our family is gone

Chapter 354 Open Pendulum

This cavalry team has 50 people, and there are more horses. Bastia is so rich that one person and two horses can be achieved, and the extra horse is specially used to carry armor and luggage.

Otherwise, why are the wolf warriors so hungry that they are going to eat grass, and Alvin and the others can continue to chase without logistical pressure at all?

Being able to supply supplies in nearby towns at any time in the territory of Bastia, and still being able to guarantee logistics after entering Hamlet, this shows strength.

Similarly, the cavalry is also particular about advancing. They will not wear armor all the time, which is a burden for horses or humans.

Therefore, a few teams of heavily armed cavalry are usually dispersed to scout around the team and reserve a safe range.

It is a very common and simple tactic to start fighting with armor only when encountering the enemy. It is the safest when there is no clear goal and destination.

Similarly, when such a large team camps, there are many things that need to be paid attention to, whether it is the choice of camp or the arrangement of clear and dark guards to prevent night attacks.

Alvin's military awareness is very solid. After all, there is the baron, an experienced combat faction, to assist him, so when he camped in this abandoned village, he made proper arrangements.

It should have been the same as usual, when he woke up, he was followed by the barbarian, but when he waited until midnight, he was greeted by the unreasonable night attack.

There is no hiding, and there is no trick, just a sudden encounter and a sudden fight.

Those Ascension Cultists did cause a lot of trouble, and their magical ability to heal flesh and blood caused riots, but these soldiers also fought against barbarians, so it is not surprising for some supernatural powers.

Meanwhile the presence of Alvin and the Baron quickly suppresses the situation.

When they could be killed by cutting off their heads, the remaining cultists were also killed.

And because they all wore armor, they didn't die. At most, they suffered some skin trauma, or the armor was damaged and needed to be repaired.

The only one who was seriously injured was an unlucky ghost who was targeted by the cult witch and used the [Secret Curse], but she was not strengthened by the evil god, but a single-target attack, which plunged that person into despair.

But here is different from the wilderness, the raised bonfire can brightly illuminate the enemy, and the witch who performed the sorcery was also found by the baron and beheaded by the sword.

There was no blood, and there was no death. The strength of those cultists was greatly weakened, and they all died soon after facing the attacks of those knights.

A night raid started suddenly, and suddenly subsided.

But the weird method still surprised them.

"Master Alvin, these guys are probably heretics, but I don't know what faction they are."

The object of Alvin's question was not the corpses, but the baron who was examining the corpses.

You can see the seriousness on the Baron's face, and he probably guessed something.

"Damn! How can there be cultists?"

Sure enough, Alvin couldn't help exclaiming when he heard this, but instead began to curse.

"Are the lords here all trash? What about the church? How could heretics be allowed to appear?"

Alvin has never been in contact with them, but he has also heard how troublesome these guys are, they are as disgusting as cockroaches.

By the time you find one, there are literally hundreds of cockroaches hiding in the corners of the house.

It is precisely because he has long regarded Hamlet as his territory and the master of this "house", that's why he is so angry.

"There is no relatively powerful force here, and it belongs to an area where no one controls it. It is not a strange thing for those cultists to focus on this place. After all, the church is not omnipotent."

The baron still kept his calm and casually explained, in fact, just like what he said, it is not surprising that cultists are in this world.

As long as there are people there are desires, and where there are desires there are ambitions, and cults naturally emerge as the times require.

Not to mention here, even in Bastia, there are many messy guys, not to mention those believers of barbarian evil gods are somewhat involved.

But the Bastia family is powerful and has a strong ability to control the territory. Basically, once the cultists are discovered, they will be wiped out directly, and there is no room for survival at all.

And some places have not been completely wiped out even under the strong suppression of the church, but are hiding in dark corners and waiting for opportunities.

Like in the land of Hamlet...

"I must drive out all the cultists!"

Alvin has stepped into the role of Lord Hamlet, uttering a roar of righteous indignation.

