After Dane threw two squadrons, almost a hundred and twenty or so dreaded mercenaries, into the war courtyard, bad news came one after another. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

First of all, from the outpost where Golobo was stationed, there was the latest information about the Faceless colony entrenched in that freshwater lake: their numbers had increased! Faceless people scattered around the neighborhood are constantly joining the settlement. In addition, the reconnaissance team also found a large number of hairless black-skinned hyenas in the faceless settlement. These rampaging canine monsters, as if they had been raised by the Faceless, obey their commands.

In order to obtain this further information, one of Golobo's mercenaries, who was skilled in reconnaissance, was killed. And the news that his sacrifice was exchanged for is also quite important.

In addition to the news that the number of these roofers had increased and that a lot of hyenas had been discovered, they also brought back another piece of information that was not 100% certain, but which attracted Dain's attention to a considerable extent: there seemed to be a 'leader' among the group of faceless ones.

Dane wasn't just worried about the leader who didn't know how powerful he was, or even if it really existed. His concern was that if there was a leader for these Faceless Ones, it would mean a lot: it was a group of monsters with the most basic intelligence, and there was a corresponding organizational structure within their group.

A group of monsters with an organizational structure, intelligence, and perhaps even a unified command is far more difficult to deal with than an equal number of beasts. Even, he would rather deal with half the number of Faceless Ones than have a leader among the monsters.

But to be honest, this kind of thing is not subject to his will. All he could do was to leave Orinedu in a hurry and return to Ghost Knife Harbor, always on the lookout for an attack from the east.

As their numbers grew, the Faceless became less and less peaceful. They seem to have sensed something, the constant loss of manpower, finally causing the restlessness of these faceless ones. Obviously, they began to send teams in the direction of the western side of their freshwater lake, which was Ghost Knife Harbor.

Obviously, this is no longer the wandering faceless team that Dane and the others killed before, this is definitely a targeted reconnaissance team sent by the Faceless Settlement.

In the short period that followed, the Faceless Ones' attacks on Golobo's outpost and the Ghost Knife Harbor became more frequent. Although, for the time being, they had not yet come out of the nest, but there were six attacks in a row in the space of two weeks, an average of a little more every two days, which also made Dane anxious.

In the space of two weeks, the Dreadnosaur Mercenaries had lost almost an entire squad, and although they had decapitated more of the Faceless Ones, the damage still made Dain's face unpleasant. He was now almost 100% sure that the Faceless Ones must have discovered their traces. After covering up the traces for more than half a month, it is finally impossible to cover it up today.

He was ruthless in his heart, and when the warriors in Orinadus had completed their training as sword dancers, he immediately and decisively launched an attack on the freshwater lake, and he must destroy all these faceless people who are stuck in their throats.

Where the couch is recessed, will others be allowed to sleep soundly?

But the Faceless ones moved faster than Dane had imagined. Three days before the deadline given to him by Lanstrlo to complete his training, a bad news came: the Freshwater Lake Faceless Ones had poured out of their nests! Two hundred and twenty or thirty faceless, plus almost half of the number of hyenas, the target is directed at the Ghost Knife Harbor!

The news came from Golobo, who was still stationed at the outpost. He was already taking his two squads with him, ready to abandon the outpost. Except for two people who were left to observe the enemy's movements from a distance and fire signal flares at any time, all the others retreated.

It's not that Golobo doesn't have the courage to fight, on the contrary, this half-orc berserker is one of the most combative of Dane's men. However, he was not reckless enough to take a dozen or twenty people to attack an army of more than 200 people, that is not a battle, that is called looking for death.

Abandoning the outpost was a last resort.

After Dane got the news, he immediately became nervous. He immediately gathered everyone in the Ghost Knife Harbor, put down all construction activities, and prepared for the war with all his might. Undoubtedly, the arrival of these Faceless Ones was the most dangerous challenge Dain faced once he set foot on the deserted island of Komyrya.

Fortunately, he was ready for this.

The wall of the Ghost Knife Harbor camp has been built, and it is not very strong, but the stone and wood wall that is almost two meters high can still play a big role when the opponent does not have siege equipment. Moreover, the most important thing is that the ancient tree of war, Osengari, at the request of Dane, also came to the Ghost Knife Harbor half a month ago.

The movement speed of the War Ancient Tree is very slow, and it only takes four or five hours at most to walk from Orinera to Ghost Knife Harbor, even for an ordinary person. The fighters with better physical fitness, fully armed, advanced at a uniform speed, and it would be two hours away. But it took Osengari three days and three nights on the road to reach Ghost Knife Harbor.

Of course, although the speed of the War Ancient Tree was slow, Dane never thought of using Orsengari for skirmishes. For the enemy's active attack, sticking to the fortified Ghost Knife Harbor, Osengari's speed disadvantage has almost been wiped out, but his infinite strength and unafraid of pain can be used to the extreme.

The preparation in the Ghost Knife Harbor is not complete, but Dane has done everything he can. Not only that, but he also sent Tommy to Orinedu to send a message to ask about the training of the Sword Dancer. If the training is complete, we will come to support immediately.

After Tommy left from the east, Dane also took hundreds of heavily armed mercenaries to the perimeter of the wall west of Ghost Knife Harbor, nervously waiting for the arrival of the enemy.

He didn't want to be nervous, he didn't want to end in heavy casualties in Komya's first major large-scale battle.

Dane never doubted that he would fail, even without reinforcements, and with the strength he had at hand and close to the defenses of Ghost Knife Harbor itself, Dane was sure to win this battle. And the reason why he is so nervous is that there is actually only one thing to consider: he doesn't want to have too many casualties, and he can't afford it.

By now, there were nearly twenty mercenaries who had died at the hands of those Faceless Ones, which had already made him extremely painful, and if he continued to die, he would be in great trouble.

There are only more than 200 people under his command. It is absolutely impossible for him to tolerate too high a cost of casualties, not even 20 percent. With the hundreds of mercenaries in his hands now, plus the defenses of Ghost Knife Harbor, and the war story of Osengari, Dane is sure to win this battle, but it will be a pyrrhic victory. There are no fewer opponents than you are, and although they are the attackers, don't forget, these Faceless Ones are also helped by hyenas as them! Those hyenas are not as threatening as the Faceless Ones themselves, but they are not to be underestimated.

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