Chapter 218 - Chapter 218: Chapter 207 Elise (1/2)
Chapter 218: Chapter 207 Elise
Rhea’s veteran General Gruz was over a hundred years old and had experienced all the battles between the Rhea People and the Cyart people. His demeanor as a Monarch powerful expert was imbued with the aura of a high-ranking person, which would naturally make ordinary people feel the urge to admire and kneel.
However, when faced with the prince, Gruz still maintained an attitude of utmost respect.
The middle-aged prince looked at the map on the table and suddenly said,
“Hmm, there are people outside.”
“What?”
General Gruz was briefly stunned and did not immediately grasp what the prince meant, then asked,
“Who are you referring to?”
The prince stretched out his hand and pointed in a certain direction, saying,
“There seem to be some people moving in that direction. They do not appear to be Rhea People, the strongest among them is only mid-level Transmutation, and the rest are merely at the Beginning Level. General Gruz, please take care of it. As for us, we shall rest.”
“Understood, Your Highness,”
Realizing what was happening, General Gruz nodded and then turned to his adjutant.
“You go take care of it personally!”
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“They want the East Coast Province.”
In the far-off exterior of the military camp, Darren analyzed the thoughts of the Rhea People calmly.
“The strategic targets around here are not significant enough to warrant the Rhea People mobilizing twenty thousand soldiers. However, they would not assemble such a force without reason…”
He paused, then said,
“The only plausible possibility is that they are amassing troops to launch a swift attack southward on the East Coast Province, most likely to force the Cyart people to retreat.”
Old Dog thought for a moment after listening, then asked, “A tactic of attacking the enemy’s rear base to force the attacking enemy to retreat?”
“Exactly,”
Darren nodded gently in agreement. It wasn’t an unconventional tactic — on the contrary, this tactic of attacking the enemy’s homeland to force them to retreat was very common in warfare.
Just as delicious food is more likely to spread, so too are common tactics indicative of effectiveness, often proving more useful and stable than many a bizarre strategy.
Darren squinted his eyes, a hint of madness flickering across his smile from beneath the Iron Mask.
“Cyart likely hasn’t taken sufficient precautions yet. We should serve as a warning!”
“Everyone, join me for one last operation. Head immediately to Cyart and inform Viscount Bast about the impending military action the Rhea People are about to launch!”
He spread his arms, speaking to the people around him with an infectious tone.
“If we Cyart people can respond one step ahead, the whole situation in the battle will be drastically different!”
Everyone knew the enormous difference between being prepared and unprepared when faced with a surprise attack.
They all nodded in agreement, and without hesitation, the squad immediately set off, cautiously bypassing the range of the military camp and heading collectively to the East Coast Province in the south of Cyart.
Standing before the vast subtropical jungle, the group halted.
“We need to cross through the dense jungle and get past the kingdom-protecting barrier before we can reach Cyart.”
Just as Darren’s squad was about to enter the jungle, he suddenly felt something was amiss and immediately signaled Elise with a gesture.
“Elise, take a look over there!”
He pointed in the direction of the camp they had just left.
Elise quickly activated her Eagle Eye ability and gazed in the direction Darren was pointing, only to discover that a powerful Extraordinary Exponent was rapidly closing in.
Her expression changed.
“Trouble, there’s a pursuer from Rhea! There’s only one, but it’s likely a high-level Transmutation expert!”
Elise spoke with an uneasy face, as the expressions of the others around her darkened drastically.
The strongest among them, “Old Dog,” was only at mid-level Transmutation, while the rest were all at the Beginning Level of Extraordinary Exponents.
Facing a high-level Transmutation expert, their only option was to flee, and should they truly be caught, they might all be utterly annihilated!
“Should we scatter and escape?”