Chapter 69: Ambush and Final Battle (15/19)

One hour ago…

After a simple battlefield cleanup and inventory check, Willis led her people to the encampment.

“Your Highness, should we take these things with us?”

A soldier pointed to the empty ground behind him, at the supplies the Revolutionary Army hadn’t managed to take away.

Willis nodded.

“Leave a hundred men here to guard them, especially the Elves. Make sure to keep watch!”

“Yes!”

“Now count the numbers and prepare to return immediately!”

“Yes!”

As Willis returned with her army, accompanying her was Winnie Kanasha, who had just been saved by Willis.

At this moment, Winnie kept her head down, silent and expressionless.

Willis tied her with a rope and led her along.

There was no longer any need to be cautious on the return journey, so their speed increased significantly.

[Beep! Mission complete. Improved Small Teleportation Magic Circle acquired! Please choose reward 2…]

Willis thought for a moment, then exchanged everything for Magic Power.

[Beep!]

[Host chooses Magic Power!]

[Detected a total of 25 surviving Elves (excluding Winnie Kanasha). Awarding 500 points of Magic Power!]

At this moment, Willis’s Magic Power had reached 1,700 points!

Compared to the initial 1,000, now, with a bit more effort, it could double!

As the system reward was completed, the next task arrived immediately.

[Beep! System task issued!]

[Want to kill me? You can try!]

[Requirements: Survive tonight’s assassination, or kill the opposing Leader. Rewards: Survive safely until dawn to receive one Mana Blueprint. Personally kill a Leader or Head, gain 100 points of Magic Power each!]

[Personally kill a Rebel to gain 1 point of Spirit Force!]

[Failure penalty: Butt facing forward!]

[The long night is lonely, only death for company!]

At this moment, Willis was sure.

This system…

Really is perverse.

“Just kill me.”

At this moment, Winnie Kanasha, who had been silent all along, finally spoke.

“Kill you? Why?”

Willis asked.

Even while talking, Willis didn’t slow down as she pulled Winnie along.

This ambush had cost them over twenty people, and Willis had left another hundred at the encampment.

So now, only around three hundred seventy soldiers followed her on the return journey.

“I won’t let you defile me again… Willis!”

Winnie lifted her head.

Strangely, there was no anger or hatred on her face.

Only the bleakness of defeat and self-abandonment.

“Don’t forget, your people aren’t all dead yet. They’re still in my hands.”

Willis reminded her.

“If you die, they won’t have any reason to live either.”

“You demon! How are you any different from Kebo!?”

Winnie finally shouted from her throat.

“Still different…”

Willis turned her head and sneered.

“After all, I’m your first—and your last!”

Stunned by this domineering declaration, Winnie fell silent.

Willis had no interest in saying more; bringing Winnie along was simply to prevent her from committing suicide.

As Willis led her army swiftly back, on Hill Yu’s side, an ambush was underway.

“Fire!”

Boom!

The giant crossbows, long since lying in ambush, shot out from the roadside thickets.

In an instant, the massive bolts pierced through over a dozen carriages behind Hill Yu.

Under the night sky, the Rebel Leader watched as a single giant crossbow wiped out over a dozen men!

“Haha, fools, let’s see you try letting soldiers stand atop the carriages now!”

The Rebel Leader sneered, then gave the order again.

In a flash, the prearranged Magic Circles surged forth!

Dozens of earth walls rose from both sides of the road, blocking Hill Yu’s army front and rear.

Next, pre-set fire oil was ignited on both sides of the road, set ablaze in an instant under the boost of Wind Magic.

In the blink of an eye, flames soared skyward, and screams and wails echoed endlessly!

The Rebel Leader drew his sword with a savage grin.

“It’s time! Charge!”

“Charge! Kill!”

With another volley of the giant crossbows, one-sixth of the soldiers led by Hill Yu had already fallen!

Then, as the fire oil blazed, at least half the soldiers were caught off guard and swept into the sea of fire!

