MC's career as foreign lord

Night had fallen, and after washing the dishes, Zhou Ren picked up Bear and set off on the return journey with Leah.

The area outside the territory was now much livelier, with many people huddled behind the windbreak wall he had made.

Zhou Ren had never imagined that even during the high winds, there would still be so many mercenaries outside.

These people seemed to know who had built the wall, so when Zhou Ren walked out, everyone wore a solemn expression, seemingly afraid to speak, lest they be driven away from this hard-earned shelter from the wind.

"Why aren't you leaving so late at night? What are you waiting for?" Zhou Ren asked.

The group exchanged glances, seemingly choosing who would be the unlucky one to answer.

Finally, a strangely dressed mercenary stepped forward, flicking his sleeves as if to make himself look better.

He bowed to Zhou Ren, "Greetings, Lord!"

"Speak," Zhou Ren said, Leah was playing with Bear, who was perched on his arm, completely indifferent to everything around them.

"Yes, Lord!" the mercenary said, "We are waiting for the wild monsters driven here by the strong winds!"

It wasn't that Zhou Ren looked down on them, but these people were dressed in rags, and there were fewer than five who had complete armor, seemingly less capable in battle than even Werner's team.

"And then kill them?" Zhou Ren asked, puzzled, but seeing the serious expressions on everyone's faces, he didn't want to say anything, so he decided to observe further.

"Leah, you go back first!" Zhou Ren sent the girl to her place, and the young attendant guarding the door nodded slightly, taking Leah.

"Okay!" Leah nodded, carefully picked up the little bear Dagg, and happily said goodbye to Zhou Ren.

The elite mercenaries guarding the door seemed to be a different breed from those ragged, scattered soldiers, and they didn't even bother to glance at the wall over there.

They stood at the door with their weapons, seemingly looking down on those vagrant-like people.

Only when Leah came to the door with the bear did the mercenaries bow slightly before lifting the curtain to let her in.

Zhou Ren thought, what kind of mercenaries are these?

The elite display and combat power of these people, I'm afraid, is some special unit or combat team, certainly not mercenaries.

But Anna herself was a very peculiar person, and Zhou Ren had no idea where the people she hired came from, so after a couple of glances, he stopped paying attention.

He returned to the side of the wall, thought for a moment, and added a few more layers, then arranged a standard seat for himself on top, and sat down leisurely, accompanying the crowd as they looked out.

By this time, the sky had completely darkened, and the dark horizon seemed to hide some strange monsters, making everyone silent!

Watching their actions, Zhou Ren felt that, to some extent, these people were treating this as a special ritual.

It seemed that they had done this sort of thing quite a few times during the town's development.

And the people coming from afar confirmed his guess; some people in special clothing were running in the strong wind, holding torches that looked like they would be extinguished at any moment, waving them wildly!

It was this action that suddenly tensed up the people who had been somewhat relaxed, they took their weapons, leaned against the wall behind them, and took a deep breath.

The people holding the torches were swallowed by the strong wind the next moment, seemingly dropping the torches and hiding in the corners.

Then Zhou Ren heard the sound of flames igniting beside him, and saw many people taking out torches and standing in the wind.

Their movements seemed to be a subtle signal, and at the moment the torches appeared, he seemed to hear the roars of monsters in the wilderness, accompanied by the howling of the wind, the heavy darkness seemed to carry a fishy smell!

Zhou Ren's eyes had been strengthened, so at this time, he could see the situation here more clearly, in that darkness—there really were monsters!

Now it could suddenly be explained why the number of mercenaries here had increased rather than decreased, despite the windy weather!

These people were all prepared, it seemed they were about to start fighting!

Zhou Ren was very curious; he had never seen a battle scene here!

He wondered what kind of skills the mercenaries had that they dared to fight such monsters?

You should know that no matter where you go, professionals are in the minority.

They look down on ordinary people from above, and at the same time carry out some special battles that ordinary people dare not imagine.

