"Hegrid has always been helping us. What are you doing? Why don't you stand up?"

"Where did Captain Lalton go? I haven't seen him all day, and the guards in the town are gone!"

The citizens around the city hall raised their fists angrily and loudly questioned the mayor who came out.

Zelin glanced at Liya, who shrugged.

"It doesn't seem to be... the first time."

Chapter 2642: Beginning of Chaos

"The mayor of Holmes came to Kanduras very late. People elected him as the mayor because he used to be a businessman and knew how to deal with other businessmen to attract more immigrants to Xincui. Sturm."

Liya explained to Zelin the rumors she had heard in the past ten days in the town.

"Don’t worry, townspeople." The dark-skinned Holmes had a white beard that was completely different from the complexion. He opened his hands and pressed down to signal people to be quiet: "I know your worries, and, according to me In the investigation, I have figured out what happened outside, and dispatched Captain Dalton to solve the source of the zombies. In a few days, the zombies outside the town will disappear, and everyone can go home. Wait for Captain Dalton to return. , I will inform you of the news immediately."

"What about the militia?" I don't know who shouted below: "There are too few people in the town who can protect us."

"Everyone is waiting for you to announce the recruitment of guards."

"There are so many zombies outside, there are only a few soldiers in the town, and they are the weapons Hegrid gave us."

Holmes clenched a fist in front of his mouth, coughed a few times, and cleared his throat: "Don't panic, townspeople, Captain Larton and his men can protect us. The number of guards is enough, the town vault The money here should be used for more meaningful things, not to a group of young people who are standing on the tower and doing nothing."

Liya raised her eyebrows unexpectedly. She looked at Zelin with a strange look on her face: "This afternoon, I told him that Captain Lalton thinks there are too many resurrected dead outside, and it is better to recruit more people. Protect the town."

"Let's go over and take a look." Zelin walked towards the door of the city hall.

The crowd still gathered under the steps, but the mayor of Holmes had already turned around and prepared to return.

"Wait!" Zelin squeezed through the crowd and walked to the front. People looked at the demon hunters: "Maybe you don’t have a clear understanding of the number of zombies outside the town, Lord Mayor. The number of zombies outside is enough to flood the town, and there may be monsters like corpses. Keep creating new undead. The defense of the town is too weak. You have to recruit at least a dozen archers to protect the town, instead of relying on the self-defense behavior of the townsfolk."

Holmes stopped after stepping into the gate with one foot, pinched his waist with both hands and turned slightly, slanting his eyes and looking up and down the demon hunter: "I have never seen you before, who are you, an outsider?"

"He is an explorer who dealt with zombies outside the city this afternoon!" A town citizen recognized Zelin.

Holmes slowly turned around and looked up and down Zelin: "It stands to reason that I should reward you, explorers. Very few explorers who can really solve the trouble come to Kanduras. Most of them can only Talking about it, it turns out that you can’t even do a commission to hunt Kazra. Hey, people here are worried that there is no new person to lead the militia. If you have any problems with the militia you formed yourself, just ask the explorer. Right."

Zelin raised his eyebrows: "Are you kidding? I saw Larton in the cathedral on the way here, he..."

Before Zelin could finish, Holmes stepped his other foot into the door rail and slammed the door shut.

A disappointed boo erupted from the crowd.

"He always does!"

The crowd gradually dispersed, but a few people remained, a strong middle-aged man wearing a leather apron, with an angular face and jet-black hair. There is also an old man with gray hair wearing a ceremonial gown.

"Only he can do business and has some connections to attract some merchants from Westermah to this town. But I increasingly doubt whether he is willing to welcome all the wizards into the town for money! "The sturdy middle-aged man stretched out his muscular right arm to Zelin, and there were traces of spark burns on the exposed skin: "I see you and Liya together, and this strange dark armor. , You must be the adventurer Liya mentioned."

Zelin shook his hand, the latter is very powerful, an arm that someone who has been engaged in physical work for a long time would have.

"I saw what you did this afternoon. It's dangerous, but very brave. I'm Hegrid Aimon, a local blacksmith." The blacksmith introduced himself: "I live at the intersection of Houjie, if you need repairs. Equipment, just talk to me. I heard you just now, you have seen Captain Larton, how is he?"

"It's nice to meet you, Hegrid, just call me Zelin. But unfortunately, I don't know more about Larton than Liya," Zelin let go: "He is trying to block the big The church, to prevent the dead inside from crawling out and attacking the living. To be honest, if there is no reinforcement, I am very worried about whether he can persist."

"Captain Larton is the bravest warrior here. He has guarded the town for many years." Hegrid scratched his hair anxiously. His voice was a little low and hoarse, which was a characteristic of the smoke and fire for a long time. "When he left, he took almost all the guards, and the rest were very worried. I gave those lads weapons and equipment, but they don’t know how to protect themselves with swords and shields like you do. Akarat Bless, everyone can see that the situation is continuing to deteriorate. If you don’t do something, the good opportunities you have won for us will be wasted."

"Zakarum has been defiled, what else can save us? This is the end of the world." The voice of the old man in the yellow robe was full of sadness: "It's too late. This is a sign of the end of the world."

"If it's the end of the world, Father Malachi, my grandfather has experienced more disasters that can be called the end of the world, but I still stand here and continue to live in the land of Kanduras." Hegrid He waved his hand vigorously: "But you are right. We will find Captain Dalton first. If he is in town, everyone will feel safer."

"This is a sign, Hegrid, whether you want to believe it or not." The pastor's voice was deep, he turned around and walked towards the square slowly, whispering the motto in the book in his hand.

