After about ten days, we have reached the outskirts of the armored city. More than a dozen kilometers away from the City of Armor, we saw from a distance that some of the apostolic armies that had retreated from the front line were resting. It seems that we are not far from the great army of the apostles.

The question of what we should do next is indeed a question. Since the apostles who had withdrawn from the front-line battlefield could already be seen, it meant that more apostolic forces were not far ahead.

"Ma'am, may I ask what we are going to do next?" a young Ranger saluted me, he looked so young, it was hard to imagine that in peacetime it would be impossible for this child to go into battle without an adult child, and to face an inhuman apostle. "Do we need to scout again to find out the deployment of these apostles?"

I shook my head and said no, "Okay, now that your Ranger mission is complete, you can rest in place." "The further you go, the more dangerous it is. Now that the Rangers' mission is complete, it's time for them to relax when they're tired.

Looking at the young ranger's disappointed expression in front of me, I quickly comforted him and said, "Don't get me wrong, kid, I'm not saying that you are useless. It's just that there is no need to investigate now, and the next thing we need to do is to deploy according to what we have now, and try to quickly disperse these apostolic armies besieging the armored city, you have done a good job, and I am proud of you. ”

"Ma'am, in that case, it is all the more necessary to investigate!" the young officer looked at me, his eyes flashing with determination. "If the army wants to make strategic deployments against these apostles, then we need to find out their deployment even more, otherwise we will not be able to obtain enough, and there will be a lot of surprises!"

I looked at the young man a little bewildered, and it was clear that he and the remaining Rangers were about to embark on what would most likely be the final part of their journey.

Finding out the deployment of those apostles, who said it was not necessary, and it was precisely because of this necessity that I did not want them to go any further. After a few days of fighting, the number of the original dozens of rangers has dropped sharply to only eight people. From this, you can see how much danger they encountered during the investigation. Although we and the Formation behind us were able to avoid many apostolic attacks with their warnings, they also suffered heavy losses. Now, they shouldn't be fighting anymore.

Besides, if it was only a small-scale reconnaissance, it was relatively not too threatening, unless it was discovered first, but this time, several apostolic armies were all gathered in a small area, and for these rangers, who were just ordinary people, they had no safe space to investigate. If I let them go this time, the eight remaining Rangers would probably fall forever on this land that was once their own.

They've done a good enough job, and I don't want them to say goodbye to this world like this, it's not something they can do. So, without hesitation, I refused: "Okay, your mission is done." Needless to say, we will find a way to solve the matter of investigation. If you still want to go back to your home and reunite with your loved ones, then rest well, and when you need to, you still have to carry out your mission immediately. ”

Unexpectedly, the young ranger smiled miserably and said sadly: "My family is no longer there. ”

I was silent, speechless for a long time, just listening to the young ranger speak quietly.

"Our home is in a small city north of the Immortal City, and there are seven of us including my parents, wife, and children, and it is considered the hinterland of our empire, and our daily life is very quiet and peaceful. But it didn't occur that the apostles were too powerful. Many of our troops, drawn from among the veterans on a temporary basis, and our original second-line army, had no way to confront the apostles, and by the time we had been scattered and reorganized in a few months, the town had been slaughtered. The people inside were either killed by the apostles or taken into slavery in the apostolic world. ”

Whatever the young Ranger's family ends up facing, it's not going to be good. In other words, unless something miracles happen, he and his family may never see each other again. And, I now know why the young Ranger did it.

"Your name. I looked at the young Ranger and asked.

"Sanville Zahn. "Obviously, the young Ranger thought that I had given him permission to ask for his name, and was so pleased that he did not hesitate to give me his name.

But I let him down. "Zahn, do you want to die now?" I asked, "It's because your family is in trouble because of those apostles, so you want to seek revenge from those apostles, right?"

"This, how is it possible, ma'am, impossible. How could I ... Zahn looked very anxious and began to explain incoherently, but every one of his explanations seemed to me to be a cover-up.

I interrupted his meaningless explanation and said, "You don't have to say anything, I know what you're thinking." You want revenge, when you lose contact with your family, you already feel that there is nothing to be nostalgic about, the more you are now or just to kill the apostle to take revenge, the better. Isn't that right?"

"No, it's not... Sanvel Zahn began to look around, looking like he was trying to find his fellow Rangers to help him out of the siege, but it was not known if it was a coincidence or something else, but none of his remaining seven companions were there. Actually, I know why, because those seven rangers are so tired. They need a good rest so much.

