Let's get it......

The sound of horses' hooves and footsteps lifted the veil of tranquility that covered Blue Leaf Village, and the dense soldiers slowly stopped, led by dozens of black-armored knights, in front of the village that had been reduced to ashes.

Baines stared at the body swaying in the wind on the branches of the large trees hanging from the roadside at the entrance of the village, and his face was as bright as his armor.

When he saw the faintly visible church uniform, he felt very bad at the thought that the target he was looking for might have gone wrong.

As the deputy head of the Templar Knights, the armed forces directly under the Church of Slarkna, Bynes was sent to cooperate with the mad dog of Tasgata, which had already made him very unhappy, but this was the personal order of Archbishop Bovey, the supreme leader of the Church in this operation, and Bynes, as a knight who loyally defended the interests of the Church, could only admit it.

After finally breaking through the most important traffic node in the area in charge, Eeriblock, the idle Tasgata took the initiative to disperse and sweep the nearby area, and Baines sat in the center of Erebrock's command, and finally was able to separate from this twisted monster who didn't know what respect was for a while.

But this good day didn't last long, not long ago, Baines found out something that made him feel bad during the routine sweep team message callback, in the direction of the southwest area of Eeribrock, there were already four teams that did not return the message on time.

Was this a reinforcement from Bern or a local resistance, and was it just an occasional event or a larger move?

However, since they can defeat four squads, the opponent must have a certain amount of combat power, which is not conducive to the Church's consolidation of the rule in this area. He must determine the range of the opponent's activities and send a large number of scouts to further confirm the news, and then concentrate on delivering a fatal blow to the enemy when he has the exact information. Before confirming enemy information. Because he controls the area as a transportation node, Bynes can easily wait for news in the city. The surrounding villages have been wiped out by a sabotage sweep, so the supplies are concentrated in Elebrock, and the enemy will inevitably be unable to bypass this city stronghold if they want to make a difference.

According to military common sense, Bynes should have chosen this prudent strategy.

However, when he marked the location of the last time the lost contact team sent back the message, and marked the possible enemy range, he suddenly found that the team led by Tasgata was in this area.

Although he, like many of his companions, longed for the mad dog to die. But if you die somewhere else, in your own area of responsibility, and you can't get rid of yourself, then it's a big problem. As the supreme person in charge here, he would not expect Archbishop Bovey to be very lenient when he learned the news, and the two of them were able to meet each other, obviously because they had the same trait - this gossip was very marketable among the lower classes.

Therefore, after ordering the Erry Brock guards to defend the city carefully, Baines hurriedly rushed to meet Tasgar with half of his men's strength, but depending on the situation, it was obvious that he was a step slower.

A gust of wind blew. The body hanging from the branch began to shake again, and a crow flew up from above, staring at the blood-red eyes and screaming, this scene was particularly penetrating.

Time. Baines only felt chills all over his body, but even so, he rode forward. With the last glimmer of hope to confirm the identity of the owner of this body.

When I came to the corpse, a foul smell came to my face.

Bynes frowned slightly. Stretch out her spear and gently flick the corpse so that it turns it to face him.

After seeing the physical appearance clearly. Baines couldn't help but gasp.

It was a very miserable death, as if he had been gnawed by a wild beast, and there were defects everywhere, and the gaps were covered with exposed muscle fibers and a yellowish layer of fat, especially the bitten eyes on the face, the tip of the nose and cheeks, the inner walls of the mouth and gums were exposed, and the eyes had become two bloody holes—this was caused by the crow that flew away, and Bynes had just seen the eyeballs in its mouth.

Taking a deep breath, Baines' wrist shook slightly, and the tip of the spear sliced through the corpse's tattered clothes under his precise control, exposing his chest.

Better than the face, although it is also missing, you can still see the pattern on the front chest - the burning stake, a tattoo that Tasgata often shows off to others.

The identity of the corpse has been confirmed.

It's not comfortable to be alive, and it's going to cause trouble when you're dead.

Baines only felt that the vigorous anger in his body seemed to ignite the whole person.

After a long silence, Baines's wrist swung suddenly, and the spear hit the corpse of Tasgata with a series of afterimages, and with a bang, the already broken corpse instantly shattered and flew out in all directions, as if Baines had vented all his anger here.

"Come on, all the scouts have sent out and found those damn rats for me!"

......

After leaving the valley, the group of refugees made their way northwest along the Grizzly Bear Hill.

