Leaning against the edge of the cold cage, Rand looked sluggish, and his originally high-spirited face was a little gloomy at the moment. After the previous black magic, these young nobles immediately messed up, and then they were completely knocked to the ground by the other party in just three or two moves. Luckily, the mage didn't seem to intend to kill them all, and ordered the one-eyed monsters to capture them, put them in cages, and take them to this hellish place.

Where exactly is this?

Rand raised his head and stared at the dim valley, since he was captured, he had been groggy and had no extra energy to think, now looking around, he only saw a dark valley, full of dirty wooden houses and fires, it was obvious that these one-eyed monsters had no sense of health and hygiene at all, and all kinds of filth left over from eating were thrown everywhere, the smell of roasted meat, the smell of rotten meat, and the body odor of one-eyed monsters were mixed together, and even made people wonder if they had arrived in the open-air garbage dump where they should not go。

For an aristocrat, this is undoubtedly the most unbearable. Even Rand was no exception, even he had to cover his mouth and nose at the moment to block the smell outside. The others were no better, and the two noble ladies were now holding each other tightly, sitting far away in the corner of the cage, looking pale at the wreckage outside the cage - it was the leg of a man who had eaten the leftovers, and it was not known which one-eyed monster had wasted food.

At this moment, although these young nobles don't know what kind of treatment they will receive, when they see the scene in front of them, they probably guess that they are not far from ten. It's nothing more than being tortured and then eaten by those terrible monsters. And the two aristocratic maidens obviously thought more, and because of this, they were more frightened than the rest of their companions. However, these noble children are not worthy of making up their minds, and although everyone is terrified in the face of impending death, they still grit their teeth and are unwilling to expose their vulnerable side in front of these ugly beasts. Even if you want to die, you have to die with human dignity.

Of these, only the brunette maid did not say anything, she had woken up long before Rand and the others woke up, and after that she had been leaning against the railing of the cage, flipping through the book in her hand by the light of the torch next to her. It seems that he doesn't care about the current situation at all, and although Rand has asked her a few times tentatively, he has not received any answer. This was to be expected in Rand's opinion, with those damn cyclops guarding all around, and the weapons of himself and others had already been confiscated, it was really difficult to escape in such a bare hand. Moreover, there is also the existence of a mage on the other side, and after waking up, Rand found that there are some strange runes outside his cage that emit a faint light, which must have been done by that mage. As a swordsman, Rand has no way to do magic. I don't know what these magic runes are for, but I guess it's not something I can deal with.

Hit, can't beat. Run, can't escape, so what else can you do?

There seems to be no other option.

Thinking of this, even Rand couldn't help but feel a burst of frustration about his future, frankly speaking, they did not encounter anything good along the way, in order to gain honor and status, they responded to the call of the royal family to go to the fortress, but they were completely defeated by a group of bandits on the way, and almost became the prisoner of the other party. After that, they managed to reach the fortress under the protection of Yulen's troops, only to find that the soldiers did not need their help at all. And now, for the first time, they were ordered to carry out a mission, and the result also ended in failure...... Isn't it not going to work?

Rand gritted his teeth and hammered down the fence around him hard, most of their births were disgraceful, so they have always been looked down upon, and in order to gamble on this breath, they have worked very hard, but now, they can't even see any results?

Rand didn't get an answer, because at that moment, there was a sudden twitch outside.

The one-eyed monsters who had been standing quietly not far away suddenly roared in a low voice, and then they scattered to the sides, and then, a much smaller figure than them, wrapped in pitch-black robes, slowly walked from it and came to everyone's side.

He lowered his head and looked at the captives in the cage, with a hint of contempt and mockery in his eyes, which made everyone feel very dissatisfied, but they did not speak, but turned their heads coldly and ignored the man.

"Who are you?"

Finally, the black-robed mage spoke, his voice a little hoarse, sounding like a man in his thirties. But because his whole body was wrapped in a black robe, there was no way to see his true face. But Rand and the others had clearly made up their minds not to answer any of his questions—after all, they were not comparable in combat effectiveness, but at least they could resist spiritually with the pride of a warrior.

As for the rescue, Rand and the others also did not have expectations, they had also studied the terrain of the river valley long before they set off, and in their unprofessional eyes, it was complicated enough, and the roads were extremely narrow, and the troops could not deploy at all. In addition, most of them were unconscious after being captured, and they didn't leave any marks at all, and Yulian had specifically said before starting that there would be no reinforcements this time, so they had already given up their hopes. At present, these young aristocrats are just fighting with the mentality of preferring to be broken rather than complete.

