Fifteen minutes later, the small group of guards was assembled in front of the valley.

“…… That's the thing, they were kind of aware of my presence, it can't be helped, there's a big guy among them who looks like a mercenary, and an ogre - this damn monster must be very sensitive to human breath. Then they went into the valley, and I was afraid that there would be a deception, so I didn't dare to follow them directly. Jamal simply reported what he knew.

"Good job, I'm personally very happy with your performance." There was a rare look of relief on Drew's frozen face, Jamal's tracking skills were still very good, and the wizard and her accomplices should have sensed that something was wrong, so they hid in the small valley.

"I am very dissatisfied." An indignant accusation suddenly sounded in the ranks: "What the hell is this world!" Jamal, I'd give you ten copper to bet your socks haven't been washed in a month. ”

Drew rarely didn't open his mouth to reprimand, and humorously: "Chili, maybe you overestimate Jamal's hygiene habits, I once saw Jamal wear a pair of socks on the front for a month and the back for another month - he never washed them even once in those two months. ”

Saddened, Chili threw the stinky sock at Jamal's feet, hugged a snow-white fur timberwolf and soothed him twice, and said indignantly, "My [White Spot] is almost stunned by this thing, you see how unhappy he looks, if his girlfriend dislikes him because of this, then I will settle this account on your head." ”

"His girlfriend? Do you mean that ugly, fat leper dog?" Jamal shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "To be honest, your timberwolf pet tracking ability is naturally one of the best, but his aesthetic vision needs to be improved just like his owner." By the way, my socks have always been worn on the front for a month, the back for a month, and then the feet are swapped for another two months – so that's four months in total. You see, I only have to wash my socks three times a year, even if it takes me three days to muster up the courage to throw them in the bucket. ”

There was a low snickering in the ranks, and the old fritter Jamal and the new Chili were never at odds, and the arguments between the two often turned into a good joke. Jamal is a first-class tracker, but slightly inferior to Chili's pet white spots, so this guy always makes the poor little wolf a little uncomfortable from time to time. Chili is one of the new group of Lordsguard, and like Zinck, he is only a trainee guard, but with a pet like the Timberwolves, he has a much higher status on the team than Zink. Before joining the Lord's Guard, Chili was raised by a ranger who had lived in seclusion in the Mushroom Forest for many years, who had been monitoring the forest for many years, but as he grew older, he was unable to face this task. During a battle with an evil monster, the ranger was killed, and Chili had to go out on his own to fend for himself, and the first place he stepped out of the forest was White Sands, where he was caught by Drew, who was recruiting new recruits, and became one of the trainee soldiers.

"That's enough, that's the end of the joke!" Captain Drew coughed, and after many years of holding this position, the team suddenly became unusually quiet.

"The next thing we're going to face is a bunch of enemies with a lot of strength. They're made up of bandits, witches, and ruffians, and you'll be dealing with ogre's gavels, witches' vicious spells, and elusive creatures, so be sure to give me a good cheer until then! Drew shouted and said: "More than half a month ago, in the face of the sneak attack of the black-clothed people, we killed and injured several brothers. This time it may be a stronger opponent, and everyone should be responsible for their own lives. ”

"Of course, if we successfully catch the witch, we will get enough bounty for the rest of our lives." Drew's voice softened slightly: "The valley in front of me, I remember that it was a quarry a long time ago, and then it was gradually abandoned due to the inconvenience of mining and transportation, and there are a lot of ready-made stones in it, I think this gang of criminals will make a fuss about these stones, you must be careful." ”

"Jamal, you move forward with half of your men, but don't rush, just take your time." Drew commanded: "And the rest of the men took their weapons, and we reached through the gaps in the side of the valley and hunted them down." ”

"They probably didn't expect that this valley could only be entered but not exited."

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"What should I do, there's no road ahead!?" Eregar exclaimed, the quarry deep in the valley was surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the terrain was quite steep, and it was impossible to move any further.

"Is this the place you chose to fight the guards to the death?" Kate frowned and asked, this place seemed to her to be no better than the outside. The advantage of the Lord's Guard is that they are outnumbered, well-equipped, and perfectly coordinated in battle. The advantage of Duran's side is that the class mix is reasonable, with two spellcasters, two flesh-and-shield fighters, a strong wanderer, and a morale-boosting cheerleader. If they fight in open terrain, they are prone to being attacked on their backs and falling downwind.

