The Elven Empress hung up the call first, not so much apologizing to us as repenting to the God of Creation for what she had done.

"How is it, Xiao Yi" Cagalli said with concern on the side, "What did Her Majesty the Fairy Empress say?" ”

I took a deep breath, squeezed out a smile, and said, "Grandma Empress...... She wished us a successful start. ”

"In that case, the rebels who came this time won't be very strong," Billy shouted from the side.

"No, but the lion fights the rabbit, and it takes all the strength," I commanded, "while you have enough time, Billy, you and I will cut some branches with a knife and make a temporary crossbow arrow, Lirea, you take a few people to cut some useless wood, combine it, make a few crossbow machines, and line up the tents around, the number of weak chickens we will face this time may be slightly larger, but don't be afraid, the balance of victory is always tilted in our favor!" ”

Morale is a key factor in determining success or failure.

Even if the fight didn't start, the high morale won three points first.

In addition to these three points of morale, there are two points that depend on the sky, and there are only the remaining five points that really get to the bottom of it.

After the mission, I told Loki to go to the forest to summon the elite captain, and said that there was something urgent to tell him.

Not long after Loki ran into the jungle, Godot suddenly walked over, crouched down, and said, "Captain, is there something hidden?" ”

"Ah" I looked around, everyone was busy with their tasks, and no one paid attention to this, so I lowered my voice and said, "This time the rebels are more than four hundred, and all of them are fully equipped and not weak. ”

"There are more than 400 rebels, and there are only more than 100 on our side, that is to say, our original encirclement and suppression war has now become a besieged war?"

"That's it," I sighed, "but fortunately, the Empress gave me a little hope in the end." ”

"Hope?"

"Reinforcements will arrive on the island about an hour after the battle starts, which means we only need to hold out for an hour."

Godot nodded and said, "But when everything is not superior, it is not easy to hold on for an hour. ”

"It's precisely because it's not easy, so I prepare a crossbow machine, and I can always delay some time by firing a few shots of intensive crossbow arrows."

"But captain, the moment when the crossbow arrows run out."

"When the time comes," I smiled at him, put my hand on his shoulder, patted him lightly, and said, "Godot, protect my family." ”

Godot looked at me with a solemn gaze that he had never seen before, and he was silent for a moment, then nodded, and said, "I'll do my best, Captain." ”

Standing up, stretching his waist, taking a deep breath, feeling the salty smell that kept echoing in his nose, he muttered, "Actually, this island is quite beautiful." ”

Not long after, the elite captain came quickly, and I told her the words of the fairy empress, and the captain said with a solemn face, "What are your plans, Elder?" ”

"Give up all your previous plans," I said, "just keep hiding in the bushes, and when my side fights the rebels, you will do your own thing, and if you really can't resist the rebels' attack, you will evacuate immediately, get on the rebels' boats and run, and leave us alone." ”

"This is not possible, Elder," the elite captain said solemnly, "Her Majesty the Empress repeatedly emphasized before we left that even if we die, we must save the elder's life at all costs, Elder, I am really very troubled by your sudden order. ”

"It's common sense to run away if you can't beat it, no one will blame you, don't worry, I'll explain the situation to the empress in a while, and you won't be punished in any way."

"No, Elder, never!" The elite captain suddenly half-knelt in front of me and said, "Since Your Majesty has entrusted us with the responsibility of protecting the lives of the elders, it means that we have this honor, which is a supreme honor for us, and even for the family behind us!" ”

As she spoke, she raised her head, looked directly at me with extremely serious eyes, and said, "Please also ask the elders to take back their fate, for us, life can be rested, and glory cannot be extinguished!" ”

I frowned and said in a deep voice, "Is the so-called glory really more important than life?" ”

"Yes!" The Elite Captain lowered his head, his answer unusually firm.

After a while, I sighed: "Then so be it, after ten minutes of exchange of fire on our side, you will start attacking." ”

"Follow the orders of the elders."

Ten minutes, the longest I could have saved, and that included the delay of the crossbow arrows, the delay of magic, and the delay of my confrontation with the enemy.

As I sharpened the tip of my arrow, I pondered for a moment what I should say when confronting the enemy.

However, after thinking about it, I couldn't think of half a word, and I not only smiled bitterly.

"What are you laughing at?" Billy asked.

"I've got my hands on it."

"The one who makes the knife can even cut his hand," Billy scoffed, "Have you been so indulged in pleasure lately that you have forgotten how to hold the knife?" ”

"Yes," I laughed, "You're right, but can you also pay attention to the branches in your hands when you laugh at me, and see for yourself, where can it be called a crossbow arrow, which was cut into a pencil by you." ”

"Bah, it's because you just laughed that disturbed my attention!" Billy shook the pot.

I laughed and said, "Then I laugh every day, are you not even able to hold a knife steadily?" ”

In this way, the two of us mocked each other with every word, which not only killed time, but also diluted the uneasiness.

At the beginning of the night, according to the words of the Fairy Empress, there was only a little more than an hour left before the real battle.

Looking around, the crossbow machine has been set up, everyone is resting, preparing dinner is preparing dinner.

I sat quietly in front of the jungle, stroking the big knife on my lap, the pitch-black big knife, no matter what time it was, it exuded a faint coldness.

Da Taidao said that this coldness was a trace of evil in its soul.

These evils all come from the curses of those who are killed by it, and it is precisely because of these curses that it has become tougher, sharper, and at the same time, more compatible with my killing intent.

"Tonight, let's kill as much as we want," I muttered to the Great Sword.

However, Da Taidao didn't reply to me, this Da Tai Dao, who likes to complain about me the most on weekdays, didn't even say a word to me at this moment.

But it was laughing, and the laughter was like a wolf, and it was tense and creepy.

After a long while, the voice of the Great Taidao finally sounded again: "I have been waiting for this day, I have been waiting for a long time, and I can finally feel the warm blood, lick the frightened soul, and taste the delicious curse!" ”