A Villain's Journey Begins in the Type-Moon World

Even with the support and help of wormwood and truth, people's trust in the police department remains limited.

Therefore, only Zao Lu could truly unite everyone. In particular, Zao Lu's act of fighting alone to save the team trapped in the trap and returning bloodied had already won the hearts of the people. Subconsciously, people also regarded Zao Lu as a leader rather than a child.

"Inform us immediately if anything happens. Don't try to tough it out... Since you've taken on this important responsibility, you absolutely cannot fall. Tonight is likely to be very long..." Valery instructed.

"Inform us immediately if anything happens. Don't try to tough it out... Since you've taken on this important responsibility, you absolutely cannot fall. Tonight is likely to be very long..." Valery instructed.

Early Dew nodded, then handed Valery a tactical goggle that could be used at night, allowing him to temporarily see the battle situation within a certain range.

Currently, with the help of Skadi and others, they have successfully opened a passage through the soldiers' encirclement, allowing the civilians who were previously ambushed to return.

What needs to be done now is to hold off the soldiers from completing the encirclement again until all the citizens have been evacuated.

As for Skadi and the others who had already cleared the passage, they had now reached the flanks and rear of the civilians, preventing the soldiers from chasing and slaughtering them.

After surveying the terrain, Zao Lu noticed that the current defensive line was too long. This would not only cause the police and other civilians to pay a heavy price, but it was also very likely that the defensive line would not be able to be maintained and would be completely overwhelmed.

Valery had noticed this long ago, but he couldn't order the citizens to retreat their lines, because that would be seen by the other citizens as abandoning the rescue of those citizens, a typical sign of cowardice and surrender.

Fortunately, Zao Lu issued an order to adjust the deployment in time, preventing this negative factor from erupting and expanding further.

Although everyone was still confused about the order to shrink the defensive line, after learning that it was given by Zao Lu, who was injured, they silently began to shrink back in an orderly manner.

Anyone who issued such an order would be accused of being a coward, of abandoning the citizens, but Zao Lu would not be questioned in this way. Because she had already proven everything with her broken body.

The evacuation was proceeding smoothly, with injured civilians quickly being replaced. Zao Lu silently timed the evacuation; just ten more minutes and most of the civilians would be successfully evacuated.

Just then, a police officer's voice came through the communication:

"Deputy Director, another unit has arrived on the northwest side, and they look to be over a thousand strong!"

Upon hearing this news, everyone present felt a chill in their hearts. Although they knew that Quan Duoer had nearly ten thousand men under his command, they had not expected that Quan Duoer would attach such importance to them. This was no different from the mobilization of the entire army.

"Organize men to guard the passageway entrance and occupy the high ground on both sides. We must hold it and absolutely cannot let them attack the city wall from this direction!" Zao Lu immediately gave the order.

"Wait, something seems wrong, Deputy Director, Natalia. They seem to have laid down their weapons, and someone is coming over to negotiate with us," the voice came through the communicator again.

"What? Lay down your weapons? Negotiate?" Everyone present was astonished by this news. Did Dorgon intend to persuade them to surrender? Shouldn't all the soldiers have stopped their offensive?

"Go and find out what's going on, and let us know. But just in case they're feigning surrender, you should also be prepared," Valery said over the communicator.

"Received!" The communicator was temporarily disconnected.

Although no one understood what was going on, they knew that this was a critical moment for their retreat and they could not afford to relax their vigilance in the slightest.

Finally, after holding out for the last minute, most of the citizens were successfully evacuated.

At this moment, Zao Lu was finally able to command the troops to retreat to the city wall and began to inquire about the situation of the troops that had suddenly appeared on the northwest side.

"How's it going in the northwest?"

After the communication was connected, Zao Lu immediately asked.

"They said they were Boris's bodyguard, that they joined us on Boris's orders, and that Boris was also a victim, that the soldiers of all Dor had begun to massacre the new elites, and that even Boris was not spared."

"They wanted us to take them in, and said that there were many new nobles they were protecting here, mostly the nobles who had been wrongfully killed, who could become witnesses to expose the crimes of the whole Dorr in a critical moment."

“There were just too many of them, so we didn’t dare let them pass easily. But what they said was true, because after all the soldiers of Dor appeared behind them, these people started fighting with those soldiers.”

"Basically, this is all the information we've gathered over this period of time. The fighting is currently at a stalemate, and the other side is somewhat eager for us to take them in."

"The deputy director and the leader of Zao Lu, whether to accept them or abandon them, is up to you to decide. Brothers, we are ready to fight at any time."

The police officer's voice came through the communicator.

"What? Surrender? Take them in?...Wait, you just said they protected some nobles who were unjustly killed?"

As Zao Lu examined the information she had heard, she quickly grasped an unusual key point, her body trembled slightly, and she hurriedly asked.

“Yes, these newly rich are said to be the same ones who died during the inner city turmoil, and Boris secretly sent people to rescue them,” the officer said.

In an instant, Zao Lu's pupils contracted sharply, and a scene flashed into her mind—a scene she longed for most deeply.

Chapter 319: Family Reunion

On the city wall, Valery looked down at the growing number of soldiers below, his expression growing increasingly serious.

