Chapter 1: Convergence (2)
While Hill was getting closer and closer to Qi Tianci, Ethan had already finished resting.
After nearly half an hour of rest, Ethan's physical strength had basically recovered seventy or eighty percent compared to just now, and the wounds on his body no longer felt pain after using the magic potion that Hill had given him twice in a row. Although the wound still looked so shocking, it was really painless. Now Ethan has information that even if he encounters two exile soldiers who sneak attack again, he can easily deal with them, no, even if it is an exile soldier attacking him together, he has the confidence to deal with them. But if the number of the other party is a little larger, he can't be provoked and can't hide, and the recovered Ethan can easily jump onto the tree. Although he has not fully recovered, he can now climb the thick branches of any large tree with a single brace instead of using almost all the strength to climb the tree.
But compared to before, Ethan no longer had any fear. Even if he encounters dozens, if not hundreds, of exile soldiers, Ethan will not flee without hiding. Although the true chivalry Ethan did not understand, the honor of being a knight made him no longer forget his identity and mission as before, although he would also be afraid, but it was impossible to be scared and tremble in the face of just two ordinary exile soldiers like before.
Now, Ethan doesn't know whether to say he's lucky or unlucky. Because Ethan walked a distance of hundreds of meters, Ethan didn't find anything along the way except for dozens of corpses, and sometimes Ethan felt that he was lost in this huge forest. But it didn't take long for a better discovery to be made. Because among the corpses along the way, Ethan found more than a dozen corpses of the Exile Alliance, with scars that were clearly pierced by arrows. And in this Vault Dweller's Hill it is clear that there will only be one person, no, one elf will use, and that is the elven female archer Hill who once had a life-saving grace for him.
"It seems that she should have found His Excellency Qi Tianci. Ethan looked a little happy, which not only showed that he was on the right path, but also that the Hill who saved his life was obviously not far ahead. He hadn't had time to thank Hill yet, but he was able to do so soon.
At the same time, Qi Tianci was also waiting for Ciel's arrival, although the battle group was still very fierce now, but Qi Tianci still seemed to be walking leisurely in this battlefield, because here, or even in the entire continent, there may not be a threat to his existence. Even if Qi Tianci had to be distracted to take care of the old and weak under Anne, but even so, Qi Tianci still felt a little bored, at least much more boring than when he fought in Hagia Sophie City before.
The ratio of the warring sides gathered around Qi Tianci was about 4 to 1, which meant that each member of Qi Tianci's and Anne's team would face an average of four or even more exile soldiers, including those who had temporarily defected. This naturally didn't have any obstacles for Qi Tianci, and it wasn't much of a problem for those guards and the few wolf cavalry who rushed over, but it was a huge trouble for those ordinary soldiers under Annie. Not to mention the fact that there are so many old and weak women and children, in the eyes of those almost bloodthirsty exile coalition forces, they are all excellent and perfect trophies that can make them get their own exploits. And it is these people that Qi Tianci wants to protect.
However, because the number of people participating in the war on both sides is too large, and the battlefield is too vast, no matter how hard Qi Tianci is, he can't take care of all Annie's old and weak. What's more, he didn't want to save them wholeheartedly. It's not that Qi Tianci's heart is cold-blooded, but that he was born like this. As for the old and weak women and children that Qi Tianci did not take into account, if they were lucky, they would be protected by others, or they would be gathered and placed in a relatively safe place. But those who are scattered and besieged are not so lucky. After all, not everyone has the ability of Qi Tianci, and most people in this situation will not have time to protect themselves, let alone save others.
Even so, many of the old and weak, women and children, who were already under siege by the Exiles' coalition forces, were convinced that the huge power they were about to take refuge would immediately send personnel to rescue them. But they didn't know that there weren't many armed men in the camp, and the number of people who could even come out to support them was basically zero. The only hope is actually those wolf cavalry and the space archmage McGregory who is still in the camp. It's just that the wolf cavalry still prefers to taste the flesh and blood of the enemy rather than saving people, which is why only a few wolf cavalry have appeared for so long. It's not that they're being dragged back, it's that they have neither the obligation nor the interest to save these human beings.
As for McGregory, the old archmage seemed to be much older since he came to this camp. In the camp, the great magician did more to rest and study magic, and Sterns was still recovering from his injuries, so the entire Magellan remnant was almost supported by Qi Tianci and Ciel. In other words, instead of hoping that the camp would send people to support, it is better to pray that those wolf cavalry are tired of killing the enemy, and think that saving people is actually quite interesting.
Gradually, more and more of Anne's old and weak women and children were slaughtered, and few people were able to save them. Groups of soldiers were surrounded by several times or even dozens of times the Exile coalition soldiers. Although they continued to fight, there were also soldiers who laid down their arms and prayed for surrender at the last moment of their lives. But their fate was terrible, and none of the exile soldiers would accept these betrayers. Therefore, after captives, they often gather the captives and then coerce the soldiers to dig a deep pit in the soft ground and bury them alive.
However, even so, some soldiers chose to surrender. In the face of despair, they have lost the will to resist. Thankfully, the presence of the Guards and the Knights of the Faith inspired Anne's soldiers and gave them the courage to continue fighting.