Chapter 213: 15-year-old Inglis and the Evil Hyrule Menace (18)
Three days have passed since they made their way to Lekrea, Inglis and her platoon’s progress was smooth. However, not for good reasons. Every single village and town they passed along the way were all leveled to the ground, so there was no need for them to distribute their food to the townspeople, saving them both the effort and the time needed from doing so.
And since all the houses were empty, they had no problem finding a place to rest, which was definitely easier for their bodies than camping out. That was why they could make so much progress.
The last three days were quite a downtime of sorts, with the platoon not encountering any Highlanders under Tiffany’s order so far, but the sight of destroyed villages and towns everywhere they went seemed to be more painful for Rafinha and the others. As the group was under the spell of such an atmosphere, Lahti pointed to the cloudy sky which was visible from the Flygear Carrier.
「If it weren’t for the weather, we should’ve been able to see Lekrea on the horizon by now.」
Due to all the clouds, the view ahead was poor even from the deck of the Carrier.
「I hope we reach there soon…I hate to keep seeing the ruins of a town time and time again.」
Rafinha bit her lip and tightened her grip on the railings of the deck.
「Rani. If you strain too much strength now you won’t have enough for when the time comes, okay? It’s all right, I’m sure there’s a lot of people who are still safe in Lekrea!」
When Inglis placidly observed the towns and the villages they passed, she judged that the number of the corpses they found was too low given the amount of structural damage those places suffered. Which meant the majority of the people were being taken away instead of being killed on the spot, and they all should have gone to the supposed prison in Lekrea.