Chapter 21: Worst Preparedness

As night came, the lights were lit one by one, and the huge bonfire burning in the center of the village shook and swayed, and the figures ran away, muffling their voices, and some of the children who remained outside the house, and then they were reprimanded and pulled back into the house, and the cries fell silent before they could be heard. β—’ with β—’ dream β—’ small β—’ said Π©Ρ‰Ρˆlā

In such a slightly solemn atmosphere, Isabella glanced at the surroundings, which was completely opposite to the past, and it was clear that the lights had been lit, but something seemed to be approaching in the dark and oppressive forest, and she was opening her bloody mouth, ready to swallow this lonely village.

Putting away the clothes hanging outside the house, she hurried back to the house, her inexplicably nervous feelings calmed down a little, and she knew in her heart that something was probably happening, but what was it that made everyone in the village seem to be enveloped in great fear.

When Vivien returned, Isabella saw nervousness on her pale face, mixed with panic and fear, her tail curled up behind her, her hands clenched uneasily, her usual cheerful smile was gone, and she couldn't help but speak: "Vivian, what happened?" ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Woo, it's Yiyi, it's okay, it's okay, we're going to be fine......" and then answered her with Vivien's nervous and overwhelmed incoherent speech.

It was an obviously flustered tone, looking at Vivian as if she was frightened, Isabella couldn't help but stretch out her hand and pull the restless girl into her arms, gently caress her forehead, and hugged her body trembling with fear: "Don't worry, it's going to be okay, Vivian, it's going to be okay." I don't know if it was her comfort that helped, Vivien gradually settled down, and looking at the pitiful little face, she turned to ask seriously, "Can you tell me what happened now?" ”

"Woo, it's human...... Thrall said that the human soldiers had attacked them, that they were coming to fight us, that they were coming to take Vivien back! ”

"What? Soldiers of the Humans? ”

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It was late at night when he left from Niort, and most of the people in the village would have fallen asleep if they had been on a regular basis, and there would have been no lights except for the campfire in the village, and Vivien snuggled him into a deep sleep, and then Isabella snoozed in front of him.

Just now...... Afraid that no one would be sleepy, he thought, and then sighed, and when he returned to Vivien's house, he was greeted by two young girls with bright lights and different looks, Vivien, who was flustered, and Isabella, who obviously had a lot to say but held back.

Shaking his head, he signaled to the two of them not to worry, and then comforted Vivien, who was obviously scared, and raised his gaze, he looked at the night, and the next may not be peaceful for a long time.

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Sitting on the rooftop, he looked around the village, hidden in the forest was already encircled, and he could see behind the trees, solemn soldiers, even if there were no lights, it could not hide from his eyes.

The situation has taken a sharp turn, and it is absolutely unfavorable, there are not many men in the village, except for women, children and old people, the ones who can resist a little are the men in the hunter team, but even with this little bit of strength, it is difficult for him to believe that he can resist the invasion from the human side, let alone the village that has lost even this bit of strength now.

How would they react if they knew that it was women and children hiding here? Will it rush in the next second? Shen Yi thought about it unconsciously, and made assumptions about the possible situations one by one.

As for what humans would do to these orcs, it was impossible to imagine whether they would raise their butcher's knives against these orcs who were powerless to fight back, or whether they would mercilessly kill these familiar faces to him, there was no answer.

From his point of view, he naturally hopes that the human side can spare the villagers, no matter what the reason, regardless of the difference in appearance, they are all "people" with all kinds of joys, sorrows, and sorrows, laughing when they are happy, and crying when they are sad, but what is the probability of this result?

He had heard what Old Man Nior had said, what kind of life the orcs lived in a human city, and remembered the old man's instructions to him in the evening, which was almost a lonely word.

"If possible, Ah Yi will try to take the children in the village away!"

The old man didn't believe that humans would let them go, and the purpose of taking the child away was to leave a little inheritance for the village, he thought, and then shook his head, what kind of encounter must he have to go through to have such a deep guard, or even despair.

The cold wind blew, and Isabella, who walked out of the house, felt a little cold, she raised her eyes and glanced at Shen Yi, and then climbed onto the roof, and sat down quietly next to Shen Yi, the hair that was stirred fluttered, and the two who didn't say a word, she glanced around, of course, she couldn't see anything, and then turned her head sideways, and her blue eyes reflected a slightly different side face from usual.

"Is it that bad?"

β€œβ€¦β€¦ To be honest, I don't know, but judging from the attitude of Old Man Nior, he regards it as life and death. ”

"Could it be some misunderstanding, in fact, the soldiers of Atlas just caught the wrong person."

"Hehe, I also hope there was some misunderstanding, but Sal said that they were suddenly attacked in the forest, it was obviously a well-designed trap, just a face, they have been subdued, if it were me, I wouldn't believe it was a misunderstanding."

"But ......"

"Actually, I'm also very curious, what did humans do to orcs, Isabella, you are very smart, so you should also know, what kind of Cheng dΓΉ must be done, so that people can always remember that kind of despair that will not be forgotten until death, what about the old man Nior, he told me, if the soldiers on the opposite side rush in, he wants me to leave with the child, he himself plans to stay here, hehe, he has already made the worst plan before anything starts."

