Discovery of Section 20

"Why did she say these words suddenly?" Ashu Rufate shrugged and asked Leo. To his surprise, Leo was looking at him, with a look full of surprise, as if he saw an incredible thing.

"In my opinion..." Leo said. "She has a good impression of you."

"That's impossible." Ash Rufate replied. The prophet was the maid of the God of Nature... It seems that he had never heard of the prophet having a love story with a secular knight. Even if there was, it was in the story of the children's bedside.

"I think so too. But based on my experience, I think...well, maybe she is just interested in you, other aspects. Go and see Lord Thomas."

Now, the incident of Lord Thomas being injured has been quietly circulated in the army. Lord Thomas being injured in the previous one-on-one duel, and everyone was talking secretly, but no one dared to mention it in front of the three deputy generals in charge of command.

This is not the news that William Daly made a mistake after drinking (because he didn't drink at all), nor is it the news that someone accidentally leaked. In such a tense and fierce battle, Thomas, as the main general, never appeared on the front line, which itself could easily cause speculation from those who are interested.

And once people go to investigate with suspicion, more flaws are found. Thomas hasn't appeared in public for a long time, and it's even not normal. He has not asked about logistics, condolences to the wounded, and commands the reserve team - in fact, he has done nothing. Except for the three deputy generals who accidentally issued orders in the name of Thomas, he seems to have disappeared out of thin air.

This has been the case since Thomas went out of the city alone on the first day of this siege. The only explanation is that although Thomas won that day, he suffered a considerable injury. And it was the kind of injury that the female prophet would not heal for a while.

However, this suspicion did not depress the morale of the army. Because things were relative, Thomas, the winner of the duel, was injured, so Rudolph, the loser, must have been even worse. Moreover, the three deputy generals commanded well, each of them led the way and cooperated with tacit understanding.

Ashu Rufate left the wounded barracks and walked towards Thomas' residence. Feier was interested in him? This made him feel vaguely uneasy.

He could now clearly feel the increase in his power. Since he returned from the death raid that night, every killing and every day of fighting, he would be horrified to find that he was becoming stronger and stronger. This feeling has been so clear that it is impossible to ignore.

He hadn't felt tired for a long time. Now he had to remind his subordinates every time he had to remind him that his subordinates had exhausted and needed to summon reinforcements. He also found that he was becoming more and more addicted to killing, and was often filled with crazy bloodthirsty passion. Whenever he guarded the city and slashed the Paro people who rushed up one after another, he felt a stimulating excitement as blood rushes like thunder in his blood vessels.

These are things that have never been seen in the past.

What's worse is that he felt a slight change in his teeth. This was a strange feeling because he found that he could stretch his upper jaw canine teeth. Although the lengthening was very small, even if it was extended to the longest, it was within the scope of "human". But every time he touched his teeth, he understood the difference between himself and ordinary people.

He shook his head and drove these distracting thoughts out of his mind. Everything was not important, and he had to find a way to win the battle first! He pushed open the door and walked into Thomas' room.

Thomas was still in bed. Although his face was thinner, his complexion improved. Fei'er had already said that Thomas could move slightly, and the inflamed wound had shown obvious signs of improvement.

"How is it today?" asked Thomas, sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Very good, our army is very morale and will not fail." Ashu Rufate replied. He did not want to tell Thomas that the Expeditionary Force had lost about one-third of its combat power. There was a huge gap in the reserve force. If the battle of this level lasted for another five days today, the Expeditionary Force would collapse all over the line due to exhaustion of combat power. "There will be no problem for another month."

"What are the Paro people doing?"

"Every day, we have a fixed siege, fighting for consumption with us. Each of our soldiers will die at least five people! But I don't think this situation will last for too long. Their morale has been significantly lower. The battle is becoming more and more cringed. But they still have the most elite knights who have not gone to the battlefield."

"Child..." Thomas suddenly said. For some reason, this simple word made Eshu Rufate feel his eyes wet... "Don't lie to me. Your eyes have betrayed your heart."

He looked at Ashu Rufate with a smile, but his smile made Ashu Rufate's heart, which had become cruel and ruthless in the war, feel inexplicably painful.

"You have worked very hard. No one can do better... I miscalculated the combat power... The Paro people should have also drawn a large part of the troops under the Langkou Castle. Otherwise, they would not be able to piece together so many troops."

Thomas looked thoughtfully at his armor hanging in the corner of the wall.

