At each stretch of the road, soldiers such as Paul would leave marks on the stones or tree trunks on the side of the road to indicate that the journey was safe.

Watching the movements of Paul and the others, Althea curiously asked Malone why they did this.

"It's just a common mark. By the time Robin and the others arrived, they would be able to determine that we had scouted the route. ”

Malone explained.

"But...... If something happens in the middle, isn't such a mark completely useless? On the contrary, it may make people later relax their guard because of the sign of 'safety', right? ”

Althea questioned.

"Of course not, Robin and the others are all experienced soldiers, even if they know that this road is safe when we pass Guò, they will not let their guard down."

Malone said as he walked forward.

"Doesn't that prove that such marks are useless? Anyway, if there is a mark, the people behind can't let their guard down! ”

Althea pouted.

"This ......"

Malone grinned awkwardly, he didn't plan to continue to entangle with this "problematic" girl, although it sounded like what she said made sense......

"Marlon, do you think we'll be safe on the way?"

Seeing that Marlon didn't speak, Althea blinked, ran in front of him again, turned around, and asked nervously as she walked backwards.

"Of course, and then the orcs will arrest the girl who has a lot of problems and let go of the girl who keeps her mouth shut. Well, that's it. ”

Malone replied viciously as he watched the situation around him vigilantly, an instinct left over from the previous owner of this body.

"Really? Why is this so? ”

Althea seemed to hear something that intrigued her, and asked excitedly.

"Ahem......"

Marlon didn't expect that Althea didn't understand the meaning of what he just said, which also made him completely unable to continue the conversation with Altea.

- The people of the world of Azeroth...... The sense of humor is so low!

Malone thought so.

"Marlon, you say, if we meet an orc...... Can we defeat them? ”

Althea has a lot of questions, and I don't know if it's purely for Marlon or if she's doing this to everyone.

"It depends on the number of orcs, we can use about a dozen people, if the number of orcs is less than twenty, we can barely handle it, if it exceeds this number...... It's harder. ”

Malone shook his head and said.

"But there are more than 200 of us! Can't you handle twenty orcs? ”

Althea seemed unconvinced.

"Two hundred and eighty-four? I remember it as if it was this number...... But that's not how the accounts are calculated, most of our team are non-combatants, and there are not many people with military training, at most there are only a few militiamen, how can we fight with the orcs? ”

Malone explained to Altheea.

In fact, to say that they can deal with twenty orcs is a bit exaggerated in Malone's opinion.

If it were Marlon himself, he would have taken out a few powerful skills from his system, and it was estimated that he could deal with hundreds or thousands of orcs, but obviously he had no way to protect those hundreds of refugees while doing so.

"Non-combat...... Personnel? Is that what it means to be civilian? Then I must be a combatant, my father said, when we settle down, a militia will be formed, and I will lead it. ”

Althea said proudly to Malone with her hands behind her back, raising her delicate chin.

"What kind of combatant are you...... Do you have a weapon? Do you have armor? What a ......."

Marlon couldn't help laughing, Althea in front of her, no matter how you look at it, she is a delicate girl, a standard non-combatant, right?

"How come I don't have armor? Look, isn't this leather armor on me? Of course, leather armor is just as much armor as chain mail! ”

Malone's smile made Althea feel offended, and she puffed up her chest in anger and said unconvinced.

"You ......"

Marlon looked away in embarrassment - Althea was right, her leather armor was naturally armor, but ......

In Ma Long's eyes, this thing is not so much armor as it is ...... It's just a sexy/sensual dress.

"Well, even if you have a piece of leather armor, but what about your weapon? How can you fight orcs without weapons? ”

Malone asked rhetorically.

"Weapons...... I don't have a weapon, only this! It's a little shorter, but I'm nimble, and I'm sure I'll be able to slit the throat of an orc with it! ”

Listening to Ma Long's words, Althea had a look of embarrassment on her face, but she quickly said with confidence.

Althea, of course, had no weapons, and she was not a soldier before the outbreak of war; But she had a dagger she carried with her for self-defense, and now she was pulling it out of the leather sheath at her waist and wielding it wildly in the air.

What can this thing do......

- Marlon thought to himself, but out of politeness, he didn't tell the truth.

Seeing that Marlon was no longer talking, Althea couldn't help but furrow her delicate eyebrows; But she was just about to say something to Marlon, when she suddenly saw the other party rushing towards her.

Althea had just been walking backwards in order to talk to Marlon; Seeing Ma Long rushing towards her, the girl's face showed a panicked look, and her body instinctively wanted to dodge, and the steps under her feet suddenly stumbled.

"Yikes!"

Althea exclaimed in surprise and fell to the grass beneath her feet.

"Be careful!"

Marlon stepped across the distance between him and Althea in two steps, grabbed the wrist of Althea's dagger hand to prevent her from cutting herself in a panic, and then held her up behind him.

Of course, Althea also realized that she was in danger just now, and it was nothing to just fall, but if the dagger in her hand was not placed in the right position, it would be stabbed into her own body.

After all, Althea liked her dagger very much, and before the outbreak of war, she would always use a whetstone to ensure its sharpness in her free time.

"Horse ...... Mr. Malone! Don't scare me like that! ”

Frightened, Althea shouted loudly at Marlon - the girl's change of name to Marlon was only a recent thing, and in a panic, she subconsciously changed to her original name.

Of course, Althea knew that it was Malone who saved him just now, but if he hadn't suddenly rushed towards him, he wouldn't have been so frightened that he lost his balance and fell to the ground!

-- On this point, Althea still knows it clearly.