Until just now...... He smelled blood again. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Payne had carefully observed the surroundings, it was in an open field with an excellent view, except for the manor castle, it was surrounded by farmland, so where did the smell of blood in the air come from?

The only explanation was the unreasonable manor castle in front of him, which he suspected had become a demon's lair.

But he can't make his suspicions public just yet, so as not to cause unnecessary panic in the ranks.

You know, fear is contagious, and for demons, fear is their real feast, and doing so will only attract demons.

"It seems like there's... ," Quentin paused, then continued, "But as you know, Lord Baron's guards have had fierce battles with orcs before, and the weather is sweltering, so it's normal to smell like this if there is a corpse decomposing. ”

Payne nodded, he thought that this possibility did exist, but he was still biased towards his own judgment, so he once again sought the opinions of the other three deputies, "What is your opinion?"

"It's going to get dark," Padgett suggested, "and I think... Should we enter the manor first? ”

The other two also agreed with Padgett's proposal, after all, it would be extremely bad for them to encounter either a beast or a demon after dark.

It was with this in mind that Payne made everyone keep speeding up, and after glancing at the slightly tired mercenary behind him, he finally nodded.

But he ordered everyone to light torches and called Roy to his side.

Demons fear flames, which is basic common knowledge as a bounty hunter. Of course, it is not possible to rely on torches alone, but it is not without effect, at least it can make the demon have some scruples, and the fire greatly improves the line of sight, which can prevent sneak attacks.

"Payne," Roy said, "you're looking for me?"

"Follow me," Penn whispered, "and don't put five steps away from me, whatever happens." ”

Roy immediately understood, he took the steel-core wooden round shield on his back in front of him, and with his other hand pulled out the iron chain meteor hammer at his waist, a posture ready to fight at any time.

His actions attracted the attention of the others, as if they were afraid that others would not know what he was going to do, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

But that's fine, Payne thought, and he really couldn't be careless at this time, so he simply asked everyone to be on guard, and if something unexpected happened, they wouldn't be in a hurry.

In addition, he also asked Hawke to transfer several other cronies to his side, in case of an emergency, he wanted to believe that his own people could be more reliable.

The group reached the entrance of the manor, carrying torches, in front of a simple wooden gate that was open to each other, surrounded by a five-foot-high fence.

The light of more than forty torches was particularly dazzling at night, not to mention the castle fifty yards away, and even if you stood five miles away, you could see the conspicuous firelight.

Payne observed through the binoculars that the two guards at the gate of the castle were still standing there, seemingly unresponsive to their arrival.

Because the light near the castle was too dim, he could only see two shadows. But Payne was still suspicious, he thought, if it was a guard, the other party should have come over a long time ago, why did he still stand there without moving.

"Quentin. Payne looked at Quentin, who hurriedly responded, "Captain, please." ”

"Did you just see the two guards standing in the doorway?" asked Payne.

"Yes," Quentin replied without hesitation.

Payne's brows furrowed, and the bad premonition in his heart became stronger. He pondered for a moment, then looked at the four deputies, "Get your guys up and let's get out of here." ”

"What!" the four deputies said in surprise at the same time.

Payne didn't bother to explain anything more to these people, and said sharply, "Execute the order, immediately." ”

After identifying the two guards, Payne was fifty percent sure that the mission would be classified as S-class, which was completely beyond their capabilities.

Fifty percent of the certainty may be able to gamble, but there is only one life, and Payne will never dare to gamble with his own life. It's just that he doesn't know if it's too late to go, but it's better than doing nothing.

Payne was already in a hurry, but the four deputies hesitated. Of course, they have to carry out the captain's orders, but not all orders will be carried out.

At this point, Fauclin stepped forward, "Captain, I think you should give us an explanation, it's about everyone after all. ”

Payne glared at the other party, then looked at the other three, "You want to disobey orders?"

"Of course not," Padgett said, "but we don't carry out unwarranted orders." ”

"Or a stupid order, right?" Payne sneered, "I suspect that there are demons here, is that a good reason?"

"Demons?" the four of them were visibly stunned for a moment, and then Fucorin chuckled lightly and said in an almost mocking tone, "How is that possible...... My captain, this is the South. What's more, the mission was repeatedly verified by the Intelligence Service before it was released. ”

"Southland, your ignorance makes me laugh," Payne sneered, "Demons appeared in the Southland long before winter, and I saw it with my own eyes. ”

"As for the Intelligence Division, although I don't dare to draw conclusions yet, there must be something wrong in it. Payne paused, then continued, "There's also the possibility that the demon took over this place after sending out a mission. The area has been shrouded in fog from this morning until noon, and in the absence of direct sunlight, demons can appear and walk in the daytime, do you need to say more?"

The four of them were startled at first, and then fell silent at the same time, the captain's words sounded reasonable, they didn't know how to say this even if they wanted to refute it, not to mention that they knew almost nothing about demons.

"Any questions?" said Payne with a dark face. He actually wanted to just turn around and leave, and let these idiots toss around, but as the captain, he couldn't just think about his own feelings.

What's more, it was already dark at this time, and it was extremely dangerous for him and his ten cronies to travel or camp in the wilderness.

Payne knew better than anyone that if he really encountered a demon, the team must not be dispersed, otherwise it would be up to them to do it...... No one wants to live.