Mage Veigar

Chapter 883 A sure thing?

City of Dawn.

The flag of the Principality of Baya fluttered on the city wall.

Aiden Gary stood under the flag, also looking at Vega's camp from afar.

A few days ago, when he received the news that Vega's 500,000 troops were heading south, he immediately rushed here with reinforcements, because in the entire northeast of the Principality of Baya, there was only one place, the City of Dawn, that was worth Vega's fight for.

Aiden Gary is full of expectations for this war.

Because after many years, he finally faced Vega Saint Laurent again. But now he is no longer the same person he was a few years ago. After countless wars, he thinks he is already very powerful.

In a situation where the two were evenly matched, he didn't think he could defeat Vega.

But this time it's different.

The Principality of Baya has an absolute advantage.

He had an army of more than 1.8 million, while Veigar only had 500,000. He could defend the city and move forward and backward freely, while Veigar had come from a long distance and was exhausted. The advantages and disadvantages of both sides were obvious at a glance.

Aiden Gary couldn't believe that with such an advantage, he still couldn't beat Vega.

This time it’s a battle of proof!
He wanted Vega to be defeated again... no, it should be said that he wanted him to be defeated in the true sense of the word.

For a proud general, the victory without even fighting could not be called a victory. Moreover, considering the losses of both sides, it was obvious that the West suffered heavy losses. How could the winner lose more than the loser?

So this time it is a war in the true sense.

He wanted to bring the myth of Vega Saint Laurent to an end and avenge the defeat he suffered that year.

These were Aiden Gary's confident words in the capital city of Surenhuo before sending out his troops. He participated in this war with great ambition and was determined to win the war.

But at this moment.

On the city wall of Dawn.

Under the fluttering flags.

In front of the position where the two armies were facing each other.

After seeing the first sight of Galanjun and Vega.

Aiden Gary was not as confident as he was in the capital.

If you look closely, you will find that Aiden Gary's face is pale and his lips are blue. At this moment, a feeling of nausea keeps churning in his stomach, and he feels that he may vomit in front of everyone at any time.

"Why is this happening?"

Aiden Gary couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Damn it, why can't I stay calm? Why am I so scared just by seeing the Jialan Empire... No! It's not fear! This is definitely not fear! I can never admit to such a thing!"

Even if you don't want to admit it.

But the body's instincts cannot deceive people.

Originally, he thought he had gotten rid of Vega's shadow, but when he really faced Vega and the Galan Army, he realized that not only had he not gotten rid of the shadow that Vega had cast on him, but over time, it had accumulated to an incredible level, and now he was completely unable to keep himself sane.

The war started.

Both sides knew that this was a test battle, the purpose was just to confirm each other's combat effectiveness. Neither side even sent out the air force, it was just a brief and fleeting confrontation between the armies.

But at the moment when the magic roar sounded.

Aiden Gary's legs went weak and he would have almost collapsed to the ground if he hadn't grabbed the wall in time for support.

Fortunately, the war had already begun and no one paid attention to him, otherwise this alone would have been enough to affect the morale of the army.

"Why...why is this happening..."

Aiden Gary finally kept repeating this sentence. He couldn't believe that he couldn't control his reaction. This frightened reaction made him so ashamed that he wanted to draw his sword and commit suicide. Time passed quietly, and he didn't know what happened.

The roar of magic ended, and the soldiers' shouts of killing also disappeared.

The brief exploratory battle had obviously ended long ago, but what shocked Aiden Gary was that he had no recollection of when the war ended, how he returned to his bedroom, when it got dark, or even... when he was hiding in such a dark corner shivering.

The mind regains control of the body.

Although no one noticed anything unusual about him, whether it was the Jialan Army or the Principality Army, from top to bottom, from inside to outside, no one noticed anything wrong, but Aiden Gary's face was full of humiliation.

For my own incompetence.

For being so scared of myself.

Feeling extremely humiliated.

For the first time in his life, he felt so disgusted with himself that he wanted to tear his bones and skin himself alive.

until now.

Aiden Gary finally understood himself.

It turned out that his previous confidence and arrogant attitude were just a subconscious cover-up for his inferiority complex. Deep down, he never thought that he was a match for Vega Saint Laurent, but he had been hiding under the disguise he had woven.

The continued victories in the West are nothing more than self-hypnosis.

Once the time comes and he truly faces the Galan Army and Vega, all his disguises will be torn apart at that moment, and the fear buried deep in his heart will surge like a tide, engulfing his body and mind.

"How can you possibly admit something like this?!"

Aiden Gary huddled in a dark corner and cried loudly. It was hard to imagine that such a veteran who had fought in hundreds of battles and traveled all over the West, making generals of various countries tremble in fear and being called the God of Death by the West, would be so weak as to shed tears.

Even if I tell others about this...

No, even if someone saw it with their own eyes, some people would probably think it was an illusion.

But it is true.

Just like when he was cheated out of everything and felt helpless when he was homeless, after so many years, he thought he had become stronger, but in the end he sadly discovered that the past he tried to escape from had never gone away, and the weak and incompetent him had never gone away.

That night, Aiden Gary was swallowed by darkness.

He began to fear the dawn, afraid that the light would expose his ugliness and incompetence.

But the first ray of dawn in the west still arrived at the City of Dawn as promised.

The dawn light shone through the window, revealing Aiden Gary in the corner.

Facing the dawn, he stood up again, because he knew that just as the dawn would come as promised, today's war would also come as promised. No matter how scared or powerless he was, as the commander of the three armies, he had to move forward.

So in the next few days.

It was as if Aiden Gary was being pushed forward by the hand of fate and he was in no shape at all.

The command was stiff, the eyes were empty, and the words were inarticulate...

All kinds of bad situations were exposed.

Aiden Gary is now not even as good as a third-rate general.

After a long time, this fear was finally captured by Vega...

Even Vega didn't expect that after so many years and even though they hadn't fought again, Aiden Gary would be so scared.

From this perspective, doesn't this war seem to be a sure win?

(End of this chapter)