The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

The members of the Firefly Adventurers breathed a sigh of relief. Most of them returned to their tents, while Ajak and Mur went to investigate who these two domineering individuals were.

They returned after nightfall and explained the information they had gathered to everyone.

The soldier in the battle is the son of a high-ranking officer. He grew up in the barracks and was sent to a school in the Land of Music, but was expelled for being too unruly.

He later joined the army and toned down his behavior a little to set an example for his subordinates, but it was only a little; he was still considered a half-baked soldier.

The member of the adventurer group in the battle is the son of the leader of a super-large adventurer group. That leader is said to be close to the high-level, so his son, like the son of a high-ranking officer, likes to act arrogantly.

"The reason these two guys got into a fight was simply because neither of them was willing to give way when they met on the road. It seems that this has caused significant losses to other adventure groups, and it's unclear whether the army and the adventure groups are willing to compensate them."

"Can this really wipe out the cult stronghold? Will we end up empty-handed?"

The half-elf ranger was quite worried about this matter. Ajak rubbed his chin and shook his head: "It's highly unlikely. It's said that the army of the Kingdom of Music is serious. There is one high-ranking and two mid-ranking members in the team, and there are two mid-ranking members in the adventure group."

On the surface...

Everyone turned to look at the leader of the "Ilsis" guild, who was reading a book. She hadn't hidden her status as a mid-level professional from the outside world, but most people probably didn't believe it or knew about it.

If you include her, that makes five mid-level and one high-level.

The adventurers were immediately relieved; with such a formidable lineup, there was no way they would fail.

“Don’t let your guard down.”

Maginus suddenly spoke up, glancing up at the crowd as she looked down at her book: "There might be problems."

“Commander, can we make this clear?” Moore rubbed his head. “I hate riddle people the most.”

"It means the enemy is coming. They are slowly infiltrating and have already killed the night watchmen. Hurry up and wake up the others to prepare for battle."

Maginus didn't close the book. He raised his hand and pointed in a direction. The members in the tent immediately changed their expressions, grabbed their weapons, put on their armor, and rushed out of the tent.

The girl had warned them in advance that someone was approaching, and by now they were completely convinced of her words.

Since Maginus said that enemies were approaching, then enemies must be coming closer.

"Enemy attack!!!"

Ajak roared loudly with his illusionary sound spell, and the shouts directly woke up the sleeping adventurers and the army. At the same time, a large number of shadows suddenly emerged from the city walls and grasslands at the edge of the camp.

Some ran towards the camp gate to open it, others rushed towards the tents to kill more people, and still others went straight for the roaring Ajak, seemingly wanting to kill him to vent their anger.

The outside quickly became lively. Ajak's warning woke up the entire camp. The adventurers, who were already on high alert because they were stationed on the outskirts, were the first to get up.

Upon stepping out of their tents and discovering the situation, they immediately took action to eliminate the assassins who had infiltrated the camp.

The tent was brightly lit, but Maginot was still reading inside, completely oblivious to the situation outside. She believed they could handle the minor crisis.

As the battle intensified, the tent was suddenly lifted, and the assassin who entered the tent in an attempt to escape pursuit was stunned to find Maggie Nuston reading a book. He was then overjoyed.

Maginus glanced sideways at the assassin; its race was actually an orc. Orc assassins were very rare, after all, the entire race had relatively low intelligence and agility, so very few could become assassins.

The orc assassin lunged at Maginus without hesitation, seemingly trying to subdue her. The girl looked away and raised her left hand to wave as he approached.

The arm's structure underwent a dramatic change in an instant, and a gigantic claw, resembling a dragon's claw, appeared before the orc assassin.

Maginus had been perfecting the transformation of flesh and blood into dragons, and the orcs happened to be there at the right time.

Before he could react, his body was torn into several pieces and lay on the ground.

Ignoring the corpse in front of her, Maginos continued flipping through her spellbook, waiting for the others to come and clean up the ground.

The battle lasted for about twenty minutes, after which the sounds outside gradually subsided. It took more than thirty minutes for the members to return to their tents.

"What's wrong with this cult stronghold? Don't they need to sleep?"

The team members complained about the guys who attacked in the middle of the night, and Ajax, yawning, relayed a message to Maginus:

"Commander, the army's superiors want to meet with you to discuss the upcoming plans. There will also be some other important figures in attendance."

"Take me there, I'm sure you can handle it."

"Oh, me? That's not appropriate."

Ajax, who was dozing off, pointed to himself and was immediately jolted awake.

