"Oswood, that is a notorious cruel executioner... He massacred our village! They gathered us and used us as their entertainment material these days!"
The villager's face was full of tears, and he kept looking back with fearful eyes, as if he had been tortured to the point of losing all courage.
The cavalry on the opposite side laughed and stopped dozens of meters away.
They seemed to be deliberately waiting for these villagers to finish speaking.
Seeing the cavalry behind them stopped, several villagers began to cry and complain, "All of us were tied up with thick ropes and divided into three rows according to children, women and men, and then they killed the children one by one..."
"When women plead or scream for their children, Oswood's men will humiliate them in front of all the men... They like to hear women scream and curse!"
"After the last woman's throat is slit, they will torture the man in various cruel ways... Their torture methods will be beyond everyone's imagination, and they are just to make people feel pain-they do this just for fun..."
According to the villagers, this is a group of brutal gangsters.
A guy named Oswood leads many small adventure groups and rogue knights. He usually lets these people disperse and fight on their own, constantly attacking caravans and villages like a pack of wolves.
And when the real battle comes, he will bring these squads together to form a unified legion.
At this time, Kloze was facing some teams that were summoned by mistake by the sounding arrows - they thought it was Oswood who was summoning them.
It is said that Oswood's cruelty surpasses that of anyone in Pendor, and even many members of his adventure group despise his behavior.
He would choose villages that were weak, helpless, and defenseless to commit violence, and would not torture people for any reason.
Both men and women, old and young, will die painfully under the torture of him and his men.
As long as Oswood appears with his team, the tragic scene of corpses strewn in the fields and hunted by fire will inevitably appear in nearby villages and fields.
The villagers were obviously extremely afraid of Oswood's men. They hid behind Kloze and did not even dare to look at the blood-stained cavalry.
Kloze I never expected that I would encounter such a pure pervert here.
Heretics and Snake Worship Cult at least have a certain purpose in massacring villagers, but Oswood's massacre and torture are just for fun?
Sure enough Pande Continent there are all kinds of scum...
As an experienced mercenary, Kloze already understands the intentions of those cavalry - many brutal bandits will deliberately release the prisoners who have been brutally tortured before the battle, so that these prisoners can bring fear to the opponent, disrupt the opponent's military morale, and at the same time force the opponent to allocate manpower to protect the injured villagers.
Moreover, if the abuse they inflict on the captives is cruel enough, and if the opponent has a sense of justice, this method can also anger the opponent and make him behave irrationally.
For example, launching an angry charge - this will cause the entire team to lack coordination and command.
But this time, these guys may have miscalculated.
Kloze is indeed a man with a sense of justice, but he is not an angry and reckless man.
In fact, the vast majority of people in Silver Hand and Free Legion do not get angry easily - they each have their own tragedies, and many people have experienced the same tragic experiences as these villagers, and most of them have been reduced to slaves. If they were irritable and reckless men, they would not be alive today.
Besides, they have a mission.
"Get the hell out of here! Or be crushed by me!"
Kloze measured the strength of both sides, shouted to the opposite side in a loud voice, and then made a gesture with his big sword.
All the men present stepped forward together with Kloze. Their swords and halberds were in an anti-riding posture, forming a hedgehog-like array.
There are now forty or fifty rogue knights with good equipment on the opposite side, as well as seventy or eighty guys who look like retinues. In addition, there are about fifty adventurers of various shapes, close to two hundred people, all of whom are cavalry.
On my side, there are currently 350 people gathered, all of whom are fighting on foot.
Three hundred and fifty foot soldiers faced off against two hundred cavalry, and the equipment levels on both sides were basically the same.
It seems that the difference in strength is not big, but my side actually has some advantages.
Because Silver Hand is not afraid of cavalry, they have even dealt with Python Knights of the Fear Legion, so they naturally have no fear of human cavalry.
However, even with the numerical advantage, Kloze is unwilling to take the initiative to attack the cavalry. People cannot catch up with the horses, and they may be kited by the cavalry with bows and crossbows.
The cavalry on the opposite side definitely didn't want to meet the anti-cavalry array composed of broadswords and halberds, and they did not launch an attack.
