Way of Overlord
Chapter 300: This New World

Chapter 300: This New World

Unlike the battlefield, Aeryon didn’t have other soldiers that he could use to gain an advantage.

It was twenty person against one. And these twenty person are all experienced in fighting and killing

Each move is a fatal move, designed to maim and kill.

Imagine an attack that come from all direction at the same time.

If not for Aeryon prodigious skill of using space and blind spot in avoiding, Aeryon believe that he would not be so lucky to get away with his life.

Aeryon also could not help but think that if not for his strength, he would probably already got pinned down by those people and become among the dead

And now, this is how he ended up like this

"Faster, Aibou!" Aeryon shouted, as another arrow whizzes past him.

But there is a smile on his face, his heart beating with excitement.

The chase continues for about an hour before the three people finally gave up. And Aeryon finally pass through Korun.

Finding a place to rest, Aeryon found a stream near a small hill. Jumping down from his horse, Aeryon let his horse to rest while he take his flask and refills his water supply

Then resting on the ground, he brought out his pouch and opening up his pouch, he sees some herbs that the Ashan had gave him before he set out in his journey.

Smiling bitterly, he took one of the herbs and chews it and his face immediately scrunched up.

It is sour and bitter.

But it surely wakes him up.

Aeryon waited to gain his energy for a while. Fighting twenty people is taxing. And it is also a wake-up call for Aeryon.

He thought he is already quite strong.

But if he is ganged up by people who knows some skills and who could use mana and strengthen their bodies like that, he could still be overwhelmed.

Last time, he was lucky that when he attacked Nurshira, that there is no such person roaming around that area

"the land of the Steppe is a land of crouching tiger hidden dragon"

What they lack in organizational ability, they compensate with personal bravery and strength.

"But, isn’t that is why I chose it?" he thought to himself with a smile.

When he attack Nurshira, he already take into account of people with innate strength to appear and present in the area.

Nurshira is the least defended city in the Yan Empire.

The reason is not only because they are far from the central government. The other reason is because Nurshira is surrounded by mountainous jungles and rivers.

This made it hard for reinforcement to come from the large cities in Yan empire. This is one of the precaution he takes.

If for some reason, the warning system of the Yan empire is more advanced than he thought or there is a mobile force that could aid, at least, their arrival would take some time

Of course, none of that happen.

Even Aeryon did not expect that Nurshira become a lone city.

And with the siege weapon that he had created, even though it is not as completed or as powerful as the Yan empire siege weapon, to break down a wall that has been abandoned and not having any maintenance is very easy for him

Aeryon even once crafted a plan to separate Nurshira from the Yan empire. It is easy to take Nurshira and then split with the Yan empire.

In fact, in the story, Dugu Yi did that same thing.

Cut off the bridges that connected the land of Yan, put scout around the pass and and as long as you could train an army, then you could separate the world

Then when the princes are fighting in the Central Plains and if Dugu Yi stick there and focus on development, he could get out from Nurshira when the opportune moment come and overwhelmed the north.

Dugu Yi succeed.

But the reason why no one succeed doing it before Dugu Yi is because they usually have the threat of the Great Steppe.

Dugu Yi and Xiahou Cao fought for the north at one time and Dugu Yi was forced into such a situation because of Xiahou Cao

Whipped by the army of Xiahou Cao, running toward the north but with Xu Bailong by his side, cleaning up the Great Steppe tribes and then using Nurshira as a springboard, Dugu Yi manage to push Xiahou Cao from the north

That is the weakness and the strength of Nurshira.

Easy to cut the contact. But that is the strength for the Steppe and a strength for rebellious general and ambitious warlords

But not for the Yan empire itself. Probably that is also why the Yan empire did not care much about this city when it could no longer serve its purpose of "civilizing the barbarians"

It is like tat certain nations that come to other countries and "bringing democracy to the region"

Yan uses words like civilizing the barbarians when their intention is simply to want to take the land of the Steppe, take slaves and expands their lands.

That other country in his time uses words like democracy, international law to bring down democratically elected parties that they don’t like and using international law when it suits them

When it is their turn to abide by that law they simply raise their nose high and pretend not to see.

The justification of the powerful, and the people of the world suffers.

Yan and that country shares the same method of changing white to black and black to white.

And that is why Aeryon choose that city as his target.

Nurshira is far, neglected, lack of soldiers, lack of talented people, the ruling family is away, the geography is advantageous and many such factors.

Aeryon knows that the Yan dynasty is still strong. And Aeryon did not want to create a common enemy for the princes of the world to band against

Aeryon wanted them to break and divide themselves not to suddenly unite against the Steppe.

The news about Nurshira would take time to arrive to the central government and even if the news arrive, the court did not pay that much attention toward it because it is hard to exercise direct control.

This is not like the modern world where something that happen in another state could reach the ears of the ruler in just a few seconds

Most of the states and regions still rely heavily on the officials, the powerful and influential people and the nobles that lives there.

"I underestimated the people of the world and I nearly paid for it" he sighed as he thinks of this. Aeryon did not think he had become arrogant. But it turns out he did.

The past him would never be so bold to simply attack those twenty people. It is not rashness that prompts him to act like that.

No. Too much confidence in his himself

It is hubris, arrogance that he could easily wipe away these bandits. And if they were normal bandits, Aeryon would have no problem sweeping them all across the floor.

But they were not normal bandits. Aeryon understated them and because of that he nearly dies.

The herbs that he had just drink only now could be felt by hi throat and mouth and it is not exactly pleasant

The bitterness and sourness of the herbs is forgotten for a second and then Aeryon close the pouch and he shakes his head while muttering

"The Ashana words is true. This herbs really does give you energy and clears your mind" For a moment, he just sits there looking at the small stream, letting the wind passes by him, feeling the grass waying near his feet.

Closing his eyes, he smiles. For a moment, he thinks of nothing. All thoughts fade away, just this feeling of being one with nature.

It has nothing to do with enlightenment. It is just him for a moment, having a rest like he had never before

It felt like a moment. It felt like eternity. And then he opens his eyes. Looking at the sun again, it is already evening.

Beside him is his horse laying down beside him.

Aeryon smiles wistfully. He didn’t notice that time was passing this fast.

It truly felt like a moment.

The sun begins it descent, casting a warm golden glow over the vast expanse of the Great Steppe

" There are times when I miss my own times and life. But there are also time when I would rather stay in this life. There is many things to discover. There is magic. And this beauty.....how could I describe it?" he mutters to himself.

There are times when life in this era, life in this new world he found himself in is difficult.

But there are also times when he felt that it is not so bad.

The air is so fresh that just by living he felt a surge of energy. There is beauty of nature that he could no longer sees in his world

After the nuclear war, while some nations had rebuilt, the effect of that war still lingers.

The air is not as clean or as fresh, and the beauty of the world dimmed.

At least that is how he feels. And in this world, he does not feel like that.

"Night is coming" he mutters to himself as he force himself to get up. This place is far enough from the bandits and far enough from Sordkazan main settlements.

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