Chapter 1: The First War: 4. Dissuasion
I tried my best, and I was finally 0.01 second faster than the Grim Reaper. Although Li Lili and Lao Cannon and I were knocked down by the huge impact, we all survived.
As we stumbled and fled to the last hill into the footfall, the faceless ones who arrived first were ready for battle. Faceless moved the previously arranged position by one position. The original position was set up in the valley directly in order to open up the view. Faceless now moves his position to a cliff corner, leaving only one observation point on the original position. Faceless said this, so that the enemy's grenades and artillery fire could be rendered useless.
As soon as Li Lili and Lao Cannon and I got into position, Doler found that I was wounded. Doler said with concern, "Master, you have a lot of blood on your back!" β
Li Lili and the old cannon thought that I had just been blown up by explosives, and I told them that it was not, that I had been shot before. Li Lili and Lao Pao both had shameful faces, and they both knew in their hearts that if I hadn't pulled them to run just now, with their speed, they would have been buried in the valley at this moment.
Faceless took out the first aid kit, helped me take off my shirt, bandaged me, and said, "It's just that there is no way to take out the bullet now, so I can only go to the temple." The equipment contains the necessary medicines and tools. β
I said, "It's okay, I'm not papier-mΓ’chΓ©." This little bit of injury can withstand it. β
At this time, two more explosions sounded in the valley. After a while, the old man and Xiao Xiao also returned to their positions. Xiao Qi said that this time, one-third of the valley was blocked, and it was estimated that the enemy would not be able to pass for a while.
After I asked Faceless to take care of the wound, I thought about the two-day plan that I had prepared, and I was a little annoyed that it might make people break through in less than a day. Thinking that this is the last line of defense, the defeat in front of us makes us have to have a face-to-face tear with the mercenaries, and this tearing will make us face death. Thinking of this, I plan to let Dole and the monitor take Li Lili and Lao Pao away first. I understand that these two people are not suitable for this kind of work at all, and letting them stay here will not help everyone, on the contrary, it will only drag everyone down.
The old man who returned to the position and Xiao Xiao rested for a moment and asked me what was going on? Wasn't it ready to hold off the enemy at the mouth of the wind for a day, how could it be defeated in less than two hours?
I sighed and said, "Something happened." β
"The original plan to block there was to take advantage of the natural environment and prevent the enemy from discovering our presence. But after a while, a pig suddenly appeared. Then the enemy opened fire. As soon as the enemy opened fire, we had to retreat. β
Xiao Shu said, "How can there be pigs on the battlefield?" β
Faceless smiled and didn't answer.
"I see," said the old man, "because this pig has exposed its target and made the enemy discover our intentions, the whole plan has been destroyed." Now, I finally understand the true meaning of the phrase "not afraid of god-like opponents, but afraid of pig-like teammates". β
I didn't want any contradictions to arise in our team at this time, so I quickly stopped them from talking further. I said, "Now that things have gone wrong, it seems that we can't hold on to the planned two days." But in any case, we must endure the darkness of today, and we must not allow the enemy to break through this last line of defense before it gets dark. After dark, we retreated to the forest behind the sea of flowers. We took advantage of the cover of the forest, where we dragged the enemy for another day. β
Subsequently, I made my decision. Let Dole and the watchman take Li Lili and Lao Pao away first, and let Dole and the watcher tell the archmage and the tribal leader about the situation on our side, and let the archmage and the tribal leader be prepared to deal with the enemy in advance.
The old cannon still didn't do it, and said, "We are brothers, you can block the bullets for us, and if you want me to run away alone, I can't do this kind of thing!" β
I said, "Brother, but that's not your job!" β
Lao Pao's neck stiffened, "If we can't live together, I can die with you!" β
Doler glared at the old cannon and said unceremoniously, "What is the same death?" You're dragging Master to death! β
Faceless smiled, "You've already killed one and injured one." Can you tell us how many people you plan to die before you want to stay away from us? β
The old man also said, "Brother, I know that you are affectionate and righteous. But the thing of affection and righteousness is not a rope, you can't use it to tie yourself, but also to others. In this way, it is harmful to others and oneself. β
Xiao Xiao pouted, "I hope you understand a morality, never be reckless in areas that you are not good at, this will only make you die an ugly death." β
The old cannon still insisted, but was stopped by Li Lili. Li Lili said, "Brother, although people's words are not very good, but the words are not rough. Come to think of it, what can we do if we stay? Just like just now, in order to make us flee for our lives, people have to block bullets for us. I don't think we can do anything like this anymore, even if someone will accuse us of being unkind and unjust in the future, we should go. Do you know in your heart what role we can do if we stay? There are some jobs that we really don't do well! We are here only to stop the enemy, not to die here. Just imagine, once the time of the blocking reaches the expectation, the next step is to quickly leave the battlefield. If we stay here, won't we repeat what we just did when we retreat? Do we really want to be a burden to others? I don't want to do it anymore anyway! If you insist on looking for death, and you have to drag your brother to accompany you to the funeral, I can't help it. But I'm not going to do that again. If you want to keep me, I won't stop you, but I have to leave first. Since I can't do anything, at least I can not drag others down. β
After Li Lili said it, I saw that Lao Pao still looked hesitant, and said, "Brother, you should know that everyone is for your good." Everyone has their own role and value, but your role and value are not here. Get out of here and go to the temple, where you can play your part and your value. β
The old man also said, "People are more valuable in knowing others, and more valuable are in knowing themselves." Let's go, go where you can do what you are good at, and that's where you should be. β
The old cannon finally stopped talking, just silently picked up his equipment, and then followed Dole and Li Lili, and walked away without looking back.
I looked at the people who were drifting away, and suddenly I felt a sense of parting from life and death. I turned my gaze to the valley, and I knew that it would not be long before a troop of mercenaries would appear on that trail in the valley. What will ensue is a vicious battle.