Chapter 36 Martial Law
Ryan, who was in another servant dormitory, woke up immediately after Thick Eyebrows shouted.
He heard clearly that Thick Eyebrows not only shouted for help, but also shouted the word "monster".
Immediately, Ryan woke up George beside him and asked him to wake up everyone.
Ryan himself quickly came to the door and looked out.
As a result, just when he was still wondering why there was no movement in the servant dormitory opposite, a team of five manor patrol guards strode towards the dormitory opposite.
The next second, Ryan's heart suddenly tightened! His
scalp suddenly went numb and his pupils contracted!
In his sight, a huge black shadow suddenly rushed out from the servant dormitory opposite, and the broken door fragments instantly covered several guards like a rainstorm.
Just as the guards raised their hands to cover, two of them were knocked away.
Without stopping!
This huge humanoid shadow, carrying a shirtless, skinny boy servant, climbed over the fence very quickly.
Judging from the speed, it was definitely faster than the 100-meter sprint of Bolt that Ryan had seen in his previous life!
Under the moonlight, Ryan vaguely saw the other party's strong body, the ugly face like a hyena, and the thick hairy arms.
"What kind of monster is this?" Ryan was shocked.
A sense of crisis instantly filled his heart!
In Ryan's imagination, he had a professional panel, as long as he slowly "worked hard" and improved step by step, he would sooner or later reach the peak of this world.
But the scene in front of him made him sober up instantly.
Sometimes even if he didn't look for danger, danger might take the initiative to find him!
If the monster just now chose their boy servant dormitory, would he just have to sit and wait for death like taking a chance?
No!
Absolutely not!
He still needs to work harder!
Ryan's face was as gloomy as water, but his heart was surging!
Soon, the boiling Habsburg manor was filled with noises one after another!
Guards kept rushing over from all directions, one after another wearing nose helmets, chain mail, holding swords, shields or spears.
"Woof woof woof!"
Some guards were still leading greyhounds. Relying on the dogs' keen sense of smell and the traces on the ground, the guards quickly determined the direction and traces of the monster's escape.
But the guards still did not release the dogs to track it, as if they were waiting for someone.
Ryan and a group of servants had already walked out at this moment, standing far away, looking at the dormitory opposite that was on alert, looking at the servants opposite who were either vomiting or sobbing, with pale faces, they couldn't help but feel sympathetic.
If it weren't for the blessing of the goddess of luck, if the monster chose to hunt their servant dormitory,
the terrible consequences would make George and other servants shudder!
After a while, a tall figure wearing thick plate armor and a black cloak came over. The guards saluted and said, "Lord Lloyd!"
It turned out that this imposing middle-aged man was the steward and knight of the Habsburg Manor, Lord Lloyd.
"What's going on?"
The arrival of Knight Lloyd made the previously somewhat chaotic scene suddenly become orderly.
This was a formal knight, and the deterrent power of the extraordinary power quickly stabilized people's hearts.
"Two servant boys died and one is missing. They must have been kidnapped!"
"From the manor patrol guards' story and the huge footprints left on the ground, the one who attacked the servant boys should be a stray gnoll. It is huge and powerful. I'm afraid it is not an ordinary gnoll." A guard who looked like a squad leader reported.
"Take me to see the scene." Knight Lloyd, who had long golden hair and a mustache, said in a deep voice after listening to the guards' report.
"Yes, sir!"
Two chain mail guards led the way in front, and the group came to the servants' dormitory where Thick Eyebrows and the others were.
There was a big hole at the door of the dormitory, which was nearly three meters high and more than two meters wide. The surrounding wooden boards were broken in sharp jagged shapes. According to the guards' story, the gnoll directly smashed the door panel.
Lloyd couldn't help but fall into contemplation at this level of power.
"Sir Lloyd, this should be an extremely rare and ferocious gnoll!"
A deep male voice sounded behind Lloyd. It was Sir Perez, the knight instructor of the noble descendants of Mayest County.
"Sir Perez!" The guards saluted.
"Sir Perez, do you have any suggestions?" Lloyd looked at Perez and said.
"The forest at night is not our home ground. I suggest that the entire manor be more vigilant at night. After dawn, we will contact the new sheriff of Shining Gold Town, Sir Hamilton, to organize people to search together."
Unexpectedly, Perez looked tall and burly, but the suggestion he made was very cautious.
Indeed, fighting a ferocious gnoll in the dense forest at night is very difficult even for a knight who has entered the extraordinary.
More importantly, the forest at night is not the home ground of humans. Sometimes they will encounter monsters that are more terrifying than ferocious gnolls. At that time, it is very likely that the encirclement and suppression will not succeed, but will cause heavy casualties.
Lloyd thought for a moment and nodded, then turned to a messenger beside him and said, "Strengthen the alert, especially the places where the servants live, stables, and livestock pens."
"By the way, send someone to notify Goldshire Town immediately and tell them that the ferocious gnoll was found."
"This gnoll may not come back, but it is possible that he will go to Goldshire Town to find food. Let them be on guard."
"Yes, Lord Lloyd!" After the messenger saluted, he quickly mounted his horse and left the manor.
Just as Ryan and George and other servants were listening to the conversation between Knight Lloyd and Lord Perez from afar, Humbert, the swordsmanship instructor of the servants in chain mail, also hurried over and said to Ryan and the others,
"The servant training is suspended. You all follow me back to Goldshire Town now."
This made George and the other servants look at each other in bewilderment, but Ryan thought about it for a moment and understood why Knight Lloyd made such a decision.
The manor was suddenly attacked by ferocious jackals. Leaving a large number of servants here before the danger is eliminated will only increase the pressure on the Habsburg manor. In
the event of a large number of casualties among the servants, Knight Lloyd, as the main person in charge of the manor, will be held responsible!
Even though he is a knight, he will be held accountable by the superior nobles.
Therefore, the best way is to let the servants return to their own homes.
For the servants who unfortunately died, compensation and comfort for their families should be made to minimize the impact.
Escorted by Humbert and several guards, the group of servants returned to the town of Shining Gold in the night.
(End of this chapter)
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