The road weeds are lodging, and two deep rut marks are embedded in it. Blackened blood dripped from the blades of grass, and two horrific corpses fell to the ground.

The corpse had been chopped and dismembered in a fit of rage, and the head and torso had rotted. Surrounded by trampled footprints, they stretched to the edge of the trees along the road.

A heavy-duty wagon fell among the dead branches and leaves of the woods. The carriage was split, the goods carried inside were torn indiscriminately and scattered all over the ground, and the valuable and convenient things were gone.

Adrian frowned and stared at the messy ground, imagining the battle that had taken place here.

It is a bend through a birch forest, which is overgrown with wildflowers and weeds. The vehicle must have slowed down when it reached the corner, and the bandits, who were lying in ambush in the grass, took the opportunity to attack.

Northland roads are unfortunate, bandits are everywhere, and desperate outcasts often carry out death attacks. Any caravan emphasizes armed escort during transport.

The 'Harmony Chamber of Commerce' has a large fleet of vehicles and high prices, which makes it easier to be targeted by bandits, and it also pays more attention to security.

The bandits attacked a convoy of more than a dozen heavily loaded wagons. The vehicle behind the leader is specially armed, and the carriage is thick, so that the escort can use it as a fortress to resist in case of attack.

In order to defend against possible field attacks, the escort team is equipped with heavy crossbows and heavy armor, and is extremely well equipped. Ordinary bandits can't do anything about them, and a rash attack will only leave corpses all over the ground.

Judging from the battle scene in front of them, there were more than fifteen corpses of bandits. The escort team was very calm after the attack and did not suffer much damage at first.

"This is no ordinary gang of bandits." Adrian scrutinized the carriage on the side of the road, the thick compartment showing marks from the slashing of the enchanted weapon.

Two people were killed and more than a dozen people were seriously injured in the attack. The others realized that the situation was not right, and fled in a carriage.

According to the description of the convoy personnel, the leading armed carriage gave a warning signal, and the entire convoy resisted. But a few powerful adventurers appeared and broke through their defenses.

Faced with a strong enemy, the leading armed carriage tried to force its way through, but was stopped by a fallen tree trunk in front of it. A horse-drawn freight wagon behind tried to dodge and crashed into the grass on the side of the road.

Two escorts were killed in the chaos. Their armor was stripped off and their bodies were insulted. Fortunately, there was little loss of personnel. The follow-up vehicle turned around and ran.

"The leading armed wagon was hijacked. Someone is provoking us! Adrian turned around and returned to the road.

More than a dozen people gathered around the road.

There's a human ranger, an orc warrior, a halfling wanderer, a plague priest, a wizard specialised, and even a half-elven archer.

This team is generally level four or five, can fight, resist, track and hunt, has the best equipment, intelligence and logistics, and can take convenient transportation to anywhere in the surrounding 50 kilometers in a day.

This is to deal with the endless security problems, Zhou Qingfeng recruited the 'special weapons and tactical team' in Cold Wind City, specifically to deal with thorny problems.

These people can gain Zhou Qingfeng's trust because they don't all come for money. Many of them were motivated by faith, either disgusted with the Northland aristocracy or adventurous.

In short...... they are strong enough.

The tall human ranger retrieved the corpses and the traces left on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "The attack happened yesterday afternoon, and the gang of bandits fled westward.

If we move quickly, we can slap them in the ass tonight and teach those bastards a hard lesson. As for the provocateurs, they should be dealt a heavy blow. ”

There are two wizards in the team, one necromantic and one alchemy. For this operation, the newly appointed Chief Necromancer Mundino joined the team.

This rickety skeleton has recently been promoted to the eighth level, the staff in his hand has changed, the black robe he wears has changed, his strength has doubled, and his momentum is booming.

He cast a spell and questioned the souls of the dead and the ghosts in the woods, and came to the same conclusion.

"There are more than 30 bandits and miscellaneous fish, and it is not difficult to deal with. As for the provocateurs, there are probably five to ten, and the strength is not low. It should be the long-legged family in the south who did it. ”

The orcs in the team sat on a stone on the side of the road, holding the big axe in their hands and said happily: "Strength is not low? I like opponents who are not low, so I just want to try my alloy steel axe with them. ”

"No more nonsense. Let's get on the horse."

Adrian raised his hand to look at the mechanical watch, stepped on his horse and took out the map drawn by the caravan from his backpack, "There are more than a dozen villages and towns to the west, the largest is Green Valley Town. I bet the bandits must be there waiting for us. ”

The ranger rode out and shouted, "Calm the chaos, I will be the vanguard." ”

The horse's hooves are trotting, and the horse's head is neighing.

The halfling wanderer sprang out from the side of the road, laughed and jumped on the Ranger's horse, and followed. Others also got on their horses and followed.

At this moment, Green Valley Town is already in a miasma.

The gates of the town were charred black, the dead residents had not yet been buried, and the blood stains on the ground remained.

The bandits broke into the town, took some women and children hostage, and forced the townspeople to provide food and drink. They sent people to guard the door of the hotel, shouting and cursing incessantly.

The mayor didn't dare to come forward at all, so he could only send the residents who were threatened to listen to the bandits' orders. The whole town could hear the men's laughter and the women's screams coming from inside the hotel.

But in addition to grief and indignation, the town of more than 1,000 people is helpless.

Because those bandits were the subordinates of the long-legged lord - the nobles often took orders for themselves by allowing looting to rein in the bandits.

This is a low-cost way to 'recruit'. A possible enemy who has been plundered may also be their own territory.

If looting is not allowed, the bandits will immediately retaliate.

When Lord Exxon appeared in the town on a tall horse, the townspeople habitually showed obedience. The mayor of the town came running to greet him and offered to provide any convenience.

The Longlegs have ruled Coldwind City for too long, and the people in the territory dare not have any resistance to the noble lord. Its name alone is enough to make the townspeople dare not move, and they will be given what they want.

What the lord says, they listen to. What the lord wants, what they give. In the face of the bandits, the people of the town still think about how to rescue their families.

But when Exxon led the team out and said that he would punish Green Valley Town for defecting to the Arad family, the residents of the town could only kneel and kowtow. Even if they worship their wives and daughters, they can only accept their fate.

In front of the knight's hooves, several heads were banging on the ground. The mayor of the town is crying out for forgiveness, completely ignoring the fact that this heavenly calamity has nothing to do with him.

Exxon's gloomy face let out a sneer, and the knights who followed him also silently grimaced, as if everything in front of him had nothing to do with him.

Hahaha...... Lord Exxon turned his head to the young knight who was following behind him, and said, "Tias, do you now understand why we are noble?

You are a member of our long-legged family, and you have noble blood in your body. You don't have to care about how the ants survive under your feet. As long as you stand here, they have to listen to you.

Look, isn't that good? We came back, they got down on their knees and went back to normal. ”

Amid the knight's laughter, the young knight bowed his head, indicating that he had retracted his previous words. Right before his eyes, the town's administrator knelt down like a puppet, without the slightest intention of disobedience.

"Give us shelter and slaves, and everything will be the best." Exxon rode his horse with his head held high, reluctant to glance at the inhabitants kneeling in front of his horse's hooves.

As for the bandits who invaded the hotels in the town and acted recklessly, they were even more lawless and lost any control. They take whatever they want, and do whatever they want.

The townspeople had to hide in their homes and endure it, even crying silently.

By the time it got dark, Adrian's team galloped more than ten kilometers and appeared outside the town. The night breeze blew the cries and sorrows of the town, and the lights illuminated the helplessness and panic of the residents.

"It's the place." The ranger who led the way showed a cold gaze in the night, "We will once again uphold justice and let order suppress chaos." ”