Lord Highlander

   Chapter 442 441. Retrograde

In the woods, twenty-five squadron leaders gathered together, including those who had not become Constructed Knights. At the same time, there were four captains including Viscount Emmett. sticky note.

  The atmosphere in the woods froze for a while.

  The ordinary knights who were resting in the forest also sensed that something happened here, and they all gathered under the surrounding trees.

Whether it was the constructed knights who stayed behind or the constructed knights who had been drawn to 'Start', almost everyone looked at Suldak with complicated eyes, so that the scene was a little quiet, and the wind blowing the leaves came from the forest. The rustling sound, and occasionally one or two hellhound howls in the distance, it sounds a bit intrusive.

   There is no doubt that everyone hopes that the Suldak Knights can join their camp.

For the headquarters of the guard battalion responsible for restraining some of the hellhounds in the small town, Suldak's stay seems to be more effective. After all, Suldak, who possesses the power of the Holy Light, can restore the wounded knights to their fighting power as quickly as possible. , the guard battalion is about to usher in a bitter battle, and this battle is destined to have casualties. If Suldak can stay, the lives of many injured knights will be guaranteed, and the fighting state will be very different.

For the reconnaissance team, Suldak not only has a powerful primary top-level magic pattern armor, but also a veteran with rich combat experience. At critical times, it is the last guarantee of several members, so of course everyone also hopes that Suldak Ke can stay in the scouting team.

   But it is obvious that Suldak's role in joining the reconnaissance team is definitely not as great as staying.

   "Captain, let the Suldak knights stay!" A knight in the crowd shouted.

  Someone in the crowd took the lead in speaking, and naturally some people echoed: "Yes, yes!"

But there are also many knights who choose to remain silent. After all, it is decided by lottery, which is the most fair to everyone. If Suldak stays, those squadron leaders who are drawn to 'stay' will have to draw another round , It was a bit embarrassing for them, but at this time they did not stand up and were willing to participate in the investigation mission for Suldak.

  So everyone focused on Viscount Emmett. He is the supreme commander of the guard battalion and has a veto power.

  Viscount Emmet hesitated for a moment. He looked at Suldak and asked slowly, "Knight Suldak, I want to know what you think."

  Suldak glanced around, and there were knights who were paying close attention to this place.

  Humility, honor, sacrifice, bravery, compassion, honesty, justice, and spirit are the basic qualities that knights need to possess. But nowadays, there are very few knights in the guard battalion who will persist in pursuing these things. At least when self-sacrifice is required, there are not many knights who have the courage to stand up. After all, only by being alive can they enjoy a luxurious life.

  Suldak said firmly to Viscount Emmett: "Since the Wheel of Fortune has chosen me, I want to join the scouting team."

  Viscount Emmet was relieved when he heard what Suldak said.

   "Is this what you really think?" Viscount Emmet asked Suldak seriously.

   Such a choice did avoid many unnecessary troubles, but he needed to know whether this was what Suldak had in mind.

  Suldak said again: "Yes, Viscount Emmet."

Viscount Emmet took a step forward, patted Suldak's shoulder with great relief, and said to Suldak: "Very well, I appreciate your courage and choice very much. Back in Hailansa City, I hope to see you at the manor ball!"

   Viscount Emmet's words are a disguised affirmation of Suldak.

  Suldak quickly said: "It's an honor, Your Excellency the Viscount."

  Since it was Suldak's choice, the other knights of the guard battalion couldn't say anything more.

At this moment, a brisk figure jumped in front of Viscount Emmet, looking at Viscount Emmet with a pair of pale red eyes. Her long legs immediately attracted the attention of many knights. The forest bow and quiver also make her very eye-catching among the knights.

Viscount Emmet knew this half-elf archer guide, she was a member of Suldak's newly recruited security team, and she just led everyone up a steep mountain wall to this forest, so he decided to give Sa Mira had a chance to speak.

   Viscount Emmet pursed his lips and stared at Samira.

   "Viscount Emmet, I want to join the scouting team." Samira said to Viscount Emmet.

  Samila's voice just fell, and a thick voice sounded at the right time: "I also want to join the investigation team!"

The speaker was Andrew, an indigenous warrior. He was trying to squeeze into the center of the crowd from the outermost edge. In order for everyone to notice him, he even raised one hand high, with a thick bandage wrapped around his arm. In the eyes of the guard battalion knights, those bandages were so dazzling.

