Lord of Rot

Outside Bonta Canyon.

The midday sun shines on the golden sand sea.

As August approaches, the temperature rises rapidly. Looking into the distance, the air is distorted by the high temperature.

A lizard gets down on its legs and climbs rapidly up the sand dune.

There was a lack of food, so he had to go out to look for food under the scorching sun.

Whoosh-!

A long arrow accurately hit the lizard and pinned it to the sand dune.

The sound of horse hooves could be heard in the distance, and a group of cloaked cavalry approached from far away.

Dozens of people parked on the dunes, looking at the canyon exit.

"Bulwell, will Baron Porcupine really come?"

"The raven sent a message that it will arrive in the next two days, I guess it is today." Bulwer, the leader of the wandering knights, looked up at the towering mountains, squinting his eyes and not knowing what he was thinking.

A wandering knight behind him said: "Don't hesitate, just line up and kill us!"

"Yes, before they come out, we intercept and kill the Porcupine Baron, and the entire Bonta Market will belong to us from now on!"

One thing that the Wandering Knights say to the outside world cannot be changed no matter how extravagant it is, they are all faithless people who have betrayed their faith and oath.

There are only zero and countless betrayals.

Bulwell asked, "Can we hold Bonta Bazaar?"

"Of course I can't keep it!"

"But you can grab something first and then go back and enjoy it slowly."

"Don't forget Princess Sofia, we are doing all this to overthrow the hateful Earl of Buffalo, and to take back everything that belongs to us and to the princess!"

Bulwer turned his head to look at his own people and sighed helplessly.

Some people may still retain their dignity as knights, but most of them have been reduced to desert bandits wearing plate armor.

Killing the Porcupine Baron and snatching his property, they only care about immediate benefits.

Because the benefits are too tempting, Bangta Market, which was not open to them before, is now completely undefended.

Other desert bandits were also swept away.

The entire area around Bangta Market has become a garden for them to enter and exit at will. How could they not be moved when looking at the property.

"If we kill Baron Porcupine, we will end up retreating to the southern camp," Bulwell said. "We will still survive like stray dogs."

The previous person in the team mocked: "You don't really want to be loyal to the porcupine and then choose to be a hound, do you?"

Bulwell also knew very well that if he really chose to join the Porcupine, the wandering knights behind him would also choose to rebel. Instead of being coerced and forced to attack, it was better to attack directly!

He shouted: "Wait at the mouth of the canyon!"

Time passed slowly, and the sound of horse hooves and footsteps came from the Bonta Canyon. The wandering knights headed by Bulwer held their breath, waiting for an order to charge.

"Why are you here?" Li Qi, who was the first to come out riding a Hippogriff, looked at the wandering knights in surprise.

Bulwell and others were stunned when they saw the Hippogriff. They had never seen such a creature, and they regarded the rumors about the East Gorge as mere boasts.

At this time, seeing the legendary creature really appear gave this group of wandering knights who were always in the corner a bad premonition.

Li Qi looked at the dozens of wandering knights who were waiting for them, especially a few of them who were not of good mental quality and had their hands on their waists. He immediately understood their purpose.

The people behind Li Qi were very relaxed. There were more than a dozen Transcendents, and they rushed over in one go. The wandering knights were completely incompetent.

"grown ups……"

Bulwell could feel the fear of the war horse under his crotch, which was trembling uneasily.

"I understand." Li Qi suddenly realized: "You came here specially to greet me."

He immediately frowned: "Why are you still riding on a horse to welcome me? It seems that you have not been a knight for too long, and you have forgotten the etiquette of knights."

"Wow—!"

The eagle raises its head and screams.

The horses of the wandering knights all knelt on the ground. Some of the wandering knights reacted a little slower and fell from their horses in a miserable state.

Bulwell was horrified.

Just the cry made the war horse, who had experienced the fearlessness of war, become so scared that he knelt on the ground and did not dare to move!

The knight who had yelled the loudest with Bulwer before drew his sword.

"Aren't you going to welcome me?" Li Qi looked down at the messy wandering knights whose formation was disrupted: "Are you planning to betray?"

He used the word "shock" when he spoke. The wandering knights who had been frightened by the Hippogriff just now lost their minds, and when they were frightened again by Li Qi's magic, their legs and feet suddenly became weak.

The wandering knight who drew his sword was given special attention and fell to his knees directly.

When Bulwell was in a trance, he realized that the person looking down at him was not the Porcupine Baron, but a ferocious dragon.

He woke up in time and half-knelt on the ground: "We have cleared out all the desert bandits around Bangta Market! We came here specially to greet you!"

"Thank you for your hard work. The security of the area depends on you." Li Qi smiled, as if the scene just now was just an illusion.

The Hippogriff should go first, followed by the rear team.

The mercenaries Trevor and Allen gave them their own contemptuous looks, although they were faster than the others at first.

Bulwell and other wandering knights were half-kneeling on the sand, watching Li Qi and others walking further and further before standing up.

The wandering knight who first questioned Bulwell stood up. He knelt on the ground because he was frightened by Reach, and became a little angry: "Bullwell, I knew you wouldn't dare. Now we have missed the best opportunity to defeat the Porcupine Baron. He is invincible on Pegasus, and thanks to you, all of us will become his dogs!”

Bulwer walked towards the other party with a sullen face: "Why didn't you rush up and kill him just now? No one would stop you."

The wandering knight looked at Bulwell with disdain: "You are the leader, and I want to listen to you. If you hadn't taken the lead in kneeling down, I would have rushed over and killed the porcupine! You are already old, or..."

A sword pierced the wandering knight's throat. His eyes widened in shock and his body collapsed.

Bulwer drew his sword and looked around at the wandering knights with different expressions: "This is the fate of the oathbreakers who draw swords against their loyal lords!"

Anyone who drew a sword against the lord would definitely not survive. Everyone even subconsciously blamed the killed knight for their previous impulsive behavior, thinking that if it weren't for the other party, they wouldn't have to bear the risk of angering Li Qi.

The dead are best suited to bear the blame.

Someone asked: "What will we do in the future?"

"Follow the Baron's orders and do our jobs well," Bulwer said. "Life will at least be better than before."

You can eat bones if you are obedient...

……

Bangta Bazaar, Tavern.

Kull Oasis paced back and forth, restless.

Three people who can control the fate of the entire Bangta Market gather here.

They are the nominal lord of the town, Kull Oasis, the leader of the Iron Fist Gang who manages all the pickpockets and thieves in Bangta Market, and the elf girl Bailu who is stationed here on behalf of Li Qi.

After walking around for a few more times, Kull Oasis said helplessly to the dozing elf girl: "Lord White Deer, Lord White Deer!"