The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

Lars's knights have already scattered to scout ahead.

According to these surrendered Dogger soldiers, it's not impossible that the demons might appear in the vicinity.

Although she knew the probability was low, Flora felt she had to try, just in case she discovered the demons.

And just as the governor had predicted, the demons also got involved in the northern border, trying to take advantage of the war to spread the plague there.

Therefore, it's not impossible to encounter demons in the next village.

Even if you encounter bandits who have a cooperative relationship with the demons, you might still be able to catch the demons by the skin of your teeth.

Although it's not Flora's job, if they encounter demons, the governor would understand if she "casually" wiped them out.

"Goddess, Governor, I do not ask to kill the demons with my own hands. I only hope to find traces of the demons in the Northern Territory, even if they are just bandits who are related to the demons."

Flora and the other sisters in the Sisters were all praying silently in their hearts.

At that moment, one of the scouts, a knight named Lars, rode back at breakneck speed, shouting, "Your Majesty, demon troops have been spotted ahead! Demon troops have been spotted ahead!"

Flora was stunned for a moment, then burst into unexpected ecstasy beneath her mask: "Not traces of demons, but a demon army?"

"That's right. The enemy has quite a few people, several hundred in number, and they are all elites. It seems they are here to stop us."

Knight Lars quickly dismounted and reported the situation ahead.

This demon army seemed to have no intention of hiding its tracks at all, appearing openly on the main road, clearly targeting the nuns.

At this moment, some of the ordinary nuns and priests in the congregation were immediately startled and stopped in their tracks, looking at each other in bewilderment, unsure of what to do.

The Doug soldiers who had just surrendered were so frightened that they fell to the ground. Antoine swallowed hard and asked, "Is it too late for us to take a detour now?"

The staff officer beside Antoine replied, "Boss, judging from the distance, it's probably too late."

At this moment, another Lars Knight returned, and the Lars Knights who had scattered all gradually returned to Flora's side.

After hearing the report, Flora excitedly exclaimed, "The demon army not only didn't flee, but they're charging straight at us?"

But the bandit general was so frightened upon hearing this that he almost wet himself. A force of several hundred elite soldiers—that number was almost equal to the combined total of his brothers and the nuns, and they were all elites.

He had just surrendered, how could he be so unlucky as to encounter the elite demons? Could they be after him?

Moreover, there were no neighboring towns nearby, otherwise the general would have already led his men to surrender in the nearest town, instead of having to travel a long way with the nuns.

Panic was beginning to rise within the nuns' corps, but thankfully, the imposing Knights of Lars gave the nuns and priests a sense of security.

"Boss, how about we rebel again?"

The staff officer whispered to Antoine, "If they betray us again, we can say it was a fake surrender. Then we can kowtow to the demon lord a couple of times and maybe even get some credit."

"Rebellion...rebellion?"

Antoine hesitated. Although the brothers were out of weapons, they didn't need to do anything now. As long as they could create chaos in the nuns' company, they would have succeeded.

In Antoine's eyes, the Sisters couldn't even withstand a single charge from the elite demons.

But after seeing the panicked nuns and priests, and the medicine brought by the nuns, Antoine, who was neither a bandit nor a general, got up and looked at his brothers behind him.

It's true that he himself is a bad person, but his brothers are all pitiful people who were forcibly conscripted. During the short time they accompanied him, these generals and brothers also learned that this convent was truly acting for the common people.

I heard that the truck was originally full of medicine, but there was room to store my Doug Army weapons because I kept treating people along the way. Moreover, the nuns and priests said that they were carrying out the will of the goddess and the governor, and they didn't charge a penny for any treatment along the way.

It's possible that some of the brothers in the group have family members who have received favors from the Sisters of the Nun. In fact, many of the brothers are already looking at this bandit general with suspicion. After only a short time together, they have already formed their own judgments.

Antoine thought for a moment, then came to Flora's side and said, "Your Holiness, let's unload all our weapons and medicines and escape by carriage. We should be able to make it this far if we start escaping right away."

Antoine's voice was already trembling. When he was about to say the next sentence, he suddenly felt his mouth go dry, but he still said it: "I'll take some brothers to cover the rear, at least that can buy some time."

But then, Antoine immediately doubted that he could understand the Common Language.

"Run away? Why run away?"

Flora's tone was clearly a question, as if she genuinely couldn't understand why this field captain who called himself Doug's Army would say such a thing.

Then, Flora said to one of the Lars knights, "Take the rest of the group to the back and make sure they don't wander off. If any demons break through our defenses later, you can deal with them as well."

"But Your Holiness, our duty is..."

Before the knight Lars could finish speaking, Flora interrupted, "I have the authority to make decisions temporarily, understand?"

"And your duty is to protect the nuns and priests, not us."

When the Lars Knight heard Flora say that, he had no choice but to call on the other Lars Knights to start maintaining order at the rear.

The bandit general and his advisor were somewhat puzzled.

"This... what does the Holy Maiden mean, General?"

The bandit general grabbed one of the Lars knights and asked him nervously. After all, that was a demon, a force that only the elite of the Dogg army could contend with in the bandit general's eyes.

"What do you mean?"

The knight Lars glanced at the bandit general with a puzzled look, then seemed to realize something and said gently, "Don't worry, the Holy Maiden will protect us."

"what?"

Antoine saw Saint Flora shouting loudly in front of the nuns gathered in a group: "Sisters, prayer really works! I just prayed to the Goddess and the Governor, and the Goddess answered us! The demons really came to our doorstep!"

Antoine was convinced that he seemed to have contracted a strange illness, a strange illness that prevented him from understanding the Common Language.

The other nuns roared like battle madmen: "Thank you, Goddess! Thank you, Governor! Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"Sisters, it's time to offer our loyalty to the Goddess and the Governor!"

"loyalty!"

Immediately afterwards, Antoine saw the nuns pull a chainsaw sword from their medicine pouches.

"It's all upside down, the world has gone upside down."

The bandit general muttered to himself as he stared blankly at the nuns.