Chapter 460: No Man's Town
The scout was right, this town is really weird.
When they walked into the town, all they saw was silence covered in snow. As far as the eye could see, the snow covered almost the entire town, and Jenn could even clearly see the footprints on the snowfield from here to there, and from there to here. He didn't have to cast any prophecy spells to guess that it must have been left behind by his scouts. After the Free Salvation Army ruled Khalkhaland, in order to show goodwill, every time the Free Salvation Army had something to do, it would go to the target location through scouts to report it in advance to avoid worries and misunderstandings. And this time Jenn also sent scouts according to the rules, and from the current point of view, his scouts obviously came to the outside of the town according to the rules to greet the other party, but found that there was no one, and then came in and knocked on a few doors to see if the situation was wrong, and hurried back to report to himself. This is not to blame him, after all, Jenn's subordinates are all mountain village noughts, and he is really a little flustered when he encounters such a strange thing.
But at least in Jenn's opinion, it's normal for now, because of such a heavy snow, most people must be hiding at home, and no one wants to come out. Although it is a bit strange to say that there are no guards on the sentry. But Jenn also knew that the militia in a remote place like this did not have the word "dedicated" at all, and it was not surprising that they would run home as soon as the snow fell. So instead of speaking immediately, Jenn walked into a house in front of the town's gates, led by the scout.
And after entering the house, Jenn immediately realized that something was wrong.
Push open the door and enter the house. The first thing Jenn felt was a warm breath, the crackling of the firewood in the fire, the unfinished lunch still on the table, and the room without the slightest trace of messiness, as if the family were eating—and then vanished.
It's a lot of fun.
Jenn walked over to the table. Glancing at the steaming food on the table, it was noon when they came, and it was time to eat lunch. This means that these people disappeared not just a few days ago, but just now, maybe just before Jenn and the others arrived.
It was this that scared Jenn's scouts a lot. If the people here disappear for days. Then they are not incomprehensible. But right now, it all looks as if they've just disappeared. And the problem is that it's snowing all the time now, if they leave home, at least there will be footprints, could it be that the people in this town are all martial arts masters, and everyone will step on the snow without a trace?
"It's the same with other places?"
Glancing around the room, Jenn raised an eyebrow before asking. Hearing his inquiry, the scout nodded hurriedly.
"Yes, my lord, at least the few I've seen are like that........."
"Search for me."
Hear here. Jenn didn't talk nonsense, he waved his hand directly and gave the order, and when he heard his order, the others behind him immediately rushed up and began to search the house in front of him. And the results of the search were nothing special -- it was just an ordinary family of hunters, with almost nothing but some dried meat and grain, and besides. Such people live in small houses, and there is no possibility of any hidden secret rooms. So the crowd quickly turned the whole house upside down. And then the report to Jenn was still -- nothing.
To put it mildly, even if someone poisons the food and kills someone, at least the corpse must be disposed of, and it is impossible to swallow it in one gulp.
"Oh?"
Hearing the report of his subordinates, Jenn frowned, and now he felt that the Soros family was playing a little bit interesting this time. For this case. Jenn is not inexperienced, and there are many ways that the demons can achieve similar results. Even a lot of spells can be done, not to mention anything else, an intermediate mage can do it, and Soros is the boss of the Southern Alliance. An intermediate mage can definitely take a shot.
It seems that the Soros family is still playing a little slippery this time.
Thinking of this, Jenn also made a quick decision.
"Let's go to the grain depot first."
It is not for nothing that Fuquat is one of the places that Oldman values the most, this is the only place in Khalkaland that is not barren, to put it bluntly, if you sow some seeds, you can at least grow something to eat. Of course, the nobles don't eat what is grown here, but it's no problem to feed these commoners who can even chew on the grassroots. Although there is a lot of food in the city of Tagus, it needs to be used to supply the Free Salvation Army, so Fuqat's position is still very important. If something goes wrong with the food here, it will not starve the whole of Khalkhaland, but it will make the Free Salvation Army have to open up its own food stores to supply the others. This will definitely have a certain degree of impact on the Free Salvation Army, which is now mobilizing troops and preparing to attack the territory of the Soros family. Because he couldn't do anything about it, or the Templar would not have sat idly by and watched these people starve to death.
Working with the Templar Order is not all beneficial.
After sensing that something was wrong, Jenn immediately reacted very much to his "normal", and he first sent two people back to inform Oldman and Nadia that there was a problem on Fukart's side. Then they divided the men into two groups, one group was stationed outside to prevent accidents, and Jenn led the other group to check on the grain depot.
After giving the order, Jenn was also a little puzzled, he always felt that this did not seem like a nobleman's practice. The whole thing reveals a strong eerie atmosphere from the inside out. Although from the current point of view, it is true that the Soros family is definitely the mastermind behind this matter, Jenn can be sure that the Soros family is definitely not the one who handled it, that is, they found someone else to do it.
Could it be the Dark Brotherhood? It's the most powerful assassination organization on the continent, and it's a follower of the Shadow Lady, but Jenn doesn't feel like it's the style of the killers. It's too weird, it's too evil, and even if Jenn doesn't find anything, he can smell a strong hometown atmosphere from inside.
