Victor led the team all the way north, and three days later, at noon, they arrived at the village of Dagger, which should now be called the Dagger Camp, in the northern part of the Eastern Frontier Line.

More than 10,000 people camped on the periphery of the dagger barracks, and the nearby green wheat had been harvested, and the young and strong people were busy renovating the barracks, and they used three layers of logs to build the wall, each log was waist-thick, and the middle layer was filled with mortar, mud and gravel, so that the wall was strong and at the same time increased its thickness. Arrow towers were set up every 100 meters, and the sharp-eyed heavy crossbowmen saw from a distance that a beast knight was coming from the south, and blew the signal whistle.

Two Gripen knights of the Barcelius family led a group of cavalry and rushed over to Victor and the others. The two sides met and exchanged salutes, and the Gripen Knight led Victor's team into the dagger barracks.

Duke Usein Baselius, dressed in dark gold armor, was already waiting by the drawbridge, and greeted with a smile: "Cousin Victor, you came two days later than I expected. ”

Victor jumped off the back of the horned wolf, stroked the back of his mount's neck, untied the long sword at his waist, handed it to Charlotte in the back, turned to Duke Baselius and smiled, "We have been delayed for a few days in Maverick Village. ”

"I've heard that you've captured a kobold lord in Calf Village and found a Mithriol-rich mine. His Royal Highness Zieg Frederick gained control of Maverick Village, and his good fortune was truly enviable. ”

Duke Baselius half of his body, one hand weakly, said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go inside and talk." ”

Victor and Usein crossed the drawbridge side by side and entered the barracks gates. Without his orders, the accompanying combat priest Callomon called the garrison soldiers to help Randall's personal guard take care of the mounts and arrange accommodation and food.

The open space of the dagger barracks was full of marching tents, and everywhere were soldiers with sturdy bodies and strong temperaments. Victor estimated that there were about 3,000 warriors in the barracks, and with the soldiers' tents and makeshift stables outside the barracks, the Duke of Barcelius had assembled at least 5,000 cavalry.

It's good for an ordinary viscounty to have 600 elite cavalry. Victor has been immersed in development for ten years, and has more than 50,000 armed forces, including mountain hunters, but if you exclude the alchemy humans, the Earl of Randall has less than 800 vassal soldiers and only 344 elite cavalry.

The Randall family has a shallow background, and loyal vassals are only two generations, and these more than 300 elite cavalrymen are all Silver Moon squires carefully cultivated by Victor, Nelson, and Nicole, as the seeds of the centurions of the Grand Legion. When one of the Silver Moon cavalry died, Victor was distressed, and if he sacrificed most of them, his plan to expand the army would be frustrated.

The vassal families under the command of the great lord have been passed down from generation to generation, and the elite cavalry they train must be an armed force seeking to take the initiative to attack. Duke Baselius gathered 5,000 elite cavalry, enough to fight a skirmish.

There is no major battle in the eastern defense line at present, and the dagger camp gathers many elite cavalry, in order to deal with the entrenched orcs in Jumu Village?

The orcs are so powerful that they need to mobilize elite cavalry the size of a dukedom?

Seeing Victor's doubts, Usein took the initiative to explain: "If you want to recover the northernmost giant wood village, I'm afraid you will have to go through a big battle...... Cousin Victor, let's go into the house and talk. ”

Duke Baselius led Victor into the command post, which had been converted into a warehouse, and a window of sunlight shone on the round table in the middle of the hall, illuminating the map of animal skins.

Victor, Charlotte, Nelson, and the Battle Priest Carlomon stepped forward to look at the map on the round table. After a while, Duke Baselius coughed lightly, and Charlotte and Nelson took a few steps back, highlighting the dominance of Victor and the Reverend Carlomon.

The Duke approached the round table, pointed to a corner of the map, and introduced: "This is the village of Jumu, there is an improvised road connected to the dagger barracks, and the whole journey is about 48 kilometers. To the north of the village is a large forest, which was originally built as a logging site. The Centaur army raided the eastern frontier line, and a clan of bears came out of the Giant Wood Forest. They occupy the Giant Wood Village and gather a large number of vassal goblins, and now the Giant Wood Bear Monster controls nearly 20,000 goblins. ”

The red-haired and blue-eyed priest Carlomon raised his head and asked with a solemn expression, "Your Highness Baselius, how many war bears are there in the Giant Wood Village?"

