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Therefore, in the end, Ye Xiao's three teams miraculously survived this sudden and unexpected event.

However, he was also the only group of trainees who all survived.

When Serendra and her students' makeshift camp in the dense forest came into view, they were not greeted with the relief and joy of reuniting with their classmates after surviving the ordeal. On the contrary, they were met with wounded soldiers everywhere and painful cries echoing through the forest.

The soldiers were almost all wounded, resting against tree stumps, their armor and weapons soaked in blood and mottled.

Some trainees lay unconscious on the tarpaulins spread on the ground, some covered their faces and squatted in the corner crying in fear, and some were in a daze and lost in thought... Only a few with relatively strong wills were busy taking care of the wounded in the camp.

This tragic scene immediately dampened the spirits of the three groups of trainees who had been overjoyed at the prospect of finally reuniting with everyone.

"Try to take a rest during this time, we still have a lot to do later."

Ye Xiao could only offer a few words of simple comfort to the trainees, saying that this was war.

For hundreds of years, the continent of Asia has been plagued by small-scale wars, such as fighting against barbarians and expelling the Chaos Blood Clan. However, a large-scale war that could truly engulf an empire has not occurred for a long time. The emergence of hellish demons and merfolk will undoubtedly foreshadow turmoil in the entire continent.

On the way here, Ye Xiao had already learned about a set of events he would encounter on the road from Greedy Coins through Greedy Coins.

They weren't as lucky as their own group; once the escape began, the demon army didn't intend to let them off so easily.

Teplo led the garrison of Bluestone Fortress into a clash with the main force of the demon army. In addition, the demon army also dispatched a cavalry unit to pursue the fleeing students.

Even with the protection of the Mountain Sword Saint Elon, Group A still suffered a heavy blow.

It is said that the commander of that cavalry unit was a human who was not of the demon race, and who called himself the Chosen One of Life. He even had the strength to restrain the Sword Saint.

Adding to the fact that the trainees who had been bitten by the black snake had undergone a strange change, the situation changed both internally and externally, to the point that the entire group was almost wiped out.

Fortunately, Dean Elon managed to force back the strange chosen one with his superb swordsmanship. He then returned to the rear alone with his sword to hold off all the enemy troops, allowing Serendra to finally lead the Sky Knights and the students to break through the encirclement.

Of course, Greta also secretly contributed to this; otherwise, the group of students wouldn't have been able to hold out until Aaron came to the rescue.

"But what exactly is this 'Chosen One of Life' thing?"

Ye Xiao was puzzled. He thought that if Ella's chosen one had to be himself, he really couldn't understand what kind of demons and monsters were hidden in the demon army that emerged from the Molten Mountains.

But this war was clearly a major event that the company and the Dark Shepherd had been planning for a long time, and Ye Xiao would not be surprised even if several gods were planted behind the scenes.

Returning to the camp in front of them, the three groups of trainees didn't have much time to rest after joining. After all, they had only escaped from the pursuit of demon scouts for a night and a morning. This temporary camp was deliberately far away from the main road to Bluemane Bay, which might allow them to hide for a while, but not for long, because flying demons could already be seen wandering in the distance.

“Professor Brandon, Her Highness the Princess invites you to the Council of the Camp.”

As Ye Xiao was pondering in the corner, Van Derrian walked over from the side.

Whether it was just his imagination or not, Ye Xiao felt that Van Derrian's gaze towards him was a bit strange throughout the journey.

"clear."

Ye Xiao immediately accompanied Van Derrian to the camp.

Ye Xiao did have some things to say to Serendra about the trainees' next route.

The tent is a small house made of trees and vines summoned by natural magic, and the interior space is quite spacious.

Ye Xiao parted the curtain of trees and entered the room. He immediately saw the tall and imposing Princess Serendra, along with several professors and knights who looked like commanders, sitting around a wooden table.

A topographical map of the border forest hangs on the wall, with wooden legends marking the movements of the demon army and the merman army.

These people were probably the instructors of the group. Judging from their clothes, they were nobles. Ye Xiao didn't know many of them, but he had a deep impression of the only one, the dean of studies, Talion, who had disgusted him before.

Fortunately, they didn't say anything because Ye Xiao was an outsider; they simply nodded to him as a greeting.

