our family is gone

Chapter 715 Today We Are All Hamlets

For Hamlet's people, they have no habit of abandoning their teammates, not to mention that this place is occupied by evil. They want to see the person alive or the body dead. Even if they are going to die, they must snatch the body back from those evil hands.

Although Hamlet as a whole is not very good in terms of morality, these guards are all fanatical "brainless fans" of the lord, and they will really carry out the words preached by the lord.

Even those who were born as bounty hunters like Tardif and eagle hunters like Laura all agreed with this. There is no doubt that Hamlet will be assimilated after staying there for a long time.

But it’s different for those adventurers. They are not my teammates, so who the hell cares about you?
Not to mention that for them, even if they are their own teammates, if they really encounter problems, they can only wish for the best. How can it be selfless to turn back to save others?
No, it should be a mental illness!
There was an obvious split in the team, which did not surprise the several commanders of the Royal Guard. They communicated with each other through simple eye contact and then spoke to indicate.

"Anyway, the evacuation location has been given. You go first, and the rest is up to us, Hamlet, to handle on our own."

These words obviously made the adventurers feel relieved. What they feared most was that they would be kidnapped and take risks to save strangers. Now they just wanted to evacuate as soon as possible.

But some people don’t think so…

After being tricked by Lance several times, Martin became alert the moment he encountered such a thing. These Hamlets were as insidious as their lords and should not be trusted easily.

He seriously suspected that these guards had deliberately set up a trap to lure away the skeletons, and then they would turn around and break out from another direction?
It is very likely that because such a large team is advancing, it will attract the surrounding skeletons. If there are no skeletons to fill in within a short period of time, other places will be empty, and they will be able to escape more easily at that time.

Who knows if they are really short of people, which means they are going to use these adventurers as bait? No wonder you gathered so many people, so this is your real plan.

Yes, that must be the case!

Martin's old age doesn't mean he's confused. His mind works quickly and he seems to understand something, but he didn't question the actions of the Guards. Instead, he remained silent because he also wanted to use those adventurers as targets to lure away the skeletons and reduce the pressure on himself to break out.

Time was running out, so the adventurers didn't waste any time and prepared to break out directly. However, they felt something was wrong before they even walked out of the building.

Because the mendicant monk did not move, the candle-lighting priest naturally did not react either.

"Master Martin, let's go quickly." Someone couldn't help but remind him, and everyone's eyes fell on the mendicant monk.

But Martin was not timid at all. On the contrary, he spoke with righteousness.

"You go first. I must help them in such an evil place. The Holy Light will not abandon anyone."

Martin also wanted to raise the banner of the church, and he spoke so nicely, revealing that they planned to act together with Hamlet's people.

But who the hell doesn't know that Hamlet doesn't even have a church? When did the people in your church become Hamlet people?

Those adventurers knew very well that the main force of the breakout was actually the duo from the church. Without them, how could they fight against the skeletons?
The team that was excited because of the evacuation signal suddenly calmed down. They were all adults, and those who could come here were not stupid. They soon realized something.

"Our mercenary group was rescued by Hamlet's people. Without them, there would be no us. How can we just leave at this time? We will stay and help, and we will definitely rescue the rest of the people!"

Scorpion came up with a set of beautiful words, which confused the others. You are not Hamlet's man, are you? I heard that you were arrested before. What medicine did they feed you? Or did they catch you with some evidence?
Okay, okay, that's all, right?

The other adventurers also reacted and expressed their opinions in all kinds of strange ways that they themselves did not believe.

"Without Hamlet, there would be no me. At this moment, we are also Hamlets!"

"No matter who fights the skeletons, our mercenary group will definitely help them!"

"Hamlet's kindness is not yet over..."

The team that was about to split up was inexplicably brought together again, and the momentum was even stronger, as if they were as "determined" to live and die with Hamlet.

nerve!

Hamlet's people felt a little uncomfortable looking at their inexplicable reactions. Anyone who really believed these adventurers would be a fool, but they didn't say much about it.

No matter what these people's plans are, since they have expressed their opinions, let them join. One more person means one more strength.

Hamlet and his companions also knew that the evacuation would not take too long, and they had to find the missing team as soon as possible. Laura's falcon had flown around several times but did not find much.

But those who came from Hamlet's army all had their own ideas and would not waste time waiting for the signal to come. If there was no signal, would they just wait there in death?

"If they see the signal to evacuate, they will definitely move in this direction."

"If they are trapped, then the density of skeletons in the surrounding area must be higher, and it will attract those skeletons. We can explore from this direction."

"We also have to think about the evacuation route. Why did our family choose this place for us to evacuate?"

"Yes, the shortest distance should be the straight line from the church to the town. What's over there?"

"It's a main road. It was once the main road that connected the center of Hamlet. We need to deploy here. The only ones suitable to support us are cavalry."

The guards gathered together and asked questions quickly, but they quickly sorted out the situation and responded.

"Now let Brother Martin release a beam of light to give both sides an answer."

"Let the falcon send a message back."

Although Brother Martin has a special status, he does not act like a big shot. After all, everyone is in the same boat.

Someone in the guard team quickly took out a pen and paper to write down the information, and quickly brought it to the rooftop to give it to Laura.

If anyone knows about it, they will find that the origins of these SS members are all ordinary civilians, and to exaggerate a little, serfs and refugees make up the vast majority of them.

To those free men who come from a wealthy church background or are adventurers, it is even lowly, but to be honest, there are so many adventurers here, and there are probably not many who can read, while these Hamlet soldiers can actually read and write!
It is understandable that it is not that they did not work hard, but that they could not even guarantee their survival and did not have that opportunity, and Hamlet gave them an opportunity.

