The Marquis is not here?"
"Yes."
"Then where is he now?"
In the center of the camp on the east side of the Mirror Lake, in the largest and most luxurious tent, a man and a woman were talking.
If Colin were here, he would immediately recognize the man kneeling on the ground as the Knight of the House of Saint Hilde who had issued an emergency recruitment order to the Firefox Mercenaries.
That knight who had been so arrogant was now bowing and groveling in front of him.
"The Marquis, he..." Faced with the woman's question, the knight was hesitant.
"Knight Bliss, if this question involves military orders, you don't have to say it." The woman did not make things difficult for the knight and said softly.
This was a tall and slender woman, wearing a slightly loose snow-white fox fur coat. Her beautiful golden hair hung down from her shoulders and back. Her hair flashed with light as if it had some kind of magic, making people not dare to look closely, but they couldn't help but be captivated by it.
A layer of translucent black veil covered her face, but the elegance and nobility that went deep into her bones could not be hidden.
Her every move had an irresistible temperament.
This kind of bossy temperament could only be possessed by real aristocrats.
However, the mage hat on her head and the purple staff in her hand showed that she was a mage.
This was somewhat strange.
Because, in the human empires of this world, although nobles and mages could not be considered as mortal enemies, they were two kinds of creatures that did not fit in.
The reason was simple — mages had no faith.
In the eyes of these spellcasters, only the arcane truth was the eternal pursuit.
The gods were just powerful mortals who had mastered the arcane truth.
Therefore, in the eyes of the noble knights who believed in the God of Light, mages were a group of complete blasphemers, heretics who should be burned at the stake.
However, in the Empire of Light where the nobles held absolute power, mages were not too persecuted, although they were not welcomed.
The reason was simple — mages were strong enough.
Of course, mages who did not believe in gods were the same as warriors. The limit of their strength was the sixth grade, and there had never been a Sanctuary-level mage.
However, there were some differences between them and warriors.
Even if mages could not enter the Sanctuary-level, they had a way to exert strength above the Sanctuary-level.
This method was a forbidden spell.
With sufficient preparation, expensive casting materials, and a frightening price, a Tier 6 Mage could cast a Forbidden Spell.
During the most intense period of the battle between the Radiance Church and the Mage Parliament, there were once ten mages of the sixth step who joined hands to release the forbidden spell, [Falling Stars].
This terrifying Forbidden Spell had once erased a city with a population of over a million from the map!
Of course, the mages had also paid a heavy price for this forbidden spell.
Seven of the ten Level 6 Mages died on the spot, and the remaining three died within five years.
However, their sacrifice also made the Church and the nobles deeply understand the terror of mages. In the end, both sides reached a certain level of reconciliation.
However, the enmity left over from a thousand years of conflict was not something that could be easily resolved. Coupled with the irreconcilable conflict in their beliefs, the nobles and the mages were basically two different forces.
Therefore, the fact that the knight of the House of Saint Hilde treated her with such respect, and the fact that she was a female mage who seemed to be a great noble, was extremely strange.
Seeing that the female mage did not continue to ask about the whereabouts of Marquis Charles, Knight Bliss heaved a sigh of relief.
However, after hesitating for a moment, he reminded her, "Miss Vera, you'd better leave this camp as soon as possible. This place … is not safe … "
"There's no such thing as safety on the battlefield." The female mage looked at the knight strangely and said indifferently, "Since I'm here, I'm already prepared to fight."
"No, you don't understand what I mean." Knight Bliss slightly emphasized his tone, "What I mean is that this place is very dangerous!"
The female mage's expression changed and she stared at the knight who was half-kneeling in front of her through the black veil. She asked, "Knight Bliss, what is the task that the Marquis gave you?"
— — —
"My task is to patrol the west side of the camp and maintain order."
Knight Raymond said to Colin.
The two of them walked in the east side of the camp, which was much quieter than the messy west side of the camp.
However, it was a little too quiet.
Colin frowned as he looked at the situation in the camp, and the uneasiness in his heart became more and more serious.
"Only patrol and maintain order? Didn't he ask you to stand guard around the perimeter? "
"No." Raymond shook his head. It was obvious that he had the same doubts, "It's not just our team, I haven't seen any cavalry team spread out to act as sentries."
Colin's frown deepened.
The importance of vision in war was self-evident.
But now, this camp stationed by the Mirror Lake had directly given up on scouting the surrounding situation.
This was simply a form of tactical suicide!
Other than the possibility that Marquis Charles was an idiot commander, it could only mean that the importance of this camp was very low.
Or, this place was simply a bait!
"I'm afraid the main forces of the army have long left the camp." Colin looked at the overly quiet east side of the camp and asked Raymond.
"Yes, young master. There have been troops leaving the camp these days, but they have not returned. "
"That's why the main forces of the regular army have already left quietly. Now, only those mercenaries and commoners who were summoned by the emergency conscription order are left here. Of course, there are also downtrodden knights like you who have lost their lord."
"Yes, our real task is actually to watch over those small fries and prevent them from running around."
"It seems like …" Colin was halfway through his sentence when he saw a group of cavalry coming out from the center of the camp.
The one leading the group on a white horse was actually a woman.
Moreover, Colin recognized the knight following closely behind her at a glance. It was the one who issued the emergency conscription order to the Firefox Mercenaries.
This was a big shot!
Colin, who had already realized that he was in danger, immediately walked over.
Since he could not find Marquis Charles, then, finding this big shot in front of him should be able to help him escape the fate of being cannon fodder.
However, Colin had only taken a few steps when he was frightened by the ear-piercing sound of the bugle.
"Woo —"
Colin suddenly turned his head and saw a flock of birds in the forest in the north.
Then, as the earth trembled, a thin black and white line appeared on the horizon.
The trolls were here!
Like a drop of water dripping into a boiling pot of oil, the entire Mirror Lake camp immediately boiled.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! "
"Don't run around! Line up! Line up and face the enemy! "
… …
The shouts of the officers had no effect at all. The motley crew that had gathered in the west side of the camp was suddenly startled and in complete chaos.
This was the consequence of not having a sentry cavalry. When the enemy attacked, there was simply no time to react.
In fact, even if there was enough time to react, it was impossible for the small fries in this camp, who had been urgently conscripted, to resist the trolls' regular army.
Colin was very clear that what was about to happen would definitely
be a one-sided massacre!
Thus, he pointed at the woman who was hurriedly running east and said to Raymond, "Let's go.
Let's follow her closely! "