Chapter 18: Hope for a Breakthrough

"Sonya, they're still in the castle." Galadia said anxiously, "There's only one exit from that broken castle!" ”

Considering Sonya's charm effect on the humans of this world and the fact that she is almost ineffective, the girls except Galadia are left in the castle to avoid being injured by the swords on the battlefield, and they are now blocked in the castle.

"There is no need to worry about their safety for the time being. The Baron's Castle, which is the objective of this World mission, is not so easy to conquer. What's more, our previous performance has greatly weakened the bandits' military strength. If the original strength ratio between the bandit and the baron was ten to one, it should have dropped to five to one now. Xiao Yan pondered for a while, and finally made up his mind, "Before the castle was conquered, they were safer than us. ”

"But you also see the army on the other side. There are less than 100 militia left to assist us, and it is estimated that there are only about 100 people left in the castle, and support cannot be counted on. Just those few mountain monsters are twice as powerful in this chaotic army. Maybe before we get close, those horse thieves will be able to stab us in a hole. "After the traveler's repeated battles, he felt physically and mentally exhausted, and he could not help but feel hopeless.

The bishop also nodded: "Yes! The horse thieves were armed with spears and bows and arrows in their saddles. You can't rush up and take risks. The situation in front of us is already a desperate situation. We can only look at the defensive effect of the castle, and may these poor people take away some more sinful souls before they are called by the Lord. ”

As soon as the two surviving contractors at the South Gate saw the situation deteriorate, they suddenly turned into sad faces again. Galadia bit her lip, the lively girl fell silent for the first time since entering the space.

Xiao Yan looked at everyone's reaction, the corners of his mouth curved, and then he burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, you're wrong. And a very simple mistake was made. Indeed, the bandits are so powerful that we can't fight hard. But don't you think there's something wrong with it? ”

Everyone who was originally very depressed raised their heads at once, this tall and handsome man has been taken by surprise many times since the beginning of the war, even the terrifying trolls have killed two heads, and even defeated two hundreds of bandits in succession, and no one else has such ability. Is there really any way for him to break the game?

There should be, Xiao Yan's firm and clear eyes make people feel indescribable confidence, which makes everyone present hope from the bottom of their hearts, hoping that Xiao Yan can turn the crisis around!

"Imagine that. As you know, this task of guarding the castle is evaluated as the least difficult task in the space, and it is assigned to us newcomers with no equipment and experience to fight alone, and the punishment for failing the mission is still the erasure of no other way. Could it be that what Space wants to see is a newcomer resisting an army of hundreds and thousands, and then dying on the first mission with a 100% chance? So what's the point of setting the difficulty of the task, the reward for killing monsters, and even the world? Seeing that everyone was thoughtful, and their brows gradually relaxed, Xiao Yan knew that the time had come, "Therefore, in this world, there is a sure way to defeat this army of bandits without relying on our own strength!" ”

This sentence lit up the hope in everyone's hearts as lightning streaked across the dark night sky.

"And this method, I already know!" Xiao Yan stands tall and proud, with such a foreshadowing, this group of contractors from modern society, like a mass of scattered sand, should be able to gather around themselves to become a unified force at this crisis juncture.

"Our hope is in the mountains to the north, which is fortunately not far from the estate. Although the north gate has been cut off by bandits, we can still row up the river from the Blackwater River. ”

"There is a boat near the south gate, although it is small, but it should be no problem to carry 10 people." Before the battle began, the traveler had a way to go, and noticed the wooden boat early in the morning. Originally, the mission failed, and there was no point in escaping by boat, but now everyone wants to use it, which can come in handy.

"Let's go now. We, the contractors, will think that we must abandon the city and flee, and we must cause chaos. You can't take them to the ship. ”

The militia led by Captain Sam was still scattered everywhere at this time, and naturally no one could stop Xiao Yan and the others. Led by the traveler, a group of 7 contractors groped their way through the alleys of the town to the Blackwater River. Because of the distance from the southern wall, and the rapidity of the river, there was no wall on the east side of the town, but a simple wharf. The boat that the traveler spoke of was tied to the shore. The five embarrassed militiamen were untying the cables on the boat, looking like they were about to escape, and when they looked up and saw Xiao Yan holding a battle axe, they were also stunned.

"Hey, hey, hey! I just don't think the boating is enough. Before Xiao Yan could speak, the bishop had already pounced. The man walked up with a heavy two-handed hammer in his hand and a grim smile on his face. These militiamen were bent on fleeing for their lives, and they were not tough people, so they could only honestly get on the boat and row north with the contractors.

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The west bank of the Heishui River is already full of bandits, and even the north gate has been seized by the bandits who broke through in the middle. From time to time, villagers fleeing from the shore were chased and killed on the shore, and the river was stained red with blood.

A woman with a baby in her arms saw a boat in the river and cried out for help. Galadia looked at it and hurriedly said, "Pull over the boat, we can save them." ”

Without waiting for Xiao Yan to speak, the traveler raised his eyebrows, "There are no less than 100 people fleeing for their lives on this shore, and if you load these two, do you want others to save them, can our ship fit it?" What's more, this space is a place where life is worse than death, and it is also a good thing for them to be born early. ”

Galadia was so choked that she couldn't speak, and she stood up angrily and drew her bow and arrows to shoot the bandits who were chasing her. It didn't matter if it was a stop, the boat immediately rocked, and she fell into the water with a "plop", which frightened everyone into exclaiming. Xiao Yan hurriedly went to the rescue, and finally scooped up the wet girl, and when she looked up again, she found that the mother and son had been killed on the shore.

When Galadia was rescued, she was soaking wet, and the cold river water was blown by the cold wind, and she trembled like a kitten and curled up into a ball, whimpering softly. Xiao Yan took off his coat and draped it on her, and could only pat her shoulder and sigh silently.

……

The plain where the barony is located is surrounded by hills on all sides. The Blackwater River is formed by streams in the mountains to the north and flows south until it joins the sea. The north mountain was less than four or five miles away from the castle, and it didn't take long for everyone to row up the river to reach the bottom of the mountain.

Several militiamen were nervous, thinking that the deserters would be caught and killed, but they didn't expect that this group of outsiders also ran away. But it's not good to run away, so I flee to this mountain. It's just that this gang of murderers killed two leaders of the bandits in a row, and even killed two of the mountain monsters that only appear in children's nightmares, which is really too strong. Look at the man they lead, though young, he is as tall as a giant. Even the women among them were a head taller than adult men (medieval people were poorly nourished, and a man with a height of 1.6 meters was already considered tall and burly), and they were extremely beautiful, which is a pity (many people in the Middle Ages could not appreciate long legs).

After getting off the boat, Xiao Yan did not tie the boat, but called everyone to carry the boat to the mountain. Fortunately, there were many people, and the mountain road was relatively smooth at first, and a dozen men carried wooden boats, barely walking smoothly.

After leaving the Baron's Manor, Xiao Yan has always been quite nervous. Although he is sure that his judgment is correct, he is not 100% sure that the stakes are serious.

When chatting with Old White before, Xiao Yan took this possibility into account and inquired about it.

"That thing Old White was talking about, supposedly not far away. This sound! Hahahaha! It's done! ”