System vs Rebirth

Chapter 1436: Unexpected Reinforcement

In the plain field that had been the border between two nobles, a small camp was erected recently.

Anna was staring at the reports inside her tent, looking concerned.

"My lady." Howard entered the tent. "It has been a few days since we first arrived here. Are the enemies really coming?"

Anna fell silent for a moment before asking back, "Are you questioning your lord?"

"That’s not my intention. It’s just... If this place is not the one, I believe we should go somewhere else. After all, rather than sitting here without being useful, I would rather go fight somewhere else," explained Howard calmly.

Normally, that would have been the case. However, Noel was so sure that this place would be the place for them to fight. So, she had no choice but to stay here.

Besides, she had no doubt Noel was correct. While she could come up with a bold idea, Noel’s way of thinking was much more rational than hers, and his prediction was rarely wrong.

That was why she believed the enemies would be coming here. However, if the enemy didn’t make a move, it would be better.

"We won’t leave this place. While the scouts are searching around, the enemies will most likely go straight in. At that time, I will be able to feel them." Anna shook her head. "Since he’s going somewhere, he must have an idea or two. That’s why we will remain here and fulfill the mission."

"I understand. I will..." Howard wanted to return, but he abruptly stopped when he noticed Anna’s change of expression. "My lady?"

"Howard. Ring the bell. The enemies are coming."

"!!!" Howard raised his eyebrows. His heart skipped a beat after hearing it, but he rushed out and hit the bell not far from Anna’s tent.

The moment that bell rang, all the people they had brought rushed outside their tents as though there was an enemy’s attack.

Anna put down the report while bringing her sword outside. At the same time, the movement of their enemy looked a bit weird.

Normally, if they aimed for the capital, they would have broken through their rank. Yet, these people slowed down as though they had no intention of coming.

Still, Anna could sense a powerful presence. It wasn’t something that the nobles in this area could possess.

When she stood forward, she saw a group of people with white-colored masks.

"!!!" It was at this moment Anna understood the severity of the situation. The group consisted of 30 people, but among them, she could sense a spirit transcendence.

After knowing that the third prince had become a spirit transcendence, she thought this was the third prince.

However, if the third prince was here, something felt weird.

The third prince would definitely love to go to the capital city even if it meant clashing with them, yet this group looked like they were focusing on them.

’As expected... Previously, I thought something had gone wrong, but it looked like this was just a distraction.

’Looking at their group, there is one spirit transcendence expert. I can also sense someone at the peak grandmaster, who has found his transcendent path but hasn’t stepped into the transcendence realm.

’There are also four grandmasters among them, with the rest being spirit wielders and spirit masters.

’It looks like their target is us instead of the capital city...’

Noel slightly underestimated them. Anna’s strength would definitely be stronger than a spirit transcendence, but to take down a spirit transcendence, she would need a lot of time.

During that time, this peak grandmaster would definitely go for her subordinates. In that instant, Anna realized their true goal was actually Howard and the others. If they managed to kill them, it would be a big blow to the military power of the Ardagan family as well as their morale.

They never had the intention of passing or even killing her. They just wanted to stop her.

In other words, the third prince must have gone to the capital city through another route. Once he took over the royal family and dealt a big blow to the Ardagan family, he could take on the western lords before using their power to fight the Ardagan family.

With the Supreme Devil Organization getting weakened and the Demon Banner Army maintaining a close look at the organization, all this plan would definitely work.

Obviously, the third prince would kill her father so that he could provoke the Ardagan family while regaining control over the arbiters.

It was such a delicate plan he had been preparing. The situation would have gone out of control for the Ardagan family.

However, Noel never underestimated them. There was a reason for him sending Anna to this place.

Unlike Noel, who focused on his rationality, Anna emphasized her own instinct. After all, she had an extremely sharp instinct, which had allowed her to detect danger from very far away.

And her instinct had warned her about this operation. That was why she had made one more preparation.

Anna stepped forward while saying, "Well, it looks like we have fallen into traps."

"..." The masked men didn’t say anything, but they had already known about this plan from the beginning.

Anna’s spiritual energy suddenly burst out of her body, startling these people. "I’m not even your target, but them... However, do you think you can do it when I’m here?"

"..." The masked men felt a bit scared of this amount of spiritual energy.

But the spirit transcendence of their side stepped forth and released his own spiritual energy, neutralizing her own pressure a bit. He said, "There’s no need to panic. Everything has gone according to the plan. We will proceed normally."

The masked men nodded, their eyes turning resolute. In the end, the one who had to handle Anna was their leader, so they should just focus on her subordinates. They had the upper hand either way.

"Kill—!" The spirit transcendence elder waved down his hand, ordering them to attack. However, his voice was suddenly overwhelmed by a bolt of spiritual energy striking the ground between him and Anna.

The rumbling sound startled everyone, as they couldn’t help but look to the left, finding two people.

Anna smiled, recalling what she had done.

...

A few days ago.

"I do have an idea of how to do that. If we also take into account the preparation of the third prince... If you allow me to do it my way, I will stop them."

Noel raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised and confused at that time. But he chose to believe her.

After all, before coming here, she had visited another place and asked Laufey and Howard to advance here first. Meanwhile, she visited... the hideout of Noel’s parents... specifically the man who once held the information network of the Ardagan family, Silvester, to find a person.

The spirit transcendence elder was taken aback as he recognized both intruders. "You are... Magic Lord, Water Lord?!"