Chapter 744: Anubis the Great
"Sir. This is incredible." A soldier came to him. "We've just finished compiling all the reports. There were a total of 7,000 aliens attacking us, but about 500 of them broke apart and slipped past our fort.
"We killed about 5,800 aliens. Yet, after achieving such an impressive feat, we only lost 42 people.
"Only 10 lost their limbs and have to retire, and the rest of the injured have been healed by Anubis the Great. We actually only lost 52 people in total to kill 5,800 of them!"
"Anubis the Great?" Layfon looked surprised before chuckling. "Well, you're probably right."
"People have been calling him Anubis the Great. He has healed all those people. If not for him, we would at least lose hundreds of men just from this attack alone."
Layfon nodded in understanding. "How is the fort's condition?"
"The wall is completely intact. The southern wall, which is supposed to be facing the hardest brunt, is in much better shape than other walls. Three summoners helped in this regard, with one of them being unknown. We're assuming it's the envoy."
"I see." Layfon paused for a moment. "They've been a great help."
"Yes, sir."
Layfon looked at the mood inside the fort. They were cheering and singing together. This was probably the best mood he had seen in a while. After all, they had just achieved a complete victory.
He could hear them talking. "I'm going to become the follower of Anubis the Great!"
"That's right. If not for him, I might end up retiring."
"Anubis the Great has helped me on the battlefield. If not for him, I don't know how many of us would fall."
"But there were also two beasts taking care of those flying aliens."
"As expected, the rumor about the unique summoner visiting this fort was true."
"The one who created the magic weapon?"
"Where is he? I want to meet him and thank him."
"There's no way he will meet someone like you."
"What does he look like?"
"I heard he is an old man in his sixties. That's the only way for him to have enough knowledge to create a new weapon."
"I heard he's only a student at the Frexia Academy."
"There's no way, right? The Frexia Academy is great, but there's no way a mere student is that good."
"I know, right? I heard he's a great noble. With his achievement, he can marry the princess."
The soldiers kept discussing all sorts of rumors they had heard from here. It became even more ridiculous as time passed.
Eventually, they saw Layfon taking the stage.
"Vice Commander!"
"Ah. That's the vice commander!"
"Vice Commander!"
The people cheered, celebrating their victory.
Layfon smiled before nodding his head. After a while, he raised his hand and clenched his fist to signal them to shut their mouths for a moment.
Once the atmosphere became silent, Layfon waved his hand and shouted, "Listen up, my comrades.
"I'm sure you have noticed it, but we've gotten special envoys from the royal family. One of them is none other than the rumored unique summoner, Nathan.
"He is the inventor of the magic weapon as well. And thanks to his familiar, the one you called Anubis the Great, we're able to achieve this complete victory.
"He will be with us for several days, so don't take his kindness for granted. As you already know, summoners don't have infinite ena.
"However, while he is here, he has agreed to cooperate in battle and help us to get such a victory.
"That's why make sure you treat our special envoys well if you ever meet them. Understood?!"
The soldiers looked surprised for a few seconds until one guy raised his hand and shouted, "Ohh!"
"Ohhh!"
"We understand."
"We'll definitely treat them well, Vice Commander."
"Not only well. I will worship him!"
"Please allow us to thank him directly, Vice Commander."
The soldiers' cheer erupted, filling their celebration.
Even the vice commander raised his hand and shouted, "Hence, we shall celebrate our complete victory tonight! Cheers!"
"Cheers!" The people raised their mugs for a toast.
Meanwhile, Nathan and Selena were watching them from the top of the wall.
"What a happy bunch." Nathan smiled.
"Indeed. I have learned a lot since coming here." Selena nodded in agreement.
"That's because it's rare to achieve such a victory. It's all thanks to you, Master Nathan and Lady Selena." Sylvia politely lowered her head.
"What's this? I'm just a normal envoy. You don't need to use honorifics." Nathan chuckled.
"Please allow me to address you as such. If not for you asking me, I would like to even call you a grandmaster." Sylvia smiled wryly.
"Well…" Nathan felt a bit embarrassed. "Still, I'm impressed. To think that the people here are fighting those aliens daily."
"We do fight them almost every day, but the previous attack is much larger than usual. It's usually only around a thousand aliens. But thanks to Master Nathan and Lady Selena, we're able to fend off such an attack with a loss we've never seen before." Sylvia shook her head.
"It's nothing. Besides, I heard from Anubis that you were the one helping him to convince those soldiers."
"!!!" Sylvia's body shook before she politely shook her head. "Not at all. I didn't do anything. Anubis the Great would achieve the same thing even if I did nothing."
"Without your help, it'll take a longer time. So, you don't have to be modest." Nathan chuckled.
"I understand. I'll accept it." Sylvia nodded. Even Nathan could see Sylvia's status was extraordinary.
Even though she considered herself the vice commander's personal maid, she had been the one managing the workers and even taking care of others. Even without the vice commander, she was like the mother figure of this fort, even though she was still in her twenties.
Meanwhile, the three divine beasts were definitely enjoying themselves in the corner.
"Anubis the Great, they say." Fenrir grinned, looking at Anubis.
"Hahahahaha. What the hell is with that nickname?" Jinwu laughed so hard that he fell to the ground. "From the God of Afterlife to Anubis the Great. Hahahaha. What's next? The Wise?"
Anubis gritted his teeth, glaring at them. He never thought they would gang up to tease him with this embarrassing nickname. He couldn't help but snort, "Hmph. At least, that means people recognize my hard work. Unlike you two. Have you done any work at all?"
"You bastard!"
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