He finally got this opportunity and did not allow these messy things in his territory to affect his rule.

And those cavalry were quite convinced when they saw this scene, because just now Alvin beheaded a cultist, and his identity as the airborne commander was established with battle after battle.

"Why are you back?" As soon as Alvin turned his attention away from the cultists, he noticed the conspicuous woman among the crowd.

"I have found the traces of those people, and I also found that those barbarians were also attacked by the cultists..." The woman reported without any nonsense, and at the same time could not help but mention the cultists.

"Oh?" Alvin finally felt a little more balanced when he heard this, especially when he heard that the barbarians had killed and injured some people, he laughed even more.

"Hahaha, a bunch of trash!"

Alvin is qualified to laugh, because they didn't suffer too many serious casualties because of the armor when they faced the night attack of the cultists, but a few barbarians died.

That gloating look was undisguised, and it seemed that he was still brooding over the loss of himself, especially the Eagles.

After all, after thinking about it, Alvin knew that this team was the force left by his father to conquer Hamlet and belonged to private soldiers, so the loss of the Eagles, an excellent scouting team, made him extremely distressed.

It's just that the baron's face became more solemn when he heard that, and what he noticed was another aspect.

They have 50 cavalrymen, and there is a lot of movement. It is not surprising that those cultists can find themselves.

But those barbarian teams were very dexterous, so they were all found by those guys, which shows how rampant Hamlet's cultists really are.

The baron's worry was that if it was said that it was only necessary to clear the territory controlled by some local diehards before, then now there would be another enemy, an enemy who was more troublesome than the local rulers.

The baron's thinking angle is actually similar to Alvin's. They actually regard Hamlet as their own.

"It's strange..." the baron considered his words for a while, "The activities of these cult members are usually very secretive, and they will not do this kind of behavior easily. Even if they want to kill, they will choose ordinary people instead of us. A heavily armed army?"

The baron knew that the earl had never given up on the land of Hamlet, so there were secret infiltration investigations in order to better control this area one day.

There are rampant robbers and bandits, and all kinds of evil and weird monsters, but there is no news of cults.

Why did a group of cultists suddenly appear and attack me today?

Of course they couldn't figure it out. At the beginning, the Ascension Sect's strategy for the surrounding area was to send preachers to secretly develop all those people into believers.

It is sustainable harvesting, which is hidden under the surface. Even if it kills, it will be covered with many layers of skin, such as the robbers, bandits, evil witches, etc., for fear of attracting the attention of the church.

However, the appearance of Lance directly broke the superficial calm, and unscrupulously launched a war to wipe out a large number of cultists.

Coupled with the chaotic situation, it doesn't matter if they are discovered by the church, because there are many cults popping up now, and they can be calmed down as long as they push out the believers.

The Ascension Sect couldn't pretend anymore, so they simply let go of the killings and created as many corpses as possible. Recently, not only refugees, but also some villages and towns have been attacked.

There is no reason, only ascension!
But these are not important to the baron, having cultists is important to him.

Seeing that Alvin hadn't figured it out yet, he could only add another sentence.

"These cultists are so arrogant, is it possible that the ruler here has become a member of the cult? It is with their support that they dare to blatantly attack anyone who enters Hamlet?"

Alvin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but he realized it in an instant, and couldn't help but agree.

"That's right! Hamlet has been occupied by a cult. We cannot allow this to happen. We must save those poor ordinary people and free them from the rule of the cult."

There are no better reasons than these.

Under the influence of the church, there is nothing more just than fighting cults.

Not only the barbarians invaded, but also the cults were raging. The more chaotic Hamlet was, the more in their interest, because it would be more convenient to mess up here.

As for the wars that the ordinary people who originally lived here would do because of them, it’s hard to say, it’s already lucky not to be decapitated as a cultist.

"Teacher, do you think we can do it now?"

According to Alvin's idea, now that there are cultists, those barbarians will lose their original function.

