In the grassland not far from the location of the underground tomb of Nazarik. A team of about 50 people galloped across the vast plains.
Everyone in the team was muscular and burly, and there was a particularly eye-catching man.
No adjective was more suitable for this man than " robust." Even though he was wearing a breastplate, his muscles could be seen.
He was in his thirties, and his tanned face had obvious wrinkles on it. His short black hair was neatly trimmed, and his black eyes were as sharp as swords.
The rider beside him said to the man,
"Commander, we're almost at the first patrol village.」
" Yes, that's right, Deputy Chief."
Li. The proud leader of the Yestige Kingdom, Gejiv. Storonov, no villages yet.
Suppressing his eagerness, Gejiv urged his mount to maintain a certain speed. Although the speed was maintained at a level that would not tire the horse, they had already marched from the king's city to this place. Some fatigue gradually seeped into the depths of Gejiv's body. For horses
He was just as tired, so he couldn't continue to give Matthew a big burden.
[I hope nothing happened.]
the vice captain said.
There was a hint of uneasiness in his words. Gejiv was in the same mood.
The king's order to Gejiv and the others was: "Someone has found an Imperial Knight in the country. If the witness was true, they would immediately go to crusade.」
Originally from the outskirts of the city. Lantil's troops would be faster to arrive, but considering that the Empire's knights were strong and the French army was also quite well-equipped, the difference between them and the conscripted soldiers could be said to be like the difference between heaven and earth. In the kingdom, the only ones who could rival the Imperial Knights were the soldiers directly under Gejiv. It was just that it was foolish to leave all the work of crusading and guarding to Gejiv and the others.
Before Gejiv and the others arrived at their destination, they could also mobilize other soldiers to protect the village. This alone should be enough to resist. There were many other feasible methods. But he didn't do it at all-no, he couldn't.
Knowing the reason, Gejiff was extremely anxious. He tried not to use too much force on the reins. Even so, it was still difficult to suppress the burning thoughts in his heart.
"Sector Leader, it would be foolish to wait until we arrive before starting the search. Not only that, if he could bring all his team members, wouldn't they be able to split up and search? Or recruit. Lantil's adventurers could also be entrusted to search for Imperial Knights. Why did they do this?」
"... Don't say it, Deputy. If people knew that the Kingdom Knights had openly appeared in the kingdom, the situation would become very bad.」
"Commander, there's no one else here. I hope you can tell me the truth.」
The vice captain smiled contemptuously, but he didn't seem to have any good intentions.
[Is it those nobles who are trying to sabotage us?」
Gedjiff didn't answer. Because that was the truth.
[Those dead nobles actually want to use the lives of the people as a tool for their **!] Not only that, but this was a territory directly under the kingdom. If anything happened, it could also be used to mock the king.」
"... Not all nobles have such thoughts.」
"Perhaps Mayor Shan is right. There are also people among the nobles who think for the people. For example, the Golden Princess. However, there were only a few of them…If he could monopolize power like the emperor, wouldn't he be able to ignore those damn nobles and only think of the people?」
"If we are too rash, it may lead to a war that splits the country. At present, our country is facing the crisis of a neighboring empire that is constantly expanding its territory. If such a war that splits the territory occurs, it will be the misfortune of the people.」
[I know, but…]
[This matter is temporarily...]
In the middle of his sentence, Gejiff suddenly shut his mouth and stared ahead with bright eyes.
Black smoke rose from the small hill in front of them. And it wasn't just one or two strands.
Everyone present knew what this meant.
Gejiff couldn't help but click his tongue and exert pressure on the horse's belly.
In front of Gejiv and the others, who were rushing to the small hill, a scene more unexpected than they had imagined appeared. The scene before him was filled with the ruins of villages that had been scorched to the ground. Amongst the ruins, there were only a few burnt roofs that stood upright like tombstones. Of course, such a scene was very common for the warriors of the kingdom. In the kingdom that had been plagued by civil strife for many years. The destruction of a village was not a rare thing. The group rode through the uncomfortable space. At this moment, a series of annoying noises attracted Gedjiv's attention.
