Kael raised his head to look at the sky, waiting for something.
Soon, the winds bellowed and Chloe also looked up. She saw a large bird with yellow and white feathers descending from the sky.
The tall bird landed on the ground outside the circle, bringing with him a gust of wind that ruffled the furs of the nearby beings.
Chloe and Skybaud's eyes jammed, they sensed each other's similarities, their powers. Subconsciously, they tucked their wings closer to themselves.
Skybaud frowned, he didn't have a good impression of this black-winged humanoid lioness. After all, she and Isaiah had killed many birds of the Avian Intel before reaching the mountain.
"Skybaud!" Kael called out, he had been expecting him.
Skybaud then turned to Kael, focusing on why he was here, "Your Majesty, Eidel and Ruda have returned.
Also, the scouts have been replaced,"
Kael nodded his head, "That's good," He then thought for some moment before talking again, "The birds can now join the warrior sub-caste to become part-time warriors.
I have a feeling aerial battles will be very crucial in the future.
Commander Bibi, for the campaign, handle the speech and assembling of the warriors. Ken and Madam Vixy would handle logistics.
The rest of you will stay back and form a relay of backings to support the army. At the same time, still be focused on eliminating the elephants.
As for me, I'll be going ahead of the army right now…"
"What?" Priya asked, surprised.
The others were equally stunned, they didn't think that Kael would decide to move out today, right now.
"Yes, I was just waiting for Eidel and Ruda, they are the fastest among you.
I'm truly after Isaiah and the magic shuttle he's on, as for the Paradise Beach, I will pass it on my way.
Burdo will show you the way, you guys are going straight to Paradise Beach and subjugating everything in the way, nothing more.
Chloe will also be coming with me. Oh, speaking of which, what happened to that other guy, Wadolius?"
"He died," Diane responded while giving a side glance to Chloe, watching her expression. "His injuries were too severe,"
Kael raised an eyebrow, "Oh, okay," Kael shrugged his shoulders and started walking away. S~eaʀᴄh the NovelZone.fun website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
"Share the body with all the wolves who fought during the attack.
Everyone, get to work immediately. Follow me, Chloe," Kael said. If he had pockets, he would have put his hands in them to seem nonchalant.
The two of them walked away from the group under the watch of the wolves, foxes, and snakes.
The king walked away, unescorted and accompanied by the current most hated person, almost.
Commander was actually thankful to Chloe, although he would never utter it. The deputies have already been itching for a fight, he could only imagine the amount of loot they would get from the paradise beach.
"I intend to know more about you when we start our journey, you and I have some things to talk about," Kael suddenly said after the two had made some distance with the crowd.
Chloe blinked, unsure of what Kael was implying, "Really?" She asked, glancing at Kael's side profile. She had to admit, he was actually good-looking, very good-looking.
"Yes," Kael nodded, "I need to be sure whether you're valuable or not. My assessment will determine if I shall keep you around after this ordeal."
Chloe's face sank, Kael was basically saying that he was not sure if he would kill her yet.
"Kael!" Priya's voice came into his head at this time. Kael turned around to see Priya walking over to him with a worried expression.
"Kael, are you really sure?" Priya asked when she got close to Kael.
"Yes, I'll leave the kingdom in your hands temporarily," Kael said. He had his reasons for doing this.
Priya might be emotional and unnecessarily emphatic, but this made her a very good candidate for managing people. Her emotional intelligence made it very easy for her to navigate tricky social interactions.
Not to mention, Priya was very powerful, just passive.
"I don't think I'm the best person for such a job," Priya said, being honest. She was aware of her shortcomings, her heightened emotions were an advantage as much as it was a disadvantage.
"I know, just do the job until N'bayé wakes up," Kael advised, "Just do the needful, when N'bayé wakes up, she'll make sure everything is in order,"
"Okay," Priya nodded, albeit with a reluctant expression.
Kael was not oblivious to Priya's thoughts, he placed his hand on her shoulder, causing her to look into his eyes, "Don't worry, I'll be fine," He said with a smile.
