Chapter 45: The Way of the Thief
A caravan arrived at the entrance before them, but was surrounded by dozens of armed men. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
The caravan fell into a panic after being attacked, although some mercenaries were hired, but Leo, who had been with the excellent mercenary group of the imperial capital for a while, could see at a glance that the mercenaries were not well-equipped, and the number of mercenaries was significantly less than that of the other party.
Feeling the salty and wet wind blowing on the sea, Leo squinted at the dozens of people.
Judging from the old armor they are wearing, they are no different from ordinary mercenaries, but the swords in their hands and the styles of armor are all miscellaneous, and their eyes are extremely fierce.
Ordinary mercenaries don't have such wolf-like eyes, and their identities are about to be revealed.
The notorious Red Rock Thieves, who prefer to plunder their own kind rather than honestly escort caravans. These outcasts, murderers, have come together and have always adhered to this creed - nothing is faster than robbery.
However, it is precisely because of the existence of these outlaws that ordinary mercenaries have something to eat.
But now, these ordinary mercenaries have to swallow the blood and the food.
The Red Rock Thieves' actions were clearly well planned, and they knew exactly how many men they would allocate to kill the most crucial mages or archers in the chaos. From the moment the Chamber of Commerce's convoy came into their view, they used their poisoned crossbow arrows to shoot someone who looked like a mage directly, ordering several charging assassins to quickly rush into the home team, stabbing key Chamber members to death in an instant.
Killing the merchant who supplies money will make the ordinary mercenaries fearful, and these thieves have seized on this and killed the mercenaries who tried to escape one by one, without losing any manpower.
Throughout the process, the Red Rock Thieves won the attack with their skillful style, just as they expected.
"The convoy over there is coming, hurry up, get your things and evacuate."
The leader-like man glanced at Leo's beast cart, the entire road in the coastal area had their eyeline, and they had a good grasp of the distance between each convoy, and the convoy that attacked this time gave them an opportunity to take advantage of it because they were in a hurry.
"Wait, that sign, is it Strange Rock City?"
Suddenly, the man's eyes narrowed, and the sign on the beast cart made him feel a little familiar, and then it dawned on him.
However, the other party's appearance did not look like a caravan, he noticed the extraordinary nature of the driving beast, that strong body, at first glance, it was an extremely high-quality magical beast, but there was only an ordinary little girl sitting on it, and there were no guards around.
The security of the Red Rock Coast is chaotic, and the evil deeds of thieves and homeless people are everywhere, even the big chambers of commerce dare not take it lightly, but a high-quality beast car is driving so leisurely?
He remembered some bad memories, immediately gritted his teeth, and escaped into the shadows of the trees with his subordinates.
Lindsay looked at the distant figures of these red rock thieves, and then looked at the corpses and blood all over the ground in front of her, although the smell of blood was similar to the sea breeze, but her face was still a little pale, she had never experienced the monster attack in Strange Rock City, and she had always believed that human life was protected by the law, and anyone who tried to violate it would be severely punished.
But the unscrupulous murder of these Red Rock thieves shocked her.
Washed by the rain, pale red blood flowed through the white gravel and slowly flowed into the gray sea.
It was a good place to hide dirt, she looked at the gray sea, and couldn't imagine how much blood had been stained with the white stone road beneath her feet.
It was also thanks to the fact that when she was in the Altai camp, she had already seen the bloody scenes of ruins, gunsmoke, and stumps, so that she would not feel weak.
But the brutal hunting of the living, the proficiency of the Red Rock Thieves, made her vomit.
"The security of Stormwind is a mess."
Leo stroked Lindsay's back apologetically, he deliberately didn't cover up the scene.
There are three large peaks in this area of the Red Rock Coast, and it is only a little more than a mountain away from Stormwind, and if the knights of Stormwind want to, they can reach this shallow stall in half a day's walk. Leo's mind conjured up the figures of those Stormwind Knights, and if that silver torrent collided with these Red Rock Thieves, the Red Rock Thieves would definitely be defeated in an instant.
"Oh my God..."
"Don't get caught up in the dirt, move on."
The convoy behind also arrived one after another while Leo was thinking.
Some people obviously saw such a scene for the first time, and their faces immediately turned pale, but the merchants who often traveled to and from the Stormwind area were relieved, because every time the Red Rock thieves attacked, they usually only attacked once, and since there were already unlucky guys who had been eaten and wiped clean, it meant that they were safe for the time being.
"This, this, the knights of Stormwind, the lord of Stormwind doesn't care about these bastards?"
"Maybe it's us next time?!"
A merchant who had arrived in a hurry wiped the rain from his face and saw the mess in front of him, and his astonishment was replaced by anger.
"You've failed, fool, and you're glad you've survived to this day with your stupidity."
"Haha, don't say that, it's stupid for you to say that."
Two passing merchants sang and harmonized, the former looking at the newly arrived hillbilly with disdain, and the latter sneering.
"No wonder... There is no tariff, but the chairman asked me to transport goods to such a place!"
The businessman, who felt that he had been humiliated, was stunned for a moment, then twisted his face and muttered, and quickened his pace.
Several of the convoys avoided the corpse-strewn area, but a few of the thieves left their convoy, looked around, and searched for the corpses' contents one by one.
Although the Red Rock Thieves are marauders, it is inevitable that there will be nothing left untaken, such as the armor of a dead mercenary, or a blade that can still be used.
Seeing that the torrential rain was getting heavier and heavier, these people stripped off the bloody clothes on the corpses, and no longer searched for them, but piled them up on the loaded truck.
"Tsk, corpses are worth some money, we are simply scavengers of justice."
A thin man bared his dark yellow teeth, his eyes staring straight at the mage who had been impaled through the head by a crossbow arrow, and his gray robe seemed to have some lines.
"Hey, what are you doing-"
The taller man leaned over and his eyes widened.
"Magician, hehe, rare, rare..."
"Don't be careless, this robe may be worth a lot of money!"
The thin man knocked off the tall man's hand and stroked the robe excitedly, but he didn't see the flickering eyes of the tall man behind him, and he quietly touched his waist.
“・・・”
The sound of wheels around was still ringing, and several mercenaries were also turning over the corpses, and the man struggled to retract the dagger from his waist, which was not the place to kill.
"I'll help you, this robe is hard to take off."
"Count you as acquaintances!"
The conversation between the two was muffled by the sound of rain and wind.
Having seen similar situations happen here many times, the convoys turned a blind eye to their actions, and the raindrops kept falling on the outer magical barriers, Leo remembered the windshield of his car in his previous life.
"Almost, let's get out of here."
Leo, who came back to his senses, looked away, only to find that Lindsay was looking at the mercenaries who were flipping the corpses in a daze, with an indescribably complicated expression.
"Ah, sorry, distracted."
Lindsay gritted her teeth and found herself in the urge to cry, she anxiously waved the reins, the driver let out a low roar, and the car slowly started. (To be continued.) )