Before she could react, the entire campsite seemed to have emptied, leaving her alone. Dusa had just woken from a nap and hadn’t quite grasped the situation yet.
Stunned for quite some time, Dusa finally looked up to see the sun still high in the sky, indicating that she hadn’t slept long—just a quick nap, at most.
Having spent so many days at the camp, she had already figured out the defense rotation between Rocky and Lin Feng, and how they supported each other.
It was Lin Feng’s turn to be on defense duty today, but the Guard Corps had suddenly been deployed. Could it be that the troops from Backhill Village couldn’t hold their ground?
This seemed unbelievable to Dusa, as she had heard Monte praise the troops of Backhill Village, stating they were highly skilled. If they were to face off directly against the guards of Thunderhawk City, the latter would likely lose.
Could it be that even such skilled troops couldn’t withstand the demon’s assault and needed support from the Guard Corps of Thunderhawk City?
Just how many demons had attacked this time?
This made Dusa unavoidably worried, especially since Monte was also on the battlefield; she couldn’t help but feel anxious.
Standing alone in the campsite, she then looked toward the tall walls, but they were too far to see anything, not even the sounds of battle could be heard, which only exacerbated her anxiety.
Yet worry was futile. Although she thought of running up to the wall to see for herself, remembering the trouble she caused last time, she had no choice but to suppress such thoughts.
With no other options, Dusa reluctantly returned to her tent to pick up her bow and arrows, deciding to try to calm her nerves with some archery practice.
So, in a short while, she was in front of the wooden stakes again, continuously shooting arrows. Perhaps due to her worry, her aim was off, and many arrows missed their target.
Instead of easing her anxiety, this only made her more upset. With nothing else to do, she pouted and irritably went to collect the Arrow Feathers one by one.
Boom!
Boom, boom!
Just as Dusa was irritably gathering up all the Arrow Feathers, a sudden barrage of thunderous cannon fire reached her ears, and she quickly turned to look toward the walls.
“Is that… the sound of Magic Energy Cannons?”
Upon hearing the cannon fire, Dusa immediately realized it was the sound of Magic Energy Cannons.
Could it be that the Skyships had been deployed?
A small village like Backhill Village didn’t have Magic Cannons. The tall walls at the entrance looked impressive, but there were only two defense towers on either side, and no Magic Cannons on top of the walls. Therefore, the only option left to use Magic Cannons for bombardment was the Skyship.
This meant that the sound of cannons signified the deployment of the Skyships!
“What exactly is happening outside…”
The roaring cannons filled Dusa with immense urgency. She hadn’t expected, after so many days had passed, that the demon attacks would become so fierce that not only had Lin Feng and Rocky taken their respective troops out one after another, but the Skyships had also joined the battlefield.
Only now did Dusa understand why Rocky and her father had looked so worried over the past few days. It seemed that after lying dormant for so long, the demons had indeed launched a severe attack!
But what kind of demonic force had arrived, strong enough that both the troops of Backhill Village and the guards of Thunderhawk City couldn’t hold, forcing the use of Skyships to bomb them?
Being in the campsite, Dusa naturally couldn’t know the answer, but the less she knew about a situation, the more she wanted to investigate it. Thus, she was caught in a dilemma, debating whether she should run up to the wall to check for herself.
Furrowing her brows, Dusa thought to herself: If she could sneak to the wall without anyone noticing, would there be no problem?
Even if someone did discover her, she could just say that being alone in the campsite was too frightening. That way, her father wouldn’t get angry, right? At least the City Lord wouldn’t blame her, right?
After pondering for quite some time, Dusa felt her idea was feasible…
However, just as she was nodding to herself, believing her plan to be flawless, suddenly a group of people came running from the direction of the walls.
“What’s this…”
Recognizing the approaching group as the Guard Corps, Dusa realized that the guards were heading her way!
Has the battle ended?
Seeing the guards returning, Dusa immediately smiled, thinking that the battle must have ended.
However, when she looked closely at these guards, she realized that there was a small squad of them, and they were carrying stretchers two by two, bearing the wounded on them!
The battle hadn’t ended after all; these guards were returning to transport the injured!
Seeing the guards carrying a stretcher towards the camp, Dusa hurried over to meet them.
“Uncle Aga, has the battle not ended yet?”
As she approached the guard carrying the stretcher, Dusa recognized the leader as Aga and hurriedly helped carry the stretcher while asking.
At the same time, she glanced at the stretcher and, with that look, her whole being was stunned, no, shocked!
“Sister Liliya!”
Among those being carried on the stretcher back to camp was Liliya herself!
Seeing Liliya on the stretcher, Dusa was instantly dumbfounded; she had never imagined that Liliya would be carried back on a stretcher.
However, fortunately, Liliya’s injuries didn’t seem too severe, as Dusa saw her struggling to get off the stretcher when she looked her way.
Unfortunately, her struggles were stopped by the surrounding guards.
“What are you doing! Let me go!”
Seeing the guards pressing down on her, preventing her from getting off, Liliya shouted loudly, but this time no one listened to her.
“Captain, bringing you back is a command from the City Lord, we can’t obey you!”
“Let me go, you bunch of… Dusa?”
Liliya, who had been struggling incessantly, caught sight of Dusa by chance.
“Sister Liliya, what’s happened to you, how could you be so badly injured…”
Helping to carry the stretcher, Dusa looked towards Liliya with an anxious face, her eyes already brimming with tears.
Seeing Dusa, Liliya, who had been ceaselessly striving to get off the stretcher, calmed down a bit and then smiled at Dusa: “Little girl, sister is fine, it’s just a minor injury from being careless.”
Dusa couldn’t possibly believe those obviously comforting words; besides, she wasn’t blind. Liliya’s body was covered in blood, and although most of it wasn’t her own, a bloody wound on her arm couldn’t be hidden from anyone.
Liliya was injured, and the injuries were far from light!
Therefore, afterward, Dusa didn’t ask any more questions and, together with the guards, carried Liliya and the other injured back to the camp.
After settling Liliya and the others, the leading Aga called Dusa to his side.
“Little girl, the City Lord has an order for you.”
“Ah? What order?”
Hearing Aga’s words, Dusa froze.
“The City Lord ordered you to keep an eye on Captain Liliya; no matter what, she must not leave the camp. Also, the village doctor will soon come over with others. I will leave two people here; when the time comes, you need to help out, okay?”
“Okay!”
She nodded emphatically and agreed.
After saying this, Aga left two guards who had also sustained minor injuries, and then hurriedly led the others away.
Seeing Aga leading the people away in a hurry, Dusa suddenly remembered something and called out:
“Uncle Aga, what about my father? How is he doing?”
“The Instructor is fine, don’t worry!”
Shouting back, Aga left the camp with his men, and hearing his answer, Dusa was also much relieved.
However, no sooner had she calmed down than she turned to see Liliya’s figure.
“That bastard Rocky… he’s really infuriating!”
Standing behind Dusa, Liliya muttered and then strode towards the exit of the camp, obviously intending to return to the battlefield!