"There are more than 600 bear monsters in Giant Wood Village, no less than 200 war bear monsters, as well as 11 big bear monsters and a bear monster elder. ”

Carlomon, who was from the Relgarel family, suddenly gasped and muttered, "That's troublesome." ”

The bear monster is a half-bear, half-human, upright humanoid intelligent species. Anthropologists have never disputed the name of the bear monster, calling it rather than a half-bear man because the sapient creature is so strange that it can't even be classified as an orc.

Few people can encounter bear monsters, and it is said that ordinary bear monsters live in the depths of the great forest, make a living by gathering and hunting, and can make leather armor and weapons. They are three times more powerful than ordinary people, but they have a gentle temperament, are shy and mysterious, and do not leave their clan territory easily. As they grow older, some of the common bears will naturally mutate, their bodies will become thicker and heavier, and they will change from walking upright to walking on all fours, and their strength will increase dramatically, their intelligence will decrease, their minds will be sharp, and their tempers will become more ferocious, until they will completely become a giant bear, and evolve in the direction of ferocity.

Adult male brown bears have territories ranging from 40 to 100 square kilometres, not to mention the ferocious giant bears.

Shapeshifters do not leave their kind, but need more food, especially meat. When their numbers grow to a certain size, the Bear Monster tribe will forage for food outside the forest, and even attack the territory of other intelligent species to plunder food. The Shapeshifting Bear has the name of the War Bear Monster.

Very few War Bears are able to regain their intelligence and speech abilities. They must be deeply ferocious, weighing nearly 1.5 tons of behemoths, powerful enough to slap an ogre overseer with a single palm.

Big, strong, and big...... The Great Bear Monster lives up to its name.

The Great Bear Monster has mastered the ability to transform completely, naturally switching between normal and war forms, and wisdom and wildness coexist, and has since entered the mysterious realm. They are the Elder Bears of the Golden Rank.

From the ordinary bear monster to the war bear monster, to the big bear monster, and then to the bear monster elder, it is actually the bear monster's deep excavation and subtle control of the body and mind, the transformation process from ordinary things to extraordinary life, and then further, it is the intersection of inside and outside, the light of the soul that transcends the saint.

Elder Bears have spell-like abilities, and they have different levels and different numbers of spell-like abilities. Even the most ordinary Ursa Elders roar in war, and their roars can keep the mild-mannered Ursa Focused, Morale, and Courage high.

The Knight believes that the Elder Bear's War Roar is equivalent to a potion of rage, that the Clergy understands it as group valor, and that Victor understands that the Bear Monster temporarily gains 1 or more mental attribute.

Spiritual growth leads to a qualitative change, and the war roar of the Elder Bear is similar to that of a barbarian singer, and the effect is extraordinary.

Usein Baselius said with a solemn expression: "The problem of Jumu Village has dragged on for too long, and the bear monster has gathered more than 10,000 goblins, and its strength has swelled so much that it has become a problem for the henchmen of the northern theater of the Eastern Defense Line. After they have eaten the green wheat around Jumu Village, they will definitely attack the dagger barracks. ”

"Oroxia's two attempts to behead the Elder Bear have failed. Those big goblins domesticated a pack of wild wolves, and the periphery of Giant Wood Village was also full of goblins and bear goblins, so we couldn't sneak into Giant Wood Village, and we were chased away by the Bear Elder twice. ”

The Duke paused and said in a calm voice, "Now, we can only confront the monsters of Jumu Village. ”

Battle Priest Carlomon sighed heavily, nodded, and said, "The point is that there are too many goblins, nearly twenty thousand goblins have at least dozens of goblins, five hundred bear-headed goblins, plus more than two hundred war bear monsters and bear monster elders...... It's an uphill battle. ”

