Way of Overlord-Chapter 470: Hope

Aeryon take a sip from his flask and also let his horse to graze the grassland. For a moment, he just close his eyes and takes his breath

He did not think of anything just trying to rest

But then a voice break this peace.

"Kan! We got news!" A messenger ran to him

Aeryon dispel all of formalities when one at war and the messengers quickly come near Aeryon.

Before the messenger could come close he is stopped by Aeryon guard.

The one guarding him this time is none other than Burchu. His spear shot out, forcing the messenger to stop three feet away from Burchu

"State your message" The messenger knows that in his haste to report the news, he nearly barged straight toward the Kan.

Who knows whether he was anxious or trying to kill the Kan?

Just thinking about it makes the messenger feels his heart chilled

Fortunately, Aeryon did not have the time or the capacity to care about this kind of action right now

"Speak quickly!" Aeryon shouted after seeing the messenger looking like he is in a daze

"We got news from our spies in Utgard. Garron is pushing back" hearing this Aeryon smile.

He was relieved. He thought that since he was delayed form getting the news for about five days, it would be too late for him

He even though what he six doing right now is stupid.

But if Garron is still alive and is still fighting, then there is still a chance

Burchu who was also hearing this message look at Aeryon and nodded. Both of them have a smile on their face

Aeryon think for a moment and decide to send a message to Garron

He is coming and then he also wrote a letter.

The message is simple but the letter also give elaboration and also give some encouragement hoping for Garron to hold on

But this would give Garron a bit of motivation to hold on when he got this message

Aeryon was confident that as long as his men could arrive in the battlefield, they could mediate this matter.

They rested only for half an hour before they ride their horses again to the battlefield.

Even though the news said that Garron is fighting back it also told Aeryon and Burchu, that the fight is already ongoing.

Aeryon himself heard that Ogura brought around five thousand horsemen, more or less.

Maybe the numbers are exaggerated or maybe the number is actually higher than that.

But even though if it’s true, Aeryon did not fear.

A thousand horsemen of Brolgadhr is enough to cut five thousand horsemen of any small tribe.

to Aeryon, even though Utgard has grown big, they could not yet compete with his tribe

Aeryon one thousand horsemen are not normal one thousand horsemen.

This is his personal soldiers and all of them wears armours and have great skills in weapon and fighting

Ogura....would not have such a powerful elite unit under him.

If he did have it, it would be him that would be sweeping the tribe around him and not be like he is right now restrained on all sides

Not to mention, looking at the hesitating approach of the tribe in Rudya to engage with his army, shows that the army under Ogura is not that united.,

As long as one could break Ogura momentum, everything else could easily be solved.

Aeryon and Burchu no longer talk to each other as they rode their horses, their horses kicking dust, thundering toward the east, coming closer and closer to the main settlement, their swords and spear glinting in the sunlight

Aeryon and his men urged their horses onward, crossing the plains of Utgard at a relentless pace.

...

Aeryon arrives at a small tribe near the main settlement of the Utgard.

He was sending his scout to scout the battlefield.

By now, he already arrived at Utgard.

Utgard mains settlement is still far away but he already met a few of Ogura forces that is on the back. Most of them did not attack him the moment they saw his banner

Aeryon also did not attack them

After all, if he could solve this matter diplomatically, then it would be better to solve this matter diplomatically.

He was waiting for the messenger when he a rider came galloping toward their central headquarters.

Burchu jump onto his horse and then rush forward.

Before the messenger could arrive , the horse below him collapsed onto the ground

"What is this?" Aeryon mutters to himself.

Burchu was talking to the messenger and nodded as he seems to gesture the messenger to be taken away

Burchu came to him. His face expression is not good

"What happened?"

"the messenger was attacked amidst the battle. They probably didn’t know who he is" Burchu is silent for a second before he held out his hand.

It is a parchment made out of leather.

"This is something from Garron"

Burchu said. Aeryon took it and untied the rope on the leather letter. And then he scans the words and with just a few second of reading it, he could not help but sigh

.....

A few hours before Aeryon reached Utgard

On the side of Garron

The screams of his warriors has been drowned by the sound of the shouting of victory by Ogura forces

"Hmm" Garron sighed

Garron realized the battle was lost

But there is still time to make his last stand. He retreated and gathered his remaining loyal men near the riverbank

The traitors at the back was finally destroyed but the trend is already set

Ogura won this battle. The three hills has been taken by them and the main army of Ogura is now regrouping.

From the way Ogura is reorganizing his army, it is clear that Ogura wanted to settle this with one last charge.

Garron has retreated to the back with Waqu leading his men to defend the area between the river and the main army of Garron

Garron is on a slightly elevated mound looking at the army in front of him. It is his central headquarters.

This is strategically placed on high ground or a secure location to oversee the battlefield

This command post is marked by the banners of Utgard.

And there is the crest of his tribe

But never before these banners look so forlorn.

The wind is not blowing and Garron body feel cold.

Around him is his warriors and his personal retainers and even messengers.

This central headquarters could be as simple as a tent or as elaborate as a makeshift fortress.

The Steppe in Aeryon world did not have this kind of central headquarters when fighting against other rivals tribe.

But the Steppe on this world has some advancement that the Steppe people in Aeryon original world did not have.

Inside this central headquarters commanders would discuss strategy, receive reports and issuer orders using messengers, signal flags and war drums.

In prolonged battles, this central headquarters would even have supplies.

The fact that Garron could afford to create such central headquarters is because he is still controlling the main settlement.

As he was waiting for this final charge suddenly Waqu rushed toward inside the central headquarters

No one stopped him. After all, Waqu is Garron sworn brother. And his loyalty is evident

Waqu enters

Garron frowned.

"Waqu?"

Waqu look around him and then he come closer to Garron. Then he whispers

"Your son in law is here!" Garron eyes widened

For a moment, there is hope blooming in his eyes again.

"I...never expected that he would really come"

Garron excuses everyone out of the area. Only his retainers and Waqu is around him right now

"How many men he brought?"

"A thousand horsemen. All of them are armoured. As long as your son in law could come here, we could turn the tide"

Garron is also thinking of the same thing. But then eh frowned. True, this time, if Aeryon come to help him, the Utgard tribe would fall in line

But at the same time, the influence of the Brolgadhr tribe would overshadow the Utgard tribe. the Utgard tribe could no longer fight for the world

Garron look at the sky and laugh

"After all, haven’t I already predicted this day. I just didn’t want to accept bit" Garron had said it at that time.

One day his son would serve Aeryon. When he look at this young man in secret, he thought of this young man as a fool.

It wasn’t until he truly see him beyond the façade he wanted to show the world, that Garron acknowledged that this young man is a great hero of the Steppe.

That is why when he married Ayera to Aeryon, he already predicted that such thing could happen.

The subsequent action that Aeryon had taken all prove his assessment of that young man.

He smiles

"It is also not a bad life to just be a grandfather" he thought to himself.

Argh!

Crash!

Clang!

Suddenly his thoughts was interrupted. Waqu rush out toward the outside.

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