Chapter 22: Breakout

"Now, break through with me. After surviving another wave of enemy attacks, Roland ordered in between enemy attacks. Immediately afterwards, Roland was the first to rush out of the car formation and break through to the place that Fair had said. The Whispering Squad followed Roland to form a goose-shaped breakthrough formation, quickly advancing towards the few enemies on the way, and only a few wounded soldiers and a few soldiers who were automatically willing to stay and continue to resist were left in the original car formation.

Due to the suddenness of Roland and the others' breakthrough, coupled with the small number of enemies behind them, it didn't take long for Roland and others to open a gap, and the battlefield was quiet for a while.

"Captain, they're going to be deserters!" said a guard beside von El at this time, while von El frowned and watched the actions of Roland and the others, and didn't understand Roland's thoughts for a while. Although he didn't have much contact with Roland and others, von Ahr knew that this squad concentrated the elite of various units, and he would definitely believe that other squads were deserters, but if Roland's squad was a deserter, he von Ayer still didn't believe it, because he believed that every outstanding talent had their own pride and dignity.

After a short period of silence, the bandits who reacted began to chase in the direction of Roland and others' retreat, but there were still some resistance personnel in the car formation where Roland and others left, although the number was not large, but due to the protection of the car array, the enemy was difficult to break for a while, and although the rest of the bandits in the rear were surrounded by Roland and others, the number was not much after all, plus a pause for a while, so it didn't take long for Roland and others to break out, except for a few breakout personnel who were shot by the enemy's bow and arrow halfway, the whole team basically walked away without any damage。 Seeing that they couldn't catch up with Roland and the others, the pursuing bandits did not further pursue and kill Roland and the others, and after eliminating the remaining personnel in the car formation, they began to move towards several large car formations.

"Your Royal Highness, you are almost there, and you will see a path through this maple forest. As the group retreated to the vicinity of their destination, Fell stepped forward and whispered beside Roland. At this time, there were only 20 people left in the entire team, only 16 people could fight, and the rest all suffered serious damage from the enemy in the breakthrough. After entering the maple forest again, Yan Ophilil dealt with several seriously injured soldiers to a certain extent, although he said that he could not continue to fight on the mountain, but at least he also had a certain ability to protect himself in this maple forest, while Roland and the others took advantage of the time to rest well, and after replenishing the water and food, the remaining 16 people began to walk towards the depths of the maple forest.

"Your Royal Highness, when you arrive, the front is in front. When he entered the maple grove not far away, Fell pointed to a bush of grass and walked towards it, and everyone followed into the grass, and the grass was covered with broken stone slabs, saying that the slate was actually similar to the stone, but it was different from the soil in the rest of the grass, and there were faint traces of artificial construction, but I don't know how far away it was now. The entire trail winds its way up the mountain wall, under the cover of grass and maple forests, and no one will know it exists unless they look closely.

"Fair, you stay at the entrance of the maple grove, take care of the wounded, if we haven't come down the mountain after a long time, you wait for the arrival of the rescue force and lead them up the mountain. The rest of the crew went up the hill with me. After arranging the matter, the group walked cautiously on the path, and the two brothers Ro Nice and Ro Ede led the team in front, but as everyone gradually walked halfway up the mountain, the original courage to advance was decreasing little by little. There weren't any hostile soldiers along the way, and there were no dark or open sentinels, which made everyone waver about what the command would have imagined. If the enemy's command is really not there, then the people under the mountain will only end up dying in battle. Through the dense maple forest, Roland can vaguely see the battle on the road below, as everyone marches halfway up the mountain, the battle situation below is also slowly changing, but it does not develop to a favorable place for the transport troops, the original few large vehicle formations have been reduced by one under the enemy's targeted attacks, at this time there are only two large vehicle formations left in the battle on the entire road, with von Aire's car formation being the most strong, and the defense is also the strongest, so the bandits have adopted a posture of encircling but not attacking this vehicle formation, except for long-range suppression so that von Aire has no way to send troops to rescue the nearby car formation, and did not take the initiative to attack。 Although the remaining chariot formation was still resisting, the resistance was significantly decreasing as the enemy attacked wave after wave.

In the anxiety of Roland and the others, Roe Nice in front of him made a gesture to make everyone hidden, which made the already wavering crowd regain confidence. Whatever the outcome, at least there's been some movement. At this time, everyone was about to walk out of the maple forest, and through the maple tree in front of them, they could already see the high platform not far ahead. After looking for a place to take cover, the group quietly looked at the high platform, and then a sense of joy immediately appeared on everyone's faces. The high platform is surrounded by huge maple trees, as Fell said, with only the middle piece slightly protruding to the side of the road, which is really not easy to spot from a distance without looking closely. Because everyone is not far from the high platform at this time, there are several layers of maple trees, so everything on the high platform is clearly visible, only to see a group of people standing on the high platform at this time, in the middle is a commander's touch, there are less than twenty guards and heralds on the side, only to see that there is not a herald to take the order and walk to the outside of the high platform to wave the flag downwards to direct the battle, after passing the order back to the high platform, so that if it is not just the right time, it is difficult to find someone commanding here from below.

"Ro Nice, it's up to you to deal with the commander, and the rest of the people will pick the enemy on the platform at will, and try to destroy the enemy on the high platform with their bows and arrows first, if there is a cave behind it as Fell said, maybe there are others in the cave or something. Seeing that his goal was indeed here, Roland softly arranged the task. After choosing their targets, everyone slowly walked towards the edge of the maple forest. To be on the safe side, the commander in the middle was Roland and the two brothers Ro Nice, and Ro Eide attacked together, while the other enemies were relatively better. At this time, the people of the Whispering Squad are no longer the equipment they used during the challenge, and they have all changed to the weapons inherited from the armory, so they are more confident than when they challenged before.

