Unparalleled Beast Soul

Chapter 150 VII

The one-sided battle ended quickly. 【】

Of the hundreds of horse thieves who attacked the merchant group, only the last few dozen horsemen managed to escape and disappeared on the vast prairie under the cover of night.

The Thunder Beast Camp did not launch a pursuit under Leon's order. If they crossed the border and entered Collingworth's home, they would fall into trouble instead.

Floating corpses were everywhere in the boundary river, and the blood turned the entire small river into a red river, and the bloody smell in the air could not be dispelled no matter what.

Several war horses that lost their owners wandered by the river, their mournful humming far into the depths of the grassland.

The soldiers of the Thunder Beast camp began to clean the battlefield, gathered the captives who surrendered, collected the intact horses and weapons, and salvaged the bodies of the war dead at the same time.

The merchant group members who escaped from the dead were probably the happiest. More than a dozen merchants expressed their gratitude to Leon. If Leon hadn't led the Thunder Beast camp to show up in time, they would not only lose all their goods, but they might even lose their lives. may not be able to keep.

"My lord, the soldiers under your command are still brave!" A fox-born businessman admired sincerely: "Collinworth led several encirclements but failed. Come out to rob, it's too capable!"

"Collinworth leader can't..." Leon smiled slightly: "I'll give you something, and you will understand!"

Leon ordered to bring all the bodies of the armored cavalry over, and stripped off their armor in front of all the merchants and mercenaries.

Under the blazing light of the torches, the emblems of the Colinworth family on the corners of these iron armors were impressively visible, and the people of the business group suddenly went into an uproar!

Some people may have had similar suspicions, but it was definitely not as shocking as the obvious evidence before them. No one thought that Viscount Mailer would let his territorial guards disguise themselves as horse thieves to rob the passing merchants.

Several mercenaries who had been in Collingworth Castle before recognized the appearance of several corpses, and they were indeed members of the Collingworth Guards!

Now the scene exploded, businessmen and mercenaries reviled the shame of the Colinworth family, especially dozens of mercenaries were even more passionate.

During the initial battle, more than a dozen mercenaries died under the shooting of the "horse thief", many of whom were friends or even relatives of the survivors.

"Everyone..." Leon raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet first, and he said in a deep voice: "This matter is already very clear. Collingworth has adopted the most vicious and insidious means for Thrall. We must demand it from the Collingworth family!"

"I also ask everyone to be a witness here. If the Colinworth family does not have a statement, I will sue Tormund City or even Ugru, and I will definitely give everyone an explanation!"

"Okay!" There was a sudden burst of cheers from the crowd.

Looking at these excited merchants and mercenary guards, Leon sneered in his heart, wondering how the Viscount Mailer would clean up this mess.

If he doesn't completely beat the opponent this time, Thrall will still have troubles in the future. If possible, Leon really hopes to completely overthrow the Colinworth family.

The victory tonight was the result of his careful planning and arrangement. He first spread rumors of the attack of the water monsters, and withdrew all the Thunder Beast camps stationed on the border, creating an atmosphere of war coming.

As a result, people in Thrall City were panicked, and merchants left in groups, which was exactly what Leon expected.

None of the soldiers who claimed to be sent to the west of the territory to resist the invasion of the water monsters actually stayed away. Under the leadership of Leon, they followed the merchant group all the way, until the so-called horse thieves showed up and launched a thunderous strike.

This is actually a trap, a big trap specially set for Colinworth.

Viscount Mellor wanted to frame Thrarland, so he must not allow this joint business group to leave safely and annihilate them in the territory of Thrarland. He could pour a pot of dirty water on Leon, at least from From now on, no businessman would dare to go to Saar to do business again.

But now, the big pit that Viscount Mailer dug for Thrarland has put himself in it instead!

After announcing the truth, Leon immediately dispatched his troops to divide into groups, and rushed to Gray City and Tormund City with a few mercenaries who were willing to testify, as well as physical evidence such as armor and weapons.

Before the Colinworth family wakes up, he wants to make this incident a big deal!

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The incident of horse thieves besieging the merchant group in the boundary rivers of Thrall and Collingworth was like a big stone thrown into the lake, which immediately caused huge waves in the Gray area.

A local self-government disguised its territorial guards as horse bandits to attack business groups. Although this kind of thing has not happened before, it is absolutely appalling to be caught and exposed.

