rune hunter

Chapter 54 The Hidden Truth

After applying the chewed herbs to the wound, the burning pain immediately subsided a lot.Al spat out a mouthful of green saliva, and felt the tongue in his mouth expand several times.This silverleaf does not stop the bleeding and is somewhat toxic, but the accompanying narcotic effect at least relieves the pain.The forest itself is an endless natural treasure trove, and experienced hunters can always find alternate solutions to keep themselves alive.

It was also fortunate that he was physically strong, and he only suffered a little flesh injury after being whipped by the monster, and the others were not so relaxed.In fact, the two whips were so powerful that many soldiers were thrown out. The lightest one broke a rib, and the most unlucky one directly broke his neck.

After all the Swift Wolves were wiped out, Team 57 also suffered heavy losses, with only 12 people left, each with injuries.Among them are three seriously injured. Unless they turn around and return to Istaron now, they may not survive tomorrow morning.To be honest, El was very surprised to be able to play like this. From the very beginning, he didn't have any illusions about his team.

Except for the monster that used the whip, the rest of the swift wolves fought bravely to the last moment.The surviving human soldiers were all in shock, unable to believe the fact that they were still alive.

No one is in the mood to clean up the battlefield and clean up the corpses of their companions. Their own wounds need to be dealt with as soon as possible.The wound medicine prepared by the army usually only focuses on the curative effect and does not consider the pain relief effect. The soldiers screamed and howled ghosts and wolves while applying the medicine, which was simply horrible.

"You didn't leave that monster behind, it will definitely come back."

Captain Corson leaned on his sword and sat next to El, took out a flagon and took a sip.The bearded middle-aged man's face was pale due to excessive blood loss, but his eyes remained firm.The furious wolf's last frenzied attack doubled the injury on his stomach, even with layers of bandages, it couldn't stop the blood from leaking out.Even if he was strong-willed, he couldn't help frowning and sweating.

"That's not necessarily the case." El shook his head, and handed the remaining silverleaf to Cosen. He couldn't find a better herb in the middle of the night, and this thing can only be better than nothing.However, Captain Kesen didn't pick and choose. He took it and just imitated El, put it in his mouth, chewed it, wiped it into the bandage, and the expression on his face immediately eased a lot.

"We have exposed the target, and it will come back soon," Captain Corson said.

"Although I don't know the reason, it's clear that they are short of troops." El shrugged: "But why do you look forward to the return of that thing, Mr. Captain Coson?"

"I'm worried that it's easy to block an open attack, but difficult to defend against an arrow in the dark." Captain Kesen said with a dark face: "Only by being fully prepared can we move forward."

"Go on? Are you kidding me?" El laughed angrily: "How do we move forward? Where are we going?"

"This is an order!" Captain Kesen glared with tiger eyes and roared in a deep voice.

"Go to hell with your uncle's order!" El raised a middle finger at Cosen angrily: "None of you will survive if you go any further, so I won't accompany you to die!"

The two men stared at each other for a while, and Captain Kosen sighed. He noticed that the dispute between the two had attracted the attention of others. Although the surviving soldiers did not speak, their eyes revealed The bewilderment and fear of her have expressed her true inner thoughts.

"Why are we fighting? If it's just for investigation, isn't this result enough?" El asked the biggest doubt in his heart on behalf of all the soldiers.As a non-professional reconnaissance force, this is already the limit of what they can do.In fact, without El's support, they would have been wiped out long ago.

"While we made sacrifices, we also stepped on the thorns for the comrades behind us"

Captain Kosen pondered for a moment, then raised his head to look at the orange fireworks constantly exploding in the night sky, and stretched out his fingers to draw a curve in the air.

"From the main battlefield just now to the west, only seven detachments entered the battle, indicating that the enemy's strength is insufficient and the flanks have not been fully expanded. This is good news for us. Before departure, the generals were most worried about the enemy's frontal attack. After being frustrated, they will seek breakthrough points on the two wings, so as to discover the villages and towns along the Huishui River, plunder supplies, and support wars with war."

"The generals have comprehensive considerations and strategic plans for the current situation, and as soldiers on the battlefield, we only need to obey orders and complete our tasks. Now our task is to move forward and stop these monsters from escaping. Wait until At dawn, the knights on the battlefield will launch a general attack to drive them back to their hometowns!"

