Chapter 709 Scarlet World

While several veterans were talking, the team set off again.

Not long after, a small village appeared ahead.

"Wait a moment!"

Just as the team was about to enter the village, veteran Grant suddenly stopped, with a solemn look on his face, pointing forward and saying, "Look!"

As everyone talked, Grant pointed in the direction, and found a faint scream and a woman's shout coming from a small village not far away.

"Orc?" Hart's expression changed.

"Probably not."

Grant shook his head and said with a serious face, "Although the battle on the front line is not very good, this is the territory of the Kingdom, and the situation should not be this bad."

"That is?"

Hart looked confused, then a trace of anger appeared on his face, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Gangster!"

Due to the invasion of orcs, the current situation in Tucker Kingdom is chaotic, which has spawned a large number of gangs. Most of them are composed of refugees who have lost their homes and are forced to flow into the wilderness.

Gangs transformed from refugees are often extremely ferocious and cruel. They will do anything they can to get a chance to survive.

"It's still unclear what the situation is."

Grant shook his head and said in a deep voice: "What should I do? Do you want to go over and take a look."

"Do we have any other options?"

A hint of bitterness appeared on Hart's face, and then a fierce gleam flashed in his eyes. He pulled out the cross sword from his waist and said in a deep voice, ": Lal's injuries can no longer be delayed and they must be treated as soon as possible."

"...be careful, Hart."

On the cart, a dying wounded man said with difficulty.

Several veterans nodded and then cautiously headed towards the village.

"Chip, scan!"

Enzo was lying among the dead, recovering his strength while turning on the chip scanning function to detect how many people were in the village not far away.

"Enzo! Are you still alive?"

At this moment, when Grant turned around inadvertently, he noticed the movement on the cart, and a surprised expression suddenly appeared on his face.

"Ahem!"

When Enzo saw this, he no longer closed his eyes. He gasped a few times and whispered, "Uncle Glenn..."

Several veterans saw this and quickly gathered around.

This place was still dozens of meters away from the small village. Enzo used the detection function of the chip and found that there were at least fifteen perpetrators inside.

"Don't talk yet, drink some water."

Grant took off the water bag from his waist and fed Enzo a few sips.

Enzo recovered somewhat, but the wound on his chest felt a tearing pain due to movement, making him frown.

"You were so seriously injured and still survived. You're really lucky!" Next to him, Hart said with a sigh.

"...Uncle Grant."

Enzo felt dizzy in his mind, raised his hand and pointed to the village ahead, and said with difficulty, "Be careful..."

"Don't worry, Enzo."

Grant nodded and said firmly, "I will definitely help you find a doctor."

Then the team began to move on.

Enzo opened his mouth, but his throat felt like it was on fire and he couldn't make any sound. A trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes.

Having just arrived in the scarlet world, this body was too weak.

"If it doesn't work, we can only use the original power." Enzo sighed in his heart, and came to the scarlet world in the form of soul reincarnation. Although his body was extremely weak, he still retained a trace of the original power deep in his soul.

That was Enzo's only trump card in this body in the scarlet world, and he would not use it unless absolutely necessary.

Bang!

About ten meters away from the village, the cart stopped again, and the five veterans in the team who were still fighting machines drew their weapons.

"Hart, you stay."

At this time, Grant said, "If the enemy is just a bandit composed of refugees, the four of us can deal with it. No matter what, we have to leave a few to take care of the wounded."

"Okay, then be careful."

Hart hesitated for a moment and finally nodded. If the enemy was just a group of gangsters composed of refugees, then Gulen and others would be enough to deal with them.

If I had known, Grant and the others were veterans who had just retired from the battlefield. Not to mention that they had experienced hundreds of battles, and everyone could fight one against five.

Moreover, with the cooperation of several veterans, the combat effectiveness will be improved.

"Should...be okay?"

Enzo was lying on the cart, a trace of thought appeared on his face, and then he ignored it, closed his eyes and continued to recover his strength.

On the other side, several veterans led by Grant also quietly explored the village.

As soon as he entered the village, Grant saw an old corpse not far away, which had been disemboweled. The internal organs and blood were mixed together, exuding an extremely bloody smell, which caused a trace of anger to appear on the faces of Grant and others. .