“I never imagined we’d be fighting side-by-side against the border army, Deputy Director Valery.”

At this moment, a man clad in light armor approached Valery and spoke slowly.

"Victor, has Boris truly repented?"

Valery squinted at the person in front of him. The other person was the commander-in-chief of the thousands of soldiers who had just joined their ranks, Boris's military instructor, and also Valery's "old classmate" from his youth.

"Who knows? Maybe it's just that people say good things when they're about to die..." Victor shrugged and said, "It's just a pity that he probably couldn't save himself. He's probably watching us from hell now."

Valery found the situation extremely strange, especially the "resurrection" of the newly rich, which was not necessarily a good thing for their parade... especially for the child.

"Are you still worried about that little girl? I've heard about her situation even here. I'm afraid her parents are shocked by the changes in her."

Victor seemed to have seen through Valery's thoughts and spoke frankly.

"You don't need to worry about those things. You should focus on how to command your own team well. Everyone is watching."

Valery didn't trust Victor; he was well aware of the man's self-serving nature. Although the addition of several thousand soldiers had relieved some of the pressure on their police department, they still had to be wary of Yuri's strange intentions.

Victor paid no attention to Valery's barbed words, because he was preoccupied with whether the stuff that damned "death squad" had given him was still effective.

To be honest, he had absolutely no desire to join this so-called civilian uprising against Alldor's 20,000 border troops? It was practically suicide. He'd rather surrender sooner; perhaps Alldor would spare his life because he had so many soldiers with him.

By now, he could see that if it weren't for those four experts who appeared out of nowhere, and if the police station hadn't been well-trained and equipped, they probably wouldn't have had the slightest chance to resist and would have been forcefully suppressed by the entire border army of Dor. "A rabble... the only difference is that they listen to that little girl."

This is Victor's most direct assessment of the current group of citizens. Now that he's gone down a dark path, Victor has to think about himself.

"Although that girl is very capable and not so easy to deal with, her parents are indeed a good breakthrough point... It's just that, damn it, I always feel that that 'suicide squad' is probably hiding somewhere, watching me."

Victor had a strong intuition; he didn't believe that two people of such power would go back to their deaths willingly. In fact, he never thought they were Boris's men from the beginning.

Especially after he saw that among the citizens who were resisting the whole of Dor, there were actually four extremely powerful experts helping them, he became even more convinced that the man and woman were the same kind of people as the four experts in front of him.

I'm afraid I've been drawn into some mysterious organization and become a pawn controlled by them.

Now, all he can do is pray that the man won't take his life since he's still behaving well.

……

"Dad... Mom... it really is you."

Below the outer city wall, Zao Lu, accompanied by Zhenli and Lin Dong, stared in disbelief at her parents. "You Yong, you didn't think you had time, Lin Zai Zai, are you...?"

She had always thought that her parents had died in the fire, but fate played a trick on her. Not only did her parents survive, but they were also well taken care of by Boris during this time.

"Natalia... my poor child, you've suffered so much..."

Early Dew's father also looked at his daughter, who was covered in blood, with tears in his eyes. His heart was bleeding. His daughter had never suffered much hardship since she was a child, and she had never been in such a miserable state.

"My God...child, how did you get so hurt? It terrifies me...Natalia, my poor Natalia...sob..."

Zao Lu's mother was already in tears, and she hugged Zao Lu tightly. The wounds were so horrifying that Zao Lu's mother didn't dare to touch them, fearing that she might accidentally hurt her daughter again.

“It’s all over now… Mom and Dad… Natalia knows you’re alive, and that’s enough.” Zao Lu was also in tears, recalling the whole day’s events, feeling as if it were all a dream.

After reading it, Winter and Truth were filled with emotion. Their parents probably still didn't know how audacious their daughters were doing.

After reading it, Winter and Truth were filled with emotion. Their parents probably still didn't know how audacious their daughters were doing.

After they had cried and talked for a while, Zao Lu wiped away her tears and said, "Mom and Dad, you should go with the rest of the group first. I will arrange your accommodations. Make sure you hide well, and I will come to find you later."

"Wait, Natalia, where are you going? Aren't you coming with us?" Zao Lu's mother asked, looking at Zao Lu with confusion.

"No, I can't leave yet. I have to stay here. If I don't stay, no one can leave... Mom and Dad, you too. I'm sorry, please forgive your daughter for being willful this time."

Zao Lu shook her head, broke free from her mother's hand, wiped away her tears, and said.

"Natalia! Are you crazy? Natalia! You're already injured like this, and you still want to stay here... Why are you pulling me?! Are you going to watch your own daughter go to her death?! She's still a child!"

Zao Lu's mother was clearly overwhelmed with concern and didn't want Zao Lu to return to that dangerous and deadly place. She tried to pull Zao Lu back, but Zao Lu's father stopped her.

"Enough! Do you want to distract your daughter from our affairs?" As the newly richest man in Chernobyl after Boris, Zao Lu's father could naturally see the current situation.

He sternly reprimanded his wife, then embraced her, who was sobbing uncontrollably, and said softly:

Just as our daughter said... if she doesn't stay here, none of our family can leave. According to our daughter, we will have a chance to reunite after tonight... trust our daughter. Don't let her worry any more.

