"Now I understand why General Phobus lost his campaign," General Revon's second in command, Ronan, said with annoyance. "If not for the fact that we made preparations beforehand, we could have greatly suffered under that Necromancer brat's hands."
"To think that a re Grade A Apostle can threaten my entire army," General Revon chuckled. "Now I understand why Carran hates Necromancers."
bGeneral Carran of the Yelan Army had told Lux that he hated Necromancers when they t. Even so, knowing that the teenager was responsible for reversing the tide in the Marshlands, he decided to allow him to join his campaign, as long as the Half-Elf didn't get in his way.
Fortunately, he did just that and Lux managed to help repel the Ammarian Army, whose number of soldiers surpassed the defenders of the Yelan Army.
"We need to take him out as soon as possible, or else, we will have a hard ti reclaiming our lands. Our soldiers were already traumatized by today's battle, and we can't let it worsen," Ronan stated before shifting his attention to the blonde-haired teenager, who told them that he had a way of knowing the Half-Elf's exact location, allowing them to send assassins to kill him.
If not for the fact that Jasper had introduced himself as one of the mbers of Lux's rcenary Group, the two high-ranking officers wouldn't have even bothered to listen to him.
"Yes," Jasper replied. "One of my mbers has a peculiar ability that allows her to send ssages to a specific person, as long as she has an item that her target has used in the past."
The blonde-teenager didn't ntion the fact that he utilized that ability to contact Lux in an attempt to switch sides to the Yelan Army.
Using the Half-Elf's handwritten letter as a dium to send ssages to him, Jasper would be able to ask Lux to et him in a place away from the eyes of the Yelan Army.
"Are you sure that he will et up with you if you send him a ssage?" Ronan asked.
He was quite doubtful that Jasper would be able to succeed in luring the Half-Elf away from the Yelan Camp so easily.
"As long as the possibility exists, it's worth a try," Jasper replied. "Besides, we won't lose anything by trying."
What he wanted right now was to distinguish himself to General Revon, so that he could gain so influence and possibly trigger better rewards if they happen to win against General Carran and the Yelan Army.
General Revon rubbed his chin as he looked at Jasper's confident expression.
"Very well. Let's try it," General Revon stated. "Once we successfully kill the Necromancer, I promise to reward you generously for your contribution in this war."
Jasper smiled. "I will do my best to convince him. Once I get his reply, I will report back to you, General Revon, so we can plan his death."
General Revon nodded, and Jasper bade his farewell. Since the General of the Ammarian Army had decided to work with him to kill Lux, the only thing he should worry about was whether the Half-Elf would accept his invitation or not.
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Inside the Yelan Camp…
Lux had almost recovered from his Mana Exhaustion and was looking a lot better compared to how he looked an hour ago.
Eiko, on the other hand, was sleeping peacefully on top of his head. Even though she had already drunk mana potions, the Baby Sli was still exhausted, so she decided to sleep to recover her strength.
Currently, Lux was in a eting with his team mbers and discussing their next course of action when, suddenly, the Half-Elf heard the voice of a girl inside his head.
"Sir Lux, can you hear ?"
Lux imdiately thought that he was just tired and hearing things. But after hearing the sa thing for the third ti, he finally understood that soone was talking to him through telepathy.
The Half-Elf then raised his right hand to catch the attention of his team mbers before placing a finger over his lips, telling them to stop talking.
When everyone inside his tent quieted down, the Half-Elf replied to the one talking to him using his thoughts.
"Who are you?" Lux asked.
"Finally, I am able to talk to you, Sir Lux," the voice of a girl replied with relief. "My na is Jenna, and I am one of the representatives of the Xynnar War Pact."
"Okay." Lux frowned. "What do you want?"
"Sir Lux, there is an important matter that our leader, Jasper, wants to talk to you about," Jenna replied. "I know that you said that the next ti that we et, we will be enemies, but our leader wants you to hear him out one last ti. He said that if you co, he will find a way to convince the higher-ups of the Xynnar War Pact to allow you to explore the Kingdoms that belonged to our Alliance.
"Also, he will ensure that the mbers of the Wildgarde Stronghold will gain special privileges, like access to Dungeons regulated by the Kingdoms belonging to the Xynnar War Pact."
Lux didn't reply right away and weighed the pros and cons of Jasper's proposal. After thinking for a few minutes, he agreed to et up with the blonde-haired teenager in the sa place where they had t last ti.
"Thank you, Sir Lux." Jenna's voice that was filled with respect and admiration reached his ears. "Our Guildmaster will et up with you an hour before sunset."
After Jenna finished her ssage, the Half-Elf decided to tell his team mbers exactly what had just transpired between him and Jenna, who was part of Jasper's Faction.
"This slls like a trap," Cai replied. "Jasper asking you to et with him just hours after our skirmish with the Ammarian Army has ended is very fishy."
"I know a little about Jasper," Henrietta comnted. "And what I can say about him is that aside from his fighting ability, he is also a shrewd Guildmaster. Just like Cai ntioned earlier, this slls like a trap. I'm guessing that they want to catch you alone or eliminate you because of what happened earlier."
"I agree with Henrietta." Malcolm nodded. "After witnessing your abilities, I'm sure that the higher ups of the Ammarian Army want to kill you badly. It's highly possible that they will lay an ambush for you. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if they send Rankers to deal with you this ti. As long as you die, they will be able to overrun this camp without problems."
Now that he and Lux were in the sa boat, Malcolm no longer held back and finally recognized the Half-Elf as his team leader for the duration of the mission.
Since he and the others could no longer switch sides, he needed the Half-Elf alive in order to have a higher chance of being able to clear the dungeon.
Keane, Einar, Val, and Xander had similar opinions, and they urged Lux to not honor his agreent with Jasper, who was currently leading the remnants of the other factions that survived their previous battle.
"I also feel that this is a trap," Lux stated. "But, this can also be an opportunity. I may not get this chance again, so it will be best to just et with Jasper one last ti."
Since the Half-Elf assured everyone to leave everything to him, they no longer insisted on letting Jasper wait forever at the eting place that he, and Lux, had agreed to et, an hour before the sun set.
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