Capítulo 547: Act 22 Expansion (3)_2
However, compared to what has already been consud, this ager recovery still caused his heart to twitch slightly.
“Do you plan to go down to the underground cavern to find the enemy chieftain?” He thought for a mont before answering, “The Cave Dwellers’ tunnels have probably emptied out this entire mountain. If we go in, we might not find them even by next year.”
“But we can’t just keep waiting like this,” Qian complained.
“Don’t worry, this is just a small tribe. In a tribe of about three thousand people, the chieftain is often the Witch Doctor,” Brand replied. “To deal with an Official Wizard, they need to personally co forth.”
“How long will this take?”
“It depends on how cautious the opponent is,” Brand answered. “The latest won’t be more than a short period after the Moon rises.”
“Can that side hold the Cave Dwellers off for that long?” Qian couldn’t help but ask.
“I trust Antitina,” Brand looked up. “I’ve already given her the plan. It’s up to the rcenaries to decide if they’re truly willing to stand with us. But if not, they do have ans to protect themselves. —The fact is, whether we abandon the Maticao Sawmill or not isn’t important. The outco of this small skirmish was decided in the battle earlier this afternoon.”
“What do you an?”
“Just watch,” Brand smiled faintly. “I want more than just a simple victory.”
…
The Moon quickly rose into the sky.
Under the night at the Horseshoe Grass Logging Yard, the air seed to be filled with a sense of tranquility, but it couldn’t escape the notice of an experienced rcenary. While Yuta patrolled the wooden wall, she sensitively caught the unusual scent carried by the wind.
The Cave Dwellers’ scouts might have already arrived.
She frowned and instinctively raised her hand, fingers running through her fiery red hair behind her right ear, combing it back against the cooling night breeze. Then she signaled with her left hand to a few rcenaries, instructing them to scout the forest.
Her actions clearly caught the attention of others in the camp. The Rose and Wine rcenary Corps Group Leader Crenxia glanced over before quietly turning back, hands behind his back, continuing to supervise his n digging a trench in the camp—not a battlefield trench, but a precaution against an underground assault by the Cave Dwellers.
As for the burly Great Commander Fern, he too remained silent, signaling his n to ascend the wooden wall.
The rcenaries’ orderly and practiced display allowed Antitina, patrolling the camp, to breathe a sigh of relief. After inspecting the logging yard accompanied by the two Wild Elf sisters, the noble daughter lifted her dress and ascended the wooden wall.
She first looked at Yuta standing under the moonlight.
“Have you found anything?” Antitina asked.
Yuta turned and saw it was her, not looking surprised but also not particularly enthusiastic, turning away, “There’s sothing in the forest. It might be the Cave Dwellers or other Beasts. I’ve sent so n to check.”
“Cave Dwellers?” Antitina’s heart slightly trembled, though her face remained composed. “So soon?”
“Perhaps,” the Female rcenary Captain emphasized.
“What does it an if it’s them?” The noble daughter took a deep breath to calm herself, asking, “Does this indicate that the Cave Dwellers have mobilized quickly, Captain Yuta? Can you gauge their reaction speed and coordination between troops?” Although she was knowledgeable, following Brand for a period made her realize that experience and knowledge often validate each other among seasoned rcenaries. Therefore, she looked at Yuta with a humble inquiry.
Yuta also glanced at her, for the first ti finding this little girl not so annoying. Though a deep thinker for her age, she’d seen many noble descendants, and it wasn’t strange to accept it.
“Battlefields are unpredictable, with seldom definitive information,” the Female rcenary Captain shook her head, her fiery red hair flickering like flas. “It could be Cave Dwellers left to monitor earlier, or scouts arriving later. If the forr, it ans their combat prowess is high and I’d prefer to avoid entanglent with such foes; if the latter, it indicates their overall response and coordination are exceptional. If that’s the case, the battles in the coming days will be quite challenging…”
“And at least it also ans,” Yuta added, “Scouts crossing the forest in such a short ti points to impressive individual capabilities.”
“Which do you think it is, Captain Yuta?”
“Based on experience,” the Female rcenary Captain replied, “I lean towards the latter.”
“Experience, huh.”
“Experience is crucial, Miss Antitina, especially when uncertain. It acts like an intuition, more reliable than your knowledge—” Yuta responded while licking her lips, looking ahead. A sudden flurry of birds from the forest suggested rcenaries encountered the Cave Dwellers and were driving them away. She squinted, “Looks like my guess was spot on. Your Lord is not an ordinary person.”
“What do you an?” Antitina blinked, turning back.
“Scouts arriving at this ti indicates the main force is near,” Yuta replied. “But the attack ti is delayed, real intense battles will extend into the later part of the night. That little guy… Oh, sorry! The Lord seems quite knowledgeable about these underground beings.”
“He knows more than just that,” Antitina replied cryptically, gazing at the Moon.
“Oh?” (To be continued. For more chapters, please visit qidian, support the author, support legitimate reading!)
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