Holmes had fallen asleep under Nina's care. Serinda walked out of the room, and Li Jia followed behind. In the light of the fire in the hallway, she could see her gloomy face. The girl's face was like the changing weather, with determination and hesitation appearing alternately.
Li Jia did not say anything. Although he had his own ideas, he knew Serinda's habits. At this time, she did not need anyone to disturb her, but liked to make her own decisions.
But he felt from the bottom of his heart that what Holmes said was right. Now taking these ragtag groups of people to rescue Count Carlos would be a suicidal act.
Outsiders might be surprised by their brilliant achievements, but Li Jia knew that this was the tactic used by the rebels to expand their army by coercing civilians during various riots. Although such an army could conquer the Queen's city, its real combat power was not as good as the elite troops in Count Carlos's hands, let alone the opponents of the Temple Knights of the Temple of Nature.
If Serinda led a team like this and was stopped by the Knights of the Temple of Nature, they would basically be doomed.
Serinda punched the wall and said, "I've made up my mind."
"What?" Li Jia, who was daydreaming, woke up in shock.
"I'll go save him." Serinda had already made her decision, and her voice sounded resolute.
"But your father himself told you not to go. I think his analysis makes sense. I just calculated the possible situations we might encounter. If our team wants to go to the city of Bavaria, we will probably leave behind 20% to 30% of the soldiers just by crossing the mountains to get there, not to mention fighting with the knights of the God of Nature." Li Jia said.
"When have I ever listened to him?" Serinda asked, turning around and looking at Li Jia. Li Jia saw that her eyes were slightly red.
"I... although I haven't called him father for many years, but... I can't do nothing when I see him dying." Serinda took a deep breath, "Don't worry. I won't bring all the troops here, because that would be like asking someone to attack me. I'm only going to bring a dozen elite soldiers with me. If we can find him, we'll rescue him. If we can't find him or rescue him, I'll come back as soon as possible. I've never been the kind of person who would risk my life, so I won't do anything stupid that overestimates my own abilities."
"Well... then I'll go with you." Li Jia said.
"No, someone must take care of the army here. You don't have to go with me. You just need to guard the city for me." Serinda said, "However, if the people from the Temple of Nature really come to besiege us, you must remember to protect yourself. If the situation is not right, you must retreat. Do you understand?"
"Aren't we going to retreat immediately?" Li Jia asked.
"How much effort did it take us to get here and capture Lagos? How many people died? If we retreat, won't all those deaths be in vain? What if we are chased by the Temple of Nature during the retreat
Maybe the Temple of Nature won't come so soon, and you still have time to strengthen the city's defenses and summon reinforcements from the Tower of China. As long as they can send a few masters, we'll be safe."
"Okay, Serinda. But I should be with you. Your knights will naturally be in charge here. I am usually just an advisor and consultant, and occasionally use magic to fight. I... I can't lead those berserkers." Li Jia said.
Serinda said, "This matter has been decided. I will not change it. Without further delay, I will gather the knights and arrange the action. Please inform the Chinese Tower of the situation as soon as possible."
A simple communication array was installed in Lagos City, which could be used to contact the Count or the Tower of China. However, no information was received from Count Carlos before, which was enough to prove that the defeat came very suddenly. The Count did not even have time to use the communication array before he was chased away by the Temple of Nature. Li Jia spent half an hour to contact Xiao Chen and Wang Jiyuan in Holy Sword City.
After hearing the news of the Count's defeat, Xiao Chen said, "We have recently observed unusual movements in the Temple of Nature, but we did not expect them to act so decisively against Count Carlos. However, once the Temple of Nature takes action, according to our prediction of the Count's strength, he will have no chance. If the Temple of Nature starts to deal with you, you will have even less chance."
Wang Jiyuan suggested, "In my opinion, your current situation is also very dangerous. According to our intelligence, there is a legion of the Temple of Nature stationed within 50 kilometers of you. I strongly suggest that you leave Lagos immediately and try to get closer to us by any means."
Li Jia said, "I can't leave here when Serinda needs me the most. She is going to rescue her father and leave the city to my care. I... can't leave. I want to know if you have any way to support this city? Is it possible to send reinforcements?"
There was silence on the other side of the communication array for a few seconds.
Xiao Chen said, "The faction of the Gods in the Temple of Nature has intervened in the war quite suddenly. We have occupied too many new places and our troops are spread out widely. The defenses in various places are already stretched thin. It is probably not realistic to send troops to the distant cities in the east at this time. You are the closest to the Alonso family and the Thunder Tower army."
"The Alonso family and the Thunder Tower's army have been making limited progress. They have too few troops and have only captured a few nearby small cities. They can't save us. And once they know that the opponent has changed from a kingdom to a natural temple, who knows what choice they will make!" Li Jia said in a pleading tone, "Xiao Chen, considering that the Arias family is our most powerful ally, shouldn't we do more? Now that there are so many great magicians in the Tower of China, we only need to send a few to support us, and the situation will be greatly improved. Alternatively, it would be good if we could call on a few mage classes."
Xiao Chen sighed and said, "I'm sorry, I can't do it. If we have a ready-made force close enough, I believe Commander Wang can make proper arrangements to help you contain the enemy and change the current situation. But... but, our number of masters is not enough to cover our own defense line, and I can't make a decision to let our masters take risks like this."
"Xiao Chen, you weren't like this before." Li Jia said in a hoarse voice, "For your friends, you will definitely rescue them at all costs."
Wang Jiyuan said, "Li Jia, are you trying to embarrass Xiao Chen? He is now the acting chairman and must consider the overall situation when he sees problems. It is no longer a matter of friendship, but we must be responsible for so many people under our rule. Besides, you should also be very clear that although Count Carlos is called our ally, we are not on the same path after all. The most feasible solution is for you to retreat quickly!"
"I... No, I don't mean to embarrass anyone. There's nothing more to say. I'm going to help Serinda." Li Jia said this and quickly cut off the call. (To be continued)