Chapter 208 Iris
Rhea's old general Gurus is over a hundred years old. He has experienced all the battles between the Rheans and Syarts. As a monarch and a strong man, he has the temperament of a superior. Ordinary people will involuntarily want to admire and kneel down to him when they meet him.
However, when facing the prince, Gurus' attitude was still very respectful.
The middle-aged prince looked at the map on the table and suddenly said:
"Yeah, there's someone outside."
"What?"
General Gurus was stunned for a moment, and did not react to the prince's words, then asked:
"Who are you talking about?"
The prince pointed in a certain direction and said:
"There are probably some people moving in that direction. They don't look like Rhea people. The strongest one is only at the middle level of qualitative change, and the rest are only at the origin level. General Gurus will deal with them. As for us, we need to rest."
"Yes, I understand, Your Excellency."
Realizing what was going on, General Gurus nodded and then looked at his adjutant.
"Go and solve it yourself!"
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"They want the East Coast Province."
Far away outside the military camp, Darren calmly analyzed the thoughts of the Rhea people.
"The surrounding strategic targets are not enough to make the Rheans mobilize 20,000 soldiers. However, they will not mobilize so many people without any reason..."
He paused and said:
"In the end, there is only one possibility that is more likely. They are gathering their forces to march south and launch a lightning attack on the East Coast Province. Most likely, this is to force the Syat people to withdraw."
After listening to this, Lao Gou thought for a while and then asked, "A tactic of attacking the enemy's rear stronghold to force the attacking enemy to retreat?"
"That's right."
Darren nodded slightly to show his agreement. That was not an unconventional tactic. On the contrary, this tactic of attacking the enemy's home and forcing them to retreat was very common in war.
Just like delicious food is easier to promote, common tactics are also effective and are often more useful and stable than many weird strategies.
Darren narrowed his eyes, and there was a hint of a crazy smile under the iron mask.
"Siyat may not be well prepared yet. We should give him a warning!"
"Everyone, please complete this last operation with me. We must go to Syat immediately and tell Viscount Best about the military operation that the Rheans are about to launch!"
He opened his arms and spoke to the crowd with an infectious tone.
"If we Syat people could react one step ahead, the battle situation would be completely different!"
Everyone also understands one thing, which is the huge difference between being prepared and being unprepared when facing an attack.
They nodded one after another, and the team set off without hesitation, carefully bypassing the military camp and heading towards the East Coast Province of Syat in the south.
Everyone stopped in front of the large subtropical jungle.
"We need to go through a large jungle and cross the national barrier before we can reach Siat."
Just as Darren's team was about to enter the jungle, he suddenly felt something was wrong and immediately made a gesture to Elise.
"Iris, look over there!"
He pointed in the direction of the military camp.
Iris quickly mobilized the ability of Eagle Eyes and stared in the direction of Darren's finger, and was shocked to find that a powerful extraordinary person had caught up with her.
Her look changed.
"Something's happening. Rhea's pursuers are over there! Even though there's only one person, he's probably a powerful warrior who has undergone a qualitative transformation!"
Iris explained the situation with a grim look on her face, and the expressions of the people around her also changed drastically.
The strongest "old dog" among them is only at the middle level of qualitative change, and the rest are all extraordinary people at the origin level.
If they encounter a strong person who has undergone a qualitative change, they will have no choice but to run away, and if they are really caught up, they will most likely be wiped out!
"Should we split up and run away?"
The old dog looked at Darren, and the others looked at the iron-masked man who was leading them.
The last time they encountered this situation, they dispersed and fled, and in the end, the deaths of a few people exchanged for the survival of the rest, so they avoided being wiped out.
Darren shouted without hesitation:
"Well, let's spread out and run! Everyone go into the jungle! As long as one of us makes it back alive... Let's go back to our hometown! And tell the Siat people that the Rhea people are coming!"
As soon as he shouted, they all set off, rushing into the jungle and moving towards the southern direction of Syat.
Darren ran very fast. He didn't look at the others around him because he knew that everyone could only rely on their luck to save their lives at this moment. If they were unlucky and got caught, they would be finished.
Lao Gou was the fastest, but he was also vaguely worried that the opponent's strategy might be to kill the strongest first and go straight for the fastest fugitive.
But he thought about it again and decided that if that was really the case, he would accept it.
The old dog sneered without fear.
"Hehehe, if that guy really comes for me, I'll risk my life to find a way to delay him for more time!"
However, just as several people fled into the jungle, Iris stopped, hesitated and turned back.
She knew that if they fled south together, most of her companions would not be able to get far, because the enemy this time... could fly!
"Someone has to get his attention."
So without anyone else knowing, Iris stopped alone, stretched out her slender hand to pick up the black longbow behind her, and aimed the arrow at the Rhea flying over.
She was born in Rhea, was half Rhean, and had never been to distant Syat.
But Iris's mother once looked into her eyes and said that they would always be Syats, and that would never change.
"We are the Syat people, Iris, you must remember this."
"Even after I die, you must find a way to return to Syat, which is your hometown that you have never seen, and it is also the place where you belong."
"Destroy Rhea for me..."
That bastard Rhea's father was nothing more than a reckless rapist who had never appeared in her life for even a moment.
Mother's wish is the most important.
Iris hated Rhea with all her heart, which was why she was accepted and trusted by Darren.
"I won't let you catch up with them."
She suddenly shot an arrow and then immediately moved to find a suitable location.
Iris was running towards the west, and she must not run towards the south as well, because the ultimate goal was to buy time for the rest of her companions!
"Take care..."
"I'm sorry, Mom, I'll never get the chance to go to Syat again."
Her tears could not stop flowing, her whole body was shaking, and she murmured to herself with gratitude.
"Mr. Darren Fisher, thank you for your help all the time. I have always regarded you as an important elder."
However, what happened next was beyond Iris's expectations. The enemy, who had undergone a qualitative transformation, did not chase her at all, but continued to chase the people in the south.
"Is it because you know Darren and the others are going to reveal the information here, so you plan to kill everyone?"
Iris angrily shot arrows again, hoping to attract the pursuer's attention, but the pursuer soon left her attack range.
At this moment, a sharp blade suddenly pierced through her chest from behind, blood spurted out wildly, and Iris's body was unable to move.
Soon she discovered that a gray iron-armored man had sneaked up on her and was standing behind her coldly and ruthlessly. Both of his arms had turned into sharp blades filled with spells, and the blade on his right arm easily pierced through her body.
"It's an alchemical puppet, I see..."
Her consciousness gradually weakened, and finally she fell into endless darkness.
Meanwhile, Darren, expressionless, keeps running through the jungle.
In this forest, a variety of plants are in full bloom, crowded together and competing to grow, and it seems that every inch of space is being utilized.
He didn't know how many of his companions would survive in the end, but he knew one thing for sure, which was that he had to pass the information back to Syat.
"What a pity. I am too weak now and cannot hunt him down."
"We still need to have a stronger power!"
(End of this chapter)
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