Time went back about eight hours ago.

It was already dark, but the streets of the Rhine Camp were crowded with people, and there was no sign of what it should be when it was night. Almost all adventurers were gathering towards the square, and caravans were lined up to move towards the safe area. People looked nervous, but apart from that, they were more or less excited. Except for some newborns, it seemed that many people did not regard the coming of the beast tide as a serious disaster.

The two people who left the Giant Tree Hotel quickly merged into the crowd and gathered towards the open square in the center of the camp.

Gallistan looked alert, pressing her hand on the hilt of the sword, her eyes wandering around, as if she was worried about something rushing out of the darkness from all directions, especially the howlings of the beasts made her nervous and her whole body looked particularly stiff.

However, Betty next to her was relaxed and calm. While humming a small song, she carefully checked whether the magic props in her carry-on bag were complete, which formed a sharp contrast between the two.

The latter soon noticed Galestine's strangeness.

"Release, Knight Gorry Stein, this is just a very common evening show in Victoria. It will appear every now and then, so there is no need to be too nervous."

Upon hearing this, Galestine put her hand off the hilt of the sword and said calmly: "Thank you... I still need to get used to it."

Betty smiled and said, "Don't be embarrassed. Anyone who just came to Victoria will find it a bit difficult to adapt. I was the same as you now. After all, no matter which country in the mainland, it is a big deal. But it seems like you are here. After you have passed two or three beast tides, you gradually become accustomed to it. By the way, is this really your first time taking a risk?"

"Well, although I have been here for more than two months, I have been working in the city for some reasons."

"Then you have such a lucky one! You can receive this kind of bounty hire for the first time, but it's a good thing that many adventurers can't dream of. Although we always think that our employer is very suspicious, he doesn't look like a person who is not easy to talk to, and he doesn't look like a bad person. Maybe somebody with a noble status... Alas, what's going on with your face? It seems to be a little dark?"

"No, nothing, please don't care. It's just that we should be more vigilant about our employer. Once we find out that he has any bad intentions, be sure to..." Gregardin originally wanted to talk about uniforms, but after thinking about it, he changed his words, "Be sure to stay away as soon as possible."

"I know this, but unfortunately, I probably won't see Xiao Shi next."

...

While talking, the two of them had already arrived at the square. The place that looked quite open during the day is now crowded with a large number of people and vehicles. Fortunately, the soldiers in the camp are responsible for maintaining order, and there are also people like officers diversion of the coming crowd at the entrance.

"The caravan and the guards go to the left and go to the innermost floor of the square, unless you want to be impacted by the beasts; adventurers who want to participate in the war of monsters will line up behind me to register. Once the adventure agreement is signed, life and death will be the fate, but all the spoils belong to you!"

The sound of being enlarged by the amplification magic echoed in the square. Golistan looked at the source of the sound and was shocked to find that there were two long dragons behind the commander.

She said in surprise: "There are so many people signing up? The beast tide is very dangerous. Shouldn't this be the responsibility of the legion stationed in the camp?"

"Although the monsters are dangerous, they are full of treasures, and of course they are very popular. The goal of many adventure groups is to hunt monsters themselves. Isn't this a ready-made opportunity?" Betty has long been used to it. "Besides, even the garrison army hopes to reduce its own casualty rate. Everyone can get what they need, there is nothing wrong with it."

"The casualty rate...it will kill people!"

"Of course it will die?!"

Then the two of them stared at each other and couldn't get a conversation for half a minute.

"Sorry, I seem to have talked about a very stupid topic..."

Gregorystein said embarrassedly.

"Ah haha, nothing. Although there may be casualties, but with hundreds of years of experience, the strategy to deal with the monsters is now very mature. As long as you defend according to the battle formation, there will generally be no problems, unless you are too lucky or run around without following the command. Well... that's nothing."

"So Ms. Betty, is it necessary for us to join the hunt?"

Betty shook his head: "If it were normal, I would definitely join. However, since the employer gave us such a high commission, I will naturally face tomorrow's tasks in the best condition. There is no need to cause trouble in this kind of thing. Knight Gorlistan, do you want to try it?"

"Well, it's not very..."

Gallisten was vague, but Betty saw her eagerness at a glance.