Usein turned to Victor and smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, Cousin Victor. Oroxia and I have alarmed the Elder Bear, Ebony Village is now heavily guarded, and it will be difficult for you to infiltrate and decapitate the Elder Bear. Oroxia was staring at the movement of the Giant Wood Village, and the Reverend of Kent and Deputy Commander Wallace had promised to bring 800 paladins to join us within ten days. When they reach the dagger camp, we will attack the village together. ”

Carlomon clapped his fist high-fives and said excitedly, "Old Kent and Wallace are here, and we will kill the Elder Bear on the battlefield." ”

The village of Giant Wood is surrounded by goblins, and neither Usein nor Carlomon believe that Count Golden-Eyed can behead the Elder Bear alone. Victor smiled faintly: "If the bear monster elder doesn't get rid of it first, he will sacrifice a lot of warriors." I've got to try it first...... Cousin Usein, call Cousin Oroxia, she's confronting the Elder Bear Monster outside of Giant Wood Village, and I can't find any chance to make a move. ”

"Nelson, inform the Guards that we will rest overnight at the Dagger Camp and leave by noon tomorrow. ”

"Carlomon, replace the war horse, and leave the matter of preparing supplies to you...... Prepare a few more supplies, we may have to stay in the Giant Wood Forest for about ten days. ”

After Victor finished commanding the left and right hands of the team, he smiled at Duke Baselius: "Cousin Ussenin, there is still some time before the dinner, if there is nothing to do, I just want to take a hot bath...... After trekking in the pioneer and leading war area for more than ten days, I was nervous and uncomfortable, so I just relaxed and relaxed. ”

His Royal Highness Randall has a talent for popularity, and his whole body is clean and clean, and of course he does not need to take a bath. Others will need it.

Usein caught a glimpse of the blonde, blue-eyed, beautiful and gentle female knight behind Victor, a narrow smile appeared on his face, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Cousin, I have arranged a secluded rest room for you. I'll have someone take you and Charlotte Knight. ”

Victor was stunned, and also shook his head and smiled bitterly. Just like the affair of the sword saint Ravin is talked about by the nobles, his scandal is also the talk of the nobles after dinner. Judy was originally only a minor nobleman in the Kingdom of Gambis, but since she served His Royal Highness Randall, she has entered the field of vision of the great lords of the countries, and even the golden-blooded Duke Barcelius knows that she is known as Charlotte, and makes fun of her Victor.

Either way, the vague and ambiguous joke narrowed the distance between the two sides, and at least Usein managed to pat Victor's cousin on the shoulder.

Leaving the makeshift command hall, Victor didn't need to worry about trivial matters, Nelson and Carlomon naturally took care of it, and he took Charlotte to a secluded cottage to rest.

In the evening, when Oroxia returned to the dagger camp, Victor attended the dinner, exchanged greetings with the eldest princess of the Barcelius family, listened to the information of the Giant Wood Village Bear Monster in detail, and gradually had a plan in his mind to trap and kill the Elder Bear Monster.

At noon the next day, Randall's personal guard changed their horses and left the dagger camp with 60 swift birds. The second generation of the Randall family is just an ordinary bird of prey, in order to ensure their combat fitness, the Swift Bird light cavalry all use war horses to travel and transport supplies. Patriarch Friedes provided four horned wolf mounts to Victor. He and the three senior knights each have one, Nelson still likes to ride the six-legged swift dragon of the August family, plus the horned wolf mounts of 10 clerics, the whole team of more than 120 people, 75 war beasts, towards the dangerous giant wood village.

The Elder Bear Monster has both wisdom and wild intuition, Victor does not want to expose himself in advance, he sits on the saddle of the horned wolf and runs X-3, entering the hidden life of the golden toad's secret form, the spirit is restrained, the eyes are deep, and he specially went around in a circle, avoiding the scouts of the orcs of the Giant Wood Village, and turned to the Giant Wood Forest.

Randall's overall strength is strong, and he is malicious to the bear monster in Giant Wood Village, so it is difficult to hide the mental intuition of the bear monster elder. However, Victor has a latent aura and is almost invisible, while the others are unable to pose a serious threat to the Elder Bear. The orcs of Giant Wood Village did not come out to intercept them, and Victor and his men infiltrated the Giant Wood Forest without any danger.

