Chapter 351 Fortress Of Soren
In the office inside the castle, a large man, with grey beard and graying hair sit as he looked over the report he received.
"The number of monsters encountered seem to be dwindling. But, whether it is good new or not, it depends on what happened to them," General Soren, the General of the Border Army mused.
He then thought of the reason for his placement here, the reason for an entire army to be sent to Lunos Forest. The Demon.
When the news of the demon reach the ears of the king, he ordered an army to be mobilized immediately, with the intention of scouting Lunos Forest while searching for the demon threat.
In the end, he was chosen and had been staying for almost 3 years.
One of the reason for his placement, despite his age is due to his experience and might. He is considered the 3rd strongest military leaders of Astor Kingdom, only below the Marshal himself and the leader of the Central Army, the strongest Army of Astor Kingdom.
His Border Army stood strong as the second strongest, though, the king remain cautious and deploy multiple special companies to increase the chances of finding the demon.
Unfortunately, a special company, the White Raven had been lost investigating an anomaly at a deeper part of Lunos Forest. Since then, General Soren had refused to send other special companies, at least without having a way to communicate with them.
The man wondered what happened to them when three rings of bells was heard from one of the outpost. The bell in question is a magic took, design to release loud sounds when hit.
Since there are three rings, the outpost should be destroyed before they could hope to reach it. An unfortunate loses but one that could not be stopped due to the large distance between outpost.
However, that does not mean he will let their death went in vain. He did not have to wait long when several of his officers barged into his office, a procedure he drilled into them whenever an invasion bell was rung, privacy and his dignity as the General be damned.
"Call in the scouts. Have them scout the source of the bells. Also, send couriers to the other outposts. I want them to gather in the fortress in case the numbers are greater than we thought," he ordered.
His subordinates bowed before doing as he commanded. After they left, the old General sighed as his old visage seemed to turn older.
"To think I will have to fight a demon in my lifetime. At least I no longer need to worry about the hidden dagger," he muttered to himself as he prepared his soldiers for the invasion.
For the demon to attack, he should have hundreds of thousands of monsters heading to the fortress.
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After a whole day passes, his soldiers had done their preparation. From checking their supplies and weaponry, to building more palisades and trenches, the Fortress of Soren, named after him, is ready for action.
The Fortress was built under his order, hence why it was named after him. The families of the soldiers are also ready to be moved, so they will not be involved in the battle.
Unfortunately, he did not dare to send them out of the Fortress. The danger of monsters rushing past the fortress and heading towards the fleeing civilians is just too great.
Only after he get the necessary information would he send them away. As General Soren patiently wait, he saw dust cloud at the distance, as the scout he send soon arrive.
The old General leap towards the main gates, where the scouts were catching their breath.
"General! The monster\'s army had reached about 300 000! Fortunately, most of them are Goblins. However, they seem to be able to use tools and battle formations," the scouts reported, causing the General to massage his forehead.
"The demon clearly planned this for a long time. He expect to battle against the army," he said with a bitter tone. His officers nodded, agreeing with the older man\'s words.
"Anything else of notes?" he asked the scouts. They shook their heads. Just as he was about to leave, shouting come from the walls.
"5 detachments had returned! 5 detachment had returned!" one of the soldiers shouted. While the news of the returning detachment is good, the General did not celebrate as they are missing some numbers, not counting the loss they suffer from the destruction of the first outpost.
"Looks like two outpost was lost. Clearly, the numbers spotted by the scouts were not all of them," one of his subordinates said.
"Yes. It\'s likely the one that attacked the two outposts are the vanguard or raiding party," another one added.
"Whatever it is, we still lost two detachments," a detachment varied in number, depending on the number of soldiers needed.
To manage an entire outpost while being able to fend off small number of monsters, each detachment at the border has about 500 soldiers, 5 company in a nutshell. Discover hidden content at empire
While the losses of 1 500 soldiers is not that many, compared to the entire army at the very least, it still a significant loses of soldiers, one that can cut down the Goblins better in larger force.
However, General Soren could not be thinking of what if.
"Tell the soldiers to prepare accommodation for the coming troops. Also, send scouts around the fortress. I want any sightings of even a single monster to be reported to me in an instant," the soldiers nodded before they bowed, carrying his order quickly.
"I want everything to be double check. Also, try to see if we can get more supllies if possible. If not, then don\'t bothered. After all, who knew when the demon will attack the fortress?"
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Inside a destroyed office, Alros currently having one of the female soldiers bouncing on top of him.
"Come on. Shake your hips more," he said, spanking her ass, which already turned bright red from previous spanking.
Besides him, there are other female, all of them captured during the attack on the first outpost as well as the subsequent attack on two other outposts.
He did not even ordered it. Gobruk took the initiative before giving him the women caught during the attack.