Bab 100: Sneak Attack

“If we charge out, they’ll definitely send the Undead at us to reduce our strength and then use their elite troops to wipe us out. We’ll definitely lose,” the elderly Ratfolk who had spoken first rebutted.

“What do you think we should do then?” asked the one who had wanted to fight.

Suddenly, one of the elderly Ratfolk who had not spoken yet finally said, “In the beginning, didn’t we dig three tunnels to use as contingencies? Right now, we have two options: use those tunnels to slip away…”

“No!”

Before he could finish speaking, he was cut off by the others. One of them said, “If we have to escape, we have to take the City Creation Stone with us. However, choosing to relocate will cause too great of a change, and that human will definitely notice. We also can’t leave the City Creation Stone behind. Although we’ve guarded this historical remnant for so long, we’ve only unlocked a small part of it. Do you really want to give all of it away?”