Hughes did not lead his troops in pursuit. He knew how cunning Charlotte was, and he also knew that Nanny Karen was at his side. Besides, on such a dark and windy night, it was simply unsuitable to mobilize a large army.
Though furious beyond measure, Hughes was ultimately a qualified commander. He took the opportunity to gather the routed soldiers from the three camps and withdrew to his own camp.
Charlotte returned to the camp and, seeing no sign of Madame Nansera pursuing him, finally relaxed.
He first ordered the warriors who had gone out to rest, while having those left behind strengthen their vigilance. Then he returned to his carriage, ate a little, cultivated Bloody Glory for a while, and restored his spirits before reviewing this midnight raid on the camp once more.
Charlotte thought of those eighteen Over-the-Back Red Bear Warriors and could not help linking them to the Radiant Magic Array he had seen when Grand Duke Ferdinand and his wife's spirit caskets had been attacked, as well as the Primal Blood Boundary he had seen around Jonah.
He silently mused, "I heard that the beastfolk also have this sort of defensive magic array, called Beast God's Protection. I wonder if those eighteen Overback Red Bears could manage it?"
After only a moment's thought, Charlotte felt it was probably impossible. The minimum requirement for forming either a Radiant Magic Array or a Primal Blood Boundary was that every participant had to be Transcendence. Where would ordinary people get battle qi or other forms of energy?
Without Supernatural Power, how could they construct a supernatural defensive magic array?
After thinking it over, Charlotte let the idea go. He had not used Dark Luxury; the carriage he was using now was merely an ordinary military carriage.
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