Viscount Emmet hesitated for a moment, and wanted to refuse immediately, but he decided to give them a chance, so he said: "Tell me your reasons, if you can tell me a reason that I can't refuse, I will consider agreeing to you! "

  The guard battalion really needs such a brave voice. Although Viscount Emmett will not agree, he also looks forward to the knights under him standing up with their chests upright. However, to Viscount Emmet's disappointment, apart from Samira and Andrew, no knight had such courage.

At this time, Viscount Emmett could only sigh secretly in his heart, and then he looked at Sammy LS Mira with her fair neck raised, her pale red eyes carried a hint of pride, or it could be said that kind of mockery.

  She glanced at the knights around, and said softly: "I am very familiar with the town of Meijin, and I know the most remote road, which can lead everyone to sneak into the town."

  Her sweet voice always seemed so incompatible with her cold appearance.

   "You have successfully convinced me, welcome to join, Archer, tell me your name." Viscount Emmet said.

  Viscount Emmet nodded to Samira in affirmation.

   "Samira." The half-elf archer answered concisely.

   "What about you? Warrior, what reason do you have?"

  Viscount Emmet asked the native warrior in order to show his fairness.

Although Andrew's appearance is rough, his mind is extremely delicate. He took a step forward and said loudly to Viscount Emmett: "This is the gathering place of our Nanai people. Most of the people living in this town are my people. Our Nanai people have special symbols and marks, I want to go in and see if there are any survivors in the town, and maybe I can find some clues that others can't find."

Viscount Emmett sighed in his heart: These two joined the Hailansa Guard Battalion and got my approval yesterday. At that time, I still couldn't understand Suldak's choice. Usually, the knights of the Guard Battalion wore Hailanza's badge on their bodies. Branding, but these two are obviously residents of Wojmara City, so it stands to reason that they are not qualified to join the guard camp at all. But after all, it was Suldak who chose the members of his security team, and Karl came forward to intercede, so Viscount Emmet readily nodded in agreement.

   Now it seems that Suldak was really discerning yesterday, and I don't know how correct his choice is.

  Viscount Emmett took a serious look at Andrew again, and said to him: "Well, I can't refuse this reason, soldier, let me introduce myself to everyone."

   "Nanai warrior Andrew, Suldak is my captain."

  Without any stage fright, Andrew puffed out his chest and said to the surrounding knights.

  …

  The commanders of the three guard battalions still need to study which guard battalion to choose as the battlefield to entertain the hellhounds outside the town.

  At least the battlefield should be easy to defend and difficult to attack and easy to retreat. The main force tried its best to contain the hellhounds in the town so as to create more opportunities for the scouting team. At the same time, the guard battalion knights could easily evacuate from the battlefield.

  Of course, the guard battalion can set up some traps and traps in the jungle in advance, and can also use the surrounding forests to encircle a battlefield.

  The guard battalion came prepared this time, not only came a large amount of supplies, but also brought many auxiliary tools. There are also some very professional hunters in the guard camp, they are very good at hunting in the jungle.

  The 1,500 knights of the guard battalion could not hide in this forest for too long, and it might not be long before they would be discovered by the hellhounds.

In order to avoid long nights and dreams, the reconnaissance team must enter Meijin town at night, so the battlefield here must be determined before then, and the battlefield needs to be located in the surrounding area of ​​Meijin town, it must not be too far away, otherwise the **** dogs near the town If you don't want to attack, it will be embarrassing.

  This time Samira's proposal once again helped the three guard battalion commanders make a decision.

  That is the tip of the intersection of two mountains. The mountain has formed a trumpet-shaped battlefield here, but it is covered by a dense forest. If you just look outside, you can't find the trumpet-shaped terrain here.

   Only a small amount of troops are required to defend the Taniguchi to block the Hellhound's attack.

  However, this battlefield still needs to be arranged, after all, those hellhounds can easily climb up the city wall more than 20 meters high. So the guard battalions of the three cities gathered together at this time, and began to arrange a large number of traps and beast traps on both sides of the battlefield, and even criss-crossed with some parasitic vines hanging from the tops of the trees to create a nearly 100-meter-long giant. net.