This was thanks to Orokxia, who had been facing off against the Bear Monster Elder for more than ten days, and the killing was awe-inspiring, and the Bear Monster Elder's mind was strongly oppressed, and she needed to relax and soothe. Randall's personal guard arrived, and it also turned a blind eye.

The clash of hearts and minds is imperceptible to ordinary people. Victor's little squire knights were all excited, the fierce warriors of Mercury Manor were terrified, Nelson's muscles relaxed, his hands did not leave the hilt of his decapitating sword, and he walked silently at the front of the line, and Caligula frequently looked in the direction of Giant Wood Village, closely following Victor's side. It wasn't until the party went deeper into the forest that the ferocious warriors began to relax.

Nelson led the team to bury his head for a while, stopped with some uncertainty, looked around, his eyes fell on Victor, who was not breathing, like a sculpture, thought about it, and asked the stupid big man, "Acre, which side is safe?"

Caligula pointed to the north, his big head nodding his head.

The team turned north to a forest stream, and Victor suddenly said, "Let's camp here." ”

Nelson turned his head and blurted out with surprise on his face, "My lord, are you alive?"

Charlotte and the little squire knight glared at the rude Lord, and Victor jumped to the ground from the saddle of the horned wolf, patted Nelson, who was scratching his head, and smiled, "Good job...... Next time remember to observe Caligula's condition, you don't ask him, he can take us all the way out of this forest. ”

Seeing Caligula's smile, Nelson knew that the team had finally gotten rid of the Elder Bear's psychic sense. He couldn't help but secretly marvel that this location was at least twenty kilometers away from Jumu Village, and the Bear Monster Elder's mental intuition could track them so far.

Caligula felt the "gaze" of the Elder Bear, but it was a passive touch, like being secretly targeted with a military heavy crossbow, and as long as the threat was real, Nelson's mind could also feel the pressure from the military heavy crossbow. And the Elder Bear Monster used the power of his mind to actively lock on to Randall's personal guard for twenty kilometers, and Caligula was passively touched and was not on the same level at all.

It's pretty scary.

Nelson suspects that the Elder Bear is not a Golden Rank at all, but a legendary monster!

The Church is unique in the field of the heart, because faith itself is the power of the believer's heart and transforms it into the light of the heart. Priest Carlomon is a veteran knight from Relgalel, whose mind does not perceive the shadow of the Elder Bear, but reads the unpredictable danger through the cautious performance of the Fierce Warrior and the Count of Goldeneye.

"Your Highness, what are we going to do next?"

Charlotte, the two Knights of the Roses, and the Warrior of Judgment also gathered around Victor. The atmosphere of the team suddenly became tense and solemn.

"With me and Caligula here, don't worry. ”

His Highness Randall's strength is undoubted, he let go of his breath, powerful monsters and beasts will never dare to approach here, and although the stupid big man has little guts, he can accurately predict the danger. Caligula was in charge of the early warning, and the whole team had a head start in space and time, and even if the Elder Bear did track it, everyone would be confident that they would work together to kill it. If Elder Bear brings a group of Bear Monsters and Goblins, those monsters will inevitably slow down Elder Bear Monster, and everyone will have enough time to move in advance.

Without further explanation, Victor turned to Caligula and asked, "Acre, when you first entered the forest, you thought you couldn't go in that direction...... Once we get there, the monsters that scare you will get angry and catch up with us?"

Caligula pointed to the southeast and said with a sigh of relief, "Over there...... Acre is afraid, and the master does not go. ”

Victor nodded, summoned the Horned Wolf mount, and removed the Eaglewing Warbow and two sealed quivers from the side pockets on its back. He hung up his warbow, examined the pure gold sword, and said, "You camp here, I will go and see it alone, and I will come back in the middle of the night at the latest." ”

Charlotte stepped forward, frowned, and said worriedly, "Dear...... My lord, I will accompany you. ”

Victor did not shy away from hugging his favorite concubine and Knight of Oath, and soothed, "My dear, I am safer and freer to move alone...... Don't worry, the Dust Falcon can find me, and it can find you. ”

With that, he gently pushed Charlotte away, and stepped back, silently blending into the night of the Giant Wood Forest.