While the city of Tagus was in a panic and chaos of death, in the distant garrison of the "Free Salvation Army", everyone was completely unaware of the wave of death that was erupting in the nearby city. In addition to the guards who were in charge of patrolling and watching, others also joined the ranks of the New Year's festival.

Although it is not as prosperous as the Everspring Festival in Tagus, the rich have the fun of the rich, and the poor have the play of the poor. Oldman ordered the people to bring out the stored food and wine, and then held a bonfire party in the station, while a few bards played and sang beside them, and some people sang local folk songs at the top of their voices, and everyone laughed and drank wine and ate meat, which was also a lively scene.

"To be honest, a few months ago, I had no idea that I would be in the mood to celebrate the New Year here."

Holding the wine glass and looking at the lively festival in front of him, Oldman couldn't help but sigh softly. It's no wonder he thinks so. At that time, they were fighting against the noble private soldiers, living a precarious life without food. At that time, no one could have imagined that one day he would lead such a large group of people to attack the city of Tagus. As long as they can capture the city of Tagus, then they can go on to control the whole of Khalkhaland. The thought that he was about to become the ruler of a realm even felt that it was a bit illusory, and that it had all come so suddenly that he wondered if he was dreaming.

"Okay, anyway, we're all here now."

Jenn leaned back in his chair leisurely, smiled and raised his glass, nodding at Aina not far away. And the half-elf girl sitting on the eaves noticed Jenn's gaze. also smiled and waved at him, and the two exchanged a look that only each other could understand. None of them were discovered.

"Now we just need to take Tagus City in one go, and then we don't have to worry about anything. But. This is just the beginning, Oldman, and the troubles are yet to come. ”

"yes..............."

Hearing Jenn's words, Oldman also sighed lightly. Jenn had already analyzed it for him, although they had stabilized their foothold after taking Khalkhaland. But this is not enough, even if the Soros family has no time to take care of this barren region because they have to fight the Northern Alliance led by Pawood, but in the end they still have to face danger. Even if the Soros family is defeated by the Northern Alliance, the Skar Federation will be unified again. The Noble Alliance, led by Pawood, would never allow a commoner to control a federal territory. Until that time. The best-case scenario is that the two sides make peace, and then Pawood gives Oldman the status of knight or lord of the manor, and gives him a small piece of land. Then use this as a bargaining chip to reclaim the whole of Khalkhaland. The worst-case scenario is that the Northern Alliance will sweep away the Soros family and go all the way south, taking advantage of the situation to directly sweep the entire Khalkhaland, and at that time, everything they have done will be in vain.

And if the Soros family wins......... Needless to say, they weren't far from going to the gallows.

But that's all for later, at least after next year. For now, let's concentrate on enjoying the festival in front of you.

Thinking of this, Oldman was also smiling, looking at the blazing bonfire in front of him. And at this moment, everyone began to shout again. The bards played their harps, and to the cheerful sound of the music, people went down to look for their dance partners. Begin to dance the unique Khalkhalan dance with joy. For a while, the scene was also extremely lively.

"Aren't you going to end up? Oldman? ”

glanced at the girls who were looking at this side shyly not far away. Jenn quipped at Oldman with a smile on his face. In the face of Jenn's joke, Oldman showed a slightly embarrassed expression. Then he shook his head.

"I'm embarrassed about this........."

"What's the matter, even if you are our leader, it's not bad to go down and have fun with the people once in a while, and life is too short to have fun in time, you should almost find a woman."

"This ......... I'll think about it. ”

Hearing this, Oldman suddenly looked a little embarrassed, he coughed lightly, and then he fought back and looked at Jenn.

"What about you? James? I know, you kid is the dream lover of many girls, do you have a fancy for any of them? If so, can I tell you about it? ”

"Good intentions, but unfortunately, I don't think about this at the moment."

Jenn shrugged his shoulders at Oldman's words, then put down his glass. What Oldman said is also true, after all, Jenn's disguised appearance is half-elf, half-elf has always been handsome, Jenn will naturally not be wronged when he transforms, handsome, chic and capable little white face is popular with girls everywhere, so Jenn is far more popular here than others. However, Jenn had little contact with the girls from the nearby villages, which was a bit of a disappointment.

"You're ............"

Looking at Jenn's appearance, Oldman also shook his head with a wry smile helplessly, and just as he was about to say something more, suddenly, a guard hurriedly ran over. He glanced around before coming to Jenn and Oldman's side and whispering to them.

