The Witcher: Start with the Lord Marrying a Wife.

Chapter 20: Refugee Rebellion
Princess Jingge spent a rare half month of peaceful life.

Although the environment in the refugee settlements was extremely harsh and they had to face hunger and cold.

But for Princess Jingge, who had been on the run for more than half a year, having a safe place to hide was enough.

Originally, she thought she would spend the winter like this.

But just three days ago, she once again keenly felt that the atmosphere in the refugee camp had become tense.

More and more refugees came from all directions, making those who had already settled down feel uneasy, and conflicts even broke out among them.

Ordinary people would indeed think that this is just a conflict among ordinary refugees.

But Princess Jingge could see something unusual. These refugees were obviously being driven towards Frostwolf Ridge on purpose.

Combined with the fact that there were wandering knights and mercenaries mixed in the crowd and tried to assassinate Duke Frostwolf, she realized that it was very likely that some force was targeting Frostwolf Ridge.

Among these refugees today, there must be many people with bad intentions.

And as more refugees continue to arrive, this conflict is bound to erupt at some point.

"It seems that the situation in the North is not much better than that in the Jingge Kingdom." Princess Jingge had a complicated expression.

The North originally belonged to the Frostwolf Family, but now with the decline of the Frostwolf Family, even the last Frostwolf Ridge is threatened.

Although Knight Roman did not have as keen observation as Princess Jingge, he also felt a tense atmosphere among the refugees.

Another night.

Princess Jingge lay down to rest.

But she had just laid down for a while when a noise suddenly broke out in the camp.

"Roman, what happened?" Princess Jingge sat up.

Knight Roman looked into the distance, where flames were already rising into the sky. Through the powerful perception of a third-level knight, he knew that a battle was taking place there!

"There are wandering knights slaughtering refugees!" Roman confirmed, "Among them are several official knights. This must be a premeditated killing."

"Massacre of refugees?"

Princess Jingge thought of her previous speculation and her face darkened.

These mercenaries were definitely coming for Frostwolf Ridge, and in their view, these refugees were just tools to muddy the waters so they could take advantage of the chaos.

If these mercenaries succeed, no matter what the fate of Frostwolf Ridge is, the refugees will definitely not survive this winter!

"Roman, we have to take action." Princess Jingge said.

Knight Roman showed hesitation on his face. If he took action in front of everyone, Princess Jingge's position would be completely exposed.

Kill the mercenaries or escape in the chaos, this is a dilemma.

"Go ahead, now's the time to repay the favor."

"Also... a large portion of these refugees are also my subjects."

Princess Jingge showed determination on her face. She had been hiding for so long and finally found a place where she could barely stay. She didn't want to hide anymore.

Roman nodded, and his figure disappeared in a flash. I don't know when a dagger appeared in his hand, shining with a cold light.

At this time in the refugee camp, the mercenaries were killing the refugees around them and driving them towards Frostwolf Ridge, trying to break through the defense line.

"Damn it, let's fight these people!" "The lord has given us shelter and food, we can't let him down, drive all these people out!" the militia shouted.

Immediately, the militia members organized a resistance and fought with the mercenaries who had mixed into the crowd.

But the difference in strength between the two was really too great. The militiamen rushed forward and soon fell in a pool of blood, but no one retreated!

This was the scene Roman saw when he arrived. Although they knew that going forward would lead to death, these militiamen still moved forward courageously!

"If we lose the protection of Frostwolf Ridge, we will eventually die. So why don't we give it a try and fight these mercenaries!"

"That's right. Compared to starving to death, I would rather die fighting for the lord and fight for a way to survive for my family!" The militia shouted, fighting bravely.

"Huh, isn't it easy to die?"

A mercenary captain snorted coldly and slashed out with the knight sword in his hand!

His strength had reached the level of a formal knight. How could these ordinary militiamen be his opponents? It was a completely one-sided massacre.

But just as his sword was about to slash, something suddenly blocked his knight's sword, followed by a powerful force. The huge force even caused the knight's sword in his hand to slip out of his hand, and his figure began to retreat continuously.

"How can it be?!"

"Your strength has surpassed the first level!"

There was an expression of disbelief in the mercenary captain's eyes.

He would never have imagined that there was a knight above the first level hidden among these refugees!

After realizing what was happening, his first reaction was to flee. Although they were all official knights and the difference in strength would not be too great, he did not want to take the risk.

But as soon as he moved, Roman approached him, and the two quickly fought each other, and the mercenary captain was immediately put at a disadvantage.

Roman frowned when he saw this. Normally it would not be too difficult for him to kill a first-level knight, but he had not eaten well during this period. The black bread alone was not enough to support the knight's battle, which caused his strength to decline a lot.

But even so, he still seized the opportunity and slit the mercenary's throat with the dagger in his hand, causing his figure to fall in a pool of blood and lose his life.

"Kill him together."

At this time, the other two mercenary captains also reacted and attacked together.

Roman was fighting one against two, and although he was able to hold his own, he had no time to stop the mercenaries who were killing the refugees, and he was secretly anxious.

Tread-tap-

The battle didn't last long before the sound of horse hooves was heard.

The Gray Wolf Knight rode his warhorse and took the lead. After arriving at the battlefield, he jumped directly from the horse and quickly joined the battlefield.

David followed closely, but he did not rush to join the battlefield. Instead, he observed the situation on the field and set his eyes on the Roman Knight.

The next moment, his figure flashed to the side of a mercenary captain, and he swung the knight sword in his hand, and with a swift sword he directly cut off the opponent's head!

Everything happened very suddenly. When the other mercenary reacted, a bloody mark appeared on his neck. Roman killed him with one blow!

But before David could breathe a sigh of relief, several figures suddenly pounced towards him, and each of them exuded a very strong aura!

Obviously, everything the mercenaries did was just to assassinate Duke Frostwolf. Now that Duke Frostwolf has appeared, all the assassins no longer hide themselves!

(End of this chapter)