Chapter 295: Night Raid

In the recently concluded campaign against the Bolante Bandit Group, Viscount Weituolinuo of Jianjiao City did not attend in person, but instead dispatched his subordinate, Honorary Knight Hamet Leve, to lead the team.

Luoning only knew that this man was a Bronze Knight; beyond that, he had no particular impression of him, and could not even recall what the man looked like.

"This time, the Wushan Territory won a great victory in annihilating the Bolante Bandit Group. It is said that Lord Hamet fought fiercely in the battle, and even the enemy's second-in-command nearly died under his sword!"

The man named Feili had eyes full of yearning.

Most knights hope to wear armor and wield long swords to fight fiercely on the battlefield, but this is merely a dream; in reality, not everyone chooses to go to the battlefield.

Because they know that once they reach the battlefield, they might die before they even kill an enemy.

"Lord Hamet has followed the Viscount for many years. This time, thanks to his outstanding military exploits, he was finally promoted from Honorary Knight to Baron, and Thorn Valley is now his territory."

Listening to the reverence in Feili's tone, Luoning smiled amusedly.

If he remembered correctly, in that battle where Jushi City surrounded and annihilated the main force of the bandit group, Hamet didn't even catch a glimpse of the second-in-command, Huoerdan, did he?

He just didn't know if these words were boasted by outsiders or came from the man himself.

Feili glanced at the carriage where Rice was and couldn't help but say, "I see you seem familiar with Baron Hamete. Now that his only son and his lover are in the team, would you like to meet them?"

Luoning frowned.

An only son and a lover—putting these two types of people together, does it seem like a drama of a bastard son being legitimized is about to unfold?

The laws of this world have explicit provisions that illegitimate children have no right of inheritance.

Could it be that this Hamete dared to challenge the law just after becoming a Baron?

Luoning shook his head; he was not interested in such matters. "Leaking a client's identity information to outsiders is not a good habit."

After saying this, he walked into the pitched tent.

Feili scratched his head; he hadn't managed to extract any useful information at all.

However, it was not without gains; he knew the latter's status was extraordinary from Luoning's lack of any awe toward the Baron.

As for leaking the client's identity, they were only entrusted by Knight Wili to send Rice and Pike to Thorn Valley, which could hardly be considered an employment relationship.

Night fell, and the camp was lively for a while.

But as everyone finished their meal and began to return to the carriages to sleep, only a few personnel remained outside to keep watch.

Inside the tent, Luoning sat cross-legged on the bedding.

On the small table propped up in front of him lay a piece of Magic Beast Leather, perfectly flat. At this moment, he was concentrating fully on drawing the spell pattern for the Level 3 Magic, Detection Wind.

Nowadays, Aierlong is focused on the production of Magic Potions, so the output of Spell Scrolls is much lower than before.

In order to generate income, Luoning had to take over a portion of it.

Speaking of which, he is now a Magus, and logically, he could attempt to produce a Six-level Spell Scroll.

It is just a pity that the production cost of a single Six-level Spell Scroll is around five hundred gold coins, and the few gold coins in Luoning's pocket added together are only enough for him to fail a few dozen times.

It is better to consider Level 3 or 4 Spell Scrolls; with a higher success rate, he can also earn quite a bit.

Drawing spell patterns on Magic Beast Leather not only tests a Magician's concentration but also involves the Magician's communication with the elements between heaven and earth while drawing.

This unique sense of immersion makes a Magician very sensitive to the outside world.

"Rustle~"

In the middle of the night, in addition to the sound of wind blowing through leaves and the breathing of the surrounding Caravan members, Luoning's senses suddenly picked up many footsteps.

Hm?

His focus wavered, and with a hiss, the Magic Beast Leather was struck by the distracted Magic Power, burning away a piece as if scorched by fire.

Wasted dozens of gold coins.

His success rate in making Spell Scrolls tonight was one hundred percent; he had intended to finish after making this one, but he didn't expect to fail once, which made him very annoyed.

