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Punitive Force: Tyr and Others (8) – Retreat
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The punitive force was defeated, and it was clearly visible from the hill where Tyr was standing that their commander, Runo, had been slain.
“We’re ready to retreat. We can do it at any time.” (Hal)
Hal approached Tyr, who had been watching the sorry state of the punitive force from atop the hill with a stern expression, and spoke.
“Alright. Then we’ll retreat immediately.” (Tyr)
Tyr made an immediate decision. Now that their army was defeated, Tyr and his group also had to withdraw from the battlefront as quickly as possible.
“We don’t have many weapons, but we have plenty of food and supplies. We’ll be their first target. Let’s escape quickly before the enemy finds us.” (Mia)
Mia, who was preparing the adventurers for retreat, spoke worriedly.
“We have a large amount of food and supplies. If we flee while pushing the carts, we will definitely be caught. However, if we leave them behind, they will fall entirely into the enemy’s hands, which would be troublesome. What would you do, Tyr-sama?” (Mia)
“It’s simple. In situations like this, you burn it. It’s a waste, but there’s no choice.” (Tyr)
“I see! I hadn’t considered that. My adventurer’s spirit doesn’t like waste, so I never thought of burning it. But indeed, if it’s turned to ash, it won’t be a problem even if it falls into enemy hands. Still, without food, we won’t have strength, so I’ll eat as much as I can.” (Mia)
While saying this, Mia filled her bag with food, then reluctantly poured oil over the remaining supplies and food, and set them on fire.
“Alright, everyone, retreat!” (Tyr)
After confirming the fire was lit, Tyr ordered the troops to retreat.
The rebel force, which had been searching for the supply unit supposedly brought by the punitive army, noticed the smoke rising from the hill and reached the place where Tyr and his group had been several minutes after Tyr had ordered the retreat.
“It’s all turned to ashes.” (??)
“Tsk.” (Randal)
Hearing the report from his subordinates, Randal clicked his tongue and went to see for himself. All the food and supplies, without exception, had been burned.
“What a waste. If they were just going to burn it, they could have given it to us, right?” (Randal)
Randal, who had been eager to steal food and supplies from the punitive force, muttered complaints as he kicked the charred remains.
“Nii-chan.” (Laika)
At that moment, Laika, who had gone to pursue the enemy, returned. After taking down Runo, Laika had been relentlessly chasing the disarrayed suppression army.
“Oh. How did it go?” (Randal)
“Please take a look. These are the spoils.” (Laika)
Laika pointed proudly behind her. Behind her, weapons and food were piled up like a mountain.
Randal laughed with a feeling of happiness and relief.
“This is great.” (Randal)
“When I told the captured enemy soldiers that we’d let them go if they handed over their belongings, they eagerly gave them up.” (Laika)
Laika proudly showed off the seized weapons and food.
“This here seems to be the storage unit, but it was all burned, so it’s good Laika managed to seize these.” (Randal)
Thus, Randal and the rebel force, although they didn’t capture as much as they had hoped, withdrew triumphantly with some gains.
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