The Eighth World War is a strategic battle
The place where the flare gun was fired wasn't too far away from Diane and the others, so when they arrived, Avenor could barely hold the dragon cub for Bai Lingche. Several times, the wyvern cub's fangs almost reached his arm.
"Avino!" Edith used the horse's back as a springboard and stepped in front of Avino, helping to drive him away. Since it is still in its physical form, there is no actual threat.
"What about that guy?" Diane asked Averneau, snorting from below. He was so entangled by the dragon that he couldn't get out, and could only say some intermittent keywords. He broke free of a hand and pointed in the direction where Bai Lingche had disappeared.
"Ahh......h We...... Witch ...... He chased after ......"
When Diane heard this, she said, "What? Did he chase after him again? Why didn't this guy listen to the command?"
"I'm sorry. Avenor lowered his head, "If only I could catch up quickly...... If I can get rid of this dragon quickly, then I don't have to ......."
"No, that's not your fault. Edith had completely subdued the wyvern, and the wings of the wyvern hung limply with blood on one side. Edith gave it the final blow, and finally it had a twitch of its legs and feet, and it lay on the ground and did not move. She stretched out a hand and took Avino: "It's too late to catch up now." Prove yourself to him. โ
Avino was stunned, and then, the tears that had been held back for three years finally fell. He hugged Edith and kept saying, "Thank you, thank you...... It's great to have you around, and it's great to have you around......"
Edith comfortingly patted Avino on the back and wiped away his tears.
"Ahem, I don't want to interrupt your good refresh, but I have to ask you a favor here, Wilson. At some point, Bell appeared beside the crowd and coughed to show his presence.
Avino immediately let go of his hands: "Please speak, as long as I can help, I will try to do it." โ
"May I ask you a questionโis the bottle of so-called antidote given by the witch with you now, and if so, can you test it for me now? I have found a clue that may be able to solve the problem I have encountered this time. โ
"Really, but I've done it for a lot of people before, so there's not much left...... Well, here it is. Averno pulled the violet bottle out of his trouser pocket, and Bell uncorked it and put it under his nose to sniff, frowning.
"That's exactly ......," she muttered.
Seeing this, Diane asked, "Did you find anything?" Bell?"
Bell gave Diane the potion and asked her to make a final confirmation: "Unless the witch has added a potion to confuse the sense of smell, my nose is rotten." This is a rare catalytic potion in the witch world, if you smear it on an object, that object will change back to its original form, but over time they will not only change back to their original form, but also speed up their own metabolism. And this time depends on their own size and weight. That's why some of the smaller comrades in the unit didn't petrify quickly. โ
"Tsk, so they still haven't kept their promises, and in the end they're just going to use these dastardly tricks?"
"No, they did, that's right. Because they did revert the soldiers back to their original forms for a while, not to mention reminding us of the potions' time limit. We can't negotiate with them on that basis alone. And now we can only keep silent, don't we? We don't have any evidence that the witch was involved in the rebellion three years ago, and if we go head-to-head with our current strength, we will only suffer. โ
"No way! I saw the witch slaughter in our village! I saw it with my own eyes! The witch also used magic to blow up my house and burn it down! My father died on the spot, and they joined forces with the dragons to take my mother away and her life is still unknown! Isn't that enough evidence?" Avino protested, and Edith grabbed his arm.
"Avino!"
"Butโ"
"There is nothing to do, now you should obey the command and arrangement of your superiors in the army. What's more, we didn't say that the witch was right, what was the truth three years ago, I believe everyone present knows it in their hearts. The witch should have simply used magic to eliminate the fact that they were present, so that people could not do it. But if we succeed in catching the perpetrators this time, then it is possible to get clues out of their mouths. Then you might be able to find out your mother's whereabouts. โ
"Imagination is good, little girl. But let me say that it is very difficult for humans to deal with witches empty-handed, and even to die, not to mention that you still have to capture them alive. Even if they fall into your trap, do you really think that the witch will stay by your side obediently like a rabbit and not resist? Then you are wrong, they will risk their lives to protect the secrets of the race, and the witch has always been so strict. In desperate situations, they will also end their lives by committing suicide. โ
Bell splashed cold water unhurriedly on the side, much to Edith's displeasure. She was about to open her mouth to fight back, but Chief Diane said, "Is there anything you can do?"
"I think it's time to come up with a perfect strategy to make sure that we don't go wrong later. Bell picked up a branch and drew it on the ground. "Let's say we're in Zone A right now, and Kylot impulsively went to Zone B where the witch was going in order to hunt down the witch, and eight of us were petrified and injured and couldn't go to the war and stayed in Zone C. Subtract the three soldiers who are now caring for the wounded in the town, and we now have thirty-nine people here. These thirty-nine people can be divided into three groups of thirteen each. One group and Diane went to assist Bai Lingche, and the other group went around the long way with Thorin to ambush. There is also one group that is most important, you have to go with me on the land, there may be all kinds of dangers on the land, such as witches' traps, dragons, etc. But if we make it to the point, we should be able to see the magic circle used by the witch priest today. Because today is the full moon, it is the night of the priests that the witch must perform every month. The reason they petrified the townsfolk was probably to raise sacrifices, and if we could stop it, we would at least be able to completely break the spell and free the names of those people. โ
"So you're admitting that you didn't get the right antidote before?" Edith sneered in retaliation.
Bell smiled and shook his head: "It was indeed my negligence that I failed to distinguish the truth of the antidote before, but this time I have enough evidence to prove that I was right." Because the original pioneer of Telenia was the witch priest himself, and the reason for this is because the witch has taken a fancy to the feng shui treasure of this area, even if I am not the witch himself, I can see at a glance that Telenia is a good place, isn't it? Wouldn't the efficiency of the sacrifice here be much higher than in other places?"
"Hmm......" Edith was speechless for a moment, everything Bell said was indeed true. And unexpectedly reasonable.
"Good. Diane squinted at the remaining thirty-nine, "Did you hear that?