But these mercenaries are not professionals, and you can't even see people like trainee professionals very often.

They may gather together for profit, but when it comes to combat effectiveness, it is actually not very high.

It's not like they're a regular army, and there aren't even many people who have received formal training.

In the end, they're just a group of vagrants with weapons!

Who gave them the courage to meet the first wave of impact here?

At this time, the shadows of the so-called monsters finally appeared within the range of the torches.

They were uniformly dressed in tattered fur or not at all, holding some very crude weapons, and roaring towards the crowd.

These are truly terrifying and cruel creatures.

They hold weapons made of stone or bone, and exude a terrifying stench and odor—they are, Gnolls!

Zhou Ren could even clearly see their hyena-like faces.

These demon-like lives are simply the greatest sins of the Creator!

"Clang clang clang!" The sound of metal collision suddenly sounded, and a tripwire suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

All the monsters fell to the ground in unison, and what awaited them was a sharp blade overhead!

Not only Gnolls, Zhou Ren also saw some other monsters and demons.

Their army charged into the crowd, and the weapons in their hands also swung and struck people from time to time.

The Gnolls seemed to have no fear in their hearts at all.

Even when the Kobolds, who were jointly attacking the battle line, suddenly left, they still did not notice it at all, and continued to attack frantically and bloodthirstily.

They attacked all creatures within their sight, and did not hesitate to use their legs or teeth!

Even though the human side was well prepared, this battle was fought tragically enough.

Those little goblins, goblins, or kobolds had already left with strange cries, and only the Gnolls were still roaring!

Zhou Ren even felt a little unbearable.

Limbs and broken arms were flying, and blood was flowing everywhere.

He also saw some strange claws flying, those were Gnoll monsters whose limbs had been chopped off!

Following behind this group of people was a large group of hyenas from the wilderness.

They had faces almost identical to those of the Gnolls and were lurking, preparing to sneak attack the people.

Of course, the mercenaries were also prepared.

They wore heavy clothes and held huge maces, and every time they swung them in the hyena group, they could cause terrible slaughter!

“Thump, thump, thump!” A tremendous sound echoed from the darkness. The massive figure in the distance seemed to fill everyone's hearts with a sense of oppression and fear, and it made Zhou Ren understand why monsters were fleeing this place.

Its form, amidst the terrifying howling of the north wind, became exceptionally frightening. The horrifying, fishy stench seemed capable of piercing the heavens, nearly causing those with keen senses to faint.

This time, the gnolls didn't try to act tough. A particularly tall figure among them roared, and the lordly aura commanded all the monsters to respond with their howls, then they quickly retreated!

Some gnolls were even carrying their spoils of war—a human corpse—preparing to leave, only to be ambushed and taken down by the sentries lurking nearby!

But no matter what, the gnolls were now just small fry. Compared to that enormous monster, everything else seemed insignificant.

Even the mercenaries hired by Anna, who were usually indifferent to everything, perked up their pointed ears early on, stepping out of the green barrier and taking up their weapons.

They seemed to have realized the threat that such a massive monster posed to this place, and began their preparations.

Zhou Ren was much more straightforward. He directly pulled over a mercenary, "Why are you running! Haven't you encountered giants like this here before?"

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The mercenary yanked Zhou Ren's hand away. "That's a two-headed giant! We can't possibly beat it. Its brute strength can even rival high-level professionals. We're not even apprentice professionals, are we just supposed to die here?"

At this moment, the monster finally revealed its appearance. It was a terrifying monster a full forty feet (12 meters) tall. Just looking at its ankles, they were thicker than a person's waist!

No wonder these people were running so fast, Zhou Ren marveled. "Could today's events just end like this? What about the people in the town? They can't possibly be waiting for this monster to break through the lines and invade the town, right?"

As if Zhou Ren's words were a prophecy, Mayor Locke arrived with a squad of soldiers. He was also taken aback when he saw the wall that Zhou Ren had built.

