Mercenaries and Adventurers

Kiel led the vanguard-like close combat militiamen and walked half a day ahead of the large group of militiamen. After walking for two days in total, they arrived at the entrance and exit outside the forest where the bandits spent the winter.

In the past two days, the militiamen who came out captured and killed many scattered bandits. After asking for their survivors, they found out that the Knight Lanisa who was guarding the corpse of the monster had defeated many probing bandits these days.

Knowing that this female knight was not a bandit that ordinary people could fight against, she cleverly began to evacuate the forest.

Their guess was correct. When Kiir led a large number of militiamen to block the entrance and exit of the forest, the bandits who were still in the forest would face dozens of times more people and their militiamen.

The gap in and out of the forest is nearly one kilometer wide, and it seems very spacious. However, when Kiel followed the command of Knight Crow, he ordered two groups of militiamen to guard the hillsides on both sides of the gap, plus the team that came out of them. The main body was stationed in the center of the gap, and the entire gap was shrouded in their sight.

After asking the militiamen to guard the gap and not let go of any bandit who wanted to get out, Kiel took a few militiamen and dragged the sled to the Warcraft first with supplies.

The place is easy to find. Even if Kil forgets how to get out in the first place, he can still find the location of the knights and hunters by relying on the very eye-catching soot floating in the sky in the forest.

"Stop, who are you? If you dare to come forward, we will attack!"

After approaching the smoke column, Keir and the others were shouted at and stopped by a person behind the tree in front of them.

The voice sounded familiar to Kil, and he guessed it was the voice of a young hunter among the hunters. He immediately announced his name: "It's me, Kil! I'm here with the support of the militia."

After speaking, he took off the cloak and hat on his head, revealing his very easy-to-distinguish helmet.

They probably saw Kiel's helmet. After confirming that it was indeed Kiel, two young hunters who were ready for battle flashed out from behind the tree trunk in front: "It is indeed Kiel's helmet. Hi, you are finally here. Kiel , why did it take you so long to come here? These days, the bandits in the forest will come here to investigate day and night, and we can hardly stand it. Also, you won’t just order this person, right? "

Lifting up his visor, Kil waved the militiamen behind him to drag the sled with supplies forward with him, and then explained to the hunters approaching: "As you know, the lair of the bag hole bandit is in the mountains, and There is also a cave that is very difficult to deal with. Especially when there are a lot of them."

"The militiamen didn't suffer any losses, right?" a hunter asked. He looked curiously at the militiamen following Kiel and found that the militiamen were neatly dressed and their weapons and equipment were in good condition, especially the crossbow bag around their waists. It’s packed to the brim.

"What kind of losses can there be? If you don't believe me, just ask everyone. Guys, how are the level of those bandits?" Keir easily pulled the sled and turned to the militiamen behind him and asked.

The militiamen were shouting and saying things that sounded powerful, but they ended up fighting hand-to-hand. Some militiamen boasted that they had killed several bandits, and they were just talking big words like that.

Regardless of whether he was bragging or not, at least the aura of contempt for bandits could not be faked.

"By the way, although I only brought so few people, there are actually many people behind me. I will bring some supplies first and quickly support you. I have already followed Knight Crow's instructions and led a group of militiamen to get ahead. The entrances and exits of the forest have been blocked. Now, unless the bandits in this forest dare to risk crossing the mountains, we will have to annihilate them one by one."

"Really? These bandits have been really annoying lately. They keep coming here to pry, so everyone hasn't been able to take a good rest for many days. Especially Knight Lanissa, who can only take a nap during the day and can't take a good rest at all. "A hunter picked up a pile of snow from the ground, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it.

Soon, led by two hunters, they came to the clearing where the monster was killed.

A few days have passed, and the destruction caused by the monster's great power that day is still left on the ground. Not only that, but the huge corpse of the monster alone frightened the militiamen who followed Kiel.

Knight Lanisha was wearing armor and sitting on the top of the monster's body. After seeing Kil and the others, she jumped down, took off her helmet, and blew a loud whistle.

Kil guessed that the knight was calling back all the alert hunters around him.

As he expected, when Kiel and the militiamen approached with the sleds carrying supplies, all the hunters scattered around returned here.

"Kiel! Can you bring someone here? Does this mean that the large group of militiamen has arrived?" Knight Lanisha, who looked exhausted, asked impatiently as soon as Kiel approached.

"Yes, sir, I first led some militiamen who came forward to block the exit of the forest. The large group of militiamen was led by Knight Crow and was half a day behind. Calculating, they should have reached the exit of the forest by now." Kil replied road.

After speaking, he opened the supplies he had brought, which contained some nutritious and filling bacon and a large portion of bread in a bag. The other militiamen also carried different supplies, including warm tents and tableware for eating. Of course, they also brought important hemostatic materials to prevent the hunters from being injured in the past few days.

As the sky darkened, the hunters happily took out the food and quickly grilled it. Dry and hard bread was also toasted and eaten directly. Even Knight Lanissa's horse shared several pieces of bread, and finally no longer had to work hard to dig through the thick snow and eat the fallen leaves and grass under the snow.

