Chapter 92: Attack (Part 1)

While the horse was galloping, it suddenly leaned forward unnaturally; there was only one explanation for this—because the speed was too fast, it did not notice the obstacle on the ground, or it did notice but could not dodge in time, stepping on it with a hoof and thus tripping.

And near the Tier Territory, such situations were even more common.

After all, of that thick layer of snow, some was melting, while some after melting turned into other forms: ice.

Therefore, even experienced riders did not dare to truly let their horses gallop near the Tier Territory.

Undoubtedly, the young lady of the Baron’s family right before his eyes had encountered such a situation.

“Damn it!”

Dean cursed in his heart, but his body’s reaction was extremely fast; just as that young lady of the Baron’s family was about to be overturned by the warhorse beneath her, his feet pushed straight against the stirrups, and his whole person shot towards that young lady of the Baron’s family like a leopard in the forest.

Snap!

Holding the other party firmly, Dean used his body’s momentum to pull the other party off the saddle, then fell onto the accumulated snow at the side; the thick snow cushioned the force, but Dean still rolled several times with the other party out of habit before stopping.

“You…”

Dean raised his head, looking at the other party whose face was clearly pale and who was obviously frightened, but deep in her eyes flashed even more excitement; in the end, he swallowed the word ‘lunatic’ back—clearly, even if he said it, the other party would not care; moreover, the posture between him and the other party at this moment was somewhat too weird.

“Theron, how is the warhorse?”

Dean, who had stood up, asked his subordinate.

“The horseshoe is injured, but it’s not a big problem!”

the young captain answered loudly.

“You only care about the warhorse, but not me?”

The young lady of the Baron’s family stood up slightly stumbling, looking at Dean who was standing in front of her with a cold face, and asked in great surprise.

“A warhorse is like a brother to a knight, inseparable; as for you, I can confirm that you have not suffered any harm, which is proven by the fact that you can still stand up; moreover, the scene just now was entirely you…”

Dean did not finish speaking, but the coldness on his face had long explained everything.

“But, humans are more important than horses!”

The young lady of the Baron’s family retorted.

“Humans are more important than horses, but that depends on the situation, your words…”

Dean looked at the other party’s indignant appearance and really wanted to slap her, but thinking of the status of both parties at this moment, Dean ultimately held back.

However, not slapping the other party did not mean that Dean took no action—

“Me? What are you doing?! Let go, Dean!”

The young lady of the Baron’s family still wanted to say something, but before the other party could react, Dean grabbed the other party’s belt and lifted her up, just like lifting a sack.

“Bastard, do you know what you are doing? I will definitely… ah!”

The threatening words had not yet finished when the young lady of the Baron’s family let out a scream—Dean pulled open the carriage door and threw the other party straight into the carriage.

“Before reaching Vauban County, except for eating and physiological needs, your range of activity is only within this carriage!”

Dean stood outside the carriage, speaking while locking the carriage door with a rope—which he had torn from his subordinate’s saddle.

Its original use was for hanging enemies’ heads.

Therefore, it looked somewhat dirty, but it was very sturdy.

“Dean, Dean! You bastard, let me out! Let me out!”

The young lady of the Baron’s family shouted loudly, but Dean, who turned to leave, simply did not pay attention.

The young people of the Ferrchelen Knight Order around looked at each other, then chose their leader’s choice.

As for those guards of the Baron?

Clearly, they also knew how to choose; moreover, with Huck, the man who had trained them, present, these guards looked at Huck who had clearly stood by that young commander’s side, and naturally knew how to choose.

As for the young lady of the Baron’s family complaining to the Baron?

They would not worry about such things at all.

First of all, this young lady of the Baron’s family would not do such a thing.

Even if she really went to complain, given Baron Tier’s wisdom, nothing would happen.

In fact, it was precisely this understanding that allowed these guards to pretend to be deaf and dumb, turning a blind eye; if it were another noble family.

At this time, swords would probably have already been drawn.

“Regiment Commander, is what you did really…?”

Huck pointed at the carriage door that was being slapped ‘pa pa’ by the young lady of the Baron’s family, looking like he wanted to say something but hesitated.

