“……”

Just nodding, the baron stood up after bandaging the wound, and glanced around vigilantly, without the command of a senior officer, the remnants of the empire were quietly retreating.

"I know, I killed my brother too! But now we must go, Saladin's men have rushed over, and if they don't go, there will be nothing! ”

The cold tone carried a sense of pain, which made Howard's sloppy eyes freeze suddenly, he was stunned, and then slowly stood up by the pillar.

He knew that the man in front of him valued friendship more than himself, and his heart might be more painful than his current self, but at this time, the baron's face was still calm and composed.

This steely willpower has always been something he admires!

Seeing Howard get back to his feet, the baron directly ordered the guards behind him to support him.

Two thousand imperial soldiers seemed like a lot, but the private army of Castle Green was not vegetarian, and both sides were in dire straits when they already knew what they were going to do.

Even though they were overshadowed by the escorts, the strong armor and weapons of the Imperial soldiers gave them the power to resist, and both sides suffered heavy losses in just a short time.

However, after the killing of its senior officers, the remnants of the Imperial soldiers began to retreat in an orderly manner, and took the opportunity to open the gates of the castle, which had been closed......

Outside a secret passage behind the castle, four black carriages and several war horses stood silently, the horses snorting from time to time, and beside the carriage, in addition to Eric and his party, there were several corpses of guards wearing half-armored guards lying on the ground.

"Young Master! The Baron and the Mademoiselle have not yet come, are we ......," said one of the servants, trembling with courage.

"Huh?" Eric, who was already in an anxious mood, glanced at the servant coldly, and shook the long sword that was still dripping blood in his hand lightly.

"Didn't I hear what I just said clearly? I said keep waiting! If you don't want to be like a lying corpse! ”

“…… Be! The servant shrank his head, not daring to make another sound.

He knew that just as the guards had taken the opportunity to rob and kill the four carriages containing a large amount of goods that Eric wanted to swallow and then escape, they were instantly slashed to the ground by Eric and the few men who were most loyal to the baron.

And Young Master Eric, who had always been soft and weak, seemed to be cold in an instant, and actually picked up the long sword.

This change made some people who played other brains suddenly put away their thoughts.

As time passed, within the sight of an anxious Eric, a group of familiar figures appeared in the distance.

About a dozen people, led by the Baron and Freya, hurried towards this side.

"Quick! Get on the horse, let's get out of here! Saladin's men are already in the city! Before he could get there, the baron's voice came.

Knowing that the matter was urgent, everyone made an immediate move, and the carriage that had been waiting for a long time began to move.

Quickly catching up with the team, the Baron and his party immediately mounted the empty warhorse, let the seriously injured Howard lie down in the carriage, and then quickly fled to the hidden underground passage.

Freya rode on her horse, took advantage of the light to glance at the crowd, and found that most of them were inside, even Ellie, but Mary, the butler, was missing.

'Bang! ’

A low stone slab descended, closing the entrance to the passage, and darkness took over all the space for a while.

"Don't panic, keep walking!"

The baron's voice echoed through the secret passages, a deep voice soothing the crowd.

Frowning slightly, Freya thought about it, but walked to the baron's side and asked uncertainly.

"Father, why didn't Aunt Mary come along, did she...?"

After a long time, the baron's voice reached her ears.

"Hmm!"

I can't see the baron's expression in the dark, I don't know what kind of mood he is in, but Freya's heart is slightly sour, for the woman who is a little nagging but always cares about her, she likes it from the bottom of her heart, but she didn't expect that she didn't survive it in the end...

"Don't think about it! After this secret passage is the path outside the town of Tyre, and with the speed of Saladin's invasion, we will be safe for the time being. ”

The baron deliberately diverted the subject, trying not to upset Freya.

Knowing her father's intentions, Freya sighed, tightened her mind, and began to think about summarizing the matter this time.

The battle between the castle guards and the Imperial soldiers left the baron's private soldiers almost completely lost, and in the end there were only about seventy or eighty men, and there were a small number of servants among them.

One can imagine how many of these people are willing to stay once they leave the danger.

Talking on the way, Freya also knew what the baron was going to do next.

The fall of the Byron Empire is certain, and this country must not stay, so the only place they have to go is the kingdom of Rudin, where the second daughter of the baron is married.

In fact, except for Eric, the baron was very kind to Freya and other children, and even the second daughter, who was married far away, often communicated with Guò by letter.

And Freya doesn't have a lot of memories of her sister, because when she was very young, her sister married at a young age because of the so-called love.

Fortunately, her sister's choice was quite correct, and Baron Tongguò revealed from time to time that Freya also knew that her brother-in-law was the son of a wealthy merchant family, and his status and financial resources were good.

At this time, they were located in a large town called Dragon Harbor in the Rudin Kingdom, which was next to the sea, and it was said that it also had a trade relationship with the humanoid race of the Sea Clan.

Freya quietly thinks about the direction of the future, and although she cares about the current painful experience, she can't do anything now, and she just looks forward.

As for Freya's thoughts, the others have their own thoughts.

The people who had seen Freya along the way, and when Howard was seriously injured, there was a faint respect for her as the leader whose status was second only to that of the baron.

In this world, after all, strength is supreme, and the strength of a knight-level powerhouse can decide almost anything in front of ordinary people.

For a while, with three knight-level powerhouses, the entire team had an inexplicable sense of security.

In the dark, Eric wanders in the direction of the Baron and Freya from time to time, and in addition to pride, the center also has a hard-working mentality.

For his gradual recognition by his father, in fact, he values Freya's attitude towards him more.

If it weren't for Freya, he might still be the gangster who only knows how to have fun, or he might have died somewhere in the castle.

This complex feeling of gratitude and pride for Freya made him unconsciously imitate Freya.

At the end of the day, he's just a thirteen-year-old boy.

For a while, everyone in the darkness was immersed in their own thoughts, and no one spoke.

In the empty passages, there was only the crunch of horses walking.

It wasn't until two hours later that a faint light came from a distance in the dark passageway.

This alerted the whole team.

"It's almost to the exit!" The baron said softly.