"Hmph. ”

Seeing that Rand and the others didn't speak, the black-robed mage didn't say anything more, he just snorted coldly, and then, he slowly walked forward.

However, the black-robed mage only took a few steps before he stopped again, and his gaze looked forward and fell in surprise on the black-haired maid who was leaning against the railing and reading by the firelight.

"Huh?"

Seeing this girl, the black-robed mage frowned, although those young nobles were very tough, but he could see that these guys were already at the end of their crossbows, and they were just the boring persistence of the captives. However, this girl is different, her expression is indifferent, and she has no fear of her situation at all, this is not the kind of calm that is disguised, but real indifference.

However, where does a young girl come from such a state of mind?

The black-robed mage frowned, he instinctively felt that the girl in front of him was a little strange, but he couldn't tell what was strange. But at this moment, he suddenly became a little interested.

Anyway, Lord Sidwig sent him here, it's a boring job, and it's boring to be with this group of one-eyed monsters with little IQ all day long, and there is such a concoction in front of me, so it's not bad to enjoy it...... Thinking of this, the black-robed mage looked the black-haired maid in front of him up and down again, and nodded with satisfaction. He couldn't wait to see what kind of expression this indifferent girl would show when she was lying on the bed?

Thinking of this, the black-robed mage reached forward and made a gesture.

"Bring her out!"

Hearing the black-robed mage's order, the cyclops next to him immediately roared, and then, three cyclops walked out of it, came to the side of the cage, and opened the thick door.

"What do you want to do!!"

"Let her go, you Sith bastard!!"

The words of the black-robed mage were naturally heard by the young nobles, and when they saw those one-eyed monsters coming forward, they also rushed to the cage one after another, grabbing the railing and roaring angrily. Even the two aristocratic girls who were in the same cage with the black-haired maid had the courage to rush to the front at this moment, trying to block the actions of these one-eyed monsters. But they were archers who specialized in long-range shooting, and they didn't have much strength of their own, so the one-eyed monsters just waved their hands and knocked them away, and then they grabbed the black-haired maid's body and pulled her out of prison.

Even after being treated like this, the black-haired maid's expression did not change, and she still stared at the open pages in her hand with a calm face, and did not change her movements at all. And it wasn't until she was dragged in front of the black-robed mage that the girl tilted her head, then looked away from the book and looked at the man in front of her.

"Good, good. ”

Seeing that the expression on the girl's face did not change in the slightest, the black-robed mage smiled proudly, he could see that this woman was really not afraid of herself, and she didn't care about the current situation, and such a woman was worthy of training. I don't know, what will become of this indifferent woman after being developed? That must be a very exciting scene.

Thinking of this, the black-robed mage couldn't help but think of another petite figure.

Sidwig.

Hmph, it's just a little girl, how could she lead an army if it weren't for the talent of a gifted knight? Now that even a mage herself is under her command to come here to discipline a group of stupid beasts? However, that little ghost is too powerful, so there is no way to take her...... But the girl in front of her is different, hmph, speaking of which, her expression is a bit similar to that little ghost...... Thinking of this, the black-robed mage couldn't help but lose his mind for a while, and at this moment, the girl who had been silent suddenly took action.

Her movements were simple, and in the face of all this, the girl did only one thing - she suddenly raised her right hand, and then threw out the book in her hand.

It was a hardcover hardcover book, which was already very hard, and the girl threw it out with all her might, and even hit the eye of the one-eyed monster who grabbed her!

All this came so suddenly, the black-robed mage didn't have time to react at all, and the rest of the captives were equally dumbfounded, but just because they didn't react doesn't mean that the others didn't react either.

The first to react was the one-eyed monster that had been attacked. Although his intelligence was not enough to help him understand the situation in front of him, the heart-rending pain in his eyes clearly conveyed a message that he had been attacked!

“―――！！”

With a roar of rage, the one-eyed monster grabbed the black-haired maid firmly, shook her up like a doll, and then slammed into the mountain wall next to her!

"Stupid, stop it!!"

