The Golden Throne - Chapter 225

Liu Man nodded.

“Leave me. I will tell George that we will leave for the war right now. Damscus. You shall do that as well. We should finish this now, or it will be never.” Liu Man said.

“I shall tell Teleri to do that same.” Damascus nodded. He turned around and left. This left Liu Man and Liu Feng alone.

“You should have told me about this Liu Feng. You should have told me about the project that you undertook.” Liu Man said.

“Father. It was not that I didn’t want to, but that it was better if you didn’t know about it. I couldn’t guarantee its success.” Liu Feng explained himself.

“Fine. Whatever. We shall charge in. Tell the dragons and the rest that we are moving in, and they are welcome to join.” Liu Man said.

Liu Feng nodded and he also left Liu Man. Liu Man was alone now, and he looked around at all the chaos that played out in front of him. His mouth was moving as if he was muttering something, but no words came out. His eyes were tearing up, but not a drop of water fell out.

He closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths. He opened them back, but the weak and staggering Liu Man was gone now. What replaced him was terrifying, and it was like he was a different person altogether.

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Two Hours Later

The whole army was standing neatly in arrays, and it was clear in their stature and eyes that they were tired. They were very tired, and they were all looking front with eyes filled with fear.

The army was not silent as it should have been. There were whispers everywhere, and it was like there was no one commanding the army because everyone was talking to each other.

“Why are we going in now? And to the final fight? We are far too tired. They won’t understand it, those bastards. They were riding horses after all. We had to walk all the way. This is far too unfair.” A soldier was saying.

“What can we even do? We have no choice. Do you want to die?” another soldier next to him shut him up instantly. It was clear that a lot of soldiers were disgruntled by this order.

At the front of the entire army, George was on a horse, ready to lead them all to battle. He shouted out with a loud voice, “Men! This is the final fight. One final fight and we can all head home and go back to our comfy beds. One final fight, and we will be victors!”

The message, though short and clearly powerful, only excited a few men. Not everyone was ready to charge ahead and give up their lives that easily, and they didn’t even have enough energy for it. George shook his head as his horse trotted forward. They were all going towards the huge black pillar that was still visible, and stroke fear in everyone that viewed it.

Meanwhile, Liu Feng and the mage division was behind a platoon of soldiers, and they were in charge of dealing with all the demon soldiers and the demon captains. Although Liu Feng wanted to be leading the army in the front lines, George disagreed, saying that the lives of mages were far too important.

So, they set out. With each passing minute, the black pillar in front of them grew bigger and bigger, and it only seemed to dampen the mood more.

Soon, the city itself was visible. The walls towered over them all, and the gates were visible. But what was more surprising of all of this, was the fact that the gates were open. Wide open. Behind the gates, only a black mist could be seen, but it appeared as if the demons were taunting the army to come in.

Liu Feng could see this from where he was standing, and he clenched his fists. He was furious, but he did not lash out. He looked at George, who was far in front of him, waiting for his decision.

It seemed that the decision did not take long to make, because the army was charging into the cities. Liu Feng took a deep breath as he followed them all. His eyes were still on George, when he suddenly yelped with shock.

“What happened, big brother?” a voice came from behind him.

“Nothing Hu Long. I was just surprised that my father also joined the fight. I thought that the kings would all be inside, safe and giving commands from there.” Liu Feng said.

“Isn’t that wrong though? Shouldn’t the kings be giving the orders straight from the field, and helping everyone by showing them an extraordinary example? That is what I learnt in all the classes.” Hu Long said.

“You innocent boy. If only that were true.” Liu Feng sighed.

The huge city gates passed them by. Liu Feng could see not a single tower or building in sight. He presumed that the nuclear explosion helped in dealing with that. But he also noticed that the black mist was but a facade. The moment that he stepped into the city, he could feel that the air did not have a lot of corrupted mana within. In fact, there was not a lot of mana at all. It was like mana no longer existed here.

“The guns should be even more helpful now. They will be able to use mana, and the demons will not be able to recover as much. But the students will be ineffective. They will be children to a slaughter in such a place.” Liu Feng realized.

He halted the army behind him and turned around.

“All the students who do not have a contract with a spirit shall turn around and retreat as there is no mana in the air. They shall not participate in this battle.” Liu Feng declared.