The Lord Of Blood Hill

Chapter 538: The New Youths

The sharp-eyed squad captain is still alive. His name is Komairo, and right now he is crouched in a corner, too frightened to breathe loudly.Originally, he saw the camp's two officers and wanted to hurry over and join them.

But what he sees next is something he will never forget.

The infamous Lord Blood Axe of the training camp, and his own superior, Lord Sioro.

Both of them are powerful Grand Knights, major figures in the camp, and well-known throughout the entire organization.

Yet such powerful figures are cut down cleanly on the spot like helpless chicks after only a little more than ten minutes.

Under the moonlight, Komairo sees a figure standing at the very top of the camp's castle.

Looking at the cloak snapping in the wind, he somehow becomes certain that this is the leader of the attack.

Several others think the same thing, including Mandel, the overall leader of Forge Furnace Training Camp.

But Mandel can only hide. He does not dare appear rashly.

That is because he recognizes the person at the top of the castle. Even across such a great distance, as an Iron Rank professional, he can still clearly see Henwell's cold face.

He knows why Henwell is not acting. He knows why Henwell is standing in such an obvious place.

Henwell is waiting for him to appear. The reason Henwell personally attacked the castle is that he wanted to find him there.

More than a month has passed since Sunflower Fortress. Many people have already learned some intelligence.

Among that intelligence is the fact that Henwell was able to clash with an Iron Knight for a while. Although Mandel knows Blacksmith is only a one of the weaker Iron Knights, Henwell's ability to fight him briefly without losing is enough to prove Henwell's strength.

Mandel is indeed stronger than Blacksmith, but not so strong that he can completely suppress him.

That means that if he faces Henwell, he absolutely cannot kill Henwell immediately.

He has already discovered that Henwell has brought no fewer than fifteen Grand Knights into the camp. He believes all of them are elites from the church and the empire.

Once Henwell holds him down, just a few Grand Knights restraining him will make escape impossible.

More importantly, with an operation of this scale and so many elite combat forces, he does not believe the church and the empire have not sent an Iron Knight.

Therefore, he can only hide. He must conceal himself as much as possible and look for a chance to leave this place.

On the viewing platform atop the castle, Henwell watches the battle below gradually settle and cannot help frowning.

Even now, that Iron Rank existence still has not acted. Henwell has also guessed what the other side is thinking.

A venomous snake is most dangerous only when it is hidden.

Now that the other side refuses to appear, he is a hidden danger for Henwell.

Henwell has already predicted that this fellow will certainly hide among the captives.

At that time, if the other side suppresses his extraordinary fluctuations with all his strength, as long as he does not reveal hostility toward Henwell, Henwell will have difficulty identifying him.

Although this operation is Henwell's own matter, it has been reported to Billie's Royal Council and the Western Federation.

Henwell cannot simply kill all the captives. That would be difficult to explain to both sides.

At this moment, in the residential area inside the mountain wall, all the youths have already woken up.

The sounds of killing and screaming outside make these youths extremely tense.

Clearly, they have realized that Forge Furnace Training Camp is under attack.

And from the guards rushing through the area, as well as the tense shouting, they have also determined that the camp's guards are on the losing side in this unknown battle.

The youths' feelings are complicated. On one hand, they hate Forge Furnace Training Camp and hope everyone there dies.

On the other hand, they also feel fear toward the unknown attackers.

Or perhaps it is fear toward their own future. They do not know how the battle will end, and they know even less how their own future will change.

However, quite a few youths remain very calm. No matter how bad the future becomes, could it be worse than their current situation?

Among these calm youths is a young girl.

At this moment, she stands by the window and looks through the bars, watching Peace Haven's elites slaughter the camp's armed soldiers outside.

Her gaze is very calm, though she frowns from time to time.

She can tell that these attackers possess strict discipline and formidable coordination.

This is not cooperation between mercenaries or killers. This is coordination from true battlefield formations.

The attackers are not a dark force and not one of the Veil's rivals. They are a regular army.

Soon, every battle in her field of vision ends.

The attackers accept the surrender of the camp guards, but very cautiously break the captives' legs.

At this time, something unusual happens in the corridor of the residential area.

Dozens of armed guards run over. Then comes a sharp whistle of arrows, and several people at the back fall to the ground.

One corpse happens to fall outside the girl's cell. Through the dim light, she sees a steel arrow lodged in the guard's back.

Even though the guard is wearing leather armor, the arrow, more than two feet long, still pierces straight through him.

From this, the killing power of the arrow is obvious. The attackers are using heavy bows.

Soon, more and more arrows fly past the front of the cells in an unbroken stream, biting into the guards fleeing ahead.

The arrows are extremely accurate. Almost none miss, and most hit their targets.

A moment later, three warriors in metal armor charge past her, holding shields and spears.

Their speed does not seem fast, but their steps are stable. In reality, their advance is very quick, closer to a brisk jog.

Behind the three shield bearers are two rows of six crossbowmen, holding heavy metal crossbows about a meter long and skillfully drawing and loading them.

The two rows of crossbowmen fire in rotation, coordinating with great precision.

From the distinctive sound of the crossbow strings slicing through the air when released, she understands that these crossbows carry tremendous force.

Behind the six crossbowmen are twelve warriors carrying longswords and small arm shields.

She sees that heavy crossbows are hanging beneath these warriors' cloaks as well.

At the very back are six more crossbowmen and three shield bearers guarding the rear.

This is to prevent enemies from approaching from behind and pinching them from behind.

In the middle of the team is a large man wearing blood-gold armor. When he passes the young girl's room, he pauses and tilts his head to look inside.

She instinctively takes a step back. Through the eyes behind the visor, she sees no malice from him, only curiosity.

The large man in blood-gold armor does not stop. He continues forward with a hand on his sword.

After this assault team leaves, the young girl frowns. She has seen a strange emblem on the warriors' cloaks and armor.

With that thought, she goes to the corner and looks at a pattern carved into the wall with a stone.

That pattern seems to be the same as the emblem on those warriors' cloaks.