Unknown Knight

The first member of the religious guard who discovered that the stockade had been breached shouted loudly and rushed forward with his spear, but Bestur, who had already stood still, shot and killed two members of the guard in succession. Frightened, he stopped and cowered, not daring to move forward.

When all the armed villagers and the people of Aix rushed in, the captain of the religious guards in the camp was startled and sobered up from his half-drunk state. He shouted loudly:

"Warriors of the Guards, the Dark God is with us. Our gates have been blocked. We have no way to escape. We can only fight desperately. Even if we die in battle, God will bless us with eternal life in His kingdom. Kill!"

His roar was quite effective. Led by several fanatics holding shields, more than thirty members of the religious guard rushed forward in a swarm.

The two sides immediately started fighting, one side used rakes, hoes, wooden sticks, and hunting spears, and the other side used spears, shields, daggers, and wooden sticks. For a while, the two sides fought fiercely and screams were heard.

Although the villagers had the advantage in numbers, their weapons and equipment were obviously inferior to those of the religious guards. In addition, the space in the camp was limited, and everyone was crowded and pushing, so the advantage in numbers could not be shown.

In terms of morale, the villagers were no match for the religious guards. As casualties occurred, the morale of both sides dropped rapidly, but it was obvious that the villagers' morale dropped faster. If it were not for heroic figures like Niza and Bestur, they would be at risk of collapse at any time.

As the commander, Aix saw everything going on and was anxious. Suddenly, he saw the captain of the religious guard behind the opposite formation, who only raised his sword and shouted, but did not move. A plan came to his mind.

He quickly called over James, Aisu and Ran Ying, who were armed with bows and crossbows, and asked them to climb up the watchtower on the village wall and shoot from above, especially targeting the captain of the religious guard and several of the most aggressive fanatics.

This strategy soon took effect. After being targeted, several fanatics were shot by arrows and fell to the ground. However, the captain of the guard was very cunning. When he saw someone climbing up the watchtower, he immediately knew what was going on and hurriedly hid in a wooden house at the innermost part of the camp.

Without the backbone force to lead the way, although the guards were stronger than the temporarily organized villagers in terms of combat power, weapons and equipment, and overall quality, they were like a live fish with its spine pulled out. No matter how fresh and powerful its muscles were, they could not jump anymore and were quickly squeezed into the innermost part of the camp.

At this time, the captain of the religious guard who had been hiding in the wooden house came out, holding a topless village girl with a sword at her side, and shouted hysterically to the villagers outside:

"Listen, give us a way out. After we leave, all the property in this village will be yours. I swear that I will never come here to harass you again.

If you insist on killing us all, then we will kill all the more than ten women in this house, and then set fire to the property in the house. We will fight you to the bitter end. At worst, one life for another!"

These words really aroused the bloodiness of the remaining less than 30 people of the religious guard, and they all shouted that they would fight to the death.

Even the villagers' offensive weakened. They were angry at the Dark Cult's deception and frame-up, but they also cherished their own lives which were as humble as ants. If the enemy came to kill them desperately, they would not be willing to exchange their lives for each other. There was a brief silence in the village.

At this moment, an old voice shouted from the village wall:

"Dark God Cult believers, do you know me? I am your previous bearer Velen. Yes, I am still alive. My soul has not been reincarnated into a new bearer as the Great Elder claimed. You have all been fooled by the Great Elder. The God Cult does not have a Pope who will be carried by the eternal lineage. This is all a scam.

Don't even think about resisting. This will only make your death more miserable. You are also poor people who have been fooled. As long as you put down your weapons, I will plead with the Lord and try to give you a lighter sentence. "

Velen's words caused an uproar among the remaining guards and immediately undermined their fighting will.

The captain of the guard wanted to use the sword to intimidate the guard members around him who were about to lay down their weapons. Bestul saw the opportunity and shot an arrow at his hand holding up the sword. Several guard members around him took the opportunity to rush forward and took away the captain's sword.

Then the remaining members of the guard laid down their weapons and surrendered. The villagers quickly rushed forward and took control of the disarmed guard members.

After an inventory after the war, more than 300 silver coins and more than 2,000 copper coins were found, as well as various materials such as grain, linen, woolen cloth, animal skins, etc. with a value of at least tens of thousands of copper coins, and weapons and equipment of the religious guards.

They also captured a total of twenty-seven guards and rescued eleven young women who had been abducted from various places.

X gave each woman ten silver coins and fifty copper coins, and asked the villagers to escort them to Dehrim to find the Hammer of Justice mercenary group, and gave the mercenary group a handwritten letter from X.

In the letter, Aix asked them to find a way to escort these poor women back to their hometown. If they really didn't want to return to their hometown, they could also escort them to the territory to make a living.

As for the remaining silver coins, Aix accepted them with a smile. The copper coins and other supplies, as well as the weapons and equipment of the Guards, were distributed to the villagers. He also warned them to practice their killing skills well to prevent retaliation from the Dark Cult.

The villagers had never seen so many supplies and cash, and were amazed at this unexpected "great wealth". They were naturally grateful to Aix and his party. If it weren't for Aix and his party, they would have probably been eaten up and still been grateful.

Aix and his party stayed in Amir for another day, mainly to interrogate the captain of the guard and other members of the Guard.

Through interrogation, Aix understood the approximate scope of the Dark Cult's activities and their main methods of operation, and also obtained two important pieces of information.

First, Vigia and Swadia are the main missionary areas of the Religion, and they have invested a lot of manpower in the layout.

Second, the Dark Cult has started contact with many nobles of the two countries. It is not ruled out that some nobles have already defected to the Cult. It is rumored that even King Yarogelk has had contact with the Cult.

These two pieces of news made Aix very alert, and he wrote two letters for this.

One letter was written to Lord Kleis of Dehrim City, who was said to be a former friend of Aix. Since he was a friend, he had to inform him immediately when something like this happened in his territory, and asked the villagers to escort the captured religious guards to Lord Kleis for processing.

This not only helped him solve the problem, but also gave him respect as a local lord. Aix believed that this move would invisibly increase the friendship between the two parties.

The second letter was written to the territory, which was nothing more than a warning to the territory's top leaders about the huge power of the Dark Cult, asking them to pay full attention to it and strengthen the territory's anti-infiltration work.

If he is not careful and lets others take over his nest, he will not be at ease on the road of self-salvation.