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Early autumn of 1732.

With the war raging in Bern, the Merzai region east of Haysting is also in a state of hopeless chaos.

As an important trade corridor connecting the Gantt Empire, Merzai's agricultural products have always been an important trade product, and the villages scattered throughout Merzai have always been associated with serenity and beauty, with uniformly planned paved stone brick roads lined with poplar trees and water canals, and when spring arrives, the flowers are in full bloom, and the fragrance is fragrant, and artists from all over the world have never been afraid to record the beauty of this place in their works.

However, the transformation of beauty and ugliness was in an instant.

The sudden arrival of the invaders has left the otherwise peaceful place full of bloodstains, corpses, and filth, and Blue Leaf Village is no exception.

That day, in broad daylight, a group of short soldiers suddenly appeared on the outskirts of Lanye Village, blocking the villagers who had received the news and were about to go to the mountains for shelter.

Tasgata poured down a large jar of ale that had belonged to a villager before, burped, and staggered out the door, locking the bloody back in the room.

The soldiers waiting outside looked at Tasgata, and forced an ugly smile on their faces, for this superior known as the torture knight, the soldiers were also shocked and frightened, as they set foot on this pagan land in order to spread the light of the gods, they did not care about killing and plundering, but it was also a big shock to them that this seemingly feminine knight liked to use too much incentive means to deal with the infidels.

Not so long ago. Tasgata threw the man of the house behind him into the fire and tortured the hostess, who had just given birth, for hours. The infidel babies were then thrown alive into a cauldron and boiled with oil. Then he picked him up with his sword, and put him before his mother, and commanded her to eat it. As a result, the baby's mother went berserk and tried to fight with Tasgat, and her body was cut off one by one.

This method was unbearable for the soldiers, but they still had to force a smile and listen to his arrogant cries. There have been retinues who have been tortured with thin needles for displeasing them. This twisted creature is not only cruel to infidels, but also cruel to his own people.

This trait makes Tasgata very unpopular among his companions. For most people, they'd rather fight with the infidels than stay with this monster that should rot in the shadows.

Unfortunately, due to a certain fit of quality, Archbishop Bovey was very appreciative of Tasgata and often praised him as a devout disciple who was nothing more than himself, which also made those who hoped that this vicious dog would return to the arms of God sooner rather than later.

At the moment of the siege of Merzai, in the name of purifying the infidels, he was sent far away. Out of sight is the only thing those people can do.

"If you continue to believe in false myths, even women and children will have to pay for their lives! Now come one by one and swear your faith and glory to the great god Srakna. Tusgar sat triumphantly on his horse, and lifted his body, which was smaller than his companions, to look down on the poor men in front of him. Left these words to the remaining villagers, along with dust, hatred, and sorrow.

Humiliation and grief welled up on the faces of the villagers, but their expressions, suppressed by heavily armed soldiers, could only add some pleasure to Tasgata.

"Hmph. Wait a minute, find an excuse, and kill half more......" Just as Tascar replied happily thinking about how to make some fun for himself again. A terrible sound of breaking wind rushed into his eardrums.

Burst!

There was a sharp pain in the shoulder, and the huge force directly caused Tasgata to fall from the horse. The mount, which had not been a war horse for a long time, also jumped around in panic, but his feet could not get out of the stirrup, and the horse rolled around, and the torture knight, who had been suffocated for a while, could only moan helplessly on the ground.

The sudden change made the soldiers react a little slowly, or subconsciously did not want to help this guy, and when they realized what they should do, it was like the sound of thunder and rolling horses' hooves.

"Enemy attack!"

The terrible warning was drowned out in an instant, and in the dust and smoke rolling, a horse rushed into the village first, rushing into these short soldiers without hesitation.

Bang!

A soldier was directly knocked away by a galloping war horse, and the speed of up to 60 kilometers per hour brought an irresistible impact, directly knocking him out more than ten meters away, and a series of crisp noises sounded on his body, falling down like a rag bag in the air, hitting the dust all over the ground.

At this time, the knight had already drawn his long sword, brought up a splash of blood, and had already cut down the soldiers near the war horse.

Disaster has already occurred in an instant—for the soldiers who had been enjoying the pleasure of the conquerors a moment ago, of course.

The knight's swift sword, like a whirlwind, slashed between the enemy soldiers, and everywhere he passed, he saw the enemy soldiers turning on their backs, drenched in blood, and there was no enemy at all.

Just as the soldiers were attracted by the knight's heroic appearance, the smoke and dust continued to churn, one or two...... One by one, dozens of heavily armed cavalry rushed into the enemy's ranks, like sharp blades cutting into butter, without any hindrance.

