April 13th, Hillsbrad Hills, 3 a.m., Southsea Township.

Raphael, who was woken up by the sound of the alarm bell, rubbed his eyes, even the player needs to sleep to relieve the accumulated fatigue in the body, unlike the undead, who neither need to eat nor rest, as long as the soul fire is still burning, they can continue to move.

Since the expeditionary force entered the town of Nanhai, the largest human settlement in the Hillsbrad Hills has been transformed into a military camp, and the wall that was originally made of stones mixed with the mud and sand of the sea has been strengthened several times to become a fortified wall up to four meters high, supported by a man-thick wood on the inside. Several towers and watchtowers were also erected on the side of the town near the wall, which burned 24 hours a day to keep watch out for possible enemies.

Even on the side of the sea, a one-man high wooden fence was erected to block the fishmen who would sneak up from time to time, and to protect the dock.

Ever since Tadelar had been stationed here with the Expeditionary Force, the Shadow Werewolves had been attacking frequently, mostly in the dead of night, and in recent days they had been seen even during the day.

Raphael put on his gear, pushed open the door and walked out. As one of the few high-ranking members of the expeditionary force, the mayor of Nanhai Town provided the largest and most fortified town hall in the town as the residence and command center of Tadelal and others.

Lana Saddarin was already standing in the hall on the first floor with a longbow on his back, and there were also four princes and two princesses standing here, Rasfil still didn't deal with Hobels, and the remaining two princes were Mordir Banner from the Kingdom of Banster and Pyrin Giraldine from the Duchy of Giraldine, the former stayed here to command the Banster Royal Warband, with the strength of the sixth order, and the latter was the helper sent by the Duchy of Giraldine in order to express gratitude to the expeditionary force for helping to recover the city of Andorhar, Although he only has the strength of the fifth order, he is very familiar with the hills of Hillsbrad, especially those orcs in Dunhold Castle.

In fact, there were not many members of the royal family who participated in the expedition in the human kingdom at the beginning, and everyone understood that this expedition was essentially a show, and the undead entrenched in the city of Andohal did not have any powerful existence at all, and it was a pleasant trip for those noble children who needed to accumulate merits. But with the plague of werewolves breaking out in the Silver Pine Forest, the ferocious and bloodthirsty werewolves apparently made the pampered second sons retreat, especially after experiencing the hardships of the Mosena swamp firsthand, most of the noble children who came to gild the gold left this war-torn land with the fleet transporting supplies after arriving in Nanhai Town.

Those who can still stay are either confident in their skills or want to get more out of this war.

Lana was an archer with some elven blood, and before Raphael could walk down the stairs, she beckoned to the girl and motioned for her to come to her side.

"What's wrong?" Raphael asked in a low voice, tightening his robe. Werewolves don't sneak up in the middle of the night once or twice, and it's rare to see everyone gathered in the town hall like now.

Next to Lana is a twin princess from the Oberline Kingdom, her sister Mona is a mage, and her sister Caroline is a warrior, although her strength is only third-order, but because she is not valued in the kingdom, she wants to make some achievements. Among the four girls, Lana is the oldest and Raphael is the youngest, and in the past two months, they have already cultivated a good relationship with each other.

"This time is different from before, don't you see that Lord Tadrar is not here, it is said that a heroic werewolf has appeared, and the Lord immediately rushed to the city wall after receiving the report." As a mage, Mona has a more calm temperament than her sister Caroline.

"The two Highnesses are discussing what to do, Lord Tibest is still in the Tirisfal Glade, there is only Lord Tadral in Nanhai Town, and now there is a hero-level werewolf, and the two Highnesses are worried that the current defense force will not be able to guarantee the safety of Nanhai Town." Lana gestured to the two who were arguing, "Look, isn't it like two roosters fighting?" ”

"It's not a lady's courtesy to speak ill of people behind her back!"

"Come on, you were worse than I said last night!"