"My lord, something is wrong!"

"What's the problem?"

Hearing this, Oldman was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately became nervous. He frowned and stared at the guard in front of him.

"That's right, just now our brothers who were patrolling outside spotted a few soldiers from Tagus City, and they said they were coming to us for help!"

"Asking for help?"

Faced with this unexpected answer, Oldman couldn't help but be stunned -- what the hell is this?

"What the hell is going on?"

"I don't know, my lord, but the men were pale and nervous, and it seemed as if something really had happened........."

"I see."

Hearing this, Oldman raised his hand and signaled that the other party didn't need to say any more, after such a long battle. He has gone from being a militia leader who opened the way with martial arts to a truly qualified leader. Oldman glanced around and saw that the people around him were enjoying the festival at the moment. No one seems to notice what is happening here. Then he stood up and gestured to Jenn. Then he turned to the guard. The order was given.

"Bring those people over and we'll go to the room above to talk......... By the way, get Miss Nadia. ”

"Yes, sir."

It wasn't long before the soldiers were taken to a room on the second floor of the garrison, where they were all shivering and shivering, perhaps because of the long journey in the snow. Seeing the appearance of these people, Oldman also hurriedly asked people to prepare a few glasses of hot wine for them. In order to make it easier to warm the body. And the other party seemed to be frightened, picked up the cup and poured it into his mouth, and even choked into his nose a few times.

"So, what the hell are you here for?"

It wasn't until the soldiers had calmed down after drinking the hot wine that Oldman asked suspiciously. After learning that the other party was a patrol soldier in Tagus City, Oldman was full of doubts, if he said that he had come to defect, it didn't seem like that. But let's say they're here to investigate......... Let's not talk about whether it is interesting to engage in this kind of thing on New Year's Eve, look at the appearance of the group of people in front of you. It wasn't at all as nervous as it was after the detective was caught, on the contrary, Oldman even saw a relieved and relaxed expression on their faces, as if he had become their savior.

Which one is this?

"Great. My lord! ”

At this time, these soldiers didn't care that the legendary mob leader was in front of them, and hurriedly spoke.

"Please save us. Save the city of Tagus! ”

"What? What's going on?! ”

Hearing this, Oldman and Nadia were both shocked. Jenn, on the other hand, raised an eyebrow and said nothing. And to hear their inquiry. One of the soldiers, who looked like a leader, stepped forward and hurriedly spoke.

"Here's the thing..............."

Although the soldiers patrolled the city walls and did not know what was happening at the festival, the sights they saw were enough to tell the story. And after listening to the other party's description, Oldman and Nadia were also pale, and they didn't suspect that the other party was coaxing them. Because it was true that a necromancer escaped from Tagus City before, but I didn't expect that the other party would do such a thing!!

"It's necromantic mist!"

As a paladin who had stepped into the realm of legends, possessed divine graces, and fought countless undead creatures, Nadia only understood what was going on the moment she heard the description, and at this moment she was also pale, frowning, and solemn.

"I really didn't expect that Dogant would be so mad!!"

Muttering to herself, Nadia clenched her fists. It's not that she didn't expect the "National Salvation Free Army" to be blocked by the other party, but she didn't expect that Doante would actually use the trick of turning all the people in the entire city into undead creatures to fight them, which can be said to be crazy and inhumane!

Jenn said he was not pressured to do so.

"This ......... What are we going to do? ”

At this time, Oldman also reacted, and couldn't help frowning. The so-called plan is not as fast as the change, and he didn't expect such a thing to happen. In Oldman's view, the nobles were at most sending people to force civilians into battle with whips -- and now it seems that his imagination was still too far from those nobles.

"Necromantic Poison Mist doesn't dissipate so easily, if it was before, then I might have tried to expel those poison gases, but now ........."

As she spoke, Nadia lowered her head and looked into her hands. The people are suffering the pain and suffering of death, and at this point, the gods they believe in are not willing to give her strength?

"Is there a way for the temple?"

"Necromantic Poison Mist is the product of high-level undead alchemy, and the temple here does not have the power to expel such a poisonous mist........."

As she spoke, Nadia gritted her teeth, apparently annoyed by her powerlessness as well. But then, her eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had thought of something.

"But it's not impossible." (To be continued......)