Slime Cultivation Game

Chapter 67 Return

"Well, everyone." Leo blinked: "Excuse me, what are you going to do next?"

Hearing Leo's question, Carter immediately picked up a branch and started drawing a map on the ground.

This is the benefit of accumulating reputation in Winterhold before. Everyone trusts Leo's decisions.

"We plan to go south along the Winter River and head southeast to Winter City, which is the closest to here. It will only take three more days to get there."

"Although Winterfort is not as strong as Winterhold, it can at least hold off the Night Demons for a day or two. This time is enough for us to send Lady Kallen back to the royal city."

"Is that so... Indeed, if you want to go south, there is only one way, which is the road from the Winter Plains to Winter City."

Leo was looking at the simple map on the ground and thinking. Miss Shikoti stood beside him, blocking Kallen who wanted to peek over.

"How many people have you lost in these two and a half days?" Leo asked again.

"Almost 70%..." Carter gritted his teeth.

"This is still a forest. It's hard for a large army to pursue. Thirty kilometers ahead is a plain." Leo sighed, "The situation is even more troublesome."

"Mr. Leo, isn't the plain our advantage? Our war horses should be faster than the Night Demon's giant-toothed lizards." Kallen wondered.

"Hmph, you don't even understand this." Miss Shikoti snorted and looked at her proudly.

"..." Kallen's eyes twitched twice. She was just dull, but now she also felt that the white knight was hostile to her: "Then Miss Luna, tell me what's wrong with the plains."

"I don't understand either." Shikoti put her hands on her hips, raised her chin, and said expressionlessly, "But Leo definitely knows."

Leo knows, why are you so proud?

Kallen couldn't hold it any longer.

"Okay..." Leo interrupted the quarrel between the two ladies and said speechlessly: "On my way here, most of the traps you left, Miss Kallen, were not triggered. This means that the Night Demon is no longer planning to invest heavily in chasing us."

"What?" Miss Karen was surprised. "That's impossible. There's no reason for them to let us go."

"Yeah, of course they won't let us go." Leo smiled bitterly.

Viscount Carter finally reacted: "This is a pocket..."

"Yes, this is a pocket." Leo sighed: "Since there is only one route to the south. And the Winter Plain is the only way to go, we just need to rush there first, ambush heavy troops, and wait for us to get in. If I were the Night Demon General, I would definitely do the same."

"So, the road to Winter City is a dead end."

Hearing Leo's words, everyone present felt a chill down their spine.

If they continued to march according to the original plan, wouldn't they be directly surrounded by the enemy?

In that case, there is no hope at all.

"In that case..." Kallen lost her strength all of a sudden, but still tried to stay calm: "Where should we go?"

Winterhold had been breached, and the road to the south was blocked, so they were completely trapped in the woods.

There is no place for them to stay in the vast northern territory.

The most important thing is that there is not much fodder for the horses or supplies for the soldiers left, and they are already at the end of their strength.

"Go north!" Leo took the branch from Viscount Carter and drew an arrow on the map.

"North? Doesn't that mean turning back?" Kallen looked at Leo in a daze, obviously frightened by this decision.

"Yes, just go back and return to Winterburg," Leo continued.

Viscount Carter didn't say anything. He looked at the simple map. After a while, he raised his head and looked at Leo: "You are a monster, Mr. Leo."

"What do you mean?" Kallen lacked common sense about marching and naturally could not understand Leo's intention, so she asked anxiously.

Miss Shikoti also had the same expression as her.

However, Miss Shikoti was eager to see everyone impressed by her master's wisdom.

"Mr. Leo also said so." Carter explained patiently: "If we go south, we will fall into the pocket of the Night Demons. The weakest point of this pocket is in the north."

"Because we will first eliminate the return route, the Night Demons will definitely not expect us to go north, so we can catch them off guard."

"Moreover, Marquis Logan's army has already been defeated. If they want to retreat, they can only go west and then go south. In this way, the main force of the Night Demon will be taken away by Marquis Logan."

"So, the north is indeed where the Night Demons have the weakest military strength."

"Mr. Leo's decision is indeed... the most correct decision."

Hearing this, Miss Karen's eyes lit up.

All the soldiers nodded.

Miss Shikoti put her hands on her hips, looking as if she was eager to praise my master.

"Not only that." Leo took over Viscount Carter's words: "The purpose of the Night Demons coming to the North is to occupy our cities and rob our wealth. Winterhold has been turned into a pile of ruins after being hit by the ancient dragon. There is no reason for them to stay there and guard a pile of ruins. We go north and naturally get out of the pocket of the Night Demons."

"But this ruin is for the tens of thousands of Night Demons, not for our small team of a few hundred people."

"Even if more than half of the supplies in Winterhold were burned, the remaining part would be enough for the hundreds of us to eat for several months, or even years."

"And the damaged houses and alleys of Winterhold can serve as cover for us to hide."

"When the time comes, we can use Winterhold as our base, send out scouts, collect information, plan our next move, and choose whether to fight or flee."

"Even if the worst happens... we can still keep Lady Kallen alive and leave a fire for the North."

After Leo finished speaking, the generals around him hadn't even reacted.

