Death… And Me

Chapter 1291 - Flying With You

”How come?” Tixa asked.

”Suppose they admit that they lied about the position of the enemy armyʼs right wing. They could simply say that your orders wonʼt change and that you have to deal with them on your own.”

Tixa shook her head, refuting Roanʼs words as she said, ”But if we do know, I can plead that my cultivators donʼt want their lives to be forfeited that easily. At the very least, they would be forced to select another group since itʼs obviously a mission without return. Donʼt forget that more than half of the army is filled with people who werenʼt part of the army to start with. They didnʼt come here to die but to make War Points.”

Roan shrugged his shoulders, saying in response, ”Following that train of thought, you will be accused of conspiring against the orders you were given. Because of you, the cultivators wonʼt follow the orders anymore, which would eventually turn out to be the same as if they had died. You will lose all your cultivators.” Roan then added, ”Well, you can say something like you let it slip out by mistake. Your punishment would probably be smaller that way.”

Tixa felt somewhat cornered and even thought why she joined the army in the first place. ”Nevertheless, I wonʼt just sit still and let them use me as a scapegoat. As much as I might not care about the lives of my division, Iʼm not wicked to the point of sending them to suicide either,” Tixa told Roan, already preparing to leave.

Roan then mentioned something else, ”If you donʼt go, they will choose some other Dark Element team to do it. What Iʼm saying is, someone has to do it, whether they like it or not. Otherwise, many, many more will die in the Vilgal Center Army. The headquarters arenʼt sending people out to die just because they find pleasure in it. Theyʼre doing it because thatʼs their best chance at winning the battle and saving a lot more lives than they would without using this method. Of course, that doesnʼt mean they care about all of us. Itʼs just that achieving victory with the least amount of casualties is the best way to win this war.”

Tixa couldnʼt help but stop in her tracks. ”I... then should I just leave it like that?” It was then that Tixa noticed something. ”Wait! Since you know all of that, does that mean you wonʼt go?”

Roan shook his head, asking her in response, ”Wonʼt go? Why would I not? Hidden attacks are the best way to gain War Points. Since Iʼm not the commander, it wonʼt matter if the rest die anyway. I wonʼt receive any blame.”

Tixa was taken aback to hear that. ”Didnʼt you say that everyone is most likely going to die? That includes you as well.”

Roan snorted in response, clarifying, ”Hmph! Donʼt put me at the same level as everyone else. Iʼm very confident in my abilities to escape that place.”

Tixa narrowed her eyes, asking him, ”So, does this mean youʼre simply letting me take all the blame?”

Roan asked something else in response, ”And why should I not? We agreed that you would give me 10000 War Points to help you command. However, this is pretty much a lost cause. Since thatʼs the case, I might as well kill as many enemies as I can before I retreat on my own. Youʼre a Transition Realm cultivator, right? You can just fly and bring a few people along with you. At least you wonʼt let everyone die.”

Tixa was just about to burst out in a fit of rage when suddenly, she remembered that Roan liked to leave clues in his words to test her intelligence. ”You said... ʼpretty muchʼ a lost cause, didnʼt you? Are you telling me thereʼs a way out of this situation without defying the orders?”

Roan faintly smiled when he heard the question. ”You almost gave in to your anger, didnʼt you?”

Tixaʼs face became slightly red as she averted Roanʼs eyes. ”Shut up and answer my question.”

Roan then continued, ”Well, Iʼll give you 7 out of 10 points for noticing it. Anyway, thereʼs indeed a way out. You know which one it is already.”

”I know?” Tixa got puzzled.

Roan nodded. ”Isnʼt that obvious? All we have to do is not die after accomplishing the objective.”

Tixaʼs mouth twitched in response. ”Thatʼs where the problem lies, idiot! How do you intend to escape the enemy armyʼs right wing? You said it yourself. They definitely wouldnʼt let us off the hook once we try to escape.”

”Who said anything about escaping?” Roan said in response. ”We wonʼt escape at all. Weʼre going to pierce through their defense and come out inside our own army. Thatʼs what weʼre going to do.”

Tixa almost fainted after hearing that. ”Are you kidding me? How do you expect to pierce through their army with only our division? Itʼs way too far!”

Roan didnʼt agree with her. ”It seems like youʼre forgetting one thing here. We have the element of surprise on our side. As long as we use it well, we can make it at least halfway through the enemyʼs lines before they react to stop us. Besides, weʼll have extra help.”

”Extra help?” Tixa became confused once again.

Roan didnʼt say anything else about that, though. ”Youʼll see.”

Tixa could only go with that answer and ask something else. ”Alright, letʼs say we make through half of the enemy line. How about the rest?”

Roan shrugged his shoulders in response, replying, ”What else is there to do? Iʼll command everyone so that we force our way through the other half. Fortunately, it seems like the information about the Jesvo Allianceʼs central army is accurate. Thatʼs all I need.”

As much as Tixa had her doubts, she didnʼt have much choice there. ”Alright. However, if I see that weʼre reaching a dead-end, Iʼll take you and a few more with me through the skies.”

Roan looked at Tixa in surprise. ”You would save me even though Iʼm obviously doing it all for myself? I wonʼt lie. I donʼt really care about what happens to you if this fails.”

Tixa nodded, telling him, ”At least, youʼre trying to find a way to escape this shitty situation. Just the fact that you saw through this goddamn merciless strategy is enough for me to not let you die there. I donʼt care about you, but I can make use of your mind in the future.”

Roan nodded after hearing that, saying, ”I could flee by myself if necessary, but I guess flying with a Peak Stage Transition Realm cultivator is quite safer. Alright, I accept your offer.. Though, not that I think we will need it anyway.”