Heart of the Castle

Chapter 146 The Terrifying Scale of Refugee Waves

Li Wei stood up from the firepit, with a thoughtful look on his young face.

There are many villages destroyed by the evil disaster, and it is not uncommon for some refugees to appear. In fact, just a few days ago, a group of dozens of refugees were welcomed in the camp.However, just because this is not a rare thing, the panic on the guard's face is even more strange.

"What are you panicking about? Take your time." Tang Na yelled dissatisfiedly. The militiamen serving as camp guards were all trained by him, and their usual performance was quite stable, but this time their performance seemed a bit rough.

The militiaman gasped for a few short breaths, and his voice finally calmed down a bit. He collected himself and said, "Lord Li Wei, Mr. Donner, go and have a look, there is chaos outside the camp. Captain Hua Lun was the first to catch up." In the past, we wanted to maintain order, but our manpower seemed too small."

"Too few people?" Sir Grace squinted his eyes and said, "There are 50 people on the watchtowers, including the guards, right? How many refugees are there outside? Let 50 of you Everyone seems too small?"

The militiaman swallowed, and answered with some difficulty: "I, I can't count..."

"That seems like a lot, 100 people or 200 people?" said the old dwarf Brebe with a grin.

"Don't guess here, let's go and have a look together, don't you know?" Li Wei's suggestion made everyone nod in agreement, so everyone stood up from the firepit and walked towards the gate of the camp.

When he was still far away from the gate, Li Wei heard a noisy voice. It seemed that hundreds of voices were making miserable calls. The despair and accusation contained in the calls made the young knight servant feel the hairs all over his body flaring. stand up.

It was a little different than usual. When Li Wei and his party arrived, the gate of the camp was tightly closed, and two heavy log latches were crossed behind them.Even so, Ranger Hua Lun still walked anxiously in front of the door, casting uneasy glances outside the door from time to time.

"Warren, what's going on? Why do you want to close the gate? Didn't I tell you that the gate of the refugee camp can only be closed after a battle breaks out and all the villagers have withdrawn?" Li Wei's eyes twitched. Some strange question.

"Ah, Lord Li Wei, it's great to see you in time, please call the elite troops here immediately, I'm worried that after a while, these desperate refugees may rush in, the militia can't stop them " Hearing Li Wei's voice, Hua Lun turned around abruptly, with genuine gratitude in his eyes.

"You haven't answered my question yet." Levi said with an emphasis: "Why did you close the door?"

"You can find out by looking at the watchtower." Warren still didn't answer directly.

This ranger has a feeling that is close to faith for Levi. In fact, among the lines of faith that the old magician Mr. Dish found from Levi's head, there is one of Warren's, and it is quite thick.Li Wei's heart sank slightly. He guessed that the matter might not be as simple as it sounded. He raised his head and looked up the watchtower, and found that although the militiamen standing on the tower were fully armed, their bodies were trembling slightly.

A few minutes later, Levi, who came to the watchtower, finally knew the reason why Warren closed the gate of the camp.

Looking out from the towering wooden walls of the refugee camp, the dark silhouettes make people feel that they can't see the edge at a glance.The number of refugees looked to be well over two thousand, all ragged, emaciated, and covered in mud.Some of them had reached under the wooden walls of the refugee camp, slapping the tightly closed gate and howling at the top of their lungs.While another group of people are still staggering from the depths of the dense forest, supporting the old and the young, with their poor belongings on their backs.

"For God the Father's sake, show mercy!" An old voice uttered a stern call, and Li Wei's body trembled. He looked towards the source of the voice and found a sallow and thin old man standing Among the refugees, the old man stretched out his dead wood-like arms to the sky with a look of despair and resignation on his face.

"The hammer is on the top, why are there so many people? Where did these refugees come from?" The old dwarf Brebe climbed up clumsily, and was startled by the dark crowd outside the camp.

"I'm afraid there are more than 2000 people." Sir Grace's usually calm voice also brought out a slight tremolo, "It will definitely not be refugees from one or two villages, even residents of a small town, there will not be so many people .”

"Could it be that Viscount Lane's castle was breached by demons?" Tang Na's heavy voice came from behind, and the face of this former adventurer nicknamed the Roaring Bear became pale when he climbed the watchtower. livid.

Li Wei's eyes flickered, he shook his head and said, "No, in terms of the military strength in Viscount Ryan's castle, even if thousands of demons gather to attack, they will definitely not be breached so quickly. Don't forget , A week ago, the envoy of Viscount Lane just left here."

"And apart from a few interested people, the location of this refugee camp probably won't be known by so many people, right?" Sir Grace continued.

The number of refugees is still increasing, and the number of people coming out of the distant jungle seems to be endless.These refugees were hungry and tired, and some of them were covered with bloodstains. It was obvious that the dense forest was not so safe.

In fact, if Mengmeng hadn't summoned several groups of big bobcats near the camp, the refugees would not have suffered such minor injuries, at least hundreds of people would have been lost to pass through this dangerous dense forest.

In any case, these refugees regarded this refugee camp as a safe refuge. When they came to the tightly closed gate, there was a burst of shouts mixed with disappointment and anger.

"We were driven out of the castle by the viscount. We were thirsty and hungry. The viscount said that only here can take us in!"

"Supreme Father God, open your eyes and see!"

"Have mercy, let's go in!"

The noise from outside the wooden wall became louder, and the shouts of people were like waves rolling, one wave higher than the other.Many refugees stretched out their skinny arms, slamming on the gate and the wooden wall desperately.Maybe it was an illusion, but at that moment, Li Wei really felt the watchtower under his feet, trembling in the sound!

(End of this chapter)