According to the man, his name was Kevin, and he was a nobleman who had just arrived through the forests of Middenheim and was trying to inform the lord of the place with terrible news.

"There are dead people in the forest."

Kevin's hand clutched his sword and leaned back in his chair, his glass at his hand, squinting his eyes like an uncle leaning against the fireplace about to take a nap. Even if there were two drunkards next to him fighting to prove who was the strongest drunkard, it didn't make him move in the slightest.

"This year's harvest was very good, but I had not waited for the nearby village to pay me my due, so I was going to check on the situation, but in the middle of the forest I met a hunter, pale and seriously wounded, who told me that his village had been attacked by beastmen. But they weren't ordinary beastmen, they seemed to be some kind of undead bound by evil necromancy, his village was destroyed, only this Orion escaped, I tried to heal him, but he finally died. ”

Saying this, Kevin sighed.

"Later, I followed his path and found the village, but it was empty, only charred ruins. There weren't even corpses, there was blood on the ground, there were stumps, but there weren't a single corpse, as if the corpses had grown legs and ran away on their own. ”

Duanmu Huai sat at the table, silently listening to Kevin's narration, silent. And Ann showed some frightened expressions, after all......... It sounds too much like a ghost story.

"I went to the other villages in my territory to investigate, and found that most of the villages there were empty, they had disappeared without knowing it, and there was nothing left. I felt that something was wrong, so I went back to Orion, and I found that even the Orion was gone........."

“—————！”

Hearing this, Ann shuddered and grabbed Duanmu Huai's cloak. Ogis next to her was stunned for a moment when she saw Ann's actions, and then she reached out and grabbed the other side of the cloak.

"Luckily, there were footprints in the snow, and I followed them and soon found the hunter——— he was dead, but he was still moving forward. He seemed to follow some strange voice, and then I saw ........."

As he said this, Kevin's voice gradually lowered, like the reaction of all ghost storytellers when it comes to a critical moment.

"An army of undead undead, guided by an evil necromancer, silently roaming through the forest, both human and beast-men. But now they've all become bloodthirsty, undead. They wandered back through the mountains, through the forests, and no one knew where the army of the dead was going, but I thought......... We have a chance to know. ”

"So you mean, you want us to go with you to investigate this army of the undead?"

After listening to Kevin's story, Duanmu Huai stared at him and asked silently, the latter smiled slightly and nodded.

"I've reported this to my lord, but unfortunately, it's winter, and it's not suitable to send a large army to search outside, and I also have to guard against the raids of those chaos minions in the north, so the lord can't help me, so I'm here to find some powerful warriors to track down and destroy this army of the undead wreaking havoc in my territory with me. This is the deposit. ”

As he spoke, Kevin reached out and took out a small pocket from his pocket and put it on the table, although he didn't fully open the pocket, Duanmu Huai could still see the light of the flames reflected by the gold coin from the mouth of the pocket.

"However, I also have a problem, for example, you don't look like a noble lord."

"Our family style is that the whole people are martial."

Kevin's expression didn't change in the slightest.

"And, in this kind of northern land, convenience comes first."

"Okay then."

Duanmu Huai stretched out his hand and took the money bag. In fact, he was almost certain that the man, Kevin, was most likely the missing Emperor.

Why? The reason is simple, this is the first time this guy has seen his face and his face has not changed.

As far as Duanmu Huai's experience is concerned, basically, those who can meet him for the first time without changing their faces and hearts are all big shots. For example, the two princesses, Ann and Gruya, as well as their fathers, are like this. Of course, this can also prove from the side that the bigger the person, the more resolute the mind.

If Kevin was just a small local nobleman as he said, then I am afraid that he would have gasped in fright when he saw Duanmu Huai's face. If you don't see the whole tavern, no one dares to look at him squarely? This guy actually dares to take the initiative to come up and talk?

Of course, if you want to say that it is not right, then it is that this Kevin did not break his hand, but that doesn't mean anything. Assuming that the Emperor had indeed cheated to death, he could have found a hand on the battlefield and put on his own hand armor, which was not too difficult, and would have been able to divert the attention of those who were following him.

After all, if other people are focused on finding someone who has lost their arms, they will naturally turn a blind eye to the person who has two hands.

It's just that Duanmu Huai didn't expect to encounter ......... so soon Forget it, it doesn't matter if he's not, at least the mission has been triggered, isn't it?

As the elven scout said, if this is the Emperor, then Sigmar is still sheltering the country.

If this is not the emperor, then Sigma is blind.

Anyway, it's not your fault, if you have a problem, go and smash the Sigma Temple.

Duanmu Huai turned these thoughts around for a moment, and then reached out to put the money bag away.

"But you're coming to me for help, but I'm surprised, I thought you'd think you'd think I'm a cultist."

"Hehehe, you're joking, sir."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, the man smiled.

"Maybe you are indeed a little fierce, but looking at the two little beauties around you, you know that you will definitely not be a believer in the tyrannical god. After all, those lunatics don't appreciate anything other than blood and death and muscles. And what about believers who are the gods of desire......... You don't seem to quite fit their aesthetics, as for the gods of plague and deceit......... I don't think it's necessary to say more. ”

"Okay, I'll just accept your arguments."

Duanmu Huai shrugged his shoulders.

"So, when are you leaving?"

"If it's okay, we'll meet at the city gate early tomorrow morning, and when the time comes, I'll introduce you to other companions, after all, it's not an easy task, and I still need to find more people."

"Okay then."

Duanmu Huai stood up and held out his hand to Kevin.

"I hope we have a good time together."