Volume 1 The Wasteland Chapter 12 The Central Horde
The people who ran back to report the news had completed their tasks, and the nearby clans had assembled and set off to the rear of the camp under the leadership of the chiefs.
After receiving the news, Ubar of the Central Tent decided to stick to the place as Jerg said, and sent additional men to patrol the entrances and exits of the mountains, and go deep into the main passage to find out the news.
Ubar, the brain of the Boundary Map Department, is about 1.8 meters tall, wearing a long black cape with a hood, and the cloak is also dark clothes and pants, the body is moderate, not strong, and he holds a long wooden staff in his right hand, and he usually handles the big and small matters in the tribe.
The leader of the Boundary Map is old, although age is only a number to the people of the wasteland, and has no other meaning, but he has been in charge for many years, and he has no intention of participating in the affairs of the clan again, and Ubar has outstanding ability and clear mind, so let him take over the management, no longer ask, it is all up to him to decide. The chief is not usually in the central tent, but most of the time he lives in the side tent next to it, which is used for the whole clan to discuss matters and is a symbol of the power of the Boundary Map Department.
Ubar and Yerg are good friends, the two have teamed up to repel thousands of magical beasts, as an illusionist, he uses illusions to confuse the attacking magical beasts to make them chaotic, and then kill them one by one, the whole battle between the two of them is tacitly compatible, and the skills are seamlessly connected, which is still praised in the tribe to this day, greatly enhancing their reputation. Because of this, Ubar was well aware of Yerg's natural ability, and although he was skeptical about Mu Chen's offensive purpose, he believed that Yerg would be able to solve the matter smoothly and protect the tribe.
The assembled troops set out towards the rear of the camp, without a unified command, led by the heads of the various clans, and moved slowly.
Most people knew that Jerg was there, he was the number one melee warrior in the Boundary Atlas, and it was impossible for a mercenary without a name to defeat him. So even though they were fully equipped and ready to fight, there was no sense of tension, not like they were about to go to battle.
Mu Chen didn't go deeper after killing Yerge, he knew that there were a lot of people in the Boundary Map Department, and now it was just the beginning, they would attack in waves like a tide, too radical and too demanding on his physical strength, besides, the agreement with Chunyue was a week later, just two days had passed, and there was still time to deal with it calmly. So he found an empty tent and went in to rest and adjust his state.
Dusk was approaching, and the members of the Boundary Map Department finally arrived, and the team was neat and calm. A hundred meters or so away, the leading clan stopped, observing the corpse of Yerg standing in front of them.
"Is that a mercenary named Mu Chen?" asked the clan leader who took the lead.
"I can't see clearly, but if he's a mercenary, where is Jerge?"
"No, it seems to be Yerg, looking at the armor it seems to be him, the mercenary has been dealt with?"
"Yerg, the mercenary is there, has you defeated him?" the clan leader shouted at the corpse.
Mu Chen was in the tent not far behind the corpse, heard the shouts outside, knew that reinforcements were coming, and immediately walked out of the camp.
"Why didn't Yerge respond, why did there be another person coming from behind, could it..."
"Everyone is ready to fight. The clan leader turned around and shouted.
The subordinates, who didn't have much will to fight, hesitated a little after hearing the order, and exchanged words with each other: "What is the situation ahead, how can you prepare for battle?"
"Is it an order from our clan leader?"
"Is Yerg defeated?" ......
Speculation of Yerg's defeat spread quickly, some people questioned, some panicked, the ranks were in chaos, and everyone confirmed the current situation like the clan chief, and had no intention of fighting at all.
Mu Chen walked to the corpse and stopped, shouting at them: "He died in battle, I admire him as a warrior, you can take his corpse away." With that, he took a few steps back and gave up his position.
"Yerg, war... Dead, dead in battle?" The head of the clan showed an expression of disbelief and froze in place.
"Patriarch, what now, Yerg is all dead, should we continue to attack, or..."
