The Almighty Ring

e’re doomed.”

“I guess it’s a good day to die.”

“I’ve heard that Jiang Fei’s a kind-hearted person.
We may get lucky enough to be spared!”

“If that rumor is true, I’ll never set foot on Dhiras for the rest of my life!”

They remained rooted for fear that Jiang Fei would deliver the hammer of the gods on them.

Logically, every army, excluding Bison’s, should have been scared.
Bison’s army had to be relieved since he survived and defeated the other three leaders.
The truth was only as expected.
When Bison was on the brink of death, too many of his soldiers had jumped ship.
Of over a hundred thousand soldiers, only less than two thousand remained loyal to Bison.
The other hundred thousand soldiers had clearly done something wrong, and since Bison survived, like the soldiers of the three leaders, they were scared stiff.
Jiang Fei may be kind enough to spare them, but Bison was the polar opposite.
The fact that he would tear his enemies apart for betraying him made them think about what he would do to his own men for doing the same.

While most of them were scared to the point of soiling themselves, a small portion of soldiers were smacking themselves in the face.
Those were the soldiers who had left Jiang Fei’s banner willingly.
Even though Jiang Fei had clearly stated that he would not seek retribution from them, they knew well enough that Jiang Fei would no longer accept them.
Without protection from a “higher power”, they were as good as dead on Judgement Day.

“Fei! Is it really you?! Are you real?! Am I dreaming?!” Sarila howled as she rushed and hugged Jiang Fei tightly.
The mental toll inflicted on her mind when Jiang Fei disappeared from the battlefield lasted for far too long.
Even now, she had yet to fully recover.
To be honest, she had fallen too deep into despair.
The whole world became gray without a shed of light.
The thought of ending her own life was just hanging there in her mind.
Without Jiang Fei, without the chosen one to serve, there was literally no other purpose to live.

Kaa’lna, albeit affected by Jiang Fei’s “death”, had been checking on Sarila to make sure that she would not do something as stupid as ending her own life for a man.
Fortunately, after several hours, Jiang Fei returned to the land of the living.
Not only did he appear unharmed, but Kaa’lna could also sense a certain strength from him.
While Kaa’lna was relieved for Jiang Fei, Sarila could not help but feel over the moon as if she was the luckiest, happiest female in all of Cait Sith.

“Silly girl! I’m right here!” Jiang Fei said as he gently caressed Sarila’s head, consoling the poor kitten.
Jiang Fei subconsciously smiled; it was only a faint smile, yet it exuded the highest of confidence.

“My lord, did you achieve a new level of power?” Kaa’lna asked.
She noticed the subtle changes in Jiang Fei’s behavior and demeanor.
Prior, Jiang Fei was shrouded in mystery, but one could still feel a certain level of power from within.
That being said, the previous shroud of mystery had only caused Kaa’lna to feel worried for Jiang Fei.
The current Jiang Fei was about the same; still shrouded in mystery, however… to put it in words, she could not help but detect confidence, a strong sense of security from Jiang Fei.

“Nothing like that.
I did, however, discover and learn something new!” Jiang Fei answered vaguely yet concisely at the same time.

He must have received a blessing, a miracle.
No matter.
The stronger he is, the better it is for me, Kaa’lna thought to herself.

“Sarila, if you’re all better now, could you please do a headcount for me? Do include the men from Bison’s army.
Only the loyal ones!” said Jiang Fei as he lifted Sarila’s chin up to look directly into her teary eyes.

Sarila wiped away her tears and nodded.
After some time, she returned with a report.

“We have over twenty-seven thousand men.
About thirty thousand including Sir Bison’s men.
Oh… by the way, while I was doing the headcount, some of our men who left before the war expressed their desire to return.
Fei, do we take them back?” Sarila reported and added a question after.

“No.
Since they chose to leave in times of hardship, they have no right to remain by my side to share my victory,” Jiang Fei declared.
Although Jiang Fei had no intention of seeking retribution from those who chose to defect, he was strict enough to reject them when they chose to return.
It may have been indirect, but Jiang Fei would be the cause of their deaths later when Judgement Day arrived.

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