"Kishia said you have full authority to handle this. Don't worry, I'll take action immediately if anything goes wrong."

Maginus waved his hand and relinquished power, completely unwilling to concern himself with these mundane matters.

Chapter 397 Who Should We Send to Our Deaths?

The next morning, Ajak was nervous about meeting important figures and powerful people. He tidied his clothes and stepped into the largest tent.

There weren't many people inside yet. Ajak arrived more than thirty minutes early, and the general sitting in the head seat frowned when he saw him: "You are..."

“I am Ajak, the person in charge of this mission for the Firefly Adventurers. Good day, General,” Ajak greeted him humbly. “Our vice-captain doesn’t like to be in charge, so he asked me to attend the meeting.”

"...Is that so? I understand. Please sit down."

The general made no comment, but he knew that some adventurer groups were indeed structured this way.

The leaders and deputy leaders are the most powerful people, but many of them are not good at managing things. Therefore, the overall planning of the team is left to others, and they are only responsible for military deterrence.

Other adventurers gradually entered the tent, and when they saw the weak Ajak, many of them saw through his true nature at a glance. Even though he was a bard, he couldn't help but show a look of disdain.

"Why did the Firefly Adventurers send just one member?"

Someone pointed it out directly, and Ajak repeated the reason, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. The leader of another adventurer's group shook his head after hearing this, pointing to his own leader sitting in his seat:

"Even so, your deputy commander should come over, since our commander has already come."

All eyes turned to him. The general was pleased, as this provided someone to draw attention away from the enemy. However, to ensure the meeting could proceed smoothly, he still looked at Ajax with a kind expression:

"Bard, could you please ask your leader to come over here?"

"Yes, I'll go right away." So you guys didn't remember my name, huh?

A slight sense of frustration flashed through his mind, but due to the issue of strength, Ajak could only nod repeatedly and run back to his tent to explain the situation to Maginos.

"Commander, I did my best."

"Then let's go. You stay by my side."

Maginos got up from reading and slowly walked into the large tent.

Everyone looked over. Some professionals had originally wanted to take this opportunity to mock Maginus, such as "making so many people wait for you." However, when they saw the deputy commander "Ilsis," all the commanders and officers at the meeting couldn't help but freeze in shock.

They couldn't see through the vice-leader of the Firefly Adventurers.

She looks like an ordinary girl, and exudes the same aura as an ordinary person. But if you think about it carefully, if she were an ordinary person, it would be very difficult for her to sit in the position of vice-captain.

Should we test her? But what if she's a mage?

As everyone was thinking, Maginus sat down in his chair, put away his spellbook, and looked at the general at the head of the group.

"Ahem, now that everyone's here, let's begin."

The army general tapped the table, drawing everyone's attention:

"It seems the cult has been somewhat annoyed by our army's repeated offensives, but launching a full-scale attack would be difficult. As you have seen, the entire fortress is easy to defend and difficult to attack, with only one road leading through it."

"I need you..."

When the matter of attacking was discussed, the eloquent commanders or their agents immediately disagreed, and the disagreements gradually turned into arguments, with even the weakest member of the meeting, Ajax, arguing his case.

After all, nobody wants to be cannon fodder or be the first to rush forward; for them, making money and surviving is the most important thing.

After arguing for a long time, Maginos lowered her head and began to construct the structure of the ritual array. Ajax shook her shoulder forcefully to bring her back to her senses, and she realized that everyone else was watching them.

"Commander, they..."

Before Ajak could speak, the leader of an adventurer's guild smiled and threatened:

"Leader of the Firefly Adventurer Group, we've been thinking about it and we're planning to have you and a few other adventurer groups climb up the cliff behind the fortress and launch a surprise attack from the inside. What do you think?"

The girl, unaware of their decision, looked at Ajax, and the bard, helpless, lowered his head and quietly repeated it.

It turns out they planned to use several adventurer groups as cannon fodder, attacking the stronghold first and causing heavy losses inside.

As for why they are cannon fodder, once the chosen adventure team climbs up the cliff, they are destined to face a situation of isolation and helplessness. Whether they can come down is another matter, and as for helpers, they are even less likely to have any.

"In short, we can't go, right?"

Maginus tilted her head back and calmly spoke the truth. Ajax nodded vigorously. The girl's gaze swept around and found that most of the people with ugly expressions were the weaker adventure groups.

The army and powerful adventurer groups simply saw them as easy to bully, and the "Firefly Adventurer Group" was also categorized as an easy-to-bully adventurer group.

