Chapter 5: The Unexpected

The mad red dragon has vanished into the sky, but the remnants of the dragon's breath can still be seen everywhere in the forest. In the burnt jungle, Walter and the others quickly evacuated along the markers they had left earlier.

Everyone's faces were covered with dust, and they had lost two strong soldiers in the battle just now, which was only discovered after they had withdrawn from the battle.

Walter's hands trembled a little, and he clenched his fists in an effort to calm his tension. But he couldn't calm down, Arnold, who was next to him, saw Walter's uneasiness, took out a kettle from his waist and handed it over.

Walter took the kettle and took a sip of water, saying, "Arnold, what do you say we should do?"

"Let's go back! There are probably dozens of Owan people we saw just now. This may just be the vanguard, and there should be quite a few more O0,000. We are understaffed and are no match for them. Now that we know that their purpose is the Red Dragon, we should first report to the Duke. Arnold analyzed.

"I don't understand why they're attacking the Red Dragon? What's the point of such a fight?" said Walter.

"I don't know about that. But for us, the current outcome is not the worst, at least the two enemies we face are not allies. Actually, we can ask the few Odovan captives again. What they should know. Arnold said.

"Yes, those Owan must know something. This time, I don't believe it, and I can't ask anything. Walter suddenly realized.

As he spoke, Walter's hands gradually stopped shaking, and the tension left over from the battle slowly disappeared.

When Walter and the others returned to their original place, a foul smell rushed to their faces. In front of Walter were corpses scattered all over the ground. On closer inspection, it turned out that these were soldiers who had been left behind on standby.

Their heads were cut off and stacked neatly together like a hill. Flies and other flying insects flew back and forth over their corpses. Seeing such a murderous scene stunned everyone.

"Those Ovans are gone!" suddenly called out one of the soldiers. Only then did people notice that the three Owan were not found among the corpses.

"Oh! it was those Ovan who did it, these abominable fellows. Walter said through gritted teeth.

Arnold patted Walter on the shoulder and said, "It's happened, don't blame yourself." But how did the three of them do it? It's incredible that a dozen of these people were killed like this. ”

"No matter how it was done. I must make them pay with blood. Otherwise, I'm so sorry for these fighters. Walter said angrily.

After the dead bodies were buried, it was discovered that the markings had been made here showing signs of human movement. Walter and Arnold looked at each other. They all knew in their hearts that their whereabouts had been exposed.

"Look, that black smoke again. A soldier exclaimed, pointing to the sky in the distance.

Following the direction his hand was pointing, Walter looked up. Sure enough, black smoke appeared again in the sky. Walter understood that this black smoke was summoning the Olympians to gather, so he rushed in the direction of the black smoke without the slightest hesitation.

Arnold hurriedly ran to Walter to stop him and said, "My lord, you are calm and calm. There are only a few of us here. If you go now, you will definitely lose. ”

But Walter ignored it and continued to move in the direction of the black smoke. Arnold continued to stop and said, "Now we should bring the news to the Duke, this is the best policy!"

Hearing these words, Walter stopped and said, "I led everyone here, and so many warriors died without a decent battle. How can I have the face to see my father again. ”

Arnold was silent, he knew what Walter was thinking. Honor is more important than anything else, including life, for this young nobleman who has just stepped into the battlefield.

Seeing that Arnold did not object, Walter took a step and ran in the direction of the black smoke. Arnold clenched the weapon in his hand and followed closely. In the distance, black smoke was still drifting straight upwards.

At the same time, not far from Vought, Franck's army had begun to be stationed. Not so long ago, the soldiers sent by Walter had reported the situation to Frank.

Immediately after receiving the information, Frank was in the tent of the camp and looked at the map with Breel. The two men analyze and plan their next move.

Suddenly, the curtain of the tent was lifted. A man jumped in, and he said in a loud voice, "Father, Uncle Breel." What are you looking at?" Frank looked up, and Winter scurried up to him.

Looking at Winter, who was covered in mud, Frank blinked, grabbed Winter's shoulder and asked, "How did you get here?"

Winter smirked and said, "Yes, I heard you tell your brother that you were going to fight, and I came with you shortly after you left." ”

"Haha, your son is really successful. Amazing little guys. Blair said with a smile on the side.

"Winter, does your mother know, and aren't you lost?" asked Frank, a little bewildered.

But Winter opened his eyes wide and asked, "Father, is there water here?" I haven't drunk any water today. ”

Frank then hurriedly ordered someone to bring water and food to Winter. Winter's unexpected appearance instantly made the originally tense atmosphere much easier.

When Winter had drunk his water, he looked around and asked curiously, "Where is my brother?

"Your brother hasn't returned yet, but they've spotted the enemy's whereabouts. The official war hasn't started yet!" Brell replied.

Winter jumped up from his seat excitedly and said, "I'm most worried about you all this way." It's nice that I didn't hit that. I'm finally catching up. ”

"Hey, what do you imp want to do?" Brell asked aloud.

"Isn't it Owan! I'm going to show them how good I am. Winter said proudly.

Hearing Winter's words, both Frank and Brell burst out laughing. Winter looked at the contemptuous smiles of the adults, and felt a little unhappy. Secretly determined to prove his strength.

Just as Frank was about to ask Winter, the scouts came with news that Daniel had not been found. Frank said to Breel, "What the hell do you think Daniel is doing? Is his army lost in the jungle?"

"Further north from here is Creta, and that Olp guy is leading the army over. There's no way Daniel could have gone that far!," Brell replied.

Frank frowned and said, "Originally, I wanted to count on him, but I didn't expect to disappear at this time." ”

As he spoke, a tall man came in from outside the tent, dressed in heavy steel armor and with a dagger hanging from his waist. When he saw Franck, he immediately saluted and said, "Lord Duke, Lord Viscount." "This man is none other than Jones Knight, one of Frank's three knights.