She instigated, "Go, go, this is only a good thing for you. If you haven't even seen the monster before entering Longshan, it will make people feel particularly worried. I just happened to know some healing and recovery magic. Even if I get a little hurt, it doesn't matter. I guarantee that you will be full of energy tomorrow morning."

"good!"

Gregorystein agreed without hesitation.

"However, Galestine, if you want to participate in hunting monsters, you must remember one thing, only this thing must be followed, which is related to life and safety."

Betty's expression suddenly became serious.

"That is, no matter when, you must not act alone!"

"I understand."

...

...

The beast tide did not wait for people. In a few minutes, the first batch of Warcraft hunters were integrated and formed a temporary battle group led by officers from the garrison army to support the main attack direction of Warcraft to help the various small military mage groups that had already guarded the outside of the camp.

The battle in the distance had already begun. Even if it was about one kilometer away, you could clearly see the endless elemental light, and hear the roars and screams of the monsters.

Betty watched Gorestan go away with the battle group, and his expression was a little worried.

"I hope I won't be hurt."

She murmured, and was also a little confused.

"This is really a newcomer who has never experienced anything. Even if I dare not enter a place like Longshan, I dare not enter easily. What are the screening standards for employers... Such a novice may be dragged down."

Time passed by minute by minute, and the battle outside continued. About ten minutes later, several wounded men were carried to the square, and the priests and doctors who had already prepared were busy. Most of the caravans in the square and the adventurers who did not participate in the hunting of monsters looked relaxed. Some gathered together to chat, some were playing cards, and a group of unusual dwarf caravans sat next to the stove surrounded by several carriages and began to drink ale. If it weren't for the provision that fires were not allowed, they had probably started a barbecue party.

Betty looked from a distance and saw that most of the wounded were adventurers who had signed up before, but there was no Gorestein in it, so she felt relieved and continued to read a story book in her hand.

However, after another ten minutes, with the second batch of more wounded people coming, a scout on a horse rushed into the square with a face of expression and entered the conference hall.

The crowd began to talk.

"Will something happen?"

"There won't be so many wounded people in the ordinary beast tide!"

"Check things quickly, I'll say I might be retreating to the fortress!"

...

The officers stationed in the square rushed out of the chamber three minutes later, using amplification magic to calm the crowd's discussions and answer their doubts.

"The beast tide is bigger than expected. Emergency plan is activated and everyone evacuated to the central square in the west basin!"

"!"

Betty suddenly closed the book in her hand.

To put it bluntly, the garrison place is the place where the troops are stationed, but it is built according to strict fortress standards. It is generally close to natural dangers, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even during the period of large beast tides, it has a certain defense ability. Because it is small in size and can only accommodate a thousand people, it can be equipped with a powerful defensive magic array. As long as it is closed to the outside world, even the six-ring monster cannot be destroyed, which is the last insurance for the camp.

However, since the area of ​​the central square is incomparable to the current camp square, it is probably more than ten times smaller, so it needs to face a very serious problem.

It is impossible for carriages and goods to enter.

This is a big problem. Adventurers with little luggage are fine, but the caravan leaders wailed for a while, as if they were dying. Especially the drunk dwarf caravan, they took out firearms and surrounded their carriages, and they were swearing to live and die with the goods.

The officer with a big belly was anxious and shouted at them loudly: "You are impatient to live. There is a ground dragon in this beast tide. Only your muskets can't even hit its eyelids!"

Hearing the word "earth dragon", the noise in the square instantly decreased.

Everyone knows that any monster associated with the word "dragon" will not be anything good. The earth dragon among them is a monster that almost stands at the top of the food chain. Compared with some dangerous monsters that can release spells, the earth dragon has no magical ability, it is just an ordinary beast, and it is slow to move. It has no advantages except for a little more strength. However, the inherited dragon bloodline makes the adult earth dragon almost immune to all elemental magic below the six rings, and the thick carapace on its body can withstand most physical attacks. In short, this is an extremely shameless monster. If you can cause damage to it, it will have almost no threat, otherwise you will never be able to do anything to it.

And want to cause damage to an adult earth dragon...

Anyway, few high-level magicians can do it.

Unless you carefully arrange the magic array a few hours in advance, constantly inject magic power, and finally create a level-level magic array and release a powerful seven-ring magic magic, you can break through the elemental resistance shell of the earth dragon. However, it is obviously a fantasy to arrange the magic array in such a place. I am afraid that the pattern will be crushed into mud by a big guy weighing more than ten tons before it is finished. The situation is very clear now, and unless a magician takes action to defend the market, you must retreat.