Even though the Rebels only had a little over two thousand men, it was more than enough to slaughter the panicked, scattered City Guard Army!

The Rebel Leader thought so too!

Charging forward, the stench of burning flesh filled his nose.

Flames roared overhead as he led his men to the roadside.

He stared at the countless charred corpses in the fire.

“Haha! The Leader’s plan is truly brilliant! With this ambush, more than half the City Guard Army was destroyed!”

“But could Hill Yu have been burned to death too?”

“What do you think?”

A cold voice suddenly sounded.

The Rebel Leader froze.

“What!?”

Whoosh!

A sharp arrow shot through the Rebel Leader’s chest. He turned in disbelief.

He looked towards the direction the arrow had come from.

On the hill by the curve, Hill Yu was smirking coldly.

Behind her, figures emerged one by one.

Lowering her strongbow, Hill Yu pointed her sword forward.

“Kill them all!”

In an instant, countless soldiers charged down from the hill.

Magic flew, sword qi raged.

Before they could react, another army surged from the rear of the road.

As he fell lifeless to the ground, the Rebel Leader still couldn’t understand why he’d been ambushed.

In his fading sight, the City Guard Army charging at him seemed dense as a tide—no less than two thousand strong!

Then…who were the ones being attacked on the road!?

But as he died, no one would answer his question…

Of course, Hill Yu knew that the dozens of soldiers she’d brought were nothing but straw dummies. The real soldiers had long been lying in ambush under her orders.

Now was the perfect moment to strike and wipe out the panicked Rebels!

“Kill them all! Leave no one alive!”

Instantly, the battle erupted on both sides, lit by the flames on the road.

Hill Yu and Anne fought like war gods, cutting down Rebels wherever they went!

Until she once again encountered the magic swordsman shrouded in a black robe.

“You?”

Hill Yu pushed Anne aside, facing the newcomer alone.

“I am.”

The same hoarse voice, impossible to read.

But Hill Yu could sense the anger in it.

“So, you didn’t expect this, did you?”

“No… I didn’t. The Revolutionary Army and the Glorious Restoration Church joined forces, yet we were still tricked by you and Willis!”

“Are there any more Rebels or Glorious Restoration Church members here?”

“Not many.”

The magic swordsman sneered.

He raised his sword.

“Come! As long as I kill you, our plan can still continue!”

“Then try!”

In a flash, Hill Yu stabbed out with the Ice Orchid Sword, clashing once more with the magic swordsman.

Their strength was far above the rest, and no one dared approach.

Only Anne Donald continued to unleash Magic, killing Rebels while searching for an opportunity to assist Hill Yu.

The commotion here was immense, but Yufeng Valley was still some distance away, so the reaction there was minimal.

“Hm? From the sound, something’s happening over there?”

Ofilia, disguised as Willis, was currently going tent to tent in the army camp, issuing orders according to the instructions on the paper.

She led her people to prepare as directed.

To avoid alerting the Rebels on the mountain, she could only move with a small group.

Normankev followed her, and after understanding Willis’s plan, had been helping Ofilia all along.

“It seems everything is unfolding as Her Highness Willis calculated.”

Normankev sighed in admiration.

At the mountaintop, the mood among the Rebels was tense.

“Leader, it seems our people have acted.”

“Mm. Judging by the location and commotion, it must be. As expected, Hill Yu is leading troops at the rear!”

The Leader nodded.

“Should we…”

The Leader shook his head.

“No. There’s been no signal from that side, so Hill Yu hasn’t been taken yet. It’s just a matter of time.”

“With our thousand men attacking their twelve hundred below, it’s not enough for a decisive blow. Let’s wait a bit longer.”

But as time passed, the Leader grew uneasy.

Because the battle still raged, and the signal never came!

“Enough waiting! Something’s wrong. Send the signal and have our people charge together!”

The Leader decided instantly.

“As long as Willis’s side is in danger, Hill Yu will be distracted. Then we’ll defeat them one by one!”

As the signal sounded, the Rebels on both sides charged down the mountain to attack.

“Kill!”