The Legendary Man

Chapter 637 Warlord

Back in the temporary command center, Karl stared silently at the map on the table while his adjutant, Lochlan Xenakis, stood beside him.

As a veteran who had been working alongside him since joining the army, Lochlan was one of Karl’s most trusted aides and often assisted in planning the Eastern Army’s missions.

“Commander, Blood Squad’s latest update is that they’ve infiltrated the edge of Norham district. They should be able to reach Wildefield tomorrow, where Mrs. Hamilton is being held captive,” Lochlan reported as he marked out the Wildefield area on the map. “Once they’ve rescued Mrs. Hamilton, Blood Squad will sail south of the Lerner River and meet up with our informants near Redlington. After that, they’ll return to Horbah by land. By our estimate, the journey will take at least five days.”

Upon hearing his subordinate’s analysis, Karl shook his head. “Five days is the duration of the journey, but once Wildefield is under attack, I have no doubt the Medved Army will take immediate action. When that happens, there will be roadblocks everywhere.”

With that, Karl leaned back into his chair wearily.

It was the second time his wife and child had fallen into the enemy’s hands, and on both occasions, he had told the enemies that he didn’t care whether his family lived or died.

However, as a husband and father, how could he not care?

Karl knew that if he wanted to save his family, he’d have to waylay the Medved Army along River Onxy. As long as Aidan was focused on the situation at the river, they’d have a better chance of ensuring his wife’s and child’s safety.

After all, people would inevitably die once a battle began.

“Lochlan, we’ve had to deploy ten members from the Blood Squad to rescue two people. On top of that, we’d also need to keep creating conflicts with the Medved Army to buy our squad more time. I can only imagine how many lives will be lost when the battle breaks out.”

“Commander, our Eastern Army will never give up on any of our comrades,” Lochlan replied solemnly.

“But they aren’t soldiers!” Karl retorted.

“We’re talking about your wife and child. We can’t ditch them.”

“Why not?” Karl snapped, his eyes turning red. “Tell me, Lochlan, if the wife and kids of a junior officer or soldier get caught, will we send out an army to rescue them?”

such an assumption. There’s

conflicted gaze on

of tea, Lochlan added, “Commander, it’s only a matter of time before war breaks out between the Medved Army and us, and there are plenty of reasons that can trigger it. It could be the capture of an informant, a military drill gone wrong, or even a snowflake that

he tightened his grip on his chair. “If it does happen, the soldiers

your soldiers, Commander. It has always been our

words, Karl

words were, he couldn’t help but feel himself getting

my back on Asura’s Office, the Eastern Army solely belongs to me. The fact that these soldiers

warlord?” Karl stammered as he turned to Lochlan

in the army for seven years, and for five years before he followed Jonathan, he had already combed the Doveston region to wipe out the local forces. He

horror, however, he had unknowingly turned into his worst

warlord?” Karl exclaimed, standing up and toppling

sound rang out, the reverberation sent a shiver down his

Diyouli. Alas, that title I was so proud of is long gone. Back in Asura’s Office, I was duly appointed and authorized to carry out my job, but now that I’ve left, I’m back

and devastated Karl was, Lochlan hurriedly lifted the chair and sat him back

this position is yours! Whether you’re the Prince of Diyouli or not,

more Lochlan held Karl down, the more the latter struggled. Karl’s cultivation level might have reached the

a result, Lochlan, who was only in the advanced phase of the

continued to struggle with all his might, but in the end, it became more of

he finally slumped into his chair,

clothes

“Have some tea, Commander.”

hand still shaking slightly, Karl

defense and get into

“Got it!”

sense into the Heaven Sword

enveloped himself in a transparent