Lord: I can see loyalty.

Outside the valley city, on the sand dunes.

Vance of the Brotherhood lay carefully on the ground, his eyes fixed on the distant Black City.

This was his third day of being assigned to monitor the bandits, and sure enough, today the bandits couldn't sit still any longer!

Outside the city gate, several scattered bandit groups were gathering. After giving some instructions, a tall, heavily armored bandit quickly returned to the city.

The scattered bandits also began to slowly advance towards Bordeaux village.

……

"Less than a hundred people?" Vio was somewhat surprised to hear the news brought by Vance.

"That's right, my lord," Vance bowed slightly and continued, "and the overall level is rather low, I'm afraid it's because..."

"I understand, you may leave."

Vio waved his hand, and at the same time told the messenger outside the door to go and call Jimmy and Ansquie.

Before long, two figures, one heavily armored and the other lightly armored, appeared in front of Vio.

"Greetings, Lord."

"Those bandits sent out a few ragtag soldiers to attack the village," Vio said without mincing words.

"Sir, should we be dispatched?" Ansqui asked, bowing his head.

"No," Vio shook his head, "Just have a few captains take some new recruits to handle it. You have other tasks."

Jimmy and Ansquie exchanged glances before turning their gazes to Vio, saying respectfully, "Please give your orders, Lord."

"Ansquie, you lead the main militia to the fortress to ambush them. Remember, protecting civilians is the priority." Vio looked at the tall, heavily armored knight.

"Yes, ma'am."

"Jimmy, you need to be careful with your mission." Vio's tone changed, and he looked at Jimmy with surprise and said seriously, "You will take the elite team to Valley City. Once the main force of the bandits leaves the city, you will launch a full-scale attack."

"This battle should be the one to decide the victor." Vio plunged the dagger beside the table into the mark of Valley City on the map.

Soon, the two assembled their respective teams and swiftly left Bordeaux village.

After they left, Vio did not stop; he quickly gave orders to the remaining captains and militiamen:

All troops on high alert! Beware of enemy surprise attacks!

Vio understood that there were still three groups of bandits left. If he was not mistaken, the group of rabble was just a smokescreen, and they would most likely attack both the village and the fortress at the same time.

Even if they concentrate their firepower directly on Bordeaux village, Vio is confident that he can hold out against the city walls until Jimmy and Ansquie return.

If Vio were to launch a full-scale attack on the fortress, he could also directly target Valley City, cutting off their rear.

As expected, after Vio had arranged all the actions, news first came from the direction of Kuoqiao Village.

A group of bandits are heading at full speed towards Bordeaux village!

Based on the intelligence map provided by Vio, the militiamen identified the enemy leader as none other than the poisonous wolf, Faison.

"Enemy attack!"

As soon as the enemy entered the village of Bordeaux, the militiamen on the watchtower shouted.

In an instant, countless archers who had been preparing for a long time poked their heads out from the city wall and rained arrows down on the bandits led by Poison Wolf Fesen.

The bandits were stunned. They never expected that their "secret" attack would be discovered so soon after they approached Bordeaux village.

Poison Wolf Fesen quickly took cover behind a bandit, letting him shield him from the gunfire, while shouting, "Get to the side! Hurry!"

Even the most incompetent bandits were still seasoned veterans; aside from the dead and seriously wounded, the rest quickly regrouped and charged toward the side of Bordeaux village.

"I've succeeded this time!" Poison Wolf Fesen looked at the half-section of the city wall in the distance with a look of joy on his face.

As arranged by the alpha wolf, he and the wolf knight Raoul attacked Bordeaux village and Carville fortress respectively.

Ferson thought his trip was likely doomed, but just as he approached the village of Bordeaux, his men brought him news:

The village of Bordeaux dispatched two elite teams at once! This means that the village of Bordeaux currently has very few soldiers stationed there!

With that thought in mind, Poison Wolf led his men at full speed toward the side of Bordeaux village, rushing toward the houses that were within arm's reach.

"what!"

"It's a tree branch—ugh!"

But before the smile on his face could fade, a scream came from his ranks, and the next moment, something strange happened beside him!

The surrounding branches began to twist violently as if they had come to life, leaving Fesen with little room to dodge. Despite his quick reflexes, he was still stabbed in the hands and feet.

"Damn it!"

Poison Wolf Fesen cursed angrily, glanced around, and then fixed his gaze on an old man behind the half-wall of the city.

He was pointing his wooden staff at them.

"Kill that old man!" Fesen shouted, but clearly no one could respond to him; most of the bandits around him had already lost the ability to move.

Meanwhile, a group of militiamen, armed with shields and guns, slowly surrounded the bandits and killed them one by one, as they were no longer able to resist.

Vio also stepped forward and approached the poisonous wolf, Fesen, who was still struggling to escape, and slowly drew the long sword from his waist.

As Vio approached, Poison Wolf Fesen slowly reached behind him, cursing loudly.

"Lord of Bordeaux! You bastard, where did you get this magic...!"

But before he could finish speaking, Vio swiftly chopped off his head.

"Assemble some of the militia and prepare to head to the fortress," Vio commanded the approaching militia captain.

……

Cavill Fortress.

Wolf Knight Raoul sat on a high chair in the Earl's castle, staring at the kneeling fortress knights below with a slightly displeased expression.

"My lord, I am absolutely right! Count Felix has already escaped!" The knight trembled, keeping his head down and not daring to raise it.

The wolf rider stood up, slowly walked up to the knight, then stomped on his head, shouting angrily, "What's going on?! The city's been emptied out! Did my knights come all this way for nothing?!"

As he spoke, the wolf knight Raoul's expression suddenly changed, and he let out a sneer.

"No, there's another way to compensate them... Anyway, there aren't many civilians left. Maybe massacring the city will excite them..."

Upon hearing his words, the knight's body suddenly trembled slightly and stopped shaking.

Sensing the change beneath his feet, Raoul lowered his head in confusion. The next moment, a white blade slashed towards his face!

"Die! You beast!" The knight's face was contorted with rage, twisted like a demon, as he swiftly swung his sword at Raoul.

But Raoul only bled slightly from his nose at first, and then quickly jumped backward.

"You bastard!" Wolf Knight Raoul was furious, never expecting that this knight who seemed to have completely abandoned his dignity would dare to resist.

"Kill him!" He didn't hesitate and stretched out his hand for his men to come forward.

The knight's face was still contorted with rage, but he was surrounded and slashed several times at once, causing him to lose his momentum and bleed profusely.

"What an idiot, I was thinking of sparing your life..." Raoul slowly walked towards the heavily wounded knight, a chilling smile appearing on his face.

call!

A sword strike, too fast to react to, was unleashed! It aimed straight for the knight's arm. The knight closed his eyes in despair, knowing that endless torture awaited him.

Bang! !

The next instant, a wave of air swept across the knight's face, and then the sword and Raoul in front of him had disappeared!

Or rather, he was kicked onto the high earl's chair.

"Raoul the wolf knight, no, you are not worthy to be called a knight."

Ansquie withdrew his foot, drew his sword from his waist, and patted the stunned knight on the shoulder, saying, "Well done, knight."