Seeing that Rick didn't blame him, he breathed a sigh of relief, and remembered to wipe the sweat from his head with his hand.

Just when Bent was rejoicing in his heart, Rick suddenly spoke again: "Captain Bent, you did a very good job, and I will personally ask for credit for you after the victory." But that is not enough, and then send for His Excellency Harrison Coussi of the Russell Brotherhood, and the Bishops or Priests of the Church, to be ready for battle. ”

The sudden voice made Bent break out in a cold sweat again, and then after hearing the content, he came back to his senses and replied loudly: "Yes, I'll send someone there." "As he spoke, he was going to arrange for his men to carry out the mission.

But Earl Stelle suddenly interrupted him: "There is no need to notify Harrison, I have already sent someone to inform him." By this time, he should begin assembling the Russell Brotherhood's troops, and if he was quick, he should be there in two or three hours. ”

"His Excellency the Count is indeed the pillar of Cyprus. Rick said flatteringly.

Then he said to Bent, "Hear me, just inform the church, and by the way, your Excellency the Speaker." Something so big happened, and he didn't even show up to now, and there must be a limit to being lazy. "Rick is full of complaints about Viscount Fisher.

"Alright, let's go on a mission. So saying, he sent him away.

"It's best not to count on the fighting power of those churches, they usually don't have much combat power here, after all, this is just a small town. They can protect themselves by relying on the majesty of the true God, and don't expect too much from them. The Count said disdainfully in his tone. Apparently he did not trust the fighting power of these church personnel.

"I'm also trying to do what I can, now it's just a matter of seeing when our reinforcements will arrive. I've done the work with the Knights and the shamisen, and although it costs a bit too much, they still agree to help. According to the agreed itinerary, they should set off today, and I also sent someone to urge, hoping to hurry up. It was only after Bent had gone away that Rick told the Count about the secret.

"Great. The fifty-year-old earl's face flushed with excitement when he heard this, and he swung his fist vigorously and said in a low voice. "That way, our odds are completely out of the question. "Powerful and swift movements. I couldn't tell at all that this was a half-centenarian with gray temples.

"I hope so. Rick, who was a little pessimistic, said lightly, compared to the earl next to him, he was more like an old man in the twilight. It's not that he's worried about the combat effectiveness of the reinforcements, but he's worried about whether the place will be able to hold the line before the reinforcements arrive.

Rick's mind. The experienced Earl thought about it and understood. He smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry." Viscount Rick, we'll be able to hold it. The confident tone made Rick look sideways slightly. I wonder where he got his confidence.

The Count said with some smugness: "I have begun to gather troops since I received the information, and now all my escorts have been assembled. An elite professional force of 800 men, I think it will be enough to withstand it for a while with the help of construction fortifications. ”

"I see. Rick complimented inadvertently.

Although the proud Rick has always had doubts about how the Earl is talking about a professional soldier compared to a veteran of a hundred battles on the border. But now in this case, we can only count on them, otherwise the militia who rely only on the garrison will die faster.

Then, Rick and the Count led a group of men to the city walls to investigate the situation outside.

The Earl also followed Rick forward through the bulge on the city wall, looked at the approaching humanoid creature outside, and turned his head to ask Kylelius with the disgust in his heart: "Kylelius, what do you think of the current situation, what kind of powerful action?" And these...... Well, let's call it people, what the hell is going on with these people. ”

Rick echoed the same doubts, and the fear of the unknown is often the strongest, and he interjected, "Yes, Lord Kyleus. As a six-ring magician, I'd like to hear your opinion. ”

"It looks like it's supposed to be a red-robed person, and I've seen at least thirty people in red-robed people at the back of the line. There are also melee professionals who are responsible for protecting magicians. Kylelius told Rick and the old count what he had just seen.

"As for what kind of creatures they are, I don't know. However, it seems that it is likely to be a new type of undead or semi-undead similar to a ghoul or an undead zombie, and the specific situation can only be known after a sample. Kylelius said cautiously.

"If there are a few samples, give me a little time and I might be able to draw conclusions. Unfortunately, there isn't that much time right now. Kyrlius said with some pity. Precious special test samples have always been a treasure coveted by every magician who wants to make a difference on the road of magic.

"By the way, speaking of the red robes, didn't you say that they will only start to act the day after tomorrow? When the count heard what Kyrlius had finished, he suddenly remembered something and said reproachfully to Kyleus.

Kyrlius glanced at the Count and explained in a light tone, "Intelligence error. When they were in regular contact, my informant didn't show up, and then they became suspicious. That's probably the case. ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly paused, looked around, and then spoke: "Speaking of which, it seems that the chief magic advisor from His Excellency the Earl's Mansion has not come either. ”

The Earl frowned when he heard this, and said with dissatisfaction: "Uncle Gala is really, at such an important time, he can't find anyone. Since the morning, I don't know where the road has gone, and everyone who asked me didn't know what the road was. The thick tone of doubt made the people around him believe that he really did not know the whereabouts of Advisor Lu Daogara at this time.

When he first received the news that someone was attacking the city, he thought that the shadows had taught them a good deed, but just now Kylelius had confirmed that it was not the shadows but the red robes. So now the count has new doubts.

Thinking of this, the Count suddenly realized something, and asked Kyleus, "Is there anyone over there in the shadows? ”

Hearing this, Kylelius looked at the city wall again, and confirmed: "There are indeed no shadow people, all of them are bald heads of the red-robed mage society, it seems that ......"

Before Kylelius could finish speaking, there was a noise behind him, and he could even faintly see a few faint smoke slowly rising. (To be continued......)