There is no suspense in the battle at this moment.

When Gehr rushed out of the enemy line and circled back again, all he saw was the chaotic scene of soldiers scurrying around with their heads in their hands, and one soldier running straight towards him in a panic.

Without hesitation, he swung his sword, and the next moment he saw the other party's eyes full of fear, the face split in two, blood and brains spurted out, and flew into the air.

Riding his horse forward again, knocking down and trampling the soldiers who were blocking the way, and at the same time, the long sword was in the direction, and all the soldiers who were still resisting were killed on the spot, so that the fighting will of these soldiers of no more than 50 people completely collapsed, and they scattered and fled outside the village.

"Mankic, organize the villagers!" said Gehlco.

"Yes, sir. The knight with the sword and shield emblem tattooed on his armor responded loudly, and immediately led people to deal with the aftermath according to the prior arrangement.

Since the one-on-one competition and several battles, Mankiqi has no longer resisted Princess Sylvia's orders to obey the command of Gehr, who has shown himself in this team with practical actions, and no one is more suitable for this position than him.

Gehr no longer cares about how Mankic's aftermath is handled, and he is qualified for that.

Sitting on his horse and looking around, Gehr soon discovered the location of Tasgata, and immediately rode his horse slowly, and it seemed that the leader of the enemy, who had deliberately not killed with an arrow, was lucky not to be trampled to death by his horse.

Dragged by his horse, Tasgata drew his sword and cut off the stirrup, and finally got rid of the mad horse, but when he crawled out of the billowing dust and coughed, he found that everything that he had known before had changed, and the soldiers who had followed him fled everywhere, and then were overtaken by the chasing knights, and then slashed with a sword or simply trampled on his horse.

This vision, which had been given only to the pagans, now worked on the followers of the god Slark, and it gave him a sense of unrealistic absurdity and a sense of fear from the bottom of his heart, and even the blazing sun could not suppress the biting coldness that eroded his body.

It wasn't until a huge black shadow completely enveloped him that he came back to his senses.

The customary slogan of "pagan ......" blurted out without thinking, but it soon became clear to Tasgata how wrong some habits could be at certain unsuitable times.

A flash of white light flashed, and the torture knight's wrist flew out with the sword, and blood spurted out, bright red, and the blood of the perpetrator was no different from that of the victim.

Tasgata began to scream, and he immediately understood that faith in the god Slark could not counteract the pain, and that his screams were no better than the victims who had always been in his hands.

But he soon shut up.

The cold touch and shiver in his neck immediately made him understand what situation he was in now.

"Fenos, I'll leave it to you, old rules. Gehr stopped a young man, a hunter, who had taken refuge in the mountains during the invasion of these Slarkna, and when he saw Gehr attacking the devastated cultists, he volunteered to join Gehr's team, and he was very helpful to Gehr because he was familiar with the terrain.

"No problem, leave it to me, sir. A bloodthirsty smile appeared to the young man who had been covered by a large scar extending from the top of his left eyebrow to the bottom of the right corner of his mouth, and what these intruders had done had completely angered the mountain dweller who had been born in the Mira Mountains, and who was now happy to do such a thing.

These days, Gehr has seen a lot of the disasters brought about by these Slarknas, from fighting reluctantly at Sylvia's request to now taking the initiative to fight, and the actions of these bloodthirsty cultists from the island have made Gehr disgusted from the bottom of his heart.

Distorted and wicked, that's Geer's impression of this church.

Sure enough, the Ingrid Church is just a special case, and this kind of magic stick is still better to kill.

The battle in the village has come to an end, and Mankiqi is leading his men and the villagers to organize the battlefield and collect all kinds of supplies.

This is already the fifth detachment of Slavina that Gehr has exterminated, and the Slavnas south of Merzai have almost been swept away, if the top leaders of those invaders are not stupid, at most two days, they will know that there is a huge blank area in their southern control area, and they will inevitably send troops at that time, and Gehr's team will not have such an easy time, so they must be prepared as much as possible beforehand.

Some of the Slavinas fled into the jungle outside the village, and Gehr and the others had no intention of chasing them, as they were naturally entertained by someone there.

Soon, intermittent screams came from the jungle, and many hunters and mountain people who had taken refuge in Gehr were ambushed inside, and they couldn't charge into battle, but woodland hunting was their forte, and as the outermost insurance measure, they didn't have to worry about lack of enthusiasm for work if their homes were destroyed by these invaders.

"Assemble!" (to be continued......)