Chapter 261

However, facing the guards' shouts, these dozen or so people did not respond, nor did they stop advancing; instead, they quickened their pace.

The guards, who had originally hesitated upon seeing the other party wear tribal attire, finally realized something was wrong and immediately prepared to open their mouths and shout.

"Enem..."

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

But before the words were half out, a rain of arrows greeted them.

More than ten sharp arrows shot forth, immediately felling him and seven or eight people beside him.

The remaining two or three guards were instantly terrified into a stupor; just as they turned to flee, they were swarmed by the dozen or so approaching figures and hacked down to the ground.

Of course, with such a commotion, the attackers' actions could no longer be concealed.

"Act now! First take away these horses, then kill everyone!"

"Kill!"

The cries of battle suddenly erupted, startling all the Silver Moon Tribe members who were eating.

The Third Elder's expression changed. "What is happening?"

"Third Elder, the camp's rear is under attack! There are many enemies!"

"Could it be the kingdom's nobles? Were there not sentries on the ridge?" the Third Elder asked in astonishment.

At the same time, he instinctively felt this must be the kingdom's nobles' men.

"Quick, counterattack immediately!"

"Gervas, when does the good show you spoke of begin?"

On a dirt slope several li away from the Silver Moon Tribe camp.

Gervas, accompanied by Catherine, had been hiding behind the grassy slope for over an hour.

Catherine was truly puzzled as to what good show Gervas had come to see.

Especially now that the sky had completely darkened, yet nothing had happened.

"It has already begun. Look over there!"

Hearing Gervas's reply, Catherine looked in the direction he pointed; the next moment, she indeed saw a fiery red glow on the distant horizon.

At such a distance, with such a blaze, "Gervas, is there a battle happening over there?"

As a lord, Catherine understood war as well.

Gervas nodded with a smile.

"Who are the two sides? How did you know a battle would occur, Gervas?" Catherine asked, her blue eyes sparkling as she looked at Gervas.

Although in this world, battle is the main theme and is not rare.

Yet for Gervas to know precisely in advance where wars would break out was truly miraculous.

Especially as it reminded her of the time she was previously kidnapped by a bandit gang.

At that time, Gervas had also received news and then saved her.

"Here, this is for you!"

Gervas handed over an exquisite single-barrel telescope.

This single-barrel telescope was different from those of the past; its entire body was made of silver, engraved with golden patterns.

Held in the hand, it looked more like a work of art than a practical tool.

And this was precisely the light luxury version of the single-barrel telescope.

Currently, only a few had been made, prepared to be sold at high prices.

Originally, when Catherine left, Gervas would have also gifted her one.

Now, he was letting her use it in advance.

Catherine naturally knew of the single-barrel telescope; however, such an exquisite telescope made her eyes light up as well.

Fortunately, the battle in the distance was the most important thing now; she had no time to admire it carefully. She raised the telescope and looked toward the distance.

Borrowing the firelight, the next moment she vaguely made out two groups of figures wearing animal skins fighting.

"It is the tribespeople?!" Catherine exclaimed in surprise.

"That is correct! One of the sides is the Silver Moon Tribe convoy that just left my territory!"

"This... is the Silver Moon Tribe not the main body of the Grand Chief of the Tribal Alliance? How dare any tribespeople attack them?" Catherine was even more astonished.

"Although I am not entirely clear, one can easily deduce by imagining that they must have internal conflicts!"

Hearing this, Catherine also nodded.

Apart from the initial shock, after pondering for a moment, there was actually nothing strange about it.

The human kingdom's interior was not also filled with strife?

The wild tribes certainly had them too.

"Gervas, then are you preparing to intervene and save those people of the Silver Moon Tribe?" Ca

"That is correct. Those fellows attacking the Silver Moon Tribe at this timing clearly intend to frame me; I certainly will not let them have a good time!"

Having finished speaking, Gervas waved to Lei Meng. "Everyone, prepare to depart!"

While Gervas was over there in a relaxed and comfortable state, the Silver Moon Tribe convoy was far from comfortable.

The enemies were too numerous; moreover, at the very moment of the sneak attack, they precisely eliminated the Silver Moon Tribe convoy's strongest combat force... the cavalry unit.

The horses in the corral, frightened by the hacking and burning, charged out of the camp; there was no hope of finding them again tonight.

With this, the Silver Moon convoy, having lost its cavalry, began to retreat step by step, and the situation became extremely precarious.

"Which tribe are you from? Why do you attack our Silver Moon Tribe convoy?"

The Third Elder finally clearly saw the enemies attacking.

Although most of them imitated human attire, wearing human linen short shirts.

Yet by merely noting their faces and shouts, one could directly distinguish that they were definitely tribesmen.

However, this discovery only made the Third Elder more despairing.

If they were humans, after killing most of the caravan, they would simply leave, not pursuing to the point of total extermination.

But these were people of the tribes, so they would not spare a single living soul.

"Hmph, old thing, go ask in the deep abyss of hell after you die!"

The attackers opposite naturally could not reveal their identity; the Third Elder's question was met with mocking ridicule.

The Third Elder's face turned iron-pale. "You damned traitors, you are more hateful than human nobles. Warriors of the Silver Moon Tribe, fight them to the death!"

In the next instant, the remaining two hundred-plus Silver Moon Tribe warriors launched a counterattack.

Thanks to the danger of this mission, the team consisted of the Silver Moon Tribe's finest warriors.

This is what prevented them from being crushed immediately.

While his subordinates began their final counterattack, the Third Elder quickly looked at Freya and the others.

"Princess Freya, and all you young masters, flee the camp immediately!"

"We probably cannot hold out long; the farther you run, the better!"

The several tribal heirs were already panicked out of their minds; upon hearing this, they nodded repeatedly.

Freya, however, had a determined gaze. "Third Elder, I will fight alongside you!"

"Princess Freya, your safety is the most important. Moreover, only if you escape safely can you later tell the Great Chief about the traitors within the Tribal Alliance!" the Third Elder cried out anxiously.

Freya's motion, originally intended to help, paused.

Indeed, if this news was not told to her father, her father would very likely be ambushed in the future.

Freya understood; her white teeth clenched tightly as she was about to say something, but a cold sneer came from the opposite side. "Want to run? Do you think you can escape?"

"Kill!"

In the next instant, over a hundred people charged out from directly in front of the camp, directly blocking Freya and the group of tribal heirs from any possibility of escape.

"This... what should we do now?" The tribal heirs immediately panicked.

Despair filled the Third Elder's eyes. "Princess, you must take care!"

The Third Elder left a dagger for Freya and joined the battle himself.

Clearly, there was no possibility of breaking through now!