Chapter 654. Murder in saline land
After returning to Dehrim, Kant did not hesitate to ask Bandak to come to meet him.
It wasn't until the evening of the same day that the two finally met.
Bandak walked into the temple and saluted Kant and said, "Lord Kant, welcome back to Dehrim. ”
"I saw the letter you sent me, and I went back at once. What's wrong, has something happened lately? Kant nodded, and after motioning for Bandak to sit down, he asked.
Bandak's brows tightened when he heard Kant's question, and a bitter look appeared on his rough face.
"The workers we sent to the saline land to mine salt have been attacked, and seven or eight workers have been killed since the first incident." Bandak said in a heavy tone.
With an attack of this magnitude in the country, panic is already raging in Dehrim.
He was also overwhelmed by this matter.
"Huh?" Kant's heart was really struck, and Dehrim, as a new force that was constantly expanding, was actually detonated in the country: "Have you found any results in your investigation?" Is it a personal force, or is it..."
Bandak replied, "Judging by the cause of the worker's death, it must have been the work of the undead lurking in the border desert area. ”
When Kant heard this, his face became heavier than before.
"Are you sure?"
In Kant's impression, the undead have a relatively high attack power. But they don't have much self-awareness on their own.
Now he would suddenly choose to attack Dehrim.
This does raise suspicions.
"Well, in my experience with the undead, the injuries on the workers are indeed the result of the undead's offensive path. The results of the medical soldier's examination were the same as I had thought. Bandak replied.
In fact, he had already firmly determined that this attack was planned by the undead.
"When was the last attack?" Kant pondered for a moment and asked.
"Early this morning." Bandak said.
"Hmm. Then tonight you will take a team of soldiers to the sand dunes near the salt alkali to set up an ambush. Let's see who's doing the tricks. Kant ordered.
"Command." Bandak replied that he had wanted to do it before. It's just that Kant has not yet returned to the main city, and the transfer of the army requires the consent of the lord.
"You go to the elite army to pick people, you have seen undead soldiers on the battlefield before, and this operation is still quite dangerous." Kant confessed.
Bandak nodded, and said goodbye.
Outside, the sky was slightly overcast, and the sun was obscured by dark clouds.
A well-dressed army of thirty men marched from the main city to the outskirts of the saline area.
Bandak had been there many times before, so the route was familiar.
When he was about to reach his destination, Bandak ordered the whole team to immediately find cover and lay in ambush.
And while the soldiers in armor were hiding in the sand dunes, they continued to walk forward with a few soldiers dressed as workers.
It's summer, and the bark of the wood salt trees in the saline soil has formed a layer of salt frost with white flowers.
Bandak put on the equipment of a salt miner, took out a knife and scraped off the salt from the tree layer by layer and stored it in a small bucket.
The others also imitated Bandak's movements, and they were busy in the saline fields.
Occasionally whisper to each other.
Until the moon reached the night sky, there was not a glimmer of vision around.
One of his subordinates casually walked up to Bandak and said, "Commander, have those guys been withdrawn?" It hasn't been there for so long. ”
"It's still early, don't slack off. Hurry up and get to work. Bandak glanced around and whispered.
Without saying a word, the soldier went under the other trees and continued to collect salt.
"I don't know how long I'll squat, this wilderness. I was called out of the army without dinner today. One soldier grumbled at the people around him.
"I see you're just lazy, and you've never been out of the main city. Fighting outside is much harder than that. The soldier who heard this complained and responded.
"Anyway, I don't see the shadow of the undead now, and I will use up my strength to mine salt."
The relationship between the two seems to be quite close, and you talk to me word by word.
"Don't talk nonsense, if you're hungry, go to the sand date tree over there to pick a few dates and eat. I heard that many workers usually eat this. It can fill your stomach temporarily. ”
The soldier who spoke first was overjoyed when he heard this: "Thank you, lord!" ”
"You'd better thank me." The other soldier said helplessly.
But the other party didn't listen to what he said, so he went to the sand date forest in the west to pick dates.
After a while, the soldier, who had been working in place, turned to look at the woods to the west. I wondered in my heart: "How much does this kid want to pick?" Why haven't you come back yet? ”
I was thinking about it, so I often glanced in that direction.
After a while, he saw a familiar figure running out of the jujube grove.
"Damn!!" A scream alarmed everyone.
Bandak scurried towards where the sound had come from.
"What's wrong?" Bandak asked.
The soldier pointed to the west, his face slightly pale, and said, "That's the undead." ”
Bandak's gaze was also looking that way.
Crowds of undead were seen chasing a soldier disguised as a worker running wildly in the desert.
"The target has appeared! Get ready for battle! Bandak commanded.
The sound reached outside the salt ground, and the Swadia soldiers hiding behind the sand dunes also reorganized their equipment.
The muscles of the whole body tensed and entered the state of battle.
As soon as the undead came into their field of vision, they immediately attacked them and slew them.
Bandak wielded his broadsword and stepped onto his horse.
Riding his horse to the front of the undead, he caught their attention.
The number of undead is not large, and it is not much different from the physique of ordinary undead warriors. It doesn't look like it's equipped with any weapons either. But now is the most active time of the day for them.
That amazing bouncing and biting ability alone is enough to crush the human army.
There are still three hours before dawn, and the most important thing is to maintain your physical strength in these three hours, and not let this group of undead escape easily.
"Get on the horse!!" Bandak reached out to the rescue and said to the soldiers who were running for their lives.
The soldier looked at him tremblingly, clenched Bandak's right hand, and leaped onto his horse.
"Hold it tight!!"
The undead behind them were still chasing after them.
Bandakti sped up and fled towards the desert.
The soldiers who had been ambushed in the saline ground had already taken off their workers' coats, revealing their shining armor. With his newly renovated shield in hand, he silently walked out of the saline ground to join his companions hidden behind the dunes.