However, the terrain in the valley is not as narrow as expected, because it is an abandoned quarry, so the road is still very clear, only the entrance bend is blocked by Duran with huge stones. This is really a big project, if it weren't for the iron sheet and the infinite strength of Simodo, ordinary people would not be able to meet Duran's requirements for a while, even if they had ready-made stones.

"What exactly do you want to do? I mean, if you have a plan, when the time comes, tell us and let's do it, right? Kate asked uneasily.

"My plan is very simple, it's to break each one. They probably thought we had fled here by accident, but it wasn't, and we could have made a fuss about that. I had known for a long time that the valley was closed, with only a narrow gap to the west that could be crossed. In order not to let us escape, they will have to divide up their forces, and at least half of them will make a detour to the side of the mountain in an attempt to enter the valley through this gap. Half of the twelve men were divided, and we could have eaten them. Duran pointed to the small, inconspicuous gap in the west and said, "I had Ironhide and Simodo pile up large stones at the entrance to the valley, just to stop the speed of the people who were entering the valley head-on. They were ordinary humans, and they didn't have the tools at hand, so it would be a hassle to get the stones out of the way. We only need to send one man to defend this place. ”

"Kate, I'll give you my hand crossbow, and all you have to do is cast a few simple spells to distract them from removing the stones around the corner. Another pair of centaurs, the rest of us will strike together and kill them! ”

Kate took Duran's hand crossbow and was a little puzzled: "It's that simple?" ”

"It's that simple!" Duran said calmly: "It's just a small team of guards, is it still a complicated strategy?" Our strength is not weaker than theirs in the first place, but it is easier to deal with them by dividing them into two. ”

"If the captain of the lord's guard is here, I'm afraid your plans will be a little variable." Kate reminded.

"The gold-rank swordsman?" Duran's brow furrowed slightly, he had thought about this before, and if he was there, it would indeed be a little troublesome. Although he has killed the two gold-rank monsters of the Dryad Stuka and the Corrosive Flower so far, the human intelligence quotient has a great advantage in the battle. Drew's swordsmanship was obviously very good, and the threat of this man himself was hardly lower than Andrew's, and Duran didn't know why such a master would be subordinate to others and willing to be Andrew's subordinate to the dragon mage - the similarity of their names by chance was obviously not enough to explain this.

"That's just a little variable. Battles are always variable, and the only thing we can do is prepare everything beforehand. Duran clapped his hands, took out his sword from the little demon's tail, held it in his hand, and said to Eregal, "Well, Lady Wizard, your spell will be the key to our victory. ”

Erega blushed and stammered, "My, my magic shock has been, has recovered, and the White Tower Wizard never disappoints his allies. ”

"Nice quote." Duran shook the tip of his sword, and when he stepped into the crack first, he didn't forget to take the time to comment: "I remember that this sentence was said by the famous wizard Childley in the Second Age, after the wizard of the White Tower fought side by side with the royal family of Erdinger to repel another invasion of demons - I hope you will not be as intermittent as you are now. ”

Duran's jokes made the girl's face redder, and Eregal's stuttering had always occurred only during regular conversations, and the rest of the time, especially when chanting spells, the girl always maintained a very high level of fluency.

The slit in the valley is only about two people wide, and there is no room for too many people walking side by side. Especially big guys like Ironhide and Simodo, their shoulders are almost as wide as slits.

"There's no guarantee that I'll be able to play at full strength in a place like this." Simodo grumbled.

"Don't worry, the place I chose to fight is not here." Duran said with relief. The group continued to walk, and after walking for about half a minute, the crevices suddenly opened up, and the mountain walls on both sides were deeply sunken, turning into a cave-like place.

Forty feet long from east to west and more than thirty feet wide, the place was perfectly suited as a battle site for a skirmish.

"Wow, that's very good, my big sword is already hungry!" The mercenary man exaggeratedly raised his giant sword high and stuck it against the stone wall to the east.

(Ask for recommendations after midnight...... There is no recommendation position, so we can only see if we can squeeze into the recommended list of classifications......)

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