"Master, the letter has been sent. It should be delivered in a quarter of an hour." Neuss trotted over and reported.
Dudian nodded: "Have you settled the civilians that you hired?"
"I've already hired them. They're waiting for you at the departure point." Neuss lowered his head.
Dean nodded slightly as he looked at the drizzle outside. His eyes narrowed. The rain seemed to last longer than the past.
After a moment, Reid led a heavily armed team to the front of the castle. Civilians and several blonde nobles who were gathered outside the castle were surprised as they saw the team. Although they loved Dudian but they didn't dare to show any disrespect in front of Reid's team.
Reid saw Dean waiting in front of the hall. He dismounted and trotted over: "Greetings master Dean."
Dudian nodded: "Let's go."
Reid's face turned ugly: "Master Dean, we just got the news … The golden wall has been occupied by the barbarians. General Auburn vowed to fight to the last moment and died in the line of duty. I'm here to tell you to rest at home. The battlefield is too dangerous so we can only retreat to the second line of defense and fight with the barbarians!"
Dudian was surprised: "The golden wall has fallen?"
"Yes." Reid bowed his head.
Dean's expression was complicated. He seemed to have made up his mind. He gritted his teeth and said, "In that case, I have to come out! Now is the time when we are in need of manpower. Your military headquarters has been fighting in the rain for a long time. I guess many soldiers have fallen ill. Now that you are short of manpower, instead of forcing ordinary people to die on the battlefield, it is better to let someone like me, who has the strength of a knight, go to the battlefield. I dare not say anything else, but I can at least beat dozens of civilians.
Reid was startled as he looked at Dudian's determined face. A sense of shame rose in his heart: "Master Dean, I don't dare to underestimate your strength. But the battlefield is too dangerous. Please stay at home and rest!"
Dean looked at him: "I'm going to go to war. I've talked to the military about this matter. Do you think it's that easy to change the commitment of the military?"
Reid's face slightly changed: "Master Dean, you misunderstood me. I'm just trying to persuade you. I'm not determined to stop you. I'm just trying to persuade you …"
"You don't need to persuade me. Let's go. The situation is critical. What kind of men are we?" Dudian waved his hand and bypassed the burly man's body. He mounted a horse: "Let's go!"
Reid's face turned red as he didn't expect Dudian to be so decisive. He hesitated for a moment and sighed: "Master Dean, you can change to my horse. Our military's horses have been trained. Private horses like yours haven't been to the battlefield. I'm afraid that they will be scared if they encounter mutant beasts or barbarians that cross the golden wall."
"Alright." Dean agreed to the proposal and simply jumped off the horse.
Reid took Dudian outside the castle. He took a horse from the front of the team: "Master, this horse is a bit fierce. Be careful."
Dudian smiled as he grabbed the horse's rope.
The horse was about three meters tall and had thick black hair. Its body was covered with steel armor. It was the same type of horse as the hunters. It was the only carnivorous horse.
The black horse neighed as it was led by Dudian. It pulled the rope and turned its head to leave.
Reid was about to help suppress the horse. Dudian grabbed the rope and sat on the back of the black horse.
Hiss!
The horse neighed as its front hooves were in the air. Its body was almost upright as if it wanted to throw Dudian off.
Dudian smiled as he raised his hand and pressed the back of the horse's neck.
Bang!
The black horse's body, which had been standing at an 80-degree angle, suddenly sank slightly. Its hind legs went soft, and it almost knelt down. Its front hooves quickly landed on the ground, and it neighed softly twice, but it didn't move anymore.
Reid was surprised as he looked at Dudian. He thought of the information given to him. He turned over and rode on his horse. He looked at Dudian: "Master, shall we go?"
"Well." Dean pulled the reins, turned the horse's head and walked along the river road.
The civilians and nobles who had gathered on both sides of the river cheered loudly as they saw Dudian's figure.
Dudian was holding the horse's rope in one hand and the helmet in the other. He was smiling as he slowly walked along the river bank. The people who had gathered on both sides of the river were gradually left behind.
Reid and Dudian were riding side by side. There were twenty well-dressed soldiers behind him.
Dean couldn't help but look back at the elites who were selected to protect him. From the weapons and decorations they carried, as well as the decorations on their armors, it was easy to identify them. Of course, it also required a certain amount of military knowledge to be able to recognize them easily.