But thinking of the continuous footsteps outside, Luoning released Detection Wind.

The detection range of early Detection Wind was at most two or three hundred meters, but a Magus can amplify the power of basic Magic, and now Luoning can use it to perceive the situation within a range of nearly a thousand meters.

He saw a group of people slowly approaching the camp from four or five hundred meters away.

"Bandits?"

Having traveled for so long, this was the first time he had encountered bandits on the road.

"Tangmu, Dawei."

Two figures immediately appeared outside the tent. "My Lord!"

"Go notify that White and Feili, tell them to be on alert; there is a group of people approaching from the southwest, four or five hundred meters away."

The two were shocked, immediately drew their long swords, and picked up their Shields. Dawei stood guard outside the tent, while Tangmu ran to notify the others.

"Get up!"

He patted Feili and White on the face.

Both of them had run caravans for years and slept very lightly; this pat immediately gave them a start, and they woke up at once.

"It's you?"

"What's the matter, not sleeping in the middle of the night?"

Being disturbed from their rest was ultimately somewhat unpleasant, but neither of them showed it; they knew the person in front of them was the attendant of that young man.

"My Lord sent me to tell you that there are enemies approaching from the southwest, four or five hundred meters away, and advises you to be on guard immediately."

Enemies?

The two looked at the people keeping watch on the perimeter who were not asleep, then looked at the tent, and immediately felt that Tangmu was joking with them.

"Brother, don't tell me your Lord can know what's happening four or five hundred meters away while inside a tent?"

"Yeah, it's pitch black, where are there any people?" Although White was a bit more cautious, he looked carefully into the distance and found no movement at all.

Clearly, neither of them took it seriously.

But just at this moment, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Sharp arrows arrived, piercing the air, and directly killed the two sentries standing on the perimeter with a volley of arrows.

Everyone shuddered, and Feili and White also changed expressions, immediately shouting loudly: "Bandits... enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Instantly, the camp was in a state of chaos.

At this moment, amidst the sound of rapid and dense footsteps, dozens of figures rushed over quickly, surrounding the entire camp.

It was already impossible to escape now.

"Quick, gather together!"

Feili and White shouted, and the chaotic camp gradually gained a bit of order.

People stood together, either drawing longswords or holding spears in defense.

But this group of twenty-some people had no more than ten with any real skill; at a glance, they were no match for the other side.

"Haha, I didn't expect you all to be able to calm down."

Hearing laughter ring out, a tall man wearing light armor strode to the front.

"It's people from the Slaughter Wolf Mercenary Group."

Feili had sharp eyes and recognized the identity of the person who arrived at a glance; his expression sank.

"Regiment Commander Bauer, since when has the Slaughter Wolf Mercenary Group started doing things like robbery?"

"Robbery?"

The mercenary group's Regiment Commander Bauer gave a disdainful laugh: "Mercenary groups don't do such things."

"Then why did you kill our people?"

White warned in a low voice: "Aren't you afraid of offending Knight Wili?"

Mercenary groups are equivalent to "civilian forces"; some mercenary groups are strong and can even serve as hired soldiers, but under normal circumstances, they have a cooperative relationship with nobles and rarely provoke them.

Knight Wili is an Honorary Knight loyal to the Dennis Family and can be considered the lowest rank of nobility; mercenary groups generally give them some face.

"Sorry, everyone here today must die."

Bauer said coldly: "If you want to blame someone, blame yourselves for taking in people who shouldn't have been taken in."

White and Feili were both shaken to the core.

Swish!

Everyone turned their heads to look at Luoning; some gazes held confusion, but others held hatred.

Taking in three people for the night at random had actually brought a fatal disaster upon the entire caravan?

"Why are you looking at me?"

Luoning felt it was inexplicable; even if someone wanted to assassinate him, they wouldn't arrange for this kind of low-level mercenary group, would they? (End of chapter)