Geographically, Rock Town has been out of the Luso wasteland, but it is often attacked by trolls, spiders, and orcs living in the wilderness.

In addition to the harassment from time to time by Ming Su, every time the summer and winter season is changed, various monsters will go south, and ordinary caravans try to avoid entering and leaving the Luso area at this time.

Saji will start again after he avoids the frequent winter of monsters in Merri every year.

As the leader of the regiment, Sanger led the caravan for ten years, but this was the first time he discovered that the monster was violating seasonal behavior.

On the hill where the caravan was resting, he had already noticed something was wrong.

The more active trolls in summer and autumn actually run to humans to live in

It is really unreasonable to the town near the city.

Especially on the road to Rock Town, after seeing some scattered human corpses, he became more convinced that Rock Town must have undergone a change.

Usually, because of the army stationed in Luoke Town patrolling, there are almost no monsters nearby the city. However, it has been almost a day since we entered the border of Heisen Kingdom, but we have not even seen a patrol soldier. It is so strange.

Moreover, no other caravans were found along the way.

At this time in previous years, although the merchants who traveled between Merry and Rock could not be called crowded, they were still in a constant stream, and it was impossible for even a caravan to be seen.

What the hell is going on...

The caravan of about one hundred people finally arrived at Rock Town when supper was about to begin. Sanger's uneasiness also came to Rock Town's outer territory.

The environment in which Rock Town is located has many similarities to that in Meili.

In addition to rocks and waist-deep bushes, there are lush forests that block the entire town that can be seen clearly through human vision.

However, if you want to enter the town, you have to travel through the lush woods first.

"Stop!!"

When I saw a huge stone tablet engraved with "Rock Town" from afar, Sanger, who should have breathed a sigh of relief, ordered the caravan to stop moving forward.

"Uncle Sanger...what happened? You can go into the city soon. Why did you stop yourself? Is there anything wrong?"

Lina immediately stepped forward and asked Sanger with a solemn look on her face. She didn't notice anything unusual. Why would the team leader suddenly order the team to stop?

"Didn't you find out?"

“Eh?”

Lina looked around in confusion, but still couldn't figure it out. The leader of the group

Why did the caravan stop?

"Hmph... I am worthy of being the experienced team leader, I discovered it so quickly."

Moya, who was sitting in the middle of the team, had a sneer on the corner of her mouth. As early as the team stepped onto the outer city territory, she had already realized something was wrong.

Compared to the spiritual realm of the female priest, the leader’s intuition as a businessman is more accurate.

"Don't you feel it, Lina, it's too quiet. It's already close to Rock Town, which is known for its prosperity. How could it be that there is not even a pedestrian? Not only can you not see any caravans, but there are not even soldiers patrolling. Don't you feel abnormal?"

But Sanger came to Rock Town for less than fifteen times, and soon discovered the reason why he had been tangled in his heart.

"Then what do you mean is...there are enemies nearby?" Lina, who was aware of it, then realized it.

Indeed, after the leader said this, Lina felt that the surrounding environment was too quiet.

An uneasy and dangerous smell came from the air.

There are enemies! And the distance is very close!!

Those waist-length bushes and dark woods are all good places to hide.

Maybe it was Ming Su's army...

Or a monster wandering in the wilderness...

"Captain Vickers...what do you think?"

In the long-term gaze of the regiment, the mercenary captain Vicks, who was traveling with him, shook his head repeatedly; "No, the regiment commander. Maybe he rushed over in one breath and could get the support of the guards. If we retreat now, with our current manpower, there will be only a dead end."

Vickers also saw the scattered corpses along the way. In addition to the caravans, there were many mercenaries and troops. No regular troops with more than Saji were spared, let alone those of them were considered ordinary mercenaries with only ordinary strength.

"What should I do? This time, I must not make any mistakes..."

Sanger was shocked and angry, and couldn't help but regret not summoning two more mercenaries to escort the caravan when he left Merri.

The previous large mercenary group had already terminated the peace agreement when the Ming and Su army attacked. They could not find a suitable one for a while. As the date was approaching, too many people knew about not wanting to escort the spices. Sanger had to risk going to Rock. He originally wanted to recruit some people here, but he didn't expect to get into trouble.

By the way...

That black magician!!

Just as Sanger was in a state of confusion, he suddenly remembered the black magician in the team who claimed to be an "apprentice".

If it were him, maybe there might not be a solution.

"Master Yamo, I wonder what you have to do with the current situation of our caravan?" When she came to Moya in person, Sanger asked her if there was a way to escape from a dangerous situation.

You can't just waste it like this, right?

Although the caravan stopped moving forward, the enemy hidden in the dark did not launch an attack, but this did not mean that they would stay in place. Sooner or later, they would take action. They had to think of a countermeasure before they launched the attack.