But now everyone is thinking about running away, no one would care about these things. Brother Martin also went to the roof and emitted a beam of light.

The falcon's vision in dim conditions is not as strong as that of an owl, but its speed is amazing. It completed the message in a short time and confirmed that the evacuation plan was indeed on the main road.

At the same time, the second good news was brought back. The falcon discovered the missing team when flying towards the rendezvous area.

"What? They've gotten ahead of us?"

Now everyone knew why they couldn't find it, because they were all searching in the direction of the deeper ruins, but they didn't expect that they would be the first to run out.

Martin was listening nearby. He didn't expect that there really was a team of people there. Regardless of whether it was real or not, he had to hurry up. "Don't waste time. Act quickly."

At Martin's urging, the large team that was originally resting in the building began to move. This also affected the skeletons, and the surrounding area seemed to be boiling in an instant.

Everyone fought hard and squeezed out of those "waves".

Why does Martin think those adventurers have no future?
Because their cooperation is really poor, when they are in a well-coordinated mercenary group, there is still cooperation.

But the more people there are, the more chaotic it becomes. Everyone has their own ideas and wants others to take the lead. If something happens to someone around them, they will not react at all and just want to stay away from them.

If they were asked to protect themselves, they would probably have to distract themselves from taking care of those guys, let alone concentrate on casting spells.

On the contrary, everyone of Hamlet's people knows what they need to do. If their teammates encounter trouble, they will really help. The more people there are, the stronger they are. They are like an indestructible whole, revealing tenacity and perseverance.

In fact, Martin didn't understand these people. In the whole Hamlet, only fifty or so people were selected from tens of thousands of people. Their quality must be strong.

Moreover, they all came from the grassroots level of the army, participated in corps operations involving thousands of people, and have rich experience in team combat.

These mercenary groups consist of no more than a dozen people, and their combat style is more suitable for small-scale battles.

The gap becomes more obvious when the number of people increases. It is not a problem of strength, but a problem of coordination.

The adventurers who are close to Hamlet can still be helped, but it is hard to say about the others. Some of them fall behind, and once they fall, they will be swallowed up by the skeletons in an instant, without any chance of shouting.

The SS had no reaction to this. Their unity was only internal. Those were not Hamlet's people, so who cared?

But there is no doubt that the situation Martin had guessed before happened. The mobilization of such a large team attracted all the surrounding skeletons, creating a gap.

Some adventurers who did not follow the breakout but hid in dim and unknown buildings could not help but laugh at them when they saw them struggling.

"These idiots."

"Luckily I didn't run with them."

"Boss is really smart. We just need to hide."

But have they ever thought about one thing, that is, there is another protagonist who has not appeared in the ruins, that is, the rat.

Those skeletons attack all living things, even rats. Especially since the skeletons are made entirely of bones, rats dare not show their heads if they have nothing to eat.

But now the skeletons are gone, and without restraint, the large number of hidden rats have emerged. They have been multiplying here for more than ten years. When you see one rat, it means there are thousands of them.

They dared to roam in broad daylight and were not afraid of humans at all. Now they were stimulated by the evil power that permeated the area. Madness and hunger had taken over their already small brains.

It finally broke out at this moment.

“Chichi…Snap!”

There was a sound of something falling, and the people who had been laughing just now couldn't help but turn around. In the light of the torches, they saw that it was just a mouse fleeing hurriedly into the darkness. They breathed a sigh of relief and were almost scared.

"what!"

Just one person raised the torch and looked at the roof, but suddenly let out a scream and fell to the ground. The light of the torch also shook, reflecting the constantly distorted shadows of several people.

"What's the ghost's name?"

The other people were not scared by the mouse, but were frightened by his shout, and couldn't help but yell and curse.

"You...you look..."

The man stood up hurriedly and raised the torch. At this time, others also saw that the beam was full of dense red eyes and layers of black shadows. It was obvious that the one just now did not fall down accidentally, but was squeezed down!
The raised torch seemed to stimulate the rats on the beams. They started moving like a pot of boiling water, and then they collapsed and fell down, as crazy as a rain of rats.

"Ahhh! Get out of here! Get out of here!"

"Damn it! It's biting me!"

"No! They want to eat us..."

The situation suddenly got out of control. Even if they waved the torches in their hands wildly, they could not resist the enraged rats. They had lost their fear and were only filled with madness and greed.

Especially when they took the first bite of flesh, the "sweet" smell ignited them. No rat could resist. More and more rats poured in, and no one knew where they came from.

The screams in that room were intense, but they disappeared after a while, and the fire had long since gone out.

Similar situations occurred everywhere around, and those adventurers who chose to stay here didn't even survive a day.

Some adventurers rushed out of the room at the risk of their lives, and even caused a melee between the skeletons and rats, but unfortunately this scene was not seen.

But who cares?

Under the guidance of the falcon, the breakout team has joined up with the last team.

Barristan, Disma, William, Margaret.

Their team had a special mission, which was to find the traces of the Legion and investigate their purpose, so their in-depth location was different from that of other teams and was not in the same area.

The fact that they were able to withdraw so quickly was entirely due to their decisiveness. Since the hound Figgs sensed the danger and William issued a warning, they simply withdrew without caring about anything else.

They ran a long distance before it was completely dark. It can only be said that this steady old man has strong survival ability.

By the time the beam of light came on, they had already passed it. Then they saw the evacuation point marked, turned around and rushed there, and then flew over like a hawk to reunite with everyone.

So now, as long as we keep moving towards the evacuation point, the road will continue to extend...

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