Who is it?
The guards at the city gate saw a figure walking towards them from inside the city and immediately stopped him.
"It's me, Leigh Kings!"
Leggins' figure emerged through the dim candlelight, his face appearing before the guard.
"It's Lord Leakins. What brings you here so late?"
The guard's tone became noticeably more respectful.
"Open the city gate for me, I need to go out and take care of some business!"
Leggins approached the city gate and gestured to the guards to open it.
"But... the city lord instructed that the city gates must not be opened at night unless ordered by him!"
The guards seemed to be in a dilemma. The person in front of them was the city lord's right-hand man. Offending him seemed like a difficult situation, but the city lord's orders came first. If something really happened and the city lord blamed them, it would be a responsibility they couldn't bear.
"I was just going out on an errand for the city lord, but I was in such a hurry that I forgot to ask him for a pass to leave the city!"
Leggins had already prepared his explanation, and seeing the guard's predicament, he went along with it.
"this……"
The older guard still seemed a bit hesitant, and the others were all looking at him, after all, he was the most senior.
Sandstone City has not experienced any war for many years and has no conflict with the Alliance Horde. The defenses at the city gates are relatively weak. However, if a war does break out, as long as the city gates remain closed, the other garrison inside the city can arrive in time to reinforce the gates.
"Don't you even trust my words? If we really delay the city lord's affairs, you won't be able to afford the consequences!"
Leaks knew how to deal with these people. If sweet talk didn't work, he had to use force, and the guards would naturally agree.
"Oh well!"
The older guard thought for a moment and then agreed.
Seeing that he had nodded, the others began to lift the crossbeams off the city gate and slowly open it.
However, the space they opened up wasn't large, but it was enough for one person to pass through.
Leigh didn't move; clearly, he was dissatisfied with the space.
The guards who opened the gate exchanged a glance and could only push the city gate open again.
A smile appeared on Laggins' face as he slowly walked over.
But when he reached the middle of the gate, he stopped moving.
"Lord Leggins..."
Just as the older guard was about to urge them on, a burst of light suddenly appeared outside the city gate, and a group of orcs, holding torches high, charged toward them.
"Lord Leggins, come back quickly! Orcs are attacking Sandstone City!"
He hurriedly called out to Leigh, wanting him to come in quickly.
But Leggins still made no move.
The guard immediately understood, but at that moment, Lykins was blocking the door, and the orcs outside were already closing in.
Clang!
The older guard drew his longsword from his waist and swung it at Leggins.
Leggins chuckled and drew his longsword from his waist, charging forward to meet the attack.
"clang!"
The two swords clashed, and the two men glared at each other angrily.
"Do you really think I can only count gold coins and don't even have the skill to wield a sword?"
Leggins shook off the guards and continued to block the goal.
Seeing this, the other guards drew their longswords and prepared to fight against Leggins together.
"It's too late! Quickly report to the city lord: Lykins has betrayed us, and the orcs are attacking!"
The older guard orc was closing in, leaving them with no choice but to flee for the time being.
"For the tribe!"
Orcs swarmed in from outside the city, their orcish shouts shaking the heavens and the earth.
A general-looking orc walked up to Leggins and praised his support.
"You deserve a share of the tribe's glory!"
After the leading orc finished speaking, he also rushed into the city.
The city streets lit up one by one, and many residents were awakened from their sleep by the commotion. Some of the bolder ones opened their windows to look at the situation on the street, but when they saw that it was a menacing orc wielding a giant axe charging towards them, they were so frightened that they quickly closed their doors and windows.
The orcs that surged in did not attack the residents along the street; they seemed to have a destination in mind and were moving quickly in one direction.
"That looks like the direction of the City Lord's Mansion!"
The people inside the house looked around, trying to guess the intentions of the orcs.
The guards at the city gate had already run to the city lord's mansion.
Bang bang bang...
The guards pounded on the door, but no one came to open it after a long time.
"Lord City Lord, the orcs are attacking! The orcs are attacking!"
The guards shouted loudly through the gate, hoping someone would hear them and quickly gather men to resist the orcs' attack.
There was no response from the quiet city lord's mansion.
"Boss, why is no one in the city lord's mansion?"
A guard asked the older man a question.
"How should I know? I just got here with you guys!"
He was somewhat puzzled. The city lord, who usually didn't like to go out, seemed to have dismissed everyone in the manor today. However, considering the orc attack today, he was already thinking about the connection between the two.
"For the tribe!"
The shouts of orcs could be heard from around the corner of the street.
"Let's retreat first, and fight again after we find the city lord!"
The older guards had no intention of going to their deaths; facing such a large number of orcs, their dozen or so men would be committing suicide.
The others agreed with him and, after confirming that there was no movement inside the city lord's mansion, quickly ran in another direction on the street.
The arriving orcs surrounded the city lord's mansion, their shouts of battle piercing the night sky.
The torches in the orcs' hands were exceptionally bright, flickering in the cold winter wind.
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