Chapter 50: Under Leveled
With him severely underleveled for the quest, he had no choice but to rely on his massive game knowledge that he had umted in his past. That was hispetitive advantage and the only option he could rely on. It was the source of his confidence, except that it was currently dwindling faster than the speed of light, the more he knew about the assault n.
"What the A castle siege against the goblins where the weakest mob is level 36 and above?" His eyes widened with terror when he thought about the scale of the uing battle.
With his one-on-one battle against a mere goblin scout, he knew just how strong the goblins were. He waspletely no match against it. During the battle against the goblin, it took all he had in his arsenal just to escape from it, and even then, he only managed to escape from the danger with just a sliver of health left.
The stress and fatigue from that battle was more than he could handle. And now, he has to join in a siege battle against arge magnitude of goblins? With his current level, he doesn''t even stand a chance in surviving. Heck, he doesn''t even have the qualification to be a cannon fodder for the war! This scenario was not what he had expected in mind.
"Hah Hah Calm down!" Venn took a deep breath. Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. It was useless to panic and he knew it. Rather than losing his calm, he kept his focus and continued to listen to Nigyo Brugven''s speech.
"The uing war will involve the entire army and all of the personal troops of the five families. That will result in us having a numerical advantage over them. We have a rough estimate over the number of their troops, and I say we have a huge advantage over them. Six thousand of us versus two thousand of them. It will be an easy victory for us if we strike them with all our military might."
The elder Brugvun continued to speak of his grand battle n proudly. He could already imagine himself standing on top of the n after his grandson sessfully marries Ysera, which would subsequently grant him a perfect excuse to devour the Shuten family. With a certain unfortunate mistake from his order in the uing battle, he could get rid of those pesky personal troops supporting the Shuten family as well. As the grandmander of the whole battle operation, it was a piece of cake to him to orchestrate such a mistake.
"Uncle Nigyo, Ysera has something to say. Reconnaissance reports from my scouts estimated that the number of goblins residing in the castle are a lot more than two thousand based on their activities they exhibited. It is highly possible that their headcount is in the four thousands range. Attacking a castle which provides the defenders a terrain advantage with our number is ill-advised."
Right when Nigyo Brugvun was in the midst of his fantisation, Ysera interrupted his wishful thinking in a polite tone. Although Ysera was nothing but respectful in her words, it made Nigyo Brugvun unhappy.
Thinking that Ysera had not given up her struggle to dy the union of the Brugvun family and the Shuten family, he argued fiercely to defend his stance.
"What a load of crap! When the goblins first appeared in ournd nine months ago all of a sudden, and murdered our fellow men at ckwater Castle in cold blood, their numbers were already leaked. A messenger was able to flee before the castle fell and delivered us this precious information at the risk of his life and you dare to question him? "
"Even if the goblins had grown in number since then, it is impossible for their numbers to grow to a great extent. The brave warriors of our n are perfectly capable of handling them, so you can keep your worries to yourself. Unlike your father who led our men to death with his ipetence leadership, this will not be the case for me!
After berating Ysera and ignoring her, Nigyo Brugvun turned towards the audience in the tent. With an ear-piercing voice, he gathered the attention of everyone in the tent back to him again.
"Now everyone listens to me, the goblins have a pattern of splitting a portion of their troops to attack our viges swiftly for the aim of plundering resources while the rest of them holed up in the castle like cowards. Recently, their attacks have been getting much more frequent than in the beginning, and they are even targeting cities near the capital as well. It is time for us to get rid of this menace once and for all, and so we will strike them eight dayster, at dawn. From now till the time of assembly, the family heads and the generals are to inspect the warriors'' equipment, battle readiness and prepare them for the battle ahead!"
"General Brugvun! Come forth!" Nigyo Bruven ordered with a booming voice.
"Yes! Grandfather!" At his order, General Brugvun stepped forward and immediately knelt down on his knee with his head bowed to Nigyo Brugvun to await his instruction. As one of the strongest Oni in the n, his heart was pounding as he realised this was his chance to bring honor and prove himself as one of the greatest. The time for him to shine has arrived!
"You will be tasked as the grandmander for this uing battle! Take this jade medallion and assemble the main troops of the n at the training grounds. I want to see a well-trained army in eight days! Bring glory to our n! Is that clear?"
"Crystal clear!" General Brugvun replied loud and clear.
General Brugvun was feeling intoxicated from the attention he had gained from the others in the tent. It was a prestigious moment for him, and he swore that he would sear this moment into his memory for ages toe. All eyes, including Ysera, were on him as he epted the position of the grandmander. This unparalleled honor belonged solely to him.
However, right at this moment, a jarring voice shattered this perfect moment of his. Like an annoying house fly buzzing in his ears, the owner of the voice asked an inconsequential question nonchntly like it was nothing, seemingly unaware that he was interrupting the sacred ceremony of his.
"Erm Not that I want to interrupt or anything, but er do you guys have some troops to spare? I can lead them in the uing battle as well." Venn awkwardly asked the crowd.