Captain Corson's words finally cheered up the soldiers, and the uneasiness shrouded in the ranks also dissipated.Istaron's soldiers never fear war, they just need to be told clearly where the sword is directed.

But is it really that simple?If the truth is indeed the case, why did Captain Kesen keep it secret and refuse to reveal it?El still has a lot of questions, but in order not to affect his morale again, he just took a deep look at Cosen, hiding these questions in his heart.

In the dead of night, the City Defense Headquarters in Istaren were still brightly lit.

In front of the improvised military sand table, there are people swarming in front of the "three-headed dog of the gatekeeper" - the commander of security "Mad Dog" Shet, the commander of city defense "Wolfdog" Anderson, the commander of surveillance "Hound" Pross and the subordinate of the White Lion Knights, Lion Mane , Lion Tooth, Lion Heart Knights, and the high-level members of Istaron's military gathered here.In addition, Stephen, the great alchemist from the public academy, and Ampere, another great magister, and the highest priests of the three temples of agriculture, commerce, and river water...all of them are the most famous figures in the city.

"According to the signal report sent by the reconnaissance force, the opponent has not deployed troops on the two wings, but the possibility of extending to the depths of the northern forest cannot be ruled out... I don't think these bugs may know the information on the ground." Pross stared at the sand table. The banner that moved forward slowly spoke.

"Don't underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Landwalker Legion. The opponent is an intelligent race that is at the same level as ours or even higher." Stephen shook his head slightly, and there were a few more wrinkles on his old face.Although the old man is old and has long since stopped asking about worldly affairs, he is a well-deserved authority in understanding the Landwalker.

Every magician is knowledgeable, but the sea of ​​knowledge is endless, and no one can know everything.Alchemists are not good at magical power and arcane theory, but they are veritable biological experts and masters of medicine.

"According to ancient legends, landwalkers are not the original race of this world, but migrated from the void to Erathia. They have an independent god system and are not controlled by the gods of Erathia, so they are also rejected by the gods .In the surface world, their power will be weakened by the shackles of the rules, but despite this, their brutal and warlike nature has never changed."

Master Stephen leaned on his staff and stood among the crowd, telling the secret history buried in the ancient books one by one.

"The reason why I am surprised by the current situation is that the Landwalker Legion opposite us is too conservative in terms of strength and strategy."

"With all due respect, master, isn't the enemy's weakness a good thing?" Xie Te couldn't help interjecting.

"An old elf saying: If something goes wrong, you are a demon. From the massive investigation in the early stage to the subsequent shrinking of troops, there are too many unreasonable things in the opponent's plan. Please remember that as a natural fighting race, landwalkers are more powerful than us humans." Know more about wars. Now we don't know their true intentions, and the unknown often means more dire danger."

The old man's words cast a shadow over the minds of everyone present. The opponent was obviously powerful, but he didn't play his cards according to the routine. No one liked this kind of inexplicable war.

"However, if it is completely unknown, it is not necessarily the case. Hasn't someone speculated about the current situation before this?"

Master Stephen suddenly changed the subject, and the priests and the generals were moved in their hearts, and they all turned their eyes to the masked girl standing behind the young lord.

Before that, it was this masked girl in a magic robe who made the prediction that "the enemy is just a feint attack, and we need to maintain the suppression of our two wings", but this seemingly inexplicable suggestion at the time was rejected by Antonio. fully adopted.

"Master Stephen's judgment is very correct." Tiana bowed slightly to greet the big shots present, and the girl walked a few steps forward under Antonio's signal, and came in front of everyone.

"I just made a hypothesis that can explain the situation at hand."

"What assumption?" a knight leader asked impatiently.

"Suppose their purpose is not to invade...but to escape?"

The girl's speech made the scene silent for a moment, and then it was drowned out by a noisy argument.

"It's impossible, it doesn't make sense in many places." Master Stephen shook his head, denying the girl's whimsy.

"So it's just a hypothesis, Master." Tiana lowered her head and said respectfully: "Maybe after dawn, all the unknowns will be revealed."

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