Chapter 84: Infiltration from the Rear!

"Charge forward! Anyone who dares retreat will be executed on the spot, and their families will all be demoted to slaves!"

"Kill!"

The first wave of the charge, composed of three hundred serfs and dozens of armored guards carrying makeshift ladders, began their assault amidst rolling stones and arrows!

"What is happening?"

"Boss, a noble contingent of over a thousand people has arrived outside the camp. They are here for us and have already begun their attack."

"A noble contingent? Let's go see?" Boss Scorpion frowned and hurried to the city wall.

Upon reaching the wall, he indeed saw the mountain foot filled with figures; among the formation below, several noble banners were fluttering.

"The Violet Family's banner! Damn it, who leaked the news?!" Boss Scorpion immediately recognized the Violet Family banner among the noble banners below.

However, he was not afraid of this Violet Family contingent; instead, he was more concerned about who had leaked their identity.

Could it be the one who ordered him?

Boss Scorpion quickly denied it.

Unless that person no longer wished to live, they certainly would not betray him; after all, he and his men had received his funding.

"Boss, are these guys from the Violet Family? What should we do?" Sek and the others were not so calm; upon learning the enemy's identity, they immediately became panicked and uneasy.

Previously, they had planned to kill to silence witnesses once they got the gold coins, but now that their identity was exposed, they would surely face the kingdom's retaliation in the future.

"What should we do? Teach them a severe lesson. As for the kingdom, there are certainly people more anxious than us. What are you afraid of?" Boss Scorpion was not the least bit panicked.

Sek thought about it and agreed; the noble who funded them within the kingdom was certainly more anxious than they were, so they had no need to panic at all.

"Brothers, beat these noble soldiers severely! These guys want to rescue the Viscountess, which means they want to take our gold coins. That is the brothers' lives, so kill them for me!"

"Yes, Boss!"

They already possessed the defensive advantage, plus the huge incentive of profit.

Although there were only over two hundred men, their morale was even higher than the Violet army below.

Half an hour passed; the Violet vassal army not only failed to achieve any results but left behind over a hundred corpses, causing the three vassals to doubt life itself.

"Haha, you incompetent, foolish nobles! This is the consequence of attacking our Scorpion Bandit Gang!"

"Now we give you a piece of advice: immediately take your remaining people and get lost, or else you nobles will die without a place to bury your bodies!" Boss Scorpion's cold rebuke came from above.

Mien and the others ground their teeth. "Damn it! Scorpion Bandits, do not be arrogant. I advise you to release our Viscount immediately; if you do, we can still spare you!"

"If you continue to detain our Viscount, then even if we fight to the last soldier, we will not let you off!"

"Not let us off? Noble, listen well: leave immediately and get far away from here, or else I will kill your Viscountess right now."

Boss Scorpion was not afraid of these Violet Family vassals.

But he was indeed somewhat worried that the kingdom's legion would learn the news and come.

Therefore, the camp definitely could not be stayed in any longer; he decided to drive away this noble contingent and then lead his subordinates to start moving to a new location.

Anyway, with the Viscountess in hand, the gold coins could not escape!

"Let us leave? Impossible, Scorpion Bandits, unless you release our Viscount!"

After speaking, Mien continued: "Attack! Anyone who dares retreat will be killed without mercy!"

Immediately, the vassal army regrouped and sent out a second attack force of five hundred men.

"These stubborn, foolish guys! It seems I must show them some severity before they will willingly get lost! Go bring that Viscountess over!"

Boss Scorpion prepared to use the Viscountess as a threat in person.

He did not believe that if he cut off a few fingers in front of these vassals, these nobles would still dare to question him.

What Boss Scorpion did not know was...

At this moment, behind the main nest, a contingent of over a hundred people had assembled.

"My Lord, the Magic Swift Eagle's suspended cage is loaded and ready for action at any time!"

"Then let's begin!"

"Yes, My Lord!"

Following the order, except for Eve Lan who needed to monitor the situation from the air, the remaining ten Magic Swift Eagles flapped their wings, each dragging a basket into the sky.

Standing inside the baskets were Lei Meng, Knight Mi Gen, and other knights.

The Magic Swift Eagles moved very fast; although they could only carry one person at a time, it took only a dozen seconds to rise from the ground to a hundred meters above.

One person stood in every bamboo basket; the cavalrymen on the ground issued the command.

In just five minutes, the entire contingent of over a hundred people had silently climbed up to the Scorpion Bandit Gang's camp.

"Haha, it is really too convenient! Those Scorpion Bandits probably never dreamed in their wildest dreams that we would arrive on this hundred-meter cliff in this manner!" Once everyone was assembled, Knight Mi Gen could not help but excitedly mutter.

"In this border region, there are basically no minor nobles who possess flying magical beasts; even within the kingdom, they are few and far between."

"That is why the Scorpion Bandits were so completely unprepared!" Knight Lei Meng replied in a low voice.

"So, our Lord is truly amazing! Hehe, those damn guys of the Scorpion Bandit Gang are doomed this time!" Knight Mi Gen's eyes were full of anticipation.

"Alright, begin the operation! Remember, leave no survivors!"

"Yes, My Lord!"

Gervas did not delay; he led his hundred subordinates and began to sneak toward the heart of the Scorpion's main nest.

Because the Violet vassal army in front had attracted the vast majority of the bandits' attention, there were basically no figures in the rear.

After all, the bandit gang never dreamed in their wildest dreams that anyone would climb up from the hundred-meter cliff behind.

It was only when they reached the bandit gang's meeting hall outside, where they had eavesdropped a few nights ago, that they finally saw two bandit guards.

Seeing Gervas and the others, the bandits were stunned: "Who are you people?"

Lei Meng and Gervas exchanged a glance, enhanced their battle qi, and quickly advanced.

Before those two bandits could react, long swords had already swung down toward them.

Puff! Puff!

"We're the ones here to send you, Scorpion Bandits, straight to hell!"

The two bandits collapsed in terror, twitching their final dance upon the ground.

"Let's go—first, rescue the Lady!"

The Violet Family still had strong connections along the border and considerable depth of influence.

So Gervas had no objection to doing a favor.

When Gervas arrived with his men near the house, he happened to see several bandits preparing to escort the Lady toward the wall.

"Bitch, behave! If not for your vassals showing up, you'd have had a few more days. But now, best cooperate—or I'll split your skull with an axe!"

The Lady still resisted slightly, but the bandit gang was no longer gentle.

And Catherine had sunk into despair.

The bandits were using her as a hostage; no matter the outcome, her chance of survival was vanishingly small.

But who could she blame?

Her vassals?

No!

When he climbed the mountain, he'd seen how easily defensible the terrain was—only a great noble house could have slipped in silently via flying beasts.

But this was the border; no great noble house existed here.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Plop!

Just as Catherine fell into despair, warm droplets splashed onto her face.

She turned, dazed, and saw the bandit who had just swung his broken axe and cursed her now clutching his neck, face filled with disbelief.

The warmth splashing her was their blood.