Chapter 18 The Hope of Breaking the Game
"Sonia and the others are still in the castle." Galadia said anxiously, "There is only one exit for the broken castle!"
Considering Sonia's charming effect on humans in this world and her almost no combat effectiveness, the girls except Galadia were left in the castle to avoid being injured by swords on the battlefield, and are now blocked in the castle.
"Their safety is not to worry about for the time being. The Baron Castle, the target of this world's mission, is not so easy to conquer. Moreover, our previous performance greatly weakened the bandit's military strength. If the original strength comparison between the bandit and the Baron was 10 to 1, it should have dropped to 5 to 1 now." Xiao Yan pondered for a while and finally made up his mind, "Before the castle was conquered, they were safer than us."
"But you also see the army opposite. There are less than a hundred militia left to assist us, and there are probably only about one hundred people left in the castle, so there are no hope for support. Those mountain monsters alone are doubled in this chaos. Maybe those horse thieves can stab us into a hole before we get closer." After the traveler fought, his body and mind felt exhausted, and he couldn't help but feel desperate.
The bishop also nodded: "Yes! Just talking about those horse thieves, holding long spears, there are bows and arrows on the saddle. You can't rush forward to take risks. The situation in front of you is already a desperate situation. We can only see the defensive effect of the castle. I hope these poor people can take away more sinful souls before being summoned by the Lord."
When the two contractors who survived the South Gate saw the situation worsening, they immediately turned into a sad face. Galadia bit her lips tightly. This was the first time this lively girl fell into silence after entering the space.
Xiao Yan looked at everyone's reaction, curled his lips and then burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha, you were wrong. And you made a very simple mistake. Indeed, the bandits are powerful and we can't fight hard. But if you think about it again, don't you think there is something wrong?"
Everyone who was originally very depressed raised their heads. This tall and handsome man has been surprised since the war started. Even the terrifying monsters have killed two ends, and defeated two hundred bandits in succession. If anyone else had any other person, he would not have such ability. Could he really have any way to break the situation?
There should be some. Xiao Yan's firm and clear eyes make people feel indescribable confidence, making everyone present hope from the bottom of their hearts, hoping that Xiao Yan can turn the crisis around!
"Imagine it. Everyone knows that this task guarding the castle is evaluated as the least difficult task in the space, and it is assigned to us newcomers who have no equipment and experience to fight alone. The punishment for failure of the task is or an erasure without any other way of life. Does the space want to see newcomers resisting hundreds of troops and then dying in the first mission with a 100% probability? So what's the point of setting the task difficulty, killing monsters, or even this world?" Seeing everyone thinking, their eyebrows gradually relaxed, Xiao Yan knew that the time had arrived, "So, there is a sure victory in this world that can defeat this bandit army without relying on our own strength!"
This sentence lit up the hope in everyone's hearts as lightning flashed across the dark night sky.
"And I already know this method!" Xiao Yan stood upright. With such a prelude, these contractors from modern society, who were like a bunch of loose sand, should be able to gather around them at this critical moment and become a unified force.
"Our hope is in the mountains to the north, fortunately it is not far from the manor. Although the north gate has been separated by bandits, we can still row upstream from the Black Water River."
"There are boats near the South Gate. Although they are small, it should be fine to install 10 people." The traveler noticed the wooden boat early in the morning with the intention of leaving a way out before the battle began. Originally, the mission failed and it was meaningless to escape by boat, but now it would be useful for everyone to use it.
"We will leave now. We contractors are fine. These militia will think that we will abandon the city and escape and will cause trouble. We cannot take them to find a ship."
The militia led by Captain Sam were still scattered in various places at this time, so naturally no one could stop Xiao Yan and others. Under the leadership of the traveler, a group of seven contractors walked through the alleys in the town to find the Black Water River. Since it was already a certain distance away from the city wall to the south and the river was quite turbulent, there was no wall built on the east side of the town, but there was a simple pier. The boat that the traveler said was tied to the shore. Five embarrassed militiamen were unbuttoning the ropes on the ship, looking like they were about to escape. When they looked up, they were stunned when they saw Xiao Yan holding a double-held battle axe.
"Hehehe! I just felt that the boating coolie was not enough." Before Xiao Yan could speak, the bishop had already rushed forward. The man held a heavy hammer with his hands and walked up with a grim smile on his face. These militiamen were all thinking about escaping their lives, and were not strong people. After being threatened, they could only get on the boat honestly and row north with the contractors.
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The west bank of the Heishui River is full of bandits, and even the north gate is captured by bandits who break through the middle road. From time to time, fleeing villagers are chased and killed on the shore, and the river water is stained with blood.
A woman in her arms saw the boat in the river and shouted for help with heartbreak. Galadia looked at it and said quickly, "Press the boat and we can save them."
Before Xiao Yan could speak, the traveler raised his eyebrows, "No less than a hundred people running away on this shore. If these two are installed, can our boats be installed? Besides, this space is a place where life is worse than death, and it is also a good thing for them to live earlier."
Galadia was choked and couldn't speak. She stood up angrily and was about to shoot the bandits chasing after him. It didn't matter when this stop was enough. The boat immediately shook, and she "thumped" her and fell into the water, which scared everyone to scream. Xiao Yan hurried to rescue her, finally snatched the wet girl up, and when he looked up, he found that the mother and son had been killed on the shore.
When Galadia was rescued, she was already wet. The cold river water was blown by the cold wind, and it shook like a kitten and whimpered softly. Xiao Yan took off his coat and put it on her body, and could only pat her shoulder and sigh silently.
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The plain where the Baron leader is located is surrounded by hills on all sides. The Blackwater River is formed by streams in the northern mountains and flows southward until it flows into the sea. The North Mountain is less than four or five miles away from the castle, and it doesn't take too long for everyone to reach the bottom of the mountain.
Several militia were uneasy. They thought the deserter was caught and could not escape and died, but they did not expect that this group of outsiders also ran away. But they were not good to escape, but they just ran into the mountain. However, this group of murderers killed two leaders of bandits, and even the mountain monsters that only appeared in children's nightmares were killed. It was so powerful. Although the man in their leadership was young, he was as tall as a giant. Even the women among them were one head taller than adult men (the men in the Middle Ages were poor in nutrition, and the men were 1.6 meters tall, which was considered tall and burly), and they were extremely beautiful, which was a pity (many people in the Middle Ages could not appreciate their long legs).
After getting off the boat, Xiao Yan did not tie the boat up, but instead asked everyone to carry the boat into the mountains. Fortunately, there were many people, and the mountain road was quite smooth at the beginning. More than a dozen men carried the wooden boat and barely walked smoothly.
After leaving the Baron Manor, Xiao Yan was always quite nervous. Although he was confident that his judgment was correct, he was not 100% sure that the matter was of great importance.
When chatting with Old White before, Xiao Yan considered this possibility and asked for it specifically.
"The thing Old White said should be not far away. This sound! Hahahaha! It's done!"
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!