Chapter 90: A.I. Chip
The end of the battle against Arasbus and the high demonic horde brought pure thrill and happiness, which only increased with Vlad’s canonization by the Plane Will as a World King’s candidate.
However, once the excitement subsided and it was time to handle the battlefield’s aftermath, a somber and sad aura enveloped the soldiers. The reason was simple: during the last clash, in which the soldiers had charged into the fray to fight the wounded demons, there had been casualties, eleven to be precise.
Eleven deaths in a battle that claimed over six thousand demons were nothing short of miraculous and any leader would be thrilled by such an outcome. It would be a lie to say that Vlad was not pleased with how things turned out, but that did not mean he was unaffected by the loss of his soldiers.
With fewer than two hundred warriors fighting by his side, Vlad knew each one personally. They had dreams and hopes, but they were gone.
This was the nature of the world they lived in, and Vlad was determined to rise higher and higher, gaining the power to protect his loved ones and all those who chose to put their faith in him.
While the battle was over, much work remained. They needed to handle the demons’ corpses, clean the battlefield, reconstruct the walls, and care for the civilians.
Vlad was the undisputed and absolute leader of the Silent Wind Military Base, but that did not mean he had to do everything himself. He delegated these tasks to those well-versed in them, like General Anglius and First Lieutenant Mitchell, before heading to his residence with Jormungandr.
Once the young man and the cat were alone, Vlad showed a thrilled and focused expression as he remembered the voice that appeared in his mind shortly after the golden lightning had struck him.
"A.I. Chip?"