Who will be the next victim?

Will it be a whole regiment directly charging into the enemy camp?

Or surrounding and capturing the enemy’s general, maybe even the Commander?

He Yu, Liu Jia, and Wang Xin looked up, staring intently at Ji You, expecting her to say some bold and inspiring words. They then saw Ji You smile and say, "Let’s return to camp."

"Ah?"

"Return... to camp?"

"Why?"

He Yu, Liu Jia, and Wang Xin all stared at Ji You, quite puzzled. Liu Jia couldn’t help but say, "Ji You, we are full of momentum right now. Shouldn’t we pursue while we’re ahead?"

"Right now, in terms of both form and overall situation, everything is in our favor. We really should take a gamble; maybe we can quietly take out their Commander—" Liu Jia made a beheading gesture.

He Yu, Liu Jia both remained silent, but their eyes clearly shared the same opinion as Liu Jia.

To their surprise, Ji You simply rolled her eyes and said, "Where did you get the idea that form and overall situation are in our favor? Believe it or not, if you don’t run now, in less than 5 minutes, you won’t be able to run at all. If you’re willing to explain yourself here, I’m not."

Liu Jia looked a bit embarrassed but still somewhat skeptical and said, "How is that possible? All the enemies are dead, all dead!"

As soon as these words came out, both Liu Jia and He Yu felt a bit flushed. He Yu quietly reminded, "Only more than half of this regiment is dead, some are still alive, and our enemy is not just a regiment, but the entire enemy camp."

"Of the 1,000, less than 100 are dead." Wang Xin added, "Small change."

"Ahem..." Liu Jia felt very awkward upon hearing this.

Ji You looked at the three of them and didn’t want to say much, but she still spoke sternly: "In battle, especially in a chaotic melee where enemies outnumber allies, you must remain absolutely clear-headed. Decisions must not be made on impulse. Do not become aggressive when victorious, nor reckless when defeated. Be clear about what you are doing. What good comes from playing the hero? What can temporary gains achieve? Surviving to the end is the King’s Way."

Ji You said, "Let’s go."

The three were shaken by her words and quickly followed Ji You.

At the moment they left, there was a sudden loud explosion behind them, as the solid city wall and gate collapsed!

Hearing this, Ji You smiled and said, "This sound is really nice."

He Yu also laughed and said, "Nice sound, it could be even better if it happened again."

Wang Xin said, "I would like to hear it again."

Liu Jia scratched his head, laughed, and said, "I... I think we seem like villains now! The kind that does sinister things!" The city gate and wall didn’t collapse for no reason. Liu Jia, He Yu, and Wang Xin had already selected the demolition points, and the explosives were detonated after everyone left.

Bang!

Rumble...

Listening to the sound, both He Yu and Wang Xin blushed a little at Liu Jia’s words, but Ji You seemed completely unperturbed and said, "Fighting for our camp is neither embarrassing nor disgraceful."

The three of them: "..."

Wang Xin slapped his forehead hard and said, "Yes, why should we be embarrassed? People belong to different camps and fight for their own. What’s disgraceful about that?... I don’t feel disgraced!"

After running for a while, just about to reach the border river, Ji You said, "You three go back quickly, don’t stop. Only rest when you return to the base."

He Yu paused, "Ji You, what about you?"

Liu Jia: "Yeah, where are you going?"

Wang Xin: "Aren’t you coming back with us?"

Ji You squinted her eyes, held the folding knife in her hand—this knife was really handy, sharp, light, compact, easy to carry... truly grateful to He Zhen from the military base.

She looked up at the enemy camp’s position and said softly, "I’ll be back soon."

The three: "???"

Ji You: "Go!"

Was this her way of telling them to leave? At this moment, both He Yu and Liu Jia wanted to follow Ji You. At least they could be of some help when she needed it, but seeing the look in her eyes, they dismissed the idea.

Then, the three quietly slipped into the border river and returned to their base.

Over here.

Ji You, holding the folding knife and carrying the crossbow, moved quickly and returned to Shaun’s base within two minutes. By then, it was all a ruin, especially the castle gate area, which was in such disrepair it was hard to find a solid piece to step on.

Ji You slipped in quietly, hiding behind a piece of the ruins capable of concealing someone, and held her breath.

She had just hidden when, in less than 10 seconds, footsteps approached.

Tap!

Tap!

Tap!

Ji You listened intently, discerning four distinct footsteps, indicating four people. One of the footstep sounds was somewhat familiar to Ji You.

It was Wei Yun.

Ji You smiled.

She wasn’t crouching here to admire the beauty or grandeur behind the ruins; she was lying in wait.

The rabbit in question?

Of course, it was Wei Yun.

She crouched down, suppressing any sound, diligently controlling her breathing rate, trying to make her presence almost disappear, then heard the footsteps drawing nearer.

Someone said, "How did this happen?"

"What’s going on?"

"Was our base forcibly demolished?"

"Who?"

Who? Wei Yun’s face was dark, actually she was quite distraught. Ever since Shaun exposed Ji You as a traitor, Shaun disappeared completely, as if he never existed in this world...

Next was He Zhen.

Moments earlier, Wei Yun was in contact with He Zhen, notifying her to quickly head to the Seventh Team base to support Lester. In the end, He Zhen also disappeared without any trace.

Something strange!

Definitely something strange.

Wei Yun grew even more anxious; she dared not hesitate, hurried back to the base, only to be appalled by the scene before her—

Ruins!

All ruins!

The defensive works she painstakingly built, all collapsed.

Wei Yun felt dizzy, her figure swaying, almost fainting, but she mustered her courage to look better and said, "Let’s go, check the signal tower."

Hopefully, the important equipment inside the signal tower remained intact; rebuilding a new base would still be easy. Wei Yun surveyed cautiously, confirmed no danger, and rushed toward the signal tower.

She had only run a few dozen meters when suddenly she tripped and fell. Someone behind her said, "Wei Yun, why weren’t you looking where you were going?"

Startled, Wei Yun heard Ji You emerging from the shadows, saying, "Fell? Should I help you up or not? You’re making it so hard for me, who loves to lend a helping hand."