Chapter 1847 - 24.108 Sixth Violet Star - Hesitation
Chapter 1847: 24.108 Sixth Violet Star - Hesitation
After successfully returning to the human land, those who were injured were treated at the borderland. With the commander and Mu Liao escorting the team back, there were no further add ons to the death count. However, the losses in the original number lead by the old marshal and Killer Pavilion Master, Xie Yun, is more or less that half of their original numbers.
It was depressing to hear that the losses only happened on their way back to the land instead of when they were in the inner region of the barren lands. What is more surprising is the existence of the two Beast Kings that returned to the human land with them.
One of the beast kings is the huge Black Turtle Beast King that was subdued by the young gods that resides at the Ancient Forest and the other is unexpectedly the original master of the Killer Pavilion. The master who is said to be the master of the current Pavilion Master, Xie Yun. They’ve explained about his reincarnation and other things.
Normally, the commander or Mu Liao wouldn’t have believed such nonsense. However, after witnessing what the God of Destruction had done to save them and subdue the Black Turtle Beast King, they had no other choice but to believe. Gods had already appeared before their eyes, is there even a way to turn blind eyes before such a miracle.
At the very least, they couldn’t deny it at all. Instead, they wanted to focus on the warning they had heard from the young gods. The evil that was said lurking within the lands of the humans.
Moreover, they could no longer hide the fact from the old marshal about what happened to the Long Clan while they were away. Getting Long Huang rest upon arriving at the barracks seems to be impossible. Just by the fact that he mentioned wanting to talk to Mu Liao, meant that the situation at the Long Clan must be told to him.
Mu Liao arriving at the old man’s room was inevitable. The commander arrives there when Mu Liao arrives.
Long Huang while having an IV stuck on his arms, he gestured for Mu Liao to sit at the empty seat beside the commander. The commander was here only because he reported about the initial group who had returned ahead of them and the punishment for the people who were dismissed from the military for breaking the martial law.
"Old Sir, I will excuse myself for now," The commander said. "Don’t worry about the rest of the soldiers, I will handle everything, especially the compensation for those who had died in this mission."
"Make sure to send them everything as I had promised. We might not be able to bring home all of their remains, at the very least what they deserved must be given away," The old marshal said.
The commander saluted and only took his leave after Mu Liao had taken a seat. He also asked some doctors to be on standby outside the room in case something happens to the old marshal after learning what happened to the Long Clan.
Long Huang spoke straight to the point and said, "Tell me everything that has happened while I am away from home, A’Liao."
Mu Liao was hesitating badly as he didn’t want the state of the old marshal to worsen. However, upon meeting the old marshal’s serious yet worried gaze, he had no choice but to confess everything.
"After the old sir had left for the barren lands, the Pei Clan had sent death soldiers to start a massacre on the Long Clan and Killer Pavilion. They had caused two waves of attack on both factions."
The old marshal, Long Huang, had frowned when he heard about this attack. This is clearly not done coincidentally to the day they left the human lands, but someone who had intentionally planned to weaken their factions further while he was away.
The Long Clan could most likely defend themselves as his two sons remained in the clan while he was away. But the Killer Pavilion without its head is no different than other factions who lost its leader. He was worried that this faction was now gone due to this event.
"Call me uncle." Long Huang asked, "How is the Killer Pavilion?"
"Please don’t worry about them. The Pavilion Master had invited a protector as if he had expected that the Pei Clan would exploit the fact that he is away and invited a friend to guard his place while he is gone. The former Elf King was invited by him. Thanks to the former Elf King, the death count in the Killer Pavilion was lower than we had expected," said Mu Liao.
The old marshal noticed the changes of expression on Mu Liao. He realized that things that had happened while they were away were not as simple as he imagined.
Long Huang requested, "Tell me all the details of the event. Do not hide anything now, A’Liao."
"During the first wave of attack, the Death Soldiers had just sneaked into the territory. Their plan was to kill everyone while asleep. This is something Long Tian had guessed and the Long Clan had longed to prepare for it."
"On the other hand, the former elf king had arrived on time to prevent the Killer Pavilion from being all killed. They never expected that these death soldiers had a way to sneak in the pavilion without them noticing. They were all killed by the former elf king and were even able to capture the leader of the group."
"The Long Clan had suffered less than we expected. It is just that defending all places in the territory cannot be done flawlessly as what happened in the Killer Pavilion."
Long Huang could already imagine what had happened with the story Mu Liao is telling him. He knew that the Long Clan had suffered a bit due to the range of their land and the sneak attacks from the enemy. Defending most people showed enough how Long Tian had been prepared for it.
The old marshal asked, "If you had survived the first wave of enemies then what happened to the second wave? Something must have happened for you to come to this barrack and intentionally wait for my reason. Is it something A’Tian failed to find a solution to?"
"This... There isn’t a way but... the choice to make made him hesitate a lot causing a lot of losses on our side," Mu Liao said. "He just can’t sacrifice a few for a better result. His hesitation caused him to let his guard down and he almost died!"
Long Huang knew his son well. He is decisive and knows how to survive even in situations where they are at a disadvantage. There is only one thing or situation that makes him hesitate. That is when an innocent life is involved.
The old marshal guessed this and asked, "What did the enemies do for A’Tian to hesitate?"
"Uncle, the Pei Clan sent death soldiers strapped with bombs on their bodies. Long Tian hesitated as he wanted to save them as well but in the end, lost a lot of soldiers from the military due to his indecisiveness," said Mu Liao.
Sigh~
"So, he hesitated to kill the dead soldiers. Killing innocent lives to protect his own, Long Tian couldn’t do it as much as the former elf king. In his eyes, lives are equal to each other. If so... What made him change his mind? He must have chosen to kill them all in the end, if you had survived." the Old Marshal said.
Mu Liao became even more hesitant at this question. Seeing his reaction, Long Huang was so sure that something bad had truly happened with his sons that Mu Liao reacted this way.
The old marshal, Long Huang speaks. "Tell me what happened to those two sons of mine."
"A bomber slips through, targeting Long Tian. Long Kian had protected him, making him suffer in Long Tian’s instead. Long Kian, he..."
"Did something happen to Kian’er?!" Asked Long Huang with urgency in his time of voice.
Mu Liao had no other choice but to tell him the situation of Long Kian after the second wave of enemies.
"Long Tian failed to dodge and Long Kian had jumped in front of him to protect him. Due to this situation he failed to completely dodge the human bomb who clinged to him and lost half his body to the explosion," Mu Liao said.
At this point, the old marshal was speechless. He never expected that the lives of his two children would be in danger just because Long Tian hesitated in killing the human bombs. This indecisiveness caused this opportunity for the enemies to sneak in and almost succeeded in killing Long Tian. If not for the sacrifice of his eldest son, things would have gotten worse.
The moment Long Tian falls, the bigger the losses the Long Clan would have to suffer. Without the leader, the faction would have fallen faster and the Long Clan might have perished that day. Long Kian’s sacrifice had saved the clan from its demise.
"H-How is... Kian’er?" The old marshal hesitated to hear the answer to this question.
He knew for someone who had blocked an explosion with his own body meant he had suffered more than when he chose to dodge it instead. This means even though Long Tian had survived, Long Kian’s state must be completely opposite. The meaning of losing half a body gave Long Huang a dreadful feeling of something almost irreversible.
As expected, Mu Liao’s answers almost halted at this moment.