Two days later.
Graycastle, Neverwinter.
"The situation at the time was almost like this..." Ash recounted the battle process in detail. "When the fire was extinguished, the lightning searched north for about 100 kilometers and found some traces left by the enemy. According to the on-site analysis, it should be a spider demon wearing It was caused by passing through the forest, and there are not many, about three or four."
Due to the interruption of communication in the forest, Roland didn't know the news of Ye Ye's attack until the evening of the next day. The next morning, he immediately asked Tilly and Wendy to drive the Seagull to the terminal and brought the parties back to Neverwinter.
The ashes were fine and looked almost unscathed, but the leaves were the planes that had been carried off.
Fortunately, the symbiotic seed has been planted in her body by Ritui. Although Ye Ye has been in a coma, judging from the symbiote's expression, it does not show much pain, which also means that Ye Ye is in a coma. The mental cost is far greater than the physical damage.
Roland suppressed his distracting thoughts and moved his gaze to the big map on the desk.
The entire attack had a clear picture in his mind.
The Devil Commander did notice the strangeness of the Hidden Forest. After all, the railway line turned a corner from here, extending all the way towards Taquila. But instead of attacking the trenches and barbed wire at the terminal, it directly targeted the witch.
A small group of people moved a distance of nearly 500 kilometers from the ruins of Taquila to the northern end of the forest. Such a long march is destined to be impossible to support the battle of the large army. Presumably those spider demons not only undertake the task of arson, but also carry a lot of red. fog can. In a sense, this is also a motorized operation of the enemy.
Setting fire to the forest is just a pretense to attract the attention of the witch. Now that I think about it, no matter whether there is an emergency strategy for the fire attack, the controller of the forest is likely to stay in place and pay attention to the further development of the situation, and the enemy is caught by this. moment.
Probably in the eyes of the devil, it was Ye Ye who supported the logistics of the First Army.
As long as the forest controller is killed, the crisis on the front line can be lifted and mankind will retreat without a fight.
Although the intention is a bit deviant, the fact that the devil can understand the magic power to this step has been shown to accurately guess the shape of the leaf's ability, and make a targeted beheading attack. Including the advance and retreat time, it can be said that every step is linked. If it wasn't for a profound understanding of the use of magic, this would not have been possible at all.
He even suspected that the devil had ever seen a power similar to that of a leaf.
Although it would take at least a week for the enemy's surprise attack team to return on the same path, it would not be difficult to catch up with them following the clear footprints of the spider demons, but that was of little significance. Demon Slayers who can fly autonomously can leave their squad and escape at any time. If the Chaser is too few, they will easily be bitten back.
In the same way, there is no good countermeasure for the stealth action of the enemy's elite team. Most important witches are protected by God's Punishment Witch, and the erratic ones like Ye Zi, Maisie, and Lightning can be arranged. Protection is impossible to be watertight. Fortunately, there are not many high-level devils with such abilities, and there will be obvious signs of magic power when they attack at full speed. As long as retreat is the first priority, the enemy is not so easy to succeed.
Another interesting thing is the conversation between Demon Slayer and Ashes.
The devil... Could it be that he can speak human words
Also as a high-level devil, Kabradabi, who was captured alive, did not have this ability.
Learning is the foundation of evolution.
There are countless things that can be changed in hundreds of years, yet you are still living as if you were yesterday.
It is rumored that before the first battle of divine will began, someone had contact with the devil... It was a human who imparted knowledge to them.
The words repeated by Ashes and the rumors mentioned by Pasha alternately appeared in Roland's mind.
For some reason, he always felt that the Demon Slayer revealed a sense of pride when he mentioned hundreds of years, as if it had really witnessed countless changes.
Could it be that it is the devil who has lived to this day from the days of the Federation... or even earlier
So it learned human language
But... it's also incredible.
Just as Roland was thinking, Wendy's voice suddenly came from outside the office.
"Your Majesty," she said as she pushed open the door, "Yi Ye is awake."
"I'm coming," Roland stood up abruptly and looked at Ashes, "Are you going to come together?"
The transcendent nodded.
"By the way," he stopped when he passed by the other side, "I forgot to say it before, thank you."
Seemingly unscathed, it does not mean that he has not been hurt. Only when he gets closer will he notice that there are several shallow scars on Ash's face and finger joints.
The whirlwind that can blow the leaves away is naturally not as gentle as the spring breeze, and such a small injury will not stay on the superhuman body for more than a day, but it still has not healed.
In other words, once a mistake is made, it may be fatally damaged and irreversible.
The intensity of this battle is obviously not as simple as she said.
Ashes accepted this thank you calmly, she just lowered her eyelids slightly and glanced at Roland with golden eyes, "Treat Tilly well."
"Of course, even if you don't say it," Roland pursed his lips and understood what the other party meant. This in itself is a matter of course, just like she saved Ye Ye. It turned out that an extraordinary person who seems to be rectal would also have such thoughts, he couldn't help but smile, "Let's go."
…
Walking into Ye Zi's bedroom, the room was already full of people.
Anna, Nightingale, Tilly, Scroll, Mystery Moon... Almost all the first witches to join the alliance gathered here. Seeing Roland's arrival, everyone gave way.
Among the crowd, he saw the leaves that had already sat up.
Her long emerald green hair was a little messy, and her complexion was slightly pale, but she didn't feel too haggard.
Her eyes were still bright.
"Your Majesty," Ye Zi said in a low voice, "I've made you worry."
"You'll be fine..." Roland breathed a sigh of relief, the previous coma was indeed caused by mental exhaustion. But he also knows that it is a bit reluctant to say that it's okay to be fine. Ye Ye has also suffered a "curse" similar to lightning, and the internal trauma caused by forcibly interrupting the state of the heart of the jungle still exists, at most it can only be said that it will not endanger life. . "I have already heard from Ashes about the specific situation. You can rest well. For the time being, you don't have to worry about the forest. As for your injury, I will definitely find a way."
She shook her head, "No, Your Majesty, please let me go back to the front."
"Leaves!" Nightingale couldn't help but exclaimed.
"I know what everyone thinks, but I'm not going to help the situation at all when I lie in bed, does it?" Ye Ye spoke slowly, but his tone was very clear, "Whether it's in the Hidden Forest or Neverwinter, The curse won't go away, and if that's the case, there's no point in resting."
"But..." Wendy murmured.
"And as long as I stay in the forest for one day, the communication between the two places will be able to maintain operation, and the test field will not be abandoned. I can also help transport the materials needed by the front line. This is more or less useful for the goal of defeating the devil. It helps a little. Compared with the two, which one is the better choice, it can be said at a glance, right?" She took a breath and tried to smile, "Don't worry, this time I see something wrong, Definitely choose to withdraw first.”
Everyone was speechless for a while.
Roland took a deep breath, too... He should have guessed it long ago. If Ye Ye is not like this, how could it be possible to walk all the way from the Desolate Mountains to Frontier Town with bare feet and bring all the surviving sisters back here
She is like a forest, with a tough heart hidden under her soft exterior.
"I see," he nodded and replied after a moment of silence, "but you have to promise me that you can't act alone at any time until the Demon Slayer with the power of the curse is killed."
After speaking, he looked at Ashes, "Can I ask you to take care of her during this time?"
Ash and Tilly looked at each other, then replied, "Leave it to me."