A Demon's Journey

The Glerian Kingdom's force that had been sent to deal with the Sinyalian Kingdom's forces were filled with the finest soldiers available at the encampment, except for the Heretical Paladins.

Naturally, the sensors were rather talented as well. Their observational skills were impressive. In this situation, these sensors were very confident in winning their battle against this Sinyalian kingdom's army that was traveling into the Glerian Kingdom's territory.

However, one of these sensors noticed something strange on their back. They sensed the movements of multiple birds flying in separate directions. Normally, a sensor wouldn't be intimidated by this information.

But the situation was slightly puzzling. The sensor couldn't sense anything strange due to which these birds might be flying in other directions. He was quite skilled in analyzing the movements of the beasts.

After a few seconds, he reached a conclusion. However, when he did reach this conclusion, sweat beads began to drop down his forehead. A deep fear appeared in his eyes along with a look of realization.

"Oh shit! I have to tell the superiors about this!" He immediately ran to inform the captain of his theory. All the superior officers in the army knew him and hence didn't stop him when they saw him approaching the captain's horse.

They also noticed that his expression was rather grave, unlike his usually joyful face. They knew he was an optimistic guy. And if he had such a grave and worried expression on his face, it meant that the situation was absolutely serious.

"Make way!" yelled a couple of lieutenants, "Allow the horse to pass through by dividing into two columns." That command was instantly carried out, and the army was separated into two groups. When the path freed up for the sensor's horse, he easily passed.

The sensor soon met up with the captain of his army. The captain was surprised to see him appear and asked him, "Anything wrong, Filip? You seem deathly pale. It's as if you have seen a ghost. Haha."

The sensor named Filip didn't laugh. His expression remained grave as he spoke with the most respectful tone he could muster, "Captain, please send a message to the commanding general to request reinforcements immediately. I have a good reason to believe that we are walking into a trap!"

"What?!" The captain yelled out, clearly terrified at this thought. Even his intuition had been telling him that the situation was dangerous. But the captain dismissed his worries and thought that he was merely nervous.

After exchanging a couple of sentences with the sensor, the captain's expression turned grave. He seemed quite serious as he realized that his intuition was absolutely right.

"We must adjust our course in order to avoid becoming stuck between these two armies!" Filip spoke right away. For a little while, the captain stayed silent, which Filip found frustrating. Filip knew that staying on this course meant more danger to him, however, he didn't plan to run away by himself. He stayed there and continued to speak a couple of sentences to convince the captain to change their course.

In the end, Filip couldn't convince the captain. The captain responded to him in an interesting manner. He spoke, "It seems that we are very lucky. This was valuable information, Filip. You can return to your position now."

Filip was startled to hear this response. He gulped down a mouthful of saliva and asked the captain with a nervous tone, "…Is that all, sir? Please tell me that we are traveling towards the west."

The captain, on the other hand, answered him with a smile. It wasn't an enthusiastic smile, but it wasn't a serene smile either. Almost immediately, Filip knew just what the captain was planning. He let out a sigh and had a distressed look on his face.

The captain noticed Filip's emotions but chose to ignore them. He had greater matters at hand now. If he was careless, this army would be completely annihilated. And he wasn't going to let that occur.

And if the enemy truly desired to destroy his troops, he intended to make them pay a hefty price. They would regret ever thinking up of such a foolish plan! The captain called out a few of his subordinates and informed them of their tasks.

Meanwhile, Roman's forces were running at their full speeds. They weren't actually charging at the army itself. They were charging at the point where the army would eventually reach. He was quite confident in his calculations.

In fact, he had also considered the possibility of what would occur if the enemy discovered his force charging towards them. He knew that the enemy could find out the plan through many methods.

However, the most prominent method was to spread multiple scouts in the area who were concealing their energy. They would report everything back to the army. If these scouts saw Roman's force, the gig would be up.

However, Roman knew they couldn't set up scouts so quickly. They would need to decide the area and choose the soldiers. There could also be the issue of distributing them talismans or pellets.

By the time the enemy set up the scouting network and held information about a wide range, Roman's army would be close enough to ensure that the enemy would only have a couple of options remaining.

The first option was to change their direction. This was the simplest choice, and any ordinary warrior would immediately choose it. However, Roman knew that the captain of the army wouldn't be that ordinary.

This man was chasing an army of the Sinyalian Kingdom that was planning to wreak havoc in the Glerian Kingdom's territory. He couldn't be an ordinary warrior! Thus, Roman had tried to anticipate this man and his thoughts.

Roman knew that if this man turned around or altered his path, this captain could have his army avoid a battle against Roman's army. However, Roman had already calculated what he should do in such a situation.

Roman was going to order Commander Celen to immediately change their targets and move towards this army coming towards them. He knew that the captain of the Glerian Kingdom's army would now realize that he was trapped.

The Captain of the Glerian Kingdom's army couldn't allow his battle against Commander Celan to begin because that would allow Roman's army to get close to them and join the battle soon. Once Roman's army joined the battle, it would be over for them.

Naturally, the captain of the Glerian Kingdom's army had realized this issue and thus hadn't altered his path. In reality, this was his error!

Roman knew that if the Glerian Kingdom's army fought against the army led by Commander Celan, it wouldn't take them much time before claiming victory and leaving. This was because the warriors led by Commander Celan were merely 1 Star Warriors.

They were only numbers, and their sheer numbers could only serve to intimidate the opponent. Commander Celan's army, in other terms, was a paper tiger. It might be used to terrify people, but it couldn't harm them!

And this was Roman's gamble. That the captain of the Glerian kingdom's army wouldn't realize this ruse. If he did realize this ruse, not only could the Glerian Kingdom's army escape successfully, but also significantly damage the Sinyalian Kingdom's troops.

The Sinyalian Kingdom's army would lose a large number of young prospects and soldiers. Roman would be cursed by all the other soldiers and warriors at the encampment that he might be removed from his position of the commanding general. Someone more deserving would be given the opportunity to demonstrate his merits.

However, Roman had won his bet! The Captain of the Glerian Kingdom's army was now heading deep into the jaws of a deadly trap. However, the situation was also not going completely according to Roman's expectations.

Roman had no idea that the captain of the Glerian Kingdom's army had realized anything or not. Noticing that the path of the army remained unchanged, he was getting an eerie feeling. It felt as though he was the one walking into a trap.

Roman soon suppressed those worries and led his warriors at a decent speed. The Glerian Kingdom's army was just about to reach the point where the great battle would occur! From the movements of the Glerian Kingdom's army, Roman didn't feel as if the Glerian Kingdom's army had realized anything.

Their pace and direction had remained constant throughout the entire path. However, Roman knew he couldn't leave anything to fate. Thus, he took all kinds of precautions and ordered his men to spread around.

After half an hour, the Glerian Kingdom's army reached the point at the exact same moment as Roman's army. It proved just how accurate Roman's calculations were.

There was still a large gap between the two armies, but Roman believed that he and his army could easily cover this gap. He immediately ordered his soldiers to charge forwards! It was time for a slaughter fest!

The Glerian Kingdom's army's captain wasn't surprised to see Roman. The same could be said about his army. Along the way, the captain had already informed his Lieutenants, who had further informed their soldiers.. The captain did this so that his side wouldn't lose morale when they see an unexpected enemy.