"These damn beasts!"

Grant cursed in a low voice. Refugees who lost their homes had no choice but to become gangsters, but it was not the only choice. As long as they stepped onto the frontline battlefield, they could join the army, kill a few orcs, and even make achievements.

But this group of refugees obviously did not have such courage. They might have been extremely cowardly when facing those ferocious orcs, but after becoming gangsters, they became ferocious and cruel when they slaughtered their own kind.

"Be careful."

After several veterans quietly came to a bunker, Grant stuck his head out and saw a burst of wanton laughter and a woman crying from the tavern not far away. He immediately waved his hand to the other side and said .

"Aelin, Max, you two go back."

"Dominique, follow me!"

After briefly laying out the battle plan, Grant was about to launch a surprise attack on the homeless gangsters in the tavern, but at this time, Aylin's expression suddenly changed.

"Glen, wait!"

Aylin raised his hand, pointed at the headless body of a villager outside the tavern, and said in a deep voice, "Look, what is that?"

Grenn followed Aylin's gaze.

"This is……"

Grant's eyes narrowed slightly, and a trace of thought flashed in his eyes. The wounds on the decapitated villagers' corpses were very neat, and the forest-white bones seemed to have been cut cleanly and neatly by a knife.

Such wounds were obviously not caused by a group of refugees.

"deserter!"

Grant's heart sank, and he redefined this group of gangsters. They could cut off the heads of villagers with one knife, and the wounds were very neat. This meant that the other party had rich combat experience and was definitely not the work of a group of refugees.

Therefore, they only have one identity.

deserter!

On the frontline battlefield of Tucker Kingdom, the war was very tense. The orc tribe pressed forward step by step, causing several armies led by the knights to be overwhelmed. Therefore, under the threat of death, a large number of deserters appeared in the kingdom.

Strictly speaking, Gulen and others only withdrew from the battlefield to escape the war.

But before they evacuated the battlefield, they received an order from a centurion knight to return to the Tucker Kingdom with the wounded, so they were not considered deserters.

The gangsters in the village in front of him were obviously different.

Grant's eyes flashed, and he deduced some information in a moment. If the gangsters killing in the village were not composed of refugees, then they could only be a group of deserters. After escaping from the frontline battlefield, they began to become unscrupulous.

In fact, this situation is not uncommon.

Fighting on the battlefield, soldiers have long been threatened by death. Under mental stress, they will be eager to vent their emotions once they return to a safe area. Deserters without rules can easily become gangsters.

In most cases, the kingdom does not punish such behavior too harshly, because in wartime, every soldier has value, even if these deserters who burned, killed and looted were caught by the kingdom and executed. The possibility is very slim, and there is a high probability that it will be thrown into the most dangerous place on the battlefield and used as cannon fodder.

"This is trouble."

Ge Lan's face was a little ugly. If the enemy were composed of refugees, the veterans could easily deal with them with their rich combat experience. But if the enemy were also soldiers who had withdrawn from the battlefield, then the outcome would not be certain.

"The opponent's number will never be small."

At this time, Aylin also frowned, with a trace of hesitation on his face. Although this small village was remote, there were at least dozens of families. Without more than ten deserters, it was impossible to burn, kill and loot without restraint.

"What should we do? Withdraw?" Next to him, Max hesitated.

Gulen was also hesitant. Without knowing the number of deserters, he was really unwilling to take the risk of starting a war. But if the enemy was not dealt with, how could the veterans collect supplies in the village to treat the wounded.

At this time, a faint sound of footsteps suddenly sounded.

Grant turned his head suddenly and saw a dirty little girl not far away, looking timidly at a few people.

A softness suddenly appeared on Grant's face.

He was already married in his hometown, and his daughter was the same size, so when he saw the little girl, he naturally relaxed his guard.

"Uncle, are you the heroes of the kingdom?"

The little girl looked at the several veterans and begged, "Please, please save my mother, please?"

"Child, come here first."

Grant waved, and the little girl walked over obediently and hid under the bunker with several veterans.

