Chapter 278: Camping out

After most of the deers were slaughtered, Noah ordered his subordinates to deal with the rest.

He then signaled for a physician to come forward and heal those two warriors. Thankfully, the two warriors were able to recover because their injuries were minor.

After the deers were slaughtered, a few warriors gathered the corpses of these deers and began to cook them.

They also found a few different kinds of fruits near that area, and Noah's group had a luxurious lunch and dinner that day.

After eating his dinner, Noah was rather content. He gazed at the pond from his camp and thought 'This is a gorgeous place. An area that would undoubtedly be approached by both humans and beasts. It would be preferable if I could establish a base camp from which I could easily view the entire region.'

'This place can become a trap.' He thought as he ordered his subordinates to be prepared to move out in the early morning.

Noah's subordinates remained behind in groups while Noah went to his tent to meditate and bolster his Ardor using the Mysterious Qin Technique.

Noah's newly recruited subordinates were discussing things with Noah's old subordinates.

"Our leader is actually so strong. He could deal with the skill of an entire herd so easily!" One of the newly recruited subordinates stated.

"That's right. I have actually been looking down on him because of his young age. I thought he caught our previous leader off-guard. But I see that his victory against our leader wasn't a coincidence." Another newly recruited warrior admitted truthfully.

"Hehe…You have seen nothing. What you witnessed was just a hint of our master's amazingness!" The old recruits of Noah's group spoke smugly.

They were actually very proud that they were Noah's subordinates.

Slowly, these veterans began to inform these plebians about Noah. He was probably the youngest 4 Star Warrior in the Glerian Kingdom's history.

He was the youngest Sword Intent and the Sword Domain Warrior in the Glerian Kingdom's history.

These warriors realized what it meant to be the youngest Sword Intent and the Sword Domain Warrior.

As they continued to discuss this, the new recruits were a lot less resistant to serving Noah.

This could be considered soft brainwashing, and Noah had no idea that such a thing was occurring.

The next few days remained very calm and quiet.

Noah kept an eye on the entire area, and he was rather unsure when he saw no other human groups approach that pond.

'Do the people know this pond is a trap? Or are there too many ponds that they don't need to come to this one?'

Noah's guesses were completely off the mark. The reasoning was very simple. Many groups were teleported too far away.

There was a low chance they could even find the pond here. Also, most of the groups here only had a rough map of this forest.

Noah's patience bore fruit.

He finally noticed signs of other groups appearing near the pond. Immediately, Noah ordered his subordinates to stay silent.

If the opponents had a sharp listener or powerful sensor, they could find Noah's group.

Noah asked his men to stay silent to prevent a sharp listener from finding them. He had released his Sword Qi all around them, forming a barrier that would prevent any sensor from sensing them.

Noah had improved from the mistakes he made on the first day.

He at least knew how to perfectly hide the presence of his entire group.

He noticed the group was rather small. There were only 20 warriors in that group.

'Their commander is too far away. I can't sense his presence. And if I use the Sword Sense to gauge his level, he will find out and will be extra cautious.' Noah thought with a grim look.

He focused on them and noticed most of the warriors of this group were actually female.

There were 15 female warriors among the 20 fighters.

Noah glanced at the woman at the front. He observed her carefully. This woman had a slender physique and possessed a beautiful face.

Her white, shoulder-length hair braided to reveal a round, friendly face. Round blue eyes, set appealingly within their sockets.

Currently, her facial expression displayed how anxious and worried she was.

'She doesn't seem to be injured. So why is she running? Someone is pursuing her?' Noah remained at his spot as he kept his eyes focused on the scene ahead of him.

This group of 20 warriors immediately halted after they were within 50 meters of the pond. They turned to the direction they had arrived and waited.

After half an hour, another group appeared. This one was much larger in number. There were approximately 100 warriors in this group.

"You can not run any longer, Aria Kelly!" A man from this group shouted out.

Aria turned around and gazed at this man with a hateful expression on her face.

"Why did you think I was running in this direction?" Aria asked while she remained stood ahead of the pond.

"You have already been betrayed by your own warriors. They even poisoned you, and your Ardor is nowhere strong enough to deal with us! It's only natural you would run away!" The man laughed aloud as he declared that.

"…Correct. I didn't expect that my own subordinates would be despicable enough to betray me like that," Aria spoke with a hint of sadness in her voice.

"It's time for you to give me an answer. Join me, or should I make an example out of you? I must say, though, your followers are truly beautiful." The man spoke while licking his lips with a lustful expression on his face.

Aria's eyes showed a cold intent as she heard those words. She could tolerate anything said to her but not to her followers or friends. That was going too far!

The water within the pond behind them started moving soon enough.

"I wish you were ready to pay for your despicable actions," Aria whispered as a dangerous killing intent could be seen in her eyes.

Behind her body, nearly 30 Ice Snakes formed by using the water from the Pond.

When the man ahead of them witnessed this scene, he showed a dumbfounded expression! It was only natural he was astonished.

The aura he sensed from these Ice Snakes was far beyond his own! It meant that each one of these Ice Snakes possessed enough power to defeat him!

"How?! How could your Ardor recover so quickly?! That was the Infernal Bark Poison!" The man shouted out in shock.

A crazed smile appeared on Aria's face as she slowly replied, "…Even my followers aren't aware of the true secret of my physique. I can recover from all sorts of ailments if I take a dip in natural water for half an hour."

"That's impossible! You are bluffing!"

Aria's eyes turned even colder as she heard these sentences. The statements weren't what angered her. It was the face of the person who had uttered those statements.

This was the man who had betrayed her!

"Duncan. I recall you expressing a desire to become closer to Madam Christina. Is this how you intend to win her heart? By betraying her best friend, me?" Aria's words weren't spoken loudly.

In fact, those words were spoken with a dangerously calm voice. And Duncan couldn't help but shrink when he heard those words.

He clenched his fists and spoke out, "She will never know the truth! Once you are all dead, I will inform her that I took revenge for you and slaughtered the group sent by the Night Mountain Sect!"

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