A Demon's Journey

Noah's subordinates had now begun to counterattack against the enemy forces. They had more or less understood from where the enemies were attacking.

The men proficient in long-ranged attacks launched several elemental blasts at them. Although these attacks didn't strike those warriors, they did stop them from launching another flurry of arrows at Noah's subordinates.

Once this flow broke, Noah's subordinates took complete advantage of it. They immediately closed the gap and turned this battle into close combat!

The enemy forces were also quite confident in a close combat battle.

It was unfortunate for them that Noah's subordinates were just beyond them in terms of close combat.

While Noah's subordinates were fighting against these warriors, Noah was rushing towards the leader of this group.

The leader of this group, who was content in gazing at the battle from afar, had no idea that Noah was approaching him.

The man was rather proud as he witnessed his warriors fighting against Noah's subordinates.

He had successfully ambushed an enemy so soon after this Heavenly Dragon Battleground's Tournament began.

Before this tournament started, he believed his group had the least chances of becoming the victor.

When they had been teleported inside this forest, fortunately, it was a quiet and empty place. This indicated that his luck was quite good.

It gave him time to adjust his aura to contend against the Dragon's Prestige in this forest. His subordinates felt the suppression effect on their bodies weaken.

This was because this suppression was linked to the strength of their leader's aura.

If their leader's aura submitted to the Dragon's Prestige, they would find it impossible to move. However, his subordinates wouldn't feel the suppressive effect if their leader's aura could contend against the Dragon's Prestige.

Thus, choosing a suitable leader was very important for this Heavenly Dragon Battleground's Tournament.

Anyway, this guy then led his men to look for food and water. Even a location to hide… By a stroke of utter coincidence, they found a pond nearby.

Near this pond were many bushes. On these bushes grew sweet berries that energized the warriors and boosted their Ardor.

This man had ordered all his subordinates to pluck these berries and stored them in his spatial ring.

After roaming around for some more time, he noticed smoke rising in the distance.

Even though his men were tired, he ordered them to walk in that direction and close the distance between them and that smoke.

After some hours of walking, the smoke suddenly disappeared. However, it wasn't an issue for this man and his group. They could approximately gauge the distance remaining between them and this smoke.

However, when they arrived at the scene, they saw an extinguished campfire. It had probably been extinguished just a couple of hours ago.

The man ordered his comrades to look for the tracks.

It didn't take them long to find tracks that led him and his subordinates to the second camp set up by Noah's group.

The man immediately handed over the berries to all his subordinates and then informed them of his plan.

They were to surround Noah's group from all directions and then suddenly launch an attack.

Unfortunately, his subordinates couldn't execute his plan perfectly. One of Noah's subordinates, who was on night patrol, saw a few warriors and used the bell provided to him.

At once, Noah's entire camp was ready to battle!

However, this man was still confident in his subordinates that they could win against Noah's subordinates.

He was thinking with a disdainful sneer on his face 'The leader of this group is an amateur. This will be an easy victory.'

His sixth sense tingled, alerting him to the fact that something deadly was approaching him.

He looked around but saw nothing and thought 'Maybe I am thinking too much.'

If this man had turned around, he would have known just how right his feeling was.

Noah approached this man at a quick pace while brandishing his sword. His steps were soft and didn't make any noise.

Before the man's sixth sense warned him, Noah had closed the gap between them.

With one swift movement, Noah jumped and sliced off that man's head!

Blood erupted from his neck, drenching Noah's upper torso with the scarlet hue.

Noah's impassive face was likewise splattered with a few droplets. To wipe away the blood, Noah waved his sword.

He then sheathed his sword and then went to pick up this man's head as well as the commanding badge.

"…I should have at least asked for his name. What should I shout now?" Noah whispered with a deadpan face.

This was the first time he was leading his forces against another force. He was rather rough along the edges when it came to battling another force.

Azaroth knew that Noah couldn't be considered the most suitable person to lead a group against the other experienced group in this Heavenly Dragon Battleground's Tournament.

In terms of ability, Sargan would be the best pick amongst his retainers. He was calm, ruthless, smart, and strong enough to achieve a good ranking. However, there were a couple of reasons why Azaroth didn't allow Sargan to participate in this Heavenly Dragon Battleground's Tournament.

Firstly, Sargan was a Demon. If his demonic identity was revealed, the King might take action straight away and capture him.

Secondly, Sargan was in the middle of settling up a large information network. No one else could do this task other than him.

And lastly, Azaroth wanted Noah to learn more about commanding troops. His intelligence was probably not on par with Sargan or anyone else because of his young age. But his charisma was too great!

Azaroth witnessed how Noah's subordinates listened to him. That sort of obedience was drilled into them by beating them to near death.

However, none of Noah's subordinates had thoughts of betraying him. They all respected him greatly and never failed to follow his orders.

Noah's training methods weren't traditional. They could even be considered demonic to some extent. But they worked!

His Enlightened Sword Heart allowed him to react to his foe's assaults flawlessly. On the other hand, Noah was astute enough to notice how the opponent could have used his strikes more effectively.

He advised them. Which was normally very helpful to the fighting style of that particular warrior.

Because of his assistance, the warriors felt their combat power grow. Naturally, it wasn't so evident against Noah, but they would realize the difference if they fought against a random warrior.

Just like in this situation. By the time Noah returned to his camp while holding the enemy commander's head, his subordinates had won their side of the battle.

Only a few dozens of enemies had been killed. A few warriors had run away while the rest were still fighting.

As Noah returned to the camp, he raised the head in his hands and proclaimed, "Your strongest warrior is dead now! Surrender, or you will suffer the same fate!"

Those words were amplified using Ardor.

When the enemy warriors heard Noah's words, they felt like surrendering to him.

The commanding badge Noah had picked up earlier flashed with a blue light. Suddenly, all the enemy warriors felt a strong aura crashing onto their bodies.

They felt as though a tremendous load had been thrown over their body! It was excruciatingly painful, and even the warriors who had fled were affected.

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