Chapter 21 Desperate Situation

Under the bright sunset, the group was flowing east along the south bank of the Running River.

They walked very carefully, and while walking, they cleared the traces behind them.

"Sar, do you think you can fool the trolls like this?" Bam asked in a low voice, panting, knocking on his sore back.

"I don't know." Thrall looked impatient and disdainful, "You have to ask the Knight Colin."

Of course Bam didn't dare to go, he was not as brave as Thar. When he met a nobleman, he would be like a normal civilian, and would never stand up straight.

"Hurry up, don't be lazy!" Thrall urged everyone.

The western end of the rushing river is connected to Jinghu Lake. The river channel is not wide and the water flows very fast, so it is named.

However, Thrall was very watery. He looked at the rushing river in front of him and felt that it would be no big problem to cross it.

So, a trace of sinister suddenly flashed in the eyes of this ambitious little mercenary.

...

When the moon was at the middle of the day, Thrall led his squad and finally joined the large army.

He quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that Colin didn't lie to him, he was not an abandoned son.

However, Thrall was not grateful to Colin for this. Instead, he looked at the Knight who was standing on the shore and talking and laughing with Vera, and felt even more resentful.

In his opinion, since Collin arranged such a task, since it was not to frame him, it must be to transfer him away from Vera.

Despicable Knight!

"Miss Vera, Knight Collin, I have completed the mission as you said."

"Good job." Colin glanced at Thal with playfulness.

Then he pointed to the rushing river in front of him and asked, "Do you know why the rushing river flows so fast?"

Thrall looked at the rushing river under the moonlight and suddenly realized that the water flow here was indeed faster and faster than what he saw upstream!

"Why?" A sense of anxiety began to arise in Thrall's heart.

Colin followed the shape of the rushing river and drew a "several" shape in the air:

"The Benliu River turns a big bend here, and the silt and the river channel becomes narrower, so of course the water flow speed becomes faster."

Colin pointed downstream again and continued: "And, after this sharp bend, there is a waterfall downstream."

"Fallfall?" Thrall screamed, his tone had been deformed a little.

"Yes, the waterfall." Colin's smile was a bit unpredictable, "The gap was about seventy or eighty meters. It was not too high, but it was enough to kill people."

Thrall's heart sank.

"So, we can't cross the river from this section, 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, and there is only one road to the south, which is simply a desperate situation!

The trolls would definitely not have thought we would hide in such a place, just like the last time they would have thought we would break north!”

"Smart!" Colin praised with a smile, "the most dangerous place is the safest place."

Vera's big eyes were crescent-shaped. After being exaggerated by Colin, she seemed to feel that her military talents had improved significantly.

"But... but if the troll is not fooled..." Thrall's voice trembled a little.

"This possibility is extremely low!" Colin looked at Thal meaningfully, "When they found the traces of you crossing the river upstream, they would inevitably think that was the direction of our escape, and all the traces pointing to this river bay would be suspected of being a suspicion."

"That's right!" Vera began to patiently teach the little mercenaries, "The trolls will definitely think how could we be so stupid and hide in a dead place. So, after they cross the river in the wrong direction and chase us, we can walk out of the river and turn to run south!"

Vera was very excited, feeling that she had finally grasped the essence of the war, and then looked at Colin with expectation, seeking the recognition of the "teacher".

Colin suppressed his smile and nodded seriously to express his approval.

But Thrall, who was beside him, had already turned pale.

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

Except Colin.

"Mr. Thal, when you came from the upper reaches, you all cleaned up the traces as I said, right?"

"Of course!" Saar said loudly.

His slightly exaggerated expression was in the eyes of those who were interested but felt a little overwhelming.

But Collin seemed to believe it: "That's good, as long as you don't leave too obvious clues, you should be able to deceive the trolls."

...

That night, Thrall tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep at all.

I tried to run away several times while the night was dark, but I was worried that I would hit the troll who was coming head-on.

Then he cursed Colin from time to time, blaming him for thinking of such a stupid countermeasure.

After a while, I began to regret again, regretting that I shouldn’t have done those small movements smartly when I was descending the river.

Of course, most of the time, I think about Vera's graceful figure and fantasize that I can convince the other party. Then she can use magic to lead him, cross the trench in front of her, escape from this place of death, and live a shameless and happy life...

"Sal, Sal!"

"What happened?" Saar opened his eyes in a daze.

Miss Vera in the fantasy disappeared, leaving only Bam's big, dark and ugly face in front of her.

"It's over, it's over! The trolls found us and were turning around here!"

Thrall felt cold all over, and the last trace of luck in his heart disappeared without a trace.

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At this time, in the tent in the center of the camp, Vera, Bliss and Collin sat opposite each other.

"Now, what should I do?" Vera suppressed her trembling tone.

The female mage who just felt that she had mastered the essence of war was immediately completely defeated by this scoundrel in reality.

Colin was not panicked: "What is the specific situation that the whistleblower discovered?"

Bliss was still calm: "Two wolf cavalry troops, one crosses the river north upstream, and the other goes to us along the river bank."

"It seems that the enemy is not sure if we are really hiding here." Colin smiled and asked again, "How many wolf cavalry are coming to us?"

"About seven or eight hundred people."

"What are you waiting for?" Colin spread his hands, "Then just fight!"

"But...but..." Vera's eyes were full of panic.

Although the number of people on our side is larger, even Vera knows that it is definitely not as good as the wolf cavalry that is chasing him.

Although when he decided not to abandon the defeated soldiers, Vera made plans to die generously.

However, Colin's plan later gave her hope.

If you have some understanding of psychology, you will know that once a person who is determined to commit suicide is temporarily stopped by some factor, even if this hindrance disappears, it will be difficult for him to muster up the courage to die with pleasure.

Vera is in such a state of mind now.

She hesitated and was scared.

And the mentality of a veteran like the Bliss Knight, who has been through the battle formation for a long time, is much better, and he still has that cold expression, as if nothing in this world can move him.

He suddenly asked:

"Knight Colin, did you expect what's going on now from the beginning?"
Chapter completed!