"That is! Hey, hide by the ruins over there and wait for orders. Now!“
As soon as Gejiv gave the order. Everyone immediately dismounted and looked for a place to hide. Such speed was a degree of coordination that made people marvel. Ordinary people might not be able to do so, but everyone in this warrior group was personally trained by Gejiff. To them, Gejiv's words were extremely important. Therefore, without any hesitation, everyone found the cover accurately.
A group of people gathered together. Judging from their attire, they were famous knights of the empire. However, this was nothing to be surprised about. As the elite troops of the kingdom, Gejiv's warriors would always fight against the knights in the war against the Empire every year. As warriors, they were more outstanding than them. However, the moment they saw the group of people, everyone knew that Gejiv was not wary of the knights. Beside the knight, there was a huge black shadow that made people's hair stand on end.
"What's that?"
"Keep your voice down or we'll be discovered!"
One of the team members could not help but make a sound. The vice-captain immediately stopped him. However, his voice was also trembling like the other team member.
It was a scene with such boldness.
Among the knights, there was a huge monster's shadow:
It was an extremely shocking body that was about 30 meters tall and about 2 meters tall. To use modern words to describe its huge body, it was like a dinosaur. However, calling him a dinosaur was a little too cute. Near the front part of the body, it seemed to have been cut off and reassembled. There was a human body there, and it seemed to have suddenly mutated. The human hands and head replaced the monster's head and hands.
The monster's entire body was snow-white, and there was not a single bit of fur on it. It was obvious that it was the color of his skin. The human head was huge, and the eyes and nose were covered by a black mask, so they couldn't be seen. However, its mouth was strangely huge. The sharp teeth in its mouth were not neat at all. In his memories, it was similar to the mouth of a certain deep-sea fish.
The monster stayed where it was to hunt for something. It was the bodies of a few people. The monster only took a few bites to finish a large number of human corpses. The people who were with him patted the monster's head as if they were praising him. Gejiff and the others didn't know that this monster's name was Grimjaw. It was one of the highest-ranking monsters in the Grimbeing summoned by the Wind Flower Bible, one of the Six Great Bibles of the Si Lian Church.
The monsters of the Grim series are all group summons and cannot be summoned continuously within a day. The main reason was that the number of Summoners was actually very limited. Because Grimbein itself was not something that existed in the normal world. Death, one of the six gods worshipped by the Si Lian Church. The resurrection spell, the eighth spell that gods could use, could bring the dead back to life with the lowest risk. It was also possible to revive a large number of people at the same time.
In order to use the eighth spell, the power of the witch was combined with the magic of many people. There were no examples of results, and the added value was this grimbeing.
Only those who survived the experiment could summon Grimbein. These people later gathered together to form the famous Wind Flower Bible. These summoned beasts, which basically did not need any magic power to summon, had a certain number of uses and were especially powerful. Grimbeings are creatures between the undead and humans. They can sense and control the existence of all breathing creatures within a hundred meters.
He would not be destroyed after being summoned, and he could fuse with other corpses to evolve. Currently, the Grimjaw level was the limit of the corpses that could be found in the Wind Flower Bible. However, because they had such a powerful specialty, the Wind Flower Bible was used to find and deal with powerful targets, and this time was the same.
Should they ambush them now? If they didn't go out now, it wouldn't be good. And why? Those people's movements were a little unnatural. He didn't know why, but he felt as if he had been deceived by the other party. As expected, it was better to wait until he figured out the other party first.
He silently watched Grimjaw eat all the corpses he could find before the Imperial Knight took him away from the village. At this moment, Gejiffs thought of the survivors!
Gejiv ordered in a firm voice,"
" Everyone, start the operation. Move quickly."
The village was burned down, and only the ruins of the burnt houses barely left their original appearance.
Walking among the wreckage, Gejiv smelled a burnt smell. There was also the smell of blood mixed in.
