The second floor of the warehouse next to the Eternal Winter Outpost and Barracks.

Inside Bernie's room.

"What do you think of the situation, Bernie?" Vicissa panicked as she eagerly slapped Bernie's back: although she didn't know much about war, she could still feel that the situation was out of control: the reason for this was that there were more and more blue spots of light in the courtyard that she didn't dare to look at. And the defenders' lines were slowly but persistently retreating.

"Can't you see it? It's so bad, it's just going to take a turn for the worse. In the faint light of the candle, Bernie stared intently at the slightly reflective window. His gaze was directed at the blackened enemy forces outside the outpost: "Ever since the walls were blown open with a big hole, the Corruptors have rushed in like crazy. In just ten minutes, more than half of the guards in our courtyard died. Now that the enemy has begun to attack the city walls from the courtyard, relying on the high ground advantage of the ladder, the guards can barely hold out for a while. ”

"We ...... Can you hold it?" Although she knew that this was nonsense, Qi Lisa couldn't help but ask Bernie, expecting him to give an affirmative answer: "Yes, Bernie?

"I hope so. With an extremely solemn expression, Bernie lowered his eyes and was silent for a moment: "But the battle damage ratio is too high...... The enemy is several times stronger than ours, and each Corruptor can kill an average of three or four defenders. If this continues, the outpost will definitely not last for half an hour before it falls. ”

Half-hour...... Hearing this, Qi Lisha couldn't help but shudder: "But, now that there is no black ice mage to resurrect them, don't we have a great advantage by relying on archers?"

"So what? once the walls are taken control, the last remaining advantage will disappear immediately. Sighing, Bernie stared at the wick and whispered, "The real power of the archer's rain of arrows is not in destroying the enemy, but in its ability to demoralize the enemy and exert a sense of oppression. But these mental blows have no effect on the Corruptor at all, and the salvo loses its advantage. ”

"Half of the control of the compound has been lost. After saying this, seeing that Qi Lisa didn't mean to answer, Bernie said again in order to ease the tension: "Although it's a bit frustrating to say this now, it's just you and me here, and it's okay to talk about it, and you don't have to ask...... On the battlefield now, the morale of our army has fallen to the bottom. Once this morale falls, it will snowball and become bigger and bigger, and it will be difficult to recover. The line of defense is retreating more and more, and the soldiers standing in front are constantly trembling - can you imagine what fighting power the soldiers who are trembling with fear on the battlefield?"

"They should be scared! I feel scared from afar, let alone the soldiers who are going to fight in close quarters. Timidly looking out the window, Qi Lisa hurriedly turned her gaze back and tugged at her torn scarf: "Legend has it that the eyes of the corrupt cannot be directly looked at by the living, otherwise they will freeze the soul ......"

"That's true, but ......" pointed to himself, and Bernie looked at Lisa in confusion. Looking directly at her blonde hair under the candlelight, the purchaser couldn't help but be a little stunned: "Huh...... I mean, it didn't feel right from the start. You see, I've been standing here and looking out of the window for a long time, staring into their eyes. But why am I okay? Although I did feel a little uncomfortable at first, it didn't take long for me to get used to it. ”

"Because you're farther away, right? Or maybe it's just that you're staring at them instead of them staring at you, so it's fine. At this point, Qi Lisa inadvertently looked at the window and thought, "Hey, Bernie - is it possible that it's okay because it's through the glass?"

"Huh, maybe. Scratching his head, Bernie suddenly felt very reasonable, and said seriously: "If this is true, then it may come in handy in the future...... For example, glass for everyone's helmets. ”

Thinking about the comical appearance of the helmet, Qi Lisa couldn't help but laugh out loud. Embarrassed by her laughter, Bernie hung his head, "What's so funny about this? It's like using fire against the Corruptor, it's normal." ”

"Hmm...... It's nothing. It's just a little funny when you think about it. Angery's reaction made her want to laugh even more, and Qirisa pulled her pants and tightened her legs. With such a smile, she suddenly felt less nervous, "We really don't have much chance of winning, Bernie?"

"I don't feel like so. His expression was a little bitter for a moment, and Bernie was silent for a moment and looked out the window: "If only there was that kind of secret fuel imported from the school...... They can be dispersed with a fire attack. A few days ago, the city lord of Metz spent a lot of money to order a large number of goods to strengthen the city's defense. If it weren't for the afternoon battle, these things would have been transported to the outpost. ”

"Maybe the town will send in the rescuers? They might have that fuel with them. Whispering her thoughts, Qi Lisa looked at Bernie expectantly: "If this place really can't be defended, the commander will order a retreat to the town through ......the back door, right?

"It's impossible to expect the town to send rescuers, and those militia guards come and die one by one. With a snort, Bernie twisted his neck in complete hopelessness: "The guards on the walls are completely trapped, and they can't pass through most of the courtyard that has been occupied to join their allies. As for forcibly breaking through, don't even think about it. ”

"But at least some of the soldiers can leave?" The tension returned, and Qi Lisa kept tugging at the thread on her glove, muttering quietly, "Since the outpost will definitely fall, there is no need to let the soldiers die." Wouldn't it be better to withdraw to the town and defend again?"

"It's no drama at all. Once the outpost is lost, the entire Beihaiwang will be completely finished. The army of the Corruptors will surely take advantage of the victory and pursue it, and directly destroy the entire town. With this number of enemy troops, it is impossible to defend it. Rejecting Qi Lisa's idea, Bernie looked out the window at the decline and pointed to a man, "Moreover, the Ice Rock Commander is notoriously stubborn. It would be impossible to expect him to admit defeat and retreat. ”

"And what are we going to do?" Confused by Bernie's words, Lisa exclaimed in a panic, "Can't—"

"I said I would protect you, but I wouldn't let you die. Interrupting Qi Lisa, Bernie turned his head and looked directly at the girl, "Stay here a little longer, Miss Qi Lisa...... If the tide of battle gets out of hand, we'll go to the stables and ride to Winterfell. ”

Protect me to Winterfell...... Facing Bernie's gaze, Qi Lisa's cheeks suddenly became a little hot: perhaps because of the possible escape of the night, she felt inexplicably excited and began to breathe rapidly.