The battle with the Wild Boar King was not the most dangerous battle of the winter. The most dangerous battle was the one at the Ogre Camp.
There was a group of ogres in Darr's territory that lived on the mountain at the edge of the swamp. In the past, Baron Darr had never thought of attacking them. Despite their name, ogres did not actually eat humans. They would occasionally go down the mountain to capture one or two humans to improve their diet. Naturally, the humans they captured were farmers, and they were insignificant to Darr's territory. Secondly, the ogres were very powerful, and the location of their camp was very dangerous, so Baron Darr did not have much confidence.
Just how powerful were these ogres? He did not know, but he was sure that there were shamans among them.
An ogre tribe with shamans was completely different from one without. The latter were more like wild beasts, while the former were more like barbarians. There was a world of difference between wild beasts and barbarians of the same level of strength.
The ogre camp was not easy to attack either. It was located halfway up the mountain, and there was only a steep mountain path that led to it. If one was not a hunter who traversed the wilderness all year round, they would probably fall into the valley before they could even reach the camp, and not even their corpses would be left intact. As a result, the hundreds of elite soldiers that Darr's territory was so proud of could not be put to use. Even among the archers, only a third of them could successfully pass through the steep mountain path.
After passing through the mountain path, how did the ogres set up their camp? How many ogres were there? Other than the shamans, how many had become ogre warriors? Was there an ogre chieftain? Was there a legendary two-headed ogre?
He did not know any of these.
Baron Darr was a merchant. He knew how to do business, but he did not know how to fight. However, he was not like those famous incapable rulers in history who felt that they could do anything just because they were smart. When it came to war, he completely listened to the arrangements of his old knight, and did not doubt anyone he used. Of course, there was nothing to doubt. They were all members of the Darr family, and if he did not trust his own kin, who would he trust?
Although the old knight was old and could no longer come out to kill monsters this winter, his years of experience did not diminish along with his body. Instead, it became stronger and stronger with age. He had already carefully analyzed the various demons and ghosts in his territory and came up with several battle strategies. As long as he followed these strategies when facing the enemy, even if he couldn't win, he wouldn't be defeated.
He only had one rule for the Ogre camp: Unless the Ogres caused trouble, he just had to guard the foot of the mountain and try to lure the Ogres out. If he couldn't lure it out, he would rather give up than go up the mountain.
Most of the knights in Darr were this old knight's students or even his nephews, so they naturally wouldn't go against his wishes. Besides, even if they wanted to disobey, Baron Dahl himself would not agree to it. Thus, the group swept through the entire territory and almost wiped out all kinds of dangerous monsters. Originally, they wanted to return in triumph.
But at this moment, they felt a terrifying aura sweep across the sky and disappear into the distance.
"Giant dragon?!" The first to react was the old priest. He used to work in Void City and often had dealings with the knights of the church. More than once, he had seen the leader of the knights flying on a giant dragon. At that time, the feeling the giant dragon gave him was quite similar to the feeling he had now.
… No, it was a little weaker than it was now. It was probably because it was restrained by Lord Gerrard and did not dare to show off its power.
In other words, a giant dragon flew over everyone's heads?
At this time, everyone had already raised their heads and looked up at the sky, but all they could see were dark clouds, so they couldn't see the scene in the sky.
However, the amazing aura just now was definitely not fake.
Didn't you see that the pack horses in the team were all so scared that their legs went soft and they lay on the ground, not daring to move? Other than a giant dragon, what else could have such an awe-inspiring aura?
"Why would a giant dragon pass by?" Baron Dahl was not far from the clergymen at the moment and heard the old priest's words. He said in confusion, "We have never seen a giant dragon here before."
"Maybe it's just passing by," said the military mage. "Young giant dragons often wander around in search of treasure. It's not surprising that they occasionally pass by. "
"What kind of treasure can there be in this small place of ours?"
The military mage shook his head. He really did not know.
If he knew what kind of treasure there was, he would have secretly dug it out himself. Why would he leave it for the giant dragon to collect!
"My Lord … I think, the giant dragon just now seemed … to have come from the direction of the mountain where the ogres live," a knight suddenly said. "Could it have just looted the ogres?"
When these words were said, everyone was stunned.
Although it was a little ridiculous, it made sense when they thought about it carefully. The group of ogres had occupied the mountain for many years. Maybe they had saved up some valuable things that attracted the giant dragon to become a robber.
A group of ogres was naturally very powerful to the Dahl Territory, but to the giant dragon, it was nothing.
Thinking of this, everyone felt relieved.
No matter what, the group of ogres was a threat to the Dahl Territory. It was a good thing that the giant dragon had killed them!
Baron Dahl lowered his head and muttered to himself.
After thinking for a while, he looked at the thief that he had hired at a high price, but then immediately shifted his gaze to the two rangers from the Church of the Void Mask.
"I have something that I need the two of you to help me with." He smiled and said, "I would like to trouble the two of you to go to the vicinity of the ogre camp to check if the ogres are in a mess. Is there any chance that we can take advantage of? "
In the end, he still told them his plan.
The old knight of his distant uncle had said that to deal with the ogres, unless something happened to them, they should definitely not go up the mountain.
In other words, if the ogres were in a mess, it was not impossible for a small number of elites to eliminate them.
The two rangers were not as cunning as him, but they already understood what he meant. They looked at each other, then at Priest Kabala.
This priest was the leader of the clergymen of the Church of the Void Mask.
"If your body can take it, there's nothing wrong with making a trip," Priest Kabala said immediately. "But you must take care of your safety. There will be plenty of opportunities to deal with the ogres in the future. If you really can't do it, I'll ask for help from headquarters in a few days … "
With these words, the two rangers naturally felt confident. They called out to the others and left on their horses. About an hour later, they returned to the group.
The news they brought confirmed everyone's suspicions.
The group of ogres had been attacked by the giant dragon, and the camp was in a mess. Moreover, it seemed that the shaman who led them had died.
Hearing this news, Baron Dahl immediately gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
He had to attack the ogre camp!
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