Chapter 485: Why does he look a bit like Gervas?

The great army really came?

These griffins weren't lying?

At this, the greater and lesser nobles no longer had any doubts.

After all, the beastmen's actions said everything.

Although the beastmen still maintained a loose encirclement around them, it was no longer as tight as before.

So, unless the Beast King was out of his mind, he wouldn't do something like that.

"Tell me, which great army has come to reinforce us?"

"No idea? But I just thought of something — the Beast King leaving just now might have been because of this army's arrival!"

"Exactly, that's very possible. Tell me, who could be leading an army large enough to make the beast race wary? How many tens of thousands does it number?"

"Perhaps the Western Border Governor received His Majesty the King's orders and came to rescue us. After all, that griffin knight did say they had come around from the west!"

"Right, this must be the only possibility. If the western border mobilizes, they can bring at least a hundred thousand troops. The beastmen must have realized their retreat was cut off, which is why they don't dare act rashly!"

The greater and lesser nobles buzzed with discussion, all now speculating about the identity of the army coming from the north and how many it numbered.

And the most speculated was the reinforcement army from the western border.

After all, combined with what the griffin knight revealed, only this one possibility could make the beastmen wary.

"Commander, do you think we should coordinate with the western border army to launch a counterattack against these beastmen later?"

"Exactly! If the western border army numbers over a hundred thousand, and we add our current forces, a pincer attack on the beastmen might just break them!"

Many of the greater nobles now even harbored other thoughts.

If they were rescued now, they had effectively lost this Northern Campaign.

Not to mention punishment.

Merit would certainly be out of the question.

Moreover, the losses suffered by every family were considerable.

But if they could rout the beastmen now, the merit gained would make up for the losses.

"Don't act rashly! We still don't know the specifics! And preserving what remains of our army is already far, far better than the situation just moments ago!"

The Commander was far more cautious — what he wanted most now was to bring these remaining sixty-plus thousand men home safely.

"Look over there at the high platform — the Beast King has returned!"

"Huh, there seems to be a human figure beside the Beast King. Look quickly — which of our kingdom's great nobles, or the Western Border Governor, is that?"

At that moment, an exclamation rose from the crowd.

It turned out that on the distant beastmen high platform, the Beast King had already returned and ascended it.

And following the Beast King up onto the platform was a group of humans.

Although the beastmen did have servant troops, their status was low, so naturally they couldn't ascend the Beast King's viewing platform.

Therefore, that could only be the commander of their kingdom's army.

However, the distance was great, and with so many people, they truly couldn't make out that human's exact identity in a short time.

As for how they could tell it was the Beast King —

Naturally, it was because of his attire and his position.

"Huh! Why do I feel one of those people looks a bit like Gervas?"

"Adams, don't talk nonsense!" Austin, hearing Adams's words, immediately hushed him in a low voice.

After all, at such a critical moment, joking was hardly appropriate.

Adams also felt he must have seen wrong, and at those words he closed his mouth, not daring to say anything more.

In fact, it wasn't just him — Mil and the others were also whispering among themselves.

"Damn it, why do I feel the human beside the Beast King looks a bit like Gervas?"

"I think so too, but I can't make out the face. I just thought the build and that black cloak looked similar."

"Exactly, most of our kingdom's nobles like to wear red cloaks — only Gervas wears a black one!"

"Last time I asked him why he wore a black cloak, since red cloaks look much better than black ones, but Gervas said the black cloak is more low-key, so he wouldn't stand out on the battlefield and be targeted!"

"So it must just be a coincidence — after all, the one coming to reinforce us is the western border army!"

Of course, no matter how much Mil and the others discussed it back and forth, in the end none of them dared to take that distant figure for Gervas.

They chalked it all up to coincidence.

Clip-clop! Clip-clop!

Just then, a squad of ten wolf knights rode up before the gathered nobles.

"Human nobles, our Beast King Your Majesty invites you to the northern high platform." The wolf knights halted before the crowd and called out to them.

"Wolf knights, is your Beast King inviting me?" The Commander, hearing this, stepped forward and asked.

However, to his surprise, the wolf knight shook his head and said, "No — all of you nobles!"

"All the nobles?" The greater and lesser nobles exchanged uncertain glances.

The Commander thought for a moment. "Gentlemen, what do you think? Although there is some risk, I still propose we go together."

The Beast King's platform was located deep behind the beastmen army, so going there now still carried a certain risk.

If it were a trap laid by the Beast King, they would be caught in a tight encirclement.

"Commander, of course we should go. The beastmen had us surrounded just now, and they had the Modo giant lizards — there's no reason they'd bother with such an elaborate scheme!"

"Exactly! If we don't go now, we'll only be looked down on! And besides, if that reinforcement army is real…"

"Good then, gentlemen, let's go!" The Commander did not delay any further.

"Gentlemen, please follow me!"

Seeing this, the wolf knights quickly led the way ahead.

Immediately, several hundred nobles of various ranks began heading toward the high platform on the north side.

When they passed the orc army, the orc army automatically cleared a path.

Once the nobles had passed through, the orc army automatically closed ranks again.

The gathered nobles felt the surrounding gazes filled with malice, and although they had already prepared themselves to die, they still felt a wave of tension.

Fortunately, these orcs did not launch any attack against them — not even a single unnecessary movement.

Four or five minutes later, the crowd finally arrived before the high platform.

"Your Majesty the Beast King, the human nobles have arrived," the Wolf Knight reported toward the top of the high platform.

"Good!" A faint response came from atop the platform, followed by the sound of someone descending the stairs.

However, those stairs happened to be on the other side of the platform, directly blocking the nobles' line of sight, preventing them from seeing the faces of the Beast King and that human commander.

Of course, this didn't matter, because in a moment the answer would be revealed.

Thus, whether it was the Grand Commander, Duke Hernander, or the gathered minor nobles, all stared fixedly at the side of the high platform, awaiting the appearance of the Beast King and that commander.

Finally, the sound of footsteps on the wooden stairs ceased, replaced by movement on the ground.

The next moment, a tall figure appeared first at the corner of the high platform — naturally, this was the Beast King.

Many of the minor nobles were seeing the Beast King's face up close for the first time and couldn't help stealing a few extra glances.

Of course, it was only a few extra glances, because right after the Beast King's figure appeared, a human figure slowly revealed itself at his side!

In an instant, every gaze turned toward that human figure.