On his way to the Western Fortress rotation, he received an order from Frank. I had to turn the team around and come to the Boreal Forest, where I had just passed the marker before coming to the camp.

Seeing the arrival of the Jones Knight, Frank immediately asked him to come to the map to see the current situation. After a few people deliberated and made a plan of action, Knight Jones did not rest for a moment before leading his troops into the deep forest to support Walter's army.

And Frank and the others had long forgotten about Winter's existence, but Winter heard all the deployments and possible problematic locations on the sidelines.

Seeing that his father noticed him, Winter immediately yawned and rubbed his eyes and said, "Father, I'm so tired. Can I sleep here for a while?"

As soon as Frank wanted to continue to ask Winter about the details of the journey, he reluctantly said, "Of course." You can rest here! We don't like disobedient children. ”

After receiving Winter's promise, Frank and Brell stepped out of their tents and began to reorganize their army and prepare to fight in the deep forest. After all the preparations were made, Frank arranged for Brell to stay behind and wait for Opp's army, and he led the army to officially set off.

It wasn't until Frank's troops left the garrison that Brell returned to his tent. Walking into the tent and seeing that the bed where Winter was lying had become empty, Brell realized that Winter was no longer in the tent.

Brell hurried out of the tent to look for Winter, but could not find him in the camp. Brell stood there and thought about it, and suddenly it occurred to him that Winter might have heard their conversation and had run into the forest.

Looking at the vast forest in front of him, Brell's heart couldn't help but worry about Winter. So he found a few capable subordinates and began to look for Winter in several directions.

And in a corner of the forest, Slana returned to the place where she had fought the red dragon. In her hands, she clutched the metal trinket she had taken from Guerra.

The battlefield hadn't changed in the same way as they had been when they had withdrawn, except that the burnt trees had made it even more lifeless.

It didn't take much effort for Slana to find Gura's body, and her charred upper body was still holding an axe. Silana sat next to her and waited quietly for a while, then pulled out the scimitar at her waist. A clearing was found next to the corpse and a grave was made for Guerra to begin.

Just as Slana was concentrating on digging up the soil, she felt a noise behind her. She subconsciously looked back, and there was nothing left except dead trees and flames.

And when she looked back again after digging a few more times, two people suddenly stood behind her. Silana's heart trembled, and she immediately stood up and asked, "What are you doing here?"

These two men are LaVine's men, and they have been specially left to watch over Duland. But seeing Slana walking into the forest alone, the two quietly followed, ignoring Raven's orders.

"I wanted to ask what you're doing, collecting your brother's body? haha. One of the dark-skinned men said with a smile.

Hearing the sarcastic words, although Silana was a little angry in her heart, she still calmly replied, "You guessed right, I don't want my brother to be food for the beast. ”

Hearing this answer, the swarthy man laughed even more contemptuously. After laughing, the man looked at Silana with a smile and said, "It's a pity that your brother died in battle." But we've also heard that Duland, the strongest man in your Naxi tribe, is also dying. ”

"Our operation failed, and there is nothing to say about accepting punishment. Silana subconsciously took a few steps back and said.

The two men took a few steps forward, and then the swarthy man said, "You probably don't know, Durand is not the only one who is going to die." And all your Naxi warriors. ”

"All the Naxi warriors?" asked Silana with curiosity.

"Yes, including you. But we've noticed you for a long time. If you can accept us, then we can guarantee that you will not die. The swarthy man said as he lunged at Slanna.

Slana quickly dodged the man, and she picked up her twin knives and said to the two men, "It seems that you Depsteg people don't have anything good. It's all your machination. Isn't that right?"

"Haha, you're so right. Although we don't know what that guy thinks about Raven. But he arranged all of this, including your non-help in the fight against the Red Dragon. Your defeat is inevitable. The swarthy man explained.

"Why do you do this to us, do you want to go against King Arr?" said Slanna.

"Everything is arranged, and there is only one future King of Owan. You won't refuse our offer, you still want to collect your brother's body!" said the swarthy man as he stood behind Silana.

The two men went one after the other, sandwiching Silana in the middle. Sensing that nothing of value could come out of their mouths, Silana thrust the knife into her waist.

This move made the two men let their guard down, and just when they thought they were about to succeed, Silana kicked the person behind her.

The swarthy man fell to the ground unguarded. Seeing the opportunity, Silana hurriedly ran. Seeing that Silana had run away, the person who had not spoken quickly chased after her.

It didn't take long for Silana to be caught up by these two people. Seeing that she couldn't run away, Silana immediately pulled out her double knives from her waist and put on a fighting stance.

The swarthy man said angrily, "You really don't want to live." Do you think you'll be able to escape? We grew up in the woods. ”

Silana didn't ignore them, and slashed at the vital point of these two people. The two men also took out their weapons and fought against Silana.

With the sound of metal clashing, Silana was able to fight with these two people at first. But gradually she couldn't resist it, and sweat dripped down her cheeks.

A knife in the hand of a swarthy man slashed at Slanna's back, and then her arms and legs were slashed. In the end, Silana, who was physically exhausted, stumbled and fell to the ground, and the scimitar in her hand was kicked into the distance.

Slana barely managed to fall backwards on her legs on the ground, trying to keep her distance. But when the two of them saw Si Lanna's physical exhaustion, they all showed lewd smiles, and approached her step by step.

Suddenly, the dark hand reached out to Si Lanna's chest, but at this time, Si Lanna no longer had the strength to resist. Just as this dark face was infinitely close to Silana, he suddenly stopped. After a few moments, the whole person fell to the ground.

Then appeared in front of Silana was a face that she was all too familiar with.