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Chapter 70 Arrange a retreat

Kana sat in the courtyard thinking.

There was a noisy sound outside.

"What's wrong?" Kana asked, looking up.

"I'll go ask." Alice stood up and walked outside. After asking at the door, she ran back.

"The Earl's troops have completely reached the outskirts of the town and are currently camping and resting outside the town."

Kana nodded.

If nothing unexpected happens, someone should come to summon me soon.

As expected, just as he thought of this, Blake hurried in.

"Your Highness, the Earl has asked you to come and discuss the next matters with you."

Kana nodded, "Let's go."

……

Among the evacuated troops who had just returned to the outside of the town, a command tent was set up the fastest.

All the commanders in the army are already inside.

They were all acquaintances who had met Kana once before.

Mayor Jonil seemed to be reporting the current situation of the town to the Earl.

"You mean the town was raided just now?" The Earl looked shocked and asked seriously.

He did not blame, as he knew clearly that with the town's current situation, it had almost no defense capabilities.

He just didn't expect that the enemy would take advantage of him in such a short night.

A greater sense of crisis came over me.

Jonil nodded, explained the incident in detail, and emphasized Kana's role in it.

If it weren't for Kana, the casualties in this raid would have been at least several times higher than they are now, and the impact and chaos caused would have been even more difficult to assess.

Although he didn't know why, he later questioned the soldiers and witnessed the situation on the battlefield with his own eyes.

All the powerful vampire officers rushed towards Kana, and Kana beheaded all these troublesome vampires by himself.

All they had to do was clean out the numerous zombies and giant bats that were running around the town.

The pressure is reduced a lot.

"You mean Cana killed many vampire officers?"

The bearded knight Udo was a little surprised.

When he saw Kana before, he didn't seem so powerful.

"Describe the bodies in detail," said the Count.

Mjolnir nodded.

As the description went on, everyone frowned, because they were sure that the enemy was who they thought it was.

"Two officers, quite a few elite vampires, and a werewolf."

This configuration is a bit unreasonable and somewhat different from the configuration of the vampire team they knew.

But after all, the vampires seem to be in some confusion and have not yet been fully reorganized, so it is understandable.

Just when they were surprised at Kana's performance.

Kana has also arrived at the camp.

Looking at the busy scene in the camp and the soldiers, many of them were not in good condition.

Especially after retreating all the way, these soldiers were almost exhausted to the extreme, and felt that they might find a corner to fall asleep at any time.

The soldiers under the Earl were considered very good, especially in the country of Savro.

The armor wearing rate is very high, and almost all soldiers are wearing half armor.

The knights were all fully armored, and their horses were also covered in armor.

He also saw a lot of wounded people.

After a closer look, if these are the only troops the Earl has left, then there is indeed no possibility of fighting.

Kana only took a closer look and found that the number of soldiers here was definitely no more than 1000.

It would be good if there were 800 of them in total, and there would be even fewer of them that could still fight.

He has now adjusted his mindset towards future predictions, trying to eliminate factors brought about by players as much as possible.

In the game's plot, the Earl won by a bloody battle.

But at that time you have to understand that there are 5000 players, although the number of players who really rush forward may be only more than 3000.

Most of the players are at level one, but they are outnumbered and brave, so just randomly slashing can relieve a lot of pressure.

There are no such players now, and there are not so many people to help run errands.

Although the Earl managed to retain more troops this time, it was of little significance.

When I walked into the tent, almost all the familiar people were there, but some of them were obviously injured.

The only thing he hadn't seen before was a tall knight standing beside the earl.

As expected, he should be Chad.

This person was not seen in the Novice Village. According to the plot, he should have died in the Battle of Blood and Tears.

"Kana, you're here."

Cana looked at the Earl and nodded slightly: "Uncle."

The Earl didn't hesitate and asked directly, "What do you think of the current situation? What do you think we should do next?"

At least because of the previous events and Kana's series of performances, no one present would look down on the fourth prince who once had a bad reputation.

"Retreat, don't hesitate, just retreat.

The enemy commander must have anticipated our abandonment of Lake City and our retreat, because if we weren't stupid, we would have done the same.

But they certainly didn't expect us to evacuate so decisively, so the main force must have kept a certain distance from us.

But with our current superior force, the enemy doesn't need to wipe us out all at once. They only need to send out some highly mobile troops to quickly chase us and temporarily hold us back for a while, which is enough time for the troops behind to arrive and consume us all.

So we don’t have much time, and there’s no time to rest. If we want to evacuate, we have to evacuate all the way to the end.”