Priya nodded, "What about the slave rats, what should we do with them?" She asked.
The fourteen slave rats were still under her mind control and had all been gathered in prison caves, just in case something happened.
Kael turned to Chloe who had been standing by the side watching the both of them, "The slave rats won't explode as long as they don't die right?" He asked her.
"Yes, I think so," Chloe said.
Kael turned back to Priya, "Do you think you can keep them under your control, at least until N'bayé wakes up?"
Priya nodded, "Yeah, that's easy," She said with a copy smile, she wasn't the boastful type but she tried once in a while.
"Okay then," Kael then turned his back to see two large lionesses making their way to him.
One lioness was bright reddish-orange and had two tails, she hadn't yet arrived but the heat she brought with her was evident.
The second lioness had purple fur and somewhat pink eyes. Purplish-pink electricity occasionally emerged from her body and flowed around her body like snakes through water.
The two sisters, almost identical in facial structure, looked around confused. One of the bird scouts had told them what happened while they were away and a patrolling wolf confirmed it.
"Eidel, Ruda, nice of you to show up," Kael said, but there was no smile on his face. Priya sighed, knowing that these two were about to receive the scolding of their lives.
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Far away from the mountain, at the alleged end of the world, the barrier between the savage land and the sea.
A beach existed here, a very peculiar and mysterious beach.
The sand here was pale yellow and brought out the color of the ocean. The breeze here was endless, blowing from the cool waters to the land.
A settlement existed on this beach, standing as a bridge between the Sea and the land.
It had been a while since Burdo left this place and everything had changed. It wasn't as savage as he would have thought.
The massive bones of several aquatic animals had been arrayed in a circular form, creating a circle that served as the borders of the settlement.
At this time, a flock of birds was coming over from the direction of the forest. On a closer look, the birds were flamingos, with pink feathers, long necks, and long legs.
Hundreds of them flapped their wings, causing quite a commotion, this was especially with the fact that some of these flamingos were very large.
Some of these flamingos were carrying items with their talons. Some carried rocks, some carried branch pieces, and some carried unrefined metal ores.
"The flamingo traders have arrived!" A telepathic voice spread out from the settlement.
The settlement was by no means small, having a diameter of a couple kilometers, it was the size of a small town or a large village.
For this person's telepathic voice to spread so far, he or she had to be very strong.
Within the settlement, most of what could be considered shelters or houses were just large bones and logs stacked on top of each other. They were mostly small, similar to a small hut.
After the voice died down, many creatures scrambled out of their makeshift shelters, bringing with them their own items which were mostly fishes.
The flamingos were birds that migrated to different parts of the known world every year. They would pass by many places that these land-bound creatures have never seen.
During their travels, these flamingos would bring back many items that they would like to trade for certain kinds of fish.
This was a regular occurrence at the settlement. It had become a neutral zone for different creatures to come and trade with aquatic entities.
And this place was governed by a council, or something that was similar to it. Perhaps, if Burdo had not left, he may have had the chance to join the council.
This is because four of the five council members were all one of the first animals to find those high-level aquatic creature corpses.
The government style was crude, filled with loopholes that allowed all sorts of exploitation and corruption, but it got the job done, and that's enough.
"Pay the tax," Another voice resounded out at this time, "If you don't pay the tax, don't you dare step foot on this beach."
Those words were blatant and disrespectful, but no one frowned, they could only bow their heads.
The flamingos remained in the sky, flapping their wings with a sorry expression, they didn't dare to land.
One of the flamingos, a large one, flew forward, "Ah, Zed and Zod, the famous cheetah brothers, long time!"
Down below, two humanoid men stood side by side. They each looked identical and had black tear marks running down their cheeks.
One of them had a playful grin on his face as he stared at the helpless flamingos, the other simply wore a very serious expression.
The most peculiar thing about both of them was that they each had an aura that indicated their power levels to be similar to a tier 4 lion.
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