Chapter 21 - 021 Desperation 1

Chapter 21 021 Desperation 1

Under the brilliant glow of the sunset, a group of people were following the south bank of the rushing river, heading east.

They walked very carefully, cleaning up the traces behind them as they walked.

“Sal, do you think this will fool the trolls?” Bam panted heavily, knocking on his sore back as he asked softly.

“I don’t know.” Sal looked impatient and disdainful. “You have to ask Knight Colin about this.”

Of course, Bam did not dare to go. He was not as bold as Sal. Whenever he met a noble, he was like a lowly civilian, never able to straighten his back. “Move faster, don’t be lazy!” Sal urged everyone.

The western end of the rushing river was connected to Mirror Lake. The river was not wide, and the water flow was very fast, hence the name.

However, Sal was a good swimmer. He looked at the rushing river in front of him and felt that it should not be a problem for him to cross it.

Hence, a hint of viciousness suddenly flashed in the eyes of this ambitious young mercenary.

When the moon was in the middle, Sal led his team and finally met up with the main force.

He secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

It seemed that Colin did not lie to him. He was not an abandoned child.

However, Sal did not feel grateful toward Colin because of this. Instead, he looked at the knight who was standing on the shore and talking and laughing with Vera. His heart was filled with even more resentment.

In his opinion, since Colin did not arrange such a mission to frame him, it must be to divert him away from Vera.

What a despicable knight!

“Miss Vera, Knight Colin, I have completed the mission as you said.”

“Well done.” Colin gave Sal a playful look.

Then, he pointed at the rushing river in front of him and asked, “Do you know why the current of this rushing river is so fast?”

Sal looked at the rushing river under the moonlight and suddenly realized that the current here was indeed faster and faster than what he had seen upstream!

“Why?” A sense of unease began to rise in Sal’s heart.

Following the shape of the rushing river, Colin drew a shape in the air,

“The rushing river made a big turn here. The silt accumulated and the river channel became narrower. Of course, the speed of the current became faster.”

Colin pointed downstream and continued, “Moreover, after this sharp turn, there is a waterfall downstream.”

“A waterfall?” Sal cried out; his tone already somewhat distorted.

“Yes, a waterfall.” Colin’s smile was somewhat unfathomable. “The drop is about seven or eighty meters. It’s not too high, but it’s enough to fall to death.”

Sal’s heart sank.

“So, we can’t cross the river from this section of the river, right?” Vera suddenly felt that she finally understood Colin’s intention, so she continued excitedly,

“In addition, the river here is like a pocket, wrapping us all up. There’s only one way in and out of the south, it’s a hopeless situation!

“The trolls would never expect us to hide in such a place, just like they didn’t expect us to break out of the encirclement to the north last time!”

“Smart!” Colin praised with a smile, “The most dangerous place is the safest place.” Vera’s big eyes curved into crescent moons. After being exaggerated by Colin, she seemed to feel that her military ability had been greatly improved.

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“But… but what if the trolls didn’t fall for it…” Sal’s voice was a little shaky.

“The possibility is extremely low!” Colin looked at Sal with a profound look, “When they discover the traces of you crossing the river upstream, they will think that that is the direction we are fleeing in, and all the traces that point to this river bend will be suspected of being a trap.”

“That’s right!” Vera began to teach the little mercenary patiently, “The trolls will think that we are so stupid to hide in a dead land. So, once they cross the river in the wrong direction to chase us, we can safely walk out of the river bend and turn south!”

Vera was very excited. She felt that she had finally grasped the essence of war. Then, she looked at Colin with an expectant face, seeking the “teacher’s” approval.

Colin held back his laughter and earnestly nodded his head to express his approval.

Meanwhile, Sal’s face was already pale.

Fortunately, it was late at night, so no one noticed this.

Except for Colin.

“Mr. Sal, when you came from upstream, you all did as I said and cleaned up the traces,

right?”

“Of course!” Sal said loudly.

His slightly exaggerated performance was a little overt in the eyes of those who were concerned.

Colin seemed to believe him. “That’s good. As long as we don’t leave too obvious clues, we should be able to fool the trolls.”

That night, Sal tossed and turned, unable to sleep at all. He wanted to escape under the cover of the night several times, but he was worried that he would bump into the approaching trolls.

Then, he would curse Colin from time to time, blaming him for coming up with such a stupid countermeasure.

After a while, he started to regret it. He regretted that he should not have acted so cleverly when he first went down the river.

Of course, most of the time, he was thinking about Vera’s graceful figure and fantasizing that he could convince her to use some magic on him. Perhaps to transport him to another land, free from war and death, where he would live a blissful life.

“Sal, Sal!”

“What happened?” Sal opened his eyes in a daze.

The version of Miss Vera in his fantasy vanished into thin air, leaving only the big black ugly face of Bam in front of him.

“It’s over, it’s all over! The trolls have found us, they’re turning around and coming this

way!”

Sal felt a chill all over his body, and the last trace of luck in his heart disappeared without a trace.

At this moment, in the tent in the center of the camp, Vera, Bliss, and Colin were sitting opposite each other.

“Now, what should we do?” Vera suppressed her trembling voice.

The female mage who had just felt that she had mastered the essence of war was instantly struck back to her original state by this blow in reality.

Colin, on the other hand, was not flustered at all. “What exactly did the sentinel cavalry find

out?”

Bliss was still calm. “Two wolf cavalry units. One is crossing the river north upstream, and the other is coming toward us along the river bank.”

“It seems that the enemy is not sure if we are hiding here.” Colin smiled and asked, “How many wolf cavalry units are coming toward

us?”

“About seven or eight hundred.”

“Then what are we waiting for?” Colin spread out his hand, “Then let’s fight!”

“But… But…” Vera’s eyes were full of fear.

Although there were more people on her side, even Vera knew that in terms of combat strength, they were definitely not as good as the wolf cavalry that was chasing after them.

Although Vera had planned to die generously when she decided not to abandon the defeated soldiers.

However, Colin’s plan gave her hope.

If one had some understanding of psychology, they would know that if a certain factor temporarily stopped a person who was determined to commit suicide, it would be difficult for them to return to a suicidal state of mind even if the hindrance disappeared.[1]

This was Vera’s current state of mind.

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She hesitated and was afraid.

Meanwhile, a veteran like Knight Bliss, who had been in battle for a long time, was in a much better state of mind. He still had that cold expression, as if nothing in this world could move him.

Suddenly, he opened his mouth and asked,

“Knight Colin, did you anticipate this situation from the beginning?”

[1] This might not be scientifically accurate.