Not long after, footsteps sounded again.
This time it was no longer a killer, but a familiar caravan guard.
When he saw the corpses lying on the ground, he was shocked at first, and then he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Lynn and Istredd were fine.
"Sir, Master Lynn, are you okay?"
Lynn nodded. "Where is Geralt?"
"Master Geralt is down below helping us resist the enemy's attack."
Istredd Seeing that it was his subordinates coming in, he immediately felt relieved.
He started asking about the situation.
I learned that the first floor of the hotel is now firmly under their control.
But they don't know how many enemies are ambushed outside.
Someone tried to rush out but was knocked down by arrows fired from outside.
Istredd couldn't help but admire Lynn's previous judgment.
The caravan guard asked Istredd for instructions, "Sir, what should we do now?"
"We will stay in the hotel until dawn," Istredd paused and asked Lynn in a gentle tone, "Master Lynn, do you have anything else to add?"
Lynn nodded and said, "Wise judgment, Your Excellency, I have nothing more to say."
Istredd is very polite to Lynn.
But when facing his subordinates, Istredd returned to his previous standard posture of a superior.
"Then just do as I say."
"Yes!"
The caravan guard bowed slightly.
Strided out of the room.
Soon.
The guard captain sent a few people up to guard the corridor.
There were also people on the stairs leading from the second floor to the first floor.
As for the remaining people, they stayed on the first floor and built a temporary position using the tables and chairs in the lobby on the first floor.
Because Istredd's room is filled with corpses.
Even after cleaning up the body, there are still blood stains that will not be removed for a while.
So Lynn and Istredd simply moved to Lynn's room.
Neither of them had any intention of sleeping.
Istredd is to sit away from the window and rest, while Lynn is to put Gwyhyr in front of you, then sit on the floor and start meditating.
There are no lights in the room.
No one spoke either.
So until dawn.
When it was completely bright, Istredd's men dared to approach the window cautiously.
Look outside.
It was quiet outside the hotel.
After a while, the guard captain sent two men out.
Did some searching.
Not long after, the two of them came back together.
Sure enough, there was no sign of the ambusher outside.
I just don't know when they evacuated.
Lynn walked out of the hotel with others.
Come to the stables to check.
Only then did we discover that Istredd the three people left in the stable had their throats cut.
But strangely, there was no sign of a fight in the stable.
Geralt smelled the wine bottles left at the scene and smelled the smell of anesthetic powder from inside.
Then, he handed the bottle to Lynn.
Lynn also smelled the smell of anesthetic powder.
"I see. Then everything makes sense."
Anesthetic powder is the drug of the witcher world. If you add it to the wine, no wonder those three people were killed without any resistance.
Although the goods on the carriages parked in the stables showed no signs of being tampered with.
But all the horses were killed.
This is obvious.
The purpose of the attackers was not to kill people and steal goods, nor was they any ordinary bandits or robbers.
They just come here to kill people.
Istredd's men went to examine the bodies of the attackers who died last night.
They discovered that the attackers did not appear to be one group of people, but from two different gangs.
The attackers who died on the second floor were all wearing breastplates and chainmail shirts. Although the coat of arms on the armor had been erased, there was no doubt that these people were a group of professional soldiers.
As for those who attacked the first floor, their clothes were much more chaotic. Some were wearing leather armor, others were wearing cotton armor, and the weapons they used were even more diverse.
This shows that those people are a group of mercenaries.
The findings from the corpse further support the view that "the attacker came here to kill people."
Next.
Under the order of Istredd, his men searched the entire hotel and only had to dig three feet into the ground.
But they couldn't find the hotel owner and the waiter who entertained them last night.
However, in the cellar of the hotel, one of the caravan guards discovered several long-dead naked bodies soaked in wine barrels.
Although there is nothing on them to provide proof, judging from the attack last night, these corpses are most likely the real owners and employees of this hotel.
Istredd and his men all looked gloomy.
Apparently they all knew who was behind the attackers.
The main messenger and biggest beneficiary of the Poviss Secession incident, the king who currently rules Poviss, Lettenhove.
Of course, everyone actually knows that King Lettenhove controls not only Poviss.
After Poviss Secession, King Idi, who seized power from Thyssen family, was the nominal king of Kovir, but in fact even the power of Kovir had already fallen into the hands of King Lettenhove.
King Idi As long as you are a puppet, King Lettenhove has a lot to consider.
Istredd's guards were talking a lot.
"We can't stay here, we have to leave, God knows when those attackers will come back."
"How can we leave? The horses have been killed. Without horses, how can we take away so much goods?"
No one said anything now.
The goods on the carriage are all high-quality weapons purchased at Mahakam. No one dares to say to leave them alone.
In this era when human life is not valuable, many people even take it for granted that human life is not as important as valuable goods.
To put it ten thousand steps back, it would be unrealistic for a group of people to walk to Talgar City regardless of the goods.
In this era, most people were tied to the land of their birth for their entire lives. In addition to the lords hanging peasants who escaped, another more important reason was that the peasants had no means of transportation.
Walking to another village or town on your own feet is far more difficult than imagined.
Istredd remained silent.
He heard everything his men said, but he had no intention of interfering.
He knew what his men said was right.
No one can be sure that there were only a few attackers last night, or that wave of attackers.
If they stay here, they may be attacked again.
But if he goes on the road like this, abandoning all the goods will not only cause him to suffer terrible losses, but also make him and his people exhausted on the road.
If we are attacked again at that time...
Istredd couldn't help but feel a little impatient.
At this moment, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed that Lynn and Geralt were squatting down near the stables, looking like they were trying to identify something.
A ridiculous idea suddenly appeared in Istredd's mind.
But he did not reject this ridiculous idea, but clung to it like a life-saving straw.
He walked forward with some expectation.
But before he even got close, he was stopped by the young demon hunter.
"Your Excellency, don't go any further. Please stand there and don't move." Lynn stretched out his hand and waved towards Istredd, "You will destroy the traces here."
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