"My dad was killed by bad guys."

The little girl sobbed in a low voice, "UuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuThose bad guys broke into the village, killed the village chief grandfather, and took away her mother and sister. Dad went to stop him, but they also chopped off his head."

As he spoke, the little girl raised her head.

"Uncle, dad's head has been chopped off. Can you help me find a doctor to save him?"

Seeing the expectant look in the little girl's eyes, Grant felt a trace of unbearability in his heart.

"Child, how many bad guys are there in the village?" At this time, Aylin squatted down and asked the little girl.

"one two three……"

The little girl counted with her fingers. After a long while, she hesitated and said, "There are five bad guys in total? No! Six!"

Grenn and Aylin looked at each other.

If there are only six enemies, then they still have a chance to fight. However, the little girl in front of them is less than ten years old and has just experienced the pain of losing her father. It is not certain whether what she said is accurate.

At this time, a figure suddenly appeared not far away.

"Not good!" Grant's heart sank.

The man who walked out of the tavern was wearing the leather armor of the Tucker Kingdom. He was obviously a soldier who had been withdrawn from the battlefield. He was unfastening his belt to let out water. He accidentally saw Grant and others behind the bunker, and was suddenly frightened.

"Rudolph! Look!"

The deserter shouted and quickly called his companions. Upon seeing this, the four veterans behind the bunker knew that they had been exposed and there was no point in continuing to hide, so they decisively jumped out from behind the bunker.

"brute!"

Grant roared, picked up the standard long sword, and rushed towards the deserter, but the other party reacted quickly and fled back to the tavern in a few steps.

Later, four veterans also rushed into the tavern.

What came into view was the scene of being smashed and looted. Including the deserters who went out to relieve the water, there were a total of six deserters in the tavern. The leading deserter was burly and was holding a half-naked middle-aged woman in his arms.

"Rudolf!"

Glenn's eyes fixed and recognized the leader of the deserters opposite him. His heart sank immediately. The other party was a soldier of the Tak Kingdom and a centurion.

"Is it you?"

When Rudolf saw Ge Lan and others, his face also showed a trace of solemnity. He pushed the half-naked woman in his arms away and grabbed the long knife from the table.

At the same time, the other five deserters also drew their swords.

The two sides confronted each other. The burly Rudolf looked at Ge Lan and others, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face.

"Haha! Who did I think it was?"

Rudolf put the long knife on the table and said loudly: "It turned out to be Brother Ge Lan. It is really a happy thing to see you return safely from the front line!"

Glenn's face was still very vigilant.

The enemy had six deserters, but there were only four on our side, and Rudolf was a centurion. Although his combat power did not reach the level of a knight, it was a great pressure for several people.

"It seems that you are not going to serve the kingdom anymore?"

Rudolf looked at the few people and took the initiative to say, "This is better. For the sake of our comrades, why don't you join us?"

"The situation in the kingdom is chaotic now. We will definitely achieve a lot together!"

"Who is your comrade?"

Before Ge Lan could speak, Ailin said coldly, "We were ordered by Centurion Rod to withdraw from the battlefield, which is different from you deserters."

Hearing Ailin's words, Rudolf's face sank.

He originally thought that Ge Lan and others were also deserters who evacuated from the battlefield like himself, but now it seems that the other party was ordered by their superiors to evacuate from the battlefield reasonably.

Although both of them were far away from the battlefield, they were very different in nature.

Ge Lan and others are still soldiers of the Kingdom, but Rudolf and others have become a group of deserters. If they are caught by their superiors, they will be punished. Even if they don't die, they will be thrown into the most dangerous place on the front line as cannon fodder.

"So, we are not the same people anymore?"

Rudolf's face was slightly cold, and he put his hand on the long knife again, saying, "If that's the case, get out of here. I tell you, this place belongs to us!"

"At least we were regular soldiers of the Kingdom."

Ge Lan had no expression on his face, and said coldly, "What's the difference between what you are doing now and those gangs?"

"Humph! Of course there is no difference."

Rudolf did not refute, and said coldly, "The road is open to the sky, each of us will go our own way. Since you don't want to join us, it's best not to meddle in other people's business."