That's a lot of feelings.........
"Boom!!"
The door of the granary was slammed open, and a dull sound echoed through the granary. Jenn walked into this huge grain depot with a serious face, knowing that in order to protect the grain. Oldman was also heavily guarded here, but now, the soldiers were nowhere to be seen, and Jenn even found the steaming milk tea in their sentry post, but the soldiers were completely gone, along with their equipment. The situation they saw along the way made everyone more and more solemn, and they exchanged glances with each other. Apparently they had already noticed that something unusual had happened to Fukat this time.
The grain in the granary is still neatly stacked here, and there is no problem at all. Looking at the grain in front of him, Jenn also waved his hand. Soon, the spirit subordinate stepped forward and took out the dagger, and then randomly chose a burlap bag and tore open a gap, only to hear a "bang", and then the food spilled from the gap, and then he reached out and picked up a few and put them in his mouth and bit them, and then shook his head at Jenn.
"No problem. My lord. ”
"Good, we ........."
Hearing this, Jenn nodded, but just as he was about to say something more, he suddenly heard a slight "tearing" sound in the distance. Hearing this, everyone was startled, and then they immediately raised their bows and arrows and aimed in that direction. Jenn, on the other hand, raised an eyebrow. Reach out and hold down the hilt of the sword at your waist.
"What people! Hurry up and get out!! ”
In the face of the roars of the soldiers, I saw the sacks in the depths of the granary shaking. Then a human head peeked out of it, looking over the side with a shudder. After seeing the armor worn by the soldiers of the Free Salvation Army, he suddenly showed a surprised expression.
"You are the people of the National Salvation Army?!"
Everyone was stunned when they looked at this ridiculous person hiding in the sack, and then a scout stepped forward and asked.
"You are ..............."
"Report to your lordship, I'm a militia here!"
As he spoke. The man immediately jumped out of the sack, and it was only then that the crowd noticed that he was wearing a shabby leather armor that looked like a militiaman here. But why is this guy hiding here?
"What are you hiding here?"
Looking at each other, Jenn had almost guessed what the group of guys wanted to do, acting in a full set. Coordination is indispensable. So he didn't hesitate at all, and quickly asked. Hearing his inquiry, the militiaman's face suddenly showed a panicked expression.
"Sir, don't you see?"
"See what?"
Hearing the other party's inquiry, Jenn was stunned.
"Monsters, there's monsters!!"
The militiaman was obviously a little frightened, and he didn't know what he was talking about, but after he pointed out for a long time, Jenn and the others finally understood what was going on.
It turned out that Fukat did spot a group of half-elves wandering nearby, but they didn't pay much attention to it. In this era, transportation is not convenient, but Oldman is very strict with Fucutt, requiring them to report anything unusual happens, and Fukart here is poor and evil level There is not a single ghost in the day, so it will be strange to see a group of half-elves, so as to spread the matter. After that, they didn't know that Jenn and Oldman had already passed the news with the Emerald Temple, so they didn't pay enough attention to it, just as a new thing. As for the half-elves, they didn't think that the other party would stay here for long, it just meant that they were passing through here -- for a remote area like Fuquat, it was not strange to see a few mysterious stowaways dressed in mysterious clothes once in a while, so they didn't pay much attention to it, and left the matter behind them.
And something strange happened at noon today -- a strange fog suddenly appeared and enveloped the entire town of Fuquat. And immediately after, a group of monsters appeared from the mist!!
"Monsters?"
Hearing this, Jenn raised his eyebrows.
"What kind of monster?"
"A kind of red, fog-like monster, my lord, you don't see those monsters still make noises and laugh, they just suck down other people's noses and get into their bodies, and then those people ......... Just ........."
Perhaps thinking of what had happened before, the militiaman's face turned pale, and Jenn's face changed slightly.
Red Mist Demon? Can the Soros family even get their hands on this thing?
The Red Mist Demon is a monster that lives in the mist, and of course, frankly it is an evil elemental creature. As the name suggests, they are a red mist that has no concrete form, but has intelligence. These things were originally the "specialty" of the lower realm, but later they fell to the main plane, and the Red Mist Demons basically lived in groups, and their IQ was not low. Moreover, they live by devouring souls, and the elemental body can ensure that the Red Mist Demon God can pass through any obstacles unnoticed, even if they are wearing armor, there is no way to resist its attacks. It can be said that it is the best choice to be a killer.
But what makes Jenn puzzled is that the Soros family has such a great ability? Hook up with the Red Mist Demon? The Red Mist Demons are elemental creatures, evil by nature, and most importantly, they have no interest in power or status, only souls. You can't convince them even if you take out the riches of your country's property. So generally speaking, only the demon kings and demon generals of the lower realms will make an agreement with this kind of thing. Now that there was such a thing, Jenn would definitely not think that those Red Mist Demons were passing by by accident. So............
Thinking of this, a hint of clarity appeared in Jenn's eyes.
I see.
Thinking of this, Jenn no longer hesitated and looked at the militia again.
"So, do you know where that fog went?" (To be continued......)