Grand Ancestral Bloodlines

1319 Hand it Over

Mae's standing in the Dream Asura Race was exceptionally high. It didn't sound like a problem for her to be leading troops, but the problem was context.

The strongest existences of the Dream Asura Race were within the Omniscient Sky God Realm. This was the sixth level of the Sky God Realms. To a power like this, one would still be considered a baby even as a World Sea Realm expert.

Logically, the ones that would be leading the armies would have to be, at the very least, in the True Sky God Realm. This would be the proper arrangement that would also maximize the strength output of their families.

They had many True Sky Gods. Even though their numbers were in the billions, even if a single troop was only a million or so individuals, they would still have more True Sky Gods than they knew what to do with. This would still be the case even if the troops were only 100 000 or even 10 000, they would run out of assignments to hand out.

So, then one had to ask themselves the question... Why was it that Mae, a mere World Sea Realm expert, was leading a troop?

This seemed like one was placing a great deal of responsibility on her shoulders, a sign of great strength... But how could a World Sea Realm expert lead a troop filled with Sky Gods?

The answer was that she wouldn't be leading such a troop. In all likelihood, she would be part of garbage units, filled with those beneath the Sky God Realm. Such garbage troops were like probers in wars of this scale. They would often be the first to fall and die.

Garbage troops could be eradicated by the passing by of just a single Fragmented Sky God, they wouldn't even be able to retreat or fight back. Their only task was to move out and get a lay of the land. If they were eradicated, that was even better, because that would alert the more important troops in the back to an approaching enemy.

Logically, as an exceptionally talented youth of the Dream Asuras, Mae should be in one of the more powerful troops, performing a small role and being well protected. Being thrust into such a situation was almost like her father sending her out to die.

Of course, it seemed like Rogryll had no other choice.

The Dream Asuras were in this situation because of Mae. If not for her, they wouldn't have to run from the place they had called home for so long. And yet, she had spit in their faces for a man who had just finished stomping their faces.

Entering a war like this left them greatly dissatisfied. If Mae was also a protected treasure all along, the dissatisfaction would be even greater. But if she was on the frontlines, taking on the most danger, then there would be much less for others to say.

However, Ryu didn't see it that way. He was obviously taking out his rage on his own daughter. If Rogryll insisted on protecting Mae, what could others say? If Mae died in this war, then wouldn't it mean they had done all of this for nothing? Wouldn't it be too stupid?

Rogryll's thinking probably fit into one of two lanes.

The first was that he thought that the moment Ryu realized how risky the situation was, he would choose to return to Aika and leave Mae behind. Like this, Mae would see his true colors. Although she would have still lost her Primordial Yin, she still had her talent. It wouldn't matter if she couldn't marry in the future, because she would be on pace to become the Dream Asura Race's first Matriarch in a very long while.

The second was that he wanted Mae to come and beg him. So long as she did that, she could still be molded.

As for the idea of Mae actually dying, maybe that was a risk Rogryll was willing to take. A return to the Nether Realm was likely something the Ancestors of the Dream Asura race had wanted for a long time. The only way to maximize their potential was by returning in the first place, even if they were far weaker in the first place.

Kelcyne looked toward Ryu when she saw the sadness on Mae's face, unable to take it, but all she saw was the same sneer.

"Does your race have authority tokens for commanding officers?" Ryu asked.

Kelcyne subconsciously reached for the token she was meant to hand over to Mae, but when she saw that Ryu had extended his hand, she frowned, her anger threatening to erupt again. Even if it was for garbage units, not just anyone could touch the command tokens of their Race. Did he think that this was a game?

"Hand it over."

The smile on Ryu's face vanished.

Kelcyne felt a cold shiver run up her spine. For some reason, she felt that the current Ryu was incredibly dangerous. She couldn't even react as it was snatched from her hands.

"After this is over," Ryu's voice came from the distance as he had already pulled Mae past her aunt, "I'll be taking Mae away from this family. Consider this the gift I'll be giving you all."

Kelcyne didn't even know how to react to these words.

They were going to the Nether Realm for Mae in the first place, how could you "take her away"? That would just put her right back in the line of danger to begin with. Wasn't this too stupid?

Kelcyne's surprise was overshadowed by her rage once again.

She hadn't explained to Ryu that the troop they were leading would be inferior units, and she had no idea that Ryu had already inferred this. In her mind, she thought that Ryu thought he would actually be the commander of Sky Gods.

When she thought to this point, she looked toward his arrogant back and didn't even bother to explain.

She could kill this arrogant bastard herself, but that would forever sever the relationship between her and her niece, she didn't want that. But now she very much hoped that he would die during this war.

Her smirk deepened. She wished she could see his face when he came to understand he would be commanding nothing but the dregs of the Dream Asura race, trash who couldn't break into the Sky God Realm even with their entire lifetimes.

She turned around with a huff.