Raphael already has a high immunity to the teasing between Caroline and Lana. Due to the peculiarities of the world of Entagre, even the princesses of these royal families rarely have that kind of delicate flowers. In this world, even a king does not know when he will die in battle, so every royal descendant is strictly taught and nurtured after birth to take on the responsibility of ruler when necessary.

"I'll take a look."

The mayor of South Seas, Colin, stood in the center of the hall, looking anxiously at Rasfil and Horbels, although Tadelal let him take care of the rest of the matter before leaving, how could this small landowner, who was not even a nobleman, dare to offend the two princes in front of him.

"Mayor Colin, thank you for your hard work!" A warm voice came from behind, Colin's eyes lit up, and he finally waited for someone to solve the problem.

"Your Highness Raphael, it's not hard, it's not hard!" Colin turned and bowed respectfully to Raphael.

I don't know when it started, but before I knew it, Raphael was called His Royal Highness, and this title was generally only used for some big nobles or members of the royal family, or people in high positions like Meradel.

"I know the general situation, but, what are the two Highnesses arguing about?"

"Don't hide it from Your Highness, because of the appearance of a hero-level werewolf, the two Highnesses are discussing how to deal with it." Mayor Colin looked relaxed, others may not be willing to have this bit of power in their hands, but for the current Colin, he would like to throw this burden to Raphael, he knows very well what status this girl is in the eyes of those princes and princesses.

Rasfar and Horbels also stopped arguing at this point and set their eyes on Raphael.

"Raphael, you're just in time!" Rasfil, a die-hard fan of the girl, did not hesitate to throw away Hubers and step over to her side, "We are discussing how to help Lord Tadral. Howels, this coward, wants to escape! This is simply a betrayal! ”

Lana, who was standing not far away, covered her mouth and whispered to Caroline: "It's shameless, it's so intimate!" ”

"I just think that the next battle will become more and more intense, and our defenses are not sufficient enough to squander them wantonly, so those old people and children should be allowed to leave Nanhai Town on transport ships to avoid them being harmed in the war." Hubers was a knight of light, after all, and his first consideration was how to reduce the casualties of those civilians.

"This is running away! Once the civilians who didn't move knew they could leave here, they wouldn't have any intention of staying to fight the werewolves! If you send the old people and children away now, will you send away the waste that does not dare to participate in the battle in a few days? Who will help us prepare the meals? Who's going to keep watch for us? Is it all up to our soldiers? Don't forget, by now, we have less than 30,000 soldiers to fight! Rasfir said excitedly, unable to agree with Hubers' idea of running away without a fight.

Due to the large amount of supplies hoarded in Southsea Town being burned by werewolves, the transport fleet had to invest the main capacity in replenishment, so only a small percentage of players were able to travel from the Ashwood Kingdom to Southsea Town by transport. To date, less than 2,000 players under Raphael's command were able to participate in the battle.

What's more, the increasingly fierce battles have caused most players to start to react negatively, either reducing the online time or not working hard. Tadelal had to use the soldiers of the expeditionary force as the main force to defend against the werewolves, and together with the South Sea militia regiment, he could make up enough for 25,000 men.

To be honest, don't look at this number as a lot, but Nanhai Town also has a lot to defend. Needless to say, there must be people on the city wall twenty-four hours a day, otherwise let those werewolves seize the opportunity, and the entire Nanhai Town will become precarious. In addition, the docks and coast also need manpower to guard against the attacks of the fishmen and the naga. These guys seem to see an opportunity to snatch money from humans, occasionally snatching away a few careless civilians or destroying some of the dock facilities.

To make matters worse, the Bloodcave Clan of Dunhold Castle and the Dark Pine Trolls of Shattered Ridge also seemed to have reached some kind of agreement with the werewolves, and began to harass the farmsteads located outside the city walls, and Tadelal had to send some men to salvage the scattered civilians and supplies, which further exacerbated the manpower and material resources of the expeditionary force.