“Dad…” Zao Lu looked at her father and couldn’t help but say.

“Our daughter has grown up so much in the time we’ve been away that she’s almost a stranger to us… But without a doubt, you’ve grown up and have your own opinions… Go do what you want to do, Natalia.”

Looking at his daughter, whose demeanor was now so drastically different, Zao Lu's father felt a pang of heartache. He couldn't fathom what kind of suffering must she have endured to transform her into this state in such a short time.

But he could only watch as his daughter continued down this path.

After Zao Lu and her companions left, Zao Lu's parents began to leave under the arrangement of the staff. Zao Lu's mother kept looking back as she walked, even though she could no longer see Zao Lu.

“Let’s go, we won’t see him anymore,” said Zao Lu’s father.

"How could you be so heartless? You should have had Boris send someone to inform our daughter back then, otherwise she wouldn't have driven herself to this state... Waaah, she had never even held a kitchen knife before..."

"Morning Dew's mother said, crying."

"Let's not even talk about how Boris himself couldn't leave his own estate during that period. Even if, as you say, we delivered the message... what was the result? Have you considered whether we would have survived tonight if our daughter hadn't happened to breach this wall?"

Early Dew's father shook his head and said:

“In the end, we will all die, and Natalia will be forced into that situation sooner or later... We can only say that our daughter was chosen by fate and was destined to walk this path.”

"So let our daughter go. Now, we're the ones who need to rely on her."

Early Dew's mother understood her husband's meaning and could only nod, wiping away her tears and believing him.

Chapter 320: Retreat

"Zao Lu, are you alright?"

On their way back to the city wall, the two friends of Zao Lu greeted each other.

"I'm fine, thank you for being with me, Truth, Winter." Although there were still some tears in Zao Lu's eyes, she looked relieved and smiled.

Clearly, her parents' encouragement inspired Zao Lu, and even gave her more motivation to keep fighting.

Only after losing something do you realize how precious it was. This time, she is determined to protect her parents.

“I was quite worried that under such high pressure, suddenly hearing such a joyful thing might not be enough for your body to handle. To be honest, Zao Lu, you should have left with your parents.”

Truth pushed up his glasses and said:

"You should know what's coming next. Lyudmila contacted us not long ago, and their infected troops are already prepared near the outer wall. We can leave the rest of the battle to them. All we need to do now is retreat slowly."

"It is precisely because it is a retreat that I must stay at the forefront to stabilize everyone's morale and stand with them. I promised them the truth."

Early Dew shook her head and said:

"On the contrary, I hope that you, Winter, Summer, Gummy, Hayley, and Wormwood, can lead the students to retreat first and protect everyone."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You haven't even left yet, and you're already thinking about letting us go?" Lin Dong shook his head and said, "I'm afraid Lie Xia would be even less likely to agree. She's even crazier than me. She's still on the front line. I don't even know if she's injured."

"Yes, Absinthe and I will stay here to continue directing everyone to deal with those enemies. As for leading the students to evacuate, you should leave that to Gummy and Hayley. They are currently in charge of escorting the wounded."

Truth, too, seemed determined to take the lead. It just goes to show that we're all the same kind of person; otherwise, we wouldn't be such close partners now, fighting side-by-side.

“Okay… then let’s go together.” Zao Lu nodded, and as they talked, they climbed back onto the city wall.

……

On the other side, Quan Duoer had already come down from the clock tower and was slowly driving towards the battlefield in one of the military vehicles.

"General, isn't this too risky? You know there are still four monster-level hero units at the front. Once they get close, even the powerful elite vanguard will be no match for them."

Stonnov, who was sitting in the military vehicle with him, quickly asked.

"Heh, if those four really had the ability to take my head from among ten thousand troops, they would have already launched a surprise attack on our base. In fact, haven't we heard from the front lines that they're exhausted and starting to get injured?"

Quan Duoer sneered and said:

"Especially now that our people have finished clearing out those new elites, they are all rushing towards the city wall. They can no longer stop the coordinated efforts of our War Sorcerer Brigade, Heavy Guard Elite Brigade, and Hundred Battle Vanguard Elite."

"We must wipe them out today, leaving no future trouble. Let the heavy weapons unit transport the weapons to the front line, and see how those four will try to stop us!"

"General Quan Duo, Colonel Stone, those rebels are planning to leave through the city gates, and their defenses are constantly retreating." At this moment, the voice of the commander at the front came through the communicator.

"Immediately order the heavy firepower units of the 7th and 8th Battalions to attack the city walls from both sides and seize the high ground. Open fire freely on those fleeing rebels."

"After this, your troops must keep a close watch on these traitors. Forcibly enter any suspicious hiding places, and execute any suspicious individuals on the spot! Better to kill a thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free!"

All of Dort coldly issued the order to massacre:

"Furthermore, once we enter the outer city and control the main streets, immediately implement a Level 1 martial law order, and give the media within the city a good talking-to—cut off all possible means of communication." (The last sentence appears to be a nonsensical string of characters and is omitted from the translation.)