"It should be safe now. With just three or four hours of travel, that kid definitely won't be able to find them! Besides, if he really does go looking, that will be perfect—we can evacuate the remaining troops."
"That's right. Then we should prepare for tonight's evacuation now. We can't let that kid notice our numbers have shrunk. When the time comes, have the remaining soldiers make more of a racket!"
"Good. I'll give the orders at once!"
It had to be said, those gods were still extremely clever. After all, they were old monsters who had survived for countless years.
After believing that their second batch of troops had all safely withdrawn, they immediately began preparing for the evacuation of the remaining one million soldiers.
First, they naturally could not let Nalant discover that one group had already withdrawn safely. Thus, following the orders of the God of Waves and the others, the Gods' Allied Army immediately sprang into motion.
First, they had the soldiers move to the areas near the edge of the forest. After that, they had the soldiers make as much noise as possible.
By doing so, they could create the impression that most of the soldiers had already hidden inside the forest, making it impossible for Nalant and the others to detect that their numbers had already decreased by more than half.
As for what they would do if Nalant came to set another fire later—
The gods had long since issued orders: once they discovered the forest was on fire, they could abandon the disguise and return to the ruins that had been burned down over the past few days.
Aside from that arrangement, they also had the Dragon Knights expand their patrol range, doing their utmost to stop any scouting teams Nalant might