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Chapter 111: Attack &8211; End of Volume 4
Many hours later
On Mag out, fat ave off a delicious scent, interwoven with tasty noodles
A huge, 2- fire A large, raised up stone outcropping roughly eightyhundreds ofstone paths could be seendoards the surface of Mag off into the air towards a huge, hly thirty miles in the distance, a plateau that spanned several dozen miles
A plateau that held one of the Six Oasis Cities located on Magmor, the Tomo Oasis City Each Oasis City was a city in name and scale, and that was it Outside of each city was a lawless land where anything went The Exotic World of Mag and wild
The insides of each City were fiercely controlled by local groups, merchants, mercenaries alliances, and the leaders of each City theo unpunished outside each city, the insides were safe and guarded
"Alright, the Wonton Gilbari Noodles are almost done!&8221; Xaphan’s cheerful voice cut across the air as the Ano, a pleased expression on his face
"All we need now is for our good friend Probus to return with the ice!&8221;
A s Several tents were deployed, and the attendants from the Aurelius Fa about finishing the setup
Standing just a few meters away from Xaphan was Trajan, the Rain Wizard His blinded eyes notwithstanding, he was currently glaring at the friendly Ano for Probus to return with… ice?&8221; His voice was full of exasperation
While they are only thirty or so miles from the Tomo Oasis City, Helena had made the elective decision to set up camp outside of it She had talked with Trajan and Probus about, as well as the two Anomalies they were teet that the Shades were hunting for, all they needed to do ait for the Shades to find the up camp outside, relatively far froet that was prepared to be attacked, however The outcropping they had chosen ht seem like a haphazard, rando defensive spot
Several stone paths lead towards the outcropping, but none of theh to hold all of theh to be indefensible
There were two stone paths that led up higher into the distance, but neither path had spots where ene without being spotted The walls of the stone plateau they had set up caerous chore
It wasn’t a perfect setup, but it was an excellent choice to lure an enemy to attack
Especially with the secret preparations Trajan had helped Helena prepare
"Yes, friend Trajan! He left with Aron to hunt in the wilds for some ice! These Wonton Gilbari Noodles cannot be finished without it, they are one of my masterpieces!&8221; Xaphan returned a reply, his voice ever cheerful
"Another masterpiece? Isn’t that what you said the last three times you’ve cooked for the team?&8221; Trajan had reluctantly accepted that Xaphan had become the chef for their alliance While he didn’t see eye to eye with the Ano extraordinary
"Everything these hands touch is a masterpiece!&8221; Xaphan proclaimed as he proudly patted himself on the chest
Trajan shook his head,
"Wait- before that You sent them to find ice?&8221; His voice was incredulous
"Yes&8221; Xaphan nodded as if it was theLava&8221; Trajan returned He would’ve glared if he still had eyes
"That is correct&8221; Xaphan nodded a second ti to theit
Trajan held his hands out to the side,
"Are you actually a e te point of ice! There is no chance that they will return with any amou-&8221;
"Heyo friend Xaphan!&8221; Before Trajan could finish speaking, a familiar voice interrupted him,
"We have returned victorious! We found a small hidden crater full of centralized Ridian Ice, perfect for cooking!&8221;
Probus waltzed forward as he finished speaking, walking up one of the stone paths He was accompanied by the are sack on his back, presumably full of the ice he had discovered Why he didn’t put it in a Spatial Ring only the heavens knew, Trajan thought
"Excellent work, friend Probus! What a fortuitous encounter! Luck has turned in our favor!&8221; Xaphan waved at Probus in a friendly manner
Trajan stared at Probus and then back at Xaphan
He rubbed his forehead,
Fortuitous encounters like this, where the Anomalies found exactly what they needed just in ti frequency He are that each Anomaly had a soul that twisted Fate in their favor, but for it to work for ss like this…
It was like they were the ht for them
He threw his hands up in the air in defeat and spun around, stalking back towards his tent
Helena, standing in the opening of her tent a couple dozen o down, her eyes warone swi, both acting in completely unexpectedith Probus, while Xaphan was focused on cooking and practicing his crafting While it seemed as if he and Trajan had a tense relationship, Helena could tell that the two of the off each other
Her eyes hardened as she looked around, her hand clutching at her Spatial Ring tightly
She could feel it in her bones
Their ene
It would soon be time for them to attack
"I’ve received word, Wireen suit, with a set of fine lace pants, spoke aloud, his voice cool A small hat covered his short brown hair, unable to cover his piercing red eyes The entire right side of his physique appeared to behis physical body as well as the clothes he earing
In his hands was a s white crystal
"Oh, Tae wo water responded, her voice quiet She rapped in a large, floating bubble of water, shaped like a snake Underneath the water, a long, blue robe was visible, wrapped around her figure Her face was tight and lined, stern looking
The two Wizards were sitting on the edge of the Toe plateau that housed the To stone paths that led off into the distance
Specifically down one path in particular In the direction of Helena’s camp
"We are to attack immediately The Department Head himself is on the way here, but we are not to delay or wait&8221; The half-dia personally?!&8221; Wimo’s eyes widened in astonishment For the Department Head of the Diaic in the Borrel Autarchy, to be personallya move…