"Ha... are you talking about those guys hiding in the grass and woods?" Moya glanced at the grass hiding in the enemy, and told Sanger's purpose in one sentence.

"Ah, you know?"

"That's of course. How could I not notice the smell of blood here? However, my opinion is consistent with the mercenary captain. Judging from the current strength of the caravan, it is impossible for them to escape. The number of opponents is twice ours. It's about two or three hundred."

"What? Are you saying true?"

When Sanger heard Moya report the exact number of enemies, he felt cold all over, as if he had fallen into an ice hole.

Two to three hundred…

No matter people or monsters, we can't handle it.

"Why do you have to be so upset? I have a way to deal with them."

Seeing Sanger's gray face, Moya threw down the lifeline to the poor man who fell into the valley of disappointment.

"Is it true?"

"Of course, it's just that, I want to make a deal with you." In order to avoid future troubles, Moya has already figured out a way out.

"Okay...what conditions do you want to help me get through the difficulties?"

Sanger was naturally happy to hear that there was a way out, but hesitated about Moya's request.

"It's very simple. As long as the leader of the group doesn't care about any of my future behaviors. No matter which country the caravan enters, no matter what I did during my stay, you must not ask or stop me. Of course, you cannot mention or tell me my identity to others. The above are my conditions. If I can't agree, I have to leave the caravan by myself. It's not difficult to find another caravan with a border pass, I just don't want to be too troublesome."

"No, Uncle Sanger, you can't promise him." Lina tried

Sangel, who stopped the group leader from agreeing to Moya's conditions, had no way out of retreat, could only grit his teeth and agree.

"There's no way, Lina, I'm the leader of the group. My first priority is to protect the safety of the caravan."

"Uncle Sanger!!"

"Then let's just say that, leader."

Moya was very satisfied with Sanger's reply and truthfully told the countermeasures he had thought of; "Actually, the solution is very simple. If the enemy is a monster like a troll and a spider monster, I can solve it with the method I did yesterday. If... it is a human, it would be even better to let the night elves in the team deal with it. Although it is not a number of opponents, smart people should understand the consequences of offending the night elves in the East Continent. However, according to my observation, the latter is more likely. If the monsters were to rush out as early as when the caravan stopped moving forward, they would not be smarter than humans and would not observe the changes in the situation. They only thought that the prey they got was going to escape and would definitely catch up. The leader understood what I meant?"

"I understand..." After listening to the analysis of the Black Magician, Sanger also understood that most of the people hiding in the grass were humans.

Turning to the night elves behind the temple, what he was most worried about was that these arrogant elves would reject the black magician's proposal. If this is the case, it would be troublesome.

He would hire night elves at the beginning, just to stop the bandits who often followed the evil forces in Meili City.

With the night elves accompanying him, no matter how powerful the bandits are, they dare not attack the caravan. However, the commission for hiring night elves is too expensive. Sangel, who originally wanted to collect enough patrol teams, could only barely hire thirty people on hand for the commission.

"Dear Elf Warrior, our caravan is in some trouble. The black magician said that if you want to repel the enemy, you must have your help to succeed." Rather than plucking up the courage, it is better to describe it as a bit hard. Sanger finished speaking tremblingly, his back was already wet with cold sweat.

Although he is the old man who pays the money, the night elves are no more than ordinary people. They have done a lot of rebellion in their nests, so it is hard to guarantee that they will not leave the caravan and leave alone, so when they speak, Sanger is particularly cautious.

An Jie turned his gaze to Moya, and when she saw her nodding slightly, she agreed, she gave the group leader a reassurance.

"Don't worry, let's leave the guys hiding in the dark to us."

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"Look, it's the night elves!!"

"Damn it, I've long said this is not an ordinary caravan!!"

"Captain, we are in trouble this time!!"

I saw a small team of night elves walking out of the caravan, lurking in the grass

The mercenaries inside couldn't help complaining.

That's right, as Moya guessed, the enemy hidden in the dark is human, a large number of mercenaries.

"Don't panic, they are not as crowded as us, what are you afraid of? Get on!!"

A pale young man ordered to the burly mercenary leader beside him that he should be a nobleman, but his ignorant words made the mercenaries around him shake their heads.

"Sorry, we won't take this mission. We're against the night elves? I want to live a few more years."

The mercenary leader refused the employer's order with great certainty.

"Bastard, I've given you my deposit!!"

"Then I'll give it back to you. Although the amount of this money is quite large, it's still a little less if you want to buy the lives of our entire group."

"You--!!" The noble young man was about to curse, but the message from the mercenary forced him to shut up.

"Captain, it's not good!! The night elves have launched an attack, and we can't stop them at all. What should we do?!"
Chapter completed!