Knight Lund stepped forward and looked out over the village in the distance.

"No one, the whole village burned down......," Knight Lund told Knight Knight Kair of what he had seen, "it looks like there had been a massacre, because I didn't see any of the fences that were staggering, and although there were signs of burning, it could be assumed that they were not damaged in the direction in which they fell and how much they burned." ”

After a pause, Knight Lund asked, "Shall we go in?" Kyle. ”

Knight Kyle turned his head sideways to look at his colleague, just like before, Knight Lund had always maintained a very calm appearance, but Knight Knight Kyle knew that this was natural, and Knight Lund was born to make too rich expressions.

Although he was asking, Knight Kyle also knew what Knight Lund was reminding him of.

"We are reinforcements from Krylov III, and it is one of our duties to confirm the safety of his retreat route. After an explanation, Knight Kyle shouted back, "Forward, one hundred and twenty men stay outside the village, surround the whole village, act as an emergency force, and ensure the safety of the surroundings, Rodrigo, Suman, and Lund stay outside, and the rest, except for the knights, in groups of three, follow me into the village!"

"Yes!"

Knight Kyle received a sonorous response from the soldiers, and he nodded, handing his horse to the standard-bearer, leaving him outside the village.

The small village is not a battlefield where cavalry can play a role, but fortunately, every knight of the Sorrowful Wind Leader can ensure the combat effectiveness of dismounting, and not just rely on the strength of the mount.

Knight Kyle didn't explain anything to the others, knowing that everyone else would follow his orders firmly, not just because they were soldiers, but because they had enough trust in him.

He approached the village with dozens of soldiers and several knights, and it was only after approaching that he found that the wooden fence surrounding the village was indeed as Knight Lund said, and there were no signs of violent destruction, but at the entrance of the village, he found a pool of dried blood, which should have been a pool of blood.

In addition to this, he also found some footprints next to the pool of blood.

The ground was a little wet and soft because it had snowed for the past few days, and the footprints on the ground, although unclear, allowed Knight Kyle to tell that this person might not have anything to do with the incident.

A few steps further, Knight Kyle noticed that among these footprints were not only shallow footprints, but also some deeper footprints, and they spanned a large distance, as if they were running wildly from outside the village to the village.

With this, Knight Kyle had some guesses in his mind.

Someone came to the village before them, and the man must have seemed anxious, because the man was from the village, or was the village burning when the man came here?

With this suspicion in mind, Knight Kyle entered the interior of the village, and did not see much damage outside the village, but instead saw some traces of 'sharp and blunt weapons' inside the village.

Other than that, there are not many traces, and there are very few blood stains.

It's understandable to think that there was a fire in this village, and there were few traces of blood, but what about the other traces?

Standing next to the village's well, Knight Kyle glanced at the village, which had been reduced to ruins.

There was a kicked barrel at his feet, and the village was a bit of a mess, but there seemed to be no sign of a fight.

Generally speaking, even if the men are drawn into the militia, and there are only old and weak women and children left in the village, but if those old and weak women and children really encounter something, they will resist, right?

As for the possibility of someone taking people away, Knight Kyle just thought about it and dismissed it.

Not only inside the village, but also outside the village, there is no trace of 'moving' in all directions of the village, and this is also the most strange - since no one has been taken away, or maybe someone has been taken away, but what about the corpses?

If a large group of people were removed, it would be difficult to clean up the traces, and if some were taken away, what about the rest of the bodies?

If all of them were killed, then, what about the corpses?

No matter how big the fire is, it can set the whole village on fire, but no matter what, there should be bones left.

"Look at the traces, it's never been more than three days since that happened!" said Knight Lorenzo for sure, his father was an adventurer, and he had learned some techniques from his 'ranger' father how to track and survive in extreme areas, and he had a good say in this kind of thing.

Most of the knights who came out with Knight Kyle this time are under the age of fifty, and the knights over the age of fifty and under the age of one hundred and twenty are still in their prime, and they all stayed in the Sadwind Territory, and it is enough to have Knight Kyle and Knight Tosolo on the front line, and the two of them are the two most proud students of the old duke over the years.

"yes......"

Knight Kyle nodded, looking at a half-collapsed house on the side, which seemed to have collapsed due to the burning of its pillars, which also alarmed Knight Kyle.

Most of the houses in this village are stony, and it seems that the village is relatively wealthy due to its easy access and the fact that it is the only village in the vicinity that is frequented by adventurers and merchants.

As you can already see from the map, if it weren't for the importance of this village, it wouldn't have been marked on the map.

Can a stone house collapse because the pillars were burned down?

You know, if you want to support this stone house, you need more than just a pillar.

Judging from the fact that most of the houses in the village are only burned down on the inside, and only look a little charred on the outside, it is almost impossible to bring such a stone house down without any 'external cause'.

And according to the judgment of the knight Lorenzo, the house seemed to have been renovated, because the quality of the pillars and walls in the house did not feel like the other houses—they had entered them in order to find the corpses of the village, and even the half-collapsed house had entered, but still found nothing.

They found some coins in these houses, and in addition to some silver coins, they even found two gold coins, which was what puzzled Knight Kyle.

Not for money, just for killing?

Knight Kyle had a hard time understanding this, as he had been living in the Tempest Realm and had spent most of his time dealing with beasts, and it was hard to imagine anyone who could kill someone without any grudges.

"Cultists. ”

Knight Lorenzo on the side reminded him, which reminded Knight Kyle of what happened in the Grim Wind Territory half a year ago.

"Is it a cultist?" Knight Kyle frowned as he looked at the ruins, "Is it really a cultist......"

"That's not right!"

Knight Kyle shook his head and denied the claim, "It shouldn't have been done by cultists!"

"If it's a cultist, there's no need for them to get involved in the war!"

This may be one of Krylov III's 'back roads', if nothing else, it will definitely be within the patrol range of the royal army, and if the cultists please the evil god here, then Krylov III will definitely not leave that group of dangerous people alone.

"What if the enemy is colluding with the cultists?" said the knight Lorenzo.

Knight Kyle, who closed his eyes in thought, suddenly opened his eyes, and then, with a sigh, "...... Let them assemble and continue to march towards the front!"

Knight Kyle insisted on his opinion, because it was impossible for a group of cultists to 'blossom in the center' of the village, using both sharp and blunt weapons, and from the traces it could only be a group of adventurers or mercenaries, but in such a tense time, how could the people of this village let a group of people who looked like dangerous elements into the village?

You know, there is no sign of damage to the fence outside the village......

However, they did not have any clues now, and it was the most reasonable option for them to go to the front line and inform Krylov III of the matter and let him send someone to search for it himself.

In desperation, Knight Kyle was able to gather his soldiers and continue to advance towards the front line.

Of course, he still believes in his war horse, and he won't take off this armor!