"One, two, three, attack!" Sixteen arrows flew out of the maple forest as the predetermined gesture fell, and the leading three arrows flew straight towards the commander in the middle. Although everyone was very confident in this attack, the reaction of the group on the stage made everyone cool down instantly. Except for the initial astonishment, the enemy on the stage immediately organized an effective defense, and except for a few enemies on the periphery and the herald who had just gone out, the enemy inside did not suffer any blow. The enemy commander's actions also made everyone shudder, only to see him quickly grab one of the guards next to him and block in front of him, and the three arrows that flew away hit the unlucky guard fiercely. In the second round of attacks, there was no way to do any damage to the enemy, and the only thing that reassured everyone was that the enemy on the high platform did not have any ambush troops, nor did they have any reinforcements.

"On, melee combat to deal with the enemy. Seeing that the long-range attack was ineffective, Roland and the others finally decided to melee to eliminate the enemy on the high platform. When everyone walked out of the maple forest and marched towards the high platform, the enemy on the high platform also withdrew their defenses and descended the high platform to attack Roland and the others. And as the two teams of people gradually approached, each began to stimulate their own combat power, and to the surprise of Roland and the others, the enemies on the high platform had reached the red halo level, and the commander in the middle had reached the orange halo lower level, but at this time, everyone had no way to retreat, only a chance to fight to the death.

"Whispering squad, defensive formation. Roland shouted. At this time, Roland had already given up his plan to eliminate the enemy with a group of his own people, and after seeing that the bandits below could not organize an effective attack after lacking command, Roland could only hope that von Aire could solve the enemy as soon as possible and come to support. Although the number of surviving logistics troops is not large, but under the desperate resistance of everyone, the bandits also suffered heavy losses, if they are still under effective command, the entire car formation will inevitably be defeated, but after Roland and others interrupted the enemy's command, the bandits below returned to their original level, and the victory slowly shifted towards the logistics troops.

After Roland and the others organized the formation, the soldiers who originally followed Roland also organized a small battle formation, close to the side of the whispering team, and after Roland killed an enemy with a bow and arrow again, the two teams collided fiercely. And the orange halo enemy did not attack Roland and the others, but sent more than ten people to contain Roland and the others, and then led a few of his subordinates to attack the side of the team on the side.

"Attack, E. Ward, Meng Ferral, and Ro Eid support that team, Sister Yan'er, take a good look at us and attack at will. When Roland saw it, he immediately ordered, Roland knew that the squad would not last long under the attack of the orange halo, and once the enemy eliminated the squad on the side, Roland and the others would be alone. After listening to the order, Yi Ward and Meng Feral immediately turned to the side of the squad and began to defend, while Ro Ide shot at the orange halo commander at the right time, although he knew that it would not cause any damage, but at least slightly blocked his attack, while Roland and the others rushed out of the defensive circle and launched an attack on the containment personnel in front. In an instant, everyone was like a sharp arrow piercing into the encirclement that contained the enemy, but this time everyone's attack was not as devastating as a challenge, although the enemy on the opposite side was worse than everyone in the whispering squad in terms of individual strength, but after all, they were all at the same level of redness, and the combat experience was equally rich, so in addition to the initial carelessness after losing one or two people, they slowly stabilized the attack of Roland and others.

"When~~" At the same time, on the side of the colonel's team, E. Ward's shield collided with the Orange Halo Commander's knife, and under the blow, E. Ward took two steps back, and the commander was also surprised that E. Ward could block the blow, but before I. Ward was ready, the second knife had already slashed at I. Ward, "Ding." At this time, Roy Ed's feather arrow appeared in the middle of the two in time, and the orange halo commander had to stop to block the arrow, and took this opportunity to Yi Ward was ready to defend again, but after the lack of two of them, the rest of the enemy took the opportunity to attack the team, although there was also Meng Feral on the side to assist in the defense, but in comparison, the combat effectiveness of that team was obviously much lower than the enemy, so one of them was beaten out of the defensive formation under a look, and was finally hacked to death by the enemy. Taking advantage of the gap, Roland and Commander Orange looked at the battle on the road below the mountain, at this time the battle on the road had developed in the direction of the logistics force, and the bandits who lost their command were a plate of scattered sand, and now they were being eaten away little by little under the command of von Eyre. But Roland did not relax, at this time the two teams on the mountain were buying time, the Orange Halo Commander wanted to end the battle early so that he could command in time, while Roland hoped to continue to drag on and expand the advantage of his own side under the mountain. Without any words, the two sides fought fiercely again. The Orange Halo Commander did not choose Yi Ward at this time, but unexpectedly slashed at Meng Ferral, although Meng Ferral's combat power was not weak, but it was much worse than that of El Ward, so he was also out of formation under one blow, but fortunately, his own combat effectiveness was good and his reaction was fast, so he was not hacked to death by a random knife, but went out and restrained the hostile personnel who attacked the team. And Roland and the others solved several enemies again with each other's skillful cooperation, and it seemed that the balance of battle was slowly tilting towards Roland and the others. But before Roland and the others could get happy, they saw that the orange halo commander had repelled Meng Ferral and inserted himself into the team, and at this time, Y Ward blamed the enemy in front of him for holding him back, and Ro Ed was busy rescuing Mont Ferral, so when everyone reacted, the squad had been slaughtered by the commander.

"A group of rookies," Commander Orange said contemptuously, and then quickly attacked Yan Ofeliel and Ro Ed, who were already in the rear.