"I don't know what the state of orcs is like in the empire, but I don't think everyone discriminates against orcs."

"So, talk to the person on the other side?"

"Maybe, I'm just saying maybe, the other side will understand the situation...... Ah Yi doesn't really want to leave with the child, so what about the others? ”

"Are you naΓ―ve or kind...... I won't leave, after all, so many brain cells have been wasted, just because of the words of Old Man Nior, the results of everyone's efforts in the past few months will be cleared, and no one will want to. ”

"What does Ah Yi mean?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and flicked Isabella's forehead: "Just according to your wishes, go talk to the compatriots opposite." ”

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When Shen Yi stepped into the forest, he could clearly feel the tight atmosphere, and almost in an instant, dozens of eyes were cast on him, and he didn't need to deliberately look back, he could also know that there must have been countless bows and crossbows aimed at the vital points on his body.

But...... It's just a bow and arrow, if it's a sniper rifle or something, he doesn't have to hesitate, he will immediately turn around, tell Isabella that the situation has changed, pack his luggage, and then smear oil on the soles of his feet, jokingly imagining such a scene in his mind, if he really does this, he should be severely despised.

Then there were soldiers parting from the grass and coming to him, he followed the soldiers and walked slowly, looked around, people here, people there, soldiers hidden in the shadows, and dead corners suitable for hiding, his heart is naturally preparing for the worst, as I have said before, he is actually a person who is extremely realistic, what Isabella said naturally makes sense, not all people will hate orcs, but they pin their hopes on humans who are impossible to meet even a percent probability, He couldn't do it anyway.

When he went a little deeper, he saw the makeshift camp, heavily guarded by soldiers, Barton and Bauer in iron cages, their hands and feet covered with wounds of various sizes, and heavy chains, presumably tortured, and now there was not even a one percent chance of it, he thought, and Barton, who saw him, immediately struggled violently.

"Ah Yi!"

"It's me, Barton, don't be so nervous, it's fine."

"Those humans want to arrest all the people in the village, and they are forcing me to ask how many people are in my village......"

"I know, you didn't say anything, did you? Otherwise, they would have rushed in. ”

"Woo, how can we betray the village, Ah Yi leave us alone, leave with the people in the village."

"It's okay, trust me, I'll have a way since I'm here."

After pacifying Barton, he saw the general of the human soldiers who had suddenly attacked, his almost cold and stern countenance, and his upright posture, just at first glance, he was also impressed, and he was about to plan for the worst, he thought.

Leonard's gaze quickly swept coldly, this was beyond his expectation, there would be humans in the orc village, the Imperial people who were exiled because of their crimes and ended up mixing with the orcs, or refugees from other countries, he thought about it, looking at Shen Yi who appeared in front of him.

Then a qiΔ“ explained why he saw something he had never seen before outside the village, the huge wheel by the river, and the completely different way of planting from the empire, all of which were from his handwriting, his gaze stayed on Shen Yi's overly calm face, Leonard tried to distinguish even a trace of panic from it, whether it was a disguise of pretending to be calm, or the confidence of holding the hole cards, he gradually narrowed his eyes.

After a long time, he spoke, "What is your relationship with that orc village?" ”

"When I first came here, it was the people of the village who saved my ......"

Leonard interrupted Shen Yi's words without hesitation: "It doesn't matter, dare to break in alone, the courage is not small, I advise you, don't get too close to the orcs!" He said coldly, then turned around.

Shen Yi shook his head indifferently, and drew a sign, from his attitude, he probably knew that there was no room for change, and before he could react, Leonard had already respoken: "Go back and tell the people in the village and hand over Princess Isabella!" ”

"Isabella...... Princess......" Then Shen Yi was slightly stunned, this was really an unexpected result.

"What? Didn't you hear me? ”

"Not really, but I just take the liberty of asking, what will happen to the rest of the village if the princess is handed over?"

"You want to intercede for them?"

"Well, after all, they saved me."

"Boring self-esteem, you haven't thought about your situation? It is a felony to kidnap the princess of the empire, for the sake of humanity, if you bring the princess out safely, you can be fine, but they ...... It's just a bunch of orcs. ”

"I see, thank you for the reminder...... It's just that if you can give me a day, I'll find a way to bring the princess out. ”

"Yes, but it's only one day, make the most of it."

As he spoke, Leonard turned around and stayed on Shen Yi for a few seconds, but he didn't see Shen Yi's expression clearly, because he bent over, his whole face was covered, and with a wave of his hand, he immediately motioned for the soldiers to take Shen Yi out, looking at the back of Shen Yi leaving, but his eyes slowly narrowed.

When he walked out of Leonard's tent, Shen Yi couldn't help but let out a sigh, from beginning to end, even if he turned his back to that man, he could feel the oppression of his scrutiny, this is really a difficult opponent, but the old man is probably right, the relationship between humans and orcs is still really overwhelming, it's just ...... Oh, princess, she turned out to be a princess.

Chaotic thoughts then came flooding back, but his mind became more and more calm, like a lake that could not withstand a wave, and a certain thought in his mind had already been determined.

There is only one day.

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