Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Dark Manor I

The damp atmosphere was still there, and it was approaching dusk.

James frowned, he didn't like this cloudy day that had been stretched for eleven days, and he didn't like the team to continue to go deeper, but all this could not shake the determination of the Hannett knight to continue to move forward.

The sound of horses' hooves was heard in the distance, and James looked over, and was not surprised to see three horses galloping towards him, and then, the bloody prey fell, and slammed into the ground with a thud.

At the other end of the camp, the smell of wild vegetables wafted from a large cauldron, and several cooks hurriedly rushed up and immediately began to peel the skin and bleed, and in not long time, the smell of meat spread throughout the temporary camp.

The three knights' attendants turned over and dismounted, and immediately rushed to the vicinity of the fire, when the cook took out the bread that had been baked on the fire, and the three of them took it in one gulp, and devoured it.

James walked over and saw that their frozen faces were barely smiling in welcome.

And in the makeshift camp, the infantry was still training and running, and at the head of the camp were the knights of Hannet.

James watched, his heart became more and more anxious, as for the decision to have a showdown with Knight Hannett today, this was actually not only him, but even everyone felt the invisible pressure, the farther he went, the more the dense forest was filled with an indescribable atmosphere, making panic and uneasiness unconsciously fill his heart.

He asked himself that he was a strong man, and he also felt this way, and ordinary people could imagine it, from their bloodshot eyes, that if they continued like this, the team would collapse completely.

But at this moment there was another sound of horses' hoofs outside the camp, and as soon as the horse emerged from the fog, it rode straight into the camp, turned over and dismounted, and fell to Hannett's side.

James saw clearly that this was one of Hannett's four knightly squires.

"Rest, rest the whole camp, take out a third of the bread and meat, and rest well today." It didn't take long for Hannett to give orders.

Although it was not a hasty march, the army of 200 men, which was deep in the field and hunting and training, was tired and had to be repaired.

Of course, the problem of logistics, in fact, when the size of the army is tens of thousands, it is difficult to ensure logistics along the way, whether it is hunting or robbing the countryside, unless it is cannibalism, so the art of war says that logistics is king, but for a small team of less than 200 people, no matter where it is, it can basically survive, so Fang Xin dared to do so.

James was uneasy, the mist fell on his armor, forming dew, falling on the skin of his neck, making him involuntarily gasp, he stepped forward: "My lord? โ€

Fang Xin's expression was relaxed, but his eyes were very solemn, and he whispered, "I have met the sentry camp of the dark soldiers." โ€

"What then?"

"What to do? Naturally, there was a fight. Fang Xin showed a smile at him: "Can we still retreat without a fight, don't forget, we will have a battle sooner or later, and it will be the same if we fight early and late." โ€

"My lord, but ......"

"It's nothing, it's up to me here, are you going to disobey my orders?" Fang Xin said categorically, a chill appeared in his eyes.

James took a deep breath, fell silent, and said in a low voice, "Yes, I obey your orders." โ€

It dawned on him that Hannett seemed to be ready to fight the Dark Soldiers from the beginning.

Fang Xin also ignored him, in fact, he had also read some non-commissioned officer popularization subjects before, especially the classical ones, but the actual leading troops to fight was completely different from talking about soldiers on paper, the only thing worth celebrating was that Fang Xin also had self-knowledge, the first time he led the team, it was a small unit of less than 200 people, and such a unit can actually exercise the commander's ability to the greatest extent.

Secondly, he has Jade Ruyi, which is a magic weapon to save his life in skirmishes, whether he kills the enemy or retreats.

He even has an almost anti-heaven ability, that is, he consumes a certain amount of merit, and he can currently feel the general degree of the nearby enemy soldiers, and the dark aura is really too easy to senseโ€”this is similar to the Oriental Hope Qi technique.

The aroma of meat and bread was conveyed, and all the people cheered, and when they came to the field, although there were hunting and logistics vehicles, they still controlled their eating, and now each person had a thick loaf of bread, and a large piece of meat, and as for the broth, they drank it.

Even so, the veterans already felt it, they gulped and drank, and then automatically checked their equipment, of course, the militia did not have uniform equipment, with deformed iron hats, with broken plate armor, and some leather that had been broken a few times.

Weapons are also varied, such as swords, spears, maces, maces, tomahawks, and tomahawks, and if this victory is won, some more varieties will be added to the trophy.

The recruits were also infected, and slowly, they also understood, and hurriedly checked their equipment.

"The scouts have discovered the sentry of the Dark Soldiers, rest today, and attack at noon tomorrow, now everyone understands?" Fang Xin stood up and simply issued an order: "Also, James, you prepare for the attack on the camp, and I will go and see the enemy outpost for myself." โ€

"Yes, sir!" James simply agreed, which shows the dissatisfaction in his heart.

Fang Xin had expected this, he didn't wear armor, he didn't bring horses, he put on a black cloak, didn't even bring his attendants, gave them a few words, and disappeared into the jungle.

In this world, the closer you get to the darkness, the thicker the fog becomes, and it is said that in the dark base camp, it only dissipates for a period of time at noon, which makes visibility extremely low.

Fang Xin's current sense, which can be sensed without consuming merit, is a range of forty meters, and it is this that makes him dare to take such a risk, in the eyes of his soul, the entire tree is filled with a rich black qi.

It's no wonder that this small world, once every ten years, has also been victorious, but it has never been able to counterattack, in this place where the dark aura is so strong, the dark soldiers will gain a great advantage.

Instinctively moving towards the place where the dark aura is the strongest, the wind blew through the jungle, with an ominous sound, and suddenly, a little fire appeared in the distance, this fire swayed dimly, and in the firelight, the dark and strange figure was faintly reflected.

It was originally a manor, a manor with thick stone walls, but the gate was not closed, and the hole was open. A dark aura seeped through the doorway.

Fang Xin stepped forward quietly, slowly approaching, until he hid in a corner road close to the manor, and without induction, he could see the dark soldiers inside.

A dark knight, striding at the forefront, the armor on his body clicked, the heavy long sword slapped his thigh, in the dim firelight, his black armor, could not find a trace of light, the murderous aura condensed on his body, Fang Xin even sensed his black qi in the sky above him, almost into substance.

Behind the dark knight, followed by eight guards, dressed in chain mail, his eyes under the pointed helmet revealed a bone-chilling red light, holding the handle of the sword in one hand and the torch in the other.

And the next clip filled Fang's confidence with surprises, it was ordinary tenants and servants, who were retreating to the side of the road, and they didn't even dare to raise their heads - there were ordinary people here!

Seeing this, Fang Xin was relieved, and he began to retreat slowly, as long as the dark soldiers were not supernatural powers, as long as they were still flesh and blood, they had to eat, as long as there were still people.

What Fang Xin was most afraid of was that he encountered a class of this nature of skeleton soldiers, and if he won, there would be nothing.

At this moment, the dark knight made a "puff" and looked in Fang Xin's direction, the torches were dim, but he didn't see anything, he was a little strange, hesitated for a moment, and then continued to move forward.