Chapter 555 - Supply Raid (2)

At a high cliff, a bunch of people was gathered here. They were moving stealthily. From above the cliff, one could see a stop area. This stop area belonged to Regalia, and the group was Auron's group.

Auron managed to lead his group and arrived near the stop area one day earlier than the supply delivery schedule.

"Rest up a bit!" Auron said.

Auron's group was already moving nonstop during these past seven days. There was almost no time to rest or sleep. Fortunately, they could arrive on schedule. 

Auron watched the stop area from above. Unfortunately, he could not clearly see because the distance between him and the stop area was quite far away. However, he could see that the stop area was still in peace.

The people in the stop area were waiting for the supply delivery peacefully. Maybe, it was because of their victory against the previous group that made them relaxed like this.

Usually, after a failed attack, it would take some time before the attacker would relaunch their attack. Moreover, over these past 7 days, there was no other attack.

Even though the people inside the stop area were relaxed, they still kept on their awareness up. The news about attacks at other stop areas had already reached every people in Bridge World.

From above, Auron could see the man in charge of the stop area. And, from the intel he received from the military, this man was a veteran. He was quite skillful in managing the stop area. It could be proved by their recent victory against Gaia.

After 30 minutes of resting and observing the stop area, Auron went back to his group and said, "Let's go!"

Auron's group still had a task to take care of. They had to intercept the supply delivery. Obviously, they could not do it near the stop area. Hence, they had to block the supply delivery far from the stop area.

Auron's group continued their journey. They scoured the cliff's path and went into another forest.

After walking for another 4 hours, Auron felt that the distance was enough. Moreover, at his current position, the retreat path was secured. That was why Auron decided to intercept the supply delivery in this area.

The distance between Auron's group's location and the stop area was 4 hours. Hence, they had only 4 hours to clear their mission and retreat from the place.

Four hours was not a little time in a raid like this. However, the supply delivery was an essential thing for Regalia as well. That was why they would give tight security around the delivery. With Auron's group's number, it would be a challenging task.

"Okay, rest up a bit until tomorrow. Don't create any fireplace or any other that could attract any attention." Auron said.

"Cedric, go observe the path for a bit," Auron said to Cedric, followed with a nod by the latter.

It was still in the morning, and they still had more than 20 hours before the scheduled time. They could use this time to replenish their energy after all of this nonstop walking.

Everyone began stretching their body and tried to find a place to relax, including Auron. Only Cedric was missing from the group because of Auron's previous assignment.

After 10 minutes of relaxation, Cedric came back. However, he was back in a hurry and quickly reported to Auron, "The supply delivery is near here."

What Cedric said immediately aroused everyone's attention. Auron quickly got up and solemnly said, "Are you sure?"

Cedric nodded his head. It was quite a surprise for everyone that the schedule was one day earlier. However, Auron didn't doubt what Cedric had said. He immediately commanded everyone to prepare for battle. 

And, just like what Cedric said, not long after, from far away, Auron's group could see the shadow of a group of people walking along the main path.

What Cedric had said was true. Auron quickly motioned to the group to be ready while observing the supply delivery group. There were only 10 people inside this group.

The number was quite surprising considering the importance of the supply. It seemed that they went ahead of schedule and created a piece of fake information to preserve some manpower.

It was fortunate that Auron's group arrived on time. Also, it was lucky for them that the enemy's number was not that many. With 6 people, they could handle 10 people more easily since the number was not that much. Besides, a surprise factor would bring down the enemies easier. 

Auron was ready to attack the supply delivery. He raised his hand mid-air, waiting for the supply delivery to be closer to them before giving the attack order.

In waiting, the time seemed to pass slowly. As the supply delivery group got closer and closer, the pressure that Auron's group felt intensified.

Then, not long after, the supply delivery group was right in front of Auron. The latter was ready to give an attack order before he stopped.

From the opposite direction of the supply delivery group, five galloping people came to the supply delivery group.

Auron frowned, seeing this. The 5 people were soldiers from the stop area, and from their equipment, it was clear that these 5 people were elite soldiers.

When the five people approached the supply delivery, the supply delivery group also stopped and prepared for battle. They had unsheathed their weapon when they see the newcomer's attire. They were from the same side.

One of the elite soldiers stopped near the supply delivery group and shouted, "Under the order of the commander, we are here to help with the supply delivery protection."

"This is our token of proof. Sheathed your weapon!" The elite soldiers said while throwing the token of proof.

The soldiers at the front took the token of proof and gave it to the man in charge of the supply delivery. A minute later, all of the weapons sheathed back.

This was not a piece of good news for Auron's group.