I just covet their strength

Chapter 54 Saueren

Lush mountain forests and steep rock walls are interdependent. Under the cover of rugged caves and hills, a fortress built against the mountain stands quietly.

This city, which is close to the rocks, is completely integrated with the mountains when viewed from above, and the dense forest nearby provides more cover. If you don't land and search carefully, you will not be able to notice that there is a building hiding here. A stronghold with a population of tens of thousands.

Tunnels, caves and secret trails extending in all directions make this secret stronghold well hidden. Even the Dragon Clan who know that there are unruly people here do not know where the Resistance Army's stronghold is.

However, not long ago, this tranquility was broken.

Temporary camps were set up one after another in the mountains and forests. The panicked refugees crowded together, received the gruel distributed by the resistance soldiers, and then gobbled it up on the spot.

“Tata Tower”

The sound of boot soles trampling on fallen leaves was heard, and a group of resistance soldiers arrived at the outer refugee camp. The resistance soldiers who were in charge of distributing relief porridge immediately greeted them.

"leader!"

The man called the leader was dressed in simple and capable commoners, without any armor. He had a straight and heroic figure, as sharp and upright as a long sword, and a slightly curved sword hung around his waist.

His angular and resolute face showed no emotion. He nodded gently to the resistance soldiers and said:

"Have the refugees been properly resettled?"

"We managed to build temporary shelters and distribute food, but..."

The resistance soldier hesitated for a moment and whispered:
"Chief, if this continues, our food reserves will be exhausted soon."

Sauerlan said slowly: "Don't worry about food. The food stored in the fortress is only part of it. We have several other material storage points, which are enough to support the food of hundreds of thousands of people for several months. Compared with food, the more important issue is everyone safety issues."

The leader of the resistance army looked around worriedly and said:

"There is no cover or protection here. If a fight breaks out, the consequences will be disastrous."

"But the fortress is already overloaded. It is impossible for us to cram more people into it. In that case, even the soldiers will not be able to perform."

Thorlun: "I know, that's why we extended the defense line outward. Anyway, the location of the base has been exposed."

He looked beyond the camp and into the distance. The refugees who were coming in one after another had already exposed this secret base of the resistance army. It is believed that the dragon beasts will follow the scent soon.

These situations were not what Thorlon had expected. Neither he nor the resistance were ready to face the dragons head-on.

"It's all the trouble caused by those guys!"

The deputy of the Resistance Army next to Sauerlan gritted his teeth and groaned:
"If those people hadn't found this place inexplicably and brought a lot of refugees with them, we wouldn't be so embarrassed!"

Sauron's eyes slightly lowered upon hearing this, and his fingers tapped the hilt of the sword lightly.

The people the deputy was talking about were the strange people who came to "go to" the Resistance Army some time ago. They brought a large number of refugees. To be precise, they came under coercion.

Because after questioning the refugees, I found that most of them were unwilling to leave their hometowns at all, and were forced to come to the Resistance Army base with swords held at their necks.

"Don't say that. At least they are our companions in fighting against the tyranny of the dragons. Moreover, if the news they brought is accurate and the dragons are going to cleanse the entire Kaipal Plain, then these refugees can be considered as saving them."

Although Sauron was also dissatisfied with this domineering behavior, if it was for the purpose of resisting the dragon, the radical approach was understandable.

The deputy was still dissatisfied and muttered: "They said it was just in the past few days, but after such a long time, the great purge has not happened at all! Instead, the Dragonborn's territory seems to have fallen into infighting."

Thorlun: ".They are very strong, all elite warriors, and they are helping us build a defense line to resist the invasion of the dragons."

The deputy clicked his tongue and said, "Didn't they lure the enemy here?"

Now even Thorlun didn't know how to defend himself. He had no choice but to continue walking forward. After passing through the forest, he arrived at the outskirts of the resistance base. At this time, at the original sentry tower base, the war knights from Prince Algon, the Eternal Mist knights wearing blue silver armor, and a few trial participants were preparing for battle and reinforcing the defense line.

Some arranged spells to reinforce the walls of the sentry towers; some built defensive weapons on the high ground; some patrolled and reconnaissance teams; and some concentrated on training the skills of slaying dragons.
What a professional.

Sauron had a panoramic view of the situation in all the sentry towers and had to admire the quality of these martyrs.

In comparison, these decades-old resistance forces looked like a mob.

This made Sauron a little confused. These anti-dragon fighters who suddenly appeared were too professional and well-equipped, especially some of the groups, which were even forbidden troops.

But again, as long as they are in the camp against the dragons, Sauerlan can ignore these doubts.

"Ah, Lord Sian Sollen!"

Sauron stopped and looked around, only to see a tall and handsome young man running over enthusiastically.

"Andre, what's the matter?"

This young man named Andre was the first to find Sauerlan, and even showed the latter his family's token. This was really unbelievable. Sauerlan thought that all his blood relatives had died from the dragon decades ago. Under disaster.

However, he could sense the closeness between him and Andre, and there was a high probability that the other person was actually his blood relative.

Andre looked at the weather-beaten and resolute face in front of him, which had countless carvings in the family mansion, and said with reverence for his ancestors:
"That's it. According to our investigation, a group of dragons came here the day before yesterday. They also established an advance base not far away. Mr. Bullington deployed reconnaissance techniques on the front line of defense. If there is a magic dragon If there is an attack, they will immediately sound the alarm.”

Thor: "Thank you for your hard work"

Before he finished speaking, a rapid alarm bell sounded from a distance.

"Boom boom boom——"

All the soldiers who were busy building a defense line woke up, picked up their weapons and stood on the guard tower.

Andre was surprised: "Why so fast?!"

"Is it finally here?"

Sauerlan looked solemn when he heard this. He was not surprised. After Andre and others arrived at the base, the Juggernaut was ready for battle at any time.

Bullington, the leader of the war knights, immediately returned from the front line and said seriously to the sword master:

"Your Excellency Sauron, the dragons are attacking! Not only the dragon beasts, but also the dragon executives! Nearly twenty real dragons!"

"Twenty real dragons?"

After hearing this, Sauron subconsciously held down the hilt of his sword and immediately walked quickly outside the wall:

"We have unarmed compatriots behind us. We must not let any dragon pass. It will be a fight. Everyone, let me take on this battle."

In the past, he tried his best to keep a low profile. Whether it was protecting the victims or strengthening the resistance army, he did it in the dark. Even if he had to fight the real dragon, he would never reveal his true strength.

Because legends and non-legends are completely different situations. If it is known that the rebels among the slaves have legends, the local lord True Dragon will definitely take action himself and ruthlessly crush the resistance army.

When Sauron was dealing with a group of dragon beasts, it was of course no problem to hold back. The unintelligent beasts were not even qualified to let him draw his sword.

But at this time, the multiple dragons could no longer hide their strength.

Regardless of incurring the devastating blow of the legendary dragon, at least the current crisis must be overcome.

(End of this chapter)