At this moment, the black-robed mage had already reacted, and he shouted loudly, trying to stop the one-eyed monster's action. But the one-eyed monster, motivated by the pain, has lost its mind, acting entirely on instinct. So, before the black-robed mage finished speaking, the petite body in the hands of the one-eyed troll had been smashed heavily on the hard rock!!

"Smack. ”

There was a soft sound, and when the one-eyed troll lowered his hand again, the huge palm was already stained with bright red blood. And the girl's petite body has become a mutilated corpse at this moment. White skin peeks out from the tears in his clothes, stained with blood. The internal organs flowed slowly from the wound, making a faint, disgusting sound. The pair of slender, slender legs had been completely bent at this moment, twisted at a full ninety degree angle, and Sen Sen's white bones pierced out of it, mixed with a large piece of skin and muscle tissue, and blood was dripping.

"Divine grace is above!!"

Seeing this scene in front of him, Rand gasped, and the two noble girls didn't say a word, and passed out like this - not far in front of them, lying on the side was half of the face of the black-haired maid, the huge power of the one-eyed monster completely broke her head, and at this moment, the originally indifferent, expressionless face has been completely distorted, and in the pale pink lips, the white teeth are twisted and arranged. And the viscous liquid, a mixture of white, yellow, and red, was slowly flowing down the girl's head, dripping down on half of the glasses—behind it, a bulging eyeball swirled and fell from its mouth and into the dust.

"What a damn thing!!"

Seeing the scene in front of him, the black-robed mage cursed in a low voice, he glared at the one-eyed giant in front of him viciously, and then didn't say anything again, and just turned away. Obviously, this sudden sudden incident was obviously not a pleasant experience for him.

"Give me a good sentry, you idiots!"

The black-robed mage gave the final order angrily, and at the same time felt a little regretful in his heart, he thought that there would be a night full of fun, but he didn't expect it to end like this. What a bad luck to get home!

However, he did not notice that at that moment, a trace of white light flew from the girl's corpse.

White as snow.

"It's almost time. ”

Bathed in the moonlight, Yulian took out his pocket watch and carefully checked the time. Then, he looked up and whispered. At the same moment, a white, faint light suddenly appeared from the depths of the shadows of the dark valley and drifted towards Yuren. And after seeing this white light, You Lian raised his eyebrows slightly, and then, the long sword suddenly came out of its sheath.

Even under the illumination of the moonlight, the pitch-black sword body did not show the slightest brilliance, but the faint white light seemed to have found the target, and after You Lian's long sword was unsheathed, the white light "swished" and merged into the pitch-black sword body, and disappeared. And almost at the same time, Julien, O'Fariel, Charlotte, and Judy and others closed their eyes.

It was a moment before they opened their eyes again.

"I think you already know where it is. ”

Yuren retracted his sword and spoke. He then turned to Ofaryl.

"So............... The plan is like this..............."

Yulian didn't finish his words.

Because at this moment, a cold wind blew, and then, a dark, icy aura spread. Feeling this breath, You Lian was stunned. He stopped talking.

"Lord Yuren?"

Ofaril, who was already ready, looked at Yuren in front of him curiously, wondering why he was suddenly silent, could something have changed?

However, contrary to Offariel's doubts, after sensing this breath, the twin sisters, who had been silently following behind Yuren, showed a smile as beautiful as a blooming flower.

"Brother?"

"Daddy?"

The two sisters looked at each other, and then they looked eagerly at the young man beside them, waiting for his decision.

Julien, on the other hand, shook his head lightly after a moment of thought, and then, with his usual graceful smile, looked at Ofaryl. Seeing his smiling face, Ofariel immediately subconsciously raised her vigilance - according to her experience, whenever Yuren showed this expression, most of the time nothing good happened. And then, Yuren's words also proved Offariel's thoughts.

"Then, Miss O'Farel, once you arrive at the rendezvous point, you are responsible for planning this attack. ”

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Ofariel's eyes widened in surprise.

"What do you mean.........?"

"I mean, you're the commander-in-chief of this attack, and you can call all your men at your disposal, and I'll order Charlotte and her maid guard to assist you. ”

"Why me, sir?" ............ you?"

"I won't show up. ”

Yulian shook his head.

"I have other things to do with Messiah, Semia, and Judy...... So, we're not going to fight those monsters this time, take it easy, Miss O'Fariel, the fight is easier than you think. ”

At this, Yulian paused for a moment, then smiled meaningfully.

"As for us, we have other things to do. ”

(To be continued)