"No." Zelin shook his head. He ignored the pastor's words. In an unfamiliar place, it is best to respect the beliefs of the locals. He would not comment on the beliefs of others at will: "I think we should strengthen the defense of the town first. Strength." He stretched out his hand and pointed to the street leading to the city gate: "The mayor is unwilling to do something. Others can't wait and die. Zombies may come back at any time. Not only to repair the wall, but also to build a line of defense. Once the undead is again When attacking, the town must have the ability to repel them, instead of allowing more and more undead outside the city until the city wall is submerged."

Hegrid touched the beard at the corner of his mouth and nodded in agreement: "You look very experienced, explorer. What did you do before, guard?"

"He is a demon hunter." Liya said: "Uncle Kane's book says that no one knows how to deal with monsters better than the demon hunter."

"Demon hunter? Really?" Hegrid showed an unexpected look: "Akarat bless, I never imagined meeting a demon hunter in Kanduras. I used to be in Kartim. At that time, I heard the rumors of demon hunters, from the land of fear, often searching for traces of demons in the north, and hunting them."

"Yes, look at his eyes." Liya seemed to be recalling the knowledge she had learned in the past, pinching her waist with one hand: "Only a demon hunter has such a pair of dark golden eyes and uses bombs and crossbow arrows to fight. I have read Abrah Hazl’s travel notes. It is mentioned that he once met a female demon hunter who hunted demons in the edge of the land of fear."

Zelin coughed lightly: "Don't mention the past, Liya, I need my package, which contains the tools and weapons I use to fight the enemy."

Being recognized by others as another profession is good and bad for Zelin, at least for the time being, he doesn't need to explain his origins to others.

These demon hunters sounded not many and far away from here, he had better never meet them.

"Okay, I'll go to my hotel to help you pick up your package, wait a moment, I'll be back soon."

Seeing Liya walking towards the cattle slaughter hotel back, Hegrid smiled: "What a kind and lively girl, if my future child can be half as good as hers, I will be satisfied. Kane is really a lucky old guy. , Can have such a well-behaved and smart niece. Can you tell me about your suggestion? You are right. It is about the survival of this small town. We can't wait foolishly for Holmes' decision. Without the mayor, we too To block the undead."

"I think that instead of defending under the gate, it is better to rely on the guard tower on the wall to establish a line of defense at the gate of the city." Zelin thought about the situation in Yese Town back then. Maybe he has no experience, but he has been to many places and seen many similar situations and successful cases: "Build roadblocks at the city gates, arrange militia guards, and destroy any enemies close to the town to avoid a large number of zombies gathering in the city again. The situation in front of the door. I see that these undead do not have a behind-the-scenes command, and they will not all flock to New Tristram suddenly. In this case, why not create a safe zone outside New Tristram? Reducing the number of undead within the town area will also ensure that the townspeople stay in a safe place and will not come into contact with dangerous undead face-to-face."

"Yeah." Hegrid nodded: "I'll go to the bar owner Bron. There should be a lot of firewood in his warehouse that can be used to make roadblocks..."

Before Hegrid could finish speaking, a commotion accompanied by screams of horror came from the door of New Tristram.

Chapter 2643 The Weapon of the Strange Man

When Zelin came to the city gate, the city gate was already crowded with panicked townspeople. The door was wide open, and a militiaman helped another man with **** body staggering into the town. The blood flowing from the armor formed a bloodstain behind him. The townspeople stood by the road in twos and threes, and their whispering conversations were full of worry and anxiety.

"Isn't this Ramford? How did he become like this?"

"He is one of the people who went out with Captain Larton. Why is he only coming back?"

"Where is Captain Larton?"

"He was injured..."

Hegrid strode towards the wounded militia, frowning with worry and tension: "Rumford!"

The people gathered around the gate of the city gave way, and Hegrid had a lot of prestige among the townspeople of New Tristram. The supported militiaman slowly raised his head, his forehead was hit hard, leaving marks on the helmet, and blood flowed down the hair to the cheeks, dripping onto the metal breastplate. Through the blood stains, Ze Lin vaguely saw that this was a young man less than thirty years old.

"Hegrid, outside, there are too many undead outside!" Rumford wrapped his arm around the shoulders of the militia, and stretched out a finger weakly: "Yes, there are many undead. Captain Larton, he , He is surrounded! He, and others are by the river... There are too many undead in the cathedral, no one can stop it, that's an army...Lal Captain Dayton sent me back to report...It's the Black King!"

With that, Ramford seemed to be in a coma again due to excessive blood loss.

"Send him to Father Malachi's house first!" Hegrid hurriedly waved to the soldier who was supporting Rumford.

Zelin walked to Hegrid's side, and Ramford's words made many people nearby show a look of horror. They whispered and whispered, some people have already started to run home busy, telling the rest of the family about the terrible thing. The door was closed heavily, and after the bolt was put on, someone used a thick wooden pillar to hold the door, as if it could block the terrifying dark monster outside. The lookout tower and the militiamen around the wall looked around at a loss, seeing confusion and perplexity in each other's eyes.

"It sounds terrible."

"That's right." Hegrid looked at the closed door thoughtfully, his hands clenched into fists and hung beside him. After a few seconds, he turned around: "I'm going to have a few words with the young man by the wall, go to Liya to get your equipment, although I don't know your battle, but you must be very equipped. Great. If Captain Larton is in danger... Holmes can no longer hide in the town hall. Anyway, he is the mayor, and if he is willing to stand up, no one will Without confidence, I don’t know what to do."