Rising up was often in ruins.
Fighting was the only barrier for those in desperate situations.
Unity was often even more important after betrayal.
Although Vila Nova Dônia was indeed in a difficult situation right now, everyone needed to believe that their future would be beautiful as long as they could get through this crisis …
[… Keep making things up, keep making things up! You make it sound like we're about to ascend to the heavens!]
Rorschach opened his mouth, but he couldn't keep making things up. Originally, as the leader, he wanted to say something to boost everyone's morale as the situation was getting worse and worse. However, he discovered that nobody was listening to him, and … there was no need.
Yes, there was no need.
Behind him, Adeline was repairing her damaged magic armor and doing her best to restore her combat strength.
Su Nanna was bandaging her own wounds, her expression as calm as her heart.
Ratmen were preparing their equipment. The poisons, needles, and crossbows on the rocks seemed to have finally met an effective opponent.
Lynn had been wearing a dark shadow cloak the entire time. She hadn't said a single word ever since she successfully descended, which made Rorschach feel that … this was all too normal!
Yep, that's right, it was all too normal. Rorschach was already used to her silently standing behind him without saying a single word. Many times when he woke up in the middle of the night, he could still see her headless body silently standing by his bedside. If she really said something at that time or now, that would be far too frightening.
Rorschach looked around and confirmed one thing. Perhaps due to his special status, he was probably the temporary leader, but everyone here was far more experienced than he was. That was to say, he was the newbie who needed to be encouraged.
A speech to boost morale? It was better to do less boring and useless things. Watching the rookies brag and brag to boost morale would probably only make the veterans laugh.
"Cough, cough, I have a plan. Perhaps everyone would like to listen to it …"
However, there were some things that had to be done. Looking around again, it didn't seem like these overly pure warriors would be able to make a decision.
As Roland's finger swiped across the rocks, he traced out the surrounding terrain using the metal tracks.
After thinking about it for a while, the terrain he observed over and over again transformed into a simple map. Then, as the metal tracks were completed, the map transformed into a sandbox of a battlefield that was incredibly similar to reality.
"We're here now."
The place Rorschach was pointing at was halfway up a mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, it was a piece of flat land. There were some buildings around it, which even represented the sign of an abandoned motorcycle.
"That place is the closest target location to us. Yes, the mining area has already become the mining area of the Evil God's territory."
Then, Rorschach followed his finger, and a model shell of a city appeared a few meters away.
"… This is our city. Even if we find a ship that can be used, and even if we can repair it, we'll still have a long way to go. We'll definitely be hunted down …."
That was more than enough. Roxia's gaze was fixed on the black army that was still silently slaughtering the enemy.
The battle between the undead army and the Evil Gods' creations was still ongoing. On one side, the undead army had an almost limitless number of undead that had no concept of fear or pain. On the other side, the undead army had an equally limitless number of undead that didn't even know what fear was. This was a battle of attrition that would inevitably develop into a grindstone of flesh and blood.
If possible, Rorschach didn't want to step onto this battlefield at all. Even if he was destined to die in battle, at least he wanted to die with some meaning.
However, Rorschach's gaze turned towards the Undead Lord who had been silent all this time. The next instant, she silently nodded.
"… You can persist until the end? Persist until the end of this battle? "
Although Rorschach had already guessed what she was thinking, this was an important matter, so he still wanted to confirm it.
Her silent response was still a slow and resolute nod. Rorschach felt that her face under the hood was becoming more and more familiar.
He lightly shook his head. Now wasn't the time to think too much. Since he was certain that Lynn could still persist, then his plan had a chance of succeeding.
"Gentlemen …"
"Cough!"
"… Also, ladies. Yep, ladies, the situation is quite obvious. Our path back won't be easy, and even if we manage to make it back in time, it won't affect the overall situation. However, we still have a choice …"
A skeleton symbol lit up on the exquisite sand table of the battlefield. It was located at the center of the Evil Gods' territory — the mine.
Rorschach fell silent for a moment after saying what he was thinking. This wasn't because he was organizing his thoughts. Since he had already said it, he had already considered all the pros and cons.
Right now, he was waiting for someone to refute him so that he could explain his thoughts. However, he waited for several dozen seconds, but there was no response.
He looked around and saw that his companions' expressions were still as calm as ever. Nobody was shaken or asked any questions … It would seem that everyone had thought of what Rorschach was thinking. This reminded Rorschach once again …
"Can you guys not be so familiar with each other? It's as if you're saying that I'm the weakest."
"That's right. You're the weakest."
Su Nanna unhesitatingly threw stones at Roland.
"If you have the time to play riddles, then use your metal molding ability to repair some of my parts. I need at least one cannon to be able to attack. Right, can you make an armored car? We're going to fight in the mine later, right? "
Adeline didn't even raise her head. She was still busy with her pile of scrap metal.
"… Although it seems quite daring, this is indeed the best choice for battle. Yep, it's an excellent battle strategy …"
The ratman gave a thumbs-up as if expressing his approval … But, if it weren't for the fact that the ratman was smiling so exaggeratedly and had an expression that said, "Well done, kid, so I'm praising you", Rorschach would have truly believed him.
Only the dark knight who remained silent and silently patted Rorschach on the shoulder. Rorschach was almost moved to tears of gratitude.
At the very least, there was someone reliable who gave him face, who treated him as the leader, and who trusted him. Although …
[Lynn, stop comforting him. You're always spoiling him. Spoiling him too much isn't good for a rookie's growth.]
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