I suddenly grabbed his clothes and made him start spinning in place: "You see, almost every soldier present has lost relatives and friends. But they didn't take revenge on such impulse as you did. Do you know why? Not because they did not hate the apostles, but because they knew that in the present situation, any impulsive action could not be revenge, but death. Do you know why your remaining seven companions didn't help you out at this time? You're too tired, and if you still want revenge, you should keep your body in the best condition at all times, so that you can kill an apostle instead of going on the pointless adventure like you are now, and risking your own life. You're too young and too naïve, Zahn. Now, get some good sleep, and when you're ready, I'll definitely let you go to war again. ”

"But ma'am... "Zahn looks like he's going to hold on, and if he's going to keep going, it's going to give me a real headache. Fortunately, at this time, the Tiger King helped me out of the siege in time: "Soldier, now that the lady has made a decision, if you still want to say anything, then you are disobeying the military order! Why, do you want to waste your life on this?"

Eventually, Zahn relented. "Yes. He said weakly, then turned away. I could see that his back seemed to be a little depressed, as if he had aged several years in an instant after we had rejected his request.

I looked at his back in the distance and whispered to the Tiger King, "Look, doesn't he look like a human? ”

The Tiger King thought for a moment, and then immediately replied, "The human you are talking about is not Viren, the magician?"

I nodded, affirming, "I found that they all seemed to have the same kind of hard work, that kind of spirit that would not admit defeat even if they died." ”

"Well, it's kind of like that. The Tiger King first brought his grandmother's head, but immediately denied it: "But he is still too tender, if it was Viren who spoke to you just now, then he would definitely compromise with you on the surface, and then find ways to achieve his goal secretly." Then the Tiger King immediately stood up, stared at me and said, "Wait, is he going to do that?"

Only then did I realize, could he really have a character like Viren?" ”

However, the results soon came out, and before we could send someone to look for Zahn, the other two Rangers staggered towards us, and when they came to us, they said breathlessly, "No, no, ma'am. Sanvel Zahn and five other Rangers have gone to the vicinity of the Apostle's gathering place to scout!"

I was shocked and sat down on the floor. "Doesn't he know that this is an act of sending them to death? He didn't count it as if he was going to die himself, but he also had to bring five of his companions, why didn't you stop them!"

One of the Rangers innocently showed us his scars. The left side of his face was swollen, and it was obvious that he had been beaten by someone else. "There were only two of us, six of them, and we couldn't stop them. ”

"What are we going to do?" the Tiger King looked up at me, as if only I could think of a way now.

"What should I do?" I waved my hand a little annoyed, "What else can I do? In addition, if you follow my orders, and act without my permission, you will be put to death immediately!"

The two Rangers were obviously frightened by my words, but I didn't care. Now I'm very, very angry. Why did that ordinary Ranger dare to disobey his orders? Didn't he know that his act was nothing more than death? No, I think he knew the consequences of doing so, but not only did he do it, but he did it with five other companions. The most immediate consequence now is that there are only two of them left in the already stretched Rangers.

As for Zahn's final ending, I don't think I need to think about it anymore. Risking oneself and entering the sphere of influence of the apostles' army is doomed to death. Forget it, you still don't have to think about them.

However, I have to think about him, not because I miss him so much, but because they have completely disrupted our deployment. As long as those apostles found these rangers in the uniform of the Denoma Empire, they must have guessed that these lightly armed cavalry must be supported by a large army. Oh my God, how did I forget such a thing?

So, I didn't care that it was already dark, and quickly kicked the tiger king who was still napping to wake up. Scared him aback.

"Who, who dares to assassinate Lone? Ah, ma'am, it's you. ”

I directly ignored his previous words, and said directly: "Hurry up, you return to the formation immediately, saying that we need support immediately, the sooner the better!"

Obviously, the Tiger King, who had just woken up, had not yet figured out the situation, and asked in confusion, "What's the matter?"

"And why do you ask this!" I drank, "Did you forget Zahn when you got it? He and the five Rangers may have leaked our location! You tell Lord Scar that whatever plan they had set up before, it won't work from now on! Now we have to converge right now, and only by doing so can we have a chance of winning, you know?"

The Tiger King didn't say a word this time, and ran directly behind him, with his speed, it didn't take half a day to notify Sir Scar. If it goes well, we will be able to meet at noon. But will we really be able to hold out for that long?

Zahn and the five Rangers had disobeyed orders to leave at dusk. Even if they were lucky, they wouldn't be able to make it until midnight. And it's been a long time since midnight, so they may have already died, that is, they have already discovered our existence by the apostles. I called the two Rangers and told them to be on guard with a few soldiers, and even I, jumping into a nearby tree, began to see if there was any movement of the Apostles in the snow, anyway, I hope not.

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