Lord: I can see loyalty.

"Attack! Everything you take is yours!" Wolf Knight Raoul roared, brandishing his longsword, and charged to the front of the group once again.

The cavalry followed closely behind, their eyes filled with greed for the wealthy village.

"Boss, there are archers!" The trusted confidant looked closely and saw that behind the earthen wall, there were several rows of archers standing ready for battle.

"Hmph!" Raoul sneered, his tone full of disdain. "A few arrows and you think you can stop us? Anyone who dares to stand in our way, we'll crush them!"

The cavalry, numbering nearly a hundred, advanced men with great momentum, their hooves kicking up dust as they pressed towards the village of Bordeaux like a sandstorm.

"Release the arrows!"

Standing before the archers was Ansquie, as imposing as an iron tower. His heavy armor and solitary presence in a row reassured the archers somewhat.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!

Arrows fell into the crowd, but the cavalrymen's fervor for plunder overcame their fear of death, and despite the constant screams, the enemy's momentum remained undiminished.

"Captain Ansquie, this distance..." The elite militiamen beside him looked at Ansquie and asked for instructions.

"Wait a little longer."

Ansquie shook his head and shouted behind him, "Keep firing! Don't stop!"

The archers seemed utterly unafraid of death; not one of them chose to flee in the face of the charging cavalry.

"Full speed ahead!" Raoul's face lit up with joy as he saw that they were only a few steps away from the village.

At the same time, Ansquie no longer hesitated and shouted in a voice loud enough for even the distant bandits to hear, "Form ranks—!"

The moment the order was given, a large group of elite militiamen, fully armored, emerged from all the alleyways, corners of houses, and behind low walls throughout the village of Bordeaux. They held shields and spears and quickly formed square formations!

The sunlight reflected off their knightly armor, giving it a chilling gleam that stunned the bandits at the front.

Why does this small village in Bordeaux have both city walls and "knights"?

They wanted to stop their charge, but it was too late. The bandits behind them, unaware of the situation, drove them to the militia, where they were instantly pierced by arrows and spears.

puff!

Raoul cursed angrily, and relying on his superb riding skills and instantaneous reaction, he changed direction and dodged the impact.

After calming down, Raoul urgently ordered, "Stop the charge! Flank to the flanks..."

"go ahead!"

Before he could finish speaking, a battle cry rang out from both sides of the bandit ranks. Dozens of Bordeaux cavalrymen, also clad in heavy armor and wielding long spears, had silently charged out and mercilessly plunged into the bandits' flanks.

Seeing this, the already hesitant bandits at the rear stopped their charge, and the entire bandit force completely collapsed.

After dodging the spears thrust at him by several militiamen, Raoul finally realized that all was lost and shouted loudly at the bandits.

"retreat!"

……

Not far from the town occupied by the wolf riders, on the sand dunes.

Vio, wearing light iron armor on his upper body, led a group of militiamen and archers to lie in ambush on a high place.

"My lord, are you really that sure those bandits will come this way?" The militiaman beside him finally couldn't help but ask with concern.

"Don't worry." Vio didn't turn around, his gaze fixed on the direction of Bordeaux village: "I've already sent someone to inform Jimmy and Ansquie that if they choose to retreat, then pursue them and drive them here."

"Once they get here, those bandits will most likely choose to hide inside the city..." he said, turning his gaze to the lifeless town. He had already set up ambushes on both sides of the entrance to the city.

Sure enough, after some time, clouds of dust rose from the direction of Bordeaux village.

The wolf knight Raoul was in a terrible state, with several wounds on his body and covered in blood, and he rushed to the front of the group.

The bandit cavalry regiment behind them had less than fifty men left.

"Boss! This is our territory!" The sharp-eyed confidant was the first to spot the town they had captured amidst the sandstorm.

The remaining bandit cavalry were overjoyed. Once they entered the city, they could shake off the pursuing Bordeaux cavalry and perhaps even launch a counterattack!

Raoul was also taken aback, but after the initial surprise, he quickly realized something was wrong.

Do these guys from Bordeaux village not know this is their territory?

As they pondered, their group was already close to the town. Raoul's face darkened, and he immediately gave the order: "Those whose horses can still run, come with me to Valley City! The rest of you, go into the city and defend it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he spurred his horse and galloped off. A moment later, dozens of bandits followed, and the entire group split into two groups and advanced.

Most of the bandits were already exhausted and only wanted to return to the city as soon as possible, so they did not choose to follow to Valley City.

Vio, who was lying in ambush on the sand dunes, was also taken aback, but then immediately shouted the order: "Attack!"

In an instant, the archers beside him raised their weapons and fired a barrage of arrows at the bandit group, while the militia on the other side also launched their own offensive.

At the same time, a group of militiamen, armed with weapons and led by their captain, charged forward, giving the bandits no chance to catch their breath.

The Bordeaux cavalry, who had been pursuing them from behind, rushed up and pierced the bandits' torsos with their spears.

In just a few moments, dozens of bandits who did not choose to follow Raoul had already died on the spot.

Raoul, the wolf rider who had already escaped some distance, was still shaken—he had almost died!

"Quick! Full speed ahead, back to Valley City!" He ordered the bandits beside him without hesitation.

Dozens of people disappeared in a sorry state from Vio and the others' sight.

"They just ran away?" Watching their departing figures, Vio stopped thinking about it and turned to the elite militia led by Jimmy and Ansquie, saying, "Enter the city! Search for the surviving civilians!"

Led by the militia captain, the militiamen advanced with unstoppable momentum, storming into the town, which had few troops left.

In the cells that were originally used to hold prisoners, they also found most of the civilians who were being held there.

"Is it the fortress's army?!"

"Take me away, sir!"

Jimmy pushed open the first cell door, and the group of civilians wept bitterly, repeatedly kneeling and kowtowing to thank the militiamen.

"We are not the fortress's army!" Jimmy shouted, quelling the chaos. "We are the militia under Lord Vio of Bordeaux Village! I am Jimmy, the militia commander!"

"Can any of you explain to me what's going on?" After saying that, the imprisoned civilians were all stunned. Bordeaux Village? Wasn't that a small village that had been captured long ago?

"Lord Jimmy, I am the steward of the former lord of this city... Let me explain." Just then, an old man with white hair stepped out from the crowd. His clothes were tattered and his exposed skin was covered with wounds, but he still maintained his former manners and demeanor.

The reason they weren't killed by the wolf knight Raoul wasn't because he still possessed humanity, but because he wanted to play his own "noble knight game."

In his eyes, he was the lord of this town, the noble Baron Raoul.

"We are imprisoned in this cage at night and released to work during the day..." The old man's tone was calm, but also carried a hint of anger.

The other civilians standing nearby also had different expressions, some angry and some sad.

"Don't worry, everyone." Jimmy's words made the silent crowd raise their heads. "Now that the Lord has arrived, as long as you pledge your loyalty to him, your lost peace and dignity..."

He paused, then continued, "The lord will personally take it back for you."