holy flame

In the early morning of the next day, Samuel and the others began to pack their things. It should be that Nick today?The day Prince Miles and his army came to Moortown.Samuel's original plan was to take people away after they entered the town. Surely he didn't do this to take a last look at Nick?Meyer, it's not fun to just run into the army,

"Something's wrong." Frank has more or less experience in leading troops to march. The real march is not as easy as the bard sang. The combat effectiveness is improved, and secondly, it is impossible for soldiers to walk for a day. They need to camp, eat, and rest, and because a large number of soldiers suffer from night blindness, it is almost impossible to march at night. The meal time is almost the same as the normal marching time, but the specific time spent will fluctuate depending on the army and the type of arms.

Nick?Meyer’s army is composed of cavalry composed of regular knights. Although they carry captives and “stolen goods” that have been captured and returned to some merchants, their marching speed will not be too slow. According to what he and Samuel said, originally This morning they should have arrived at Wilderness Town, but it was almost noon now, and there was still no army in sight, which was obviously abnormal.

Samuel nodded. He felt the same way, if not worse.After all, he had met that Nick himself.Although that guy's character is not very good, he does have abilities, otherwise he would not be able to lead troops to pretend to be robbers for such a long time without anyone noticing.Hiding in the thorny hills, they want to conceal their identity as a regular army. It is obviously difficult to obtain supplies openly. The knights are different from the Mongolian cavalry in another world who hardly need supplies. They need a lot of logistics supplies. For this, look at Ser Muir's increasingly full carriage knew it.And until meeting Samuel, Nick was apparently still in full control of his army, which definitely speaks for itself.

"Frank, you and Julian go ride a horse and take a look. I'll bring people into the town." There are very few reasons that can stop an elite army, such as weather, roads, disease, luggage, and... an attack!Even though the army of the Kingdom of Sidon is not close to Wilderness Town, it is not too far away. If they fight with others, it is difficult to guarantee that Wilderness Town will not be involved. For them camping in the wild, It's obviously dangerous, so Samuel is going to take someone into town just in case.

Frank and Julian nodded, and the others also took action. Anyway, everything has been sorted out. After the handsome nobleman and the ranger left the camp, Samuel quickly led the others towards Wasteland Town.

Samuel's prediction was not wrong. Less than three hours after they entered the town, Frank and Julian came back first. They didn't see the specific place where the battle took place, but they saw the rout.

"It looks like regular knights, but those guys obviously didn't have time to put on their armor when they were attacked. Another group of guys in different costumes chased them behind." Julian introduced Samuel concisely, and at the same time Frank Already ran to the mayor's mansion.Soon, the bell for meeting the enemy rang in the town, and the wooden door of the town was forcefully closed by the militiamen.At the same time, the mayor's private soldiers rushed into the homes of various guilds and merchants, temporarily recruiting mercenaries, adventurers, and merchants' personal guards.

However, facing the church that also had private soldiers, they did not dare to use the same method, but respectfully sent a letter of appeal for help in awe-inspiring words.Of course, they didn't ask for help from the only old and dying priest in Wasteland Town-the oil and water in this place have been scraped away by the rotating two countries, so there is only a small church here, but they asked for help from the paladin Samuel .

After Samuel got the letter, he simply led his people to the north gate of the town.The current mayor is the Baron of Tumbley. His height only reaches Samuel's chest, but his waist is twice as large as Samuel's. The almost spherical baron stands on the observation deck, wiping his forehead with a handkerchief from time to time. , both because it was indeed hot today, and also because he was extremely nervous at the moment.

"Master Paladin, do you know what happened?" After all, it was Samuel's people who sent the news first, so the baron could only ask him.

"No, I don't know what I know." Samuel shook his head, "I originally wanted to set off today and enter the city to bid farewell to the priest, but I didn't expect that before I left, the entourage who went to explore the road brought back This news surprised me." The deal between him and Nick was private, and in order to shock the others even more, the ambitious Prince didn't notify the people in Wilderness Town that he was coming today. , Of course Samuel will not be troublesome.

Hearing Samuel's answer, the baron could only sigh regretfully.He knew what Samuel was hiding from him—just saying goodbye to the old man officiant, needing to stay from morning till noon?And why would he send his entourage so far to explore the way?Obviously not normal.However, he was also guilty. After all, as the mayor of Huangyuan Town, he still knew what those merchants had done before.The baron asked himself that if he was forced to die by others, he would not kindly warn the other party of the danger, but would just hide in a safe corner and watch the show.

Therefore, the baron wisely didn't ask any more questions, but seized the time to deploy defenses.He regrets it very much now, why didn't he allocate some gold coins to repair the wall...

The walls of Huangyuan Town are just simple wooden walls, the highest part is only three meters high, and some parts that are in disrepair can even allow a person to get in and out.The wooden platforms that allow people to stand and shoot arrows outside behind several walls have been in disrepair for a long time. People standing on them will wobble in the absence of wind. No matter how good the psychological quality is, archers cannot stand on it with peace of mind. archery.Only the watchtower where Samuel and the baron are standing now is still in good condition because it is often used as the rostrum where the mayor presides over sacrificial ceremonies.And now, the carpenters in the city are urgently repairing several other wooden platforms. As for how much they can repair, even if the craftsmen's speed is very fast under the threat of life, they are not optimistic.

"Here we come." Samuel frowned and looked outside the city.

"Where?" The baron jumped up immediately, and his movement shocked the still solid high platform.

"I can't see anyone yet, but I can see the smoke and dust." Samuel didn't care about the shaking of the high platform, still staring at a direction outside the city.He needs to confirm immediately whether Nick is the prey or the hunter outside now...