“No!”
She vehemently shook her head.
Buba smiled, wrinkles forming at the sides of his eyes.
Seeing the sincere softness on Buba’s face, Baron Rutherford frowned. “That girl is slowly weathering the ironclad warrior in that man, and she has almost succeeded.”
Buba was a major part of his plan. He couldn’t let him be deceived by some little girl.
“Go home. It’s late. Also, make sure you don’t go alone.”
Buba said.
“You look like you’re starving. I knew these wicked soldiers hadn’t fed you!” The girl kicked a soldier beside her, causing him to glare at Buba.
“Sarah. It’s dangerous to be out this late. Go.” Buba’s tone hardened, causing Sarah to grumble.
She angrily stomped off. Buba knew she might not come back for a day or two, but it was okay.
Tonight was his last night in the confines.
‘This is goodbye.’
He sighed internally. The moment he turned, hungry miners were behind him, eyeing his bread.
Because of the training Baron Rutherford and Baron Scarlet made them go through, the food given to them wasn’t enough to satisfy them.
“Leave.”
His deep voice reverberated.
“Give them the bread.” Another voice rang. Turning, Buba saw Baron Rutherford standing behind the crowd of hungry miners.
“As you wish.”
He threw the bread into the air and walked away.
After watching Buba for a while, Baron Rutherford looked at the wall. The soldier looking back at him nodded.
The second soldier beside him saw it, and just as he was about to pose a question, the first soldier thrust his spear.
Thud!
All hell was let loose as soldiers began to fight themselves. The miners dashed up the wall, helping those on their side.
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In no time, they brought down the few who weren’t on their side.
A captain approached Baron Rutherford. “My lord.”
Baron Scarlet chuckled. “That was easy.”
“Lead the way to the armory.” Baron Rutherford ordered, and a captain nodded.
As they walked toward the armory in the silent night, the captain turned to Baron Rutherford.
“Baron, what are we going to do to the commander? He’s a knight.”
“I see. Let’s see this knight.” Baron Rutherford chuckled.
When they arrived at the armory, which was in the barrack, the soldiers were shocked to see a swarm of miners, barbarians, and captured soldiers rushing toward them.
Chaos erupted as the yells of battle destroyed the stillness of the silent night.
Without the chains, the miners were able to harness battle force, allowing them to fight head-on with the soldiers, but none of them enjoyed this freedom more than the two barons.
Baron Scarlet blasted flames from his mouth, burning everything in his path, soldiers, hunting beasts, and buildings alike!
Behind it all stood Buba, slowly walking into the ruins of the barrack without touching a man. If one looked closely, they would see his forearms were glowing bright orange.
Even his veins could be seen.
Orange light shone out of the gaps of the eye patch covering his left eye.
Like a silent predator, he walked, his right eye locked on the weapon rack a hundred yards away.
Suddenly, a bright, fiery light erupted from a building as a man clad in steel plates burst out, a sword tightly clenched in his hand.
It was the commander!
“You!”
Filled with rage, he moved towards the miners, slaying them without hindrance. Their strikes rebounded when it hit his armor.
Seeing this, Baron Rutherford burst forward, the earth underneath his feet imploding. He was so fast that the knight couldn’t react and was slammed a hundred yards away.
By the time he got to his knees, Baron Rutherford was standing before him. “Is that all an Ashbourne Knight can do?”
As he reached out for the knight’s neck, the knight unleashed a deadly strike, aiming for Rutherford’s abdomen, but the baron somehow appeared behind the knight.
Boom!
His fist tore through the knight’s armor!
All the miners were shocked, their eyes trembling as they couldn’t believe a man had such strength.
“Take whatever weapon suits you. Tonight, Silverleaf is ours.”
“Haha!”
All of them grabbed weapons and marched out of the armory. With the soldiers in the barracks down, Baron Rutherford divided them.
They were to do as they liked but not alert the prison hold.
Tapk! Tapk!
A group of miners who were now rebels approached Ark White’s house. It was protected by 10 silver-ranked shieldmen!
Although the strength of these shield men was scary, the rebels had faith in the man who led them.
It was Baron Scarlet.
Buba, who stood behind them, said nothing, but the moment he caught sight of a little girl peeking from the window, he faltered.
He never knew this was her house.
“Baron, we should—!”
Boom!
Baron Scarlet unleashed flames from his eyes and hands, scorching the shield men and burning down a part of the building!
“Baron! We are not to kill the blacksmith!”
Buba bellowed, his eye widening to the limit.
Baron Scarlet glanced at him from the corner of his left eye. “Who gives the orders?”
While he spoke, they heard the cry of a young girl from inside the building.
The barrack chaos woke everyone in the vicinity, and while the little girl was to hide inside her room, the brothers came to the door with their weapons, but Baron Scarlet’s blast caught them!
The cry of anguish and pain in the little girl’s voice was like needles piercing Buba’s heart.
“Kill the screamer.”
Baron Scarlet turned around, walking away, but when he heard a heavy thud, he turned back and saw that the man who wanted to slay the little girl had been slain by Buba.
“She’s mine.”
Buba brandished the great sword in his hand.
Boom!
Baron Scarlet closed the gap. “We knew you’d do this!”
Scorching flames rained down on Buba.
‘None of them knows about my gift. If only they knew.’
Buba’s eye dilated.
Flames gathered in his hand, forming a large, hovering ball.
Boom!
Both men collided, causing a massive shockwave.