Rogge touched his lips and was silent for a moment.
At the last moment when communication was cut off, Rogge saw the determination in Thea's eyes.
As a noble elf princess and a demon hunter who protects the world, she should fight to the end and never give up.
Since she could still communicate with him, it meant that the situation was not irreversibly bad.
Thea must be on the run, but where will she go?
Cartagena is surrounded by a relatively flat wasteland with occasional oases, which is obviously not a good place to hide.
To the north of this epic city is the Hess Forest, where high elves live; to the south, passing through several orc tribes, is the goblin gathering place full of underground cities; in the west, in addition to the orc tribes, there are stone horned beasts, thunder tooth beasts, The habitat of manticores and other giant beasts, and the major giant tribes are also in this direction.
Ignoring other factors, Hess Forest is undoubtedly the best direction. Thea is the great mage of nature, and her strength bonus in the forest is terrifying. Moreover, she is an elf princess, and escaping into the Hess Forest is like going home.
So will Thea escape north?
Putting himself in his shoes, Rogge felt that she wouldn't. Because no matter how muscular the warrior leader chasing her is, he is not brainless. He will definitely set up numerous interceptions in the direction of the Hess Forest, and will surely intercept Thea and the other three before they can escape into the forest.
Therefore, the north road is blocked, but it is a good lure direction. Rogge estimates that Thea will go north first to make it look like escaping to the forest, and then choose one of the south or west.
Cartagena is located relatively close to the empire, and the territory in the west is vast. When the whole country is mobilized to invade, there are still a huge number of troops marching towards Cartagena.
If Thea chooses to go west, she will be escaping against an army of orcs including behemoths and giants. She might as well just go north and fight to the death.
The natives of the south where dungeons are spread are goblins. Their individual strength is weak and they pose little threat to the three of them.
Goblins have lived in that land for generations, and the entire underground must have formed an intricate underground world. There are a large number of underground passages connecting various underground cities, providing excellent shelter for the three of them.
Moreover, natural magic is a branch of earth magic. Although the increase in power underground is not as great as in the forest, it is much better than in the wasteland.
Moreover, Sonia is an assassin with a strong concealment ability, and she can perform better in the dark environment underground.
Among the three, only the archer Rick would be restrained in the relatively narrow environment underground. However, according to Thea, Rick was seriously injured and would not recover so quickly during the escape. Besides, Rick's archery skills are extremely superb, and he seems to be also good at swordsmanship, so the weakening won't be too much.
So Thea will flee to the south. Only in the south can there be a glimmer of hope. What Rogge has to do is to help her amplify this glimmer of hope.
Rogge decided on the target. The Goblin territory was to the west of Fort Hofla, and he wanted to lead the team west.
Of course, he couldn't go directly to the west, otherwise there would be no point in finding Thea. He also needed to attract the attention of the orcs and try to attract some pursuers for them.
With this in mind, Rogge issued an order: "Everyone, rush out and follow me!"
Fifty people wielding butcher knives gathered together, got on their horses, and the magicians, with the warriors inside and outside, formed a solid arrow and rushed toward the rear of the orc second vanguard army, which was on the verge of collapse.
…
Outside Cartagena, the capital of the Orc Alliance.
Thea was covered in blood, mixed with the grime from the gutters, but despite this, she was still beautiful.
She pouted slightly as she savored the touch on her lips.
Before cutting off the communication, Thea controlled Cuiyu to peck Rogge, but for a moment she forgot that she and Cuiyu were synesthetes.
She was just a little angry for a moment. The little man always said to her, "Hold on". He said it nicely. With so many and strong pursuers, it couldn't be that easy!
So she just couldn't help but wanted to bite him, but she didn't expect to give him her first kiss. The taste... was good, and she really gave him an advantage.
But what he felt should be the hard touch of the Cuiyu bird's beak, which was not a loss. When he thought of this, the corners of his pursed lips curled up slightly.
Thea shook her head, getting rid of these useless thoughts, and suddenly remembered that she saw Rogge on the battlefield during the communication just now.
It seems that the Orc Vanguard has launched an attack on the Empire's northwest defense line, and I hope the Empire can hold it.
More details appeared in his mind. The people around Rogge were very strong, and some called him captain, but he ignored them.
Did he form a team to go deep into enemy territory to rescue her? Combined with what he kept saying "hang on" and the fact that despite the short time they had been together, they already knew his character, Thea felt that this must be the case.
How silly.
Thea shook her head, now she had to run if she couldn't run anymore.
Thea turned to look at Rick and Sonya.
Rick covered the bowl-sized bloody hole in his abdomen and leaned weakly in Sonia's arms, looking happy.
While vomiting blood, he said: "We must have boys in the future, because I don't want to like girls other than you."
Sonia rolled her eyes, resisted the urge to press his wound, and wiped the blood off his mouth.
There was no way, this was a wounded person, he had to get used to it, not to mention the injury was sustained while rescuing her.
"Sonia, I like you so much." Rick said weakly, pushing further.
