The dark night, the cold autumn wind, the sudden thunder.

The long queue of more than 400 people suddenly came to a standstill, and those who did not understand the situation were completely frightened by the commotion in front of the line. During this time, there were nightmares in Daotan Town, and almost everyone had an inexplicable sense of fear, as if there was something terrible hidden in the darkness around them.

"Alert, alert!"

The knights under Lord Mister were quite calm, and under the command of the knight chief, they quickly drew their swords and shields and put on a defensive formation.

Lord Mister frowned, his whip in his hand, looked at the commotion ahead, ordered two knights, and rode forward to find out what had happened.

"Sir. Van Sen swallowed: "Orcs like to attack at 10 o'clock at night. Won't ......"

"This can't be!" Lord Mister shook his head decisively, raising his horse and whipping at Dao Tan Town, which was not far away, "Orcs are best at raiding people. They wouldn't be foolish enough to skip the empty town of Daotan, where they were defended, and come specifically to fight the Knights. ”

"That sound, like thunder?"

"Be patient, it's just a commotion ahead. ”

Soon, the two knights returned one after the other to report. The Black Forest Knights, who were the vanguard, didn't know what they encountered, and suddenly exploded in the front of the knights, killing two knights and their horses on the spot, and more than a dozen knights around were injured to varying degrees. Some frightened horses fled uncontrollably, triggering a second unknown explosion, in which one more knight was torn apart and three knights fell to the ground with serious injuries.

After listening to the report, even Mister was stunned, and kept asking what the explosion was when he fell to the ground, but everyone could give a definite answer.

"Check it again!"

"Pass the order, all knights, restrain the subordinates, defend the grain and grass, defend in place!

Before he figured out what was going on, Lord Mister didn't dare to take any chances, the Knights and food were already his last capital.

The second time there was finally some eyebrows, and the riot of the Black Forest Knights was also restrained, and after observation, it was finally clear that the explosion had formed from the ground, and some pieces of iron burst out, leaving charred craters in their place.

But - what the hell is it?

Still can't figure it out.

"Go, bring the pastor. "Remembering the strange signs that had happened in Daotan Town, Lord Mister was deeply distressed, and almost immediately associated this strange explosion with the demons.

When Benedict arrived, he collected some twisted pieces of cast iron around the site of the explosion.

"It looks like it's been burned by the heat. The edges of the shards were twisted, there were melting points, and a few of them were still hot, and Benedict frowned, not understanding what the principle was.

"I've seen a kind of oil in a barrel in Waterdeep. Mister grimaced: "I've heard that if you encounter an open flame, it will cause a deflagration." But - these fragments are probably not that simple. The wounded knights all had wounds on their bodies, and it was obvious that fragments had entered their bodies. ”

"I'm afraid they won't be able to save their lives. Benedict shook his head and sighed, "The scorching shards will tear the entrails, and no one can save them here." ”

"At least twenty people, so strangely dead?" Lord Mister's heart sank, this unknown danger was even more terrible than facing the enemy: "Ominous land!

"Perhaps, this is the trap of the demons. Benedict could only think of the demon: "It may be lurking around us, watching us, waiting for us to step into his trap and enjoy the thrill of tormenting the living." ”

"What do you think of our return to the church?" Lord Mister pointed to the front of the line, "The Knights of the Black Forest are too frightened to move forward. ”

Benedict looked back at the way he came and muttered for a moment: "Perhaps, forcing us to return is the purpose of the devil." Otherwise, why would we stop and become safe? The church—there may be some evil hidden there, so he won't let us go. ”

Lord Mister pondered for a moment, and when he stopped in place, the explosion disappeared, and it seemed that such a possibility was indeed possible.

"Your Excellency, we will neither set foot in the trap of the demons, nor will we allow them to succeed. I think it's best to stay in the way we are. When the sun rises, the light of the Holy Spirit spreads over the earth, and the demons who love to be in the company of darkness may retreat. ”

Eventually, after their deliberations, it was decided to halt the advance and stand guard in place while the dawn came.

......

The explosion of the mine interrupted Lord Mister's plans, and also woke up the town of Daotan. The townspeople, who had long been frightened birds, did cause a commotion.

"Sir, are we going to spread rumors now?"

In the alleys of Daotan Town, Harald and the others gathered in a dark corner, and the sergeant who was scouting at the entrance of the alley returned and lowered his voice: "There are indeed some people coming out of the street, talking. ”

"What are you talking about?" Harald did not give a hasty order.

