Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1270

The operation began with a forceful strike.

One team headed straight for the northern road of Stone Village, which was the way into the village. However, before this main force set out, other smaller teams had already moved into the mountains, surrounding the area from all sides. Their numbers were few, but their formation was strategic, creating a trap that left the enemy nowhere to run.

Still, the battle wasn't an easy one.

There were too many places to cover, and the enemy was very familiar with the terrain. Fortunately, Everett had already sent people to block all the entrances to Stone Village's secret passages. This forced the enemy into continuously fighting.

Meanwhile, Dylan managed to rescue the two laborers he had previously left in the small cave. He sent them to find others, urging them to leave the village without their weapons.

The two men were grateful, but cold and hungry. When they learned that a fight had broken out, they hurried off to warn those living on the edge of the mountains and help them escape.

The real strength of the enemy lay in the 5,000 private soldiers occupying the village, making the battle that much harder

Stone Village, cutting off their supply lines and forcing the enemy into the mountains. If Rafael's side could hold onto the food supplies, the enemy would be forced to forage, which

smallest movements in the wind could give them away. As for Gilbert, he waited at

would surely attract

and he couldn't let the enemy get any reinforcements. After all, he knew these weren't really ordinary bandits- they were

turns resting, preparing for the

the same team. Everett had insisted they be separated for this mission. As he put it, "One team doesn't need two commanders. A single commander leading a squad is just right." But Rafael corrected his words, explaining that both

moment of silence, Everett realized he couldn't diminish his

and nights before the remaining scattered

2,000 were killed, and

transported to the Lunvale government office. After a thorough inventory and inspection, any items deemed of

massive operation sent shockwaves through the citizens of Lunvale. Were there really so many bandits?