The forest is still deserted.

The sentry leaned against a tree, yawning boredly, staring at the barren landscape before him. The cold wind blew from the depths of the woods and blew on his face, making him shiver.

This damn weather weather! And that damn mob!

While shrinking his body so that he would not be blown by the cold wind, the sentry cursed the damned fellows in a low voice, in his opinion, if it weren't for the audacity of the damned mob to start a rebellion, he wouldn't have run to this ghost place where birds don't shit on a cold day, originally at this time, he should have slept peacefully in his warm nest, but now, he was going to run to this hellish place to freeze, all of this is the fault of those damn mobs!

Thinking of this, the sentry rubbed his cold red nose and snorted softly. Naturally, he was not unaware of the riots of the mob, and the recent situation was very bad, and many people could be heard complaining even in the city. But so what? That's the guy's own problem, anyway, as a private soldier, as long as he can still work under Master Dogante, then he can continue to live comfortably now. As for the life or death of others, what does it have to do with him? Doesn't this happen every day, no matter where it is? In that case, why make a fuss about it? The aristocracy may be brutal, but what can these commoners do? Isn't it all the same?

However, the Sentinel couldn't help but be a little excited when he thought of the large bounty promised by Lord Dogant before leaving, and he could be sure. There will be no accidents in encircling these mobs, which means that you can get a good reward when you go back. And with these rewards, he can almost say goodbye to the troublesome life he has now. It's time to enjoy a more peaceful life.

"Whew!"

The bushes snapped, and the sound caught the sentinel's attention, and he clenched the short knife at his waist and stared warily at the place where the sound came from. What could it be? Could it be a beast? Speaking of which, it's winter now, and those beasts are fighting hard to find food, but how can I say that I was also a good hunter at the beginning, to this extent.........

The hard arrow silently pierced the sentry's neck, pinning him to the trunk of a nearby tree. It wasn't until a moment later that Jenn dodged out of the shade of the tree on the other side, came to the sentry's corpse, and reached out to pull out the arrow stuck in the trunk of the tree, and then retracted it. And it was only at this time that the sentry's body fell to the ground with a "poof", and there was no more movement.

Jenn glanced around, then he gestured to the side, and Nadia walked around the other side. She looked at Jenn with a complicated expression. Then he glanced at the dead sentry who had fallen to the ground, his eyes wide open. At this moment, the expression on the corpse's face was still blank, as if he didn't know what had happened to him until the moment of death. And look at this face. Nadia couldn't help but bite her lower lip, she glanced at Jenn, and finally couldn't help but ask.

"That......... Mr. James. I would like to ask you a question........."

"What's the problem? Miss Nadia? ”

"That......... What did you think when you started killing these people? They are human beings just like you. And also have their own family, lovers and friends. And now, they're just dead..............."

Speaking of this, Nadia was also a little hesitant, not knowing what to say. However, hearing her question, Jenn quickly gave an answer.

"Oh, this one............ Not much of an idea. ”

"Huh?"

In the face of Jenn's answer, Nadia's eyes widened in surprise, and she opened her mouth like this, looking at Jenn in front of her in surprise, completely unsure of what to say. Sensing her gaze, Jenn just smiled slightly, and then shrugged his shoulders helplessly.

"It's simple, Miss Nadia, we're enemies, it's that simple. Indeed, perhaps, as you said, these soldiers have relatives and friends just like us, and maybe they are even threatened with killing their relatives if we don't come to encircle us, but so what? Could it be that when I learn the truth of the matter, I will nod my head and say, 'Ah, that's it, then there's no way,' and let them kill our companions and relatives? ”

"No, of course I didn't mean that, but ..............."

In the face of Jenn's answer, Nadia didn't know what to say for a while, although she also felt that Jenn was right to say this, but she always felt that something was not right...............

"It's a war, Miss Nadia."

Looking at Nadia's tangled expression, Jenn sighed and shook his head.

