Serena and the others were still figuring out how to deal with the sudden appearance of the elves when the gates of Donic Castle opened, and two columns of elven cavalry roared out.
"The elves are attacking!!" Someone shouted, and in an instant, many people began to run in all directions. The soldiers' morale and fighting spirit that had just been gathered vanished like smoke.
At this time, apart from a dozen or so returning Imperial Guard soldiers and some well-known personal guards, all the other soldiers, farmers, and citizens had fled in droves.
"We're doomed! The elves have been watching us for a long time!" Andrew shouted, then ordered his soldiers to begin forming a defensive formation.
"Retreat into the woods! Retreat into the woods!"
"Shieldbearer, shield! The elves are about to shoot arrows, damn it!"
"Archers, counterattack! Fire! Fire!"
The troops were thrown into chaos, but fortunately, the elves' arrows were not very accurate. After suffering more than ten casualties, they successfully escaped into the forest.
As expected, the elven cavalry did not charge again. They circled around the forest twice, showing off their power, but when they saw that the human soldiers not only did not show themselves but did not even fire an arrow, they returned to Donic City out of boredom.
The order not to shoot arrows came from Yun Zhe. "Shooting arrows is useless. No matter how good our archery is, can it be better than the elves? Don't waste those precious arrows. Besides, if you peek out to shoot, you'll easily get spotted by the elves and get shot. It's not worth it."
However, regardless of the circumstances, the Donic family's troops were defeated by the elves at the gates of Donic City, returning to their original state as they had been a few days earlier.
"What should we do? We can't stay in the woods forever," Serena asked quietly, sitting on a tree stump. This blow had completely pulled her out of her disappointment, anger, and resentment, leaving her calm and numb.
"The key question is, why are there elven troops here? There must be a reason they're here," Yun Zhe said calmly, watching the dust kicked up as the elves departed.
"Could they have already discovered us and are waiting for us here?" Zade's voice carried a hint of fear.
“I don’t think so. We haven’t been very cautious along the way, but a surprise attack from the sidelines is definitely more profitable than open battle under the city walls.” Yun Zhe pursed his lips. “I’m wondering, could these elves here be a lone force?”
"Even if we're alone, are we confident we can defeat them? We're too few in number..." Nyrent said with resentment.
“No matter what, if they are the garrison, they must have supplies. Now we need to find their supply lines and give them a good beating,” Yun Zhe suggested.
This suggestion gave everyone a jolt of excitement. It was a brilliant idea; not only could it eliminate the enemy's supplies, but it could also give them something in return—it seemed like a highly profitable deal.
"The elves' supplies must be in the west, near the elven forest. Let's hurry over there!" Serena finally came to her senses and suggested excitedly.
"No, we're being closely monitored by these elves. If we go out under their noses, we won't get far before they catch up with us," Yun Zhe quickly advised Serena.
"What should we do then?" Serena frowned again.
Yun Zhe shrugged, while the others either frowned or remained silent, none of them offering a solution.
"If only we hadn't been discovered by the elves in the first place," Zade muttered.
At this moment, a clod of earth suddenly rose up in front of Yun Zhe. The clod was not big, only about the size of a bamboo shoot. Yun Zhe looked around in surprise and saw that not far away, Wu Sha was blushing and her hands were glowing with yellow light as she tried her best to maintain the small clod of earth.
Suddenly, Usha deflated, the yellow light on her hand dissipated, and the earthworm shattered on the ground.
Usa looked at Yun Zhe somewhat embarrassedly, then at Xi Xi beside her.
Xi Xi remained expressionless, but she was incredibly shocked. As expected, with good talent, one learns things quickly. She could cast spells in just a few days. It took her a whole month to cast even the most basic rain spell.
However, Xixi still encouraged Wusha and did not feel jealous, which surprised Yunzhe.
But just now, Xixi seemed to have thought of an interesting spell, a rain spell, right?
Yun Zhe chuckled, beckoned Usha over, then thought for a moment before walking over to the two of them. "Usha, that move you just made really scared me. Our Usha really learns magic fast!"
Xi Xi gave a soft hum.
Yun Zhe didn't care and turned to put on a big smile. "Xi Xi, do you know any rain magic? Preferably the kind that lasts for one or two days, or two or three days."
Xi Xi was taken aback. Before she could figure out what Yun Zhe was thinking, she subconsciously shook her head.
Yun Zhe's heart sank.
"My magic power is insufficient. Being able to use the scroll's power to last for a whole day is already my limit."
"What if we don't use a scroll?"
Xixi didn't answer, her little face suddenly tightening. "What do you want to do? Why are you asking that question?"
Yun Zhe grinned, "If you stay down for a long time, you'll be doing Serena a big favor."
Upon hearing Serena's name, Xixi's expression softened considerably. "How so?"
“We need to move, but we can’t do it under the elves’ noses, or rather, we can’t let the elves discover our move. I’ve thought about it, and the best way is to move during bad weather. That way, there might be a chance we won’t alert the elves.”
Xi Xi thought for a moment, "How long will it take you?"
Yun Zhe smiled wryly, "The longer the better."
Xi Xi's eyes darted around. "I'm going to ask my young lady, hmph." With that, she ran over to Serena, who was sitting to the side with a worried expression.
Then Yun Zhe received Xi Xi's reply, "I still have scrolls, which can hold up to fifteen or sixteen hours of heavy rain. Any longer and it won't be enough."
Yun Zhe thought for a moment, "Then let it rain tonight, in the middle of the night, no, I'll discuss it with Serena and the others again."
Soon, a plan to use the torrential rain to escape was decided. The core of this plan was to use the rain to block the elves' reconnaissance and observation, and then quickly escape to the direction bordering the elven forest at night.
The rain is scheduled to start at four in the morning and last until sunset the next day, around seven in the afternoon. This should at least keep the spirits away until the next morning, and if all goes well, it might last even longer.
"Having a magician is great," Yun Zhe couldn't help but sigh after deciding on the plan.
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