After understanding Lockin's strategy, the Count decided that he could use it, even better than Lockin, so he launched an expedition.

He did not lack mobile troops, and with the help of his retainers, problems such as transportation, grain and grass, and reconnaissance were also solved one by one.

He even brought some oil with him to burn the monster's lair - soldiers could easily be killed by their tentacles if they attacked the thing.

However, after all calculations, he did not expect that he had made a mistake in intelligence and investigation.

To put it simply, he was cheated.

Monsters have a limited IQ, at most the level of wolves, and they can't compare to cunning hunters.

However, this time the opponent was not only monsters, but also humans! The Count did not think of this at all, and had no intention of letting the Count himself fall into the pit along with his expeditionary force.

The Count sent his troops in response to Baron Trapp's plea for help, in which he swore that he was in distress about his situation, promised a lot of reward, and promised to obey the Count from now on.

After all, he is also a baron, and it is really rare to plead in such a low voice.

But the Count felt that it didn't matter.

Even if what this guy said was just a scene, but after the earl arrived in his territory with his soldiers and horses, would he dare to break his word?

However, the Earl now understood that Baron Trapp was not thinking about such a trivial matter as paying a debt at all.

Although it is not known his motives, this guy intended to pit the Count and his main forces here from the beginning!

When the Earl arrived with a force of three hundred men, he was initially met with only sixty monsters.

Soon, the troops repelled the monsters, killing most of them, many of the soldiers had already dropped their weapons and armor, and the cavalry dismounted to rest.

But just as they were immersed in victory, as if they had stabbed a hornet's nest, hundreds of monsters emerged from the forest on the side and rushed towards them, and several of them had the strength close to the swordsman, and they were caught off guard.

In the end, the Earl withdrew into a small valley with more than 180 remnants of his army.

Although the valley mouth is narrow, it can be held for a short time. But they are also facing the difficulty of cutting off water and food. If you don't escape, you'll all die here within three days.

But it is not so easy to escape, the trail is rugged, and you must throw away your armor and all your horses before you can escape......

In this way, his prestige will suffer a huge loss, and even more serious than his prestige is strength and wealth.

The price of a war horse is at least as high as five bulls, and the price of a good horse is not a problem to increase tenfold......

There are fifty-six war horses here, more than half of which are excellent horses, and the top of the Earl's income for ten years.

The earl, who has always prided himself on making a decisive decision, is now difficult to make the decision to give up his war horse and flee for his life.

It's old, it's useless......

He couldn't help but sigh.

He is now fifty-seven years old, and as a sword master, he can guarantee that he will live for at least another ten years. If you work less and maintain it well, it is possible to live to be 100 years old.

However, even if he still has a lifespan, his energy is certainly not as strong as that of a young man.

Ten years later, although this loss can be made up, he will also really grow old, his cultivation will decline, his physical strength will weaken, and his spirit will be sluggish...... It's great to be able to turn over without the help of others, and don't mention ambition or anything.

And the benefits he had made in this mess would probably be lost in the next decade - no nobleman would expect a defeated fellow to protect him, especially if he was old and frail.

In this way, what will he lose is not only the last ten years?

But at this moment, if you don't decisively stop the loss, the loss will only be greater - not only the war horses, but even this group of soldiers and knights are likely to be here, and then it will be a real catastrophe.

Just when the earl sighed for a long time, and finally made up his mind to abandon his horse and flee from the mountain road, he suddenly heard the commotion of monsters outside.

At least dozens of monsters were heard in their footsteps and roars......

What's going on?

Although he didn't think that reinforcements would arrive in time, he was somewhat lucky.

He drew his sword and went to the mouth of the valley to see what was going on outside.

This sight made him stunned, and there were faint tears in his eyes.

- A dozen cavalrymen with various flashes of light rushed into the monster's array, followed by hundreds of hoplites.

He was caught off guard by monsters before, but this time it was the monsters' turn to be caught off guard!

The Count hurried back into the valley, kicked the soldier's ass, smashed the knight's head with the hilt of his sword, and roared with the swordman's body.

"Reinforcements are coming! Reinforcements are coming! Armor and horses! Array!"

"Rush out with me!"

At the same time, he pulled out another scroll from his bosom.

The scrolls are made of fine parchment paper and are inlaid with gold and silver.

But he didn't hesitate to tear it open, and cut his palm, smearing blood on it.

The scroll immediately burst into flames, and at the same time, a flash of light flashed, and everyone within ten meters felt a warm current rushing into their bodies, giving birth to courage and physical strength.

Although this spell only has less than two minutes to take effect, it is more than enough for now!

Then, fifty-six cavalry and more than a hundred elite infantry fought out of the valley!

There were only more than three hundred monsters outside, and at this moment, they fell into a situation of being attacked on their backs, and suddenly fell into chaos.

The Count did not dare to fight, and barely managed to kill through the array of monsters, merge with the reinforcements, and then slowly retreated.

They hadn't fully recovered from the chaos, and the monsters didn't dare to chase after them.

After walking a kilometer, away from the valley and woods, to the plain where there would be no more ambushes, the Count relaxed and began to carefully observe the group of reinforcements.

The infantry was just that, the cavalry was blessed with spells, the armor was excellent, and the armor tablets were engraved with scriptures...... This is undoubtedly a paladin!

And it's not just the holy warriors of a certain temple.

The Earl was also well-informed, and quickly discerned that its main force was composed of two parts: the Church of Springs and the Church of the Dawn.

He also recognized a handful of people from other churches who were mixed in.

The Count could only think of one explanation—

They were summoned by the Inquisition!