CHAPTER 943
'Hm. We have just taken down about a thousand men if I'm correct. Damn. Nine thousand more to go,' Kael calculated, his eyes darting across the chaotic landscape with calm intensity.
His choker pulsated for a few seconds, a familiar rhythmic thrum against his skin.
"What?"
"Kael. Reinforcements have been rallied and sent your way. They should be arriving in five minutes or so."
'Five minutes? A lot could happen within that specific time frame.'
"Alright. I will hold off just long enough for them to arrive." A brief pause later, Kael added,
"Hasn't the Emperor been briefed yet? If Grey is with him, he would also be told, right? What's the delay for?"
"...."
The man on the other end didn't reply for several seconds, as if he were pondering something complex.
Finally, he replied:
