Lu Cheng hugged the sleepy Noi and climbed up to the 'lookout point' mentioned earlier.

The lookout point was located on the periphery of the second floor of the building, and the staircase was only half wreckage, but surprisingly capable of supporting the weight of Lucheng and a large backpack of tactical supplies combined.

"How many are there?"

Lu Cheng came to Tiehuan's side, took the telescope in his hand, and looked through the ruins of the wall.

The sky had completely darkened, and the telescope in Lu Cheng's hand did not have the function of night vision, but the outer part of the forest in the distance lit up with a pale white light.

Lu Cheng speculated that it was the kind of crystals that emitted light inside the church, and the humans of this world used these crystals instead of candles for lighting.

"A total of seven people have been observed so far, all of whom are wearing outfits similar to armor and chain mail." Tiehuan said.

"The army of this country? Or a scout team... It doesn't look like much, either. ”

Lu Cheng could see through the binoculars where the light was coming from, it was a slow-moving cavalry squad.

The 'horse' they were riding managed to attract the attention of Lu Cheng, it was not a horse creature, it had very long hair all over its body, it was on all fours, and its head was a bit like a sloth on the earth.

In one word, it's stupid and cute.

The hair on the body of the mount-mounted creature was stained with a lot of blood, and the 'soldiers' sitting on it were not in good condition.

The style of the soldier's armor has the feeling of 'pectoral armor' from the Roman Empire on Earth, but only the soldier at the head or the leader is dressed like this, and the back row is wearing a more inferior chain mail.

"They seem to have been attacked, and there are quite a lot of wounded."

Lu Cheng's gaze skipped the leader and looked at the back of the team, most of the soldiers in the rear were in a state of injury, some of the soldiers' wounds were not well treated, and Lu Cheng could still see blood spilling from their wounds.

It's not so much a scout squad as a soldier who survived the battlefield is more suitable, or that kind of big defeat.

That's the flag of the royal family of Scarre. ’

Suddenly, the drowsy Nuo Yi tugged at the corner of Lu Cheng's clothes and showed Lu Cheng this line of words.

"The royal family?"

Lu Cheng put down the binoculars in his hand and glanced at the contents of Noi's notebook.

Noi drew a picture of a chicken fluttering and spreading its wings in his notebook, and Lu Cheng glanced at the picture and then at the flag held by the group of soldiers.

Lu Cheng can be sure that Noi will become a postmodern impressionist painter in the future.

Scalley's flag coat of arms is supposed to be an eagle-like creature, and Lucheng really doesn't believe that country would use chickens as flags.

"Captain, they're coming for us, what should we do?"

Kite was holding his sniper rifle in an unsupported sitting position, and as he spoke, he aimed his gun at the best soldier in the lead below.

They should have come to me. ’

Noi showed Lu Cheng a sentence from his notebook again.

"Looking for you?"

When Lu Cheng wanted to ask Noi for a detailed reason, those people had already arrived near the church, and they might hear what they said loudly.

"Captain's next instructions?" Tiehuan asked.

Lu Cheng glanced around the second floor, hiding in the shadow just enough to see the view of the ruins below, whether it was to observe the town or the interior of the building, it was a great vantage point.

"Hang up." Lu Cheng thought for a while and gave the order: "No... I mean standing still. ”

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survived.

When Hubert Aehulanton walked through the forest and saw the town of String Moon that had been reduced to ruins, the first thing that struck him was an incredible emotion.

He used to be the commander of the First Order of the Scalley, and has been retired for almost three years.

He was almost sixty-seven years old and should have lived out his old age on his estate, but Hubert had resolutely accepted a secret order from the king half a month earlier, and once again set out on the journey with his unrusted weapon.

Cause? Because the young people of this country are dying.

Hubert's grip on the reins increased with a little more strength when he thought of it.

The Blood Crystal Beasts have been wreaking havoc in this country for a long time, and those monsters have turned the people of this country into food for them.

Even Hubert's son, grandson, and wife were not spared.

He was the only one left in his family.

So when Hubert took the king's orders... He went on the road with the consciousness of death.

"Cheer up! We're already in String Moon Town! Hubert shouted loudly to the soldiers behind him.

The soldiers did not answer Hubert's shouts, and the groans of pain mixed with despair sent chills down Hubert's spine.

This was originally a cavalry team of thirty people, but only seven people remained from the royal capital to the town of Xianyue.

They have been attacked by Blood Crystal Beasts several times along the way, and their survival until now can only be attributed to the protection of the gods.

"General Hubert, I have some air-dried meat left."

One of the 'soldiers' in the group rode up to his side on a walking beast and handed him a piece of dried meat.

"Your Highness Elena, I'm not hungry right now, so you might as well share this food with the other soldiers."

General Hubert said as he looked at the helmet-wearing 'soldier' beside him.

Beneath the helmet was a delicate face, her cheeks stained with a touch of dirt and dirty, and her crimson pupils glowing in the darkness.

Elena, the seventeenth princess of the kingdom of Scarlet.

When Hubert first saw her, she was pinning her eldest brother to the ground and beating him.

As a princess, she should not have appeared on this dangerous frontline battlefield, but her excellent fighting talent did not hold back any in this march.

And her brothers were all killed or killed in the ravages of the Blood Crystal Beast, and in the end, there were only four princesses left... She is the only one who is willing to take on the burden of her fallen brothers and protect the safety of the people as a soldier in the attack of the Blood Crystal Beast.

"The other soldiers have already eaten it, and this is the last one, General Hubert." Elena still shoved the jerky back into General Hubert's hand.

"Thank you, and Your Highness Elena, is the magic saved in your Saint Crystal still enough?" Hubert asked.

"I still have an unused leyline crystal fragment that should last a battle or two."

Elena raised her left hand, a crimson crystal glowing dimly on the back of her hand.

It is the symbol of the royal family of every country... Holy Crystal.

The magic power in the Holy Crystal can give the people under her command a strong combat power for a short time, which is why Elena will appear here.

"I hope I make it to the end."

Hubert looked at the town in ruins, and to be honest, he had lost all hope for this mission.