Chapter 223 (1/2)

Chapter 223

Chapter 223: In Her Element

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ARTHUR LEYWIN

‘Arthur Take a look’

Sylvie’s voice resounded inme away froetthe undeveloped lands of the Beast Glades in a blanket of darkness However, even from the tens of miles ere away from the Wall, we could clearly see the battle that was currently ensuing

But it wasn’t the fierce battle that had the two of us perturbed—it was the location of where the battle was being fought

They didn’t collapse the underground tunnel or even let the beast horde get close to the Wall I gnashed my teeth in frustration

Sylvie beat her powerful wings once more as we slowly descended towards the Wall

Despite how thickly the moon was covered behind the clouds, it was easy to tell where the battle was going on Withup the vicinity It round, but from up in the sky, it was a beautiful—if not a little chaotic—show of colors

I didup inside estion that had been accepted by the captains

But my decision to leave the beast horde and help Tessia was based on the fact that estion would be implemented It should’ve been i iue but it felt rushed, and urgent—desperate, ale that was beginning to evolve into a threat The words ‘if anything happens toto be said aloud to whoever was responsible for this deviation

‘Arthur, we’re al ave her ait shortly after h ’s muted colors ashed away, replaced byfreely while others were being absorbed and clustered in preparation for a spell toin on the Wall, I scanned the top line where rows of archers and conjurers were stationed in search for Ellie’s distinct foric This was the fastest way to find her in all of the chaos that cae-scale battles

I could only hope that h above the Wall enough for us not to be potentially shot at by alar for es were able to shoot such well-structured arrows of purethe uishable

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There , I indicated toher to a battle mountain I released Realmheart as we approached where Ellie was stationed

Bolts of fire and ice drew arcs in the air as they rained down on the battlefield a few hundred feet further away froround was supposed to collapse froside the the various spells and ht shot out by my sister

Sylvie quickly shi+fted into her human form as we neared our destination as I continued to take deep breaths in a losing fight against the anger building up in h to be consistently firing spells from her bow, but that couldn’t be the same for the rest of my family and the Twin Horns, ere hopefully somewhere behind the protection of this enormous fortress

The two of us landed softly but stillmy sister

The soldiers, however, were all capable es that were able to clearly sense when they were outclassed None bothered to raise their weapons, only barely able to slink away from the two intruders that fell from the sky

It was only when I stepped closer to a nearby illu artifact that Ellie ran into my arms

“You scared the hell out of us!” e mixture of annoyance and relief “The plan that was supposed to happen with the ground and the explosives—it didn’t happen! At first I thought that they were delaying the plan in order to draw more beasts toward the area where we set up the trap, but the soldiers that were sent out aren’t co back”

I pried my sister away, partly to talk to her face to face, partly to not let her hear ainst my chest “Ellie Where are the others? Do you knoho’s out there?”

Before e of this section ca toward me With a salute, he hastily showed his respects “G-Good evening, General Arthur My apologies that eren’t able to give you a proper welco I can—”

“I’m fine, Officer Mandir” While I didn’twith the impatient expression made him flinch and shuffle away

I turnedhand on ive us some solid answers

“We’re required to stay in our positions but Helen, atching over me, was able to leave She never came back, but before the beast horde arrived, I saw Moround level Durden and Dad…I haven’t seen either of them,” my sister sputtered

“It’s okay, Ellie Don’t worry, your brother will handle the rest,” I co smile

“W-What should I do? How can I help?” Ellie replied

I shook my head “Stay here You’re a soldier now and this is your post You wanted experience in a real battle, right?”

“Okay” My sister’s gaze hardened After giving Sylvie a quick hug, she bolted off back to her station

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“Is it safe for her to stay here?” aze frooto keep the Wall as intact as possible That means it’ll be safer for the soldiers on this side of the battle”

I leaped off the edge, ignoring the surprised shouts of soldiers and workers around us The two of us landed deftly on the ground level behind the fortress and made our way towards the medical tents

I pushed aside a tent flap for the fourth time before I was finally able to spot my mother inside one She had her hands hovered over a patient, brows knitted in determination She barked out orders to some of the other medics nearby to have the patient urney rolled in front of her with another injured soldier

Her expression, her presence, her dereas gone, replaced by a strong and level-headedbrought to her

I thought back to the words she had said the last tiht She mentioned her duties here and the people that needed her help Then I looked at the countless patients slowly recovering thanks to her abilities and iined how many of those would be dead already if it wasn’t for her