"Reinforcements? Brother, there is a situation that you may not be very clear about. There are not as many soldiers in Heidelberg as you think. Including the reserves, there are only about two hundred troops in this castle at most. And, like yours,
, they are mostly soldiers who have not passed the kingdom's examination and are slightly more experienced than the farmers. They have no chance of winning in a real war. So in the past, we could only rely on the city walls to deal with these strange beasts."
Varrel sat on his big fur chair and said with a bitter look on his face.
"Seven, seven beastmen. Brother, on my way here, I met seven beastmen warriors. Their average height is more than two and a half meters, and the tallest one is three meters tall. Their strength exceeds that of a bison.
A hammer can flatten a helmet. The mutation has become stronger, which is a harbinger of the rise of Chaos."
Before Varrel could continue to refuse, Rhodes expressed his opinion.
After glancing at Lord Varrel opposite, Rhodes continued -
"This year's blood moon will last for at least a week. The number of corpses of various strange beasts in the forest has increased. This is not a good sign. It proves that the number of beasts and werewolves has increased, and the strange beasts used as food have been hunted. Okay.
What is certain is that when the blood moon comes, they will become extremely bloodthirsty and violent, and their targets will still be humans and livestock raised by humans. The first wave of offensives will be launched by werewolves again. They have no siege weapons and will only attack in castles.
I scanned the surroundings and then went south to find more prey. But the beastmen will not let go of any human fortress. According to the clues I have, their number will exceed the total of the previous three years. With Blackhammer Castle
The power cannot be maintained."
After Rhodes finished speaking, Varrel remained unmoved. If he could, he would even say - that's your business, not mine.
So, before the other party refused, Rhodes continued to talk——
"Brother, do you know where these beastmen appear? They are getting closer and closer to the south. This proves that the area infected by the wind of chaos is expanding. Even on the way to your castle, we saw piles of animal carcasses. Most of them
Their internal organs have been eaten away. It’s not that they have no strength, they are just waiting for the opportunity. Once Blackhammer Castle falls, the Beastmen’s next target will be Heidelberg.”
"Is what you said true?"
Finally, Lord Varrel couldn't sit still. He asked in a slightly questioning tone.
"It's absolutely true. If you are willing, I can ask my men to bring up the beastman's head, and you will know after you take a look."
Varrel nodded in acquiescence.
A few minutes later, forest ranger Lawrence handed the bloody human head to Rhodes. It was the group of beastmen they encountered in the forest two days ago, and the head belonged to the leader of the beastmen.
Rhodes skillfully peeled off the rags wrapped around the human head layer by layer. The pungent smell of blood was gradually exposed in the air. You could see Varrel and the girl next to him covering their mouths and noses with expressions of disgust on their faces.
Unlike Rhodes, Varrel inherited his father's territory and army, but he did not inherit his father's spirit of hard work. He had almost no experience in fighting. Facing the bloody corpses, he was naturally full of nausea.
When the last layer of rags was lifted, the faces of the two people in front of Rhodes turned pale with fright.
It was a giant head with a bull's head and horns, almost twice the size of a normal human being. The terrifying bloody teeth were exposed from the ugly lips, the thick nostrils were exposed, and a pair of hard horns were slightly curved.
The sharpness is comparable to a spear or a sword.
Coupled with the blood stains on his face when he was slaughtered by Rhodes, Varrel looked uncomfortable and almost vomited. But in front of Rhodes, who was also the lord of the castle, he held back.
The girl next to Varrel came closer and observed the bloody bull head up close.
"Is he really a human?"
The girl's tone was filled with surprise. Her green eyes showed the terrifying appearance of the beastman. Within her limited knowledge, she could not present the original appearance of this beast.
"Well, all beastmen are mutated from humans. They originally had another more unpleasant name - lycanthropes."
Rhodes paused, observed the expressions of the two people, and continued -
"Brother, you see, they are mutating, getting bigger day by day, and with the increase in size comes the increase in strength. Therefore, they need more food to maintain their energy consumption. These are the animals and plants in the forest.
The reason for the continuous decrease. In one week, one week in the blood moon, I don’t know how many beastmen will besiege my castle. But as long as there are more than three times the number of beastmen, Blackhammer Castle will definitely not be able to defend it. Therefore, in the name of the ancestors,
I beg you to send soldiers to help me defend the city. The great King of Calador once divided the northern lands to our respective ancestors. They once fought side by side and swore to defend the northern frontier of the motherland together. However, a hundred years have passed.
However, we are living a life of fighting on our own. This is not what our ancestors wanted to see. For the sake of our ancestors' oath, you should send troops, my brother."
Under Rhode's verbal attack, Varrel was speechless. But what really shocked him was not Rhode's words or the ancestral glory. It was the terrifying beast head. As the Lord of Heidelberg, he was not
He has never seen a beastman before, but this is the first time he has seen such a terrifying and ferocious-looking monster.
"Let me think about it..."
Varrel slumped on the chair, his eyes staring at the bloody beast head, and his mouth kept breathing heavily. As the lord of a city, he could not imagine what his people would do when these monsters entered the city.
What kind of fear it would be. It would be a nightmare. Black Hammer Castle... Black Hammer Castle is the first line of defense in the north. Yes, werewolves and beastmen will attack there first. Keep Black Hammer Castle and you can contain it.
There will be some beasts and werewolves living there. At least, the fear will not be so completely transmitted to the walls of Heidelberg.