Rise of the Horde-Chapter 257 -

257 Chapter 25After days of following the logistics unit of the Yohan First Horde, Adhalia came back to the camp with the supplies that were needed for them to continue the campaign. Supplies from the City of Yohan were sent to the Fortress of Vir and from the fortress, it would then be sent towards the small town where the wise Jahann was at along with his three other peers.

At first the Ereians who resided in the small town were nervous with the presence of the orcs inside the camp and they feared that they all might just die right there and then but upon noticing that there are fellow Ereians amongst those who are entering the town, they were filled with hope that things wouldn’t turn out to be so bad since they noticed that an Ereian woman was amongst those who were in the lead of the foreign army.

As soon as they noticed the banner of the House of Darkhariss, the townspeople finally knew who took control of their town and they all have already heard the news that the prince now the current king of the kingdom had a falling out with the once prosperous house. They were still worried about the warmongering creatures that settled inside their town but after learning that they will move out as soon as they came, they heaved a sigh of relief. A few Drakhars were left behind to secure the town and townspeople had no qualms about their presence since they are their fellow Ereians.

Supplies soon came from the north which caught the attention of the people but they kept out of it and tended to their own business as they don’t want to be involved in what was going on with the kingdom for as long as it doesn’t affect them. Jahann and Nader soon became close with the Drakhars that were stationed in the town and they got along pretty well with them.

Adhalia approached the silent chieftain who is lost in his own thoughts as he kept mumbling something inaudible. She can’t make out what he was saying but it seemed like something was really bothering him and cause him to lose some sleep as the bulging eyebags of the chieftain was clear as day.

“What’s wrong chief? It seems like something is bothering you.” She casually sat beside him as she spoke. In front of them, Grogus was busy preparing a meal that he thought of based on the what the chieftain has taught him before.

“I am just trying to figure out something that our foes are utilizing.” Khao’khen replied without turning his head as he munched on the skewered meat that was in his hands.

“Tell me about, I might be of help.” She replied but what she was actually after was not to help the chieftain but to have a feast as she grabbed a skewered meat and started eating happily beside him. Looking around, she can’t find the shadows of the voracious Aro’shanna and Drae’ghanna which made her smile as there was no one to snatch away the delicious food that the little goblin was preparing.

“It’s just that, our foes are in possession of some sort of power that I don’t know about. In the previous battles, one of them utilized it to make our warriors suffer a lot of casualties. We are lucky that there was only one of them who holds that kind of power. I don’t dare imagine the result if we do battle against an entire army of them.” Khao’khen replied then went into more details explaining what was bothering him. He really was worried about the mysterious power that their foe was in possession of and he was sure that they would suffer a disastrous defeat in their hands if they ever go head to head with them.

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Upon listening to the words of the chieftain, Adhalia furrowed her brows as she finally understood what Khao’khen was pertaining to. She had the urge to laugh as the thing that was bothering the chief was so simple and she knew a few of the Drakhars who are able to wield the mysterious power that he was talking about, even she herself is in possession of it.

“The mysterious power that you are talking about is just battle energy. Look, I can use it to albeit only to a certain degree.” She proudly declared as she demonstrated the mysterious power that he kept talking about.

Khao’khen turned his head towards her and he saw the uncanny similarity of what she was showing to the one that he saw from the strong warrior that escaped from them. The light that was covering the body of Adhalia was dark like that of the night which made him wonder if the colors had some meaning to it.

“As you can see, the light that is covering my body is black in color meaning my battle is that of the dark element. This is but the basic to use battle energy, to use it as an armor but don’t belittle it as it can repel weaker attacks from weapons and even magic.” She explained then the light that was shrouding her began to dim down then started to dissipate and her forehead was now covered in beads of sweat.

“I am only at the Second Realm of Power and I can’t maintain it for long but I can use it to surprise unsuspecting foes and kill them.” She said as she sent a simple energy blade with her finger which sliced apart the firewood that Grogus was trying to drag towards the fire which cause the little Goblin to fall backwards as the weight of what he was pulling suddenly decreased a lot.

“Is it easy to learn this thing?” Khao’khen replied with worry since if such a thing was easily learned then there would a lot of powerful foes waiting for them inside the city.

“If that’s the case then we wouldn’t have easily defeated the army led by the two barons. Training in battle energy is not based on if you are willing to, but on if you have the talent and gift for it. Not all people are gifted to wield such power just like mages.” She shrugged and sat down as he continued to enjoy eating.

“Can orcs learn to use battle energy?” Khao’khen was excited of the thought of his warriors wielding such power since if that happens, the innate strength advantage of orcs coupled with battle energy would be spell disaster for their foes.

“I don’t know. According to what I know, no orc was able to wield battle energy since there is no suitable technique for them to train in as they aren’t humans. Maybe there is way for your kind to wield it but we don’t know yet just like how we thought your shamans couldn’t use magic but you proved as wrong.” Adhalia replied in between bites.

The answer that he got doused his excitement.

“Maybe there is a way but we don’t know yet.” He mumbled in silence, his nerves relaxed after knowing that they won’t be facing too many foes who are capable of the thing called battle energy.