In the underground lair of these proto-rat people, Cheese meets one or more unexpected people.

"So, you're Leon of the Knights of the Kingdom?" asked the warrioress, and although the Blood Lion's reputation was no worse than that of Heather, the knight of great achievements was far less recognizable in the kingdom than the Hammer Rose.

Leon, who was sitting in the corner, nodded, acknowledging his identity. The second leader of the Kingdom Knights is also very depressed now, and his experience is almost the same as that of Cheese and his party. Leon was also forced to retreat into the city first due to the pressure of the large number of nezumi outside the city of Canyon, but he was more unlucky than them, and the Kingdom Knights did not notice the hole in the basement when they were looking for a place to stay. What happened after that was much simpler, Leon and his knights were caught by the proto-nezumi who swarmed out of the basement while resting at night, and unlike Cheese, who was still capable of fighting to the death, most of the knights of the Kingdom Knights were controlled by these nezumi in the first place.

However, this made the composition of this force relatively complete, and since the Blood Lion's troops did not encounter the mutant ratmen, most of the kingdom knights still had complete combat effectiveness, except for a few members who were accidentally killed or injured in the first battle outside the city. Of course, after their armor and weapons have been taken away by the rats, the question of how much combat power they have left is a little awkward. This is the main reason why Mona is not sure that the man in the corner wearing a coarse cloth vest and trousers is Lyon the Blood Lion. That being said, Jack's weapons and armor were confiscated by the mutants before they were imprisoned.

This is the central area of the nezumi crypt, and the labyrinthine earth walls separate the rooms in this area, such as the place where the people talk at this time, which is used as a "cell". It is said to be a prison cell, but in fact, a huge wooden cage is placed in the earthen room, and all the humans captured by these native rat people are dearmed and thrown here. It's just that the composition of the people in this cage is relatively simple now, only the knights of the kingdom who have been caught a long time ago and the cheese and others who have just been caught.

In fact, not only Cheese was surprised when they met Leon, but the Knight of the Kingdom was also very surprised that they would meet people other than the Knights of the Hammer in this dead land, especially after Cheese told them their origins, and even the Blood Lion had to admire their courage and determination. At the same time, the chief knight of the kingdom is also the five knights of the hammer who refuse to surrender.

"I'll take my chances, but I guess it's better to ask. What I'm about to say may be misleading, but trust me that I don't mean it. I just wanted to ask, fellow knights, why don't you and your men seem to react much to the capture?"

This question has been brewing for a long time, judging from the performance of the previous knights who would rather die than die, it seems that being captured by the nezumi is more difficult to accept for these people who live for glory than death, but the chief knight of the kingdom did not show any intense feelings when talking about it, and similarly, although he and his men expressed their condolences to the five deceased, the mage still felt that these knights of the kingdom were different from the knights of the hammer under Heather. Since he would definitely need the help of these Kingdom knights if he wanted to escape from here, Cheese thought it would be better to get to know each other better. Of course, when this question was asked, the mage was also ready to accept all kinds of responses from the other party, but although he was mentally prepared to be abused by the other party, Leon's reaction after hearing this question still caught Cheese off guard.

"Of course we're not like them. The Blood Lion replied with a smile, as if the question was a matter of course.

"I suppose you're meeting the Knights of the Hammer for the first time, right?"

The mage nodded, acknowledging it.

"That's right. I know how to do magic, and you know, there are many kinds of knights. And the easiest way to classify them is their origin. Leon paused and continued. He didn't seem to mind talking to Cheese more here.

"Origin?" the mage frowned, would the knight's origin affect them?

"Yes, to give you a simple example, most of the Hammer guys came from aristocratic families. They may be the second sons of the family to seek seniority for themselves, or they may have joined the Order in order to improve their family's status. In short, those guys are aristocrats. As for us, the Knights of the Kingdom are knights loyal to the King and the Kingdom, and most of us are Knights of Glory chosen by His Majesty from the army or other special channels. To put it simply, most of us, including me, have been promoted from the civilian ranks. Of course, this is not to say that there are no nobles in the Kingdom Knights, but this mission is very important, so the members I chose are basically people who I think are more reliable. Leon paused for a moment to give Cheese time to digest the information.

"This makes us very different from the noble knights, I mean, while we all discipline ourselves with the same chivalry, we are relatively more results-oriented. In the case of this operation, perhaps we have a chance to die with the native nezumi you men, which may be more in line with chivalry. But if we fail here, it will be a disaster for the whole kingdom, which is much more important than the so-called glory. ”

After listening to Leon's words, Cheese finally understood why he felt that these Kingdom Knights were different from the Knights of the Hammer before them. Indeed, from the conversation of these knights, it can be seen that although they are also trying to be polite, compared to the knights of the hammer, who walk in a rigid posture, these knights of the kingdom feel like frost guards, they are more free and purposeful. This is good news for mages nowadays, and it's much easier to work with such people. In fact, it's true, Mona and the others didn't get along with the Hammer Knight in the past, and they just acted together because of a common goal, but look at the few people who can already talk and laugh with the knights of the kingdom. If they had met the Kingdom Knights, they would have been in a better position now, Cheese thought.

"By the way, I think I've seen the nezumi capture a person before you were brought in, but she wasn't locked up with us. Leon said suddenly.

"She—do you mean the nezumi caught a lone woman and locked her up separately from us?" asked the monkey.

"I didn't see it specifically, but I heard the rats as they pressed her as they passed by. I'm not sure what the specifics are. Spreading his hands, the chief knight of the kingdom also said that he only knew this.

"Maybe it's just a lonely refugee...... Elsa guessed. After all, these proto-rat people were able to keep the two groups of Cheese and Kingdom Knights together, which means that this area is used to hold some threatening captives, and will be disposed of separately, perhaps by those who the rats don't think are capable of causing chaos.

Only Cheese was in no hurry to express his opinion, on the one hand, he knew very little about what Leon was described, and it was difficult to speculate. On the other hand, he always felt that the women who would appear alone at this point in time should not be just a simple lone resident.