A Journey That Changed The World.

Chapter 1162: The Great War Has Started



Archer and Ashoka stopped flirting before returning to the Placidia fortress, where it seemed quieter. The tiger woman went to find the other two as he sent a message to Demacia in the Domain, 'How many Blood Crawlers do you have spare?'

Minutes later, the younger necromancer replied in a cheerful voice, 'One thousand, but I'm still creating more.'

'Can I borrow one hundred to guard the fortress?' he asked.

Demacia quickly agreed as he opened a portal and the creepy licker-like monsters appeared from it. When Archer saw this, he quickly ordered, "Guard this place for me and help soldiers."

The creatures let out low growls before vanishing into the surrounding darkness. After that, Archer explored the place and made sure the Dragon Marines were fine. He quickly rounded up their commanders.

When the men and women saw him standing in the fortress's main square they got nervous, but he took out a pouch of gold coins and gave it to the one in charge while explaining, "Spilt this with the soldiers. I'll have the government give you a bonus for staying behind."

As the words left his mouth, they looked shocked, which made him chuckle as he continued, "Don't give me those expressions, it's only fair. I'm not an evil king and I always look after my soldiers.

Following that, the commanders accepted it with respectful salutes before getting back to their duties. Archer quickly noticed how quiet the fortress was as he appeared at the front gate.

'Now let's make this place more secure for the soldiers,' he thought with a smile.

While standing there, he decided to add more defenses to the outside by digging a deep trench around the walls with stone spikes on the outside. As the Dragon Marines watched this, their eyes widened in shock.

The Placidia fortress was even stronger now as he extended the wall deep into the ground so nothing could burrow through. Once Archer was done, he summoned his wings before flying over the fortress and headed for the 1st Fleet.

He watched the ships departing the bay, with the flagship lingering behind, poised and ready. The smaller vessels secured the perimeter, but he focused his attention on the horizon.

A faint silhouette of a small pirate fleet emerged in the distance, and a sly smile spread across his face, 'Now let's show the navy how strong I am,' he thought.

Archer flew above the Cruisers and Destroyers that were readied to attack but stopped when he started casting thousands of Plasma Missiles that swirled around him before pointing his hand at the incoming ships.

The violet projectiles sliced through the air before connecting with the fleet, causing a dozen explosions to ring out. As that happened, the survivors started firing their cannons at the ships below, but their shields blocked the attack.

Suddenly, the 1st Fleet launched a swift counterattack. A barrage of mana shells streaked through the air, their radiant arcs lighting up the sky before crashing down, obliterating the remaining pirates.

Following that, all the ships were out of the bay before sailing west to reach Draconia, which should take close to a week. Once all the enemies were dead, he opened a Gate to the Flagship Bridge.

When he stepped through the portal, the surrounding sailors were shocked, but Olivia beamed, "Afternoon, husband. The weather is looking good and no enemy fleets to block our journey home."

"Hopefully, the Alliance doesn't bother us," Archer replied to the older woman. "When we get home, there will be loads of work to be done."

She nodded in agreement before speaking, "Yes, the Great War has started and Avidia is the first target."

Afterward, the two of them continued talking as they sailed back to Draconia and he found out that the ships would need to be inspected when returning to the dockyard, causing the 1st Fleet to be out of commission for a month at most.

Archer learned a lot about the fleet which interested him, but chose to stay quiet as Olivia spoke. Hours later, she had to go inspect the ship, leaving him with the sailors who kept glancing in his direction.

"They still haven't got used to me yet?' he mused with a chuckle.

Following that, Archer left the bridge and made his way back to the women while using the tattoo to see how Maeve, Ashoka, and Nyx were doing. When stepping inside the private quarters and got comfortable before watching the scene.

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Maeve was patrolling the top of the fortress wall after the 1st Fleet had left the bay, leaving them alone. She was standing above the southern gate, which stood opposite a valley that led deep into Placidia.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

'What's beyond? I heard there were once many cities and towns but the jungle swallowed them when people stopped living here,' she mused while the darkness encroached on them.

While standing there, several Dragon Marines passed by while patrolling the wall as others walked below. Maeve was scanning the darkness only to feel uneasy. Seconds later, she yelped in fright as Nyx landed with a thud beside her.

"Why keep doing that, you damn dragon! It's already creepy, I don't need you games," she barked out which made her friend laugh.

Nyx calmed down before slapping her on the back, "Relax Mae, I'll beat up anything that shows its ugly face."

The orange-haired woman giggled before answering, "You make me laugh, but thank you, I was getting too creeped out until you made me jump."

"I will go scout out the surrounding area. You keep an eye out for the trees. There are monsters everywhere and they're trying to sneak into the fortress," Nyx replied before taking off.

Maeve watched as the dragon woman vanished into the surrounding darkness, which made her worry, 'Why is she so reckless? Just like him,' she thought with a smile. 'He has a unique taste in

women.'

Following that, she made her way back to the Command Center. Maeve noticed the streets were empty and only lit by lampposts, which made it creepier. When passing by an alleyway,

something moved.

She spun around while taking out her sword, only to see a humanoid figure rushing out of the darkness. Her eyes widened as one thought popped into her mind, 'Ghoul!'

Maeve quickly regained her footing and prepared to strike, but before she could land a blow, something leaped from the rooftop. With a single, devastating swipe of its powerful claws, the creature attacking her was torn apart.

Her shock deepened as her gaze fell on the newcomer. It was a monstrous being, moving on all fours. Its muscular frame was armed with four pairs of razor-sharp claws, and its gaping maw revealed rows of shark-like teeth that gleamed menacingly in the dim light.

The creature lunged at the Ghoul before tearing it apart with ease as more appeared around her. Maeve was ready to attack, but that's when a woman's voice echoed in her mind, 'Do not kill these monsters. There belong to my husband Archer Wyldheart and are currently guarding the

Placidia colony.'

"What the fuck?" she muttered when hearing Demacia's voice and quickly sent Archer a message. 'Did you summon these creepy four legged monsters?'

Seconds later, she got her answer. 'Yes, they will help protect the fortress.'

Maeve giggled before studying the place where the Ghoul appeared, but she had no idea where it came from. Following that, she started walking toward the Command Center, where

the activity increased.

Dragon Marines patrolled the streets with discipline. Guard posts were strategically stationed

along the roads, each manned by men and women whose watchful eyes scanned their surroundings for any sign of trouble.

She continued until a horrifying roar echoed across the jungle, which froze everyone. Explosions sounded out, causing the fortress to come alive as soldiers poured out of buildings

while rushing toward the southern wall.

The Dragonfire Company loaded the cannons just as Maeve started sprinting across the fortress and jumped up on top of the wall only to see darkness, which baffled her until Ashoka

appeared beside her.

"The Swarm is sending a horde to attack now that husband has left," she explained while

readying to fight.

Following that howls, roars, and other noises echoed out, but what caught their attention was Nyx crashing down outside the fortress, which shook the ground. Maeve eye's narrowed, causing her to jump up on the wall.

Three Giants appeared, causing her blood to run cold, but Nyx jumped up and looked at the two of them. Ashoka didn't wait as she jumped off the wall while transforming into her Primal

Tiger form.

She landed with a thud and let out an earth-shaking roar that momentarily stopped the horde, but when Maeve transformed into her dragon form just as chaos broke out. Without waiting, she let out a stream of orange fire that washed over the creatures.

Nyx followed up with her black flames that turned them to ash, which allowed Ashoka to circled around and struck the Giants from behind with a vicious growl as she brought one

down.

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