Chapter 130: Royal Guard (I)
The soldiers and the hundreds of civilians were advancing around the mountain, everybody in formation and orderly.
Mitchel couldn’t help but smile as he saw the speed at which they were advancing. ’At this rate, we will return to the military base in a month. Amazing!’
Just as the young man smiled with a sense of fulfillment and happiness, his eyes narrowed as he turned to the left, focusing on the small mountain’s peak. "Soldiers, defensive formation, left flank!"
Those words surprised the soldiers, but immediately, their harsh training came into effect, and their bodies moved before their minds could even realize it. The Warriors took the front, bone shields and machetes in hand, while the Mages took the back, all forming a barrier in front of the civilians.
The refugees were also surprised by the shout. They did not understand what was happening and were not trained to handle this sort of stressful situation, so fear began to rise in their hearts.
"Civilians stay put! Anyone who dares to break formation will be charged with inciting a riot and severely punished!" Mitchel’s white Force covered his body, enhancing everything, making his shout louder than thunder as he marched to the soldiers.
Although those words were harsh and full of coldness and brutality, Brigadier General Mitchel understood the dangers that chaos could arise, so he did not dare to take things lightly. Luckily, his words had the desired effect, and everybody stayed put.
It took a few seconds for Mitchel to appear in front of the soldiers. His eyes were cold as he took his bone machete and shield, and his Force burst as he focused on the mountains.
"Hahaha, good instincts. I must admit I am impressed."
Just as the soldiers were wondering what was happening, they heard a booming voice emerge from behind the mountain’s slopes, and the next second, they saw a group emerge from it. There were thirty individuals, twenty donning black metallic armor and the other ten with dark robes. Unlike the armament and armor of the warriors of the Xaos Kingdom, the equipment of these people was on a different level.
Mitchel could feel a dense energy emanating from their equipment and the formation they adopted, which made him frown since this was clearly not a group of outlaws but a well-organized militia. Soon, his eyes focused on the person who seemed to be in charge, a tall man nearly two meters tall who stood between the Warriors and Mages.