Chapter 519: Pedenora's Major Changes (I)
The temporary camp of the grain transport team was quiet at this time. All the soldiers, except for the soldiers of the night watch, had already fallen asleep.
At this time, the sentinels who had been artificially modified by themselves and others did not realize that the danger was approaching.
With a "whoosh", a rusty throwing axe slashed into the sentry's head the moment he turned his head. The other one, who was in charge of the vigil with the slain sentry, was alert, and when he saw that the situation was not good, he turned around and dodged many axes that flew towards him.
Before he could sound the alarm, a boulder fell from the sky and smashed him directly into pulp.
The movement at the entrance of the camp finally woke up some soldiers who had fallen asleep.
However, before they could get dressed, scattered wolf cavalry rushed into the tent and cut down people at sight. In an instant, the wails in the various camps woke up the other soldiers who were sleeping deeply.
A few soldiers, however, hastily picked up the weapons placed nearby. However, in the face of a fierce enemy, the resistance of these spearmen was of little avail. In just two minutes, most of the Terran soldiers had fallen in pools of blood.
At this time, if there is no external force to intervene, this grain transportation team is destined to become the meat of the barbarian soldiers.
"Banshee howls!"
"Grim Roar!"
Fortunately, Zhou and the two had been keeping an eye on the camp, arriving in time when a small number of soldiers were still alive, and using the magic (war howl) to reduce morale, the wolf rider fell into a strange slump like a flock of sheep.
Seizing the opportunity, Zhou Zhan was injured and began to focus on taking care of a cyclops pointed out by Allen. And Eren took advantage of this effort, and a set of debuff buffs threw these barbarian soldiers in the face.
The battle did not last long. Under the sweep of the two evil stars of Zhou and Allen, in just five minutes, all the barbarian troops who came to attack were slaughtered.
Looking at the mess all over the ground, the surviving Terran soldiers held the weapons in their hands and pointed at Zhou and injured the two in fear.
Faced with such a situation, Zhou and Alan couldn't cry or laugh. Fortunately, the officer who was escorting the grain only had a broken arm and was not yet dead. When he saw that his fools were sending the wrong signal, he directly commanded in a loud voice: "Don't use weapons against your benefactors, fools!" β
The soldiers who were awakened by the commander's voice were stunned and finally realized how stupid they were and the others. Fortunately, the two killing gods who didn't know what the purpose was didn't go on a killing spree because of their previous rudeness.
As the supreme commander of this grain transport team, the officer with the broken arm endured the pain in his heart, and stood up with his arm that was still spurting blood.
However, while still speaking for him, Alan raised the staff in his hand and fired a frozen ray at him.
When the soldiers saw that the commander was attacked, they subconsciously raised their weapons and wanted to attack this terrifying enemy. Before they could act, they heard the familiar voice of the chief.
"Stop!"
"Thank you, sir, for stopping the bleeding."
Hearing the words of the self-master, the soldier's eyes focused on the commander's arm.
Looking at the stumps that had been frozen in ice, the soldiers threw their weapons to the ground, so as not to overreact to themselves and others, and really irritate others.
"My lord, you must not be an enemy, right?"
In the face of this guy who was more ruthless than a barbarian squad, the officer with a broken arm did not dare to relax at all. He wouldn't be like the naΓ―ve soldiers under his hands, watching others stop the bleeding and thinking that the other party was his own.
However, as a human race, Allen still gave him a lot of image points.
"Certainly not an enemy."
Just when the officer with the broken arm breathed a sigh of relief, Alan added: "It's not your kingdom's own people." We have only been commissioned by Sarktown to protect you in secret. β
"We? Covert protection? β
The officer with the severed arm, who had grasped the two key words, launched a rhetorical question at Allen.
"That's right, my family and I have intervened in this matter because we received the favor of an old man in Sark Town."
Hearing Allen's explanation, the officer with the severed arm finally let down his vigilance against Allen.
However, before he could speak, one of his soldiers asked with red eyes, "Why did we still have so many brothers killed if you were secretly protecting?" β
As soon as he heard the words of his soldiers, the officer with the broken arm jumped in his heart.
"It's a bad dish!"
Just as these three words came out of his heart, he saw Alan sneering on his lips: "I'm not your nanny, we just make sure the food is safe." You guys? It's all incidental! β
The soldier, who was choked back by Alan, opened his mouth, and finally found that he had nothing to say. After all, people don't owe him, and it's natural for people to be unhappy if they question others like this. What's more, they finally saved them, otherwise whether they could stand tomorrow or not, it's a matter of two words!
"I'm sorry, my lord. My brothers are reckless, so please don't be like them. β
Looking directly at the officer with the severed arm, seeing that there was only gratitude and sincerity in the other party's eyes, Alan nodded expressionlessly and said, "I don't want a next time!" Also, I'd like to test each of you to rule out the possibility of spies. After that, when I make sure you have no other allegiance to the Special Order, I will tell you the truth about it. β
The sharp-eyed officer with the severed arm heard the meaning of Allen's words. Loudly pacified the soldiers who showed signs of uncooperation, and he said seriously to Allen in front of him: "I believe you, in order to dispel the suspicions of my brothers, I will come first!" β
"Good!"
I think I'm going to come anyway. Coming one by one, or coming together, Allen, who felt indifferent, agreed to the request of the officer with the severed arm.
Like a wand in his hand, the officer with the severed arm on the opposite side fell into a state of distraction.
"Tell me, are you a royal agent?"
The officer with the severed arm, whose mind was controlled by magic, replied without thinking: "No! β
Seeing this person was no problem, Alan didn't waste mana, and directly lifted the control state.
"What's wrong with me?"
The officer, who was a little dazed and didn't know what he had said before, turned his head sideways and asked the soldiers behind him.
"My lord, this person asked you if you were a royal agent, and you answered no. And then, here you go! β
Hearing the soldier's words, the officer's eyes narrowed. Although this guy is not from a noble background, his mother worked in the nobility when she was young, and she accidentally knew that there was a special organization like this in the kingdom.
Feeling that he was involved with that kind of terrorist organization, the severed arm officer suddenly felt cold in his heart.
"Which of you is coming?"
The soldiers, who didn't think there was anything wrong with this question, tried to ask: "Is this all the same question?" β
Seeing Allen nodded, these soldiers let go of their scruples and rushed to finish the matter as soon as possible.
Soon after, the Severed Arm Officer witnessed Allen's interrogation style. Looking at the soldiers who lost their minds and shouted 'no' in unison, Allen's assessment in his heart went up a notch.
"My lord, is this matter related to the royal agents?"
In order to disgust the royal agents later, Alan bluntly said: "You are all betrayed by them!" The aim was to create the illusion that Pednora had no food, and they did so in order to lure the barbarians to surround the main city, and to devour the invading barbarians in one fell swoop. β
As soon as Allen's words fell, the remaining soldiers were in an uproar.