"Are you crazy? How can we fight? Not to mention whether we can win or not, if we really fight, Rhodes Island will definitely become the target of all. " Hearing the previous words, someone immediately retorted.
"Then what do we do? Can't escape, can't fight, do we just wait to be captured? Otherwise, what? Abandon these people and sneak away ourselves?" The previous person also became a little anxious.
"Stop arguing, I didn't call you here to listen to you quarrel. First, these Infected absolutely cannot be abandoned. As long as there's a glimmer of hope, we cannot leave them behind.
And fighting is impossible. According to Kanna's report, many scouts have appeared in the vicinity these past two days. I believe our intelligence has already reached the higher-ups. Even if they don't know our identity, once we engage, there's no way to avoid the risk of exposure.
If worst comes to worst, we'll have Kanna look around again and see if she can find a hiding place. We're not far from the border. If we can get through this wave, and we're careful afterward, we might be able to leave successfully."
J.A. was also very troubled by the current situation. Even though she had received a warning, it seemed only a dead end remained before her.
"No, the terrain here is relatively flat. There isn't a place that can hide so many people. However, there's another method we can try!"
Kanna first shook her head, rejecting J.A.'s suggestion, but at the same time offered a new one.
"Tell me!" J.A. asked with anticipation.
"The current dilemma is that we need time to leave Victoria's sphere of influence. Once we cross the national border, even if the other party knows there's a problem with us, they can't easily pursue us. But now, we're still a full day's journey from the border, and Victoria's border guards will catch up in less than two hours, right? So, if we just prevent them from catching up, that's all there is to it... Although for diplomatic reasons, we can't directly clash with the official army, if the road becomes problematic and they can't catch up for a while, that's not our problem, is it!"
J.A.'s eyes lit up at Kanna's words, but then dimmed again. "That's true, but we didn't bring enough explosives. It won't be as easy as you think to block their advance."
"Leave it to me!" Kanna patted her chest and continued after everyone looked at her.
"To leave Victoria, we must pass through the canyon ahead. Both ends are continuous high mountains, making it difficult to go around. If I can find a way to block it, that will buy us enough time. You go first, I'll make some arrangements here and then catch up."
Hearing Kanna's words, everyone, unusually, disagreed. The reason was simple: no matter how difficult the circumstances, they wouldn't let a child fall behind for them.
"Oh, come on! Stop with the adult and child stuff. Those people can't catch me anyway, and you staying here would only hinder me. Once it's sufficiently blocked, I'll come back immediately." Seeing the adults' conflicted expressions, Kanna said impatiently.
"Alright then, we'll cross the canyon first, and then you'll take the team and continue forward. I'll stay outside the canyon and wait for Kanna. Once you've blocked the road, we'll leave together." Unable to win against Kanna, J.A. finally chose a compromise.
"Okay, okay! You adults, this inexplicable pride is so troublesome." Kanna knew everyone was worried about her, so she didn't refuse J.A.'s suggestion.
After making the decision, the team didn't linger and rushed towards the canyon.
Soon, the team entered the canyon. Kanna left the team and went up the nearby mountain.
From her high vantage point, she saw the scouts trailing behind the team. Although they thought their disguise was good, under Kanna's inhuman gaze, they appeared so ridiculous.
She looked at the canyon. Although it was called a canyon, the mountains on both sides were nearly fifty meters apart, making it not easy to block such a wide road.
Taking a deep breath, Kanna produced two Thunderbolt Wedges in her hands. She found a spot and threw a Thunderbolt Wedge, then positioned the third one in an equilateral triangle with the other two as a base, and finally inserted the fourth Thunderbolt Wedge, used for detonation, into the center.
Instantly, thunder accompanied by a huge explosion echoed, and large sections of rock shattered and slid down the cliff, burying nearly two-thirds of the road.
"Tsk! As expected, it can't be completely blocked?" Kanna looked at the remaining small section of road with dissatisfaction, feeling a bit annoyed.
Her strength was indeed top-tier in Terra, but not omnipotent. For example, in this current situation, changing the environment here was not something she could accomplish in a short time.
Just then, a 'ding-dong' sound, from the system that hadn't made a sound since the last reward, finally came. Curious, she took a look.
New Mission: Eliminate one enemy. Mission Reward: Pray for Rain.
Kanna was stunned when she saw this new mission because the system only gave lightning-related skills, so what was this Pray for Rain?
However, at this moment, she saw someone rushing towards her. It was clear that Kanna's destruction of the road had made them anxious.
Seeing the approaching person, and glancing at the mission again, Kanna realized she could complete it easily and accepted it.
As the Duke's shadow unit, they had followed the clues on the road after receiving news of the incident at the mining area. After catching the enemy's tail, they transmitted the information and location to the Duke.
Behind them, the border guards, who were always under the Duke's command, were rushing towards this location. As soon as the main force arrived, they could easily capture all these "rebels" attempting to escape.
However, as they passed through a canyon, a sudden thunderclap erupted from the flat ground ahead. Following an explosion, a large amount of falling rocks piled up on the canyon's only passage.
"Oh no! They're trying to blow up the canyon!" The weather was clear at the time, with no clouds in the sky, so this thunder definitely wasn't natural.
In an instant, they understood the reason and purpose of the lightning.
The few of them immediately rushed towards the canyon, trying to delay the opponent's caster before the main force arrived.
As they hurriedly rushed towards the canyon, they didn't notice a purple light streaking across the sky, landing on their inevitable path.
They hadn't run far when a little girl's voice suddenly appeared.
"I'm sorry. Although I don't know if you're good or bad, or which faction you belong to, we can't leave if you're still here. So, goodbye."
Before they could react, a bolt of electricity, as thick as an forearm and accompanied by a piercing sound, streaked past their heads. The next second, several people fell to the ground, their lives extinguished.
Kanna shook her head and, activating Thunderbolt Wedge's displacement effect again, returned to the top of the cliff.
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