The Martial Unity

Very swiftly he pumped the morale and the energy of the army to a decent degree. Soon enough, the order had been delivered and the army began dispersing. The general himself would not be taking part in the operation, he was far too old and losing him would likely be even more devastating than losing some Martial Apprentices. In the time that Rui had spent in the camp, it was very clear to see that Fushin played an important role in the Zurtun Rebel group. He was the core, in many ways.

Rui turned, looking at the old man as they left. He felt a chill run down his spine as he saw the man staring straight at him with a smile on his face. Rui had to take a moment, breathing deeply to compose himself. He steeled his heart as he forged on with the army. They were on foot because the horses would draw too much attention, furthermore, they were wearing sound-insulant footwear to reduce the amount of noise they made.

Rui's standard Martial Union uniform consisted of footwear that did the same thing to a higher degree. They soon reached the mountain summit, where four guards game into view. Yet before they could even process what was happening.

POW POW POW POW

All four of them were killed by the Martial Apprentices that scouted ahead.

The scout squad was supposed to eliminate the guards that were posted along the way to the fort. They did so just narrowly before the army came into their field of vision so that they could quickly be replaced by rebels of the rebel group who would pass off as the guards, even wearing the necessary armour and other attire.

The army quickly delved into the forest, keeping away from the standard path that led straight to the fort gates. They would easily be detected, they wanted the cover of the trees in the already dark night that would obfuscate their approach for as long as possible, as long as they didn't make any mistakes.

This part of the operation was slow and rigorous and truly tested the perseverance of the army. They would need to climb up a mountain carrying all the gear that they were carrying without making too much noise. They couldn't collectively pant or stomp their feet, they needed to be careful and soft while still exerting themselves significantly.

Hours passed, Rui casually strolled up while the men around him were doing their best to maintain their pace and ensure they didn't generate any noise. They breathed hard, trying to mitigate their exhaustion and fatigue.

Rui turned his gaze forward as he realized they were close to the boundary of inevitable detection. The scout Martial Apprentices signaled as much to the army, causing them to all stop as they passed on the signal to the people behind them in a wave until every last man knew it was time.

crouched, slowly pulling out a rejuvenation potion out

energize them so that they were all in peak condition. Even the Martial Apprentices consumed some potions. The only one who didn't bother was Rui. Slowly climbing up a portion of the way up

last soldier in the

soon the entire army accelerated towards the fort that was clearly visible in

sensed turmoil in the fort as seismic radiation originating from the fort had

Whatever the old man was hiding, would most likely be revealed within a short period of time. He kept an eye across all directions with his senses as they

they reached the

"SHIELDS!" The captains yelled.

away unscathed but there were some who had been hit by the small explosions in unshielded

ignored the arrows entirely as he paid attention to the fort with Seismic Mapping, gaining reasonably sharp view of what was

is.') Rui concluded. As both Seismic Mapping and Primordial Instinct told him about the weapon. Rui could feel the sheer amount of energy packed in the cannon. If he got hit by a round from that, he would not get away unscathed or with minor wounds. If not for its significant strategic inconvenience in these particular circumstances, they

SQUAD GO!" The captain yelled once they

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

rapidly with flawless coordination as they together made huge a huge crater that only grew

which was making

an instant as he flew a great

reached it, he froze,

BOOM!!