Parting and Reunion / Evacuating Little Hill County

We encountered this Rift Beast by chance during our daytime journey.

At the time, the other party was wading in the river near a stream not far from the road.

Suika saw this and realized that if it dared to drink water by the roadside today, it would dare to eat people on the road tomorrow. This beast must not be allowed to live.

Then they sent it to meet its maker.

The Rift Beast was then quickly dismembered by the butcher in the refugee group, and the Rhodes Island squad obtained the Rift Beast's most valuable parts: its head and a foreleg.

Now, she'll give this foreleg to the Stormtroopers so they can at least have some meat instead of just eating dry military canned food.

"Thank you!" Horn gladly accepted Outcast and Suika's kindness.

Two days later, Oliver returned to the team.

He also brought back good news.

Rhodes Island contacted Connor County, which agreed to accept the refugees and made plans accordingly.

The envoy sent by the other side will arrive here soon.

Outcast looked at Will, Will explained that although Connor County was not Tara people territory, it bordered Little Hill County, so there were quite a few Tara people there, and the refugees here might even have relatives there.

In addition, most of the refugees on their side were old, weak, sick and disabled, so it was better to settle in Connor County than to travel a long way to the territory of the Tara people.

At least this way, the chances of survival are higher for refugees.

Outcast explained that as an outsider, she didn't know anything about Tara, so since Will, a local, thought it was fine, she agreed.

Suika, standing to the side, could only complain. Others might not know, but she was well aware that Outcast had been learning about Tara these past few days and had even spoken with many of the refugees.

Her claim of not understanding is completely false.

She agreed only because the plan was indeed quite good.

The reason she did this was naturally because she didn't want to dampen the enthusiasm of the operators, nor did she want the team members to feel that this was her dictatorship, and thus encourage them to take more initiative.

She really made me cry my eyes out.

In the afternoon, an envoy from Connor County arrived with a guard.

Perhaps already aware of what had happened in Little Hill County, the envoys and troops they sent were mainly Tara people.

As agreed beforehand, the Horn stepped forward and began to communicate with the other party.

Upon learning that elite military personnel were among those escorting the envoy, the Connor County envoy became noticeably more serious.

Soon, the Connor County Guard took over the protection of the refugees.

The Rhodes Island group then went into hiding.

"We plan to take several seriously injured patients back to the Rhodes Island main ship tomorrow morning."

"Miss Jane, I am formally inviting you to join Rhodes Island and become one of us. Would you be willing?"

Outcast and Suika found Saileach in the crowd and told her that their group was preparing to leave.

After thinking about it, Saileach agreed.

As a former military personnel, although she has been forgiven by the refugees, the troops in her new location may not necessarily accept her as a member of the honor guard.

Furthermore, she was indeed somewhat disappointed with the Victoria military because of what happened in Little Hill County, so after weighing her options, she chose to join Rhodes Island.

Chapter 577 Farewell and Reunion

The Rhodes Island team quickly began preparations for evacuation.

Two ambulances provided by Victoria arrived in front of the Rhodes Island group.

Outcast directed a few people to move the seriously injured patients into the vehicle.

Many Tara people felt both reluctant and relieved to see the Rhodes Island group preparing to leave.

What they were reluctant to leave behind was that, under the guidance of the Rhodes Island team, although the long journey over the past few days had been tiring, the team had been very humane, and no one had been treated differently or oppressed throughout the trip. The journey under the guidance of the Rhodes Island team had been quite easy.

They breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the size of the Rhodes Island squad was considerable. No one could guarantee that if an enemy attacked, this squad of less than ten people could really protect so many of their elderly, weak, sick, and disabled members.

Now that their protectors are the army of fellow Tara people, ordinary people naturally feel more at ease.

Just as they were moving the patient, a gust of wind blew by, blinding the operator and nearly causing him to fall.

Fortunately, Saileach, who was standing nearby, reacted quickly and grabbed the stretcher.

However, this also allowed the leader of the unit that came to take over the patient's care to see what the patient looked like.

"Wait!" The man's pupils contracted, and he reached out to stop the patient who was being unloaded into the car.

Outcast, who was not far away, felt a chill run down his spine. He thought to himself that he was in trouble and silently reached for his pistol.

This patient was a Draco woman, suspected to be from the upper echelons of Deep Pool, whom she had single-mindedly rescued in Little Hill County.

She knew perfectly well what Draco meant to the Tara people.

If the other party discovers the woman's identity, she probably won't be able to take him away.

However, given the extent of their injuries, even if they were brought back to Rhodes Island, the chances of saving them would be slim, and the hope of them surviving in Tara would be even more remote.

Outcast was unwilling to subject a critically injured and dying person to the intrigue and murky mire of Victoria politics.

Just as things were about to escalate, a pair of large horns suddenly appeared in the path of the other side.

"Hiccup~ Want a drink?"

Five minutes later, amidst the astonished gazes of a group of people not far Horn, Suika helped the unconscious officer to his feet and collapsed to the ground.

Suika raised her head and looked around at the people, saying in a drunken slurred voice...

"Hehe, your people are so hospitable, they don't want us to leave... But it seems I'm still the better drinker..."

Then she got into the car.

"Hiccup, let's go!"

