At the entrance of Serpent's Eye Lake Oasis, a large number of Serpent civilians had gathered, watching the Serpent soldiers march into the oasis.
Every soldier carried wounds on his body, which made the civilians extremely uneasy.
Most of the civilians already knew the final outcome of the battle at Withered Tree Fortress.
They were well aware that in that battle, the Serpent Empire and the Stellar Empire had only fought to a draw.
And because of it, Withered Tree Fortress had been reduced to ruins.
The civilians had already been worried, but when they saw all the returning soldiers bearing wounds, their doubts and fears only grew worse.
At that moment, Charles and General Sost stood not far from the entrance of the oasis.
They watched the actions of the Serpent civilians carefully.
"When the final battle really comes in fourteen days, I think many people will choose to desert," Charles said flatly.
General Sost nodded.
