Chapter 404
"My lord, that's where I found them, can I go now?" asked the bearded man, looking at the eerie surroundings beneath the cliff, as he shuddered to Lancelot's side.
It's not that he's cowardly, it's because he's found human bones here, and he's bold enough to guess that these devils are cannibals, so he doesn't want to stay in this wasteland for a moment.
Even if he returned to the north, there was a high chance that he would be caught and thrown into prison, and he didn't want to continue to live in the same place with these demons.
"Is this really the Snake God Cult?" Ivan couldn't help but ask, looking at the image of the giant snake on the cliff wall in shock.
"You know the Serpent Cult too?" Lancelot looked a little surprised, he thought that this fool would only do bad things.
"The destruction of the Serpent God Cult also has a part of my Creon family, of course I know about this cult that exterminates humanity. ”
Ivan snorted with some disdain, even if he made a big mistake this time, but the knowledge of a noble-born son like him was still not comparable to those commoners.
The soldier was only hearsay, and Ivan had actually read the texts about the Serpent Cult, which were also in Jason's study, but Lancelot had never read such books.
"These Snake God cultists have only been out of here for a few days, and we may be able to find them. Lancelot observed the traces of life around one side, as well as some food scraps, and came to a conclusion.
It's just that his words almost made the bearded man cry, and this big guy actually went to find those devils' moldy heads.
"The Snake God Cult is not that simple, otherwise the Lopez Kingdom would not have lost so many elite troops because of this church back then. Ivan reminded Lancelot very seriously rarely.
From his words, it can be heard that there are still hidden secrets that were not known to the outside world.
"I suggest that you take a detour with your troops immediately, and then bring your troops back to eliminate their remnants when this turmoil has passed. ”
Seeing that Lancelot ignored himself and was still observing his surroundings, Ivan suddenly became a little anxious, in his opinion, the battle between Jason and Phil was completely an internal matter for Lopez.
But the Snake God Cult is different, this is an organization that is trying to subvert the kingdom of Lopez, and judging from the records in the classics, he is really not sure that Lancelot's 2,000 army can defeat the enemy's hundreds of followers.
Because he didn't know if those people were just ordinary believers, or if they were all armed members of the Serpent God Cult, and whether there were only so many people on the other side or whether it was just a small part of them, they didn't know.
A quarter of the wasteland is the size of Lucca, and it's easy to hide tens of thousands of people.
"Since they did, they can't go home empty-handed, otherwise it will be a big trouble to let them escape. Lancelot straightened up, their traces could not be completely eliminated, and they would definitely be discovered by the people of the Serpent God Cult afterwards.
They had already made a move to startle the snakes, and if they let the remnants of the Snake God Cult escape, they would be a huge threat, not just Jason's, but the entire northern part of the continent.
It's a pity that Lancelot has been following the traces of the Serpent God Cult for the next few days, but he has found nothing, as if they have disappeared into thin air.
If it weren't for the fact that he had found traces of the life of the Serpent God Cult under the cliff of Napian Mountain, it was likely that he would have thought that the bearded man was lying to him.
After the pursuit was fruitless, he had no choice but to leave the wasteland with his troops and continue to carry out his previous plan, fortunately they did not find the army blocking them on the other side of the wasteland, and only encountered a small patrol army of about 300 people.
It's just that they only escaped a dozen under the pursuit of Lancelot's cavalry, these soldiers are just patrols formed by the combination of nearby towns, the strength is pitiful, and the actual combat experience is even more messy, they have not even participated in the battle against bandits.
As everyone knows, just inside the cliff where he and his army stayed before, there is a huge underground palace, which is inhabited by thousands of snake god cult believers with poisonous snakes tattooed on their necks, and they are worshipping a giant snake stone statue in the underground palace with fanatical faces.
Hundreds of soldiers in blue-black armor and red masks knelt at the bottom of the statue, and at the front stood a dozen men in robes.
Soon after, while Jason was struggling to resist the Third Heavy Armor in the city of Moron, the Governor of the province of Geron received word that an army of unknown origin had begun to wreak havoc within the province of Geron.
Because most of the army in the province of Geralon had already been buried in Jason's territory, the internal defenses were extremely weak, and several towns were easily breached by Lancelot's army, and then the soldiers burned all that was left with only their own rations for several days.
Thousands of refugees have begun to migrate to nearby big cities to escape the disaster, trying to get asylum, but the large towns of Gelen Province cannot afford to do so much because of the surge in foot traffic.
As a last resort, the aristocracy and local government agencies began to expel these later refugees, and several conflicts broke out in a short period of time.
It's just that unarmed civilians are certainly no match for the vigilantes, and they are soon violently suppressed.
But there are many complaints among these refugees, and there are even some people of unknown origin who are promoting some radical ideas and encouraging these refugees to revolt.
There's also an elusive army wreaking havoc.
This made the governor of the province of Gelen anxious like ants on a hot pot, because the army of the province of Gelen was now concentrated in two places: the fortress and the city of Jiran.
And these two places are the top priority, which means that these troops cannot be mobilized at will, otherwise they will be in trouble if they are exploited.
At the same time, the vigilantes in the nearby towns also needed to deter the refugees, but even if they were to assemble to hunt down the army, the Governor felt that there was a high chance that they would return.
And if you transfer troops from the provinces near Zhelun Province, the fastest will arrive in half a month, and the daylilies will be cold by that time.
At this moment, the two thousand troops that can be easily settled are actually doing things everywhere so unscrupulously, and all the nobles and town leaders can only stare dryly, and even have to secretly pray not to find their heads.
The rear of the huge military front is so vulnerable, and if this news reaches Phil's ears, I am afraid that Levi, the commander of the Third Heavy Armor Legion, and the Earl of Hicks will be punished.