By this time, Outcast, who had already taken care of all the seriously wounded, waved his hand, and the group got into the car and left.

Some soldiers initially wanted to stop them, but hesitated when they thought about how enthusiastically their superior had been drinking with the other person.

The Horn Group, on the other hand, chose to let things go because Rhodes Island had given them so many benefits, even though they suspected there might be something wrong with the seriously injured.

By the time the officer woke up, the Rhodes Island group had already driven away for a day and a night, completely losing track of them.

After driving all day, Suika told Outcast the next morning after breakfast that she was ready to leave.

"Aren't we going back together? Rhodes Island's main ship is only a few days' journey from here."

The outcast is a bit of a shame.

"No, I was originally planning to go to Siesta for the music festival, but it's been delayed for half a month. Although I might miss the very first few shows, I think I can make it to the middle ones."

Suika shook her head.

"Siesta, Doctor and Amiya seem to have taken some people there for a music festival. If you go now, you should be able to run into them. Remember to give them my regards."

Seeing that Suika was determined to leave, Outcast did not try to stop her. After all, the patients in the car were in serious condition, and they needed to get them to Rhodes Island for treatment as soon as possible.

After saying goodbye to the outcast group, Suika headed towards Siesta.

Siesta happens to be passing through Little Hill County, and Suika feels a bit of a stomachache from all the back-and-forth travel.

Despite some minor flaws, she was quite satisfied with the operation.

Saileach joined Rhodes Island according to the original storyline. Outcast survived, and the Stormtroopers of the Horn retained almost all their strength. They will later become important helpers for Vina when she moves into Londinium.

However, she found it strange that she did not find Eblana and Green Kitty when she was searching for the adjutant in the air, but only encountered Mandragora during the final evacuation.

Did Eblana not appear in the city as shown in the story?

I'm not entirely sure about Suika, but it's not a big problem.

After all, even if she were to actually encounter the other party, she probably wouldn't make a move.

Of course, if she knew that the shelling of the city was approved by the other side, then that would be a different story.

After all, whether Victoria was in turmoil or not was Suika's business, and she couldn't be bothered to care.

But it's a different story when someone attacks ordinary people who pose no threat, or even benefactors, for their own so-called interests and purposes.

Even if Suika claimed to be a demon, she wouldn't make such a morally reprehensible decision.

If such a person becomes leader, it will be a nightmare for all of Victoria and Terra.

Therefore, if there is evidence proving that she issued the order, Suika would definitely kill her without hesitation.

Just as they were approaching Little Hill County, Suika was surprised to hear a familiar voice.

"Huang?" Suika looked in surprise at the large cat that was alone not far away.

Hearing someone call his name, Huang, who was on his way, stopped and looked in the direction of the sound, only to find Suika sitting in a tree.

"Suika, weren't you with Outcast?"

How could they be here? Where are they?!

In a swift leap, Huang arrived beside Suika and asked impatiently.

Seeing this, Suika put on a hesitant and sorrowful expression, which made Huang tremble slightly.

"Just say it..."

"Ms. Outcast, Ms. Outcast, she... she..." Suika's voice sounded like she was about to cry, which made Akira almost cry as well.

"What's wrong with her..." Huang's eyes widened, her voice trembling, and the temperature around her began to rise involuntarily. This was a manifestation of her Originium Arts losing control due to her emotions.

"She's almost back to Rhodes Island with her people." The next second, Suika's cheerful words almost made Huang fall off the tree.

"Fine, you tricked me!" Seeing Suika's smug look, Huang knew he had been fooled and lunged at Suika to knock her down.

"Hey, calm down, have a drink to calm your nerves."

Suika picked up the Ibuki Gourd and shoved it into Kira's arms the instant he turned it over.

Chapter 578 Withdrawal from Little Hill County

After being Suika in mid-air with a single move of Drink Invitation, Huang plopped back down next to her.

Tell me, what exactly happened?

I was completely dumbfounded when I arrived here yesterday and saw the situation in this city.

"What force has attacked Little Hill County?"

After taking a couple of sips of wine to calm himself down, Huang finally spoke and asked another question.

Suika recounted in detail to Akira her journey from arriving in Little Hill County to saying goodbye to herself and the Outcast group.

After hearing this, Huang looked incredulous.

"You mean, those Originium Dirty Bomb in the city were the work of the local garrison?"

"Oh my god, this is terrifying."

As a normal person, I simply cannot imagine why the garrison, which should be acting as a guardian, would do something so heinous.

Suika looked unconvinced.

"That's not surprising; the Victoria never fully trusted the Tara people."

The local garrison's high command is entirely composed of people hostile to the local faction.

Their role was actually to ensure that the Tara region would not descend into chaos when Victoria was invaded by foreign enemies.

Because in the eyes of this faction, Tara would surely betray Victoria when Victoria was weak.

So once they get the chance, this will happen sooner or later.

We were just unlucky and happened to run into them.

After hearing what Suika said, Huang shook his head. "That's absurd."

Suika nodded in agreement, holding up the Ibuki Gourd she had snatched back from Kira. "That's right, it is indeed somewhat absurd."

The two of them sat there drinking for almost half an hour.

"By the way, what are your plans for the future?" Suika asked Huang.

Huang scratched his head with a silly grin.

"Plans? No, there aren't any."