Of course, they went up and killed the barbarians while they were wounded, and they couldn't let them escape like this.

"No~ they are still useful."

It's just that the Baron didn't quite agree with this, and shook his head slowly.

"Why?" Alvin couldn't help frowning, he was a little dissatisfied that the teacher always wanted to let those guys go.

What he needs is a battle to prove himself, simply put, he wants to regain some face.

"To be honest, I am not the opponent of that barbarian leader at all, and now they are still acting for that unknown purpose, afraid of losing the team, so they dare not fight us head-on.

But if we press too hard, they may give up the mission and turn to us. At that time, we will face those terrible wild hunters, and there is a champion blessed by the barbarian evil god. "

The baron didn't mean to hide it, but directly admitted that he couldn't beat the wolf warrior.

The reason why he is a baron and not a knight is because he is very powerful, and he is a strong man who can be called a "Master".

But now he is in his prime, and his strength has not faded. It can be said that the entire Bastia is stronger than him by ten fingers.

What's more important is that he is not simply a strong individual, what is really important is that he is a general, and the experience of fighting is the most valuable.

And how strong is the wolf who was considered by the baron to be no opponent?

Following the teacher's words, Alvin couldn't help but think of the huge, hairy figure holding a long-handled battle ax...

Facing the charge of the cavalry back then, that man swung his tomahawk and killed three heavily armed cavalry in a row, and the person behind led the team to tear through the blockade, reversing the fatal situation.

Alvin is very confident in his own strength. He can see whether he dares to wear armor in the face of a night attack, and he can kill the cultists with a long sword.

But thinking of this man's performance on the battlefield, his restless heart calmed down a little.

Can't beat it, really can't beat it...

The baron who noticed Alvin's change couldn't help but smile, but he didn't show it on the surface. On the contrary, he agitated
"Of course, let alone a champion in a war, as long as you are properly prepared, even a legendary strongman will die in the army, so we may not have the possibility of killing him."

The baron's words were not false, surrounded by thousands of people, facing countless longbows and heavy crossbows, no matter how strong you are, you will die.

But he is not a target, so what is the price of holding back a legendary powerhouse?

"I estimate that as long as you pay the price of thirty elite cavalry, you can surround him to death. As long as your lord gives an order, I will personally lead the team up and kill him with all my might."

"No, no, no!" Alvin was still thinking about what to do, but he strongly denied it immediately when he heard this.

What does it mean to add thirty cavalry and a baron to the fifty cavalry that my father gave me?
If he lost so much on these savages, he wouldn't have to think about how to control Hamlet, he would just go back to his mother for breastfeeding.

The baron obviously guessed Alvin's reaction, otherwise he wouldn't have said those words, it was more of a warning.

It's not that you can't fight, but that if you fight forcefully, the loss will be too great. As a general, you should not make such a blind decision.

The Baron is teaching him, but it's hard to say how much Alvin will understand.

"Are we just letting them go like this?"

Knowing the gap is one thing, accepting the reality is another, and it can be seen that he still hasn't let go.

Alvin's performance also disappointed the baron. After all, he was still a young man, and he couldn't remember without suffering a big loss.

But now he can only briefly explain the follow-up plan.

"No matter how strong that barbarian is, he is only one person, and now the appearance of the cultist has shown that the land of Hamlet is not as simple as we imagined. We need him to continue to make trouble to expose more enemies. Casualties are our best strikers."

In the end, Alvin agreed with the teacher's idea. Let's not move the barbarians for the time being, but continue to expel them and let these guys explore the way. It would be better if more cultists can be consumed.

"You, keep watching those savages for me, if you get lost again, I won't spare you."

The conversation between the two was actually not concealed. It was said next to the corpses of those cultists. The woman also heard the general idea, and suddenly came back to her senses when she was called up suddenly.

She was used to being called around, no nonsense, just quit silently.

(End of this chapter)