"I'm not leaving!"
Naifei was not stupid. She knew that Roddy was trying to get her out of danger, but she also knew that she could not leave. Ducky was the "eye" of the team. If she left like this, everyone would be in a more dangerous situation.
"I can help. I won't run away!"
He said "everything is safe" for her mother. Naifei did not believe that the forest was "safe" at this time. Although this group of orcs was dead, who could guarantee that there would not be another group? What if there were hundreds or thousands of them?
Akasha, Natha, Sally, Sodelor, none of them left the battlefield. If she left like this, her mother would definitely worry about Roddy's safety!
She was mature and understood these things, but she did not know how important she was in Roddy's heart.
"Go now, listen to me."
Roddy took a deep breath. His hands were slightly trembling. He thought that his plan was foolproof, but it put Naifei in danger again. How could he let her stay here?
"I'm not leaving … Why do you want me to go back? You can't do this! "
Naifei shook her head.
"Listen to me. Go now."
Roddy had always been obedient to Naifei, but his attitude was extremely tough at this time. He reached out to push Naifei back, but she waved her hand and said, "I'm not leaving! Why do you want me to go? Why don't they go? "
"Listen to me, because you are still a child … I don't want you to —"
"I'm not a child anymore!"
Naifei finally could not help but shout.
Her words made everyone look at her. Sally, Akasha, and Natha all looked at Roddy with a complicated expression. It was not because of his toughness, but because at this moment, he suddenly lost his soul.
Naifei thought that Roddy would continue to say something, but when she looked up, she saw him standing there like a statue.
Roddy opened his mouth slightly. There was surprise, astonishment, and guilt in his eyes, but there was no anger or anger after being refuted. Naifei felt a little flustered. She suddenly realized that she had done something wrong …
"Big Brother Roddy —"
"Sorry …"
Roddy murmured. After a few seconds, he repeated, "I'm sorry."
He reached out to help Naifei down from the duck's back. He seemed to want to say something, but in the end, he pursed his lips. After that, Roddy turned around and called Akasha over. He reminded her to take care of Naifei's safety, took a deep breath, turned around and walked away. At the same time, he issued a series of orders to the surrounding people.
"Which bishop is leading the Rose Cross team? Bishop Rubens put me in charge of this operation. Tell your men to stop chasing the enemy! "
"Sodelor! Those who can get on a horse, don't just lie down. Those who can't move, use high-grade healing potions! I didn't spend so much money just to let you guys carry the load! "
"Priests, save your mana. Don't worry about minor injuries. Let them bandage themselves. You guys — haven't you learned battlefield first aid?"
Roddy seemed to have returned to his usual calm demeanor, but his words were filled with sarcasm. To others, this was not surprising. After all, it was normal for people to be in a bad mood during an emergency. But those who were familiar with Roddy knew that this was definitely not normal.
But no one would really stand up and say anything. Naifei bit her lips and did not dare to speak. Akasha dragged her to the back of the team. Sally silently came over with a water bag. She carefully used divine magic to heal his red and swollen fingers from pulling the bowstring too fast. Natha put away the short bow and quiver, and once again mounted the Needle Tail Sand Awl and patrolled the surroundings.
"Baron Roddy, the leader of those heretics has not been …"
"Are you blind? Those are Orcs! Orc Wolf Riders! Chasing a few useless heretics at this time? Is there something wrong with your brain? "
The Rose Cross bishop who was scolded by Roddy wanted to retort. But looking at the Orcs that were shot to death by Roddy, he wisely decided to remain silent.
If he was scolded, then so be it.
At this time, the battlefield was still rather chaotic. The Viper Cross team had already fled in all directions. There was no time to chase after them. Viscount Sienna's private army suffered heavy casualties. Only a few prisoners of war were left at the back of the team.
The Rose Cross team had a total of 103 people. 71 of them were infantrymen and 32 were cavalry. Sally's side had 35 cavalry, including the two Grand Knights. Roddy and Sodelor's side had 47 Barbarian infantrymen and 32 Dragon Lancers. There was a total of 128 infantrymen and 99 cavalry. The rest were all injured.
The fleeing heretics and private army left behind many horses. These horses were collected and used to transport the injured. So the team was not much of a burden. But the problem in front of them was very clear. Roddy did not know how many Orcs were in this forest. So at this time, he had to immediately prepare for battle.
"Get the team organized. Each team has a captain in charge. This is a critical time. I don't want to hear nonsense. The Orcs have attacked our kingdom, so this is now a war!"
After the teams were reorganized, Roddy represented Sally and Duke as the "commander-in-chief." His speech was also concise and comprehensive. "Everyone only needs to know one thing. To deal with the Orcs, if you find them in the forest, kill them in the forest. If you find them in the gutters, drown them in the gutters. Understood?"
"Understood!"
The Dragon Lancers answered in unison. The other teams did not seem to have the habit of answering like this. They responded sparsely.
Roddy did not expect the other soldiers to be able to command them. He simply let the majority of the Holy War Army take on logistics duties. They carried the injured and stayed at the back of the team. The Dragon Lancers opened the way in front. Titus and Wellington's troops were left in the middle as reserves.
"Sodelor, did you find that guy?"
Sienna had been caught by the Orcs when they were escaping. But now, when they cleaned up the battlefield, there was no trace of him. Obviously, this enemy of Sodelor had taken advantage of the chaos to hide somewhere.
"If you can't find him, there is no need to look for him."
Sodelor shook his head and slowly exhaled. "The most important thing is to deal with the Orcs. As for him … I will find him sooner or later."
Although he knew that if a snake was not killed, it would be harmed, now that the Orcs had appeared, Sodelor had no choice but to put down his hatred and turn to face the existence that threatened the kingdom.
Rody also breathed a sigh of relief. Both of their calm expressions hid an indescribable emotion. But with the war at hand, they did not have the time to sigh. After a simple rest, they quickly led the team away from the battlefield.
And just ten minutes after the team left, an arm suddenly reached out from a narrow hole under a soil slope.
"Damn it … Damn it …"
This seemed to be the cave of some kind of animal. There was an indescribable stench in it. After Viscount Sienna climbed out with difficulty, he lay on the ground and vomited for a long time. Obviously, he had endured to his limit in the cave.
But the hatred in his heart made him ignore the physical pain. Sienna climbed up. His originally gorgeous armor was now covered in all kinds of rotten mud and feces. But he did not care at all. He just clenched his teeth and lowered his head to search the battlefield.
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