rune hunter

Chapter 51 Reconnaissance Mission
The work of reorganizing the reserve team is much more difficult than imagined, and it will not end until the sun goes down.Tens of thousands of rookie recruits were crowded in the barracks, and hunger and anxiety gradually turned into emotional loss of control over time.

The two strong men suddenly fought together for some reason, causing confusion among the crowd.The soldiers who maintained order rushed forward with their horse whips and whipped their heads and faces, causing the two of them to cry like ghosts and howl with each other.The same disputes and chaos occurred one after another in every barracks, and the intensified situation made these soldiers somewhat helpless.

In the territories of those enfeoffed nobles, the private mercenaries recruited can go directly to the battlefield.In many cases, wars waged between lords are nothing more than a numbers game of manpower and financial resources.But in the military drills of Istaron, this kind of low-level reserve team will only enter the military sequence at the most critical moment of the war.For professional soldiers, these rookies who have never seen blood will only drag themselves down if they enter the arena rashly.

Not only the recruited mercenaries, but even the soldiers of the public security brigade have the same doubts. In the military education they have received, the Istaron soldiers are strong and strong at this time, and they have not yet started fighting. There is no reason to enter the most urgent state of war mobilization.

The officers and soldiers at the bottom were not aware of the current situation. They only saw the giant locusts flying all over the sky, but they didn't know that the ground walker and the sect of the curse visited the North Gate at the same time.And the top military officials who know the truth are in a state of desperation at the moment, and are not in the mood to give any explanation to the following.

All combat experience known to mankind pales in comparison to the alien races and plagues and natural disasters in the underground.No one knows how to respond to the threats posed by these two parties.

"Boss, are we going to play the floor?" Kevin asked with a sigh, rubbing his stomach.The military order was urgent, and everyone didn't have time to pack their bags. Depending on the weather, they might have to camp collectively in the training ground of the military camp.

"Don't talk, just listen to their arrangements." El shook his head calmly.The Xi nationality mercenaries of the commercial firm sat together, surrounded by neighbors who came together.While Captain Corson was leaving, he managed to gather these people together.In case of a real war, only by being familiar with each other can we exert combat effectiveness.

Because of all the previous information, El vaguely guessed some truths in his heart, so he was more cautious about the upcoming battle.In the past, a lonely life was worthless, but now that he has a beloved girl waiting for him to go home, he is not willing to risk his life in this inexplicable war.

Just as he was wondering how to take Tika with him, there was a sudden commotion at one end of the camp.He looked up and found that the officers of the various detachments had already rode back.

Captain Corson returned to his team with a gloomy face. He looked at his soldiers, pondered for a moment and said, "Romney, call all the boys in our team who can ride horses and follow me."

He turned his head and said to the mercenaries he had recruited: "I need a few good riders who can ride horses, preferably those who have killed people on the battlefield. As long as they come back alive, I will reward you with military merit!"

Seeing Captain Kesen's gaze turned to himself, El shrugged and said helplessly, "Master Kesen, I'm just an ordinary country hunter."

"Don't pretend, I can tell who you are at a glance." Captain Kosen snorted coldly, unmoved at all: "Either come with me, or you get rolled to the dungeon for me right now."

"Twisted melons are not sweet, my lord." El complained, but patted his buttocks and stood up.With a slack face, he leaned into Captain Kesen's ear and whispered: "Now that you see who I am, aren't you afraid that I'll shoot you in the back?"

"Bah! Do you have the guts?" Captain Coson spat indifferently, but he didn't provoke El again after that.

"Boss, let's go with you." Kevin leaned over and begged softly with a playful smile.

"Fuck off, you thought you were going out for a stroll." El kicked him angrily, and from Captain Kesen's cautious expression, he knew that the outside of the city is not so safe now.

After turning around, Captain Kosen selected twenty soldiers and ten mercenary riders, and brought them all to the barracks to collect horses.El wobbled at the end and saw seven or eight teams similar to his own gathered.There are more or less people, and there are no more than 300 people in total.

Each team received three horses. Captain Corson rode one for himself, gave one to his vice-captain Romney, and handed over the rest to El.

Some of the accompanying mercenaries immediately expressed their dissatisfaction cryptically, and El kicked back and broke the hitch with a thick bowl mouth, immediately shutting up those restless guys.

"I'm not mistaken about you." Captain Corson said, tilting his head and staring at El.

"Even if you regret it now, it's too late." El stepped on the horse and smiled at Cosen, "I'm the kind of person who holds grudges."

Since he couldn't hide no matter what, he simply didn't hide his clumsiness anymore.If Captain Kesen didn't realize his worth, he might be sent as cannon fodder by this cheapskate.

"Our task tonight is to scout the enemy's situation." Captain Kesen ignored El's provocation and called all his men together and said in a low voice.

"The kobolds dug through the underground passage on the Red Stone Ridge, and many underground creatures rushed out. Four of the seven outposts in the forest to the north of us have fallen, and the city defense forces have rushed to support them. Our task is to Going in from the side to scout the movement of those underground creatures, the other eight detachments will act with us."

"But why did we go out of the city to fight?" Romney asked with a puzzled look on his face, "We have a strong enough city wall, why do we have to go out to reconnaissance at night?"

"Underground creatures don't have the concept of day and night." Captain Kesen flicked his horsewhip and showed a ferocious smile: "When you wake up, maybe those monsters will crawl into the city!"

Although the news that Captain Corson said was somewhat unclear, it was still shocking. If the news spread, it might cause panic among the civilians.El felt that Cosen might have more information in his hands, but he obviously didn't want to confide it to his big soldiers.

After briefly explaining the situation, each detachment immediately dispatched and marched lightly along the street all the way north.

At nightfall, Istaren is exceptionally quiet, and the bustling night of the past has completely disappeared.The footsteps of the soldiers stepped on the deserted street, giving off a dull echo, which sounded particularly intrusive.

Al rode on the horse and looked in the direction of Jupiter's firm. He knew that there must be a silly girl lying on the window sill and looking forward to it.

Although he was not completely sure about this trip, but for that girl, he had to survive and return to her side alive.

He turned his head and found that he had come to the north gate. The figures on the city wall were swaying, and some nuns wearing red maple leaf patterns could be vaguely seen coming and going.A clear and familiar wave of magic power stayed directly above the city gate, shining like bright stars in the night sky.

There is also a silly girl there, fighting against the plague and natural disasters at all costs.The light emanating from her body became brighter and brighter in El's eyes of true sight, like a moth pounced on a flame.

El more than once had the urge to save her from the bottom of his heart, but he didn't know how to do it.He and her always passed by, their worlds were so far apart that they couldn't even see the point where they intersected.

Is it enough just to survive?Al asked himself, always feeling that his thoughts were a little unclear.

Maybe...if I could, I could do something too?for her……

Passing through the city gate silently, El couldn't help but look back again.Even though he knew that it was impossible for her to notice him in the team under his feet, he still wanted to confirm with his naked eyes whether she was injured.

Perhaps it was some kind of hidden coincidence, when he raised his head, he happened to see the pair of bright eyes under the white veil staring down.

Er froze for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to look away, but then he realized that it was just the girl's momentary absence.There were no lights under the city gate, so it was impossible for her to see her figure.

Laughing self-deprecatingly, El lowered his head, and followed Captain Kesen into the darkness outside the city.

(End of this chapter)