Chapter 578: Chapter 161: Stab and Run_1
“Trying to run?”
On “Cloud Rainbow”, at the pilot cabin.
Sandra watched the movements of the Flame and Metal Trading Company’s fleet with a cold hum. She was just about to order an increase in pursuit force.
“Lateral fleet movement! Lateral fleet movement!”
The warning from Tower Spirit abruptly came.
Sandra turned her head to look.
The White Tower Alliance’s fleet no longer spectating and exhibiting a posture of diagonal lateral attack on the “Cloud Rainbow”. The intent to cover the retreat of the Flame and Metal Trading Company’s fleet was very obvious.
“Damn!”
Ignoring her image, Sandra uttered a curse loudly. She put aside the thought of pursuing, unwillingly ordered, “Stop the chase, recall Link and Gerald.”
“Understood.”
Tower Spirit immediately adjusted the course and speed of the “Cloud Rainbow”, gradually moving away from the battle, and simultaneously sent a recall command to the Waterdrop Warship.
“That’s it?”
Gerald, who felt like he hadn’t done much, asked unwillingly after receiving the recall command from the “Cloud Rainbow”.
“That’s the only choice!”
Link gave a begrudgingly realistic response.
No matter how strong the “Cloud Rainbow” is, it is still a lone wolf in battle.
Without completely overwhelming strength, they could only stop here and let the enemy retreat.
Only when the fleets of the Flame and Metal Trading Company and the White Tower Alliance had completely distanced themselves did Link and Gerald return to the “Cloud Rainbow” in the Waterdrop Warship.
By then, the “Cloud Rainbow” had already adjusted its direction and continued towards the mission’s world.
Sandra had already reported to the Supreme Council. Regardless of any accidents that occurred, this trip back to the Level 3 Insect World has to be accounted for.
Since the “Cloud Rainbow” was not damaged, and there were no losses in the Mini legion, Sandra chose to continue the mission.
“Your performance just now was impressive.”
In the small cabin, as Link and Gerald stepped out of the Waterdrop Warship, Sandra, who was waiting specially, immediately lavished praise.
“It was okay. I just helped destroy a supply ship, didn’t perform well.”
This wasn’t Link trying to be humble or boastful. It was indeed what he felt.
Upon hearing this, Sandra felt complicated.
You are only a Second-Level Wizard and you just recently promoted, yet you did something that normal Third-Level Wizards couldn’t do.
What else do you want to do?
Fight against the Sage?
If you put it that way, it would make me, a Senior Second-Level Wizard, seem like a useless person.
This complaint was stuck at the back of her throat, unable to be said.
Sandra had no choice but to pretend she didn’t hear Link’s comment and forcibly changed the topic: “Let’s go, let’s go back to the cockpit for a meeting and have a post-war summary.”
“Okay.”
Link nodded in agreement.
The three of them left the small cabin in single file and returned to the cockpit.
“Meeting, post-war summary.”
Sandra immediately forgot about the little unpleasantness from before, pulled out the demeanour of a legion commander, and fulfilled her duties as a commander.
The 11 members of the Mini Legion, including Link, cooperated fully and did not treat this as a joke.
Meanwhile, as the post-war summary was taking place, conflict had arisen within the fleets of the Flame and Metal Trading Company and the White Tower Alliance.
Looking at the emotionless face of “Scholar” Silvano on the screen, Wizard Verna was so angry that she said: “Is this how the White Tower Alliance treats their allies?”
“Scholar” Silvano put the thick book in his hand to one side, looked at Wizard Verna’s eyes through the camera.
Confirmed that Verna was still immersed in the previous failure and hadn’t reacted to how weird it was that the two fleets had abruptly turned to kill the “Cloud Rainbow” instead of meeting up with the main force at the established coordinates.
With a sigh, “Scholar” Silvano shook his head and spoke faintly.
“Verna, if you don’t want to become a brainless person, control your desires.
I know that most of the meditation techniques of the Flame and Metal Trading Company have side effects, which easily amplify various negative emotions, but there are also ways to suppress or even eliminate them.
If you continue to let go, there is really no hope.”
“What do you mean?”
Seeing “Scholar” Silvano speak so seriously, Verna suppressed her anger and asked coldly.
“What do I mean?”
“Scholar” Silvano snickered and asked back, “Think carefully, why did you want to kill Sandra and her ‘Cloud Rainbow’?”
“Why? It’s of course…”
Wizard Verna started to speak, sounding as if it was a matter of course. Halfway through, she suddenly stopped.
“Of course what?”
“Scholar” Silvano asked with a smile.
Wizard Verna stuttered, her face flushing red, unable to utter a word.
She wanted to say, of course it was an arrangement by the company.
But on a second thought, the company wouldn’t arrange for such things.
No matter how I fell for it, I should have figured it out by now. But till now I still have no clue. This is rather embarrassing for a wizard!
After a while, Wizard Verna suppressed the emotion of shame and anger, and asked with confusion: “Why did this happen? Who did it?”
“Scholar” Silvano did not answer verbally, he just stretched out his index finger and pointed upwards.
Wizard Verna immediately understood, then fell into silence.
Brutal emotions soon began to form in her heart. She wanted to burn someone to vent her anger.
But then she remembered “Scholar” Silvano’s recent advice, so she forcibly subdued her thoughts and started practising the Clear-Heart witchcraft, a secret skill of the Flame and Metal Trading Company.
After a while, she broke free from the brutal state, and her eyes regained their clarity.
Wizard Verna leaned back, weakly said: “Well, go wherever you like, I’m going back to the homeland.”