Everyone knew that there were probably no survivors. At this moment, Gejiv's expression was very heavy. The deputy commander who was walking next to Gejiv had the same expression. If the person just now was really the target, the Kingdom Knight, he would probably continue to attack the village. If he had known, he would have done it back then. However, that monster was too powerful, and he was afraid that he would not be able to easily defeat it. If the enemy were to launch an ambush at this time, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"The person just now pretended not to notice our aura. I'm afraid that if this continues, he will deliberately set a trap to deal with us. This subordinate believes that we should retreat temporarily and carry out the next mission after Yeh Lantil is ready.”
[No.]
[Commander! You should know very well that this is definitely a trap. The time when the village was attacked and the time when we arrived at Yeh Lantil were too coincidental. These cruel acts were definitely done after we arrived. This is definitely a trap. Even if it wasn't a trap, the monster must have seen it. Going there meant that he had to fight those monsters! Right now, we might be completely wiped out.」
"The Sector Leader wouldn't know this and still continue to chase, right?」
[... That's right.]
"Are you serious? Sector Commander. You're indeed very strong. You can definitely win even against a hundred Knights, right? However, the Empire had a magic caster. As long as that old man was in the enemy's formation, even a sector commander would be in danger. Even if they only met the four knights that the Empire was proud of, with the current incomplete sector commander of France, there was a possibility of losing. In addition, that monster is too dangerous, so please retreat. To the kingdom, even if they sacrificed a few more villages, it would not be as disastrous as losing a sector commander!」
Gejiff listened quietly, and the deputy commander said rather excitedly,"
Gejiff understood the vice-captain's painful decision very well, and he was also angry at himself for letting the vice-captain say such a thing. However, even so, he still could not agree to the deputy commander's request.
"I was born a commoner, and so are you.」
"Yes, I joined the army because I admired the commander.」
[I remember that you were also born in a village?」
[Yes. So…"
"Life in the village is not easy. We often have to live next to death. It was not uncommon to be attacked by demons and cause many casualties, was it not?」
[... That's right.]
"When encountering monsters, it would be difficult for mere soldiers to resist. If they did not have the money to hire adventurers who specialized in fighting monsters, they could only lower their heads and wait for the monsters to pass.」
[... That's right.]
"Then have you never looked forward to it? When he needed help, did he not expect help from nobles or people with strength?」
"... It would be a lie to say that there was no expectation, but in fact, no one had ever helped. At least, the nobles who owned the village had never paid for it.」
" Since that's the case... let's prove that this isn't the case. Now I want to help the villagers."
The vice-captain was speechless as he recalled his own experience.
"Deputy Chief, let the villagers see it. Let's see what it means to be a brave person who is willing to sacrifice himself to save someone even though he knows that there is danger. Let's see what it means to be a strong person who helps the weak.」
Gejiv and the deputy commander exchanged glances and countless emotions.
The deputy chief finally replied in a somewhat tired but impassioned tone,
"... Then let this subordinate lead his subordinates. There are countless people who can replace me, but no one can replace a Sector Leader.」
[Don't be silly. If I go over, the chances of survival are higher. We are not going to die, but to save the people of the kingdom.」
The deputy chief wanted to speak several times, but in the end, he chose to shut up. There was nothing left to say after hearing the words of such a noble person. This was the last thing he heard from the warrior leader.
"Immediately select the soldiers who will protect the villagers and head to Yeh Lantil. After that, we will head to Kahn Village.」
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Many figures appeared on the grassland that was dyed red by the sunset.
There were forty-five of them.
The group of people had suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Their disguises were so brilliant that they must have used magic.
At a glance, he could tell that these people were not just mercenaries, travelers, or adventurers.
Their appearances were identical, and their armor was made of special metal, which was both mobile and defensive. A suit that increases the effects of magic. Its defensive effect is better than full-body armor.
The leather bag on his back was very small. If there was no magic attached to it, it really did not look like a backpack that a traveler would bring. The belt around his waist had a special design, and it was equipped with several bottles of potion. The cloak on his back also emitted magical aura.
Regardless of whether it was money, time, or energy, it was not easy to gather so many magic tools. Even so, the fact that those people were wearing such magical equipment proved that they had the support of a country.
