The Dark Mountains are not all in the North, but the main part of the Mountains is located in the North.

In fact, the entire mountain range is huge, stretching directly from the north to the east, cutting off the communication between the two and becoming a natural barrier to protect the north.

Although the entire mountain range is called darkness, the depths of the mountain range are surprisingly not desolate, there is no lifelessness as outsiders imagine, and there is no scene of corpses everywhere that often appears in legends.

On the contrary, the dense woods around it and the occasional roar of wild beasts add an eerie life to the mountain range, signaling danger.

The origin of the name of the Dark Mountains has long been unknown, but only a few words remain in ancient legends.

If you go back in detail, you can even go back to the time when ancient humans had not experienced erosion, and it is said that the four corners of the continent are distributed in the southeast, west, and northwest corners of the continent with extremely treacherous environments.

The polar regions of the East are covered with ice and snow all year round, while the creatures of the West are surviving in unbearable flames all the time.

To the north lies the mysterious, dark mountains, and to the south are the 100,000 jungles of mire and poison.

These four places are collectively known as the Four Great Badlands, but they are all the territories of the ancient race of Desolate Orcs, who came out of the badlands thousands of years ago and brought catastrophes to mankind.

It's just that by now they have become a legendary species, as the only orc clan that is related to the wild orcs, it has long since declined, and many bloodlines have been lost one after another, and the race domesticated as human playthings can barely survive.

It's just that they have nothing to do with the legend anymore, and now the rest are some goods that speak the common language of the continent and wag their tails and beg for mercy.

The Dark Mountain Range, the former ancestral land, has also become a paradise for demonic beasts who only know destruction because of its unique environment and rich magical tides.

Duke gently closed the anthology on the Dark Mountains that he had taken from the bookshelf, and sighed with some emotion.

Although he is now very interested in cat girls and bunny girls, he still has to feel embarrassed to see such a once glorious race fall to the point where it is now.

It was late at night, and after discussing the idea with Lenia, the two of them persuaded Tiger to leave immediately.

According to Tiger himself, he has not closed his eyes for three days and three nights, and has been running around for the rescue of the Holy Maiden, and he does not dare to have half a moment to rest.

Duke had to let him get a good night's rest before making plans, and Agnes would not be in such a condition that he would not survive even one night.

Moreover, it took time for Lenia and the anvil to sift through the soldiers, and it was necessary for them to get a rough grasp of the art of riding, although they could only do so until the rest of the night without falling off the horse while running, which was not satisfactory.

What's more, Anvil finally brought the latest model of the Magic Rifle, or an extended version of the Revolver, which was similar to the weapons used in the previous training of soldiers, but still took a little time to get used to.

So in the end, due to many factors, the rescue team of the northern fortress will not officially set off until early tomorrow morning.

Thinking of this, Duke yawned softly, blew out the candle and turned over to bed.

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Early the next morning, Duke hurriedly washed up and prepared his horses for the guards to go to the north gate to join the army.

Duke's riding skills weren't very good, and Lenia had suggested sharing a horse so that she could save one more horse and bring two more soldiers to help.

To be honest, Duke is very excited in his heart, Lenia is a big beauty, pleasing to the eye and strong, and the two of them are very suitable from the perspective of personal enjoyment and personal safety.

It's just that Duke rejected Lenia's suggestion on the grounds that she needed to be flexible in dealing with all kinds of emergencies as the team's highest combat power.

However, the real reason is that Lenia, who is wearing full-body armor, looks more burly than Duke, and has excellent riding skills, so it is naturally Lenia who controls the reins when she is on the horse.

Thus Duke felt very strange wherever he sat there, and the imaginary picture of the princess and prince riding together seemed to be reversed, and Lenia in the helmet was more like a proper prince than he was.

Therefore, he could only jump off the horse and veto her suggestion in the end, of course, the aforementioned need for flexible turnover of the enemy was also one of the important factors he considered.

After washing up and eating a brief breakfast, Duke took the whip and reins, and with a slight exertion, rode his mount to the north gate.

When he arrived, he found that everyone was ready, and Lenia waited quietly on his horse with sixteen soldiers for the lord's arrival.

Anvil also stood beside ten of his fellow men with the same brass-colored metal boxes, their beards all seemingly well-groomed, and all of them looked imposing.

But Tiger seemed to be a little impatient, and from time to time he looked in the direction of the rising sun in the east, or rode in circles near the city gates.

"Knight Tiger, you seem to be resting well, and your complexion is much better. Duke nodded to his two ministers and soldiers, and then greeted Tiger with a smile.

Tiger was obviously relieved to see Duke arrive, but when he heard Duke's greeting, he smiled bitterly and said, "Lord Duke, don't be joking, if you can't save Her Highness the Holy Maiden for a day, I won't be able to live in peace for a day." Please give the order to go quickly!"

These words were sincere, and Duke even saw a few tears in his eyes, which made him wonder if yesterday's speculation with Lenia would be a bit of a villain's heart.

Eventually, however, for the sake of safety, he ordered the guards to bring out the Baron Rhein, who had been locked up in the dungeon, and after checking that he was in good shape and unchanged from when he was first imprisoned, he was transferred to the barracks.

Duke did not believe that under the watchful eye of hundreds of soldiers with magic rifles, the unarmed and bound Baron Rhine could make any waves.

"Lord Duke, is there anything wrong with my face?"

Because Duke was out of the world, he had been staring at Tiger fixedly, which made him feel a little inexplicable.

After making sure that there was no problem with his dress, Tiger asked with some caution.

After being reminded by him, Duke finally came back to his senses from the fugue state, and smiled apologetically, "It's okay, let's go now." ”

After receiving the order of the lord from the anvil on the side, he took a deep breath and let his chest bulge like a bellows, and shouted with full anger: "Go!"

The sound of the order suddenly startled countless birds in the distance.