Chapter 142 - 7th Division: First Mission
Baines’ brutal display at the Red Sun’s training ground echoed through the 7th Division, earning him a silent welcome as the fifth chair, and honestly, he preferred it that way.
The castle was a fortress of rune-etched stones. Each castle had its necessities, rooms, library, cooks for their meals, training field, meeting room, and even a blacksmith to attend to their weapons and other necessities.
Before Baines entered the castle, the belongings of Wills Lindell had already been taken out, albeit gently. After all, his family was still from a three-star clan.
In the lounge room of the castle, division members eyed him curiously, expecting an introduction at the very least. A burly man laughed heartily, draping an arm over Baines’ shoulder. "You were really something out there! Truth is, no one liked that guy—"
"Get your hands off me." Baines’ energy flared, a ripple of cutting mana repelling the man, who stumbled back, shocked. He was the third chair, meaning he was stronger than Wills, but it seemed like Baines was stronger than he.
"Call me when there’s a mission," Baines said, his voice carrying to all. The higher chairs watched in silence, their eyes wary. He didn’t glance at any of them and vanished into his quarters.
That was the last time he was seen that week.
The following week, the division gathered in the meeting room, a circular chamber with a hundred chairs arranged in tiers, five elevated at the front for the first five chairs in ranking. Runes were drawn on the walls that glowed faintly, amplifying their voices.
Rakel Voss, the first chair and leader, stood tall, his crimson armor gleaming, his presence commanding as he explained. "Our scouts recently detected signs of the Iron Brotherhood. This time, it seems it’s a branch," As he explained, details of the mission were passed around.
"They were found around the blightroot clan’s territory. Our mission is to end that branch at all costs." He finished and gave time for others to read through the mission.
The Iron Brotherhood, also called the Adamant Order, was a troublesome group that claimed to serve Krazgar, the war god, and for that cause, igniting battles to "cleanse" the tainted world, and that the world needed justice.