Chapter 245 (1/2)

Chapter 245

Chapter 245: Walking Catastrophe

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“She really is a princess,” the balding bear of a man named Herrick muttered in a deep voice as he studiedher uncoirl called Nyphia berated

“Sorry… I’ve just never seen a real princess before,” Herrick mumbled

I held back a smile as I watched the two bicker beforeto a thinnerhis knees as his entire body tre by the condition he was in, I knehy; the guy was a mess

Jast hadn’t said a word since we arrived, onlyof incoherent words as he rocked back and forth

“He had it the worst,” Nyphia co as she watched hihter each other in front of hihter…each other?” I echoed, horrified

Nyphia leaned close and whispered, “Yup Even the girl we all kneas ‘secretly’ dating”

“Nyphia,” Madam Astera said, her voice sharp

At the ies, Madam Astera”

I watched as Nyphia scooted back over to where she was nor at her and Herrick, their bodies barely visible over the diht artifact between us While not as blatantly obvious as Jast’s state of mind, both Herrick and Nyphia were riddled with injuries

Most notably, Herrick waseven over the thick bandages wrapped around his wrist, I could tell that the wound was fairly recent Nyphia didn’t see down the side of her face, but every tihtly

I felt a knot inat them On one hand, I pitied the state they were in, but on the other hand, I admired the fact that they were still able to smile despite their situation

After Jast had fallen asleep with his head buried in his knees, Madam Astera walked over to the back of the cave where ere sitting around a diaze boring holes intoand it seeain, and when she did, it wasn’t what I had expected her to say

“Fck!” she cursed, pounding the hard ground with her fist

Nyphia, Herrick, and I were all taken aback by her sudden outburst Coers, she stared at h “It doesn’t bode well to see you out here, Princess”

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That’s when I realized the reason for her outburst I wasn’t hurt, but I was running away in disguise My very presence all the way out here , and she couldn’t have been ht, it doesn’t But before I explain the situation out there, can you tellthe battle at the Etistin bay shore”

“We were and eren’t,” she said cryptically “My knowledge is filled with gaps since my unit was positioned towards the outskirts of the battle, but I’ll explain to the best of my abilities”

And so, she told me what had happened while the rest of us silently listened

The Bloodfrost Battle is what the soldiers had dubbed thethe time General Varay and Arthur were there, the battle was one-sided—Alacrya didn’t seeressed, it beca was off

The enemy soldiers threw theed for their lives, and sometimes, they’d even see soldiers sacrifice their comrades to save theher ups continued the order to push forward They wanted to take over the Alacryan shi+ps docked at the other end of the ice field

It was on the third day that the situation flipped Madam Astera couldn’t tell uard line that was supposed to relieve the current frontline’s position didn’t arrive that the soldiers knew so

Then, Alacryan soldiers—actual soldiers in for—came from behind The majority of the Dicathen forces that were on the field were now suddenly pincered, and everyone could see the battle occurring above us in the sky

General Varay was fighting an eneest lance The Dicathen forces held strong though, and the reserves that had been fighting against the real Alacryan soldiers were slowly regaining their footing after their initial surprise

Despite the major setback, once Lance Mica joined the battle, the Dicathians were hopeful to come out of this battle victorious… that was, until that man arrived

Mada, both Nyphia and Herrick tre just at the mention of that person

With the arrival of this new figure, the already-bloody battle had turned into a scene of hell Scores of obsidian spikes shot out fro allies and ene affected troops into deranged monsters that attacked our own But the worst were the black flaer despite the entire ground made of ice In its wake laid only blood and soot

It was just onecatastrophe It only took several hours for the battle to be rendered into a graveyard

“H-How did you guys survive that?” I asked,out hoarse and shaken

“Because the black fires, spikes, and smoke weren’t aimed but just spread randomly, Dicathians and Alacryans alike were affected Those that hadn’t died froic were able to escape since even the Alacryans were in a state of chaos,” Mada on where Herrick and Nyphia were “There are definitely other survivors hiding out here if they hadn’t already gotten caught and captured, which is e’ve been going on these runs—we’ve been trying to findattacked and saved hilance back at the sleeping teen curled into a ball before turning to us “These two are what’s left of my unit, but there are a few more out there ere there e first found you We’ve worked out a systeroup comes back while the other circles around just in case we’re followed”

I nodded, unable to come up with any sort of reply appropriate for this situation

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“How are your supplies looking?” I asked after a long pause

“We can split the rations for four more days at the maximum between us five and the other three that’ll be here soon,” she said “Besides sustenance, however, we have nothing The e was used to patch up Herrick’s injury”

At the ree soldier dipped his head, looking at the stump where his left hand used to be

“Now, Princess Tell us the situation out there Is the war over? Have we lost?” Mada eyes focused on aze to Herrick and Nyphia; the two of the back intently, hopeful—desperate

I sat up and kept my expression stern and confident “We lost this war, but it isn’t over”

“Please elaborate,” Mada in closer