Knight and Wand

Chapter 252: The Evil Beast
The rangers looked at Heinkel who made the request, then turned their gaze to Leon. They hesitated and did not agree immediately, after all, they already had the other party's commission.

"Tell me what you want first, Lord Heinkel." Leon asked the Wolf Knight.

Only then did Heinkel realize that the rangers were all unanimous in their attitude, with Leon, a normal noble, as their leader. This was not consistent with his impression that the rangers were always solitary.

In other words, it was extremely rare to see so many chivalrous knights gathered together at one time. If Henkel had not recognized Lord Greenthorne, whom he had met once at the tournament, and Baron Pendragon of Thorn Flower as proof, he would have doubted the authenticity of their identities.

However, facing the current difficulties, Heinkel did not bother to wonder why these persistent lone rangers would travel together. Anyway, they were saviors sent from heaven to him.

Looking at the curious looks from the tavern, Heinkel frowned, unwilling to let the rumors spread, so he turned around and invited, "Please follow me back to the castle to discuss in detail. Let me entertain you first for your journey."

Leon didn't want to waste time. Seeing that he wanted to avoid public discussion, he waved his hand and said, "We are in a hurry to get on the road. Forget about the banquet. Let's find a place nearby to talk."

"Then please follow me to the town hall." Heinkel did not insist.

Everyone stood up and left the tavern with the knights of the Wolf family.

Then we came to the municipal building not far away, where the coat of arms of the Gunnar family were hung everywhere, and there was no trace of the original rule of the Casoles family.

After the knights sat down in the meeting hall, Henkel quickly told the rangers about the dilemma he was facing: "The Gunnar family would like to ask all the rangers to defeat a 'bear monster'."

Since he was transferred from Wolfenhall to Redingburg by Baron Grey Wolf, he has managed the civil and defense affairs of this place without any omissions. However, the monster attacks that occurred occasionally in the territory starting a few months ago made Heinkel feel anxious.

At first, only the villagers from the northwest village came to the castle for help, saying that there were monsters in the nearby forest.

This has not been uncommon in recent months. Ever since the thousand-year curse of the Nightmare Forest disappeared, many undead beasts have escaped from the forest, wandering in the wilderness west of Mammore County and attacking the living.

The danger posed by these zombies is not only to humans, but also to animal populations living in the mountains and woods, which have been affected and have begun to flee and migrate.

During this process, many jackals, tigers, leopards, and even small monsters like wild goblins fled into human settlements.

During this period, Heinkel had led the Wolf family soldiers to eliminate many zombies and beasts that threatened the territory. Until the powerful "bear monster" appeared in the Wolf family's territory.

At first there were sightings and sporadic disappearances of villagers.

However, soon there was a tragedy in which all the people and livestock in a small village were killed.

When Heinkel led his troops to the scene, he saw only blood all over the ground and bear paw prints that were huge beyond imagination. There was not even a corpse left in the settlement. After checking, even the villagers who fled for a distance were caught up and killed by the monster.

Next, attacks outside villages and towns became more frequent.

"More than a month ago, the local hunters I hired tracked down the bear monster, so I led 500 soldiers to set up an ambush outside the forest where it appeared, trying to hunt that guy down."

Heinkel touched the wound under his breastplate which still ached slightly and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"But I underestimated the beast's brain. Not only did it discover my trap, it also attacked me in the dark. Nearly a hundred soldiers and a knight under my command were killed by the bear monster. The army was scattered in the fierce battle that night, and I almost died in the bear's mouth."

He sighed, "There are not many soldiers stationed in Redingburg at the moment, only 500 soldiers capable of fighting. However, the warriors who survived that night are now frightened. I am seriously injured now and cannot fight against the bear monster anymore."

Leon was puzzled. The situation was so serious, why didn't the other party ask for help from his master? "Sir Heinkel, why don't you ask Baron Gray Wolf for help?"

Hearing this, the old knight looked at the young baron who had defeated the Wolf family's army in the Battle of Longka, and felt a little embarrassed to mention his own situation.

In the battle of Lonka, thanks to Baron Leon, he failed to protect Master Canis. In order to escape punishment, the Master's guards also criticized his performance that day. His position in the Gunnar family was shaky.

Now he is fortunate enough to be remembered by his lord who has not abandoned him and still entrusted him with the important task of garrisoning and governing Redingburg. This is already a sign of his reliance on him, and it means he can atone for his sins and rebuild his reputation.

But now, he had lost another hundred elite soldiers and had not been able to deal with a monster, causing panic among the people in the territory. Even the lord could not always appreciate his years of hard work and continue to protect himself from punishment amid the attacks of others.

"Most of Gunnar's troops are in Sassen County, and they are unable to spare any elite troops to help Redingburg." Heinkel suppressed his shame and tried his best to make an excuse vaguely.

Now, these few knights-errant who are said to be good at dealing with monsters are the last resort he can find.

If all else fails, they can only ask for help from the lord of Sassen County and send a strong general from the family to lead troops to support.

After understanding the whole story, Leon looked at the rangers beside him.

Although they never said anything, Leon knew from their expressions that these heroes did not want to sit idly by and watch this request for help.

The bounty from the Gunnar family is secondary. What is really important is to stop the bear monster from continuing to harm people in the territory.

As for the identity of the monster, everyone recalled the traces that Larian found when they passed the abandoned village yesterday, and they already had the answer in their hearts.

Greenthorne looked at his fellow rangers and said to Leon, "Lord Leon, please rest in Ledingburg for a while. Give us some time to deal with this matter. I guarantee that it will not take more than two days at most."

The Dinocampus is indeed a rare and powerful giant monster, but Greenthorne is confident.

The eight knights-errant present were all experts in this field, and it was not a difficult challenge for them to work together to hunt down a vicious mountain bear.

Leon glanced at Olivia, who was also eager to try, and smiled, then shook his head at Greenthorne: "Since I have invited you all to come with me, how can I sit back and watch you all get into danger because of an accident while I stay in a safe place? Count Olivia and I in with you. With more strength, we can get rid of the beast as soon as possible and get on the road again."

"But how is your injury?" Derek beside him asked doubtfully. He remembered Larian said that the baron was seriously injured on the battlefield not long ago.

"It doesn't matter, I'm fine now." Leon explained.

After saying this, he looked at the only outsider present, the knight messenger from Deyatuk.

"Sir Morven, why don't you wait for us in Redingburg for a while?"

The royal knight named Mo Wen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and show a little dissatisfaction.

"What are you talking about, Lord Leon? I can fight against the evil beasts that harm the world together with other rangers. How can I be absent from such a feat that will be praised by people?"

(End of this chapter)