The rain and snow had stopped, but it was still very cold inside the camp, and the attendants had packed up a fairly large tent with a stove so that the empress and her ministers could enter it to take shelter from the cold wind.

Ever since entering the camp, Empress Gladys had heard the soldiers whispering about the battle that had just taken place, saying that there were many monsters invading the camp and it was very difficult.

What exactly are the monsters they're talking about? Gladys was intrigued by the monsters they were talking about.

The voice of the guards came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, there is a guard officer outside the door who claims to be Duke Wiz, and he is coming to meet you in place of the Duke!"

Gladys thought to herself, it was actually Duke Wiz's bodyguard, why wasn't Wiz himself coming?

But now was not the time to dwell on these little things, and she commanded her attendant, "It's so cold outside, let him in quickly." ”

After obtaining the Empress's permission, a young man covered in snowflakes walked in and half-knelt in front of the Empress and saluted.

When he got up, Gladys asked, "What about the Duke of Wiz you serve, and why didn't he come to tell me what was going on here?"

Hearing this, the guard looked up at the empress and explained, "Your Majesty, the Duke was attacked by the monsters in a duel with the monster leader, and he is still unconscious.

Therefore, after our subordinates of the Duke have discussed, I will come to meet you on behalf of the Duke, and if Your Majesty has anything you want to ask, you can ask me, I have basically gone through all the processes!"

Gladys bowed her head slightly and said, "Since you said so, then tell me all the cause and effect of the matter!"

The guard officer agreed, and quickly recounted what had happened that night.

The people present were silent after listening to the statement of the guard officer, they realized that this war had changed and would no longer end the war as smoothly as they imagined, and the appearance of these monsters meant that there was another enemy on the part of the Empire, and these enemies were also very cunning and cruel, no less powerful than the northern tribes.

Gladys saw the silence on the field and ordered the guards to drag in the relatively intact gnoll corpse from the outside.

When everyone on the field saw the corpse of the gnoll, they couldn't help but exclaim, and pointed at the gnoll on the ground, "What kind of monster is this?"

"Look at it has a wolf's head, but its body looks like a man's body!"

"Their eyes are green, and now they glow green when they are lit by fire!"

Gladys frowned, forced her composure and walked over to the gnoll's side, carefully observing his appearance. Although she kept a straight face, her pale cheeks revealed the fact that she was nervous, and her eyes revealed deep fear and worry.

According to the guards, these monsters are about as powerful as an unarmed soldier, and a knight can repel the attacks of four or five of them, but they reveal intelligence that is not inferior to that of humans, and they are very cunning in tactics, and they will have great combat power if they are gathered together.

Seeing the gloom in the Empress's eyes, the guard stepped forward and comforted, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much, we have found that they are more afraid of flames during our battles with them, and once their leaders are killed, ordinary monsters will lose their fighting spirit and flee immediately. ”

"yes! You know a lot about them. A smile appeared on Gladys' pale face.

She stared at the guard officer's face for a long time, as if she remembered something, and said, "You are so old now, you were just a child before." ”

The guard officer brushed his chest and saluted back: "After I didn't expect Your Majesty to remember me as a sinner, my grandfather colluded with foreign enemies to rebel, and the entire family should be executed according to the law, but the Duke saw that I was too young to plead with His Majesty the Emperor, so I was left with my life."

Gladys looked at him and said, "How can I forget this, this sin should have been borne by your grandfather, and I also sympathized with innocent people at that time, and you were later taken in by Duke Wiz, right?"

The guard officer nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I really want to make up for the sins of my family and volunteer to become the guard officer of the Duke, in my heart, I treat the Duke as a father." ”

Gladyse smiled with satisfaction: "It's good that you can have this intention, this time you have done a very good job as a subordinate of Duke Wiz, I will reward you." ”

When the guard heard this, he hurriedly saluted to express his gratitude to the empress.

Everyone studied the gnoll for a long time, and finally got used to the appearance of the gnoll. Given that the Gnoll army was long gone, the Empress was stationed near the forward camp with dragoons to take care of each other after the discussion, in case the monsters attacked again.

After the ministers dispersed, Gladys instructed her attendants not to follow her, she walked outside the tent and looked at the sky, and a bright moon finally appeared in the sky, Gladys looked up at the bright moon and sighed, "Nikolai, what are you planning?"