Kana spoke very bluntly without hesitation.

Then he continued, "To be able to let go completely, now that we've come this far, there are only two paths left.

Down the river and through the wilderness.

Still all the way, hiking through the wilderness.

There is a river boat in the town, and there are also rafts ready for use in the logging camp below.

If we quickly retreat to the logging camp with our soldiers and try harder, there should be enough rafts for us to use.

Down the river we were almost out of reach of our pursuers."

Kana's plan was simple and straightforward enough, and there really weren't any good options right now.

For a moment, the command room became quiet.

Aichad looked at Kana and suddenly asked, "The raft is not safe. You should know the situation downstream. The river water is very dangerous.

Once we were targeted, we on the raft had almost no power to fight back and could only wait for death.

If we were to cross the wilderness by the river, we could at least resist, perhaps with some casualties."

So this is what I was worried about.

Before, Kana hadn't figured out what they were worried about and why they were unwilling to go down the river.

This was something he hadn't really considered, but it was not something he could do.

"We can ask the murlocs for help. I don't know if you know there's a murloc tribe on the other side of the river, and they're also preparing to evacuate.

I am quite friendly with them. When we go down the river with them, they will at least drive away those river creatures that have ill intentions towards us.

Even though they may not be very strong on the shore, they are still very intimidating in the river."

Otherwise, the murlocs would not be able to survive so tenaciously in this world.

"if……"

Seeing what these people wanted to say, Cana was already a little annoyed, and waved his hand to interrupt, “This is my plan and the help I can provide.

If you find it credible, then retreat to the logging camp. If you don't, then I have no problem walking through the wilderness.

I have something else to discuss with the fish people. Bye."

After saying that, he left the tent without looking back.

Kana's sudden departure stunned everyone in the tent. They really didn't expect such a situation to happen.

Aichad was silent for a moment and glanced at Blake, who was standing awkwardly at the door.

He was just struggling with whether he should follow His Highness.

"Is His Royal Highness in a bad mood?"

Hearing his father's voice, Blake turned his head, then shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.

The Earl waved his hand, indicating that Blake could leave.

Then he looked at the people in the tent.

"What do you think?"

"What can I say? His Royal Highness's opinion is comprehensive enough." "Yes, at least it's well thought out."

"Sure beats hiking through the wilderness, doesn't it?"

The Count looked at Echard.

Eichard nodded as well. "This plan is indeed a good one. We can completely follow His Royal Highness's plan."

"However, the soldiers are extremely tired after retreating all the way. We need to give them some time to rest, otherwise they won't be able to hold on."

The Earl nodded and said, “Let’s first send away the necessary women and children in the town, have these people board the river boat, and then transport some valuable supplies onto the boat.

The rest of the group was sent to the logging camp to help Karna build the raft."

Then he added: "Tell the soldiers not to set up camp, but to rest in the empty houses. After they have rested, we will evacuate as soon as possible.

We must evacuate the town by noon tomorrow at the latest."

All officers obey orders.

After leaving the tent, Kana returned to the courtyard and took Popot with him and headed straight to the other side. Blake also caught up.

The three men and the mouse just got on a fishing boat and rowed to the other side.

Soon they arrived at the Fishman Village.

The sounds of the Fishman Village could be heard from afar, and they didn't seem to be resting.

Even the guards outside were gone. They walked all the way to the village entrance and found that the fish people were also packing up and preparing to leave.

At this time, Kana had already put the bracelet on his hand.

The fishman who first discovered them stared at Kana for a long time, until he saw the bracelet, then he seemed to remember who they were and hurried back to report.

Soon, the Murloc Prophet and his distinctive triangular head were seen from a distance.

Following behind him was the tall fishman.

In the community of murlocs, this recognition is indeed high.

The prophet came in front of Kana and the other two, confusion in his eyes.

It wasn't until I saw the bracelet in Kana's hand that I seemed to finally remember who Kana was.

Seeing this scene, Kana sighed helplessly. It turned out that one could not expect the memory of a fishman.

I didn’t feel it much in the game. After all, there wasn’t such a deep interaction. I just completed the task and left.

In reality, Kana was well aware of this characteristic of the murlocs.

"Human friend, why are you here at this time? The dangerous darkness is approaching, let's leave quickly." The fishman prophet said directly.

Kana thought he must have forgotten his name, but it didn't matter.

"We need the help of the fish people."

"Help?" The fishman prophet was a little confused, then he thought of something and shook his head suddenly without any hesitation.

Such behavior made the two people behind Kana a little nervous.

