Sitting by the warm campfire, Oldman felt much warmer from his cold body, and he took out the wine bag around his waist and took a sip of wine. Then he looked vigilantly at the crowd in front of him, and now there were less than fifteen of their companions left, and the other party looked similar. After that battle, they were taken to the woods, where he saw not the soldiers he had imagined, but a group of men dressed in leather armor and armor wrapped in traveling cloaks. These outfits are no strangers to Oldman, and when he was still in his hometown, he had seen many people in similar costumes, and they were all adventurers. A group of adventurous guys, for these people, Oldman can't say he likes or hates them. After all, the arrival of this group of guys does reduce the threat outside the village, but their bloody fights are also a headache, not to mention the imps who want to give up their farm work and run outside to become the protagonists of "Dragons and Knights" because of their yearning for adventurer stories.

However, Oldman doesn't really think that these people are ordinary adventurers, although they are not adventurers who fight for them, but most of them are strong-blooded and unplanned. But the men clearly had a clear purpose, and Oldman even saw in a few of them the kind of discipline that only a soldier possesses. Although most of them covered their faces with hoods, Oldman could tell from the pointed chin that they were all women.

A group of adventurers with only women? That's a rarity.

Thinking of this, Oldman scratched his head, he seemed to have heard similar rumors somewhere. But why did these people save them? And. What is the deal that the other party is talking about? He knew very well that the other party saved himself. It must be for something. But what made Oldman puzzled was what kind of value did his group of outcasts, who were not even mountain bandits and bandits, have in the eyes of the other party, so that the other party could risk offending the nobles to save them?

"Thank you for your help."

In the end, Oldman decided to say thank you first, no matter what the other party wanted, it was always right for them to save themselves. If you die here, you won't be able to do anything.

"Still. What exactly do you want to do? ”

"Hoohoo ..............."

Hearing Oldman's words, the girl who had brought them here earlier let out a string of silver bell-like smiles, and then she glanced at the other person beside her, and then spoke softly.

"Ask what we want to do......... That's the question we're going to ask you, what are you going to do next? ”

"We?"

Hearing the girl's inquiry, Oldman was stunned for a moment, and then he turned his head to look at his companions beside him, only to see that they also looked confused and helpless. That's right, this time they were saved. But what next? It can be seen from the fact that the other party will actually send a mage to join the patrol. The other side is clearly determined to fight against Oldman and these displaced people. And this time their victory only provoked the anger of the nobles even more. What can they do then? Do you want to leave this land and become a refugee. Living somewhere else? Or continue to be their bandits here? But then, what difference do they have from the ones they despise?

No, I'm different from them.

Oldman shook his head. He didn't know where his future lay was, but he knew he couldn't just leave. You can't just be a refugee, and you won't be king here. Continue to live as a bandit. This was not the life he wanted, he was going to stand up and let those nobles know that he was not an ordinary commoner, not one of those wastes who would only tremble in front of the horsewhip......... But what should he do?

Thinking of this, Oldman clenched his fists hard, he didn't know what to do, but he knew that he wouldn't leave there. And seeing his movements, the girl smiled.

"It seems that you haven't figured it out yet, so you can rest here for the night and wait until tomorrow to make a decision, and then we'll do it again......... I hope you'll think about it, huh? ”

The girl's chuckle dissipated with the breeze, and only a few soft noises were heard, and the next moment, when everyone looked up again, they were surprised to find that the adventurers who were still standing not far from them had completely disappeared, and there were only dark and cold bushes around them, and the crackling and burning bonfire in front of them, if it were not for the physical pain and the cold wind blowing by, everyone even thought that it was just a dream, or an illusion.

"Me, what are we going to do?"

Faced with this strange scene in front of him, someone swallowed a mouthful of spit, and then asked uneasily. It's a serious reality, and this time the patrols were killed, along with the mages inside. It is conceivable that those nobles will definitely not let them go, and the choices they can make are really limited in front of these nobles.

