The other three demons reacted immediately. They controlled the fearful beasts to spread out, and flew left and right in the direction they came from, before disappearing into the sky in a short while.
When retreating, one of the demons also turned around and stabbed a spear into the head of the mount whose half of its wings had been shattered and was spiraling downwards.
Although Andrea kept staring at the target, the second coin that stood up never appeared.
"Escaped?" Sha Wei said in surprise, "What exactly are they doing here?"
It seems like the first time for the devil to flee before a fight. In the past, this ruthless race would never let it go without trying to bite the target hard. It's neither offensive nor reconnaissance, it just keeps hovering back and forth in one position, which is really surprising.
"I don't know..." Andrea released the trigger, "and they seem to have figured out how to avoid the snipers. It seems that the enemy learns quickly, don't you think, little Moryl?" She smiled She looked at Moriel who was rubbing her ears.
"You should have reminded earlier next time," Moriel complained, the weapon's movement was not much smaller than that of a cannon, and she almost didn't have time to cover her ears. Even so, the thunderous bang made her mind buzz.
"Sorry, I didn't expect the "leading line" to appear so quickly, maybe my ability has improved again. Andrea blinked, "In order to apologize, how about I give you a special compensation?" "
"You didn't do it on purpose, so don't use it," Moriel scratched her head. "After all, repelling the enemy is more important."
"But that would make me feel bad all the time."
"Uh..." Looking at the other person's serious eyes, she had to agree, "What is the compensation?"
"Chaos drink." Andrea covered her mouth.
"Are you… sure?" Moriel asked in surprise. When she was on Sleeping Island, she only knew that the other party not only came from a prominent family, but also had one of the strongest abilities among the battle witches, and her status was comparable to Ashes; plus she had always been with Lord Tilly, so her contact with her was not the same. not much. That is, after coming to Neverwinter City, the gap between the fighting witch and the non-combat witch completely disappeared, and she realized that the other party was not as cold as she imagined, but a person who was both elegant and kind.
But she didn't expect Andrea to be so generous!
"Yeah, the normal rule is to get one cup per game. My special compensation is that if you lose, you can get a free cup from me, and if I lose, it will still be credited to you. Well, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"It turns out that, if you can't get in, it's true... Wait, that's not the case!" Moriel woke up, "Isn't it necessary to play cards in the end? This kind of lazy behavior, I"
"But you have already agreed, just now." Andrea showed a "too late" expression, "Stay here and don't leave, I will report the situation to the command post and come back soon!"
Before Moriel could speak, she jumped off the brick stack and disappeared at the end of the yard.
She looked at Maggie, who was empathetic, and finally understood what the phrase "they forced me to come here" meant.
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Frontline Command Post.
Within half an hour, all the information about this "accidental encounter" had been gathered in front of the Iron Axe table.
It was Lightning and Maisie who were the first to find the enemy's traces, who were wandering around the warning circle.
At that time, the two of them walked through the clouds alternately one after the other, and happened to avoid the enemy's sight. After that, they followed the devil's six o'clock direction, and issued a warning to Sylvie with the listening talisman.
According to Lightning's description, the devil's flight path forms a sharp straight line on the map that just connects the railway front to the ruins of Taquila. In other words, the opponent was not carrying out a patrol and alert mission, but came towards the First Army from the very beginning.
The entire encounter lasted about a quarter of an hour, and only Miss Andrea's anti-terrorist sniper rifle was the only weapon that could hit a flying target at this distance. After losing one member, the remaining demons immediately chose to retreat, and swayed left and right when fleeing to avoid subsequent blows. This proved to be an effective means, and Andrea could not get another shot.
Sylvie watched the other party leave the warning circle all the way.
Lightning and Maisie also did not take any further action.
Fifteen minutes later, the alarm went off.
Iron Axe put down the report in his hand and let out a long breath.
This is the war intelligence integration system formulated by His Majesty Roland. The warring units report their actions step by step, and finally collect them to the General Staff Headquarters, and then organize and refine them by the staff to restore the entire process of the battle. When used in conjunction with the map and sand table, the army command can have the most intuitive understanding of the battle situation on the front line.
Although he had performed several times before the expedition, the first practical application of the system still made Iron Axe feel that the war was so clear for the first time. The whole process is normal.
In Iron Sand City, even a battle of hundreds of people between clans may be chaotic. It takes time and effort to sort out the successes and failures afterwards, and most of them can only get a superficial conclusion. But now, whether it was the actions of the enemy or the reactions of his own side, they were all presented in his mind. This feeling of knowing so well made Iron Axe feel that the battles of the Mojin clan were nothing more than fights at best.
Of course, it is not enough to understand the overall situation. The most important task next is undoubtedly to understand the intention of the devil.
Iron Axe looked at Edith, who was staring at the map, and she was the only one who didn't discuss it with the other staff members.
Iron Axe didn't have any regrets about the fact that he had reported his private contact with the other party to His Majesty Roland before. His Majesty was the one he swore to be loyal to, and even if he was sorry for the Pearl of the Northland, he would not have a second choice. It's just that this move is ultimately indebted, and he is also ready to be ridiculed or ignored by the other party. But the result was a little unexpected. The other party seemed to have never happened before. Even after being punished by His Majesty, he would still invite him to some meetings of the staff, but he would not discuss politics alone.
Now that he thinks about it, he really doesn't know much about women's thoughts since the time of the extreme south.
"Have you found anything?" Iron Axe walked behind her.
"No," Edith shrugged, "I'm not a devil, how can I know what they're thinking just by looking at them."
"You didn't discuss it with them, I thought it was a clue."
"A discussion without clues doesn't make much sense. You can neither prove it nor disprove it, it just adds to worry."
"Since that's the case, then I will take it as the conclusion of the General Staff Department and report it to Your Majesty." Iron Axe nodded. If you can't even fathom the pearls of the North, then this is the end of the matter.
"You go." Edith paused, "but..."
"But what?"
"I don't think it will end so easily. If the enemy really wants to attack us, there will be some action in the near future."
What happened next confirmed Edith's view.
Only two days later, the devil appeared again in the northeast direction.
The same four mad demons.
But this time, they were farther from the front line, and if they were observed directly with the naked eye, they could only faintly see four black dots.