"Shield swordsmen, archers, knights …" Dudian glanced at them. Suddenly, his eyes paused on one of the figures. However, he quickly moved his eyes away. His heart wasn't calm. The person who was dressed like the other shield swordsmen was emitting heat that was much higher than the others! Moreover, through the vision of light x-ray vision, he could see that the frequency of his heart beating in front of his chest was extremely calm, but the blood in his body was twisting vigorously, as if his blood contained extremely strong energy.
In addition, the muscles on his body were much more than the others. His neck, waist, face and other places had extremely dense muscle groups. This wasn't something that could be achieved by ordinary exercise. It was a leap in physical strength!
Dudian had seen such a body structure in Sergei, Gwyneth and Reid. In other words, this ordinary shield swordsman's combat power wasn't inferior to a senior hunter!
"Hiding a suspected senior hunter in the escort team … Is it to prevent any danger?" Dudian slightly frowned as there were some doubts in his heart. There were many possibilities including that the military had sent this person to assassinate him. However, he quickly overthrew such a possibility. After all, if he was assassinated by the escort team then the responsibility of the military would be too big.
Although he couldn't think of any conclusion, Dudian didn't directly ask Reid as he didn't want to alert the enemy. He just secretly paid attention to this person and kept a certain distance.
After a moment, Dudian and Reid led the team to the main street. There were fifty or sixty figures gathered in the square of the street. They were wearing raincoats and holding umbrellas. They were waiting in the drizzle.
These figures raised their umbrellas and loudly cheered Dudian's name as they saw Dudian's team.
Reid slightly frowned as he was a little vigilant. He was in case the dark church or some bad guys hid in the crowd and attacked Dudian.
The team moved forward in a straight line. The civilian team followed in the rain. They shouted Dudian's name and some praises. It was extremely lively.
They attracted a lot of people who lived in the houses along the road. They opened their windows and doors as they heard the people shouting Dudian's name. Some people joined the team and shouted passionately.
Dudian smiled as he drove the horse forward at a steady speed. For him this was a show. Only through a show could he maximize the effect of the battle. Only their relatives and friends knew that they had died in the battlefield without saying a word. This was the work of a hot-blooded hero. Dudian obviously wasn't a hot-blooded person.
"Master is really loved by everyone." Reid looked at Dudian as he listened to the continuous cheers. His tone was full of admiration.
Dudian smiled: "Treat others with kindness and you will get kindness in return. This is the 'truth', isn't it?"
"Master is right." Reid agreed.
After a moment, Dudian and Reid's escort team left the bustling commercial district and came to the suburbs. Reid's expression turned serious as they entered the suburbs. He ordered the team to protect Dudian in the middle as they moved forward in a diamond formation.
While changing the formation, Dean suddenly noticed that the shield swordsman with extraordinary strength was the first to get close to him, and the rest quickly gathered and surrounded Dean.
Dean looked left and right from time to time, but only when he looked at the swordsman on the left, his eyes paid a little attention.
Dudian stopped his horse as they came to a plain near the river. The guards around him quickly stopped and looked at Dudian.
"Colonel, is the river in front of us?" Dudian looked at Reid: "Do you want to take me to the second line of defense at the river? As far as I know, it's just a preliminary barrier. If the barbarians don't attack the commercial district from the river, but take a detour through the snowfield in the north or the blackwater swamp in the south then we won't be able to stop them in time. "
Reid forced a smile and said: "Master, there are soldiers in both places. If there is a trace of barbarians then we will immediately send an army. The battlefield at Red River is the safest. The barbarians won't be able to attack for a while because of Red River's blockade."
"The safest?" Dudian deliberately showed anger on his face: "Colonel, are you looking down on me? I'm going to the battlefield not to be protected but to take you to kill the enemy. But you are taking me directly to the safest place. Why would I go to the battlefield instead of staying at home? Why kill the barbarians? Are you saying that everyone here is a coward who is afraid of death?! "
Reid's face changed. The faces of the guards around Dudian also changed. They clenched the ropes and looked at Dudian in anger. But they didn't dare to refute.
"Master, every one of us is a warrior who has gone through countless battlefields. We have countless merits and scars. I hope you won't insult us!" Reid said in a solemn tone: "It's an order to take you to the river. We can't let anything happen to you. I can understand your mood. Everyone here is eager to go out and kill the enemy! But I hope master won't make things difficult for us. "
Dudian frowned as he felt that it was a bit tricky. It seemed that he was negligent. Although the military had agreed to let him enter the battlefield but they had locked him up. They were worried that something would happen to him. The military wouldn't take full responsibility if anything happened to him. The guards in front of him said that they were protecting him but in fact they were jailers who imprisoned him.
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