"I, I feel like we're going to get out of here. It was a private soldier who came to hunt us down this time, and next time it is likely to be an army, and we should leave..............."

And his remarks also caused other people to refute them

"Leave? Where are we going? This is our home!! ”

"It used to be our home, but not anymore!! Our family is dead, are we going to die here too?! That's a mage, those nobles have even sent a mage, what can we do? Those mages will be able to know where we are if they cast their spells, and we will be wiped out one day!! ”

This remark silenced many people, yes, this is their home, but almost all their relatives are dead, and they are left alone. If they die here, then what's the point? They are not heroes, they are only treated as bandits, bandits, hanged, and then shown to the public. If they stay here any longer, that's what will happen to them. Their families have all died at the hands of those nobles, do they want to go to reunite with their families themselves?

"But. Those people just said they wanted to help us ........."

"The woman was talking about making a deal with us, she was just using us to do something for them. I know in a lot of places. Those nobles will send their private soldiers disguised as adventurers to scout and gather intelligence, maybe they are in the service of which nobles! And we are just pawns in their hands that will be discarded when they run out of use. They just want to use us for their purposes! ”

For a moment, everyone couldn't help but argue, but Oldman didn't say anything, he just listened quietly to the quarrel between the two sides, and after a while, he stood up. And perceiving his movements, those who had been arguing also stopped arguing at this time and raised their heads to look at Oldman. Anyway. He is the leader of these people, and he is the only one who can make decisions.

"I decided to stay here."

After a moment of silence, Oldman spoke.

"I don't know what those people want, but I just know that I can't just leave, those nobles are so high that they don't understand our suffering. To them, we are just a bunch of slaves to work with. But I will let them know that we are not their slaves. Even a domesticated hound will bite his owner back. And we're not going to rest on your laurels!! ”

With that, Oldman clenched his fists hard and raised them.

"I'll let the nobles know that we're not just going to tremble under the whip. We're not just the livestock they use to pull the ground! We also have our own powers, and when I saw my sister's body, I made up my mind. Even if I make a deal with the devil, I want those nobles to get their due!! They may be on top. But they can't ignore my anger, even if I'm just a lowly civilian!! They will eventually pay for what they have done!! ”

Said the end. Oldman almost roared, his voice spreading far through the woods, even startling a flock of birds that roamed the woods. The others were also stunned and looked at the crazy Oldman, and they didn't know what to say for a while.

It wasn't until a moment later that Oldman took a breath, and he lowered his head to look at the others.

"If you want to leave, then you can leave, but I won't leave. Even if you are hanged on the city wall, what if you can only be thrown to feed the vultures in the end? Aren't we going to the gallows for what we've done? That being the case, what does it matter if you have one more rope around your neck and one less rope? ”

For a while, in the face of Oldman's words, everyone was silent.

"Hoohoo ..............."

Hidden in the dark shadows, Aina chuckled, moved her elf's pointed ears, and then turned her head to look to her side with a smile.

"Even if we don't hesitate to make a deal with the devil, it looks like we've really got the right person this time, Tilis."

"We're not devils, Aina."

Tillise held the scepter in her arms and sighed helplessly.

"You were too adventurous, and the master didn't ask you to say that much. What if those who are gone leak out? ”

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if they know anyway."

As she spoke, Aina gently stroked the bowstring of the longbow in her hand, and a strange cold light floated from above.

"We're all well aware that there are many refugees who go missing during this long journey, aren't we?"

PS: Today is really thrilling, I woke up in the morning and felt very tired, and then went out during the day to buy something, but when I arrived at the place, I suddenly began to feel my heart beat faster, panting and chest tightness, uncomfortable to death, I hurriedly went to the hospital emergency, to be honest, I was really afraid that I would fall down and then be on the news, but in the end I still supported the hospital, the doctor gave me a chest X-ray and a blood test, fortunately there is nothing wrong with the heart, but the bronchi may be a little inflamed, it may be that the room is stuffy and hypoxic......... It's really thrilling...... (To be continued......)