The next day, it rained heavily.

Standing on the bell tower, Reynard jumped and looked north, faintly visible through the dense rain curtain.

After a long silence, he picked up the poncho hanging on the hanger, left the office directly, mounted his war horse, and galloped towards Dangui Village alone.

I don't know if it's a psychological effect, although I haven't seen any traces of demons, Renard's heart still feels very depressed.

When approaching Dangui Village, the sound of sparse shouting and killing came.

Then Renard saw that the six sheephorn demons were being chased and killed by dozens of people, and they were running towards his side quickly, his eyes were slightly cold, and he held the sword in his hand, and directly used the sword to draw the sword.

The six Sheephorn Demon stood still for an instant when they were three meters away from him, and then turned into minced flesh all over the ground.

And the mercenaries who were chasing and killing the demons stood in place with wide eyes as if they were petrified.

Renard ignored them and rode away on his horse.

It wasn't until he walked away that the mercenaries came back to their senses, and someone stammered: "The one who just made the move, how do I feel very familiar, it seems to be His Excellency the Clerk." ”

Renard Duncan, the clerk of the county of Meredith, the governor of the Southern Wilderness, and the guardian of the entire territory of Arthur's kingdom, countless names came to everyone's minds.

A mercenary suddenly shuddered: "I heard that this Governor is a peerless swordsman, I thought it was an exaggeration, but now I see that the rumors are false, and his swordsmanship may have reached the level of a sword saint." ”

The title of Sword Master is not something that anyone can have, at least it must have the strength of a top-level legendary martial artist, and be outstanding in kendo.

This may be a bit general, but as long as you know, there are nearly 500 legendary warriors in the Arthurian Kingdom, and only sixteen are recognized as sword masters, which shows the horror of this title.

If Renard knew that he was mistaken for a Juggernaut, he would have to laugh off his big teeth, his true strength might be comparable to that of an ordinary legendary warrior, but he was still a long way from Juggernaut.

Because the roads between the villages and towns had been repaired, and the speed of the war horses was not slow, it took Lei Ye less than an hour to reach his destination.

Christopher was the commander of the 2nd Infantry Regiment, and when Renard arrived, he was being assigned a defensive task, and in the makeshift tent, two battalion commanders and several group leaders were arguing.

However, the reason for their quarrel is not that their task is too heavy, but that they feel that the area they are defending is too small, or that there are not enough demons.

It sounds a little unbelievable, but it's actually very easy to understand, the demon is now equal to food and war exploits, who doesn't want to earn some merit before the outbreak of the demon calamity.

Renard stepped into the tent, and the sound of the original quarrel was suddenly silenced.

Christopher raised his head, looked at Lei Ye's appearance like a chicken in soup, and said with a wry smile: "You are here." ”

Renard took off his poncho, wrung the water in his clothes, and asked, "I'm a little worried, so come and see, how is the situation?"

Christopher poured him a cup of hot tea, and then sighed: "The situation is not good, we have to fight the demons at least dozens of times a day, although the scale is not large, but the accumulation is not a small number. ”

As he spoke, he took out a thick book of battle exploits and said with a wry smile again: "In just half a month, I killed 40,000 demons, an average of 50 per person. ”

Renard frowned: "What about the loss?"

Christopher thought for a moment: "Nine people were killed, twenty-six were disabled, forty-seven were seriously injured, and more than two hundred were slightly injured. ”

Hearing the other party's description, Renard's brow furrowed even tighter.

Christopher took a deep breath and said, "Our losses here are relatively small, I heard that the Fourth Infantry Regiment stationed in Whispering Village lost seventeen people, more than sixty disabled, and more than three hundred injured to varying degrees. ”

Whispering Village is a small village in the northern part of Meredith City, similar to Dangui Village, also close to the Ten Thousand Beast Forest, and now it has also become a legion station, gathering a large number of adventurers and mercenaries.

Despite this, the casualty rate of territorial sergeants remained high.

Lei Ye couldn't help but gasp: "Are the casualties so big?"

If calculated proportionally, I am afraid that the total number of dead in the entire Meredith County has exceeded a hundred, and more than a thousand have been wounded.

He pondered for a moment and said, "I'll go back and make arrangements, and see if I can send a few musket brigades to coordinate the defense."

Hearing this, several officers who were silent next to them immediately became unhappy: "Your Excellency, you can't trust us!"

Hearing this, Renard's eyes were slightly cold, and he reprimanded: "Now is not the time to fight for credit, our army's losses are so great, you must at least pay most of the responsibility." ”

Several officers were suddenly silent, their lips squirmed, and they did not dare to speak at all.

When Christopher saw this scene, he didn't know how cool it was in his heart, these soldiers usually looked at themselves young, and they chewed their tongues behind their backs, but now when they saw the other party being scolded, he immediately felt a lot more comfortable in his heart.

Renard sighed, feeling that his words were a little heavy, and his tone was a little softer: "You have also seen the current situation, there is no room for optimism at all, I just want everyone to unite and not make any mistakes at critical moments." ”

He glanced at everyone present: "You are all battalion commanders and captains, with one hundred and ten people under your hands, some are your friends, some are brothers, and some are relatives, if something goes wrong, how can you explain to their families." ”

Hearing this, everyone silently lowered their heads, not daring to make another mistake.

Seeing this, Lei Ye added again: "I don't want to say more nonsense, I just want you to know that I am responsible for you, and you will be responsible for your subordinates, and you will be able to kill the demons in the future, provided that you save your life first." ”

After speaking, he waved his hand: "Hurry down and carry out the mission, don't let the demon take advantage of the loophole." ”

When they heard this, they fled from their tents as if they had been pardoned.

Renard then looked at Christopher and asked, "Is the situation really as bad as you say?"

Christopher had a strange smile on his face, and then said, "Of course not, I just want to make these lazy guys feel more in crisis." ”

He lit two cigarettes, gave one to Lei Ye, and continued: "But the situation is still very bad, the people from the special service team have come to convey the news, and the underground demons are ready to move. ”

Renard took a puff of his cigarette: "Feeding so many soldiers has reached the limit of what the territory can bear, I hope it will be enough." ”

Today, the permanent population of the county of Meredith totals more than 287,000 people, but it has to support nearly 9,000 soldiers, and the ratio of military to civilian has reached an astonishing 30 to 1, which is already overloaded.

Christopher smiled helplessly at his words: "It's best not to get your hopes up, I'm afraid that the demon disaster will continue to worsen." ”

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