As the three of them walked along the dark path, they finally found a cave ahead with small lamps that helped them act as a beacon and two swordsmen acting as guards at the entrance!
"There they are!"
Omar, stopped them and crouched down a bush to hide.
"We need a plan, Asap!"
Omar looked at Lime and Alvin.
Although Omar was one of the Vice Captain and a veteran member of the team, being the planner and leader didn't really suit his personality.
He was more of bulldoze type of person, but in situations like these, he knew that they need a concrete plan and save those children! Which was the priority.
"Hmm, first our disadvantages, we don't know how many people there are!
How strong they are, and how long and deep the cave is!"
Lime spoke up.
Omar and Alvin nodded their heads.
"As for our advantages, well, they don't know we're coming, as well as how many of us actually are!
We could bluff our way in, and look for the children, but if there are too many of them...."
Lime but her lips in silence as she spoke up to there.
The other two also frowned.
In the end they were still at disadvantage for not having any intel.
"Don't worry Lime, from what I could see, those two were just at academy level swordsmen not even an Elite! So at most maybe there is an Elite level in there or a Master level, with the three of us at Master level, we should be able to handle them all!"
Omar smiled as he said his piece.
Lime and Alvin also smiled as they nodded.
"Now let's save those children! Plan or not, we just have to fight our way in anyway!"
"Yeah!"
Alvin agreed, as Lime smiled at the both of them.
"Good! Let's approach silently and eliminate them one by one as far as we can go!"
"Hmm!"
"Go!"
*SWOOOSHH!!!
The three of them vanished as they approached the cave in different directions!
*SWOOOSHH!!
*SWOOOSHH!!
"Ahhh!!"
"Whaaa---!!"
*Pssshhh!!!
Alvin and Omar jumped in front of the two guards as they slashed them up from the head down!
*SWOOOSHH!
Meanwhile Lime went in before the two of them!
*SWOOOSHH!!
In Lime's vision, everything was now like a slow motion video!
She could see the three other swordsmen hear the sudden noises and was unsheathing the swords at their waists!
*Ziiinngg!!!
Yet that was just in her vision!
At the moment, the three of them just look at their side ways before all their heads were already flipping in the air!
*Thud!
*Thud!
*Thud!
Omar couldn't help but smile at Lime.
The power of a Blood Sword Powers are a huge gap a normal commoner like him couldn't grasp, but that also depends on how they are able to wield their inherited powers!
In Lime's case, she was incredibly gifted, but was over shadowed by the talent of his brother, Herald Zenith!
"Let's go!"
Lime called out to them.
""Yeah!""
Both of them asnwered and ran inwards the cave!
"Hey! Did you hear some noise outside?!"
Inside, a soldier asked another soldier who was dozing off.
There were ten of them in there.
Beside them was wooden cages filled with children crying or fainted or hugging each other in fear.
"Huh?! No I didn't hear anything!"
"Of course you didn't! You were dozing off! Go! Look what the hell was that noise!"
"Yeah! Yeah!"
'As if you weren't dozing off yourself!'
The last sentence was something he just said in his mind.
There were only fifteen soldiers stationed at this cave.
Two for guards, three more just inside the cave for more protection, and the ten of them inside the cave itself.
Although most of them were just normal soldiers with minimal training in swordsmanship, and could've even feel ki, soldiers are still essential of a kingdom as they are the main manpower in the frontlines of any war!
But that also means, that most of them would just die when it happens, but there were benefits of being a soldier, if they are able to survive, kill a high ranked swordsmen of the enemy or earn enough merits, they could be taught how to wield ki and are given common sword techniques by the kingdom!
This could mean that they could embark on a journey to become a swordsman themselves!
But that would mean surviving the wrath of a daughter of a Zenith who was coming in hot!
*SWOOOSHH!!!
*Thud!
*Thud!
*Thud!
Another three heads rolled down the ground as Lime suddenly arrived in front of them!
"W-waahhh!!!!"
"What the hell!"
"Fuck! Enemy! Enemies!!!"
"""WAAAHHHH!!!"""
The children cried!
The soldiers were stunned.
Most of them panicked!
And when they panicked...
*SWOOOSHH!!!
*SWOOOSHH!!
They couldn't see the other two approaching!!
*Thud!!!!!!!
Another seven heads rolled down!
"Is that all of them?!"
Omar asked.
"Hmm..yeah! There were only fifteen of them huh?! And only one person was at the Elite level!"
"Well they were only handling children, that power should be enough!"
"Hmm!"
As Omar and Alvin talked, Lime was already in front of one of the wooden cages and untied the ropes in them.
"Don't worry! Don't worry! Were here to save you! Don't cry okay?!"
"Re- sniff! Really?!"
The children asked her, Lime smiled and nodded! With her beautiful and kind face along with her silver hair shimmering from the light of the lamps inside the dark cave, it looked like she was an angel from the eyes of the kids!
"Tha- thank you angel sister!!! Waahhh! So scared! Mommy!!"
Still, the children cried.
"Angel?!"
Lime couldn't help but smile wryly.
"Okay! Okay! Don't cry! We'll get you all to your parents okay?!"
"""Okay!!!"""
The children happily nodded and even helped the others still stuck in the cages and were still bound with their hands and feet.
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In a while all the children were free.
Lime counted them.
"112?! Didn't Maeda said there were 132 kids?! Where are the others?!"
Lime couldn't help but ask.
"E- elder angel sister... The.. the bad guys said.. they were given to the w-wolves be- because they were bad children..."
One of the kids said to Lime in fear.
The way the child shook as he said his words made the hearts of Lime, Omar and Alvin beat in anger!
"Dammit!!"
Lime couldn't help but curse.
"Lime!"
Omar called out to her lightly.
"Huuuhh!!"
She took a deep breath and calmed down.
She was in front of the children and shouldn't get worked up!
She smiled and looked at the children.
"Don't worry alright?! No bad guys would come after you guys anymore and no wolf will dare to eat you with us here okay?!"
"Really?!"
"Yup! Really! Really!"
The children nodded their heads and smiled.
"Alright! Lets get you back home!"
*End Of Chapter.