When everyone was eating together, Keir pointed to the fire that was still lit not far away. He could vaguely see that it was the place where they burned the bodies of the bandits. But why should it be destroyed after so many days?

Regarding Kiel's question, an old hunter answered him: "The previous battle disturbed the bandits in the entire forest. Those bandit gangs that did not come over at that time have been sending people over to investigate in the past few days. After we killed them, , the body happened to be burned there.”

So, no wonder they raised such an eye-catching smoke column. He thought it was to guide the militiamen who came over, but it turned out that it was to deal with the bandits who were killed here recently.

That night, the security work was completed by Kiel and several militiamen. Although Knight Lanisa wanted to persist for one more day, after Kiel's persuasion, she just closed her eyes and rested by the fire. It was completely useless. It is necessary to maintain a high degree of vigilance.

As for the other eight hunters who were still ordinary people, they could finally have a good night's rest in the camp.

Naturally, the militiamen had to climb up the tall monster corpse when they were on sentry duty. The militiamen were very nervous at first, but no matter how hard they beat the carapace of the monster corpse under their feet, the huge monster stopped moving, and they felt relieved.

Although he was still very excited and his eyes widened.

Keir told Knight Lanisa in detail about the militia's capture of the Pocket Hole bandits a few days ago.

"Really? They're all suffocated. Well, it's none of my business anyway. Kil, you did a great job, not just in dealing with bandits, but I'm talking about Warcraft. Is there any reward you want? ?You should have a generous reward." Knight Lanisa said to Kil.

She planned to reward Keir for his excellent performance against Warcraft before. Of course, other hunters are also rewarded. There was more than one reward. She made the reward herself, and later the lord of Kendall County, Baron Kendall, would also give them a reward.

Kil scratched his head, smiled, and said what he wanted readily: "Sir Knight, if you really want to reward me, then I want the three horses you captured from the bandits before."

"I used to walk only on my feet, and I have always wanted horses to help me travel. However, horses seem to be scarce in Kendall County, so I have been unable to do so," he explained.

Smiling, Knight Lanisa asked Kil a question: "Three horses, if they are rewarded to you, where do you plan to keep them? You seem to live in the Foxtail Chamber of Commerce, and there is room for you there." Three horses in?"

It didn't mean it couldn't be done, but it was okay, but the knight's question immediately stopped Kiel. That's right, it's not easy for him to leave the horses in the Foxtail Chamber of Commerce. After all, he is living in the others' chamber of commerce for free.

"Then what should we do? You should have a way, right?" Kil asked with a smile.

Knight Lanisa was a little tired, so she stopped joking with Kil and said directly: "The hunter team has properties in Kendall City and the ferry in the north, where horses can be raised. However, if you join my team, you have to start from Do you understand that you have moved out of the Chamber of Commerce? I will provide you with a temporary residence until you have your own house. With your ability, it probably won't be difficult."

In fact, Keir now has enough property to buy a small wooden house in a slum, but compared to a private house and property, he pays more attention to the weapons and equipment for his battle adventure.

After all, a house can't help him deal with monsters, right?

After thinking about it, Kil agreed to Knight Lanisa's request, and everything went smoothly. The three horses were his, and he returned to Kendall City.

At noon the next day, a large group of militiamen arrived here under the leadership of Knight Crow.

The militiamen were shouting and screaming. It was the first time they saw a monster that was much larger than a house. Many militiamen were really frightened. The militiamen, who had been so proud after wiping out the bandits, finally put away their little pride and looked at the knight and the knight with admiration when they saw that such a big guy could be defeated by Knight Lanisha and his hunters. The hunters, and of course Kiel himself.

As soon as the two knights met, Knight Crow praised Knight Lanisa for growing up and being as good as his father, but he suddenly made Knight Lanisa cry, who had always seemed very determined.

But soon, the female knight, who shed only a few tears, put on her helmet and put down her visor to prevent people from seeing her weak side.

The embarrassed Knight Crow had no choice but to pat Knight Lanissa's armor and change the subject.

"This guy looks really powerful! I haven't encountered a monster of this size and ability in years." Knight Crow did not point at the corpse of the monster, but pointed at the changes in the surrounding terrain caused by the magical attack of the monster.

"I almost died at that time. Fortunately, I jumped up and didn't resist." Knight Lanisa's voice was muffled, and she told Knight Crow about the situation she faced at that time.

"Let's go up and have a look." After saying that, Knight Crow jumped up out of curiosity, and Knight Lanessa also jumped onto the corpse of the Warcraft.

Vaguely, Kil could hear the two knights talking about the relationship between the human heads where the eyes of Warcraft should be and the magic of Warcraft. Then they entered the body of the monster through the abdominal wound that Kil had opened before.

Although one glance inside revealed the important location of the core of the Warcraft, the intestines in the abdomen were filled with the remains of devoured humans, which was not a place that normal people could stay.

