Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

Chapter 161: War (3)

Before midnight, the group finally could see the city in the distance that was under the enemy's control. Despite them being so close to the enemies, the atmosphere was fine since Rain disposed of all of the enemies. At the same time, they could see faint traces of the human army up north.

"We will split work now to avoid problems; those who have better tracking skills should stay awake, and the others will take care of things at night," Branden said. "We didn't rest properly in the last week, so we need to rest as much as possible before the human army makes their move. So, Rain and Asche, we will be counting on you."

"Shouldn't one of us rest at night as well? We will need a tracker during the day, too," Rain said.

"I agree, but we should at least work in pairs," Branden said. "Also, I want you to start digging a tunnel toward the city. The enemies know that we don't employ earth mages to the frontlines, so they won't be expecting this. Considering what you did with that River, you can pull this off, right?"

"Yeah, if I have one week or so..." Rain said. "Still, the enemies sooner or later will realize that they lost their scouts on this side, and they will confirm that the enemies aren't only in the main army."

"It is fine; I will explain things later," Branden said. "With that in mind, Asche should cover for you while you dig."

Rain felt like sighing. If you can explain your plan, then do it already... all that drama and suspense was annoying, but complaining now would make things awkward for the group.

Before long, Rain began to make the tunnel, and the entrance was quite hard to see, even from up close, since Rain didn't damage the grass in the area. Since he had used some mana, Rain only dug a tunnel that was five hundred meters long.

"I knew you would be against this since you would focus on the boring work; that is why I decided to talk about this whole; you are busy," Branden said.

"You know that if your plan fails and you die, we will lose our heads, right?" Rain asked. "As long as you are already aware of that, then I am with your plan."

"Well, since that is the case... I guess it would be better if Lord Branden were to watch our allies and the rest of us were to watch the back of the enemies until morning," Jori said.

"I have another idea; you guys can watch our allies while I keep an eye on the enemy's back," Rain said. "The tunnel will have to move a bit to the side, but I will be able to sense the tremors caused by the movements of any large group while I work. Our goal here is to prevent an ambush and recover the city if possible, right? That way, we can do both without taking too many risks."

Branden stopped to think for a moment. He had heard that Rain could do that as well, but it was hard to say how reliable that was.

Still, he probably was among the top ten earth mages of the realm, and he was probably the best earth mage who was also a combatant, so perhaps they could trust his tracking abilities... if all else fails, Branden will have to show up and show bis best skills, but that still was less risky.

"All right, let's go with your plan," Branden said.

Everyone nodded, and soon they began to move. Rain returned to his tunnel, and then he couldn't help but sigh. Who could have thought that upon reincarnation, even while being a human, he would do the work of a mole?

"Speaking of Moles... I guess I can do something pretty nasty when the time comes and the battle starts," Rain thought. "The battlefield sure is affecting my mindset. Well, as long as it keeps my head on the right place..."