Kana sat in the courtyard thinking.
Outside, there were noises of commotion.
"What’s going on?" Kana looked up and asked.
"I’ll go check it out." Alyris got up and walked outside, asked at the door, then ran back.
"The Count’s troops have completely arrived outside the town and are currently camping and resting there."
If everything goes as expected, someone should soon come to summon him.
As expected, just as he thought about this, Blake hurriedly walked in.
"Your Highness, the Count invites you to discuss the next steps."
Kana nodded: "Let’s go."
At this moment, a command tent, used for directing, was quickly set up among the retreating troops just outside the town.
All the commanders in the army were already inside.
They were all familiar faces who had met Kana before.
The mayor, Jonel, seemed to be reporting the current situation of the town to the Count.
"Are you saying the town was just attacked by surprise?" The Count looked shocked, then asked seriously.
He did not blame Jonel, clearly understanding that the town, in its current state, had almost no defensive capabilities.
He just hadn’t expected an enemy to seize an opportunity in such a short night.
A greater sense of crisis surged in him.
Jonel nodded and gave a detailed account of the incident, emphasizing Kana’s role in it.
Without Kana, the casualties from this surprise attack might have been several times greater, and the impact and chaos even more difficult to assess.
Although he didn’t know why, based on asking the soldiers afterward and what he had seen on the battlefield,
all the powerful Blood Race officers charged at Kana, and Kana single-handedly beheaded these troublesome Blood Races.
They only needed to clean up the numerous ghouls and giant bats running amok throughout the town.
The pressure was greatly reduced.
"Are you saying Kana took down many Blood Race officers?"
The bearded Knight Udo was a bit surprised.
Previously, when he had seen Kana, he didn’t seem that formidable.
"Describe the bodies in detail," the Count said.
As he described, everyone frowned because they could confirm the enemy was as they had thought.
"Two officers, several elite Blood Races, and a werewolf."
This configuration seemed a bit unreasonable, differing from what they knew about the Blood Race’s organizational structure.
However, given the apparent disarray and incomplete reorganization of the Blood Race, it was understandable.
While they were amazed at Kana’s achievements,
Kana had already arrived in the camp.
Looking at the busy scene inside the camp and the soldiers, many of whom didn’t seem in good status.
Especially on their retreat journey, these soldiers were almost thoroughly exhausted, looking as if they might find a corner to sleep at any moment.
The soldiers under the Count were already considered quite good, especially in the country of Safro.
The rate of armor was very high, with almost all soldiers having half armor.
Knights were fully armored, as were their horses.
He also saw many wounded.
A closer look revealed that if these were the Count’s only remaining forces, there was indeed no chance for battle.
Kana noticed with a slight glance that the number of soldiers here definitely did not exceed 1000.
A total of around 800 would be considered good, and even fewer would be capable of fighting.
He had already adjusted his mindset about future predictions, trying to eliminate factors brought in by players.
In the game storyline, the Count won with a bloody battle.
However, it’s important to remember that at that time there were 5000 players, although only around 3000 might have charged forward aggressively.
Most players were Level 1, but due to their large numbers and boldness, even their reckless slashing could alleviate a lot of pressure.
Now there were no such players, and not nearly as much manpower available to help run errands.
Although the Count preserved more forces this time, it didn’t mean much.
Entering the tent, almost all familiar faces were present, though some clearly bore injuries.
The only unfamiliar figure was a tall Knight standing beside the Count.
If not unexpected, he should be Ichard.
This person wasn’t seen in the Newbie Village; he should have perished in the Battle of Blood Tears in the story.
Kana glanced at the Count and slightly nodded: "Uncle."
The Count got straight to the point and directly asked: "What do you think of the current situation? How do you think we should proceed?"
At least due to previous events and Kana’s series of performances, among those present, no one dared to underestimate this Fourth Prince who once had a poor reputation.
"Retreat, no hesitation, just retreat.
Our abandonment of Lake City and retreat was certainly within the enemy commander’s expectations. Since we’re not foolish, we would naturally do this.
But being so decisive in our retreat, they surely did not anticipate it, so the main force would definitely be a certain distance from us.
However, with the current advantage in their strength, the enemy does not need to annihilate us completely all at once. They just need to deploy some highly mobile troops to quickly pursue us and temporarily hold us up so that their main force can arrive and swallow us whole.