Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

Chapter 115: Good chance

All the members of the organization waited to hear what was going on. They could imagine that things were getting intense in the strife zone, but such a thing never happened to an organization such as that. Taking all the listed jobs was out of the norm.

"You think that it is about time?" Jori asked when he arrived alongside the whole group.

"Maybe," Rain replied. "The enemies slowed down since they are preparing for the next wave of attacks, so it is high time for us to do something. Still, if the enemy is waiting for something like this..."

"You sure are pessimistic," Reca said while furrowing her eyebrows. "Still, I can tell that being like that will never make you get surprised by anything."

You can learn if you try hard enough; that was what Rain wanted to say. The group grew a bit in the last two months, and they were more aware of such things, and they are open for discussions, so that was a good thing. Still, was it enough for the battlefield? That is hard to say.

Before long, Karla showed up, and she wasn't alone. Much to everyone's surprise, Branden was there, and he wasn't wearing some fancy clothes like usual. He was wearing some traveling clothes, and he also had a sword with him. It was one of those rapiers, a typical noble sword... actually, Rain could only see that as a one-handed spear, but the length was a bit short.

"Thank you for coming and waiting, everyone," Branden said. "Last night, I received a request from the king himself to help the army recover Tristan. That is why we all are going to move today, and until we recover, Tristan, we will be fighting the enemy invaders who have dirtied our lands and killed our people. I will go as well to help, so let's work together to achieve our goal."

"The beast people probably won't make a move, even if they hear of this, so everyone back home will be fine... Dad is also still training, so there is nothing to worry about," Rain thought.

Rain only had to worry about the duration of the war and make sure that those kids won't run to their deaths; that would be quite the ordeal, but it was fine since his healing skills improved a lot. Rain didn't want to test it, but perhaps he could even regenerate a finger or something.

"The atmosphere is quite something when we are marching in such a large group," Terra said while looking around and only seeing rugged soldiers that were thirsting for blood. "Some of those people were the ones we healed before, so they are truly looking forward to having their revenge."

"While we are in a group, do you think that they will split us?" Asche asked. "Healers can't get that close to the frontlines without risking being hit by a stray arrow or spell, and we can't afford to lose any of them."

"Who knows?" Reca replied.

Since they were on the attacking side, they would suffer some losses since the enemies had the walls to use to their advantage. When it comes to a siege, the defenders always have the upper hand... thanks to that, Rain recalled that the enemies truly avoided a siege when they invaded Tristan.

It was hard to know if they were scared of the losses or if they just had the opportunity to follow an easier path, thanks to Leo.

"They also had that army camped on their back... they still should have, but it makes me wonder how the magic people are dealing with their neighbors. Maybe if we don't sustain many losses and make this into a war of attrition, we can make the enemies lose too much to maintain Tristan," Rain thought. "In any case, this is a good chance for me... I should improve my sniping skills just to be safe."