Their destination, Eriblock, was located in the northeast, but at this time they did not dare to follow the main road, which would almost be considered death, and they had to take the hilly areas with more difficult terrain, which would be easier to escape in case they were discovered by the enemy, and would minimize the enemy's numerical advantage.

After leaving the valley and entering the Grizzly Bear Hills, the surrounding terrain becomes complicated, with large areas of various trees scattered throughout the hills, and their visibility becomes extremely poor from the beginning, and they have to guard against not only possible intruder scouts, but also fierce beasts such as bears, maned wolves, and hyenas in the forest, which makes manpower very tight.

Fortunately, because of the expansion war presided over by Avery II in the past, as the frontier area of the Merzai region, the people to whom they belong have more or less received military training, and people like Senede have even directly participated in the war, relying on the equipment obtained from the previous extermination of several squads to arm them and form a militia team, which has reduced the manpower pressure of a lot of Gehr.

The refugees meandered through the mountain streams, and the procession was pulled out of a long section of about half a mile, with some pack horses in between, and the wagons, which were only suitable for flat terrain, could not be used here at all, and had long since been dismantled and made into improvised carts, which were stacked with supplies and for the frail children, women and children.

The team was long, but it went well, under the command of Lucarin, the refugee team was organized into areas according to the villages from which they came, and the respected people in the original village were responsible for maintaining order, and the patrol and help of the nearby militia kept the whole team in check.

Gell led his horse to the side, followed by the remnants of the Knights of the Silver Crown, and a few of the more skilled men who had been added to the refugee ranks, forming the strongest force in the refugee team - a cavalry force of 73 cavalry, plus more than thirty scouts led by Fenos and a militia of more than 100 villagers with military experience, forming the entire armed force of this refugee team.

As a refugee team, some noisy voices are unavoidable, but this is a lush forest, and the sound can't be heard far, and no matter how loud the scream is, it will turn into a whisper after a stone's throw at most, so that you don't have to worry about revealing your whereabouts.

And the whistling mountain breeze passed through the treetops, and the sound of the trees had long since overpowered all other sounds, reminding people that hearing was not as effective as sight at this time, although vision was not very reliable.

From daytime to nightfall, the whole team had been on the road for the rest of the time, except for a few meals, and finally arrived at the predetermined place before it was too dark to move forward.

"That's it, let's arrange for everyone to rest. ”

Gehr and Lucarin looked at the terrain for a while, and after receiving an affirmative reply from Fenos, they gave the order to stay put.

It was a northwestern extension of Grizzly Hills, far from the avenue, uninhabited, and only during the hunting season was entered by the most capable hunters, and Fenos was one of the top hunters, and Gehr soon found a temporary hunter's lodge where he had left in the past.

After bringing Gehr and the others to the hut, Fenos left with the hunters, who were now the most important eyes and ears of the entire refugee procession, and everyone could rest, but they still had to be busy.

With the order to station, the refugees began to gather and look for a place to rest, and the militia began to set up a simple defensive circle, which was very lively for a while, startling a large flock of resident birds, raising their cries like crystal flutes, and flying under the moon with a bang.

After finishing some of his work, Gell took the blanket that Lucarin had handed him, took some dry grass and put it on the ground, and leaned on the cart to get ready to rest.

Lying on the cart was Camerita, who was still recuperating from her injuries, and the white priest's robe was already a little dirty, but she herself didn't seem to be dissatisfied with it, and it wouldn't damage her beauty.

"Gehr. The goddess suddenly whispered.

"What's wrong?" said Gehr, looking up and seeing a pair of eyes that sparkled like emeralds.

"The elves are restless, they are in a bad mood, they have a heart-thirst for bloodlust to approach, and the sinister spirit wave generated makes the elves uneasy. The beautiful goddess explained to the knight.

"In which direction, and how far is it?" Gell didn't have the slightest doubt about the Goddess's suspicions, and along the way she had used her unique ability to accurately determine whether there was any hostility.

"To the south, there is still some distance, it should be near the valley from which we departed, but tonight it is complete. ”

"I know, you have a good rest, I'll go to Fenos first. ”

Gehr nodded to the goddess, then patted Lucarin, who was also listening to the goddess's words, on the shoulder, and told the girl, who was already exhausted after a day's journey, to rest, and got up and walked in the direction of Fenos. (To be continued......)