Broad World

After four days and four nights of continuous traveling, the group finally arrived at the outskirts of Fort D'Anis in the evening. Looking at the magnificent castle not far away, Henry sighed slightly. Even without magic detection, it can be seen that this place has been breached by monsters. The suspension bridge was pulled up high, and a few trolls and snake people could occasionally be seen walking around on the city wall and other places.

"Oh my God! How could this be? All the corpses hanging in front of the castle gate are family soldiers. It seems that the outer perimeter of the castle has been lost." Nalia looked at the corpse erected by the spear in horror. Their expressions are very painful, it seems that they must have been cruelly tortured before they died. And many of the corpses were missing something, no need to ask, they must have been eaten by trolls.

Sandyer glanced at the snake man who was looking over the city gate, and came to Henry with a sneer. "Master, do you need me to use spells to open the door and attack directly from the front. These monsters can be killed with only a few spells, so there is nothing to fear."

Henry thought about it for a few minutes, then shook his head. "Forget it, let's choose to sneak in. Try not to use magic above level five, and stay all of them to deal with Balagos "Flying Flame". I have a hunch that as long as you kill all of its subordinates, this ancient red dragon will definitely show up."

"If you sneak in, I can provide an entrance. There is a secret passage on the north wall of the castle. It is very secret, and I believe monsters will not find it." Nalia said tremblingly. She was terrified and worried by the troll's ferocity and feared that something would happen to her father.

Henry nodded, and immediately blessed himself with an "iron skin technique". "Lead the way, we must move faster, otherwise there will be no living people left in the castle. The trolls are very advantageous in hand-to-hand combat, and ordinary human troops can't stop them."

"That's exactly what I'm worried about. I hope my father and aunt are okay, otherwise I don't know what to do." Nalia said sadly

A group of people bypassed the main gate of the castle, relying on the cover of the bushes to go around to the side. They didn't go far, and suddenly they found a temporary military camp built with wooden fences. There are two human soldiers at the door watching the surrounding movement nervously. Judging from the blood on the armor, these people have experienced a bloody battle.

Seeing these people, Nalia was overjoyed and said to several others: "They are all family soldiers, we should go and have a look, maybe father and aunt have escaped."

"I suggest that you stand up slowly to identify yourself. Otherwise, you may be attacked by a wave. Those soldiers are already very nervous, and they will lose control with just a little external stimulation." Henry noticed that the patrolling soldiers had drawn their bows and pointed them here, maybe Ying would shoot arrows in the next moment.

Nalia raised her hands and walked out, shouting, "Don't attack! I'm Nalia! These people are the helpers I invited back from Askatra."

One of the soldiers put down the bow and arrow in his hand and rubbed his eyes in disbelief. "Miss?! My God, you are finally back. Captain Arat has sent people to search the surrounding woods for several days. You must know that you are the only legal heir of Sir Deanis."

"The only one?!! Where are my father and aunt? Didn't they escape together?" Nalia asked eagerly.

The soldier shook his head with a downcast face. "After the castle gate was breached, we resisted room by room, but in the end we were no match for those terrifying monsters. Sir Arnis disappeared during the war, and your aunt should be trapped in a room on the second floor. There are less than 30 people left in the entire army of 400 people, and the rest are all dead."

Henry could tell from the trembling tone of the other party. Feel the intensity of the battle at that time. It has to be said that it can be called a miracle that the ordinary army can resist to such a degree without fleeing. From the fact that these remaining soldiers have not left yet, it can be seen that Sir Deanis's ruling skills are quite superb, at least in the eyes of most of his men, it is worth working for him.

The group followed two demoralized soldiers to the temporary camp and met the guard captain Arat. The strong man, nearly 1.9 meters tall, was seriously injured. If it were someone with a weak will, I'm afraid he would have died long ago. Henry used three "treat serious injuries" in a row to pull him back from the death line.

After the treatment, Arat stood up from the wooden bed and bowed deeply. "Thank you very much for lending a helping hand to the Deanis family in this critical time. I suggest that you lower the drawbridge when entering from the side, so that we can attack from the front. Although there are not many soldiers left, it can still attract the attention of some enemies."