The clan chief said with a bloodless face: "Go and bring back Yerg's body first, and call all the clan chiefs." ”
The warriors were even more panicked, their suspicions had been verified, and it was impossible for them to win the mercenary in front of them. The overall morale is low and he has no intention of fighting.
The two tribes stepped forward and looked at Yerg's corpse in shock, five arrow wounds, and the blood in his chest slowly dripped down the large sword that supported his body, and it was already half-coagulated. Looking at Mu Chen again, he was not injured at all, and he was standing behind with his outfit intact with a calm expression. The two men quickly picked up Yerg's body and ran back in a panic.
"It's going to get dark soon, if you still want to continue, I'll accompany you, if you don't want to, then that's all for today. My name is Mu Chen, and I tell your leader that I will go to him in two days. Then he turned and went into the tent.
"We withdrew, leaving a team of people to watch, and the rest went back to the clans to standby, and all the clan leaders gathered in the central tent. "Faced with the situation in front of them, the clan leaders who had no intention of fighting decided to go back and report before making the next step.
Mu Chen summoned his mount, Cerberus, and said, "Help me set up a sentry tonight." ”
The Cerberus is three meters long, about one and a half meters tall, with gray hair all over his body, and his three heads are facing Mu Chen at the same time, making a whining sound, full of fangs, and looking very terrifying.
The team of people who were monitoring Mu Chen was some distance away from him, and the clan leader specially instructed him not to take the initiative to provoke before retreating, and to report back as soon as possible if there was a situation. I didn't plan to sneak attack, but this time when I saw the hellhounds at the door of the camp, I didn't dare to act rashly, and lurked in the distance in fear.
When the chiefs of the clans arrived at the central tent, it was late at night, and they described to Ubar what they had seen and heard, and they were all dejected and unmotivated.
When Ubar heard the news of Jerg's death, he was first surprised, then sad, and did not say a word for a long time, in his impression, Yerg was the first melee warrior in the wasteland, and it was impossible to be defeated, let alone killed by a mercenary.
"Jerg... Are you sure that Yerg was killed in battle?"
"The bodies were all carried back, with several arrows in their bodies, mortal wounds piercing through the chest, and the entire cuirass was shattered by the shots. The clan chief explained.
Ubar lowered his head, blinked a few times frequently, squeezed back the tears in his eyes, and took a few long breaths to stabilize his mood.
"We underestimated the enemy, it seems that the strength of this man named Mu Chen should not be underestimated, but don't worry, no matter how good he is, he is only one person. Today I sent people to the other side of the border to investigate, there is no abnormal situation, although we do not know his origin, but now we can be sure that this is not a premeditated attack by the human race, we can withdraw the additional tribesmen at the intersections, and tomorrow we can deal with this invader with all our might. "Ubar knows that the most important thing now is to stabilize people's hearts, not to let Yerg's death become a sharp blade to break their morale, and to let these clan leaders know that no matter how strong the enemy is, he is facing the entire Boundary Map Division.
"We fought together, and I don't believe that a mercenary of unknown origin could confront five of our twelve guards at the same time, killing him to avenge Jerg. Kazan clenched his fists with a determined expression.
Ka agreed to be a member of the twelve guards, and like Yerg, he was also a paladin, and the two fought for 200 rounds, the first 150 rounds were evenly matched, and then he was defeated by Yerg due to physical exhaustion, and since then he has been training hard with the goal of defeating Yerg. He wasn't as tall as Jerge, but he was just as big, with silver metal armor all over his body and a square hammer in both hands.
The central tent is in the core area of the camp of the Boundary Map Department, surrounded by the tents of various ethnic groups, the diameter of the large tent is about 30 meters, the round leather tent, the double door opens to the south, and directly opposite the entrance door is a square table four meters long and two meters wide, the frame is made of animal bones, and the table top is covered with animal skin, which is taut with thread. The chair is made of the same material as the square table, and the high backrest is embedded with three beast skulls, symbolizing power. On both sides, 12 1-meter-long, 60-centimeter-wide wooden low tables are lined up one after another, only forty or fifty centimeters from the ground, the seats have no legs, and the backrest is 90 degrees to the ground, so you can only sit cross-legged. The leader sat behind the square table in the center, and the twelve guards sat in order. At the end of the meeting, the clan chiefs sat on cushions behind the twelve guards. At present, Ubar is acting as chief, so he sits in the right position.
