"Exactly." Jeming nodded, "Although there isn't a large wizard force in the northeast direction, it's close to a wilderness and mountain range with little intelligent life. The complex terrain in the mountains is more suitable for us to hide and rest."
As for taking a longer route, it's not a big issue for the wizards.
What happened next went exactly as planned.
During their breakout, Jeming and his team deliberately caused a commotion, crushing several orc squads trying to chase them with overwhelming power, and intentionally left clear traces to create the illusion they were breaking out southward.
Then, they quickly moved on foot, going in the completely opposite direction to further confuse their enemies.
But these were merely decoys.
After completely shaking off the pursuing orcs, they used the Flying Skill to fly quickly at low altitude toward the direction with the weakest troop deployment according to intel, finally leaving this turmoil behind.
