Chapter 194 – First Display of Power (1/2)

Chapter 194 – First Display of Power

“I guess you’re not bad if you managed to take that many hits from Sela, but your martial art technique is horrible. There is power behind your punches, but no accuracy or timing.”

Bren commented while stepping in front of Calron.

“Yeah, I’ve mostly fought by overwhelming my opponents with raw strength but it seems like it won’t work on adept martial artists on par with Sela.”

Calron scratched the bruise on his arm and laughed.

What he didn’t mention was that he would overwhelm the enemies with the Azure Lightning, a power so frightening that no martial arts or techniques were even needed. Its only drawback was the stress put on Calron’s body and the colossal amount of essence it consumed.

“Regardless, I will still be the leader. This is not to aggravate you, it’s because I’m the most capable one of strategizing and planning our moves. It’s my area of expertise, which is also why neither Sela nor Helly objected to it. If there is any point from now on that you feel you could have made a better judgment, then I’ll gladly let you be the leader.”

Bren spoke with confidence, a mysterious inner strength hidden behind his words.

Calron already knew that Bren’s cultivation was only at the eighth rank of Vajra stage, but he had a feeling that there was something else to this young man which was not noticeable at first to others.

After the spar, Bren’s attitude towards him had changed slightly as it was not as hostile as before.

“I don’t mind, I only objected to it at first because of your arrogance.”

Calron shrugged, showing his disinterest in leading the team. He was only annoyed at Bren insulting him previously and did not care about leadership.

“Now that’s sorted, let’s make our plan for which locations we’ll be targeting first.”

Bren smirked at Calron’s response and placed the map on the ground to inspect it.

He’s arrogant, but he’s got the balls to back it up. In the entire Academy, Bren’s one of the top three geniuses when it comes to strategic warfare. Trust him.

Sela’s voice sounded in Calron’s mind.

Glancing up, Calron saw Sela ruffling Helly’s hair while looking at him.

I need to learn that telepathic communication as well…

Calron thought as he returned back to listening to Bren.

“We have total seven storages and three granaries to destroy. The granaries are deeper inside the enemy territory and would be more heavily guarded than the other storages for their armies.”

Bren started talking, indicating the targets on the map and the distance between them.

“Then we should hit the smaller storages first and go for the granaries at the end.”

Calron voiced his opinion.

“Heh, a stupid idea just as I expected from you.”

Bren snorted, causing Calron to glare hatefully at him.

“Bren, don’t be mean.”

Helly muttered from the side, her eyes nervously looking back and forth between Bren and Calron.

“Why don’t you suggest something better then?”

Calron goaded the irritating boy.

“Sure! We first hit the most heavily guarded granary deep in the enemy zone.”

Bren stated calmly.

“What?”

“It’s the best and quickest strategy for this mission. If we start with the smaller storages outside their territory, it will give the darklings time to prepare and fortify their granaries even more. Calron, we are only four people so the mission needs to be completed in stealth and before we get surrounded by enemies. Targeting the deepest and largest granary will allow us to launch an attack they won’t be expecting, and while retreating we hit all the other granaries and storages in our way back.”

Bren explained, his eyes still on the map.

“…”