Maybe it was because it had been too long since I had been out in the sun. The further I walked into the forest, the more the air in the forest smelled in my nose, and the more obscure it smelled.
This is not the accumulation of fallen leaves and soil, but the entire forest is gradually beginning to decay.
Maka set off with Harry and others, and Hermione did not let the considerable number of flying cavalry troops that had just arrived here follow them immediately and march towards the battlefield ahead.
After all, in addition to the enemy with the talent of gravity rules that Harry mentioned before, which would definitely restrain the flying troops, the magical animals that came as mounts also needed a certain amount of time to rest and Drink water and eat.
But there is no doubt that the arrival of this flying force is a completely reliable confidence for the vanguard troops who are opening up marching channels ahead. As long as the warriors in the front know that the troops in the rear have gradually begun to arrive, then even if the battle is difficult, everyone will still feel at ease.
On the other hand, the timely arrival of the flying force was even more timely good news for Hermione - originally, after their group went to Buckingham Palace, they took the Hogg's flight unplanned. The Wards Express came all the way here. If the smooth rendezvous with Samuel's vanguard force was a secret relief for her, then it was undoubtedly a sign that this flying force belonging to the first batch of counterattack forces could still come and take their positions according to the original plan. It's a sign of surprise.
This "signal" is precisely announcing that as the commander-in-chief, the entire plan she formulated before the army set off can still be implemented at the pace she expected!
"Even though there was a slight accident on our previous trip... But fortunately, everything connected smoothly... When we go over to help Ron and the others speed up their advance, we will then kill the high-level zombie who masters the rules of gravity. Solve it as soon as possible, and the flying troops can follow up and press forward... "
During the march, the voices of Hermione, Harry and others could still vaguely penetrate into Maka's ears. Even though their voices were not loud, he did not miss them.
"It's getting more and more impressive, isn't it?" After listening to Hermione's words, Maka turned to smile at Sarah beside her and said this.
But even he didn't expect that Sarah, who heard what he said, looked at the back of a petite figure not far away who was only a few inches taller than himself, and then said:
"Based on my personal observation and understanding these days, Miss Blois may be even stronger in this aspect."
"ah!"
Hearing this, Maka kept walking, but her thoughts paused, and she thought again before nodding.
"I see," he said, but smiled again, "Then do you think the commander-in-chief's task should be given to Willy?"
"I don't know about that," Sarah said with no expression on her face, but her words were a little cunning, "I don't understand this kind of thing, and I have never thought about it in the Hohenheim family for so many years. "
After saying this, maybe she herself felt a little irresponsible - after all, Hermione and Willy are now her friends - so she was stunned and added:
"Objectively speaking, today's Miss Blois is undoubtedly adequate in terms of family identity, status, personal strength, and intellectual ability. Especially her family background, the Blois family is one of the four major families. , as long as you still hand over the command to her, she will definitely be able to take over this responsibility as steadily as Hermione... It may even be said that she is more suitable than Hermione. It's just that she is more suitable than Hermione. …”
"'Just' what?" Maka nodded in agreement and smiled again.
"It's just," Sarah continued, "There is only one thing that Miss Blois cannot compare to Hermione, and that is... her relationship with Rebes and those group of intelligent zombies... "
"If you want to say that, wouldn't it be better to let Luna come?" Maka interjected, "Even I can see that our 'living zombie friends' are obviously more willing to get closer to her. Even Hermione can't compare to that."
This sophistry-like statement earned Sarah a rare eye roll—she didn’t even take over his words.
Seeing this, Maka could only smile bitterly and shrugged:
"Okay, okay! I wouldn't have said this to you if I had known it earlier. Really... you guessed it right! Although it's hard to say who is stronger between Hermione and Willy in terms of war command abilities, but yes, I I think... In this counterattack, our group of 'living zombie friends' should be at least one of the few decisive factors. Even if they don't seem to like me, they may be better than everyone thinks. More important!"
"Is it because they are always living corpses?" Sarah thought and asked.
Because Rebes and the others are "also" living corpses, even if they have now turned to the side of humans, it is undeniable that they are still inseparably linked to this disaster. If you want to completely solve this disaster, you may have to find a way from them after all - apparently Sarah thinks so.
But after hearing this, Maka nodded first, and then shook her head.
"This is only half the reason," he said, "and the other half... You see, if nothing else happens, they will have to integrate into the world in some way, right? No matter we can win this battle, or It has failed for the time being; no matter whether our human society chooses to accept them or reject them in the future, we will always have to face it. And obviously, with their strong fighting ability, it is best for us to accept the recruits - Hermione will do this The choice may not have been based on such considerations, but her decision was indeed the right one."
"Listening to what you said, I started to look forward to the future." Sarah also showed a smile on her face. She lifted the semi-finished doll that was dragging on the ground a little, but her thoughts drifted slightly to far away.
Maka turned to look at her, shook her head again, and then reminded:
"Don't think so far ahead. After all, your idea is actually correct... I also want to know what our zombie friends will be like when they encounter the 'real enemy' Case."
The so-called "real enemy" is naturally the witch named "Kern" that Maka has heard mentioned many times during this period.
But before that, there was a more special existence standing in the middle, and even he was secretly worried.