Chapter 513 - It’s Sweeping Time! (1/2)

Once Jiang Fei assumed the commanding role of the company, Jiang Fei led the 500 men of the Saint's Guards to the Light Faction territory.

To avoid detection, Jiang Fei hid Isabella before he arrived and merged with the company during the entry into the territory. Since they were all considered as one of their own, the guards would not check each and every one of the company members. They had only just passed the first checkpoint and was the first line of defense from the Shadow Faction. They were literally the furthest away from the center of the Light Faction.

"Where is the closest town?" asked Jiang Fei.

"Sir, it is only several clicks away to the East," said Mulan.

"Good. Let's get there first and evacuate all the civilians there," said Jiang Fei. Even though he was not smiling, he was practically laughing his ass off mentally. A quest that allowed him to take advantage of the chaos was hard to come by.

After traveling several kilometers East, Jiang Fei and the entire company of Saint's Guards arrived at the small town mentioned by Mulan. The town was surrounded by a few Defense Towers but they were unarmed as the company was not an enemy.

"Take over the command. Remember, time is of the essence. Since there are no enemies attacking yet, divide and conquer!" said Jiang Fei. Even though he was acting as the commander in the name of the Saint, all the other male NPCs were still treating Jiang Fei as the enemy. Hence, Jiang Fei did not bother wasting his time persuading the other NPCs. Instead, he had Hua Mulan to do it as everyone would still listen and obey her command. Currently, the male NPCs' Reputation with Jiang Fei was still Cold.

"As you command, sir," said Mulan as she saluted and left to the company. After that, she divided the company into smaller squads and left to evacuate the civilians from the town.

With the war looming close, the civilians were restless. Once a military officer arrived in town, everyone started to panic. No one wanted to stay back when the threat of war was coming closer.

The Saint was highly revered by the people of the town, which made the evacuation process smooth and fast. Even so, many of them had returned to their homes to start packing their valuables.

"Pfft. I really can't underestimate the greed in humans," said Jiang Fei to himself. He saw the civilians being told to evacuate as soon as they could but they would not listen to the guards. Instead, they went ahead and started packing as if they were moving houses!

"Inform commander Hua Mulan to speed up the evacuation process. We cannot delay the process any longer. Tell her that there is a small squad of Demon soldiers coming in. I suspect it's the assault team. If time is on our side, we can still evacuate all the civilians in time!" said Jiang Fei to one of the female guards. He could not bother to even talk to the male NPCs since they would not even look at him without spitting in his face.

"What? A Demon assault squad?" cried Hua Mulan as soon as the female guard had passed the message to Mulan. Even though the Saint's Guards were strong, there were only 500 men at best. If the Demons had attacked the town, the Saint's Guards would only be able to defend themselves. They would not be able to spare any manpower to safely escort the civilians!

"Sir envoy, are you sure about the Demons?" asked Hua Mulan as soon as she arrived at his side, demanding confirmation.

"I cannot say for certain. Even of it's not the Demon assault squad, there's no telling that the Saint's Guards could fend them off on their own. It all comes to you believing in my report. All I can say now is, the lives of the civilians is at the top of my priority list," said Jiang Fei with a stoic face.

"..."

Hua Mulan kept quiet. She did not have to say anything. She had wholeheartedly agreed with Jiang Fei. The lives of the civilians mattered most. Most importantly, a Demon envoy sent by the Saint herself had warned her about the incoming attack. What harm would there be to listen to him?

"First squadron, go now and gather all civilians at the town square immediately. Tell them that the Demons are coming! There's no time for them to take their belongings!"