Armor Guardians.

Chapter 368 Not Disappointed

Although he had long suspected that some hidden forces would take the opportunity to cause trouble after he and Xia Qianmeng left, King Atreus still underestimated their power. When he returned to Blue Star, he saw a scene of devastation, with thick black smoke everywhere after the battle.

Wherever he went, he could hear the cries of local women and children. They seemed to be crying because they had lost loved ones, or perhaps because they were lamenting their misfortune.

Recalling Xia Qianmeng's instructions before leaving, King Atlantis was too embarrassed to go back and report to Gongyi Zhiming and the others, and even more ashamed to see Xia Qianxue. Therefore, he returned to his own Atlantis Sky Island first.

He thought that Atlantis Sky Island was protected by powerful forces and would not suffer any major losses, but he was wrong this time. In fact, Atlantis was the main battlefield of this Blue Star war.

The Atlantis Sky Island is actually not small in size. It looks small because it is located at a high altitude. In reality, it is still quite large.

Even so, after this battle, one-fifth of the area was razed to the ground, and some areas even lost their power and fell into the sea.

After this battle, if there was anything that could bring King Atreus any comfort... it was probably that his disciple, Lesser, had grown up.

Previously, Lesser only had the qualifications to be a leader of a tribe, but now, Lesser truly has the makings of a leader.

When he returned, Lesser was still organizing the rest of his tribe to treat the wounded. Although they had won a great victory in this battle, casualties were inevitable.

Upon seeing King Atreus return from afar, he instantly flew over as if he had found his master, tears streaming down his face, and then tightly embraced King Atreus's body.

He thought... he would never see his master again.

Indeed, although he hadn't experienced it firsthand, he could still imagine how dangerous the battle on the moon must be, not to mention the long journey ahead after victory. If the distance weren't so great, he really would have wanted to go and help.

He understood the look in his master's eyes before he left; it was a desperate gamble. He had already prepared himself for the possibility that his master might never return. But now, the best-case scenario seemed to have occurred: his master had returned safely.

He no longer needs to bear this pressure alone.

King Atreus gently patted his disciple's shoulder, wanting to say something comforting, but found himself speechless. Perhaps silence was the best course of action at this moment.

And so, under everyone's gaze, King Atreus did not comfort Lesser as he had done before, nor did he take over all duties and make arrangements personally. Instead, he simply returned to his palace.

"The king must be exhausted after such a fierce battle. This is an opportunity for you to show your abilities, so you should not be discouraged. Do your best."

Immediately, elders stepped forward to encourage Lesser. In their view, King Atreus meant to relinquish power, but they were not opposed to it, because the current situation was actually a good opportunity to cultivate Lesser.

Lese wiped away his tears. Although he still had many questions to ask his master, he also felt that the elder's words made a lot of sense.

Finally, he shouted in the direction where King Atreus had left.

"Master, just you wait, I won't let you down!"