"Miss Sylvie has confirmed that there are no other demons nearby."
"If the enemy attacks from this distance, we'll have at least five minutes to react."
"Five minutes is enough for the anti-aircraft machine gun squad to get ready. What about the threat? "
"There are no Senior Demons among the known enemies, so the threat to Her Highness is almost zero."
"If we continue the construction as usual, the biggest loss will probably come from the rail transport team, which is crowded and inconvenient to evacuate. We estimate that there will be one or two casualties."
The command center was a mess. After analyzing the information and discussing it repeatedly, the conclusions were listed on the display board one after another. This was also a habit that the staff of the General Staff had gradually developed. In the face of complicated information, words were harder to ignore than words.
"In summary," Filin Sylvie put her hand on her chest and said to Iron Axe, "we think that continuing the construction is more profitable than defending. This may make the demons understand our intention, but this is within His Majesty's plan. As for the four flying demons, we just need to keep a minimum watch on them. "
In short, the conclusion that all the intelligence gathered was "not afraid of the threat".
Although the role of the Adviser Department was only to assist in the analysis and provide suggestions, and the final decision was still made by Iron Axe himself, this conclusion coincided with his idea.
The First Army was no longer the ancient army that it had been four hundred years ago. Even the vanguard troop of five thousand soldiers was enough to be called a giant. It was impossible for the four Mad Demons to shake the First Army. Exchanging the death of one or two mercenaries for the destruction of the First Army was not even a loss to His Majesty's plan.
After all, the risk of coming to the Barbarian Land had long been written in the contract.
Iron Axe looked at Edith, who did not say a word.
In the command post, silence meant acquiescence.
When Iron Axe was about to give orders to his adjutant, Edith suddenly said, "I see. Then let the construction team resume work, the anti-aircraft machine gun squad remain on guard, and the others stay on standby as usual."
She was not talking to him, but to Agatha, Phyllis, and the others.
"Do you have a way to directly swat those flies to death?"
"You mean... take the initiative to attack?" Agatha frowned.
"Yes, I always feel that it's not a good thing to keep them watching." The Pearl of the Northern Region nodded. "As far as I know, the two girls who can fly have extraordinary combat abilities, right? With the cooperation of Miss Chen Xi, they might be able to catch them all in one fell swoop. This is beyond the capabilities of the First Army, and only you can do it. "
"This..." Agatha hesitated. "In theory, only when there are two demons will their attack be risk-free. Otherwise, once the enemy threw a spear, it would be very difficult to dodge at close range. Even if we let Andrea attack first, there are still three left … "
She spoke more and more slowly, for even she herself felt that this speech was rather forced.
Since it was a war, it was impossible for there to be no risk. Moreover, this was a war that would decide the fate of the entire race. In order to survive, thousands of witches had died under the butcher knife of the Devil. Lightning was no different from the others.
However, the fact was that after entering the Fertile Plains, Agatha had noticed that Lightning was acting strangely. Although she had tried her best to hide it, Agatha, who had experienced the Battle of Divine Will, was no stranger to this state. It was a state of confusion caused by encountering an unimaginably strong enemy. It was precisely because the enemy was so strong that it created an illusion that it was impossible to defeat them. As a result, many Blessed Army witches who had been fighting for a long time could not escape. If they wanted to adjust their state, they could only rely on themselves to recover bit by bit, apart from drugs and abilities.
In order to defeat the demons, Agatha did not care about the size of the risk. As long as the reward was big enough, she would not hesitate even if it was a suicide mission. She believed that the other Taquila survivors would also make the same choice.
However, Lightning was different. In this state, forcing her to face the demons was no longer a matter of risk, but a matter of sending her to her death.
She was not afraid of risks, but she could not personally push the other party into the abyss, especially the other party who called her sister.
After waking up in Neverwinter, she found that she had been changed a lot by these witches.
"Is that so..." Edith raised her eyebrows and unexpectedly did not insist. "What if it's just to drive them away? We can use the Magic Ark to hide ourselves and let Miss Dawn find a chance to kill them. I think it's better than letting the demons watch us. "
Agatha and Iron Axe looked at each other and said, "No problem. I'll inform the Special Operations Team."
...
In the following ten days, the demons and the First Army formed a strange "tacit understanding".
Almost every day, a team of Devilbeasts would wander around the perimeter of the defensive line. Sometimes, there would be two or three teams, and they would appear in different directions. However, in Sylvie's vision, their movements were not hidden at all. Often, before they entered the visible range, the First Army would know their whereabouts in advance.
Probably because there was no opportunity for them to take advantage of, the demons did not launch any attacks except flying along.
In the beginning, the existence of the demons had a certain impact on the construction team. However, after a few days, everyone got used to this situation and continued to work hard. After all, the "potential threat" was far away, but the reward was right in front of them.
The only "inconsistency" during this period came from Andrea.
Every time a demon was hit and fell, the crowd would burst into enthusiastic cheers.
This process was completely unpredictable. Sometimes it did not happen in a day, and sometimes it even happened two or three times.
Although most people did not know about the existence of the Special Operations Team, there was no doubt that this was the countermeasure taken by the army.
There was even a new way of gambling among the workers.
That was to guess the demons' doomsday.
How many demons would come today and how many would go back? This kind of little game was very popular among the workers.
As the construction was progressing smoothly, the First Army soon advanced to the second railway node.
According to the battle plan, stations would be set up every 50 kilometers along the railway line that was not protected by the Misty Forest. The reinforced concrete blockhouses were enough to ensure that the First Army could defend against demons several times their number with a small garrison. At the same time, the vanguard and the middle army could take care of each other, and the logistics would become more convenient.
Armored trains cruising on the railway line would protect the stations. Even if the demons destroyed a section of the railway, it would not be too difficult to repair it.
It could be said that with these stations, it would be impossible for the demons to uproot the "Black River" in a short time. They were like nails that firmly rooted the First Army in this vast and fertile land.
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