The next day.
Just as dawn broke, the villagers in the camp, unable to sleep through the night, rose one after another in the frigid weather.
"Whoosh..."
The sound of supersonic bombers tearing through the sky had become an unremarkable, monotonous noise that continued to echo above the clouds.
"Boom boom boom boom boom..."
The sound of artillery fire had likewise become like background music, endlessly reverberating across the vast snowfield.
Under such smoke and fire, no one could get a peaceful night's sleep.
Thus, nearly everyone in the camp was awake.
Fang Li also woke early. After washing up simply with Sylvia, he brought along the silent Sasha and set off with the villagers once more toward the Elizrina Independent Nations Alliance.
Originally, given Fang Li and Sylvia's pace, they should have reached the Elizrina Independent Nations Alliance yesterday.
However, because they had rescued the villagers, Fang Li and Sylvia's progress had been limited, and they had been unable to reach the Elizrina Independent Nations Alliance that day.
Of course, whether it could be called a blessing in disguise was another matter. Thanks to that delay, Fang Li had encountered Sasha, who had been pursued by the Russian Orthodox Church.
As a result, although their pace had been restricted, after setting out early in the morning, Fang Li's group finally reached the border of the Elizrina Independent Nations Alliance around noon.
"We're here..."
"We finally made it..."
From the modified convoy, the villagers climbed down one after another from military vehicles resembling trucks. As they looked at the territory before them, they all became excited.
"So that's the Elizrina Independent Nations Alliance?"
Holding the hand of a somewhat unwilling Sasha, Sylvia also looked ahead.
Fang Li looked over as well.
Not far ahead stood a border line enclosed by