“I told them about your work helping the students at Morningwind Fortress.”

Van Delian said from the side.

Hearing this, Ye Xiao glanced at Van Delian with some surprise. He thought that given the boy's personality, he would most likely take credit for the job, but he didn't expect that the other party would be so considerate of the overall situation at this moment.

"It's nice to meet you again, Professor Brandon. Thank you for your heroic act."

Serendra also praised it.

“It is my duty, Your Highness.”

Ye Xiao smiled at the eldest princess, then found an empty seat and sat down.

Celinedra then cut to the chase and drew two curves on the map with a charcoal pencil.

"According to current intelligence, the forces attacking our empire's borders come from the southern seas and the eastern Molten Mountains. The enemy's army is large, and the border passes, Morningwind Keep and Bluestone Fortress have already fallen."

“We were supposed to head west back to Blue Mane Bay, but just now I received a message from the knights who went to scout south. The army of merfolk that came out of the sea is heading west towards Blue Mane Bay.”

"Does that mean if we also head west, we might run into another large army?"

A professor asked.

"No... I should say the situation might be worse,"

Serendra's throat bobbed slightly. "Blue Mane Bay is very likely to be besieged, and in the worst-case scenario, the city will fall."

Upon hearing this, the professors immediately began to discuss it amongst themselves.

"It shouldn't be that bad, Your Highness. Blue Mane Bay is a major city, with the Second Ocean Legion stationed there. Count Sodos's guard is far more powerful than Bluestone Fortress or Morningwind Fortress."

“I understand what you all mean, of course, I am only talking about the worst-case scenario.”

Celinedra raised her hand to stop the murmurs. "The garrison guarding the border checkpoints was also quite strong, but it was breached in less than a day... not to mention that the enemy also had top-tier combat power comparable to the Saint rank. If that merman legion's strength is comparable to the demon legion, Blue Mane Bay's chances of successfully resisting are not high."

"The most crucial point is that, regardless of the circumstances, that legion will launch an attack on the city. At that time, the outskirts of Bluemane Bay will be blocked by the enemy, and given our current situation, the possibility of forcibly breaking through the blockade is extremely slim."

Chapter Sixty-One: The Transfer Plan

Celinedra's words were direct, yet realistic.

Ye Xiao agreed with her assessment.

Compared to the isolated camp where even magical messages couldn't be sent out, his raven, though unable to fly very far through the forest, could still learn about Bluemane Bay from Henry Morgan through the divine kingdom.

A black snake disease outbreak is currently underway in the city, infecting a large number of citizens and causing widespread chaos. The high-ranking members of the Lockwood Merchant Guild and some nobles fled Bluemane Bay this morning.

Morgan and other undercover members of the Holy Light Revelation Society were assigned to help transport goods and were evacuating westward with the Lockwood Merchant Guild's convoy.

As the saying goes, "ducks are the first to know when the river warms in spring." Judging from the movements of these nobles, the probability of Blue Mane Bay falling is indeed very high.

The Second Ocean Legion was already in a period of rest and recuperation, and it's hard to say how many merfolk they could withstand even if they were transferred from nearby military ports.

However, this fact was something that everyone found hard to accept at first.

They were only a few dozen miles from Blue Mane Bay, from their home, but even though it was only a few dozen miles, they could only watch and could never go back.

A pessimistic atmosphere quickly spread among the crowd.

"Ahem, um... I agree with what Your Highness said. The enemy's strength and scale are beyond our imagination, but everyone should not think too badly about things."

Seeing the somewhat somber atmosphere, Ye Xiao pondered for a moment and said, "Blue Mane Bay may be in turmoil for a while, but I believe that the army of our Aslan Empire is not to be underestimated. Once the Emperor mobilizes the army from the northern provinces, it is only a matter of time before we defeat these demons and monsters."

"It means we can't go home for the time being. We need to find a safer place to take shelter. I believe that after everything is over, we will eventually be able to go back and reunite with our families."

Ye Xiao's words seemed to have some effect, and the professors' expressions finally improved.

Celinedra couldn't help but give Ye Xiao a grateful look. After all, she was only a junior officer in the Sky Knights. Although she held a high rank, she was not as experienced as the veteran officers who could handle everything.

