After realizing that something was happening to these proto-nezumi, Lothar instinctively realized that something was wrong. Although it has long been known that these rat-like monsters hate sunlight, the extent of this is that nocturnal creatures instinctively avoid the sun. However, the burning curly hair on the body of the rat man who was seriously injured and fell to the ground in front of him was obviously not caused by psychological factors.

Fortunately, the situation on the battlefield was gradually turned in favor by the arrival of the Count of Montenegro, and as long as the knight in golden armor stood in the army on his warhorse, it was enough to let the bear hunters know that the situation was still in the hands of humans. As for the knights of the Kingdom Knights, they were also encouraged by the excitement of their comrades-in-arms, although the attack of the nezumi did not seem to show any signs of abating, but the human defense line seemed to have stopped retreating, and even faintly moved forward. This gave Lothar time to take a closer look at the nezumi in front of him, who, in the eyes of the Count, were neither the monstrous monsters seen by ordinary people, nor the poor infected that Cheese had known to them, and to Lothar, they were just opponents. That's enough, without any personal feelings, even if he knows that these primitive nezumi were once human, he won't pity them, even if these monsters are hideous and blood-devouring, he won't be disgusted, which gives Count Montenegro the opportunity to look at these nezumi from a different perspective.

There is no doubt that the nezumi under the plague are fierce beasts that are not afraid of death, but the hostility aside, as a commander, these nezumi tactics are almost violent in the eyes of Lothar. Possessing excellent stealth abilities, keen senses, and the ability to easily climb buildings or dig tunnels, the nezumi should be scouts in the shadows, they can be the best eyes and ears of the commander, and the enemy's tracks will be invisible under the infiltration of the nezumi, which makes the excellent physical functions of the nezumi less than not. After all, despite their agility, the Nezumi are far less rigid than the heavily armored soldiers, and it would be better to go straight to an ordinary warrior if they are equipped with armor that allows them to gain defense while sacrificing their speed advantage. In a word, any commander with common sense would not let such a soldier serve as an assault on a frontal battlefield.

And the facts seem to support Lothar's conclusion, although the advantage was achieved due to the terrifying appearance and sudden attack, but as the humans had time to gain a foothold, the nezumi attack turned into an extremely inefficient war of attrition. As far as the Count of Montenegro could see, with the corpses of the nezumi tragically killed in front of and behind the line of human soldiers, and the soldiers who retreated into Turbidity Town in small groups with few casualties, it seemed that it would only be a matter of time before he could withstand the assault. With that said, there was only one thing left to puzzle Lothar in this battle.

The Earl of Montenegro found a mid-level officer among the Bear Hunters, whose unit was responsible for the defense of Turbidity Town while the nezumi attacked. Seeing Lothar coming in person, the officer instinctively thought that the Count was holding the Count accountable for the loss of the outer parts, but Lothar quickly indicated that he had no intention of pursuing the matter for the time being, and instead asked a question that sounded less relevant to the situation at the time.

"Did you see those monsters eating people?" asked Lothar.

The officer subconsciously wanted to say yes, after all, the hideous appearance of the proto-rat people and the blood-eating behavior they exhibited made it hard to believe that they would not touch the corpses of those soldiers. But just as he was about to answer the question, the officer calmed down for the perennial majesty of the Count of Montenegro, and he made a thoughtful appearance, trying to find in his chaotic memory the image of the nezumi devouring the human body. But after about ten breaths, he could only reply.

"I think they're eating people, but I didn't see them directly, my lord. ”

Getting the other party's answer confirmed the last doubt in Lothar's heart. Gregory, who was looking for the count among the soldiers, happened to come to him at this time, and he also heard the officer's answer.

"Does it matter if these monsters eat people or not?" asked Grigory.

Lothar glanced up at the man, although he had agreed to Gregory's suggestion in the process of suggesting the isolation of Leon and the others, and even presided over the trial of Cheese and them, but that was what a lord had to do. These actions can only show that the Count of Montenegro did not protect Lyon, and it does not mean that he likes this Gregory who took the opportunity to get rid of his governor. But at the moment, Leon could not directly return to take over the command of the Kingdom Knights, so Lothar still had to patiently explain his thoughts to the other party.

"If they eat people, I can understand that these monsters are attacking Turbidity because they are hungry. If so, then their hunger should make them eager to eat everyone they pounce on. But they didn't, and maybe the rats actually ate human flesh, I have no doubt about that, but since they didn't eat their lunch in the first place. So why are they attacking us, that's the question. The Earl said.

"Perhaps...... They want to kill us all before eating?" said Gregory, hesitating.

yes, maybe they want to sprinkle a little more stuff on us before they eat. What a complete idiot, a hungry beast doesn't care what order of meals. Leon would trust this guy and deserved to be framed. The Count of Montenegro thought in his heart. But despite his disdain for Gregory's sluggish reactions, on the battlefield, Lothar knew how to deal with an ally who couldn't keep up with him, at least, he wouldn't show disdain for the other party.

"Probably, but I'm more inclined to think that these rats are attacking us because they're driven by someone. As he spoke, the Count tilted his head and gestured to the rat-men who had fallen to the ground and were still breathless, their fur emitting a faint black smoke from the burning.

"You mean, someone instructed these monsters to attack our soldiers? I think it must be the wizard! Because he was afraid that we would judge him, he found these monsters! You are so right!" Lothar's reasoning changed completely in Gregory's eyes, and the knight happily thought that he had found a "incriminating evidence" that could be used in the head of the cheese, and Leon who had brought him with him was not exempt from the blame.

Squinting his eyes and resisting the strong urge in his heart to rip this stupid man full of power and filth with an axe, Lothar chose not to communicate with Grigory anymore, in his opinion this person is completely useless, it is because there are such people even in the Order of the Kingdom, the Count of Montenegro himself has never wanted to obtain the title of knight, and that glorious title has been ruined by too many such people.

Just as he was thinking this, an extremely loud sound suddenly came out of the battle, and it felt like someone was hitting the city wall with a battering ram. Without saying a word, Lothar immediately turned on his horse and went to the place where the sound was made, and in the street that was not very wide, he saw the source of the sound, which was a giant nezumi variant that the cheese they called the giant nezumi, but compared to the two-meter-tall giant nezumi seen in Valley City, the guy standing on the street at this time and throwing the bear hunter soldiers around as stones on the side of the road was at least about three meters tall. This is no longer a giant that can be summed up. Such a creature had only one word in Lothar's mind to describe - giants.