"Shut up."
"oh……"
The three of them were very relaxed. Their mission of monitoring the Gate of the Holy Descendant was completed. It can be said that the ten days in Cartagena were a feat, a legend. If written into a story, it would be immortal.
Of course, the premise is that the world of Hestia can survive this disaster.
The little man told her to hold on, her stupid brother hadn't chased the girl he loved yet, and Thea herself didn't want to die, so just keep trying.
This place is located on the west side of Cartagena. It is a safe spot that they have found in advance, but the three of them can only take a short rest now, and the pursuers will find them soon.
"Rick, Sonia, it's time for us to leave." Thea summoned the spirit beast companion she had made in the Twilight Forest, the poison-spotted wood dragon Kuchiki.
"Thea...sister, I can't walk anymore."
"Let Sonia hold you."
"Okay! Shall we escape to Hess Forest?"
"No, there must be a dead end there. Only if we escape south and go underground can we have hope of survival."
"I'll listen to you. I'm in so much pain that I can't even think about it anymore."
"You have a bad mind to begin with." Thea said lightly.
"I'm a wounded person now, you can't say that about me."
Thea showed a hideous wound on her arm, "Who is not a wounded person? Sonia is more seriously injured than you, and you still have the nerve to lie in someone else's arms. Is Sonia weak?"
"...Soft." Rick managed to stand up with Sonia's help and was about to lean towards Kuchiki.
"Wait a minute." Thea stopped them, "We don't ride deadwood."
"Ah? Oh, that's right. Kuchiki can't fly very fast and will be caught up by the manticore. No, then why did you summon it?"
"The pursuers are numerous and strong. If we run away, we will definitely die. We must have a bait." Thea touched the dragon head that Kuchiki came towards, with a look of deep reluctance and sadness on her face, "Kuchiki, I'm begging you."
"Ku." Kuchiki rubbed Thea's palm hard.
Thea stretched out her hand, and a faint green light bloomed between her palms. Three bumps appeared on Kuchiki's body, the same size as the person sitting.
Thea's eyes moved, and the bulge quickly changed shape, and the figures of a man and two women appeared, as lifelike as carefully carved sculptures. ýanbkj.ćőm
She covered the three dummies with clothes and hoods so that even people with excellent eyesight couldn't tell them apart from a distance.
After doing this, Thea said: "Go."
"Withered!" Kuchimu flapped his wings and took off into the air, quickly flying towards the north.
The three of them watched as the giant dragon, which was slow in the beginning and now even more deliberately slowed down, gradually became smaller. A large number of bipedal dragons poured out from Cartagena, as well as dozens of strong manticores, heading towards the dead wood. Chase past.
Rick's lips moved and he said slowly: "Kuchiki's sacrifice will not be in vain, we will definitely survive."
"No, it won't die." Thea took out a piece of rotten wood with markings, which was made of the same material as the body of the giant dragon named rotten wood. "Just going to sleep for a while."
After the dead wood had sufficiently attracted the attention of the pursuers, making the enemy think that they had escaped to the Hess Forest to the north, the three of them left the safe point and fled south.
…
Facing the strangulation of the empire's elite, the Orc Second Vanguard Army collapsed.
The orcs cowered and the goblins screamed and ran away, but how could they escape the pursuit of the light cavalry of the Knights of the Sun?
There are also heavy cavalry from the Viper Knights blocking the rear. They are like a moving wall, completely blocking the retreat of the orc army.
Rogge led the team to easily break out of the enemy formation and soon disappeared into the vast wasteland.
At the same time, the light cavalry of the Knights of the Sun withdrew from the battlefield, formed into a team of fifty, dispersed and disappeared into the night.
The head of Hofra Castle.
Filia held a letter and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
This was sent by Rogge after he ended his communication with Thea. It read: "The Gate of the Holy Descendant has been confirmed to be activated. In one month, strange demons will invade in large numbers. Let Lao Cha think of a way. I will save him." Sonia, I love you!"
——There is quite a reason to save Sonia, and save Thea by the way, right? She is very beautiful, but she has to be responsible after looking at other people's bodies?
——Also, why let Nana write a letter...
--I love you all too.
"Miss." A Sun Knight asked Filia to recover her thoughts, "According to your instructions, the light cavalry regiment has spread out."
"Well, don't send scouts in the direction they're traveling to avoid being exposed."
"yes."
"Send a copy of the battle report of Fort Hofra to Emperor Charles."
"As commanded."
The knight left, a scent of fragrance drifted by, Matilda appeared, snatched Philiya's letter and read it a few times.
"Roger is gone?"
"Um."
"Why is it Nana's handwriting?"
"Maybe Nana thought it was fun and wrote it."
"...Okay. Don't worry, I've found help for them."
"I'm not worried. Aunt and sister Matilda, you have to go to heaven."
Just as Matilda was about to correct Filia's wrong name, her expression suddenly became serious.
A strong figure appeared in mid-air.
The orc warchief, "Hellaxe" Gruul is here.
