'Hua~Hua~Hua~Hua~~'

On a mountain road leading to the Crescent River Valley, a series of strange noises suddenly rang out.

It was like many people wearing boots running in unison, but strangely, only the sounds could be heard but no figures could be seen.

But if you look closely at the road surface, you can still see some unusual details.

For example, there was unusually rising dust, many broken grass stems, and faintly visible footprints.

But these details are so subtle that they can only be discovered when you get close. Once the distance is a little far, you can't see anything.

Suddenly, the orderly footsteps stopped and a young man's voice was heard on the road.

"After turning the bend ahead, there is a narrow valley. There is a sentry post at the entrance of the valley. It is the only sentry post leading to Crescent City, called Sea Breeze Post."

"There are currently three high-ranking knights and more than fifty ordinary soldiers stationed there. They are all Sir Alais's confidants. Just kill them all."

It was Rosen who spoke.

Nominally, he got this information from Stonard, and it was very accurate, almost completely consistent with what the sage Levin saw while hiding in the dark.

At this moment, he and the Flame Legion were hiding in an invisibility curtain held up by a team of battle mages, and this invisibility curtain was an essential spell for a daytime raid.

At least that's the case in Weilan right now.

Inside the curtain, Yop immediately asked for details: "How high is the valley? Is the guardrail of the outpost made of wood or stone? What shape is it?"

Rosen drew out the Knight's Guardian Sword, pointed it at the ground in front of him, and cast a transformation spell.

The soil on the ground suddenly rose up rapidly, revealing the fine shape of the Sea Breeze Sentry.

"That's what it looks like, and the parapet is made of compacted clay."

Yop looked at the three-dimensional sentry box formed by the mud and was secretly surprised at the sophistication of the Baron's transfiguration.

With this thing, he can easily formulate the most stable battle plan.

"Is it authentic?"

"Of course it is. My father showed me blueprints of every fortification in Crescent Valley, and I have lived on the island for ten years after all."

In this case, Yop was relieved.

He and three deputy captains gathered around the dirt map on the ground and began to discuss the tactics for the raid on the Sea Breeze Outpost.

Rosen added another detail: "There should be a few informal mages at the outpost. Although they have not received formal training, they may have outstanding performance in certain aspects."

Ned, the deputy captain of the Crossbows, chuckled and turned to the next captain, "Team 3, install spell-breaking arrows to shoot mages."

"clear."

A few minutes later, the Battle Mage Corps took action first.

A team of battle mages took out resonance crystals and began to cast a spell together. The spell they cast was the intermediate spell 'Giant's Roar'.

A few seconds later, a distorted air ball with a diameter of more than 1 meter and emitting a faint white light appeared in the team.

Under the control of the battle mage captain, the air ball quickly floated up, and according to the instructions on the map provided by Rosen, it bypassed the mountain wall, flew over the sentry post, and then exploded! "Roar~~~~~~"

A strange muffled sound came from behind the mountain wall. The sound was muffled and not loud, even less harsh than a dog's barking.

But Rosen knew that this was because the spell limited the killing range.

This is to prevent accidental injuries and avoid alerting the enemy.

They felt that it was nothing, but inside the sentry post within the killing range, the sound was estimated to be more than ten times that of thunder falling on the ground, which could directly make ordinary people's ears bleed.

As soon as the spell was cast, three teams of shield guards rushed out from their hiding places and strode towards the sentry post's gate made of thick logs.

The shield guards held curved rune steel shields with a diameter of nearly one meter.

They started out by jogging, but when they got close to the gate, the three shield guard captains with advanced skills violently burst out with fighting spirit, their charge speed increased drastically, and nearly half of the fighting spirit was gathered on the surface of the steel shield.

The three captains lined up in a line and, with the momentum of a charging buffalo, crashed into the same position of the wooden gate one after another.

"Bang! Snap!"

"Bang~Crack~"

"Bang~~Crash~~"

A big hole was knocked out in the wooden door by the rune steel shield.

The three shield guard captains immediately stepped aside, and the team members behind them rushed into the sentry post through the gap with their shields held high.

Within a few seconds, the sound of a sharp blade cutting into flesh could be heard from inside the sentry post, mixed with the groans of soldiers being killed.

"Crunch~~"

The wooden door was completely opened.

The remaining two teams of shield guards followed closely behind, followed by the crossbowmen and battle mages.

As for Nailer Yop, the two shield guards, and Rosen, they were still waiting for news in the rear.

About a quarter of an hour later, the Sea Breeze Outpost was completely cleared.

Alex strode back and said, "Captain, they are all dead. Not a single one is left alive."

Yop was not surprised at all and asked, "Are the brothers injured?"

Alex shook his head. "No, it just took some effort. Luckily I brought enough strength potions, so I've almost recovered now."

Yop was very satisfied: "Repair here for a quarter of an hour, and then move on!"

After passing through the narrow valley, the terrain gradually opened up. After walking a few more steps, the view suddenly opened up and revealed a wide and flat plain.

