Level Up in Martial World

Chapter 181: Army

"Old Fifth, who do you think our commander will be in this war?"

"Huh, how would I know?" an old soldier said with a bitter expression. He regretted boasting to his fellow soldier that he had once experienced the war of the four major families. Now, with another war starting between the four major families, he was having a headache being asked questions again and again.

He got PTSD just remembering the war and knew that although these youngsters were excited for the war, when they experienced it, they would feel the same as him. Actually, he wanted to retire soon, but unfortunately, he still had two years left to serve the Lu family in exchange for the resources given to him.

So, he could only take his chances and find a peaceful commander who wouldn't fight on the frontline, as he was too old and tired to fight anymore.

As the soldiers gathered at the gates, the four captains stood at the front with respectful faces as they observed two black shadows approaching in the distance.

The two female captains were Li Jiao, and the other had distinctive golden hair. There were also two male captains, one bald and the other with green hair.

"You seductive bitch, seeing that your face is so red just waiting for the new commander, you must know him."

"Hump, you righteous bitch, what do you know? Men conquer the world while women conquer men. You are just a self-righteous bitch," Li Jiao almost instantly retorted.

"You…" the female commander was speechless when she heard this, unable to find words to retort back.

"Bitch!" she muttered as she kept her head down.

Li Jiao internally smirked when she saw this. Due to Lu Zhen just being assigned as the commander, they hadn't been informed who the commander was, making everyone curious about which old man it was.

After all, depending on the temperament of the grand elder, their fate and battle strategy would be decided.

"I am really curious to tell you who it is?" the bald captain also spoke curiously as he was tired of seeing the two women fight.

"It is neither of the grand elders."

This sentence caused all of the captains' eyes to widen.

"Stop playing games and tell us already," the blue man impatiently said.

"Fine, I will tell you; it is Young Master Lu Zhen."

This word caused everyone to frown before revealing a bitter expression.

They were naturally unsatisfied with serving a mortal without a single martial power, but now they had recently heard and seen the feats of Lu Zhen. Seeing that he was granted the power of the commander, the authority he held in the family was already solid—no one could shake it.

The captains felt a little uncomfortable, knowing they had trash-talked Lu Zhen in the past.

However, that didn't matter, as he wouldn't know, and if they could ride on the coattails of Lu Zhen, who knows, they might get a chance to become second-stage martial artists.

The golden-haired female guard hurriedly fixed her dress and put on some makeup, and the two men also wore even more respectful expressions on their faces.

Seeing this, Li Jiao internally smirked, "You call me a slut, but you are the bigger slut and a hypocrite here."

Soon, Lu Zhen neared the camp, and their eyes immediately lit up.

Rustle! Rustle!

Suddenly, they heard a rustling, causing them to frown. However, their eyes widened when they saw a shadow jump up in the air from the horse.

As if flying, the man swiftly flung in the air and directly reached the ground of the camp.

Boom!

The earth cracked as the man landed, dust flying in the air impairing everyone's eyes. However, no one dared to look up as they immediately bowed.

"We greet Commander Lu Zhen," the captains roared in unison, while the soldiers were stunned when they heard the name.

"We greet Commander Lu Zhen," the soldiers also said in unison. Their eyes were filled with reverence.

To The war soldier strength means respect and lu zhen having killed a second-stage martial artist while being so young was already proof of his strength.

As the dust settled, a black-haired youth with devilish crimson eyes emerged from the dust. He wore baggy robes, but his shredded body was still visible from the contour of the robes.

Lu Zhen nodded his head when he saw all of them. "Good," he said with a satisfied expression.

"Young master…"

"Prepare for war," Lu Zhen simply stated as he looked around, seeing all the stunned expressions of the soldiers; even the captain was stunned. "We are going to pass the Devil River and attack the fort there."

His words caused everyone to take deep, cold breaths as they felt fear just from the name of these places. Although they were well-trained soldiers who had fought in many wars against other small families and had seen many corpses, just the name made them inhale deeply.

The river was given the name Devil River by the people, although it didn't have any official name; still, most commoners called it by that name.

"I will rest for a while; until then, assemble in a line, got it," Lu Zhen simply stated as he entered the largest camp in the place, reserved for him, with the stunned and terrified eyes of all the people.

"Oh, remember to properly rest. After the battle, I will personally distribute resources to you. If you are alive, and to those who are dead, I will give their family enough money to live the rest of their life in comfort." Lu Zhen paused and turned back before he entered his tent.

There was a stunned silence as they processed his words before cheers resounded and filled the area.

However, the captains all had bitter expressions as they wouldn't get anything out of it. Still, they couldn't help but marvel at the capability of Lu Zhen to rile the crowd.