Although anyone who knows the inside story knows that Viscount Mailer is not crazy because he is dealing with Thrall, but in the eyes of ordinary people, Colinworth is too crazy and dangerous.

This is not like the actions of nobles, it is worse than robbers, at least they are robbing openly.

The first to respond was the Gray Mercenary Union. The Mercenary Union’s action against Thrall in Collingworth led to great losses. In particular, many mercenaries were attacked and killed by so-called horse thieves. He was slapped hard on the face.

Therefore, the Gray Mercenary Union first issued a statement, announcing the cancellation of the office in Collingworth Castle, and demanding compensation for all losses from the Collingworth Collar.

Afterwards, several large business groups also expressed their dissatisfaction, believing that the Colinworth collar had seriously violated the laws of the kingdom, and the Colinworth family must pay the price.

On the contrary, the upper echelons of Grai and the garrison, who should have reacted the most, remained silent. They said they were waiting for the decision of the province, because Thrall had already directly brought the incident to Tormund City. It won't be long before the results come out.

Collinworth Territory is a territory with a long history. The Collinworth family has been operating for hundreds of years. It can be said that it is deeply rooted and well-connected in the Gray area, and it is difficult to shake it easily.

But this time the incident was too bad. The direct result was that some people who originally supported the Colinworth family began to alienate, and the negative impact of the evil mercenary union and major business groups was more extensive.

For a time, the Collingworth Castle, where the core of the Collinworth Territory was located, seemed like a small boat in a storm, and it seemed that it might capsize at any time.

In the past few days, a layer of haze seems to be shrouded in the sky over the lord's mansion of Collingworth Castle. The guards around the mansion have doubled, and everyone inside has lost their smiles.

Those servants and maids were all terrified, and they never dared to approach the study room if they had nothing to do.

In the study, Viscount Mailer, who was sitting behind the desk, looked older than ten years old, his temple hair was all gray, his face had many more wrinkles, and the frustration and depression in his eyes could not be concealed.

The pain of losing his eldest son not long ago was multiplied on the lord at this moment of failure.

The noose he carefully wove for Thrall was finally put on his own neck. Although he would not die, the Colinworth family must pay a very heavy price.

Pain, remorse, anger... Like vipers biting Viscount Mailer's heart, he knew that he was too impatient and eager to put Thrall and Leon to death, so he made mistakes one after another.

It is not terrible to make mistakes, but the terrible thing is to be caught by the other party!

Viscount Mailer took a long breath, his eyes became firm again, he picked up a quill pen and dipped it in ink, leaned over the desk and quickly wrote a letter.

After writing the letter and covering it with the family emblem, the viscount handed the letter to the young knight who had been sitting at the desk.

"You send this letter to Grai City immediately, and you must hand it to Earl Astin!"

A look of pain flashed across the Viscount's eyes.

The young knight took the letter, he didn't get up and leave immediately, but the viscount, he seemed to want to say something but couldn't say it.

"Zoke, you can ask whatever you want!" the Viscount said softly.

This handsome young man in his twenties was his second son Zok Colinworth Wolfe. After Desel died, Zok was the only son of Viscount Mailer and heir in line.

"Father, why do we have to fight to the death with Thrall? They didn't want to do anything to us!" Zucker hesitated, and said, "Now the rumors outside are very bad for us..."

"Shut up!" The viscount's face suddenly became extremely difficult: "What do you know! Who do you think I did these things for? It's for you, for our entire family!"

Zucker lowered his head and didn't dare to make a sound. His character was very different from that of his dead brother. He didn't like to fight with others, and his temperament was gentle and kind.

In the eyes of Viscount Mailer, kindness is equivalent to cowardice, so he put all his hopes on Dessel who was more like himself.

But now that Desel is dead, Viscount Mailer can only pin his last hope on Zok.

Seeing his son's terrified appearance, Viscount Mailer's anger subsided a lot, and he said slowly: "Don't care what the outside world says, the current Thrall and Leon are our enemies, you must never forget you Who did the elder brother die for!"

"This time our bad luck allowed them to win, but don't think that we have lost everything. There are people who support us in Grey, Tormund, and even Ugru."

"So we still have a chance, don't give up easily, if we don't completely defeat Thrall, our Colinworth family will always be trapped in Colinworth and slowly decline!"

Viscount Mailer clenched his fists: "Next time, they won't be so lucky!"

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