Riccardo gritted their teeth, their eyes fuelled by determination.
The two parties were, right then, at a deadlock, but the Combat Readiness Committee had a slight upper hand.
They were, however, outnumbered. If they continued fighting with the enemy, there was a chance that they would lose more people and it would result in them being defeated.
Wasting no time, Sheldon and Riccardo made up their minds to use all their strength and launched waves of attacks in an attempt to eliminate the enemy as soon as possible.
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