Chapter 380: Lord Mil, You

Roar! Roar! Roar!

Whether the beastmen were willing to accept it or not, the fact remained that there existed a human capable of fighting them one-on-one.

Thus, the nobles continuously heard the beastmen's roars echoing from the forest.

This left the nobles stunned and uncertain.

"If I didn't mishear, those should be the roars of fury and resentment from beastmen being killed, right?"

"That's right! These northern mimet beastmen never scream when wounded—they only roar, and that roar sounds exactly like this!"

"The southern border guards are this powerful? Two thousand men holding back two hundred beastmen? No wonder there were so many kills that night!"

"Gentlemen, while the southern border guards are formidable, I believe it's even more impressive that Lord Mil anticipated the beastmen's ambush!"

As the other nobles were marveling at the southern border guards' combat prowess, one suddenly mentioned Mil.

Hearing this, the nobles finally realized it.

Right—while defeating beastmen was impressive, foreseeing danger was far more crucial.

And Mil had deliberately chosen to attack from the right, splitting the force in two.

This clearly meant he had known about the beastmen's ambush in advance and prepared accordingly.

Yet we had mistakenly thought Lord Mil was trying to conserve his strength…

Instantly, all the nobles were filled with shame.

"Lord Mil, thank you—you've saved us again!"

"Yes! Lord Mil, if not for you, we wouldn't know what outcome this battle would've had!"

"No need to speculate—if not for Lord Mil, we'd have fallen straight into the beastmen's trap, and not only would we lose the battle, but our subordinates would suffer heavy casualties!"

Feeling the nobles' apologetic and eager gazes upon him, Mil's face flushed red again. "I… I…"

This… this wasn't my achievement at all!

I'd actually just been wondering if Gervas's 'laziness' had gone too far…

Who knew such a dramatic reversal would occur?

"By the way, Lord Mil, how did you know about the beastmen's ambush in advance?"

"Yes! Lord Mil, could you tell us?"

"I… I…"

You're asking me—who am I supposed to ask?

Mil nearly cried.

But right now, he couldn't go ask Gervas for an answer.

"Gentlemen, battle comes first—everything else can wait until after the fight!"

Fortunately, Commander Lian spoke up at this moment.

He was the only one in the group who knew Gervas was the true mastermind behind it all.

Naturally, he had to rescue Mil from the situation.

At his words, the nobles finally fell silent.

And the battle ahead held no further uncertainty.

Since the two hundred beastmen assigned to ambush had been intercepted, the beastmen in the camp could not possibly withstand the full assault from the northern border army and the eastern and western border forces.

Not long after, when Gervas and his men had finished clearing the beastmen from the forest…

They had already breached the wooden fortress and opened its gates from within.

Then, all the soldiers surged inside.

Seeing this, Lei Meng led the southern border troops into the camp as well.

But Gervas's Stormtroopers deliberately held back in this follow-up battle, refusing to actively kill beastmen, instead only slaughtering a few auxiliaries.

"We've won! We've won!"

"Haha! We've taken the wooden fortress!"

More than ten minutes later, once all the beastmen who could flee had escaped, the last one who couldn't run was cut down by soldiers' blades.

Instantly, cheers erupted throughout the fortress.

Hearing this, the nobles beamed with joy and spurred their horses toward the fortress.

…

"Lord Gervas, weren't all of Lord Mil's actions just arranged by you?"

"That's right!" Gervas didn't deny it, because the one questioning him was Commander Lian—there was no need to hide this.

"Then, Lord Gervas, how did you know in advance that the beastmen were ambushing on the right-side hill? Even Captain Lide and his men didn't notice!"

Lian asked the same curious question the other nobles had.

"Stormhawks—I have a Stormhawk squad. I'm a very cautious man, so when I learned we'd be acting today, I sent my Stormhawk squad out to scout ahead."

"Coincidentally, my Stormhawks actually discovered the beastmen's ambush!"

"Stormhawk squad?" Lian was stunned.

Gervas bringing two hundred cavalry was already strange enough.

He claimed they were lent to him by some high noble, since he knew several Hou Jue and commanders from the capital.

But did someone also lend him Stormhawks?

And even if someone did lend them, why didn't you keep them with you?

"I didn't bring the Stormhawks with me because they'd be too conspicuous!"

"I feared the beastmen would see them and assume a high-ranking figure led the vanguard, and then target us specifically!"

"So to avoid trouble, my Stormhawk squad mostly hides in uninhabited areas fifty li away, only coming to meet me once at nightfall."

Gervas knew Ryan must have doubts, so without waiting for the other to ask, he gave the answer directly.

After hearing this, Ryan still felt something was off somewhere, but he did not continue to question.

Regardless, the fact remained that Gervas had helped them secure victory.

Just then, the two had arrived not far from the conference hall of the wooden fortress.

At this moment, the conference hall constantly echoed with the clinking of glasses and noise.

For it had already become the victory celebration hall.

Yes, another victory celebration.

This was simply the custom of this world.

Any victory, as long as there was an opportunity, must be celebrated.

Of course, this applied only to the nobles; as for the subordinates, they should do whatever they normally did.

And Gervas suspected that the reason the nobles acted this way was merely to find a better excuse to indulge themselves further.

After all, even without a victory celebration, they would not miss drinking and eating roasted meat every night.

Letting Ryan enter the door first, Gervas waited a moment before following in.

"Viscount Gervas, over here!"

Upon seeing him, Captain Lide immediately shifted to the side, signaling for Gervas to sit beside him.

Although Ryan needed to pretend he was not familiar with Gervas.

But Commander Lide did not need to, because Gervas's reminder that night was public knowledge.

Of course, even so, it still provoked the displeasure of Solit beside him.

"Captain Lide, this place is already crowded enough; I think we should not let him sit here."

But how could Captain Lide agree? Today, Gervas had saved him once again.

"Deputy Commander Solit, Viscount Gervas helped me last time, and today his spearmen also played a major role in resisting the orc raid, so sitting here is only right!"

"Hmph! Isn't this still relying on Baron Mil's early detection!" Clearly, Solit was still very displeased.

However, just at this moment, Mil also arrived, finally drawing his attention away. "Lord Mil, come and take a seat here!"

Saying this, Solit personally rose to welcome him.

Seeing this, both Ryan and Captain Lide cast pitying glances at Solit.

This fellow, what expression would he have when he learned the truth in the future?