Dusa’s response left Liliya patting her forehead, feeling utterly helpless.
“Liliya sister, please, you mustn’t tell my father, or he will scold me again…”
Just as Liliya was feeling helpless, Dusa began to plead with her not to tell Monte about her sneaking away.
“This…”
But this request really put Liliya in a difficult position. After all, Dusa was different from others; she was Monte’s daughter. If she kept this from Monte and something happened to Dusa in the process, who would bear the responsibility?
Liliya and Rocky couldn’t bear that responsibility!
So, after a glance at Dusa, Liliya made a decision, “Little girl, you wait here for me and don’t go anywhere!”
“Oh…”
Realizing Liliya was somewhat angry, Dusa obediently nodded her head, then sat down demurely on the bed while Liliya immediately left the tent.
After leaving the tent, she didn’t go to find Monte but went to find Rocky instead; she herself couldn’t handle this matter, so she had to let Rocky take care of it.
Shortly after, she brought Rocky back to her tent, and upon entering, Rocky was stunned the moment he saw Dusa. He was incredibly surprised to find Dusa in the tent and felt a bit disappointed…
“Dusa, how did you get here? Didn’t your dad lock you up?”
“I, I… I sneaked out…”
Facing Rocky, Dusa didn’t dare to lie anymore, so she told the truth.
After learning that Dusa had sneaked away, Rocky also began to feel troubled.
Just as Liliya had thought, Dusa was Monte’s daughter. How could Rocky keep this from him? If something happened, wouldn’t Monte blame him fiercely?
But faced with Dusa’s desperate plea, he found it hard to remain unswayed, for he could imagine Monte’s reaction upon learning of this—no Beastman was known for their temper.
Therefore, feeling helpless, Rocky had no choice but to agree to Dusa’s request, but he strictly ordered her not to leave the tent, or she would face the consequences if Monte discovered her, and neither he nor Liliya would intercede on her behalf.
“Okay! I promise! City Lord!”
Seeing Rocky agree to help keep it a secret from her father, Dusa readily agreed to all his conditions and even assured him fervently that she wouldn’t cause trouble, although Rocky found it hard to believe such a guarantee.
And so, Dusa stayed in Liliya’s tent, and Rocky left with a feeling of resignation.
Although Dusa’s appearance made him feel helpless, her disturbance somewhat lightened the tension of the mission, allowing Rocky to quickly fall asleep as soon as he returned to his own tent.
When he woke up, it was already daylight, and Rocky got up early and prepared himself because from now on, the mission truly began!
Early in the morning, Old Jack, the chief of Backhill Village, led a large group of villagers to the mine at the end of the village to start mining ores. At the same time, Rocky and Lin Feng also officially put their troops on alert.
According to Lin Feng, the first few days of mining were relatively safe, because even though the mining noise might attract the Black-eyed Demons, these demons’ gathering places were quite far, so they couldn’t arrive immediately.
However, once the first Black-eyed Demon appeared, more and more demons would start to emerge in an unending stream, and that’s when the real danger would begin.
As previously arranged, Lin Feng would take charge of the first day’s defense with the soldiers from Backhill Village, and on the second day, Rocky with the Guard Corps would take over, and then they would alternate in this order.
So, on the first day of the mission, Rocky and the others weren’t too tense. Although the guards were on high alert, they didn’t need to fight, and only Rocky, Liliya, and Monte got up early and joined Lin Feng on the high wall for the vigil.
“You all don’t need to come over, take the time to rest. The hard times are still ahead.”
Seeing that Rocky followed him up onto the high wall, Lin Feng couldn’t help but speak.
Rocky understood his good intentions, but he also had his own thoughts, albeit somewhat selfish.
In his heart, Rocky really hoped that Lin Feng and his people would confront the demons first. That way, he could observe how they fought and be better prepared himself, considering he had never led over a hundred people in battle, nor had he ever faced more than one demon. Thus, Rocky wanted to learn first.
However, he couldn’t control such matters. In fact, as Lin Feng had mentioned, there was no danger on the first day of mining, and Rocky had stood on the high wall for a whole day without seeing a shadow of any demons.
A day had passed in the blink of an eye with no battles occurring.
By the next day, the defense responsibilities had been handed over to Rocky.
Early the next morning, Rocky led the Guard Corps to gather around the high wall, leaving Monte behind to lead the Guard Corps and stay on alert while he and Liliya climbed to the top of the wall.
This was his second time standing on the high walls of Backhill Village. He had stood there with Lin Feng for a day yesterday, but today, standing on the high wall again, he felt even more nervous than the first time.
Because yesterday he was more of an observer, but today his mindset was completely different since it was his responsibility to protect the village and the wall behind him!
This pressure inevitably made Rocky somewhat nervous, and after standing on the high wall for a while, he began to pace back and forth.
“Maybe I should fly out and check. If we can spot the demons early, we can prepare earlier,” he said after pacing back and forth on the wall a few times.
“No, the Void Magic Armor’s mana is limited, and we didn’t bring many magic stones this time. You can only recharge a few times, so you can’t waste your mana indiscriminately,” Liliya immediately rejected the idea. The Void Magic Armor was one of their most critical assets, but its mana was limited, so it shouldn’t be used unless necessary for battle.
After rejecting Rocky’s suggestion, Liliya looked at him and said, “You don’t need to be too nervous. We have prepared for this mission for two months. Nothing will go wrong, and further, the villagers only started mining yesterday. The Black-eyed Demons won’t attack so soon.”
“You’re right… Maybe I am just too nervous.”
Rocky nodded, took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then stood next to Liliya. The two quietly looked out over the endless wasteland.
The next day passed just like that.
Although Rocky stayed vigilant all day, just like yesterday, no danger happened.
And when the third day came, the defense duty was handed back to Lin Feng.
But having the experience of the past two days, Rocky didn’t join Lin Feng on the high wall again. It had already been proven that there really was no danger these days, so there was no need for him to make himself nervous every day.
So, on the third day, Rocky went to train with the guards instead.
After training all morning with the guards, although he was a bit tired, his mood had relaxed quite a bit, and at midday, Rocky had lunch with the guards, which brought them significantly closer to him.
But just when everyone was having lunch at the food stall, a piercing bell suddenly rang out!
“What’s happening!”
Rocky, who was sitting with the guards, immediately stood up when he heard the bell and hurriedly looked toward the source of the sound. He saw soldiers frantically ringing the bell on the towers beside the high wall.
“The demons are attacking? How is this possible!”
Seeing that the bell came from the towers, Rocky was profoundly shocked, as this meant the demons had appeared!
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