Extraordinary in Reality Through Magic Games

221: Chapter 219 The First Battle is the Decisive BattleMihe’s Swift Travel Technique was practically peerless when it came to pursuit; even ordinary Saint Magicians and Saint Knights might not be able to match him.

However, the two of them chased for a long time and failed to see even a glimpse of Brando.

Unwilling to let the cooked duck fly away, Zhang Mu pursued all the way to the edge of the Silent Forest. As night fell, he could only let out a sigh.

He escaped.

After contacting Domit, he learned that the First Army of Gur City hadn’t encountered the two of them either.

Zhang Mu stood with his hands behind his back. ”They probably took a detour to rendezvous with their main force.”

Standing behind him, Mihe stroked his white beard. ”Then we should now...”

”Hmm...” He pondered with a somber expression. ”I instructed Solon that as soon as he heard the commotion from our fight, he was to report to the royal family immediately. They’ve likely received the news by now.”

”Are reinforcements on the way?”

”Hopefully.”

Logically, if the City Lord of a border city reports enemy activity, the royal family must immediately dispatch a legion to support them.

But Gur City’s special situation was right there.

Even though Zhang Mu reported that they had ”already engaged the enemy,” he still didn’t dare be certain that the royal family would have no doubts and immediately deploy troops to Gur.

Perhaps they would send Professionals to investigate first?

It didn’t matter; he hadn’t expected the royal family to be of much help from the start anyway.

After scratching his head and thinking for a while, Zhang Mu asked Mihe to carry him to the command post dozens of kilometers away.

The name sounded fancy, but it was actually just a tent.

Lifting the flap and walking inside, he saw a long table in the center. Several box-like communication devices were placed on the table, and Soldiers sat before them, constantly relaying Domit’s orders to the frontline officers.

”Lord Marshal, Mr. Mi He.” Domit looked back and saw them arrive, saluting in greeting.

Nodding in response, Zhang Mu asked, ”How is the battle going?”

”After a brief engagement with the ten thousand vanguard troops of the Kingdom, the enemy realized their intelligence was incorrect and retreated decisively. I sent the Second Brigade to pursue them,”

”The vanguard was almost completely wiped out.”

”Vanguard?” Mihe asked in confusion. ”When I went there, the Kingdom had not split their forces.”

”The Kingdom’s army must have split off ten thousand Soldiers afterward to scout the way ahead.”

”Oh?” Zhang Mu smiled. ”To maintain such vigilance even with an absolute advantage, there are capable people in the Kingdom’s army.”

”Yes, I had the same thought.”

After speaking, Domit turned to the long table and brought over a hand-drawn topographical map of the Gur region of the Silent Forest. ”Just a few minutes after the engagement began, the vanguard commander ordered a retreat.”

”I originally intended to conduct a fighting retreat to force them toward their main force’s position. That would cause panic among the main force and ideally disrupt their formation.”

”Was our objective discovered?”

”Yes.”

”The vanguard lost more than half its numbers, yet they refused to run in that direction. They’ve been fleeing parallel to the main force, maintaining a certain distance.”

Tracing his finger along the vanguard’s route on the map, Domit’s expression was full of regret. ”If they hadn’t split...”

”There are no ’ifs’ in war.”

Zhang Mu took the map and pulled it open with both hands. ”How much does the Kingdom know about our capabilities?”

”Sensing their main force was behind them, I ordered the Soldiers to refrain from using heavy firepower like grenades and mortars.”

”They only suffered attacks from magic rifles.”

”Well done.”

After praising him, Zhang Mu rolled up the map and stuffed it back into his hands. ”Mihe and I took out more than half of the Kingdom’s Professionals,”

”But we can’t relax. There’s still one Magister and one Magister left.”

”If those two catch our main force, a single area-of-effect spell could wipe us out entirely.”

”Yes!”

”Also, that flying magic beast hasn’t been spotted. I reckon it’s circled around to the south of Gur City.”

”The magic beast is carrying a squad of elites. You all need to be careful.”

”Yes!” After standing straight and responding, Domit asked, ”Lord Marshal, what about our next move?”

”Since we’ve been exposed, an ambush won’t work anymore. Let’s head on directly.”