“If it weren’t for the fact that I am currently the commander of the Ferrchelen Knight Order, a knight commander within Baron Tier’s territory, and that I don’t hit ladies who have no strength to fight back, I would have slapped her long ago!”

Dean replied.

Facing such an answer, Huck had nothing to say, and could only smile bitterly as he looked at Dean with a cold face, and that young lady of the Baron’s family who was still slapping the carriage door.

Undoubtedly, he had already predicted that the upcoming journey would be ‘unpeaceful’.

And just as our Vice Regiment Commander predicted—

When they prepared to leave the campsite where they had rested for half the night on the second day, snowflakes began to drift in the sky again; undoubtedly, this would make their progress difficult and slow.

And that young lady of the Baron’s family seemed to have a bone to pick with Dean.

She stared at Dean all the time, and once she got close to Dean, she began to recount Dean’s ‘lack of style’ and ‘lack of gentility’.

This annoyed Dean very much, so most of the time, Dean stayed at the furthest distance from the carriage.

Of course, during breakfast, he could not restrict the freedom of that young lady of the Baron’s family.

Therefore, just as breakfast began, there was no one around Dean; whether it was the young people of the Ferrchelen Knight Order, Huck, or those guards, they all hid far away.

They didn’t want to get caught in the crossfire.

Regarding this, after experiencing the initial irritation, Dean quickly returned to calm.

In fact, this was not a difficult task for Dean.

After all, in the previous thief training, the tests he experienced were much more difficult than this—at least, the young lady of the Baron’s family before him just talked.

For Dean, this was nothing painful or itchy.

And in the previous thief training, Dean had to be hit by a flying knife or a dagger, and under such a premise, he still needed to hear clearly the extremely fast dialogue of three people around him.

The human body’s instinctive mechanism for pain made such tests extremely difficult.

However, once such a test was passed, it was enough to prove your excellence.

Therefore, Dean’s excellence was unquestionable, even under the premise of being nagged by someone—

A trace of unusual movement appeared in Dean’s ears.

He put down the dry food in his hand, stood up, and his left hand made a gesture at an extremely fast speed.

This was the gesture for the Ferrchelen Knight Order to be on alert and careful.

Suddenly, the young people threw down the dry food in their hands, gripped their weapons tightly, and quickly looked for cover.

And those young people who were acting as sentries hid behind cover the moment they saw it, nocked arrows to their bows, and looked around with vigilant eyes.

As for the accompanying guards?

With Huck’s teaching, they were no different from the Ferrchelen Knight Order.

After seeing Dean’s gesture, they found cover at a speed no less than that of the young people of the Ferrchelen Knight Order.

And that young lady of the Baron’s family also stopped her chatter and looked around vigilantly—clearly, the other party was not as ‘angry’ as she appeared.

At least, anger had not blinded her eyes.

Then this young lady of the Baron’s family once again felt that feeling of being involuntarily controlled—

“Bastard, this is the second time!”

The young lady of the Baron’s family, being held by her belt, even though she realized something was wrong, still couldn’t hide her shame and anger; she shouted in a low voice at Dean.

“If you still want a third time, then shut up!”

Dean said without stopping his steps.

In the distance, blurry figures became more frequent and fast; clearly, those uninvited guests noticed the movement here and accelerated the rhythm of their attack.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…

Just as Dean carried that young lady of the Baron’s family and hid behind the carriage, suddenly, a dozen arrows landed in the campsite like this.

Thud, thud, thud…

Powerful arrows stuck into the carriage like this, making a series of crisp sounds, while in other positions of the campsite, there were very few.

“The target is…”

Dean glanced at the few arrows in the campsite, then looked at the young lady of the Baron’s family beside him who was not only not afraid but became excited and eager to try, and his subconscious brows furrowed.

This sudden attack was clearly for him, or for the person beside him.

As for the identity of the attackers?

If it was for him, then it was naturally the bandits and thugs he had swept away in the past few days.

And if it was for the young lady of the Baron’s family beside him…

Almost immediately, Dean thought of Baron Defendi, whom his deputy had mentioned to him before and who had a grudge against Baron Tier.