Book 10: Chapter 34
“Your Excellency, they did not attack.”
Marvel stood at the top of the city wall and looked down at the empty area in the valley. He chuckled, “It appears humanity is not too confident in their strength.”
“Shall we initiate an attack, then? We will attack them again as we did on the first night!”
“No. A tactic can only be used once. We will only suffer severe losses if we use it again. They did not know that we could attack from within the snowdrift last time, but they know that it is a possible tactic now, so there is no way they will fall for it. Since the human army has set up camp and gone on the defensive, we would be marching to our deaths if we attacked them now.”
“But we have reached our limit. We can only hold on for a maximum of three days with our remaining provisions. Your Excellency, our soldiers have the courage and determination to fight, but they cannot fight the enemy on an empty stomach!!”
Marvel frowned. His adjutant was right. He, himself, was also worried about that. For some reason, it felt as though somebody had been here. The nearby residents chose not to aid them. In fact, they avoided the men he sent out. It was as though they liked humanity more, and randomly resented him and his company.
‘Just who was it that said something behind our backs? Are you saying that the humans thought it through this far, and therefore sent out someone to instigate the people? But why did our people believe the humans instead of their own kind? Could it be that Ling Yue is still alive? Did Ling Yue use the Moon Fox Tribe’s influence?’
The Moon Fox Tribe held a very high status in the hearts of the people, for they were approachable. Those residing in the zone under their jurisdiction led very fulfilling lives, and their tribe leader was a respectable elder. The people weren’t convinced that their tribe was exterminated due to “treason” and “misleading the people.” The people below were most likely suspicious of the four tribes.
‘What’s this considered? I want to protect them, yet they don’t want to protect themselves?’