“No, we will not help you fight the darkness. We cannot defeat it, and we don’t want the lives of the murlocs to be sacrificed here.

Helping a friend is not worth dying for."

How straightforward, Alice and Blake couldn't help but say in their hearts.

Now they finally understood clearly why Kana said that murlocs liked straightforward words and didn't want to beat around the bush.

But Kana obviously didn't care, and quickly said: "There is no need for you to fight, we are also ready to leave. We are on a raft and want to go down the river all the way to the sea.

But you should know that the river water downstream is not safe, and we are on a raft and can do nothing about the threats in the water.

But you murlocs are different. You're also dangerous in the water. I hope we can leave together when the time comes. I also hope you can help us drive away the threats in the water."

After saying this, Kana added, "I know there's a place on the coast near the estuary that's very suitable for fish people to live in.

If you can escort us there, I will take you to that area."

After hearing Kana's words, the fishman prophet thought for a moment and nodded his head.

Finally, he bent three of his fingers.

"No problem, but you have to leave tomorrow. We were planning to leave tonight, but since this is for our friends, we can wait another day."

It seems that the fish people have a very clear idea of the amount of friends they want.

Although they still have to count on their fingers, they are still very skilled in weighing.

Blake, who was standing behind Kana, had to admit that the intelligence of this fishman prophet was very different from his silly appearance.

"No problem, you can leave here now. I have a riverbank below the river. There are some rafts on the river bank near the camp, which are easy to see.

How about you just wait for us there? Then we can leave together."

Hearing Kana's proposal, the fishman prophet nodded.

"No problem, we'll be there in a minute."

After hearing this, Cana did not leave. After thinking for a moment, he said, "We are going down as well. Let's go together."

The murloc prophet did not refuse. He nodded and began to urge the murlocs to hurry up.

The reason why Kana wanted to follow them was that he was really afraid of these fishmen, but he forgot about it as he swam.

It's not that there is no possibility, but he must eliminate this possibility.

The murlocs moved very quickly. If Kana had been an hour or two slower, this group of murlocs might have disappeared.

They boarded the fishing boat, and the fishermen helped push the boat, which soon went down the river.

Popot has been writing furiously. This is the first time she has seen humans and merpeople helping each other.

It was like a covenant had been reached, and it was truly worth recording.

At some corners, there are protruding rocks and rushing river water everywhere.

This is the most dangerous area, but with the help of the fishermen, the fishing boat easily passed this area and went all the way down to the logging camp.

At this time, the logging camp was very quiet except for some torches still burning.

"Just wait for us here and take a short rest."

The fishman prophet nodded and said that the fish were on the other side of the river around here, and there were fish standing everywhere on the river bank on this side.

It spread all around in an instant, everywhere.

Several people returned to the camp and were discovered by the soldiers.

Kana went straight back to his tent to rest.

Alice walked towards her tent. As she reached the door, she suddenly sighed and simply sat down at the door of the tent.

Popot, who came along nearby, was confused and scratched his head.

"Are you worried about something? What happened?" Popot also came over, sat next to Alice, and held Tail in his arms.

She has been following it but didn't find any problems?

"Your Highness, His Highness is not in good condition. I don't know how to comfort him."

"Kana?" Popot was a little surprised.

Although she may not know Kana very well, from what she has seen of him recently, she has seen him accomplish several major things in a short period of time.

She also learned about Kana, who was apparently a powerful, thoughtful, and mysterious person.

His outward appearance was inconsistent with what he had learned from Alice.

But Popot also recognized his predictive ability.

She didn't expect that such a person would suddenly become depressed.

After all, no matter how desperate Popot felt, could it be more desperate than what he faced at the fortress that day?

That day, Popot really felt that he was going to die and turn into one of those rotten and smelly monsters.

Not only her, everyone present thought so, except Kana.

He brought hope to everyone at that time.

Like a fire.

Alice told Popot her guess.

"A future without hope..." Popot read.

She didn't know what to do for a moment, because they couldn't see the future and couldn't experience Kana's condition firsthand.

But maybe, their situation is the same as that day at the fortress.

"There's probably not much we can do at this point, but maybe you can."

"I?"

"Well, comfort him, use your charm."

"My charm?"

"Yes, I learned this from anthropologists when I was traveling. When males are depressed, they need the comfort of female girls. It's a good medicine."

"Then what do I do?"

"Um... hold his hand? Or be bolder and hug him in your arms?" Popot didn't understand either. After all, she was just a mouse.

"Is that right?"

"should be."

Alice believed it a little.

(End of this chapter)