Just when Xiao Chen and the others were playing mercenaries, outside the town of Arano, there was a team lurking in the dark.

The leader is none other than Baron O'Farrell's eldest son, Matos, who is now a full-fledged baron except for having no fief. He inherited the characteristics of the family, he was very tall and strong, wearing a chain mail, holding a long sword, hiding behind a large tree, and there were nearly fifty warriors by his side.

These were all good hands he had recruited during this time, and he had paid a great price in order to obtain the Duke's financial and military support, and he had promised to give out half of the inheritance that belonged to his father. So the team under him can be said to have made it up by smashing pots and selling iron. However, the Duke also knew that if he didn't snatch Arano back, all the benefits would not be realized, so he introduced him to several strong men.

A few days ago, they learned through spies that the mayor of the town, Chen Hansheng, had been attacked and seriously injured. Then the Chinese seemed to have discovered the traces of the murderer, and the high-ranking warrior named Kalanda left here with a group of experts and went to an unknown place. This news made Matos nervous, and if he could raid the town and capture the mayor alive, he would have a bargaining chip with the Chinese.

Matos himself is a mid-level peak warrior, and his current team has four mid-rank and ten low-rank. Among them was his friend Diokno, a mid-level mage. Such a team, as long as the other party does not have a high level, it is still very feasible to sneak attack and kidnap a person at night.

It's just that the spies who infiltrated the town in the afternoon haven't come out yet.

"Matos, are those two guys going to break in there. "Dionok, a man in his thirties, also wrapped in a black robe, stood beside Baron Matos.

"Wait. "If the moon rises to that treetop and there is no news, we'll retreat." ”

There are many mosquitoes in the forest at night in early summer, and these people hide in the grass under the trees, which becomes a feast for these insects. The recruited mercenaries do not have good discipline, and there are always people who slap mosquitoes and make various sounds. Matos had to beat up several guys to get the team to hide here. If it weren't for the low vigilance of the people of Arano and the lack of sentinels patrolling the vicinity, these rabbles would have been discovered long ago.

Matos gently crushed a mosquito that flew into his face, and suddenly noticed a man tumbling over one of the walls of the town, and after a little longer, the figure did run towards him.

Approaching, the man learned two bird calls to reveal his identity, and then quickly came to Matos's side.

When Matos saw that it was indeed a spy sent by himself, he was a little annoyed: "Faria, why did you go for so long?" ”

"Your Excellency. After Duko and I infiltrated as vendors, we got a lot of news. However, the people in the town are too welcoming. So, it dragged us for a long time. ”

When Matos heard him speak, a smell of wine came to his face, and he said angrily, "Have you drunk?"

"Listen to me, sir. We got in disguised as a wood vendor. We want to be bigger, and we might run into more important people. Therefore, the order quantity quoted is relatively large. Sure enough, several timber merchants were induced. They thought we were big customers from the south, so they were very courteous, and not only showed us their inventory, but also invited us to dinner and drink. That's why it's delayed until now. We don't dare to excuse ourselves casually, for fear of revealing the stuffing. Now Duke has been settled into the hostel, ready to meet the adults. And I'll report first. ”

Matos looked at the guy suspiciously, and said, "Then tell me what's going on in the town?"

"My lord, those masters are really gone. It is said that traces of Chen Hansheng's murderer were discovered, so they sent troops to retaliate. However, these businessmen could not say the specific situation, only that it would take about seven or eight days for the people who left to go back and forth. And most of the army also passed with it. ”

"Could it be a trap?"

"I don't think so, we made a few casual inquiries on the road, and the situation is basically the same as what the merchants said. Faria hiccuped, apparently having eaten a lot before, "We also passed by the houses where those people were stationed, most of them were empty. ”

"How many troops are left in the city?"

"There were about thirty or forty people. ”

Matos looked at Dionok, who nodded: "If this is the number, it is difficult to prevent a town from taking care of it all, we put the team together, there should be no problem in winning them." ”

"Do you know where that Chen Hansheng is?"

"Naturally, in your family's fortress, it is said that Chen Hansheng was seriously injured and completely lost his combat effectiveness. There is a timber merchant's daughter who works as a maid in the castle, she said, Chen Hansheng is poisoned, because he needs positive energy to drive away the poison, so he lives in a room on the third floor of your house, and basks in the sun on the rooftop every day. ”

"Matos, if this Chen Hansheng is just a waste, do we need to kidnap him? What if the other party simply gives up on this guy?" said Dionok.

"Then we can also humiliate this guy on the battlefield to demoralize the enemy. Matos lowered his voice, "You should all know that Lord Duke must see the results. If we fail to do this, the golden shield he threw at my head will become a rope to hang me!"

"Two adults, Chen Hansheng will not give up, because the person in charge of this town is now his wife Kalanda. Everyone said that Kalanda cared about Chen Hansheng very much, and this revenge was for her to personally lead the team, and she would not abandon him casually. ”

"Very well, in that case I'm ready to go!" Matos decided, "Have you found a way into town?"

"Of course, sir. ”

So Faria led the way, and Matos's men followed him slowly towards the town. They tried to walk in the shadows, without making any sound, and climbed up the hill along a path in a straight line to a corner of the wall. This location happens to avoid the view of the guards at the gate and several watchtowers. A stake had been loosened beneath the wall, and Faria gently moved it away, revealing a gap that only allowed one person to pass through.

"How did you find this place?" said Matos.

"My lord, when we entered the town, we found children playing near here, and after a while they disappeared. I guessed that there would be no secret passage dog cave here, and when I went out of town, I came to check it out and found this passage. Faria said.

"Okay. You hurry up and lead the way. ”