Is this really a Game?!

Chapter 946: Observing the Wardens

As Reign spoke, the room fell into a somber silence. Betrayal was a bitter pill to swallow, especially when it came from within one's own ranks. Reign and the others knew it too well, after all, Carlo's betrayal had truly shocked them, and because of him, they did lose some people, good people who were loyal to the faction.

The anger, the resentment, the sadness that they and other people went through because of that was still in their minds, and the last thing they wanted to happen again was such a thing.

"The factions definitely know that we are allies now, they most definitely know our connection, as well as the size of our faction," Wolf stated calmly as he looked at the others.

"That is not that bad, to be honest."

"They know that we are stronger than them, and not by a little, and they know that our numbers are higher as well, which will make some of them unwilling to go against us, while others might even try to join us, to ally themselves to us."

"Which means that these spies are not all that bad, none of them know anything about our powers after all, and our identity alone will serve as enough of a deterrent for most factions."

"The only question I have is what should we do with the Wardens, from what you have told us, they are an annoying bunch that doesn't seem to care about anything other than killing and becoming more powerful, should we strike them now, take them down while they still have no idea that we are coming, or wait?"

"You know, you really do resemble your father a lot, for a moment there, it was as if I was listening to him talking," Jin said with a smile as Wolf smiled slightly.

"As for the Wardens, well, I told you what I know about them and I doubt you would want to have them amongst your ranks, they're murderers, thieves, and arsonists."

"None of them are good people, and none of them are trustworthy."

"So, we should destroy them right away, huh?" Wolf asked as Jin sighed.

"That would definitely be the best course of action, they have taken many innocent people in their base and are treating them as slaves."

"I am not telling you this because I think of myself as a hero who has to save people, I doubt any of us are like that, I am just telling you this so you know just what kind of people are leading that faction and what they are capable of doing."

Reign and the others contemplated their next move, weighing the options carefully. The Wardens were a dangerous faction, and their actions could not be ignored. But launching a direct attack without proper planning could lead to unnecessary casualties, and casualties within the Wardens as the bastards wouldn't mind sacrificing the people inside their base in order to survive.

Because of that, Reign and the others decided to first try to gather some more information, and luckily, Jin had people inside the Wardens who could help with that.

"We need their numbers, an estimate of strength, the placement of patrols, the structure of the base, all of those are things that cannot be ignored when launching an attack," Wolf said with a serious face as Reign and the others nodded.

"We don't know how powerful their barrier is, that will be an issue," Shadow added from the side while Wolf suddenly smiled.

"Oh, I know of how we can find that out, after all, they don't know our abilities," Wolf said with a smile as he glanced over at Beast, which was enough for the others to realize what he was planning on doing.

The following day, the base of the Wardens...

The base of the Wardens was quite different from most bases Reign and the others had seen so far. The structure stood as a grim testament to the harsh realities of the world, made from scrap metal and salvaged materials, it resembled a post-apocalyptic stronghold, with towering walls and watchtowers dotting its perimeter.

The air was heavy with the smell of rust and decay, a stark contrast to the vibrant city of Doncaster or Wilkashere.

It was quite different from the base of the Dawnbreakers as well, and just by looking at it, one would get a bad feeling from it.

Today, the weather was nice, the vibrant forest had been quite calm, but in front of the base, a horde of monsters were attacking.

Many monsters, their Tiers ranging from Tier III to Tier V, were charging at the base, their eyes bloodshot as they seemed to be almost running from something and were frantically throwing themselves at the base, whose barrier was already activated.

The monsters were unable to destroy it, but the problem was the fact there were so many of them, and even though the barrier of the base was powerful, sooner or later, cracks would appear and it would not be a nice sight.

The guards of the base were attacking from atop the wall and towers that were placed along the wall. The long-range combatants were doing everything they could to take down as many monsters, and many of them actually had bloodthirsty smiles on their faces.

Tier V monsters were dangerous, and it was not easy to hunt them outside, but now, when the monsters were attacking the barrier and the men were safe inside of it?

It was amazing, the monsters could not do anything to them, while they were capable of attacking without any care in the world.

Most of the men that were attacking were only thinking of how this would be an easy way to get some exp, level up, and become stronger.

The barrier was firm and it held on, and then, there was a roar that echoed through the forest, one that forced the smiles that were present on the faces of the Wardens to freeze.

The ground shook from the footsteps, the trees were forced aside and the bushes were flattened as a monster suddenly appeared in their sights, charging at the base with full force.

It looked like an elephant, but it had no tusks nor the long trunk an elephant would have. Its ears were also smaller, practically non-existent, and the monster was covered in big, tough scales that were present everywhere on its body.

It was charging at the base with full force, forcing the men atop the wall to panic a bit as they could sense that the monster was a Tier VI monster, one that was above what they could deal with.

The men on the wall were mostly Tier IV, with some Tier III and Tier V combatants amongst them.

In total, Reign and the others were able to notice about 24 Tier V combatants, which was not that many.

The elephant charged and hit the barrier, causing it to shake heavily and cracks to appear on it.

"Hmmm, not as durable as we thought, that's a good thing," Wolf commented as the elephant shook its head and was about to attack again, only for two powerful auras to appear from within the base before two men arrived on the wall.

The two men were staring at the elephant with dark faces while clenching their weapons.

One of the men was about 2 meters tall, had a body that was equal in appearance to the body of a pro bodybuilder and was wearing a leather armor that had spikes on it. The armor was ripped in many places and seemed like it was useless, but it was anything but useless.

The man's hair was long at the top and braided while cleanly shaved on the sides and back, where one could see some tattoos.

The other man was a scrawny guy, he was about 1.7 meters tall and quite thin and frail. He wore a robe and had a staff in his hands. Reign and the others could not see his face, but the aura coming from him was one of dread and evil.

The two quickly acted, the tall man jumped from the wall with a large saber in his hands and slashed down while the frail-looking man grabbed the staff with both hands and stared at the elephant while channeling his mana.

Soon, gray smoke started being released from the man while the tall man clashed with the elephant, his saber slashing the scales, and doing little damage thanks to their incredible defense.

"Those are the two leaders that Dad told us about," Shadow said as they continued observing the battle.

The tall man did not stop attacking. His saber flashed as he hacked at the elephant, slowly but surely chipping away at it and making the scales fall down as blood started being spilled, which enraged the elephant that roared, causing a powerful shockwave to blast the tall man away.

The thin man had finished by that time and pointed his staff at the elephant with a wide grin on his face.