Chapter 699: Chapter 473: On the Edge of a Cliff_2
From the distant forest, a series of helpless screams suddenly echoed faintly.
“Lord, there are quite a few breaths moving in that area, with a number of about five middle squads,” Taylor’s rough voice came into Leo Ray’s ear. “And in our nearby region alone, the total number of small forces moving exceeds two thousand, with more than a dozen Tier 3 powerhouses.”
“That’s right, these breaths are spread out, almost covering the entire area, as if they were searching for something,” Red Night’s crisp voice also reached Leo Ray’s ears.
“Helpless screams and large-scale searching…”
Pondering and nodding, Leo Ray immediately understood, “It seems that the residents here might not have evacuated to the fortress in time, but fled to the nearby forests instead.”
“What the Lord says is extremely true.”
Pushing up the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, Gideon Black agreed, “In this case, the reason Saint Night Army set fire here might not be to attract the Coldflame Army, but to attract the local residents hiding nearby.”
“So that’s how it is.”
On the other side, Linda’s energetic expression changed to one of sudden realization, “The Saint Night Army wants to use the local residents as a bargaining chip to lure out the Coldflame Army that won’t leave the fortress!”
“What a vicious plan!”
Hearing this, Ariel Watson, who had just calmed down a bit, became excited again, saying decisively, “These guys must be taught a lesson!”
At this point, Ariel Watson turned her starry eyes towards Leo Ray, trying to probe, “What do you think, Otherworld person?”
“You, the Fifth Princess of Coldflame, have already said everything. What else can I say?”
With a slight pout, Leo Ray nodded to his subordinates and said, “Alright, let’s go check out the place where the screams came from.”
At the moment, the Saint Night Army had an absolute advantage in the border battlefield area.
Therefore, although Leo Ray didn’t think the Coldflame Army would be lured out by the Saint Night Army’s calculations, eliminating some of the Saint Night Army’s powerful members would undoubtedly weaken their morale to some extent.
The most crucial thing was that if their side showed strong combat power, it would make the enemy more cautious about their actions in the future.
After all, what they needed now was not to destroy either side, but to balance both sides’ power, so they could restrain each other, making it easier for them to carry out their future actions.
While Leo Ray was thinking, with light footsteps like rustling leaves, his party had swiftly crossed a forest on a mountainside, reaching the location where the scream had come from.
At the edge of a cliff, a young boy and girl around eight or nine years old were seen standing there helplessly, shivering.
From their thin bodies, sallow faces, and dirty clothes, it was evident that they had been struggling to survive outside for some time.
Not far in front of the two children, several teams of Saint Night Soldiers dressed in light armor stood, the sharp weapons in their hands reflecting a bone-chilling light under the sun.
For a moment, the striking contrast between the dozens of burly soldiers clad in armor and the two weak, unarmed children was clear.
“Hey, you two little Coldflame brats, have you made up your minds?”
At this moment, the leader of the Sacred Night Soldier Captain shook his sharp battle-axe mockingly and said with a dark face, “Either tell me where the other people are hiding, or die right here!”
“Don’t even dream about that! We won’t say anything!”
On the other side, though terrified, the slightly older-looking boy still stood in front of the girl and courageously said, “Coldflame people fear nothing; you are wasting your breath!”
At this point, the girl protected by the boy behind her, trembling, added softly, “Victory will belong to Coldflame, and our Coldflame soldiers are the strongest warriors!”
Hearing this, the Saint Night Soldier Captain hesitated for a moment and then burst into laughter along with the other Saint Night Soldiers around him, as if they were looking at two ridiculous clowns standing before them.After a while, the Sacred Night Soldier Captain finally managed to suppress his laughter and looked at the two people with amusement, tauntingly saying, “Do you both really expect someone to come and save you?
Your so-called strongest warriors have become nothing more than scared turtles, hiding in their fortress and not daring to come out!”
“Heh, the captain is right. You two are such naive little brats!” Official source is NoveI(F)ire.net
On the other side, a skinny Sacred Night Soldier played with the longsword in his hand, sarcastically chiming in, “Not to mention their soldiers, even the foolish princes of Coldflame’s Royal Family are still fighting like dogs amongst themselves right now!”
“Yeah, and don’t even get me started on that senile old king who might already be dead!”
With that, the Sacred Night Soldiers burst into unrestrained laughter once again.
“You’re just talking nonsense!”
Hearing this, the boy mustered his courage and held his head high, trying to make himself look more intimidating.
He immediately retorted, “My mother once told me that our King, our Princes, and our Princess are our guardian spirits! They will definitely come to save us!”
“That’s right, they’re just busy right now, but they’ll definitely come to save us!” The girl at his side also shouted with all her strength.
Hearing this, Leo Ray, who was hiding at the edge of the woods, could clearly feel that.
Next to him, Ariel Watson’s slender body began to tremble unconsciously.
However, since she deliberately turned her head away, Leo Ray couldn’t see the expression on her cheeks.
“Your Coldflame Royal Family members are busy scheming for power and holding onto their own lives. How could they possibly come to this desolate place to care about the lives of you lowly civilians?”
Mockingly laughing, the Sacred Night Soldier Captain casually spun his axe and then forcefully slammed the long-handled battle-axe into the ground, stirring up a flurry of rocks, as he sneered, “Stop dreaming and realize your fate.”
“The captain is right. Do you really think those lofty Royal Family members would condescend to save two lowly civilians?”
At this point, the skinny Sacred Night Soldier chimed in, “If that were the case, why has your Coldflame kingdom fallen so low today?”
Saying this, the skinny Sacred Night Soldier smiled coldly and threatened, “If you want to live, quickly tell us where the other people are hiding. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless and heartless!”
“You’re lying! Our Coldflame Prince and Princess are our guardian spirits. They will definitely save us!”
Hearing this, the boy and girl seemed to muster their courage and shouted back defiantly.
“You two truly are disgustingly naive little brats.”
Looking at the more resolute gazes of the two not far away, the Sacred Night Soldier Captain spat in disdain. His murderous intent surged, clearly running out of patience.
Immediately after, the Sacred Night Soldier Captain picked up his battle-axe and slowly approached the boy and girl who were already standing at the edge of the cliff. His face twisted in a hideous sneer, “If that’s the case, then die here for me!”
On the other side, seeing him approach, the boy and the girl couldn’t help but take a step back.
The next moment, the rocks under their feet rolled and went straight off the cliff.
Just behind them lay a vast abyss, leaving them nowhere else to retreat.
However, the Sacred Night Soldier Captain’s footsteps did not stop, and the murderous intent on his face intensified.
Just as he raised his battle-axe and was about to strike, in the woods, an arrow of brilliant light sped through the air.
The Sacred Night Soldier Captain and the battle-axe in his hand fell to the ground, along with his stunned master.
Seeing this scene, the other Sacred Night Army soldiers were shocked, and they quickly reacted, all picking up their weapons and warily looking towards the direction of the woods.
“Coldflame Fifth Princess, Ariel Watson!”
As the crisp, resolute voice sounded, Ariel Watson’s slender figure appeared in front of all the Sacred Night Soldiers.