Chapter: 328

Due to the material they were made from they could not be repaired, and most of the armours had dents, chips and scratches that had built up over time, making each one of their wearers seem like rugged, dangerous veterans of unending wars.

“Any questions?” the burly man asked, but it seemed more like a statement that one should not answer.

None of the commanders said anything.

“You’re dismissed.” his figure instantly blurred and disappeared from the room, teleported away.

With their orders laid out for them, each of them went off to their divisions, finding their captains to make their respective battalions ready to move out.

Within each 400-strong batallion there were two companies, and in each company were four platoons. Within the platoons were five squads, consisting for 10 hunters each.

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“This is a recruitment mission. The primary target is a necromancer who could have massive implications for our future. You’re coming for security and nothing else.” Lannister said as he put emphasis on the words ‘nothing else.’

“Can’t we just grab the targets and leave?” Lara asked in a bored tone.

“No. We have orders to convince, not coerce. We will need him as an ally. Besides, he’s going to be a student here, not a prisoner… Now if there’s no more questions then get ready, the portal is going to open soon.” Lannister said abruptly and to-the-point. He was not going to let Lara come along for a good time.

South of Losla, a glowing blue dot suddenly appeared in the quiet of the forest.

From a single point, it began to grow as it was filled with volatile energy and flashed; quickly turning into a vertical line while air began to swirl around it.

Dancing leaves rustled on the forest floor as they began to get caught up in the small whirlwind being created.

Faster and faster the line of energy swirled and crackled, until a bulge formed in the centre of it.

Blue zaps of energy radiated and flashed from it as the bulge got larger and pushed as it turned, slowly forming into a spindle shape of menacing energy before suddenly it burst into a circle shape with a flat mirror at the centre inside. The coursing blue energy was pushed to the outside, forming a threatening crackling circle around it.

Suddenly, the mirror rippled as a man’s head poked through.

He turned and looked around, scanning the environment for any threats or witnesses before retreating into the mirror again. The portal floated silently for a moment in the middle of the quiet forest.

After a moment, the mirror rippled again as a man stepped through completely, followed by a woman, Lara.

Both of them were wearing typical civilian clothes, though each had matching green capes with hoods.

“This is it. That must be the dungeon over there.” Lannister pointed to the stink-rat marsh.

“I’m not looking forward to travelling back through that.” Lara said, pursing her lips as she looked at the swamp water puddle.

“Don’t complain.” Lannister said coldly, “Losla should be north of here. Let’s do some scouting and make sure this isn’t a trap before we find Sullivan.”

Lara nodded, suddenly becoming professional as they both began to creep north through the quiet forest.

The portal collapsed behind them, turning back into a single dot and then disintegrating into a ripple in the air. Residual, visible blue particles of concentrated mana dispersed into nothingness, as if they were never there to begin with.