Stadt is a magnificent city built on a hill with the backdrop of the border mountains of Westminster and Punzan, Rechel, and surrounded by trees that stretch from the northern forests.

Its exterior walls are the color of dried bread, so it is nicknamed the City of Bread, and a wide road passes through the foot of the mountain, which is the only major road in the vicinity, and it is also the main road connecting the north and south, linking the kingdom's sea route and trade with the countries in the eastern part of the continent.

However, due to the hostility with the neighboring country of Ponzan, there have been repeated frictions between the two countries, and this road has become uncared for, and even the strong dwarven caravans do not dare to take the road lightly, but choose to bypass the forest far away.

"Speed up!"

In the dark forests of the Reichel Mountains, a team is stealthily moving forward, occasionally bursting with magical fluctuations that pass on the commander's orders to a limited extent.

The sound exploded in a small area, and everyone in the group sped up in silence, and no one made a superfluous sound except for the rustle of the soles of their boots and the rubbing of blades of grass.

"A tower of light has been spotted in the distance!"

"Magician, stop flying!"

"You can go slower, follow the line and keep a distance of about five kilometers."

The commander's order was given again:

"Rendezvous at a predetermined location at the junction of the mountains and the northern forests before dawn, the scout rode to the front on Ugomon (a special magical beast of the Punzan Kingdom, which looks like a bird on the outside, but is covered with tiny scales, legs, and good at running in the woods and flying short distances), and I need images from there to confirm the authenticity of the information."

The bipedal beast flapped its wings and carried the scouts out of the ranks, quickly hiding in the trees, and this beast was domesticated and did not chirp casually. And the footsteps are hidden, which can be said to be a wonderful reconnaissance mount.

"Regiment commander, another hundred kilometers ahead will be to the border, is there to let the soldiers rest?"

A sergeant dressed as an adjutant flew to the front of the scorpion on a vulture and asked in a low voice.

Above the scorpion sat a diminutive officer with two eyes hidden under a shiny helmet. He wears a well-made full-body metal armor, and although he is not tall, he looks quite thick and strong.

The scorpion beneath him spewed a stream of air from its mouth, and its eyes were full of fierceness, forcing the vulture away from him; It is a large monster with a lion's head and body, wings on its back, and a tail like a scorpion's spikes.

"Del. You don't understand...... These bastards are now full of women and treasures, and they won't agree even if you ask them to stop. ”

The officer chuckled in a low voice:

"Pengzan has the top elite warbands on the continent, not because we are well-equipped or highly skilled, but because these guys are full of ferocity, like beasts that can't be fed."

"Grolty, Daoue, Sandy, Nestville...... The women of these countries have long been conquered by our warriors. Countless seeds of the future were born, and they were discriminated against at an early age. But the wildness buried in the heart will eventually awaken the blood in the body, and with a little guidance, these people can become spies and warriors of Punzan. ”

He raised the height of the scorpion and stared at the misty forest in the distance:

"Even with the surveillance of the Empire and the Order, we can slowly erode away the surrounding countries, and this time I have specially selected more than 2,000 young male soldiers who are like wolves. And then add the secret magic of the magicians...... Enough to impregnate the women of the whole city, Westminster is a hypocritical country, they don't put the women and their children to death. ”

"However, I have heard that Westminster also has a mage who is very good at this."

The adjutant carefully kept his distance from the scorpion, and said to his superior:

"Especially the court magician Atwood. He is a mage who specializes in the soul realm and all kinds of life magic, and although our secret techniques are ingenious, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be discovered by him. ”

"Just a rotten old magician."

The officer sneered:

"We've got ......"

Before he finished his words, the reins in his hand were slammed, and the scorpion shook its head to increase its flight altitude.

"Report, the scout has lost contact."

A liaison soldier sounded an alarm using a magical communication device:

"The signals of several people disappeared in an instant, and the possibility of an enemy attack should be unlikely, it is estimated that they have broken into some kind of enchantment that isolates magic signals."

"That damn Eric!"

The officer said hatefully.

"Pass my order, and the whole army will stop advancing!"

"Stop!"

"Stop!"

The order was soon handed down, and the panting soldiers began to move quietly in place.

This kind of long march is most taboo to stop and rest suddenly, so experienced soldiers will not relax casually without receiving an order to rest and recuperate.

"Wait for half an hour and see if any of those scouts can make it back."

The short officer riding the lion scorpion was none other than Naiden, the commander of the Twenty-Seventh Legion of the Punzan Kingdom, who had received the news of Duke Eric's death a long time ago, but he did not expect to reveal the secret.

"That idiot must have noticed something."

He gritted his teeth and thought:

"I have reminded him more than once that the evidence must be destroyed immediately! These cunning aristocrats always like to leave a way out for themselves, and want to keep evidence as a blackmail, don't they understand that such a thing is meaningless except to increase the danger to both sides? ”

When the soldiers' body temperature gradually dropped and their heartbeats stabilized, news finally came from the front.

"Report! The scout returned, but Ugomon was gone, and the man didn't look good. ”

A sergeant returned to the group with a scarred scout on his back and laid him flat on the leafy ground.

"Go down."

Nayden patted the scorpion, made it drop some height, and jumped out of the air.

"Bang!"

The heavy armor of his whole body made him smash into the ground like an iron ball, and his legs sank deep into the earth.

"Let the priest who is with the army come over and heal it."

Nayden frowned as he looked at the scout with a gray face and a lot of air and little air out.

"No...... Wait a minute. ”

He suddenly reacted to something and stopped the sergeant who was about to give the order.

"Since he has already been injured and his mount has been lost, why would the enemy let him flee back?"

"The other party can directly kill him or torture him, unless he ......"

His eyes shot a cold light and swept around:

"Unless the enemy deliberately let him go, trying to track him through Guò to find our location!"

"What a clever commander, but...... Even if you guess, it doesn't make much sense. ”

A female voice came from behind a tree.

A girl with long hair and a shawl stepped out of the tall trees and stood in front of the dense army, where she stopped.

Since it was night, and there was no moonlight in the dense forest, she could only be seen with light-colored hair, wearing the usual swordsman's suit, but only a thin short skirt on the lower body, revealing two long curvaceous legs. (To be continued......)