So the two sides began to confront each other.
Confrontation is of course a good thing. Wait half an hour at most and all members of Silver Hand will gather here.
By then, an army of more than a thousand people will be able to crush these enemies with ease - in fact, a Silver Hand squadron can already be seen approaching from a distance.
Moreover, anyone can see that ringing arrow. It won't be long before people from Lion Knight Order will come here to check it out.
Perhaps he saw troops converging here in the distance. A knight came out of the cavalry team opposite, with his hands spread out without any weapons, as if he wanted to talk to Kloze.
"We are the Fleur's Oswood adventure group... Big man, if you don't put down your weapons and leave here, I guarantee you will regret it..."
The guy who came out to speak was wearing a black smock and a black hood. He seemed to be a rogue knight or an explorer who was hiding his identity.
He looked back at the other Silver Hand members approaching in the distance.
"Regret? Don't you recognize the flag in my hand? I am Kloze, a knight under Marshal Li Ang. I came here under the king's order to fight against rebellion--I think you are like rebels!"
Kloze sneered at the rogue knight, "I think you will regret it soon!"
"Ha... Big man, I know you are Count Li Ang - of course I know that Griffin banner. But you'd better think about why we are here... I say it again, surrender! Or be like them! I'll give you five minutes to think about it..."
The rogue knight pointed at the few villagers who were hiding behind Kloze and others in fear, and his tone was still quite arrogant.
Kloze I'm a little confused...
Now this situation is evenly matched, and the people on the opposite side will definitely not dare to attack easily, but Silver Hand will continue to come here to gather, and his side actually has a great advantage.
The guy opposite obviously saw the sounding arrow, and he must be aware of it.
But he is still so arrogant?
What do these scumbags have to rely on?
According to these villagers, these people should be just an adventure group with a relatively cruel style - or a group of well-equipped horse thieves.
A group of horse thieves, facing the troops directly under Marshal Lionheart Kingdom, dared to ask Kloze to surrender even though they did not have an advantage in strength?
However, if you think about it carefully, this group of horse thieves really shouldn't be here now...
This is the outskirts of Vulpine Town, only a few miles away from Vulpine Town.
The father and daughter Godric and Amy have been defending Vulpine Town for more than ten days. Lion Knight Order has besieged Vulpine Town and fought continuously. With such a big movement, people nearby must have heard the news.
Fleur's Oswood adventure group, how could these scoundrels who do evil for fun on weak villagers appear in a place where Lion Knight Order gathers in large numbers?
"Who are you?"
To be cautious, Kloze asked again.
"It seems like you don't just have muscles in your mind, big man..."
The rogue knight smiled, "Perhaps it will be easier for you to understand after seeing this... Put down your weapons! Don't go against us!"
He opened the black blouse on his chest, revealing the breastplate underneath.
There is a golden lion emblem on the breastplate!
"Lion Knight Order?!"
Kloze was really shocked.
Oswood's adventure group is actually a member of Lion Knight Order!
The soldiers behind him also looked at each other - they all saw the lion emblem.
But then, Sammer shouted very smartly, "You actually killed Lion Knight Order's people and took away their armor?!"
The face of the rogue knight opposite changed drastically. "Are you stupid? Let's..."
And Kloze had already raised his sword with understanding, and chopped down the knight with one sword, preventing him from saying the second half of his words.
"Charge! Kill these rebels! Revenge the villagers and the murdered Lion Knight!"
Kloze raised a bloody sword and launched a direct charge - since these scum are Lion Knight Order's people, we can't wait, we must deal with them before the Lion Knight Order army arrives!
Late at night.
Inside Lion City, Risadiran was walking through a dark alley with several masked men in black.
"Everyone, the king has been staying at Noble Council. Before Lord Li Ang comes here, we'd better sneak inside... Do you have any suggestions?"
The elf assassin was quite polite to the men in black, and basically spoke in a negotiating tone.
"Risadiran, we are now Lord Li Ang's subordinates. Since Lord Li Ang asked you to lead the team, just give the order directly and we will obey."
