Chapter 176: Progress
[Seven Days Later.]
Philip scanned the dusty entrance of the cave, a week of anxious waiting etched on his face.
"Commander Philip, you’ve been checking on him for seven days straight... What if he’s dead?" A soldier, concern lacing his voice, couldn’t help but ask.
"Just make sure she doesn’t hear you," Philip cautioned, glancing over his shoulder at Leyla. She sat with her eyes closed in one of the sleek black Audis, a picture of still worry.
"The Valhalla family sent her and their special guards over... It’s just a bad thing no one can enter the cave," he muttered, more to himself than the soldier.
"Oh!" The soldier nodded, absorbing the information.
"Commander Zenith sent word that a monster tide is heading towards Cordelia... The monsters are following behind the sky stage beast, which will arrive in two days... And she also said the master tamers and supreme tamers are already on the frontline, that you are also needed."
Philip chuckled, a wry twist to his lips. "They are just supreme level, with the strongest having a Divine stage beast with the Combat strength of Lv10... But Christopher has three sky stage beasts, with combat strength above Lv10... I have to wait for him." He sighed, the weight of the situation clear in his voice.
"I hate to say it, but Cordelia’s chance of defeating such a beast will require Christopher’s help."
"But we have the master tamers and supreme tamers... Even students from the three top Academies and the legendary Sir Sunny... We can’t lose," the soldier argued, a flicker of hope in his tone.
"We know the strength of the sky stage beast, but what about the monster tide? We don’t know how many there are... Or how strong... We are just fighting blind, but with Him... Even without knowing the enemy, we will still win." Philip’s conviction was unwavering.
The soldier listened, then turned his gaze to the cave entrance. "Okay, Vice commander." That was all he said.