  Before sunset, the knights of the guard battalion finally got everything ready, and the knights took a rest in the woodland.

  During dinner, Andrew not only ate some battered marching rations, but also ate canned luncheon meat full of aroma, which was really delicious.

  …

As night fell, the hellhounds around the town of Meijin gradually began to quiet down. They seemed to have not adapted to the night of the Maca plane, or the laws of the world during the night of the Maca plane had the greatest impact on the hellhounds, so They prefer to lie dormant at night.

A squad of knights quietly approached the town of Maca under the cover of night. This is a group of ordinary knights holding standard crossbows. They are well-trained. After rushing out of the forest, they are covered by low bushes. Constantly approaching the hellhound group.

   There are about 30 knights in this squadron, headed by a squadron leader from Plus City.

The **** dogs guarding the entrance of Meijin Town are the densest. At this time, they are almost lying on the ground with half-closed eyes. When they are resting, the **** dogs are used to sticking one ear to the ground. Their ears are very sensitive and can Hearing a very subtle sound in the distance, when this knight team stepped into the wild grass outside the small town of Meijin, hundreds of **** dogs opened their dark purple eyes at the same time.

Hellhounds have natural lava-like dark lines on their bodies. When their skin is scratched, they can even drip some hot magma. In dry places, Hellhounds can easily cause fires, so at night, Their bodies are like brightly colored targets. Even standing in the distance, you can still see the flickering bodies of the hellhounds.

The squadron leader saw that the body of the Hellhound in the distance suddenly became brighter. He immediately stopped vigilantly, and raised his hand to signal the knights following him not to approach the town of Meijin. Thirty knights stood in the wild grass. At the same time, he held the standard repeater crossbow behind his back in his hand, aimed at the **** dog in the distance and fired a round of flat shots.

  Dozens of crossbow arrows pierced the night sky, making a subtle sound of piercing the air.

The hellhound lying at the entrance of the town stood up vigilantly, and looked out of the town vigilantly. Suddenly, a rain of arrows came, and some hellhounds near the periphery were shot down by arrows. They let out dull roars, and hundreds of **** dogs rushed to the wild grass outside the town. They roared repeatedly, and the **** dogs around the town responded one after another.

  The Hellhound let out a rapid growl, and the squadron leader only saw countless lights suddenly appearing in the night. Those light spots were almost connected together, like fireflies flying all over the sky.

   "Withdraw!"

  The squadron leader yelled at the Prussian knights under his opponent, and before the remaining two crossbow arrows in the arrow trough were shot, he turned around with the standard repeater crossbow in his hand and ran towards the way he came.

A group of knights ran as hard as they could in the night, but their speed was still slower than that of the hellhounds. Seeing the hellhounds chasing up from behind cross the barren grass and catch up behind the knights, the paws of the hellhounds rushing forward suddenly Tightly, a noose encircled its hind legs, and then a huge pulling force erupted from the tight noose, instantly hoisting the hellhound in mid-air.

   At the same time, almost two dozen **** dogs were hoisted high by similar nooses, and at the edge of the woods, the howling and howling of **** dogs became one.

  More hellhounds around the small town of Meijin rushed towards this side, and the barren grass was covered with flowing light for a while.

A large number of **** dogs poured into the woods, and dozens of huge wooden rafts covered with wooden thorns fell continuously from the top of the tree, and several **** dogs were photographed below. The **** dogs behind were blocked and ran to the sides one after another. The knights took the opportunity to continue fleeing forward.

There are all kinds of beast traps in this woodland, and some **** dogs step on the beast traps from time to time, but these beast traps can deal with ordinary wild beasts, but don't want to pinch the legs of **** dogs. The animal trap was hanging on the leg, and the hellhound ran and made a clanging sound.

  In the forest, a team of cavaliers kept appearing. They were responsible for activating the set traps, and then quickly retreated with the other cavaliers.

  …

  Suldak followed Viscount Emmet and passed through the hellhounds silently.

  When some hellhounds passed by the scouting team, they looked suspiciously at the hiding places of the scouting team, but they couldn't see anything, so they 'whimpered' and followed the brigade of vicious dogs.

  Suldak's overnumbered Hailansa Guard Battalion reconnaissance team carefully bypassed the vicious dogs rushing out of the town and headed towards the town.

  (end of this chapter)