A man in black with a dagger in his hand was observing the environment from left to right, saying that there was no need to be so open-minded.
There was a black scorpion engraved on the dagger.
This is the person from Scorpion Assassin Brotherhood and the liaison between Li Ang and Ramon.
"Well, I think you can try pretending to be guards and get in. I can't pretend to be them, so you have to take action... I think you should be able to kill these careless guys."
Risadiran pointed to the top of his head.
This small alley is outside a wall.
Inside the wall, there is a ten-story stone tower in the center.
This is the former Pande Noble Council and the current Lion King private residence.
On the wall, there are several sentries standing guard, most of them dozing off with their rifles in their hands - it is the middle of the night, when people are most tired.
Risadiran is pointing at those guys taking a nap.
It is naturally difficult for Noldo Elves to pretend to be a human bodyguard, but Scorpion Assassins is extremely proficient in this method - disguise and lurking are required courses for assassins.
"But please note that they will change guard before lunch. Lord Li Ang will be here early in the morning. If nothing happens, you must find a way to escape before noon."
Several Scorpion Assassins nodded, observed carefully for a while, and then quietly climbed directly from the alley to the wall and began to separate.
Risadiran waited in the alley for a while until someone dropped several large packages from the wall.
He caught the packages one by one and carried them deep into the alley. After finding a bush to hide them, he set out and walked out.
Those packages were full of corpses, which were the guards killed by the Scorpion Assassinss.
These professionals basically made no noise, and the corpses thrown outside the wall were all caught by Risadiran, and the entire operation did not make the slightest sound.
Moreover, each corpse was wrapped in a black cloak, and not even blood was spilled.
The city gate would not be opened at night, so Risadiran found a place near the city gate to sit and wait for dawn.
In the early morning, the city gate of Lion City opened when the first ray of morning light hit the city wall.
"Woo... Woo..."
As soon as the city gate opened, a horn sounded, which was the bugle to welcome the marshal of the kingdom into Lion City.
Li Ang's handsome flag has already been waiting outside the city gate.
Now Li Ang's status is different. When entering the city, the defenders must blow the welcome horn - the marshal of the kingdom is the leader of the army, and the garrison at the city gate must show respect to Li Ang.
Moreover, no one will have any objections to Li Ang taking Noldo Guard. As a marshal, it is reasonable to hire any soldiers. After all, everyone knows that Li Ang once took Noldo Elves to solve Gatu people for the Lionheart Kingdom.
Li Ang led the guards into Lion City, and saw Risadiran waiting in the corner of the city wearing a hood, and gave him a questioning look.
Risadiran nodded.
"Thank you for your dedicated service. Is Your Majesty in the city?"
Li Ang turned around and asked the city gate official.
The reason why I want to thank you is because the city gate opened at dawn without making Li Ang wait any longer, which is very efficient.
This not only gives Li Ang face, but also means that the city gate officer is very dedicated to his duties - he probably hasn't slept all the time.
The city gate officer is actually not a small role. It is an extremely important position in this era, and is usually held by Royal City Guard's adjutant.
The adjutants of Royal City Guard are generally direct descendants of high-ranking nobles.
But in most cases, the children of great nobles cannot open city gates with such high efficiency...
"Lord Li Ang You're too polite. This is my duty. Of course His Majesty is in the city at this point... but I have to remind you that Your Majesty and the Princess must not have gotten up yet..."
The city gate officer smiled and showed a little kindness to Li Ang.
The city gate officer on duty today is a knight who does not wear the family coat of arms - this means that this is a new knight who does not even have the coat of arms ready.
It's a bit rare for a newly-confessed knight to become a city gate official. Li Ang couldn't help but take a second look.
By the standards of this era, this guy is a handsome guy.
He has a neatly trimmed beard, blue eyes, a high nose bridge, short brown hair, and looks very energetic, tall and strong.
The armor on his body is a bit old, but it is well taken care of.
"Are you a relative of Princess Anna? What is your name?"
Li Ang turned around and asked one more question. He felt that this city gate officer looked very much like another person, a knight who also took care of his old armor very cleanly.