To be honest, it wouldn't be a problem for Maginus to go alone; she was there to kill, kill, kill anyway. The problem is that as the vice-captain, she can't just ignore her subordinates.

This is so troublesome...

"Hey, what are your thoughts?!"

The previously boastful captain spoke again, and Maginus looked up to meet his gaze. The captain closed his eyes due to a strange dryness in his eyes.

“Since the weak are going to be thrown out as cannon fodder,” Maginus stood up from his chair, his fingers twitching slightly, “I think it would be better to let your adventure party be the cannon fodder.”

Speaking frankly, Maginus's behavior drew frowns from many, while others admired her. The clamorers, however, were enraged and laughed, grabbing their sword hilts in anger.

"What, you think you're better than me?"

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“Fine,” the one who had been shouting knew things were about to turn sour, and drew his longsword halfway out. “If you can beat me, what’s wrong with my adventurer’s party going to be your advance team?”

Before he could finish the last word, the captain was shocked to find that Maginus had completely vanished from his sight.

The armor was lifted from behind, and before he could react, he was sent flying, crashing hard into a pillar of the large tent. He was still dazed and didn't know what had happened.

The terrifying speed caused everyone to react instinctively, gripping their weapons. Only the general at the head of the table, the two officers closest to him, and the two regimental commanders remained still.

"The Firefly Adventurer Team actually has a mid-level member. It seems our chances of winning have increased even more."

The general smiled with satisfaction, not surprised that the provocateur had been thrown out. He knew the Firefly Adventurers' background, but the "possible existence of a mid-level member" had only been a rumor until now.

"So it's decided?"

Maginus turned to look at the five people at the head of the table. The general nodded to the bewildered leader of the adventurer's guild: "Konardo, I'm entrusting the last advance team to your adventurer's guild."

Upon hearing this, the battalion commander, who had been thrown out, changed his expression drastically. He tried to get up and struggle, but he couldn't stand up no matter what he did.

Chapter 398 Enemy Troops

Having received an affirmative answer, Maginus rose to leave, but stopped at the edge of the tent and made a surprising request:

"By the way, I will participate in this sneak attack in my own name."

Can I ask why?

Everyone was puzzled. None of them wanted to go to their deaths, so why would Maginus want to infiltrate the enemy camp?

"If you want to kill someone, since you can't kill your teammates, go kill the enemy. It's that simple."

Maginus spoke her mind, regardless of whether others believed her, and then lifted the tent flap to go outside.

The chosen adventurer leaders were struggling with their thoughts, contemplating a mutiny, but when they saw the general's kind eyes, their lips twitched, and they bitterly accepted the outcome.

This is someone else's territory. Even if these chosen adventurer groups unite to try to escape, the other unchosen adventurer groups will definitely step in and, together with the army, directly stop their actions.

When people are weak and have little influence, they are easily bullied...

Ultimately, it's because they were too weak. If the team had been stronger, they definitely wouldn't have been selected.

The leaders of the adventurer groups left the tent one after another, leaving only the general and a few officers in the central tent. The general of the Kingdom of Music began to issue orders: "Keep a close eye on those selected adventurers, and don't let them do anything reckless."

“Sir,” an officer objected, “do we really want to involve Miss Ilsis?”

“What’s wrong with that?” The general grinned, smiling broadly. “Having a mid-level rank volunteer participate in the mission is a good opportunity for us to see what the high-end combat capabilities of those cultists inside the stronghold are really like.”

"Anyway, we didn't force her, and we can't force her, can we?"

The army quickly announced the results of the meeting, and the selected adventure groups did indeed become restless, but they could only silently endure the pressure from the army.

It seems like death is inevitable either way. If you're sent to the city walled city and die in battle, you can at least receive a pension. But if you try to escape, even if you succeed, you probably won't be able to survive in the Land of Music. If you go far away, you might die on the way or your background might be discovered, and you'll be captured and executed.

In short, under the combined pressure from the army and various major adventure groups, the smaller adventure groups had no chance to resist.

Intending to relax, Maginos waited until the next evening, then alone with a group of adventurers and soldiers, and took a detour to the cliff behind the fortress.

Looking up, there is a stone castle on a towering cliff, made of stone that is not found in the surrounding soil.

Therefore, spellcasters must have been involved in the construction, so we need to be careful.

When are you going to make your move?

Maginus turned to ask the supervising officer, who raised his hand in salute to this powerful woman: "In half an hour."