David Clark asked again, “So how many enemies are there?” This question is important—otherwise, why would it take more than forty people to kill tens of thousands?

“There are fewer than five hundred on the other side, but they’re all elite members of the Silver Sword Knights, which is why we’ve been forced into this situation.”

“Then tell me, what do they really want? Surely it’s not just to kill people!”

“Uh, I can’t say.” William Scott’s unique way of speaking—maybe he’s just extremely sparing with words.

“So, you’re not expecting us to hold out here to the death, are you?”

William Scott glanced at the princess, but said nothing.

David Clark started thinking about something else. If there really are five hundred of them, then why haven’t they come in yet? No matter how defensible the terrain, it shouldn’t be impossible to take. So then...

“Is it because of the princess?” Of course, the question was directed at William Scott.

William Scott nodded and said, “Yes, they want to capture the princess alive to use her to threaten the prince.”

Is that so? In other words, they’re holding back because of her. And if they want to capture the princess alive, they’ll definitely use some kind of strategy, right?

“Captain, do you think they might have stationed people in both directions?”

William Scott showed a trace of worry and said, “It’s possible.”

It’s possible? That’s basically saying nothing at all—how frustrating! If only I knew the terrain... Ugh, never mind, I do have this super watch.

Wait, this watch? That’s right, I can use it to connect to a satellite. But after all these years, does it still work? And does this watch really have such advanced features?

Everyone watched the young man lower his head in thought, his expression as dramatic as if he were acting. Even the princess stared at him, unblinking, as if she found it amusing.

Suddenly, David Clark jumped to his feet, startling everyone. Then he raised his left hand, which wore a strange ornament, and stood perfectly still.

“What’s wrong?”

“Are you praying?”

“……”

As everyone bombarded him with questions, David Clark suddenly cried out, “Ah!” His face turned pale, as if he’d seen something terrifying.

“Young man, what did you see?” William Scott asked. If he wasn’t mistaken, it looked like some kind of stargazing technique, though a bit different. Did he see a bad omen?

No, that’s impossible! Is that really the map of Earth? With the watch’s extraordinary technology, David Clark actually connected to the satellite’s main computer, and the satellite, preserved in the vacuum of space, was still intact. So David Clark used the satellite’s ground observation function and saw an impossible map of Earth.

Heavens! Almost all of Earth’s continents were gone. North and South America had disappeared, most of Europe, Africa, and Asia had sunk, and nearly all the islands in the oceans were gone, with only a few left near the continents. The remaining landmasses had somehow merged into one enormous continent. Oh, is God playing a joke?

Even if I were slow, I’d know—this change to Earth happened in just eight hundred years? That’s impossible! Could this be the result of the Eden Project? What kind of power could do this? It’s practically godlike...

“Young man?” William Scott saw him staring blankly and shook him with both hands.

“Huh? Yes, yes, what is it? Does anyone need something?” Snapping back to reality, he saw everyone around him staring wide-eyed—who wouldn’t be startled?

“It’s nothing, young man. What were you doing? Did you see something?” It’s nothing, really, just that your expression was a bit scary, William Scott thought to himself.

“Oh, right, I need to find the terrain. Hold on.” With those words, he started his “ritual” again—at least, that’s what everyone thought.

Fine, I won’t think about what I don’t know—no need to give myself a headache. David Clark’s classic thick-skinned attitude kicked in again.

Here’s the current location, roughly in the middle-east of the continent. Zoom out a bit—okay, to the west is a grassland, to the south a sea of trees. Zoom out more—the enemy’s forces are split about thirty to seventy, thirty to the west, seventy to the south. They probably think no one would dare take the main road, huh? Heh, looks like there’s an opportunity.

“All right, everyone, come here,” David Clark finally opened his eyes again.

“Young man, did you see any omens?” Everyone crowded around, even the princess—maybe David Clark’s earlier expression was just too shocking.

“Omens? No, I saw... I mean, I figured out how to get out.” Satellite search? Super watch? If I told them, would they believe me? Forget it, I don’t want to be accused of witchcraft.

“Captain, have you ever heard the military saying, ‘make the real seem false, and the false seem real’?”

“...I’d like to hear more.”

“In other words, hardly anyone would choose to escape down the main road, right? So if we can think of that, the enemy can too. Would they really station all their troops on the main road? Wouldn’t they put more on the side paths?”