Chapter 21： Desperate

Under the bright sunset glow, a group of people are heading east along the south bank of the rushing river.

They walked very carefully, and as they walked, they cleared the traces behind them.

"Thar, do you think this can fool the troll?" Bam asked in a low voice, panting heavily, knocking on his sore back.

"I don't know." Thrall looked impatient and disdainful, "You have to ask Knight Colin about this."

Bam of course did not dare to go, he was not as bold as Thrall. When he met a nobleman, he was just like a normal commoner, his waist would never be straight.

"Hurry up, don't be lazy!" Thrall urged everyone.

The west end of the rushing river is connected to Jinghu Lake. The river is not wide and the current is very rapid, hence the name.

However, Thrall's water is very good. He looked at the rushing river in front of him and felt that it shouldn't be a problem for him to cross the past.

Then, there was a vicious flash in the eyes of this ambitious little mercenary.

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When 　　 was in the middle of the moon, Thrall led his squad and finally reunited with the large group.

He quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that Colin did not lie to him, he is not an abandoned son.

However, Thrall did not feel grateful to Colin for this, but looked at the knight who was standing on the shore talking and laughing with Vera, and felt even more resentful in his heart.

In his opinion, Colin arranged such a task, since it was not to frame him, it must be to remove him from Vera.

Despicable knight!

"Miss Vera, Knight Colin, I have completed the task as you said."

"Good job." Colin gave Thrall a playful look.

then pointed to the rushing river in front of him and asked: "Do you know why the flow of this rushing river is so fast?"

Saar looked at the rushing river under the moonlight, and suddenly realized that the current here was indeed faster and faster than what he saw upstream!

"Why?" Thrall began to feel anxious.

Ke Lin followed the shape of the rushing river and drew a "ji" in the air:

"The rushing river made a big bend here, the sediment has accumulated, the river channel has narrowed, and the speed of the water flow has of course become faster."

Colin pointed to the downstream direction again, and continued: "Moreover, after this sharp bend, there is a waterfall downstream."

"Waterfall?" Thrall exclaimed, his tone already deformed.

"Yes, waterfall." Colin's smile was a little unpredictable. "The drop is about seven or eighty meters. It's not too high, but it's enough to kill people."

Thrall’s heart sank straight down.

"So, we can't cross the river at all, right?" Vera suddenly felt that she finally understood Colin's intentions, and she continued enthusiastically:

"In addition, the river here is like a pocket, wrapping us all up, and there is only one road in and out from the south, it is simply desperate!

The trolls must have never thought that we would hide in such a place, just like the last time they had never thought that we would break through to the north! "

"Smart!" Colin smiled and praised, "The most dangerous place is the safest place."

Vera's big eyes were bent into crescent moons, and after being exaggerated by Colin, she seemed to feel that her military talent had been greatly improved.

"But...but in case, the troll is not fooled..." Thrall's voice trembled a little.

"This possibility is extremely low!" Colin gave Thrall a deep look. "When they find the traces of you crossing the river upstream, they must think that is the direction we fled, and point to everything in this bend. Traces, but they will all be suspected of being a suspicious array."

"Yes!" Vera began to patiently teach the little mercenaries. "The trolls will definitely think how we could be so stupid and hide in a dead place. So, after they cross the river and pursue them in the wrong direction, we can go from the river. Coming out of the bay safely, turned and ran south!"

Vera was very excited, felt that she had finally grasped the essence of the war, and then looked at Colin expectantly, seeking the approval of the "teacher".

Ke Lin suppressed his smile and nodded solemnly to express his approval.

But Thrall on the side was already pale.

Fortunately, it was late at night, no one noticed this.

Except for Colin.

"Mr. Thrall, when you walked over from the upper reaches, you all followed what I said. Have you cleaned up the traces?"

"Of course!" Thrall said loudly.

His slightly ostentatious performance is in the eyes of interested people, but he has a feeling of wanting to cover it up.

But Colin seemed to believe so: "That's good, as long as you don't leave too obvious clues, you should be able to fool the trolls."

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This night, Thrall tossed and turned, unable to sleep at all.

tried to run away in the dark several times, but was worried about hitting the killed troll head on.

Then he cursed Colin from time to time, complaining how the other party came up with such a stupid countermeasure.

After a while, I regretted it again. I regretted that when I was down the river, I shouldn't be smart to do those little actions.

Of course, more often than not, I think about Vera’s graceful posture, dreaming that she can persuade the other person, and then she can use magic to take him, cross the sky in front of him, escape this place of death, and have never been ashamed ever since. A bashful happy life...

"Thar, Thrall!"

"What's the matter?" Thrall opened his eyes in a daze.

The fantasy Miss Vera disappeared, leaving only the **** and ugly face of Bam in front of her.

"It's over, it's over! The troll found us and is turning around here!"

Thrall only felt cold all over, and the last trace of luck in his heart disappeared without a trace.

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In the tent in the center of the camp, Vera, Bliss, and Colin are sitting opposite each otherNow, what should I do? "Vera suppressed the trembling tone.

The female mage who just felt that she had mastered the essence of war was immediately beaten back to her original form by this sap in reality.

Colin didn't panic: "What is the specific situation that the Sentry Detective found?"

Bliss was also still calm: "Two wolf cavalry units, one is going upstream to the north of Hebei, and the other is coming to our side along the river bank."

"It seems that the enemy is not sure if we are really hiding here." Colin smiled and asked, "How many people are the wolf cavalry coming to us?"

"About seven to eight hundred people."

"So what are you waiting for?" Colin spread his hand, "Then hit it!"

"But...but..." Vera's eyes were filled with panic.

Although there are more people on your side, in terms of combat effectiveness, even Vera knows that it is definitely not as good as the wolf cavalry who chased it.

Although she decided not to abandon the ruined soldiers, Vera planned to die generously.

But then Colin's plan gave her hope again.

If you have some understanding of psychology, you will know that once a person who is determined to commit suicide is temporarily prevented by some factor, it will be difficult for him to pluck up the courage to die.

Vera is in such a state of mind now.

She hesitated and was scared.

The mentality of a veteran like Bliss Knight is much better, and he still has that cold expression, as if there is nothing in this world that can move him.

just heard him suddenly ask:

"Knight Colin, did you anticipate the situation from the beginning?"