"No commander would let his subordinates die like this. If the Paro people were planning to fight for consumption, they would never withdraw their troops in darkness, but would attack day and night. You must know that this kind of siege with heavy casualties must be carried out in one go, and the best results will be achieved when the soldiers feel angry but not yet feared... They must have other plans!"

"But they did not create new siege weapons. Otherwise we would have seen it." Ash Rufate replied.

"Then there is only one possibility, it is authentic."

...

A cold touch fell on his neck. Ashu Rufate stretched out his hand and saw a snowflake falling in his palm. It was snowing.

In the night sky, countless snowflakes fell. It seemed that there was power in the dark that I couldn't bear to witness this bloody battlefield because the heavy snow fell to bury the bodies of the dead.

The bonfire for heating could have been lit normally on the wall. Originally, Paro's magician would throw away the magic of destruction as soon as he saw the fire at the top of the city. But the battle that night changed everything. The Expeditionary Force destroyed most of the magicians of the True God Church under the city at the cost of more than 100 knights, reversing the difference in magical combat power between the two sides. Now Paro magicians no longer dare to act rashly.

Ashu Rufate suddenly remembered Duncan. For some reason, he remembered the heroic knight who died in battle. They actually didn't have much contact, but on the same cold night, when he walked on the same wall, he still unconsciously remembered Duncan, fantasizing that he could appear by the bonfire again.

It was not Duncan by the bonfire, but a militia captain wearing chain mail. Seeing Ash Rufate arrive, the captain quickly got up to greet him.

"It's okay, I'm just here to see it." Ashu Rufate asked the man to go back and cook the fire. Even by the fire, the militia were rubbing their hands, but Ashu Rufate could hardly feel the cold.

He came to the middle of the wall and looked at the Paro camp in the distance.

The night obscured most people's vision, but it was ineffective for him. He could clearly see Paro's military camp, but due to many tents, fences and other obstacles, he could not see anything special for a while.

"Master Earl." He heard the militia captain come behind him. "What are you doing?"

"You think the Paro people are digging tunnels?" Ashu Rufate asked suddenly.

"Impossible. Even if they dig tunnels, it will take at least one or two months." The captain pointed forward with his finger. "If they want to dig tunnels, they must be in a hidden place. There is no such location nearby, and the transportation of earth and rocks will definitely be discovered by us. If they are outside the field of vision, such as behind the hillside or further away, then digging under the city wall will take at least three months. If they encounter a large piece of rock in the middle, it will be even slower."

"Are you so sure?" Ashu Rufate asked suddenly.

"Ha, let's not hide it from the Count. I used to be a miner and I'm still very sure about digging the land."

If the tunnel can be dug in another month or two, then there will be almost no threat to the castle. If they have not been annihilated by then, they will break through and meet with reinforcements - this is how it is arranged in Thomas' plan.

"It's okay, go back and cook the fire to keep warm." Ashu Rufate said to the captain. The latter left.

Did Thomas make a mistake in his judgment? Ashu Rufate stared ahead and could not see anything.

"Master, there is movement." Carrie gave a reminder in her mind.

"Where?" he looked around, but nothing was suspicious.

"in front of."

Ashu Rufate concentrated, and then he heard some strange sounds, which were extremely slight and could not be heard by ordinary people. It was the sound of someone digging the ground.

And the sound is not far from the city wall.

Ashu Rufat immediately rushed down the wall.

A short time later, Leo, William Daly, and Feier were all gathered in Thomas' room, and the other two female prophets also came here. Seeing everyone coming, Ashu Rufate briefly explained his discovery today.

"It's unlikely..." Leo said to himself.

"It's important, if they've dug the city before they've dug it, it means they can dig into the city in just two or even three days," Thomas said.

"But how do we determine this? After all, this is just something Ash Rufate heard. It may be just a mouse digging hole. By the way, the prophets have the ability to observe far beyond observation. Can you judge?"

"If this is true, Paro's magicians will definitely cast spells to block our observations. But we can try it."

The prophets brought a basin of clear water and placed it in the middle of the room. They recited it in a low old saying, which stirred up ripples in the basin, and then a clear picture appeared.

"Strange, Paro's magicians not only did not block our observations, but instead... seemed to be welcoming..." Fei'er said softly. However, this was a trivial matter that no one cared about, because everyone saw something more important in the water.
Chapter completed!