Chapter 3: The Trap (1)
Over the course of the next two days, something frightening and strange happened to the large army, which was still returning to camp at an extremely slow pace. That is, from the evening of that day after the food was provided to the exile team, the migrating army began to lose its personnel inexplicably.
At first, Anne didn't care about it, because although Anne's power seemed to be a whole, it was. However, Anne did not stipulate that no member should be allowed to stay in the force all the time, but it was full of freedom, and the average unarmed person could leave at any time if he wanted to, and if he was a combat-ready exile soldier who wanted to leave, he only needed to ask Anne's permission, but only if you did not take too many supplies and men with you. But if the armed men were to forcibly escape, they would generally be wanted by the original forces, as if Ethan had been pursued by Anne after leaving with his men. Joining is similar to leaving, except that there is no restriction other than a period of vigilance for the entry of large armed forces. It can be said that in the entire Vault Dweller's Hill, any movement of people is extremely free. Therefore, after discovering that some of her own people were saying goodbye at first, Anne just thought that they chose to leave because they didn't want to resist being a member of a human world country that was completely unfamiliar to them, but when more than a dozen people left quietly without even saying hello, Anne felt that things were not as simple as she thought at the beginning.
Because some of the people who disappeared later were soldiers in Anne's forces, and some even participated in the duel with Seven Days Eat not long ago, and they had no reason to leave.
However, her hesitation kept things going in a worse direction, and by the time she finally felt the need to tell Qi Tianci, more than two hundred of Anne's forces had left her power for unknown reasons, and they were nowhere to be found.
"What? What are you talking about? There are more than 200 people missing one after another, when did this happen?" When Anne informed Qi Tianci of her situation, even Qi Tianci was incredulous about this, after all, there were more than 200 people, although there were old and weak, but there were still a large number of young adults, and even exile soldiers, and how could these people say that they were missing? Do you think they chose to wander around like those wandering exiles because they didn't want to go back to camp with us?"
After hearing this, Anne quickly shook her head and denied: "This is absolutely impossible. There's nothing more desperate than wandering in the Vault Dweller's Hill without support. Not to mention, I had never met that group before. A group like theirs is unique even in the entire Vault Dweller's Hill, and some of those who have disappeared have even fought against you, and there is no reason to leave, and even if they leave, they will not be picked at this time, and no matter what, they will go to see the situation of the camp you mentioned before making the final choice. "
After listening to Anne's analysis, Qi Tianci also felt that his words were reasonable. At this time, the main force of the wolf cavalry was already several kilometers away from them, and only a small group of wolf cavalry of about twenty or thirty people led the way in front of the team. Qi Tianci's own guards and the Knights of Faith are guarding the left and right sides of the team respectively, and at the back of the team are the soldiers of Anne's own forces who are responsible for guarding, and it happens to be this position that has repeatedly had problems in the past two days.
"Ethan!" Qi Tianci shouted into the distance, and after a while, Ethan arrived on a war horse. Although it has only been a few days since he joined the remnants of Magellan, he has completely judged the same as before in terms of temperament and dress, plus a standard Magellan cavalry armor, although it is a temporary set borrowed from the Guards, but it still looks quite fit, and his own appearance makes him a real spokesperson for the cavalry regiment. Looking at Ethan's current heroic appearance, even Qi Tianci felt a burst of jealousy, and Anne's feelings for Ethan were even more ambiguous.
"Lead your men to patrol the other side! Be aware that someone may be dealing with us from behind. Looking at Ethan's focused expression, although Qi Tianci was a little unhappy, he stole some of his limelight, but he was still satisfied with his seriousness. And Ethan solemnly saluted Qi Tianci with a knightly salute created by Ethan - that is, after drawing out his knight's sword and smashing it at his armor with the hilt of the sword, Ethan led about twenty or thirty cavalry of the Knights of Faith to the rear of the team.
However, both Qi Tianci and Annie miscalculated the seriousness of this matter, and the consequence of this was to put the lives of Ethan and his fellow knights in serious danger.
That's right, all of this was a premeditated operation specifically against Qi Tianci and Annie, and it was the mixed group of exiles who had been gifted by Qi Tianci and Annie two days ago. However, it was not them who were the most powerful, but the three large forces they had contacted who had just retreated from the Sacred Wall of the Enemy. And the reason why those wolf cavalry stayed away from them was not all because they were for their safety, but because they were lured to the front by a small force bait driven by these three large forces. After all, all the forces of the Vault Dweller's Hill were more or less afraid of the orcs, not to mention the wolf cavalry that once left the Vault Dweller's Hill almost non-existent. One reason is that the wandering exiles had heard from the wandering exiles that this large pair of centaurs was carrying a large amount of food and supplies, and now that the Vault Dweller's Hill was about to enter winter, the various forces in the wasteland were doing their best to plunder more loot so that their people could survive the cold winter safely. And another important reason is that for thousands of years, there has been a rule among the various forces on the Vault Dweller's Hill that no matter how deeply their own forces are oppressed by other forces, they cannot ask for the support of any race that is not the Vault Dweller's Hill, and if this happens, then it will be regarded as the biggest betrayal by all the forces in the Vault Dweller's Hill, and now Anne has made such a mistake.