"Then... if we can't go back to Blue Mane Bay, where else can we seek refuge?"

One professor asked, "We don't know how long the war will last, and supplies are limited. We can't keep hiding in the forest forever."

Celinedra nodded. "That's right. So please take a look at this topographical map. The thick solid line indicates the enemy's direction of attack, which can be basically confirmed as an advance from east to west."

"Continuing westward, the risk of being intercepted by the merman army is too great, so our best escape route is to head directly north along this dotted line towards Hanya Pass."

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Hanya Pass stands in the Hengyuan Mountains, separating the heartland of the southern province of the empire from the border forests.

If the group can cross the northern forest to reach Hanya Pass, they will be able to enter the main city in the heart of the southern province, thus ensuring their safety.

"But there is a problem: the movements of that demon army after taking Bluestone Fortress are still uncertain."

A young knight commander in the audience spoke up, "If their march is also heading north, won't we run into them again?"

"There is indeed that risk."

Celinedra put one hand on her hip and said, "But we can only take this one gamble."

"Going west around Bluemane Bay to the next major city is too far, not to mention there are still many wounded in the group..."

Ye Xiao listened to the murmurs of the crowd and silently rubbed his chin.

A more risky route actually flashed through his mind, and he had a strange feeling that it might be the most correct course of action at this moment, because it might be the only loophole in the encirclement by the two armies.

But this plan was rather far-fetched and seemed like suicide. After thinking about it, he didn't have the confidence to convince everyone, so he ultimately didn't speak.

Having determined their route, the group rested for another hour before setting off again.

There was no other way. Although everyone had been walking for a day and a night, the enemy was chasing after them, and there was really not much free time.

After the meeting ended, Ye Xiao walked out of the tent and found that Van Derian had followed him after only a few steps.

“Professor Brandon… I heard you have a wife who is also… also at the academy?”

"...Um, what's wrong?"

Ye Xiao was surprised that Van Delian suddenly asked about this.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's just a bit of a surprise. You look quite young, yet you already have a wife."

Van Derrian's expression was subtly awkward, leaving Ye Xiao puzzled.

"Should I thank you for telling me I look young?"

"Um, no, I mean... Blue Mane Bay isn't very safe right now..."

Van Delian gritted his teeth slightly.

"Brother, brother!"

A childish shout interrupted their conversation. A petite pink-haired girl suddenly rushed out from between the wooden houses and bumped into Ye Xiao.

If there's one student in the camp who remains as relaxed as ever, it's probably Greta.

"I've been looking for you for ages! Why didn't you even say hello before you arrived!"

Greta puffed out her cheeks and wrapped her little hands tightly around Ye Xiao's waist.

"That's because His Highness summoned me."

Ye Xiao affectionately ruffled the girl's hair, but the little one seemed to think it wasn't enough and tiptoed to rub against Ye Xiao's face.

"Uh...you, you actually have a younger sister!?!"

Van Delian, standing to the side, widened his eyes and said.

Ye Xiao glanced at Van Delian with some confusion, not understanding what the guy was surprised about. "Really?"

"hurry up!"

Greta, being coquettish, began to nuzzle her head against Ye Xiao's chest.

Helpless, Ye Xiao could only turn his gaze back, lower his body slightly, hug the girl's soft head and press his forehead against hers, while whispering in her ear, "Okay, okay, let's leave it at that for now. We can't go too far in public."

Excessive? What's excessive?

Ye Xiao was unaware that even though he was speaking very softly, Van Delian next to him could hear him.

A blush suddenly appeared on the face of this "handsome man," and he turned and ran away.

"...Am I just imagining things? Why is this guy acting a little crazy?"

The commotion made Ye Xiao glance at Van Delian's back. If it weren't for the fact that there were no black lines on Van Delian's body, he would have thought that the other party had been bitten by a black snake.

On the other side, "Vandrian" ran to a secluded grove of trees, looked around to make sure no one was there, and then immediately took out a conch-shaped prop from his pocket.

At the same moment, a small soundproof array appeared beneath his feet.

"Big sister, big sister!!!"

"...What's with that powerful voice?"

A cold female voice came from the conch shell.

"Never mind that, my dear sister, something terrible has happened! We...we've been robbed!!!"

Chapter Sixty-Two: The Siege