Now there were five guards and twelve men in the tent, and six were in the camp, including Yerg, who had died in battle. The remaining six went to the Beacon Ministry, and the Beckin Merchants wanted to trade in human towns and needed their escort.
Mangu Yun, who had not spoken, spoke: "Do you use all five of us to deal with a mercenary, I heard that he is also a hunter and uses a bow and arrow, I want to see what move he used to kill Yerg, I just go with Xiao Yezi, there is no need to mobilize the people." She looked at Ubar haughtily, her face full of disdain.
Mangu Yun is a huntress who wears a fur skirt and wields a short bow, and in order to pursue attack and movement speed, her equipment and weapons are simple and have no frills.
"Kazan should come with us, after all, the mercenary killed Jerg, and if we have melee and ranged attacks, the odds will be greater. Ye Suohong suggested in a soft tone.
The female priestess Ye Suohong is gentle and kind, usually has a good relationship with Mangu Yun, and most of the time she listens to her arrangements and rarely expresses her personal opinions.
Dressed in a blue robe, she holds a necklace made of fangs of various magical beasts collected by Mangu Yun for him, and she is an auxiliary attack class on the battlefield, which can quickly heal wounds and recover from her state, but she has no combat skills and needs to be protected by her companions.
"No need, I'll protect you, Yerg is defeated, what's the use of finding one of his subordinates to defeat?" Mangu Yun has always been arrogant, except for Ye Suohong, he has a bad relationship with all the other twelve guards, he doesn't like to be instructed, and rarely obeys other people's orders, especially Ubar, the two never communicate, in her eyes Ubar is a courtier who usurped power, she has argued with him many times over this matter, and in the end it was the old leader who came forward to make peace.
"What do you say, I'm useless, without me you go to death. Kazan stepped forward, his face full of anger.
"Death, it's up to you to be defeated, huh. Mangu Yun's contemptuous attitude angered Kazan, and he strode up to her, making a gesture of going to force.
Ye Suohong hurriedly stepped forward to block in front of him and persuaded: "Don't quarrel, don't argue." ”
Seeing Ye Suohong get up, Mangu Yun also stood up, pulled Ye Suohong away, and said, "Xiao Yezi, you dodge, what do I think he can do?"
Ubar slapped his palm on the table and shouted, "Shut up, shut up, it's still infighting, Timgara, what do you have to say, how should we deal with it." He drew attention to Timgara and interrupted the argument between them for a moment.
Dressed in gray robes and holding a short wooden staff studded with gems in his hand, Timgara sat down in his seat with his face tilted and nodded softly at Ubar. He is a sorcerer, good at poison and witchcraft, usually does not talk much, only interested in various poisons and poison spells, and rarely participates in the affairs of the tribe.
"Ask him what's the use, he doesn't care at all. Mangu Yun complained.
Not only a few of them in the tent, but also the heads of the various clans were waiting for tomorrow's arrangement, and they had already been pacified by Ubar, but because of this quarrel, everyone was silent and depressed.
Seeing the expressions of the clan chiefs, Ubar hurriedly took over: "All five of us participated in the battle, leaving the minimum personnel to guard the entrances and exits, gathering all the rest of the troops, fully equipped and fully armored, and marching to the rear of the camp early tomorrow morning, the will of 25,000 warriors should not be underestimated, the strength of the Boundary Map Department does not allow anyone to challenge, and the victory belongs to us." Ubar raised his right hand, raised his arms and shouted, and the clan leaders present also raised their hands and chanted, turning from sorrow to joy.