Chapter 475

“Phew! My lord, I never thought Moral actually agreed! My heart nearly leapt out of my chest—you took too great a risk! After all, we have only this one Wang Fei!”

“No choice! The longer we delay here, the more likely trouble will arise.”

“We must force Moral to act at the fastest speed possible—only then can we hope for a safe withdrawal!”

Outside the royal tent-palace, the beastmen army had retreated ten li away, and Moral had also stepped back one bow’s distance.

With Yefulan monitoring, we can ensure no problems arise.

After confirming the situation, Gervas immediately led the army out of the royal tent-palace, preparing to head westward.

Along the way, Migen and the other knights began discussing what had just happened, feeling it had been nothing short of a high-stakes gamble.

Fortunately, they had won the bet.

Though much distance remained and caution was still needed, as long as Su Kama Wang Fei and the prince still held weight, no major mishaps should occur from here on.

In truth, Gervas himself also felt lucky—he had guessed right.

Now he simply didn’t know the exact situation of the kingdom’s main army.

If the kingdom’s main army had managed to survive, that would be ideal.

What Gervas didn’t know was that nearby, Prada, having overheard Migen and the knights’ conversation, rolled his eyes at them again, silently cursing them as fools.

They had actually dared to press a longsword against Su Kama Wang Fei’s throat.

They didn’t realize Su Kama Wang Fei’s standing in the Beast King’s heart… uh, these fools truly didn’t know.

In any case, even without pressing a blade to her throat, they need only have asked—Moral likely wouldn’t have refused any request.

Especially one as simple as letting them leave safely.

This is better!

At least these humans are heading west, not straight south.

Otherwise, if they ran into the Beast King and made further unreasonable demands, it would be disastrous.

Like ordering the Beast King to withdraw his troops…

【Ding! Daily Intelligence System has refreshed!】

【Intelligence One: The Lindongcheng Kingdom’s main army, after days of food shortages, has finally reached the brink of utter ruin.

The Beast King deemed the moment ripe and once again forced Weilade and Suolite to act as spies, launching a surprise attack on Lindongcheng.

Currently, Lindongcheng has fallen entirely into beastman hands, and the kingdom’s army has lost one-third of its manpower.

The remaining seventy to eighty thousand soldiers have all taken refuge inside Lindongbao.

But this also means the kingdom’s army has been pushed into total desperation.

Next, the kingdom’s army will begin slaughtering their precious draft and war horses to replenish the soldiers’ strength, preparing for an imminent breakout.

Whether the breakout will succeed remains to be seen!

However, at present, the chance of success appears extremely slim.】

【Intelligence Two: Prada has concealed his relationship with Su Kama Wang Fei—

His true identity is Su Kama Wang Fei’s younger brother, which is why he was favored by the Beast King and appointed Deputy Commander of the Wolf Knight Corps.】

【Intelligence Three: The Beast King’s favor toward Su Kama Wang Fei exceeds imagination.

Do you know why this royal tent-palace has only Su Kama Wang Fei as a concubine?

It’s because the Beast King avoids the presence of other concubines disturbing Su Kama Wang Fei’s mood and the smoothness of her childbirth.

It is said that two years ago, the previous Great Shaman of the Beastkin race prophesied that Su Kama Wang Fei was blessed by the Beastkin God.

The prince born of her and the Beast King may become the greatest prince the Beastkin race has seen in a thousand years.】

【Intelligence Four: Prada is relieved that you don’t yet know the true significance of Su Kama Wang Fei and the prince to the Beast King and the beastmen.

Otherwise, he truly fears you might change course and head straight south, ruining the Beast King’s impending hunt of the human army!】

【Intelligence Five: The capital’s reinforcement order will reach Heilongcheng today.

Upon hearing this, the fifty thousand kingdom troops in Heilongcheng will march toward Hongshicheng.

There, they will join forces with another fifty thousand troops stationed in Hongshicheng, then proceed to reinforce Lindongcheng.

This process will take at least a week.】

【Intelligence Six: Today will be a fine day!】

【Ding! Daily intelligence refresh complete…】

Holy hell!

Gervas exclaimed, “Holy hell!”

What had he just heard?

Lindongcheng had already fallen.

Second, he had still vastly underestimated Su Kama Wang Fei and the beastkin prince.

Had the system not revealed it, who could have imagined a Wang Fei and a prince could rescue an entire army?

If someone told me that, I’d be the first to disbelieve it.

After all, to those in power, annihilating ten thousand enemies is a great victory.

What is one Wang Fei and one prince?

But this was the system’s report.

So even though Gervas found it hard to believe, it was still true.

Then, should he now change his plan?

Gervas turned his gaze to Prada, tightly bound and dumped on the cart like a maggot.

Prada now wore a half-smile, as if enduring unbearable pain.

Soon, he sensed Gervas’s stare.

Instantly, he jumped.

Before he could suppress his smile, Gervas’s voice came: “Beastman, what were you just smiling about?”

“I… I wasn’t smiling at all…”

“Oh?” Gervas’s lips curled into a cold sneer.

“Human, I’m too distressed and worried to smile right now—how could I possibly be laughing?” Prada had already prepared to deny everything.

After all, reducing losses for the Beast King meant helping his sister—and himself.

“Fine, I’ll assume you weren’t smiling.” Gervas nodded, dropping the interrogation.

Prada instantly exhaled in relief.

But before he could relax for long, Gervas suddenly raised his hand and halted the column.

Prada froze; the Storm Legion troops froze too.

“My lord, what’s wrong?” Migen and the others asked in confusion.

“I’ve changed my mind—we’re not withdrawing westward!” Gervas smiled.

“My lord, if not westward, then where? All other directions seem far more dangerous!” Migen and the others were baffled.

“I’m heading straight south!”

“S-South? This…?” Migen and the others stood stunned, nearly doubting their ears.

Prada’s heart lurched—he suddenly felt something terrible was coming.

Could this human have learned the true weight of Su Kama Wang Fei and the prince?

Impossible!

If he knew, none of what happened earlier would have occurred!

Besides, he’d just said he planned to withdraw westward.

“Are you confused?”

Gervas’s voice came again.

It sounded as if he were speaking to the knights—but his gaze was playfully fixed on Prada.

“The reason is simple: I intend to use Su Kama Wang Fei and this beastkin prince to find the Beast King, and see if we can rescue the kingdom’s main army!”

“Commander Prada, tell me—do Su Kama Wang Fei and the beastkin prince have that kind of weight? Will your Beast King agree?”