"Although your loyalty is touching, I think it is better for these ordinary soldiers to evacuate as soon as possible. You may not know that this time involves a set of ancient red dragons that have been raging in Amn for many years. Balagos "Flying Flames". In the face of its power, no amount of ordinary soldiers is useless. It only takes one breath of the dragon to kill hundreds of thousands. So your task is to take these remaining soldiers away as soon as possible, otherwise none of them may be able to leave."

Henry's words made Ararat feel as if he had been hit by a freeze spell, and he was so shocked that he couldn't say a word. He glanced at his eldest lady with a questioning look, and Nalia nodded bitterly. "He's right. Whether it's from the location where the monsters appear or from the style of killing the enemies, it has something to do with this red dragon."

"Since this is the case, then I can't let you go in and take risks. As the only surviving heir of the Deanis family, if something happens, the castle and the surrounding land will all fall into the hands of the Ronore family. You should know the virtues of their father and son, so please focus on the overall situation." Arat said and grabbed Nalia's wrist. Life or death would not let her leave.

"Let go! My father and aunt are still inside, and they are waiting for me to rescue them." Nalia tried hard to break free, but unfortunately, with her strength as a thief and mage, she was no match for a veteran fighter.

Seeing that the two were arguing, Henry stepped forward and used a "flash technique". Suddenly a bright light flashed, and everyone subconsciously covered their eyes with their hands. The dazzling light disappeared quickly, and when they came back to their senses, Nalia and Arat had already separated.

Henry took two steps forward and said to them: "You two, please listen to me. It is not wrong to say that Captain Arat is dedicated to his duty, but Nalia's eagerness to save his father is also understandable. How about this? As a nineteenth-level mage, I hereby guarantee that if Nalia's life is threatened, I will use magic to teleport it out immediately. What do you think?"

"Nineteenth-level mage?!" Arat had an unbelievable expression on his face. In his impression, all senior mages have gray hair and beard, and Henry, who looks like he is just in his early twenties, will not exceed the eighth level at most. You must know that Nalia has learned magic for so many years, and she is only a first-level mage.

Henry smiled slightly, letting out the huge energy in his body without any concealment. The monstrous fluctuation of magic power set off a storm, and even the surrounding magic net began to twist. With his current power comparable to that of the legendary mage, he was short of a step in the door to directly connect with the original magic energy.

Looking at the powerful force that changed the color of the world, Arat only felt like an ant, who might be accidentally crushed to death at any time. After more than ten seconds, the magic storm began to subside, and he lowered his head and knelt on the ground in awe. "You are the most powerful spellcaster I have ever seen in my life, please protect Miss Nalia."

"Don't worry, she won't have any accidents. Well, we are going to clean up the monsters in the castle. You'd better take the soldiers and leave as soon as possible. I can't guarantee when Balagos "Flying Flame" will appear." After speaking, Henry waved to the others and led his teammates towards the secret passage. Anyway, he has said everything that needs to be said, if these people still stay here waiting to die, then he has no choice but to let them go.

A group of people came out of the temporary barracks and headed north. It didn't take long before they found a secret passage covered with stone slabs under the leadership of Nalia. The entrance of the cave is very short, about less than one meter high, so everyone can only lie down and climb in little by little. Judging from the structure inside the cave, it was probably originally designed as a sewer or something, but it was abandoned for some reason.

Imoen complained softly while chasing away the surrounding mice with his weapon: "Gods are above! There must be too many mice here. Look at their bright eyes, they are not afraid of humans at all."

"Don't be afraid, they're just a little more curious and won't bite casually." Nalia took out a small piece of leftover bread from her pocket and threw it to the open space ahead. Hearing a "squeak" sound, a group of mice rushed out of the darkness and ate up the food in an instant, leaving no crumbs behind.

Seeing this scene, Hina widened her eyes and muttered to herself: "Now I finally know why there are so many mice here. It turns out that someone has been feeding them."

"Hey, you guessed it right. I've been feeding these mice since I was twelve years old. As long as there are enough of them, they can scare away people who approach here." Nalia said with a smile. It can be seen from her face that she is very proud of herself for doing this kind of thing.

The secret passage wasn't too long, and everyone probably reached the exit after climbing for less than ten minutes. This looks like a storage room in the castle, with large wooden barrels piled up everywhere. Henry noticed that the dates were written all over the barrel. If he guessed correctly, it should contain some wine. It is now basically certain that this is a wine cellar.