Demon Lord Chapter-22 "The Attack In The Darkness I"

 

 Although Roddy wandered alone around the continent before crossing, but he was known by countless people.

    Miss Sally in front of him was young and obviously not yet an adult. But just a few words made Roddy understand that the other party was definitely not a naive and simple girl. It can even be said that the other party's behaviour can already be called a standard aristocrat-the kind that is clever, greedy and not willing to suffer a loss.

    Speaking of which, including Soderol, it was indeed a headache for Roddy to meet two such smart people one after another.

    He didn't like the feeling that things couldn't be controlled in his own hands, but in this vast world, he was not the only one who thought he was clever. In the face of Sally's problem, Roddy quickly recited what he had said to Soderol before and waited for other's response.

    Speaking of which, in his memory, things like "orc raid" would be accepted calmly by such a wicked figure like Soderol, others would not be so calm. Unexpectedly, he found that after listening to these words, Sally also did not have any unexpected surprises.

    Roddy began to wonder if he had made any mistake-did everyone in the world already know of this news?

    But Sally's next words made him understand. Things seem to have changed unpredictably-

    "Captain Roddy, thank you very much for your message. In fact, before I came here, I was ready to leave from here!"

    Roddy frowned and looked up at the duke's daughter for a moment. Sally's smiled remained the same, there was no joking element at all. There was even more pride and confidence in her eyes-Roddy had seen many generals who once had such expressions but many of them were lords or nobles in power.

    That's a “Overall situation in grasp" look.

    Roddy found that everything was different from what was expected, but at this time he found that since there was no resistance from Sally, he had nothing else to say, turned his head and ignored the pale-faced steward Horl.

    "So, thank you for your message, Captain Roddy. I'm afraid I'm leaving now."

    Miss Sally nodded politely and then gave a few orders to the veteran Gerson beside her, still riding the horse gracefully. With a smile on his lips, Roddy turned and left safely under the guard's escort.

    The Duke's daughter's smile looked very sincere- you could say that you can completely enamoured with this smile. Maybe the great honour and pride was the reason of this. At this time Roddy did not feel half as happy as he watched Sally turned the horse's head and left with soldiers straight.

    No, the situation looked very wrong.

    Turning his head, he saw that Soderol was working with his scouts and Roddy's scouts to assist the villagers to transfer. And the Steward Horl who confirmed the news was not easy to calm, after all, if something really happened, he couldn't bear the responsibility. He had to bravely ask the servants to help transfer the estate's property.

    Everything seemed to have no problem. According to the current progress, the villagers could leave the village before midnight. According to his speculation, once the orcs arrive here tomorrow morning, the only thing they would see would be an empty Finks village.

    Thinking of this, Roddy suddenly felt an inexplicable frustration, because his plan seemed completely redundant-it turned out that Sally seemed to have made a circumventing decision, so it seems that the orcs who would completely ransack Finks Village tonight won't run into the duke's daughter...

    The clues just now seems to have ended here, because the orcs can't sneak attack Sally because of her long-term plan. His heart gradually grew frustrated, Roddy found that his worries seemed to be completely unnecessary. It turned out that the daughter of the Duke was not the idiot heroine in the movie who could only scream in danger.

    "It's so messy to care about all that."

    Roddy sighed and helplessly commented on her reckless action. It doesn’t matter if you are arrogant or proud, but you must remember what you did wrong and right. This was what Roddy inherited from the game. He mounted the Horn bow and the quiver on the back. In his field of view, the torches illuminated the road. The scouts helped the villagers to carry things in twos and threes... Horl was desperate and said something to Lieutenant Soderol, using his fingers from time to time…

    Roddy seemed a little discouraged and even the word "Save the Finks Villagers (Done)" on the taskbar couldn’t make him feel better. He was ready to walk towards the cottage on the other side.

    But even before three steps, his feet gradually stopped and his brows slowly frowned.

    Turning around and looking at Sally and some of her soldiers who left in the distance. Looking at the direction, they should be going to the nearest military aid point, Conseden Fortress. All this seems to be the right choice. ——Dodge the attack of the orcs and seek the protection of the fortress in the territory.

    But suddenly Roddy found out... he had just thought about the point of the problem.

    Why would the orcs kill Sally?

    Roddy didn't believe that the orcs could understand what status Sally had in the Karen kingdom. What's the use of killing a duke who is not even an heir? If Roddy were to be the commander of the orc, he would inevitably choose to assault Francis instead of Sally, as killing her would not have much strategic value for the entire battle.

    Who wants Sally to die?

    This question was self-explanatory-Roddy suddenly saw the light to the situation: it was not necessarily the orc who planned the event, but it was most likely the Francis who succeeded in usurping in the future!

    Roddy had seen or heard about countless assassinations before crossing over. There were battles between grand guilds, fierce battles among players, and between NPCs. There were countless people behind every successful assassination. Surprisingly, even the closest, the most trusted person or the most harmless person can become an assassin who can send the dagger into their hearts.

    The cause of Sally's death was due to orc's assault in history but history is often a fog that cannot be seen clearly and only those who have experienced it can understand what happened at that time. And Roddy was now a special witness almost immediately thought of what might happen next.

    He suddenly shouted towards Soderol in the distance, "Second Lieutenant Soderol! What is the most suitable place for these villagers to move to?"

    Soderol who stopped not far away, pointed at a totally different direction compared to where Sally’s team went: “Broy town."

    Indeed, this was the best place for refuge, there is enough food resources, there are rivers and there are more than two hundred guards. But what happened in history? The village of Finks was raided by the orcs. Soderol should have survived, but didn't Sally go to the fortress?

    Come to think of it, the key to the problem lies here.

    "Roddy, what next?"

    Carter saw that everything was on track and ran over to inquire about the next step but when he saw Roddy frowning he got a little puzzled.

    "Assist Soderol to transfer the villagers and rest on the spot after arriving in Broy town." Roddy breathed a sigh of relief and seemed to have made a decision adding: "Miss Sally asked me to follow their team to Conceden Fortress, if I don’t show up in Broy tomorrow, then you and Ruger will lead the team back to Nolan Village. "

    Although he didn’t understand why Sally asked Roddy to follow, Carter who had been following him so far did not doubting anything he said and would only do as ordered. He turned to inform Ruger and others, but found that Roddy's figure had already disappeared from sight of the villagers of Finks almost immediately.

    Many torches were lit in the village of Finks under the night and the villagers began to leave this village where they had lived for so long in an orderly manner. Soderol’s team and Ruger was there to help, although it was a bit messy, it was also not inefficient.

    Carrying their packs, the villagers walked away with some complaints. The housekeeper was calculating the losses of Lord Kirk. Soderol was trying to improve the order of the team. Occasionally, some people would turn around towards the direction where Miss Sally disappeared, they were awed by the beauty and elegance of the other party. As they continued to hurry, they did not notice a ghost-like figure that had vanished into the dark night.

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