"Yes! Our Mojie will use their treasured blades to chop all these barbarians into pieces!"
"The Mage is invincible!"
"Afterward, we'll storm into their homeland!"
"We are the Desert Kingdom's army; why waste efforts in a direct clash?" The Mage paused, corner of his mouth quirking as he cast a sidelong glance at the babbling officers. "Tell your men that we pull out tonight, and in seven days we must be within thirty li of Hu Ye Ancient City..."
"To the Devil's City?" The surrounding officers were utterly astonished.
"Tallbruh!" The Mage paid no heed to the officers' confusion and decisively issued the second command.
"Present!" A stocky, dark-faced man with a twisted beard immediately stood up, puffing out his chest. He was a typical Mulanese, his pupils thick with blood vessels, resembling a curved blade stained with blood from battle, his gaze fierce and aggressive.