Then the question is.

Someone in the crowd shouted, "This is the camp where Magister Dylan is in charge. Wasn't he here?"

It’s like a pot that doesn’t open and pick up. If the magician is there, he needs to retreat in a hurry?

The officer was too lazy to answer, and looked over the questioner in anger, then shouted at the crowd again: "Don't be too slow, act quickly, not only the earth dragon, but the number of ordinary monsters this time is also much higher than expected. The garrison army on the periphery is buying time for you, don't wait until the monsters rushed in and bit your butts before they are anxious. You can get them back if you lose money, but your life will be gone forever!"

After repeated urging by the garrison troops, the merchants left their goods and reluctantly moved to the bastion on the hillside. The bustling square was much deserted for a while.

Betty had already taken action, but her destination was not a bastion, but a front-line battlefield outside the camp. A short distance of only one kilometer was insignificant with the blessing of the wind. She soon saw the chaotic scene in front of her, with the sight of her being everywhere, and a tide of beasts rushed out of the dense forest. Some of them were beasts such as jackals, tigers and leopards, and some were usually docile herbivores, but under the influence of the abundant elemental energy, she became extremely violent at this time. As long as they were living creatures, they would be attacked mercilessly.

Among these beast groups, combat units composed of dozens of people were woven into an airtight iron net, blocking them tightly outside the open flat ground near the camp - this should have been the case, but now, the iron net is a little overwhelmed and is retreating step by step. There are more and more wounded people, and almost every second, people are injured, and even fallen into the encirclement of the beast group, without a complete body.

Especially the earth dragon discovered by the scout, although it was still far away and could not be seen, its huge body would tremble slightly every step of its way, and the amplitude would become larger and larger. I believe that when it appears, it would be when the garrison and hunters were defeated on the whole line.

When Betty arrived, the front had retreated to the camp, and the defense net was torn through several holes. Several teams of hunters had begun to collapse. Some of them were fighting on their own, while others fled in panic. The garrison was in a panic at this time and even had no time to care about it.

As a high-level magician, Betty is far from the strongest in this battlefield, but she is also a character who can become the core of a combat unit. Naturally, she will not be afraid. But she obviously did not go for the monster, but was cleaning up the surrounding fish that escaped the net while anxiously searching for Gregorystein's figure.

Among the Frauders - None.

In the reserve team - no.

Among the crowds fighting on the front line—none of them.

With Hawkeye, even in the chaotic night, Betty could see clearly than during the day. She quickly swept through almost everything she could think of, but she couldn't find Gorrystein. Seeing that the front line was retreating, even the landmark-like giant tree hotel had fallen, Betty's heart gradually felt cold: As a knight, he must have contacted the monster directly, and now that he can't find her, it means that he may have encountered an unexpected situation.

Although encountering unexpected events in Victoria has long been a part of life, Betty still feels very guilty in this situation.

After all, if she hadn't encouraged her, she might not have run out to fight.

And at this moment, she suddenly thought of something again.

Giant Tree Hotel.

It seems that my employer is still inside...

“…”

What's this all about!

Betty hesitated and decided to go there to take a look. After all, as a great magician, she might not die in a short while when she went deep into the beast group. However, her employer died, so she naturally didn't want to get the huge commission. This money is worth her risk, especially at this time the front line is not far from the Giant Tree Hotel. Even if she encounters some danger, she can quickly return to the safe area with her own ability.

However, just as she was about to perform the wind-type sprinting technique, a deafening roar suddenly came from a distance.

With the tremor of destruction, one after another of the trees began to collapse layer by layer, and behind it, a huge figure more than ten meters high also slowly emerged. Every time it advanced, it was accompanied by a drum-like tremor, like an unstoppable huge chariot, charging towards the direction of the camp.

Earth Dragon.

It has arrived!

Betty immediately gave up his thoughts.

Compared with commissions, it is obvious that wealth and life are more important. Gregardin has encountered an unexpected situation. If he accidentally sacrifices his life, it would be unprofitable.

She could only pray now that the mysterious employer was as unfathomable as she imagined and was not afraid of this mere beast tide.
Chapter completed!