The Herb King

212 Lexter’s Rage

The person leading the second team was Harold Reynolds and he led his team to the less guarded area of the Ford Empire’s temporary camp.

Using hand signals, he then ordered his soldiers to shoot their arrows into the tents.

Thousands of burning arrows illuminated the dark sky.

Suu! Suu! Suu! Suu! Suu!

The arrowheads were covered in flames and oil, and the moment they came in contact with the tents, they fiercely burned.

The soldiers of the Ford Empire hurriedly summoned their world essence to put out the fire and prevent it from spreading. Chaos ensued and the soldiers started to panic because the fire couldn’t be extinguished easily.

Lexter’s expression darkened as he looked at the burning camp.

His adjutant walked towards him and reported in a solemn voice. “They coated the arrowheads with a flammable material and only Level 2 Espers could extinguish them.”

Veins protruded in Lexter’s face as he watched the panicking soldiers. He then opened his mouth and shouted angrily. “Don’t panic! Move away from the burning tents and bring the injured to the Doctors!” He then moved his gaze to his adjutant and commanded in a gloomy voice. “Send more men to search the area and kill the bastards who did this!”

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His adjutant nervously nodded his head. “Yes, Grand General!” He then hurriedly left to deliver his command to the soldiers.

“Who is the damnable bastard that planned this?!” Lexter watched their camp as it was engulfed in flames. Rage boiled within him and he couldn’t wait to tear off the person responsible for this chaos.

Meanwhile, Harold was retreating with his troops. He then issued a whistling sound and when the soldiers heard this, they all stopped in unison.

Harold gave them a hand signal and everyone immediately shot another rain of burning arrows into the camp of the Ford Empire.

Suu! Suu! Suu! Suu!

This time, the enemy was prepared and they swiftly activated the Defensive Runes that they brought with them which deflected the burning arrows.

“Enemies ahead! Kill them!” An angry shout echoed in the valley and Harold Reynolds immediately commanded his troops to retreat.

They already accomplished their task and they were told not to engage in combat so Harold unhesitatingly retreated with his soldiers.

Their enemies failed to catch them and they could only return with their heads down.

The Leone Empire totally played with them this time and they weren’t even able to retaliate. They already have casualties on their side, but not a single soldier of the Leone Empire has been killed yet.

When this news was reported to Lexter, he flew into a rage. “A bunch of trash!”

Meanwhile, Aethelwolf and Aenwyn were watching the scene with interest on top of a tree.

“Those guys allowed us to see a good show. Should we reward them?” Aethelwolf chuckled.

They could still hear Lexter’s furious shouts which added more amusement for them.

***

Harold and his subordinates arrived at the meeting point after more than an hour of running.

Ramiel and the others were already there to fetch them.

“Good job, Sir Harold! You guys should go back to the camp and take a rest. We’ll stand guard here.” Ramiel said.

Harold heaved a sigh of relief. “You heard him boys! Let’s go back to the camp!” He was a bit tired from all the running.

Ramiel watch them leave with a relaxed expression. Everything has been going well for them and this was a good sign. “Sir Aethelwolf’s plan is marvelous! Now, the Ford Empire’s camp should be in chaos and they wouldn’t be able to rest properly after those sneak attacks.” He muttered.

“You’re right. We are lucky that we have Sir Aethelwolf. Without him, we would still be in Lion City thinking of a possible solution to this war.” The old man, Aurus Rayden, sighed.

The tactics that Aethelwolf taught them seemed simple, but no one would have thought of them as easily as Aethelwolf did.

“Stay alert, old man! I’ll leave the night duty to you.” Ramiel patted the old man’s shoulder before he left.

Aurus pointed at his back as he complained. “You! How could you let this old man stay on guard?!”

Ramiel merely waved his hand at him and the old man could only curse him. “Damn that rascal!”

***

In the Dustin Empire’s temporary camp.

George Dustin, the leader of the Dustin Empire’s army was an Arch Duke. He is a peak stage Level 4 Esper proficient in using the spear.

He is a man who stood six feet tall. He has a lean figure and he was only wearing a light armor. He wasn’t that old, but a portion of his hair had already turned gray.

At this moment, George Dustin was getting impatient since he still hasn’t received a piece of news from the Ford Empire’s side.

He grabbed his Communication Rune and called Lexter Ford. The call was connected and he could hear the shouting of the soldiers on the other side. “What’s happening there? Why do I hear your soldiers shouting?” George asked with furrowed eyebrows.

“We were attacked by the Leone Empire! We will continue as we had planned. Just wait for my signal and stay out of their sight.” A rage-filled voice echoed on the other side. George could sense the fury in the other party’s tone and realizing Lexter’s predicament, he didn’t make things difficult for him.

“Alright, but don’t make me wait for too long.” George said before hanging up the call.

“No wonder that guy has been silent. It seems like the Leone Empire has already discovered them. If the plan goes well, they should be sending a large portion of their troops to support Vale City, and when that time comes, I will lead my army to capture Lion City!” George muttered with a malevolent smile. He then went back to his tent to prepare his items.

He had no idea that they were already spotted by the Leone Empire.