Chapter 391: Sleepless night (1/2)
Proofreader: M_W Miss Fierce
When the moon slowly rises to the sky, Leo and everyone proceeded to set-up a camp above a sandhill. They have purposely chosen this location as they required the high-ground advantage during the night.
All of them were aware of the fact that in a desert biome the nighttime was the most dangerous time.
At this moment, there were five tents set up above the sandhill, specifically four of them were surrounding a big tent in the middle. Nearby this tent was the horse's stables, the cooking area, their temporary dining table, and also four 10 meters tall watchtower, all of these structures were made through the help of the Elementals
500 meters away from the camp were 8 Earth Elementals patrolling the area, with 2 Nature Elementals setting up a perimeter at the 1-kilometer distance made up of thorny stems and roots. This was to slow down the Magical Beast once the battle begins.
It wasn't only that, there were also random thorny scrubs put around the insides of the perimeter, to further slow down the Magical Beast.
Torches were also set up inside the perimeter to give light to the place.
Aside from that, there were also tens of traps secretly set-up by the Elementals to kill any unfortunate Magical Beast that falls into it.
”Let's start preparing for the upcoming battle tonight,” Leo said as he gathered around everyone on the dining table. He then continued, ”As we have already expected that the Magical Beasts will definitely attack us tonight, hence we've set-up a lot of countermeasures to defend against them. But we all know that it isn't enough to really hold them down. We are still required to personally fight. Though, at the same time, we also can't just lose our sleep in order to fight against them.”
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement after hearing Leo's words.
What Leo has just said was indeed correct. They would be fighting against the Magical Beast soon, which means they can't afford to sleep. However, tomorrow they would most likely be arriving at Sandy Town, that's why they also need to rest and recuperate their lost energy and stamina, as they already expected that they would be doing a lot of things at that time. That's just pure assumption though, but still, it's much better for them to rest.
”So, I would be dividing everyone into two groups,” Leo paused as he observed everyone. He then continued, ”The first group would be led by me, with Cassandra, Elizabeth, Angel, Veronica, Ash, Charlotte, Sebastian, and Dan in the team. And the second group would be led by Ethan, with Elaine, Edward, Sele, Chief Lago, Old man Torre, and Steve in the team. The two groups would be switching every five hours, meaning there would only be two shifts before morning comes. Any questions?”
”No questions!” Cassandra, Elizabeth, Angel, Veronica, Ash, Charlotte, Sebastian, and Dan said in unison.
”No problem!” Ethan, Elaine, Edward, Sele, Chief Lago, and Old man Torre nodded their heads to express their affirmation.
At the side, Steve slowly raised his hand as he asked, ”Am I really needed in this fight?”
It was a clear fact for Steve to see that almost everyone here were powerful Mages. So, he, as just an ordinary person, was really of no use. Whether he is present or not, it wouldn't be able to affect them that much.
”Even if you can't fight, you can still go up one of the watchtowers and act as everyone's eyes on the battlefield,” Leo said while nodding his head.
”Oh, okay!” Steve immediately understood what Leo meant. To simplify Leo's words; in this fight, everyone can help, even if it's not in the battle.
”Then let's prepare,” Leo said as he stood up from his chair and walked towards one of the watchtowers.
Cassandra, Elizabeth, Angel, Veronica, Ash, Charlotte, Sebastian, and Dan also choose their own position, specifically Cassandra, Elizabeth, and Veronica went to one of the three remaining watchtowers, while Angel, Ash, Charlotte, Sebastian, and Dan went down the sandhill to prepare themselves for a fight.