"I couldn't hear it clearly, as if someone said it was thunder. ”

Harald glanced up at the night sky, even the moon was obscured, and there was a thick darkness everywhere, and after thinking for a while, he shook his head: "The commander's order, it is better to let these townspeople and leaders see with their own eyes the selfishness and unbearableness of those people. But, I don't think it's a good time. Even if they spread rumors and wake everyone up, how many people would have the guts to get out of town?"

"That's true. One sergeant chimed in: "It's surprisingly dark, and I don't know what's going on." If it were me, I would have chosen to stay at home. ”

"This is the task given to us by the commander-in-chief, and it is also the opportunity given to us by the commander-in-chief. Do you understand?" Harald glanced at him, "Especially a few of you, you didn't pass the exam. If you can do it beautifully this time, maybe you can be promoted to sergeant. Did you see the knight's son? He didn't rely on connections, but on hard power, and won ranks. ”

"Understand, sir, what do you say?"

"Wait!" Harald whispered, "Perhaps, a little more risk." ”

"Adventure?"

"Of course. Harald's eyes twinkled: "We do block the way forward, but what about retreating? If they retreat back to the church, I'm afraid there will be no bustle to see tomorrow morning." ”

"How?"

"Blow up the church! ”

At this time, Harald's thoughtful characteristics were shown, Qin Song allocated him a total of 20 mines, and asked him to organize the enemy to retreat into the castle, but he did not bury all of them on the road to the castle, but left 5 in case of accidents.

Now, just in time, it comes in handy.

"However, there is no one in the church, and I can't step on it, this ...... How to fry it?"

"Fool! use your brains, or you'll always be an infantryman. ”

"Just get a rock and hang it on it?"

......

At midnight, Mister, who waited for the dawn to come, was full of anxiety, and the feeling that his fate was out of his control was terrible. In retrospect, it seems that coming to Daotan Town was a wrong decision in itself.

In Waterdeep, he was indeed a lord with no territory, but thanks to his close relationship with the Church, even the dukes respected him.

But he knew in his heart that he was essentially a businessman, and that he had saved a lot of money through business, and that he had also been awarded the title of Honorary Lord. But the title of lord cannot be hereditary, so he envies those aristocratic families in his bones, and expects to become a real knight, a hereditary knight.

This is an obsession, an obsession with power.

BOOM！

The sudden sound of thunder, rolling along the dark sky, startled everyone. But after inspection, it was found that the thunder was coming from the direction of the church.

This made Benedict even more convinced that the demons were indeed trying to drive them into the church, hatching some kind of evil plan.

BOOM！

Not long after, the thunder came again.

From midnight to early in the morning, the third thunder sounded.

"Master, it's almost dawn, it's almost dawn. I think we got through it. Fan Sen excitedly pointed to the white of the fish belly in the east, the whole night of torment, it was too painful.

"Tell everyone, don't let up in any way. "In the face of the mysterious power, it is necessary to be cautious enough, and Lord Mister does not dare to relax in the slightest.

Wait until dawn to see the ruined church.

"Your Excellency, there is no way back. Benedict furrowed his brow: "I think we got through it." Blowing up a church may be the incompetent fury of the devil. ”

"Hopefully, the castle is now our only place to go. Mister looked back at the castle halfway up the hill and nodded, "Inform the Knights of the Black Forest, no." Let's do it ourselves, Fansen, pick a few shrewd knights, go ahead and tell them to be careful, don't ride horses, and show me what I'm under. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

Last night's thunderstorms, but there was no sign of rain, which made the townspeople of Daotan Town also suffer in panic all night, almost all chose to stay closed, and some even hid in the cellar with their whole families.

"Heavenly Punishment!"

"Heavenly Punishment!"

In the narrow alleys, there was constant shouting of people.

"Let's go out and see, the church has been punished by heaven!"

"Everybody, go out and see! Food, there's a lot of food in the church. Those selfish nobles, priests, and knights hid countless grains. ”

"The nobleman forsaken us, the priest forsaken us, and the Holy Spirit forsaken us. ”

"They're going to snatch all the food. It's all taken out of every single one of us. Now, they want to keep it all to themselves!"

"It is their selfish, despicable evil deeds that have brought heavenly punishment! Devils, and we have paid the price of blood for their evil deeds!"

"Look, everyone, they're the real demons!"