"Did you hear a sound just now?" Edith looked at Brian, who was commanding the soldiers to set up a defensive line at the bottom of the cave.
"A sound?" Brian stopped what he was doing and looked around with a puzzled expression. "No, Miss Edith, I didn't hear anything except the sound of water."
"Really?" She frowned. "Did I hear it wrong?"
"What kind of sound was it?"
"It sounded like a horn, very muddy... very similar to the sound of water." Edith paused. "It seemed to be coming from the south."
That was the direction the witches had explored. The turbulent underground river flowed from the north to the south and disappeared into the dark cave. Although there were some strange luminous plants growing on both sides, they could not illuminate too far. The whole waterway was like an entrance to the abyss, engulfing everything she saw.
"Well... I think it may be because we are deep in the snow mountains and can't see the sky, or even the lack of firelight, so it's an illusion." Brian smiled considerately. "Soldiers who have been to the battlefield are fine, so it's not surprising that you feel nervous. If you feel uneasy, you can go back to the entrance with Miss Maggie later."
"Familiar expression and familiar words..." Edith was not surprised by the words of the Firearm Battalion Commander. Although she was wearing light leather armor and a helmet and had a saber hanging on her waist, most people still regarded her as a bystander sent by City Hall, or... a pearl-like woman, just like her title, beautiful and fragile. Because of this, it was very common to see concern and flattery along the way.
However, they did not understand that the pearls produced by the northern giant clams were all soaked in blood.
The blood of fish, the blood of aquatic beasts... and even the blood of fishermen.
That was why they could grow so huge and produce round pearls the size of a fist.
Probably only Roland Wimbledon had ignored her appearance from the beginning and even regarded her as an opponent.
"Thank you, but I'd better stay here. If I run back alone, won't I be a disgrace to His Majesty's City Hall?" However, Edith didn't reveal what she was thinking. She smiled and declined Brian's suggestion. Her smile stunned Brian a little, and after a while, he looked away in embarrassment.
"I don't think His Majesty and Lord Barov will mind..." Brian coughed twice. "But I don't understand. Why did you follow the First Army to such a dangerous place?"
"That's the only way you'll trust me," Ettie said bluntly.
"Wh … at?"
"You should have heard about the Battle of Divine Will," she said frankly. "When a fateful battle comes, His Majesty naturally can't take care of all aspects of the war. He needs many officials to help him command the army, and the army also needs people from City hall to provide logistics and security. And at that time, will you trust an official who has fought alongside you, or someone who sits in an office and deals with documents all day? "
"…" A look of surprise appeared on Brian's face. He stared blankly for a moment before saying, "You really dare to say such things …"
Edith, of course, knew what he was referring to. Even a former patrol captain born and raised in this village could understand the meaning of his words. To put it nicely, it was called helping to command, but to put it bluntly, it was called interfering power. If it were any other lord, this would absolutely be intolerable, especially for the group of Knight subordinates, who must be personally controlled by him.
However, now that the number of people in the First Army had exceeded 5,000, the way the Knight Regiment did was obviously too backward. In fact, the Adviser Department established by His Majesty was such an organization between the army and City hall. The ultimate power still belonged to him, and the commanding power below him would only be further expanded. It was because Edith understood Roland Wimbledon's thoughts that she dared to say these words. She didn't intend to join the Adviser Department, but just wanted to expand her influence as much as possible.
"If it were any other king, of course I wouldn't dare, but His Majesty is different..." She smiled. "You know, I was the one who proposed that City hall officials have to go to the frontline to be eligible for promotion. Since I said so in front of everyone, I have to set an example."
"His Majesty... agreed?"
"No, I can only say that he didn't object."
"Uh, doesn't that mean he agreed?" Brian asked confusedly.
"Politics can't be understood in this way." Edith spread out her hands. "Even a verbal promise doesn't necessarily count before it becomes a law, let alone silence."
"I see..." The Firearm Battalion commander could not help but sigh. "Politics is really complicated."
"You're right."
In addition, the purpose of this trip was to get closer to the witches, understand their abilities and characters, and live together with them.
There was no doubt that His Majesty had invested a lot of energy in the witches, and the construction of Neverwinter was also inseparable from the witches. If Barov wanted to reach the peak of power, he naturally needed to win their support.
So far, the plan was going very smoothly. Probably because she was also a woman, she would not be rejected when she came in contact with the witches, which became an obstacle for Barov.
"The next batch of witches should be the God's Punishment Witches, right?" Edith changed the topic.
"Yes, probably. Miss Maggie can only transport five or six people at a time, so it'll take at least a dozen trips to set up the outpost." Brian also cooperated and replied, "By the way, where do you think the second machine gun should be placed?"
"A relatively high place... Well, I remember there's a piece of rock behind that seems good..." Just as she turned to look at the cave behind her, a luminous plant seemed to distort, as if something had broken the stability of the air, and the scene became blurred.
"What's that?"
Before she had time to warn the soldiers of the First Army, the air violently distorted again, and this time the ripple appeared behind the machine gun squad.
With a soft swish, a soldier's head rolled down from his neck, his smile still frozen on his face.
"Enemy attack!" Edith shouted. "The enemy can't be seen!"
Almost as soon as her voice died away, two more soldiers were pierced in the chest. The moment the blood splashed, the ripple was also dyed red.
"There's more than one enemy!"
Her mind raced, and she threw a dagger with one hand straight at the place where the first soldier fell. At the same time, she pulled out her sword and followed. When the dagger was knocked away by the invisible thing, her long sword stabbed into the root of the ripple from another angle.
Edith knew that if they kept retreating, they would be surrounded. There was only one campfire here, and it was the only way to discover the enemy's movement. Without the light of the fire, they had no way to resist this almost invisible monster, so they absolutely could not escape easily!
While they could roughly determine the enemy's position, attacking was the only chance to win!
Edith felt a soft touch from the tip of the long sword, as if it had pierced into the flesh, which made her feel happy.
She was right. Whether it was a human or a beast, the connection between the weapon and the body was definitely a weakness, such as the hand holding the sword and the end of the claws. Once injured, they would lose the ability to attack for a short time.
Just as Edith was about to retreat, a chilly wind swept toward her from the other side, so fast that she even felt a chill on her face.
"Shit, this guy actually has two weapons?"
Her many years of fighting experience made her subconsciously loosen her right hand that was holding the sword. At the same time, she rolled on the ground. Something seemed to brush past her from the back of her head. Her long hair suddenly scattered, like withered petals blooming, scattering everywhere.
She did not have time to get up and directly shouted at Brian, "Quick, shoot me!"
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