Leit Solo hung the water bag and bean cake bag on the camel, then rode on the camel and slowly moved towards the outside of the city.
It was not yet dark when he arrived in the city. He entered from another entrance and wanted to stay overnight at the local church. However, several local priests did not dare to take in this awe-inspiring paladin. They even did not dare to let Leit in.
By the time Leit found a tavern to rest and replenish supplies, it was completely dark.
Cities close to the border generally have city walls built, but at night there is basically a relatively narrow intersection near one of the city gates. There is generally no restriction on leaving the city without a military order, but entering the city is subject to more stringent inspections.
The management of entry and exit into the city at night is also a major source of income for the night watch soldiers.
Therefore, some people who want to enter the city would rather spend the night outside, but there are always people who have urgent matters or don’t mind paying the toll, so the night watch soldiers at the city gate are considered a lucrative job.
The current season is almost the transition between autumn and winter in this world, and the temperature is still a bit cold.
At the small gate at the city gate, twenty or so soldiers were rubbing their hands and chatting in front of several fires.
"Hehehe, the food in the old alleys in the north of the city is really good. I only regret why I didn't go there earlier!"
"Yeah, I told you so!"
"I've been there too, hey!"
"What did you say?"
"You don't understand? I'll take you with me next time!"
“Hehehe…”
“Hehehehe…”
…
A low voice that all men understood was heard.
"Hey! Someone's leaving town!"
"Really? How many people? Hey, there's only one..."
One person doesn't get much profit, and these soldiers also know their limits and will not collect too much in tolls.
However, when the vague figure came over on a camel, the soldiers realized that it was a paladin.
No one, then or now, would pretend to be a paladin.
When Leit arrived at the city gate, he dismounted from his horse and prayed before the soldiers who were already on high alert.
"Leit Solo, the Holy Knight of the Church of Light, has left the country at the request of the ruler of the Qinggele Empire. May I leave the city?"
The twenty or so soldiers at the door did not dare to make things difficult for us, let alone mention a word about tolls, and just let us pass.
The wilderness outside the city seemed colder than inside the city.
The thought entity stood on the city wall and watched the Paladin's back from afar, but soon turned his gaze to another direction.
About a minute after leaving the city, Leit Solo heard some slight noises.
He patted his mount and the camel stopped obediently.
Without the sound of the mount's hooves, those subtle sounds became more obvious.
About five seconds later, Leyte clamped his legs around the belly of his mount, and the latter immediately galloped in the direction of the reins.
…
The sounds of the wilderness can be heard from far away. Near a water source beyond Leyte's sight, a camping group of travelers was suffering a devastating disaster.
The torches were trampled and the sword light imprinted the traveler's terrified face.
A large number of bandits riding on camels and horses rushed into the camp of dozens of people.
"Help!!!"
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!!! I'll give you money!!"
“Ahh…”
“Puff~” “Puff”…
“Uh…” “No!!!”
…
Some of these robbers rode on horseback and killed people, while others dismounted to rob property.
A fierce bandit with a cloth wrapped around his head was chasing two fleeing women on a camel.
"Run, run, or you'll die!!"
"No, we can't outrun the camels and horses! Ah~~ They are catching up!"
The robbers, armed with spears, rode straight past them on their camels and horses, swinging their spears.
"Bang" "Bang"
“Ah!!” “No!!”
The two women fell to the ground in pain after being hit in the calves, and the pursuing robbers rode on camels and horses and walked back and forth beside them.
"Why are you running? It would be such a waste if we don't kill this young woman, hahahahaha!"
There was a flash of fire moving over, and two more robbers chased after them with torches.
"That's right, hahahaha, just from hearing your voices I knew you guys were good-looking!"
In the light of the torches, the beautiful faces of the two women were revealed.
The cries for help and screams coming from the direction of the camp became less and less frequent, and now only a few muffled groans could be heard.
"Hey, I think their camp is pretty good and warm, so we don't have to wait to come to our place!"
The robber who had just been chasing the two women got off his camel and grabbed one of the women by the hair.
The two women were so frightened that they dared not move at all.
“Woo… woo…”
There was a sound of breaking wind, and the robber subconsciously looked up.
“Puff~”
With a loud bang, the robber's whole body was blown back two meters, and a flying axe embedded itself in the center of his face.
The robber's body kept twitching and it was obvious that he was dying.
“Puff~” “Puff~” “Puff~” “Puff~”
Two more flying axes and two daggers, the four robbers were directly blown away by the powerful inertia of the weapons and fell to the ground. Because their heads were directly broken, none of them could even scream.
"What is that?! Sentient..."
“Puff~”
The last bandit who was surrounding the two women suddenly stopped talking as a long sword pierced through his head, up to the hilt.
The two women on the ground were trembling, their eyes wide open, and their mouths wide open as if they were about to scream.
At this moment, two hands suddenly covered the mouths of the two women, one on the left and one on the right.
"Shhh!!"
Leit Solo had appeared beside them like a ghost. He looked towards the original traveler's camp in the distance. The large group there was so powerful that they had not yet noticed that the six companions who were chasing them from afar had died.
"Don't make a sound. I am a Paladin of the Church of Light. Tell me how many hostages they have. Um, how many of your companions are still alive in your camp?"
Leyte slowly let go of his hand, but the two girls didn't say anything, just shook their heads with tears in their eyes.
"Is that so... You guys ride it and hide nearby. You'll be safe once I finish off those bandits."
Pointing to a camel horse nearby.
The Paladin said this in a solemn tone with absolute confidence, and then collected the weapons from the corpses of the nearby bandits one by one.
The reason why he didn't use the bow and arrow was that his bowstring was damaged and had not been repaired yet.
However, just as the Paladin drew out his sword and turned around, a hoarse voice came from behind him.
"Paladin...if the light of God really shines upon the earth, will such evil still exist..."
Leit's pupils shrank, and he moved in an instant, appearing next to a corpse with a sword in hand like the wind.
The dead body under the sword tip lay quietly, without any reaction.
"What did you just see? What did you hear?"
He looked at the two women who had just climbed onto the camel, but he didn't need them to answer. The frightened looks on the two women told Leyte the answer. They must have seen the corpse open its mouth.
"The glory of God shines upon the earth, and the church is God's messenger on earth. I punish the sins of the world on behalf of God!"
The paladin whispered something to a corpse nervously.
"Is that so... Paladin... The Church is the messenger of God, do you think so..."
The other corpse, which was twitching slightly, suddenly spoke. A drop of sweat appeared on Leyte's forehead. He jumped a few steps away and looked at the six corpses on the ground vigilantly.
"What is it? A demon?"
Although he was a paladin and had seen some so-called supernatural phenomena, Leit had never seen anything like this.
"Devil... maybe... I hope you can stick to the justice in your heart, Paladin..."
Another corpse spoke, and then everything returned to silence.
Qin Xiaoxia had just finished pretending, as his vocal cords and other organs, which were still alive, had not yet died. It was only because his soul had dissipated and his brain had also died that his thought body was only able to squeeze out the last bit of its vitality to say a word.
After waiting nervously for nearly two minutes, when the bandits in the traveler camp began to shout loudly towards this side, Leit finally breathed a sigh of relief as if waking up from a dream.
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