Therefore, Horbels's suggestion was not wrong, and the old men and children staying in Nanhai Town would not only need to consume additional supplies, but the expeditionary force would also have to pay more to protect them. As the number of wounded continues to increase, the total number of soldiers is also declining day by day.

Raphael is not a fool, in fact, she is very smart herself, and with Yu Bin on the side, she knows exactly what these werewolves are thinking. Others may not know the heels behind these werewolves, but Raphael knows that Archmage Arugao is the real commander behind these werewolves.

The werewolves' plan was simple, on the one hand, they would continue to infiltrate the Tirisfal Glade to prevent the troops led by Tibest from entering the Silverpine Forest, and on the other hand, through small but frequent raids, they would continue to consume the supplies of the South Sea Town, and firmly confine the main force of the expeditionary force to the hills of Hillsbrad. And with each passing day, Shadowfang Castle can summon more Shadow Werewolves from the Shadow Plane.

Tadrar and Tibest were well aware of all this, but the bad situation prevented them from improving the situation anytime soon. Compared to the South Sea Town, Tibest is in greater danger. Not only did he need to lead his cavalry and the Ashwood Kingdom's border garrison to advance towards the Silverpine Forest little by little, but he also had to be on guard against the attack of Fenrus the Devourer, and according to the news from Dalaran, the shadow wolf had not been too damaged in the previous burst of magic. Even though Tibest is on the verge of stepping from Heroic to Legendary Realm, he is still a little short compared to the legendary Devourer Fenruth. This is still the case of Fenrus's strength declining due to entering the main plane, and if this shadow giant wolf regains its true strength, I am afraid that no one in the entire expeditionary force has the ability to compete with it. The title of Devourer is not for nothing.

"Your Highness Raphael, what do you think should be done?" Instead of letting Raphael choose one or the other, Hobels threw the problem directly at her, because he knew very well that no matter what suggestion he proposed, Rasfier, who had regarded him as a competitor from the beginning, would not agree, and if Raphael proposed a solution, it was very likely that Raphael would not object.

At the same time, he also believes that Raphael, as a priest, will not make a decision to ignore civilian casualties. How can an existence that can be favored by the Holy Light be a malevolent person.

Although Raphael's face was still calm, he was already smiling bitterly in his heart. She didn't expect Horbes to do that, didn't he throw her on the fire to roast her.

"Hey, Horbels, you're not doing the right thing! Is this kind of thing for Raphael to decide? As men, don't you feel ashamed to throw your problems to a girl when things come to an end? Are you still a knight of light? Lana stepped forward without hesitation, "Is that what your father and teachers taught you?" ”

Hubers also knew that his actions were not honorable, but the Knight of Light was not the kind of fanatical believer who did not care about the lives of innocents in order to stick to his beliefs, on the contrary, protecting the good and helping the weak has always been one of the creeds of the Knight of Light, and if he could help the civilians in Nanhai Town, Hubers did not care about his reputation being damaged.

Rasfil looked at Horbels for a long time, he really hoped that Raphael would make a decision under the pressure of Horbels, anyway, there was Tadelal in the end. But compared to after this incident, Horbels' status in Raphael's mind will plummet!

Since the start of the expedition, more than ninety percent of the contenders have been disqualified, and now he is the only one who can compete with him for Raphael's heart. As for the other two, the boy of the Banner family has already been engaged, and the little guy of the Duchy of Giraldine is even more unlikely to compare with himself, the prince of the Arnas Empire, as long as Hobels can be out, Rasfil is very willing to pay some price for it.

"Sister Lana, it's okay!" Raphael grabbed Lana's hand, who wanted to rush up and reason with Hobels, "Although I don't have much ability, it has been thanks to the help of Mayor Colin for this period of time, and there has been nothing wrong with what Lord Tadelar has entrusted me. But I'm also a believer in the light, and I'm happy to do my part as long as I can help those innocent civilians. ”