After coming out, the two knights quickly summoned the important figures in the militia team and discussed setting up a camp at the location of the monster's body and working with the militia to clear out all the bandits in the forest.

Naturally, Keir was also in it.

But these things after that are no longer important, because Knight Lanisa and her men have completed their mission. After many days of fighting and perseverance, it is time to go back and have a good rest. Kil belongs to Knight Lanisa's hunter. Naturally, the team's subordinates also returned and no longer participated in the militiamen's subsequent clearance battles and the decomposition and transportation of the monster corpses.

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A few days later, Knight Lanisa and her party returned to Bingxun Pass via the original Luo Dang Cave bandits' lair in the south, and then spent another day returning to Kendall City.

Knight Lanissa was very tired. After returning to the city, she told her subordinates that they could rest for a while, and then she would send someone to notify them to gather for action.

The hunters who lived in Kendall City or had residences in Kendall City dispersed as soon as they returned to the city. However, after Kil temporarily took a horse from Knight Lanissa, he immediately left the city again.

What else to do, of course, is to buy a small horse-drawn truck and immediately return to the bandit winter forest to carry back all the various materials he had recently buried.

Of course, he estimated that the militiamen had already cleaned up all the bandits in the forest at this time, and their manpower was probably used to transport the huge monster corpses. As long as he was careful and not discovered by the militiamen, he could secretly remove the bandits from the forest. Everything seized was brought back.

After Kiel drove the carriage from Kendall City, he went directly to Bingxun Pass. He rented a safe hotel room here, and then bought some metal ingots that were in short supply and put them in the house.

Afterwards, he took the food and provisions for the horses and drove the empty cart into the forest to the west of Bingxun Pass.

Kiel did not take the route patrolled by militiamen. He made an arc and detoured from a place further north. After several days of bumpy progress, he finally arrived at the forest where the bandits had been cleared. .

Keir carefully found the place where the things were buried during the day. At night, he carefully pulled the carriage to find it step by step and loaded a large amount of loot into the carriage.

After doing it, he hid the carriage during the day and found Knight Crow alone who was guarding the corpse of the monster.

Although the knight was surprised by his arrival, he was not surprised. He heard Kil ask about the weapons and equipment of the bandit leader that he deserved when he fought with the bandit leader before, as well as the reward for helping Knight Crow deal with the bandits.

"Hahahaha, you are so serious. I thought you came here to help me, but it turned out that you just came to ask for your things." Knight Crow couldn't laugh or cry. After all, this place is very remote, and Kiel couldn't wait for him at all. The militiamen here as a whole completed their tasks and came directly to ask for rewards.

Kil rubbed his nose: "The things you promised before don't count. I don't have much money in my pocket, especially recently when I wanted to build a full-metal armor and spent all the money I had."

"Full metal armor? That's fine. Although that thing is very heavy, it can just help you exercise your body's weight-bearing strength. Kil, if necessary, wear more armor for training. Remember next spring, your physical fitness must reach It's my request." He squeezed Kil's arm, obviously Knight Crow was not very satisfied with Kil's physical strength.

"But I don't think Knight Lanisa is that strong. She is already a knight."

"There are different ways to become a knight. My method requires you to have the best physical fitness. By the way, for what you want, you can go to the Church of the God of the Dead in Bingxun Pass to ask for it. I will I told the priests that after they disposed of the corpse pit, the contents were brought back to Bingshuguan." After saying this, Knight Crow took a piece of paper in his tent and wrote something, and then handed the piece of paper to Gave it to Keir.

"Take the letter to the Church of the God of the Dead in Bingxun Pass, and they will give you the stuff. However, the rewards converted from your merits during the battle will have to wait until all the militiamen return to Kendall City before they are distributed. Come find me then."

"Yes, sir, I understand. Then I'll take my leave." Kil took the letter, put it into his clothes, and said goodbye to the busy Knight Crow.

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After Kil walked out of this lively camp, he looked at the huge corpse of the monster that was being cut up, and found an opportunity to mix his carriage into the transportation team returning to Bingxun Pass.

Because he was a familiar face in the militia and was under the orders of Knight Crow, the escorting militiamen didn't care at all that Kiel drove a carriage to join them.

When a group of people arrived at the original lair of the Socket Cave, Keir left the team, first found out the things previously buried here and took them to the carriage, and then curiously drove the carriage to the corpse pit to see the deceased. What does the Church of God’s so-called corpse pit look like after treatment?

The results surprised Keel.

The place where the corpse pit used to be has been replaced by a very regular semicircular pit that goes deep into the ground. The scale of this pit is not only the depth but also the width, which greatly exceeds the original corpse pit.

And there is also a group of militiamen and a church pastor of the God of the Dead here.

The shepherd was originally nervous about Kiel's spying, but the militiamen knew Kiel. In addition, Kiel showed a letter written by Knight Crow and explained that he had killed a bandit leader here before. .

The shepherd finally got off his guard and explained to Keir how they dealt with this evil corpse pit.