Way of Overlord
Chapter 368: Crouching Tiger

Chapter 368: Crouching Tiger

At that time, the ten men is already on the top of the hill waiting.

They disappeared into the rocks

They follow Mukhulai toward the area. And Mukhulai objective was fulfilled.

He actually split his men into two group.

The first group hidden among the rock waited until the bandits were in range.

The moment they appeared, Mukhulai gives them a whistling signal.

His whistle break through the sound of the hooves and before the bandits could even try to make sensed of what is happening, they were rained down by arrows.

Appearing where you are not expected. Mukhulai rely on his bravery to lure the enemy, the enemy cooperated like an idiot and got rain of arrows

Fifty horsemen were thrown into chaos and confusion.

That is the task of the first group.

But what about the second group?

Five men using arrows could not shoot fifty men and kills them almost instantly.

Then it relies on bravery and the desire to win.

There is the second group.

And they were also waiting, the moment the rain of arrows seems to lessen and just right before the bandits was about to take charge of the situation, Mukhulai come swinging, a sword on his right hand cut the new leader head.

Dodging an attack, he uses his bow and arrow to kill another three men.

Then as around forty men rush toward Mukhulai to kill, a sudden charge from the back catching the bandits between two fires.

In front there is Mukhulai who is bravely killing people like there is no tomorrow. Behind them are five men shooting arrow and stabbing and slashing them

Any army that is not disciplined would fail when fighting a disciplined army. Not to mention that the ten men all wears armour

These ten men were not high-ranking soldiers.

They are merely some of the guards that was chosen to accompany the Khagai delegation.

But when Mukhulai was hiding from the bandits, he lost his own men armor and only after wearing an armor he went into battle and manage to repel the bandits.

And then he arms his ten men with armor. Of course, this armor itself is not some kind of invincible armor that could not be cut by sword or pierced by arrows

It just would dull the impact. But between that and not having armour, it is better to have armor than to not have armour at all

When the bandits was surrounding Mukhulai they did not expect to counterattacked from the back.

Mukhulai and the ten men struck with the fury of a thunderstorm.

The bandits, caught off guard, tried to regroup, but the narrow pass worked against them.

With nowhere to maneuvers, they became easy targets for Mukhulai archers.

The bandits were cut down one by one, their superior numbers useless in the confined space.

There is the sky, the ground and the terrain.

All in harmony, victory is secured!

But even then the bandits did not give up.

And Mukhulai was ready to deal the decisive blow.

The tide turns, and the wind of fortune blows in different direction and the most respected among the bandit rallied the remaining men for a desperate charge.

By this time, there is around twenty men on the bandit side and still ten men in Mukhulai side.

Mukhulai was the one that contributed the most.

Each time, the bandit tries to deal with the attack in the back, Mukhulai would charge forward, almost desperately and kill anyone in his way. If one did not know his background, one would think that he is in the army.

When the leader tries to rally his men, Mukhulai was ready.

When the bandit charged, Mukhulai whistled again, and raise a flag. This is a sign that Mukhulai created before they attacked the bandit camp

It means to open the formation.

The tight formation was open wide.

The bandit thought that they have broken through.

The back could not see the front.

If they could they would surely found it to be weird why the opening become so wide.

But in the heat of the battlefield, it is understandable that the Elkader who is on the back could not see and they only think of breaking through

They surged forward only to find themselves surrounded

Mukhulai men closed in from all sides, trapping the bandits in a deadly circle. By this time, the five men on the hill had already come down, with their horses and ten men, with Mukhulai surrounded the bandit.

The battle was over in minutes.

Of the fifty bandits, none survived.

All of them lay dead on the green grass, the blood-soaked ground is the proof of this great deed.

The battle was brilliant in every way.

All kinds of tactics was used.

From false retreat, to unexpected charges, luring the snakes out of the hole, Aeryon just by reading the report feel excited and feel his blood boil.

The men that Mukhulai leads only suffer minor injuries.

And the spoil of battle satisfied every one of them

All of them was thoroughly convinced by Mukhulai.

Not only they return to tribe with no shame, they return to the tribe with merit.

No one would have expected Mukhulai a man unknown before that battle to suddenly rise in fame in the tribe.

Aeryon sees more than just Mukhulai bravery.

He also sees the ambition hidden under that humble exterior and his cunningness

Did Mukhulai really love those ten men like they were his own son that he would take every risk for them?

The fact that he was the one that attract the bandits might seem like an indication that he treats them well.

But is that truly the case?

Aeryon has different interpretation on this matter.

Mukhulai wanted merit. He wanted fame. And he wanted fortune. But most of all, he wanted to be recognized and acknowledged.

There is of course the tactical reason.

He already have only few men. If even only one dies, it impacted the entire morale of the team.

He could not afford to lose even one men so every time that there is danger, Mukhulai relying on his bravery attract the bandit to attack him. And each time the bandit tries to attack the ten men, Mukhulai would stop it with his might

This convinced the ten men

But there is probably another reason that is about strategy or tactical needs but more of a personal reason.

The reason why he wanted all ten men to survive is because it would be a more legendary story. If he led ten men, and he is the only one that survives, then his deed would be great but not legendary enough.

How could such a man would stand out among giant like Belarion and Mayeux?

But if he led ten men, and lead them all to glory, not only he create an image of a loyal person, he also shows to Aeryon that he is man of great talent

Fighting fifty men with ten men, and win!

a man who was once a slave and did not join the army, raise his sword and create immortal deeds!

Is this not legendary!

Aeryon did not care whether Mukhulai has selfish intention to save that ten men. If he failed, then he would be executed.

But he won and he won flawlessly.

Aeryon did not despise talented people even if they are arrogant.

But that arrogance must have a basis. If the arrogance is for arrogance sake, then Aeryon did not hesitate to simply cut of this person head.

He could even tolerate Jayeux, how could he not tolerate others?

The battle report has tell him all he needs to know about Mukhulai. A great man with a great talent.

And that is enough for him.

He had shown that even a small force, when led by a brilliant mind, could achieve victory against overwhelming odds.

And because of that battle, Aeryon decided to promote Mukhulai as a thousand-man leader.

He wanted to see whether Mukhulai could recreate that miracle. If he could, this position of his would not be the end.

If he could not, then that deed of his is just a fluke.

Now seeing him in this tent, he shows his humble appearance and he greeted the other warriors with humble attitude. Aeryon seeing this only smile

A crouching tiger.

Then he looks at Burchu.

"hah" he sighed inwardly

Looking at Burchu he could not help but sighed a little.

"it is a pity that the time did not allow Burchu the opportunity to learn" he thought to himself

Burchu was actually sent to go to Khagai. Aeryon intend for him to learn from Ota. That was the plan.

But the plan is not as good as the circumstances.

Burchu was actually on the entourage with Mukhulai.

But at that time, they were going toward the Khagai.

When they were going to Khagai they were not ambushed by the bandits. It wasn’t until they were going back to the Brolgadhr tribe that they were attacked by bandit.

If Burchu was there, there is probably not a chance for Mukhulai to show his talent and be appreciated like this.

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