If he did not rescue Theresa for the time being and left on his own first, could he look for another opportunity later?
Tyler had considered that as well.
But when he saw the magic beast above Theresa half-squinting at him, he knew there was no hope of that.
A third-tier magic beast was watching him closely. Never mind whether he could beat it—even if he could, it would keep him entangled.
The wizard in the city was surely watching as well. If a fight broke out, reinforcements would definitely arrive quickly.
And even if he successfully escaped, Tyler recalled the Armored Knights in the barracks and immediately felt a headache coming on.
If he fled and those Armored Knights gave chase, he truly could not defeat so many of them.
Amid that awkward atmosphere, they unknowingly returned to Greenshade City.
Tyler turned back to look at the city walls and sighed softly.
After returning to the castle, Tyler once again carefully observed the surroundings, examining the armored foot knights guarding the castle.
This castle's defenses were simply too strong.
The moment fighting broke out anywhere, reinforcements would arrive in a very short time.
As night fell, Tyler had no appetite for dinner. Looking at the moon on the horizon, he continued pondering his own fate and that of Blackstone Bastion Settlement.
Ross and Theresa waited nearby.
This night was incomparably agonizing for Tyler.
To him, his own life or death was not the greatest problem right now.
Even death was no great matter for an old man.
What he had always worried about was only Blackstone Bastion's future.
Early the next morning, an attendant came to take the three of them to Charles.
At that moment, Charles was eating breakfast in the dining hall.
The castle's upper echelon was