It's August.

The terraced fields of the second phase of Modo City are almost completed, and the Golem Factory has prepared a batch of materials to create five clay golems and one stone golem. These golems were used as labor in the construction, and they could easily carry heavy materials, which was several times more efficient than human labor. The Fallen Witch and Goliath have been working intensively lately, and Sauron has left a spatial signpost on the third level of the Abyss, preparing to join forces to build a portal across the plane to the Abyss.

The order for the Northland Council has increased again.

The city of Mordor didn't know what to do, and so far three batches of heavy two-handed weapons had been ordered.

………………

this day.

With the arrival of the autumn and summer seasons, heavy rains have fallen everywhere, and it seems that there has been a flood in the central part of the continent, and the lizardmen have expanded their territory again along the torrent, and many submerged areas have been occupied by them. However, the south is relatively calm, except for the occasional trace of the Fallen, that is, some time ago someone saw the legendary lich.

Lichs rarely walk the world.

As the finest undead beings, they have endless years to squander, and the lich's favorite thing to do is stay in their graveyard lair and do their research.

But!

Recently, it seems that a lich has appeared in the south, and this matter has attracted the attention of the holy knights.

To the south of the Wind Spear Hill is a dense forest, which is the territory of the Isabella family. It is a place where the children of the nobility hunt and recreation when they are bored.

The heavy rain had just stopped.

A group of men marched along the road, well-armed and strong-looking, and even retinues armed with military crossbows and other weapons. At first glance, it can be judged that it is the private soldier of the nobles.

"Lord Baron."

A middle-aged man dressed as a knight rode to the center of the procession and said in a deep voice, "After the hill ahead, we will reach our territory." Recently, a group of snake people and bandits have appeared in the Wind Spear Hills. ”

"Let's not rest here."

Soon, there was a reply from inside the team, and a young nobleman with a little fatigue said, "Sir Slark can just watch it." ”

The middle-aged knight leaned over and nodded slightly, but there was a hint of implicit disdain in his expression.

It had only been two days' journey, and he had already been tired like this, compared to the old baron who had killed ogres with his bare hands. The new lord is just too bad. The fancy swordsmanship was all about attracting the ladies, and he had hardly seen the baron do the most basic of a knight.

The team moved on.

These guards are veterans of the battlefield, and even if they meet adventurers one-on-one, they will not be left behind.

Sir Slark wasn't very worried that bandits would attack them. But out of a habit of prudence, he sent out his cronies to investigate the situation ahead.

But.

More than ten minutes have passed, and no one has returned.

Sir Slark felt a little bad in his heart, and quietly pressed his hand to the hilt of his sword. Then he rode towards the front of the group.

It seemed to be very quiet.

Suddenly. A chill shot out from the woods on the side, and then a scream was heard, and one of the guards fell straight down with his throat clutched.

"Be careful!"

"Archers are in ambush here!"

There was a cry of astonishment, followed by a succession of people falling to the ground, and from the dense forest, black shadows rushed out, armed with all sorts of weapons, but the most striking thing was their skin. These people have silver scales on their skin and wear a variety of armor. The team was surrounded from both sides.

"Snake Man!"

"Damn! It's a snake man bandit! ”

The group was a little flustered, but quickly assembled under the orders of Sir Slark and lined up in the center of the group.

Recently, there have been many traces of snake people in the south.

Especially in the area of the Wind Spear Hill, many caravans have been attacked by snake people, and many nobles know that there is a gang of snake people robbers who are wandering, and even Baron Naros died at the hands of snake people. It was precisely because of this that their group had brought so many guards, but when he saw the number of enemies, Sir Slark still gasped and couldn't help but be overshadowed in his heart.

The number of these snake men and bandits has grown again.

In addition to the snake people, there were many other human bandits who attacked them, at least twice as many as them.

"Poisonous!"

One of the guards, whose face turned black and seemed to be shaking, said in a trembling voice: "The enemy's weapons are poisonous!" …… Be careful! ……”

A round of shooting hits.

Sir Slark rolled over and dismounted, picked up a shield and held it in front of him, and the guards around him also raised their shields, and some of them were shooting back with crossbows.

People kept falling to the ground.

The robbers in front of them rushed over in a swarm, and the losses on both sides were not small. Sir Slark watched cautiously at the snake people in front of him, most of the human robbers were weak, the real danger was these snake people, if they could kill the leader of the enemy, maybe this gang of robbers would break themselves.

Got it!

Sir Slark soon discovers the leader of the snake men who is directing the battle.

He roared angrily, suddenly raised his shield to his chest, and directly slammed into the crowd in front of him, and then launched a charge and swung his sword at the leader of the snake people.

As a high-ranking knight, he has the courage and strength to take down the enemy leader in a melee.

A faint light flashed through!

Sir Slark's figure froze in place, and two figures suddenly appeared in his sight, followed by a dagger into his throat.

Straggler.

Two high-level wanderers.

Beyond this gang of bandits, there are even more dangerous enemies lurking.

Darkness falls.

Sir Slark's figure slowly fell to the ground, and before he died, he seemed to hear the baron's plea for mercy, and the voice seemed to be that of a woman.

………………

The snake man bandits reappeared.

The news seemed to have wings and soon spread to nearby places.

Only this time it was not the merchants who were attacked, but the rulers of the Windspear Territory, the nobles of the Isabella family. The cause of the incident seems to be that the lord of the area surrounded and crucied one of the leaders of the snake bandits, hoping to deter the lawless bandits. But he never expected that the snake people and bandits would actually take crazy revenge on the ruler of the Wind Spear Hill and directly kill several nobles.

A web of intrigue has begun to close.

After the first step of the plan is completed, the next step is the stage for Adele Isabella. The shadow of Sauron looms over the land, and it is not known whether it will bring people a terrible disaster, or the prosperity and hope of a second city of Modo.

But there is no doubt about one thing.

Any good beginning is full of blood and carnage, as if only by embracing war can we usher in peace!

……………… (To be continued......)