The next day, early morning.
A special team walked out of the castle and headed southwest.
The two leaders are Catherine and Marcus, who are responsible for the tasks Kane gave them.
Going to a territory called Obote to investigate and confirm whether the baron here is still alive.
The composition of the team is also very streamlined, with six cavalry in the front row, eight infantry and four archers in the back row.
The six cavalrymen were all wearing magic armor, holding fine iron lances, and the horses under them were also strong Hartimer mixed-blood horses.
The eight infantry and archers are also quite good, wearing black iron armor and holding various fine iron weapons.
Because of the scarcity of the number of people, the two were not allowed to carry too many soldiers to carry out the mission, and in the end they had to select eighteen elite soldiers to embark on the journey.
Baron Obote is not too far away from Baron Rigit, and at the current speed of this team, it will probably arrive at noon.
Of course, during the current preparation period, in order to quickly solve the task, Catherine and Marcus increased the speed of travel.
In less than a few hours, they came to this baron territory.
A desolate scene greeted their eyes.
In the village led by Obote, there are dilapidated houses all around. It seems that they have become so dilapidated after a battle.
Countless skinny villagers fell in front of these houses with loose eyes, letting the sun shine on them.
Even Catherine and the others who walked into it did not attract their attention.
"Such a scene, what happened here?" Marcus sighed.
"It's hard to say, maybe it's the invasion of orcs." Catherine said.
In the distant fields, the grain planted has fallen into a withered state due to neglect.
Seeing such a scene, both Catherine and Marcus felt heartbroken. You must know that it may take a whole year to restore this field.
A group of people stopped and walked, and saw all kinds of dilapidated scenes in this territory, so everything fell into a state of no one's management.
Finally, they came to the gate of the castle in Obote's territory. The iron gate that blocked the enemy had already been opened by someone, revealing the scene inside the castle.
It was not much different from the situation in the village just now. On the lawn that everyone took care of, the weeds grew wildly, enough to cover people's feet.
The top and bottom of the city wall are also covered with all kinds of ivy, and it can be vaguely seen that it has not been severely hit, and there has not been much wear and tear on the top.
Catherine had already dispelled the idea of the orc invasion in her mind. Obviously, this was not caused by the orc offensive, otherwise there should be some traces on the city wall.
As everyone walked into the castle, they gradually noticed something was wrong.
Inside the atrium of the castle, apart from the wildly growing weeds, there were five or six long-decomposed human corpses.
This has never been seen in the previous village. Although the villagers there are skinny, there is no corpse.
After everyone approached the corpse, two cavalrymen got off their horses and came to the corpse. After a little observation, they came to Marcus and Catherine.
"Sir, according to our physical conditions, they are all human corpses that have been dead for more than fifteen days. The cause of death is probably a sword wound and blood loss. It is not a case of killing by a sword. The deceased left a large amount of blood. He just died in pain, and all the deceased were in the same situation."
Marcus nodded and said, "That's right, let's go back to the team, you've done a good job."
Catherine next to him pondered for a while, and said, "Internal mutiny?"
"It's possible that he died after losing too much blood, which shows that the other party has the mentality of teasing the dead."
Catherine agreed: "Well, let's go into the tower and have a look, maybe there will be some clues."
The six cavalrymen got off their horses, put away their refined iron cavalry spears, and drew out their long swords beside them.
Catherine and Marcus walked ahead and pushed open the gate of the tower.
"Crack."
A pungent stench rushed towards the face, causing the two people who were in the lead to frown.
They didn't know how to describe this smell, as if all kinds of excrement were mixed together and fermented for several days.
"Ha ha."
Intermittent voices came from the front, attracting the attention of a group of people.
Marcus and Catherine looked at each other, pulled out the long swords behind them one after another, leaned over and led the team forward.
After walking through the porch in front of them, they came to the door of the living room. The door was not closed, but half-opened. The sun shone in through the window, adding a ray of light to the dim environment.
Catherine carefully pushed the door open, and a scene they would never forget appeared in front of her.
Dozens of naked men and women were standing there, constantly intertwining, twisting their waists frantically, making piercing noises.
It is worth noting that the faces of dozens of men reveal enjoyment and crazy fronts, while the women below them have no expression on their faces, like a doll, allowing these men to destroy them.
Around this group of people, there is a large amount of food and all kinds of excrement mixed together.
From the situation in front of them, it can be inferred that their lives these days, but what makes everyone admire is that this group of people can survive in this environment.
"It's disgusting!" Catherine said indignantly.
Marcus was relatively calm, thinking about why this scene appeared in the living room.
"Is it true that the soldiers rebelled?"
"The figure of the lord has never been seen, and there is no trace of the corpse."
Catherine on the side didn't think too much, and said, "Instead of thinking hard here, why don't you go up and ask these guys."
As she spoke, she took the lead in charging and killed the few people in front of her.
The sudden scene didn't make the dozen or so men stop their movements, their nerves had already been paralyzed by the heavenly life for many days.
Therefore, when Catherine rushed over, they thought they were just imagining the scene.
"Stop everything, you bastards!!!"
Catherine's loud scolding sounded in this area.
The naked people in front of the shock woke up from their enjoyment and fell to the ground trembling.
Even the women's door under him was awakened by Catherine's voice. This was the first time they heard other sounds besides the harsh voices of the men.
They looked at Catherine, who was wearing armor and holding a long sword in front of her, a flame of hope ignited in her supposedly dull eyes.
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