However, there was no sign of their identity or the unit they belonged to on their equipment. Which means they have to hide it
The illegal army of his identity.
The group of people looked at the abandoned village. Although he was looking at the village that reeked of blood and burnt smell, there was no emotion in his eyes. It was as if he was looking at a natural scene that was cold-blooded and indifferent.
[... He escaped.]
A calm voice sounded, and there was a hint of disappointment in his tone. The commander-like man then turned to look at the only person who was obviously similar to the people around him.
It was hard to tell the gender of a woman. Her physique was close to that of a man, but her white skin and exquisite facial features were very feminine. Her green hair reached her shoulders, and she looked like a neat person. He was wearing a dark blue cloak and a black armor set that was very different in style. The most distinctive feature was the tattoo of wind and flowers on the left side of his face. She was like a work of art, mysterious and noble.
Secondly, the man's clothes clearly had a powerful magical aura. However, unlike the other people gathered here, the man was holding a strange-shaped weapon. It would be a stretch to call it a weapon. On the back of a slender odachi, there were five scythe-like blades attached to it. It looked more like a huge iron comb than a weapon. It was hard to imagine what such a thing was used for.
"Your plan has failed. The reason is probably because your overly ugly pet scared away the prey!”
"It's okay. It would be rude for a great man like Storonov to die in a ruin without any protection. Such a death would only be compatible with the catgirl that we're currently walking around in circles for, right?”
The man who looked like a leader in a strange costume replied in a bored tone as if everything was a game. It was somewhat annoying.
"Hmph, you actually said such careless words in the middle of a mission. No wonder you couldn't catch Cromandin alone. Don't you think it's because of Hailudi? Aren't you too naive?”
"Alani, it's wrong to say that to you. Everything is God's will. To us, success is just a right bestowed by God. It was because when dealing with the prey, it was also the children of God who should decide the punishment according to the other party's aptitude, right? Negan, your way of doing things is mechanical no matter what. It sounded nice, but when he didn't understand the other party's bottom line, he forced the other party into a dead end, which greatly increased his fighting spirit. One day, you will suffer defeat because of such extreme behavior.”
This time, the man's voice carried a hint of laughter. However, the man called Negan didn't find it funny at all.
"Hmph, forget it. It's a waste of time to talk about this with a man like you. Before this, there was information that Clementine was hiding in the next village. I didn't expect to work with you at work. Gejiev is my target, and his credit belongs only to the Sunlight Bible. Just keep an eye on that little kitten of yours. But it should be very difficult for you to do this now. Even if both of them were originally members of the Black Bible, they betrayed you because they couldn't keep up with the lone person who was kicked to the Wind Flower Bible by the higher-ups. Ha, I'm not wrong, am I? Originally, the fourth seat of the Black Bible," Memento Oil " Tasman!"
The man's eyes glowed with a faint green light as he looked at Negan. Negan instantly felt as if he was being stared at by a huge carnivorous beast, and he could not move his body for a moment. Fortunately, it was only for a moment. The next moment, Hailudi looked away and continued.
"I think there's a difference between battle injuries and physical weakness, Onigan. However, it was also true that he would never be able to return to that position. Even though his body had already weakened a lot because of what had happened so long ago. However, the outcome of that incident didn't mean that I became weaker. It wouldn't be a problem to have a few kittens like that, right? The question was when she would give up and run away. I think it's about time. My troops went to the village ahead of time. After all, he wanted to know why she chose such a village. Nicholas 'Sunlight Bible will be used to protect Gajiev and Kleimandine from escaping. Naturally, Gajiev will be left to you to deal with. Goodbye.”
With that, Hailudi summoned a bird-like grimbeing and rode it to the village. Negan let out a long sigh as he watched the strange voice disappear into the sky.
"I have no choice but to follow behind the Wind Flower Bible and help drive Gejiv into the village. We must lure the beast into the trap ourselves.”
Nicholas was looking at the direction where Godrev and his men had left.
[First, tell me the name of the next target village.」
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