"It's not a village fight, it's a war, whether it's between us and the nobility, or between nations. Who do you think would be willing to abandon their wives and children to go to the front for the sake of the face of the aristocracy? How many people died in a war between nobles at one time, and what was the cause? Most likely, it was just a few verbal quarrels, an unhonorable duel, or even for some unimportant woman. However, what if we know that the other person is in trouble? We can't convince the nobles to stop the war, just as we can't convince the nobles of the Soros family to stop exploiting Khalkhalan, do you think we should send an envoy to him, 'Your Excellency, we are living too hard, so we have to resist?' If you promise us that we will no longer oppress us, then we will lay down our arms and submit to us.'" Then the other person will nod and say, 'yes, I won't do it again, you surrender.'" And then it ended happily? ”

"This ..............."

Hearing this, Nadia was also dumbfounded, of course she knew that it was impossible, and she would not show it. As a paladin of Khalkhaland, Nadia has long heard of Dogant's notoriety, and in fact, the Soros family has been behind the events she has experienced before. Nadia already hated these powerful and lawless nobles, and if he was really so good at talking, then he wouldn't be in this situation.

"So that's it."

As he spoke, Jenn drew his bow and arrow, and once again aimed deep into the woods -- I don't know what he saw, anyway, Nadia only saw Jenn's finger move slightly, and the next moment there was another barely audible sound in the woods, and then everything fell silent.

"We can't stop fighting, so we just have to keep fighting. The past, present and future of the other party may have nothing to do with us, if it were in a tavern, maybe we would be able to have a drink and call each other brothers, but on the battlefield, we are enemies, and there is no other possibility than to fight each other. So we don't think about those boring questions, whether he is forced or voluntary, whether he is a bad person or a good person, as long as he goes to the battlefield, then we are the enemy. ”

As he spoke, Jenn bent his bow again, squinting his eyes ahead.

"And there is only one way to deal with the enemy."

As if to prove Jenn's words, the arrow flashed and sank into the trees again.

There was a dead silence.

Nadia stared there, not saying a word. Jenn, on the other hand, raised his head and glanced at the woods in front of him.

"Alright, the sentry has been cleared, and we're going to move on. If these noble privates were a little more stupid, then they might find out that something was wrong much later, and if they weren't so stupid, then we didn't have much time left, and we had to move on anyway. ”

Since the sentry posts had all been cleared, the two of them soon came to the edge of the camp under the leadership of Jenn. At this time, it was already dark clouds outside, and flying snowflakes were falling from the sky, obscuring everyone's vision. The snow was whistling and blowing, and the soldiers standing guard outside were shivering.

"This ..............."

Seeing the snow, Nadia was a little nervous. Their original plan was to enter the camp while the other party was not looking, set fire to the supplies, and then leave. But the snow is so heavy that they probably won't be able to complete the task at all, so what should they do next?

Thinking of this, Nadia set her eyes on the half-elf ranger beside her.

And at this moment, Jenn is also thinking silently.

He had just made a contact with Tillis, and as Jenn expected, the offensive of the noble private soldiers was very fierce, although their strength was still much worse than that of the regular army, but in any case, they were also an army, and the most basic military literacy was still there. But on the other hand, the biggest weakness of Oldman's side was also exposed at this time -- maybe they had won a few battles, or maybe they were indeed equipped with much better quality equipment and weapons than the other side, but the army can be formed not only by such things, strict training, standard military operations, these are the foundation of an army to be called an army. Under the blows of those aristocratic private soldiers, Oldman's men have gradually become physically exhausted, revealing their true colors as "mobs".

If this continues, it is only a matter of time before it fails.

Jenn shook his head, and through a spiritual connection, ordered Aina and Tilis to keep an eye on them at all times, and they could strike if necessary, but as long as Oldman's army was not completely broken, then they should not act rashly.

"Mr. James, what are we going to do next?"

"Wait here."

Hearing Nadia's inquiry, Jenn thought for a moment before answering.

"I'll find a way to get in and see if I can get through these troubles."

With that, Jenn flickered and disappeared into the snow-covered woods. (To be continued......)