It feels like entering a paradise.

It was precisely this kind of good place that made Rosen want to escape from the world, but he changed his mind after accidentally marrying the princess.

As he advanced with the army, he observed the plain ahead.

There were farmlands all over the plain, and a fairly wide river extended all the way from the Longmian Snow Peak in the distance. After crossing the plain, it flowed into the mountains and flowed into the sea along a steep valley.

In the middle of the plain, there is a slightly raised mountain that looks like a round steamed bun. The locals on the island call it Naizi Mountain.

This name is obviously too vulgar, so the official name is Crescent Moon Hill. There is a small city built on the hill, which is Crescent City.

You can see that the lower edge of the hill is surrounded by a circle of earthen walls that are neither too high nor too low, about four meters high, and the hillside behind the wall is the urban area of ​​Crescent City.

The urban area extends all the way along the hillside to the top of the mountain, where you will reach the lord's castle area.

That is the Crescent Castle of the White Sturgeon Baron.

You can see a large complex of buildings made of earth and stone. The outer retaining wall is about 10 meters high, which is much taller and stronger than the retaining wall in the urban area.

Under the protection of the invisible veil, the Flame Regiment slowly approached Crescent City while discussing tactics.

Yop looked out at the castle area on the top of the mountain, his brows slightly furrowed.

"This castle looks very strong. It would be troublesome if the rebels could not get out."

With such a complex structure, the effect of the Giant's Roar spell would be greatly reduced, and once the opponent was prepared and made targeted defenses, they would have no choice but to attack head-on.

"Lord, how many official knights are there in the castle?"

"About a hundred, and there are probably 15 high-ranking knights."

Yop's frown deepened.

With such defensive strength, they should be able to force their way in, but there will definitely be casualties.

And he really didn't want the Flame Regiment to suffer any damage.

Harry, the deputy head of the wizard group, then asked, "Lord, are there any powerful wizards in the castle?"

Rosen nodded. "There is a black wizard with peak intermediate magic power, named Makanha, who is a close confidant of Sir Alais. He has five apprentices under him, all of whom have low-level magic power."

"My confidants told me that this guy is not good at fighting, but he has mastered some foresight mind magic."

Harry was shocked: "That means our sneak attack might be discovered by him using witchcraft?"

Rosen smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I asked my men to set up some interference arrays in New Moon City, and he won't be able to find anything unusual in the next few days."

After that, he turned to Yop and said, "Captain, I know your concerns. I personally don't want too much damage to occur in this raid."

Yop was puzzled: "Does the Lord have any good ideas?"

Rosen nodded: "I know the internal structure of Crescent Castle very well, and I also know some secret passages."

"Later, I will sneak into the castle quietly, instigate some of the castle knights to rebel from the inside, and open the castle gate."

"As you can see, the outer wall at the bottom of the mountain is easy to breach, so find a place to hide outside the city. Once the castle gate is opened, rush into the city to help me."

Crescent City is very small. With the speed of the Flame Legion, it only takes five minutes to rush from the bottom of the hill to the top.

Yop was shocked: "Lord, this job is too dangerous!"

It's just playing with your life.

But this baron cannot die. Once he dies, there will be countless troubles afterwards.

He immediately said: "Tell us the location of the secret passage, and I will have the soldiers do it for you."

Rosen refused bluntly: "I have to do this, not only because this is my castle, but also because my mother and sister are trapped in the castle."

"Don't worry, Captain. If all else fails, I will surrender to Sir Alais. You can then pay the ransom to my wife."

Yop was still worried: "It's still too dangerous. Because the knights on the island don't follow the rules at all."

If it were the continent of Weilan, it would be no problem for the baron to do so, because the Weilan nobles had been relatives for hundreds of years, and everyone would not easily fall out with each other, and would tacitly agree to use money to redeem lives.

But it’s different on the islands. These knights are more like bandit leaders than lords.

Rosen grinned: "How can a battlefield be safe? What's more, I want to seize my Saxon family castle. If I don't fight hard, who will?"

Captain Yop was shocked when he heard this, and subconsciously looked at Rosen seriously.

Originally, he looked down on this island baron, thinking that he was just a lucky little lord, but now after hearing what he said, he felt that this guy was very responsible and much better than those pretentious and hypocritical nobles in Shire County.

He got excited and said, "How about this, I'll sneak in with you. At least the two of us can look after each other."

Rosen once again flatly refused: "Don't. I'm Sir Alais's nephew. If I fail, I can still show some mercy. But you can't."

Bringing someone along means an extra pair of eyes, a pair of knowledgeable eyes at that. Then how can he let Puppet No. 1 help him secretly?

Yopp was just impulsive but he soon came to his senses. The other party was fighting for his family, but what was he fighting for?

Want to join in the fun?

Seeing that Rosen was determined, he stopped trying to stop him.

"Okay, then we will wait for good news from the lord."

(End of this chapter)