Even Viscount Carter looked at him blankly. He thought he had caught up with Leo's train of thought.

But now it seems that he only thought of the first level.

As for Leo, he had already thought of the next few levels.

"I still say the same thing, Mr. Leo, you are really a monster." Carter sighed and looked at Miss Karen again: "Your Highness, my plan for Mr. Leo is meaningless, what do you think?"

The Dawn Empire is most particular about hierarchy, and in this team, Kallen is the highest-level commander.

"Of course I believe Leo." Miss Karen gave Leo a bright smile.

"Tsk, you just know how to say nice things." Shikoti muttered in dissatisfaction.

"Well, then let's turn around and head north to Winterburg." Leo nodded.

At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Going north is indeed the best way to get out of the encirclement. But all those things about street fighting, strongholds, sentinels, etc., are actually Leo's nonsense.

There were only two reasons why he went north to Winterhold.

First, there are still a large number of corpses of extraordinary people lying in Winter Castle. These are Miss Shikoti’s supplements and must be recovered and cannot be wasted.

Second, it is obviously easier to escape from Winterhold to the Mechanicus.

Chapter 68: Two Women and One Man, Riding Together (Part 1)

Three poles in the sun.

In the dense forest beside the Winter River.

A night demon was wrapping himself in a sleeping bag, yawning lazily.

Around him, several companions were making a fire and cooking.

Contrary to humans' daily routine, daytime is when night demons are most sleepy and tired.

"Aren't we going to chase them anymore?" A night demon threw a few mushrooms into the pot.

"There are too many traps. We only have about 20 people. We just need to hang back and put pressure on them. Anyway, the army has already reached the Winter Plains. They can't escape."

"That's true. Haha, the commander is really amazing. He has calculated every step of human action."

"No, there's movement." During the conversation, the Night Devil who was standing guard on a tree branch suddenly smelled an unusual odor and warned his companions.

"Form a formation..." The night demon in the sleeping bag crawled out with a knife in hand without any hesitation.

The lazy look just now disappeared, replaced by a cold murderous intent.

More than twenty night demons stood back to back, looking around vigilantly.

However, nothing happened.

Only the cries of owls could be heard in the woods.

"Is it an illusion?"

"No, no, why would an owl hoot during the day?"

"boom!"

As soon as the words fell, a loud roar broke the solemn silence.

What followed was a few screams and the sound of the Night Demon falling to the ground.

"It's Qi Gun, it's that woman from the Order Sect!"

The remaining night demons quickly took out their crossbows and shot in the direction where the sound came from.

The next second, Viscount Carter rushed out on his horse and shouted loudly.

"kill!"

Behind him, the Royal Guard Cavalry also rushed out.

"Damn it, it's the cavalry. The front troops are shooting arrows, and the rear troops are retreating. Send the news back!"

The well-trained Night Demons met the cavalry's charge without any panic.

At the same time, the mechanical bird Nono also hovered over them and dropped a few projectiles.

Under the dazzling sunlight, the sound of explosions set off another round of killing.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the front army to delay time, the night demon soldiers in the rear army turned into darkness and escaped into the distance.

No matter what these human soldiers wanted to do, they had to get the message back.

The explosion sound was getting farther and farther away from their backs, but these Night Demons did not dare to slow down their speed. However, what they did not expect was -

"Shh!"

The Night Devil running in the front suddenly stopped as if he had hit something.

He lowered his head and looked at his chest. The glaring scarlet blood seeped out along the wound that pierced his heart.

"Why are you here?"

Leo and Miss Shikoti came out of their invisible state and smiled brightly at the Night Demon soldiers in front of them:

"Good afternoon, can you please go to hell?" "Mr. Leo's guess is right." Viscount Carter ate the jerky he had just seized and wiped the corners of his mouth with satisfaction: "There are indeed no heavy troops in the north, only scattered teams. This road is feasible."

This knight has not won a battle for a long time as he has been chased by the night demons.

Although it was only a small victory, being able to completely wipe out this group of 100-man Night Demons still made him feel much better.

The same goes for his personal guards; their morale is visibly high.

"Of course, Leo couldn't be wrong." Miss Shikoti snorted, picked up a piece of dried meat, put it in her mouth and chewed it slowly.

While eating, he showed contempt to the soldiers beside him.

This bunch of rough guys eat their food in a hurry, not elegant at all!

"Hahaha, yes, Mr. Leo can't be wrong!"

"Don't say that to me..." Leo shook his head and smiled bitterly. He knew his own business and he didn't think his thoughts were a big deal.

"You must be tired. This is the Ningyue Tea I brought with me." Miss Karen smiled and came over holding her water bag. "It has a refreshing effect. Leo, drink some."

"Well, thank you, Miss Karen." Leo took the water bag and drank it in big gulps.

After chasing all the way from Winterhold and formulating a battle plan, he did feel tired.

[You have consumed the Moon-Concentrating Tea, and your spiritual vision is slowly recovering.]

[You have taken Ningyue Tea, and your strength is slowly recovering.]

“Ah… that…” Kallen was stunned for a moment, put one hand on her chest, and pursed her lips embarrassedly.

"What's wrong?" Leo took two more sips, wiped his mouth in confusion, and handed over the water bag.