However, he didn't have time to ask about it. The soldiers were fully equipped, wearing iron armor and wielding iron swords, giving off a very imposing presence.

"Charge! Drive away the demons! I'll handle this giant!" Locke said decisively, turning back to look at an old man. "I'm counting on you, Father Havali!"

The old man, wearing a light blue holy robe, nodded slightly to Locke. "Go, child, may the glory of the Elven Lord forever illuminate you!"

A huge wooden staff appeared in his hand. Rather than a staff, it was more like a wooden hammer, with a very large head, engraved with inscriptions and inlaid with gemstones.

"Divine Protection!" Divine magic from Corellon was released from the staff, enveloping the soldiers and Locke, and also making Zhou Ren feel a kind of scanning gaze.

This actually made the soldiers, whose fighting spirit was already strong, even more fanatical, charging forward quickly with their weapons!

Then, to Zhou Ren's astonishment, the old man directly threw open his cloak, revealing the iron plate armor inside!

"Holy Shield!"

"Zeal!"

"Divine Body!"

He released three divine spells in succession, and his originally thin body suddenly became full of power, and he rushed out wielding his staff, smashing a gnoll's head on the spot.

Zhou Ren was stunned, "Is this the priest of the elves? Where are their bows and arrows?"

As if to answer his thoughts, a team of elegant long-eared elves had already walked up from the back row, holding bows and arrows, and jumped directly onto the wall, looking down from a commanding position, with the howling gale behind them!

But these elite soldiers seemed to have their own protective measures, and even in such an environment, they did not tremble in the slightest.

They took out beautiful arrows from the quiver on their backs, then drew their bows and began to shoot randomly.

In the eyes of others, this kind of attack, which didn't even bother to aim, would naturally be considered a wild shot, but in the hands of the elves, even such a wild shot would actually always hit those fleeing demons, taking their lives!

Zhou Ren saw these special actions clearly from the side. As expected of the race that once ruled the entire continent, this foundation is truly powerful enough!

And the old priest's actions were even more outrageous. Since he put on the plate armor and rushed into the wind with his staff, it was as if he was unleashing an unstoppable rampage. Those gnolls were no match for him.

In just a few minutes, after Locke engaged the two-headed giant, he had already smashed ten gnolls' heads!

But the gnolls were not made of clay either. After fighting many times, the gnoll leader, who was originally fleeing, saw the two-headed giant stalemated with a human, and a cruel smile appeared on his face!

"Woof!" Although they were called gnolls, their hyena-like faces had long exposed their race. With the gnoll leader's roar, all the scattered and fleeing gnolls stopped!

"Pay attention to cover, split up and kill!" Locke also noticed the situation here and quickly commanded, but due to being distracted by commanding, he took a solid blow from the two-headed giant on his shoulder!

"Hiss!" Zhou Ren could now smell the very fishy smell up close. Seeing Locke suffer, he was a little worried, and wondered if there was anything he could do?

After the priest in the distance noticed the situation here, he directly threw over a [Heal Light Wounds], allowing Locke to catch his breath and continue facing the monster!

However, at this time, the gnolls had already approached!

"Release the arrows!" After the gnolls stopped running, the elven archers stopped their meaningless scattering shots. Now, after all the gnolls gathered together and started charging again, they gave the order!

Streaks of light appeared in the rain of arrows, occasionally nailing some gnolls to the ground, also relieving the pressure in front!

But the gnoll leader didn't seem to think so. He withstood the attack of the rain of arrows and had already arrived in front of the old priest.

"Boom!" With a tremendous hammer blow, the gnoll's nearly ten-foot-tall body and the priest's somewhat decaying body formed a sharp contrast, even creating a shockwave!

On the other side, the two-headed giant was raging in vain, and Locke's body seemed to be burning with fierce red flames, leaving terrifying scars on his body.

"Is this the battle between professionals?" Zhou Ren said. He had long heard that Locke was a leader among intermediate warriors, and now it seemed that he was more than that!