Chapter 384: Joining the Main Force
Two days later, Jean Tocque led his troops to the place where the church armed forces had camped.
As soon as he entered the area, he couldn't help but frown at the sight before him. There was a pile of wolf bones on the ground, and the surrounding plants were trampled into pieces, with leaves almost plucked out, a mess.
"These guys are getting worse and worse. It seems they are really hungry. Wherever they go, they are like a swarm of locusts..." Jean Tocque couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes! The day of the decisive battle is just around the corner. Our warriors are well-fed and well-dressed, and even the wolves are gaining weight! Hahaha!" A senior hunter next to him responded with a big laugh.
Jean Toc nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, let's wait for two more days and see how it goes. We'll camp here and you can train and rest as you like. We won't leave in the afternoon..."
"Okay! Let's set up the tent first and wait for the brothers who provide logistics support..." Everyone started to take action.
Jean Tocque and Kashin set up a marching tent together. Jean Tocque impatiently entered the tent and lay down for a while, thinking about standing guard in person at night.
Soon, the scout's brother hurried to the entrance of the tent and said hastily: "Sir, the hunting dog found something going on down the mountain..."
After hearing this, Jean Toc decided to go and have a look. He climbed down the steep slope from the camping site and saw several scouts and two hunting dogs digging hard.
After a while, several bodies were finally dug out, all of them were soldiers of the church. Jean Tocque's eyes lit up, and he quickly took protective measures, put an antidote pill in his mouth, and went close to examine the bodies carefully.
He checked it over and over again and quickly came to the conclusion: "The cause of death is unknown, and there are no obvious injuries. If even the pastor can't be saved, it means it was an assassination."
"Sir Supervisor, do you have any revelations?" the scout asked anxiously.
Jean Tocque pondered for a moment and said, "Whatever revelations there may be, we cannot expose them. If there are any friendly forces, we hope not to alert them... The situation is complicated at the moment and we must be careful. We must not fall into a passive situation due to negligence. These corpses may be the result of secret attacks by other forces. In short, we must keep our troops in place until we have more clues and start to increase our vigilance now..."
The scouts were good at taking advantage of this rare opportunity to train a little so as not to waste time. These days, they attached great importance to daily training and never slacked off.
It is precisely because of their unremitting training on weekdays that their physical fitness and skills have been significantly improved, and they can easily keep up with the pace of the church's armed forces.
Therefore, walking four or five hours a day is enough, which can not only ensure the progress of the march, but also allow everyone to have proper rest time.
At this time, Kashin quietly appeared near the camp. Because he had observed that the church's armed forces had been starving for more than a day, Kashin rushed here early and waited patiently for the arrival of the large army.
Whoosh~~
An arrowhead suddenly hit the tree trunk. The sharp sound and sudden impact really scared the hunters: "Who! Sneaking around?"
"Quick, stay hidden, the battle begins..." The senior hunters of the Mercenary Association hid behind the trees, ready to fight at any time...
Their nerves tensed up instantly, they gripped their weapons tightly, and glanced around vigilantly.
The senior hunter acted decisively and quickly pulled out the arrowhead. He took a closer look and found that it was actually a standard heavy arrow used by the church armed forces. He concluded that he had been discovered by the church armed forces and felt something was wrong.
There was a piece of parchment tied to the arrow shaft, with a line of words clearly written on it and a large seal with Van Helsing's surname. He finally realized that it was a false alarm and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Haha, we're one family. Everyone, let's drop our guard to avoid accidental injuries..." the senior hunter shouted loudly.
"Sure enough, there are friendly troops. It's a good opportunity to ask about what's going on ahead." All the hunters relaxed as if a heavy burden had been lifted off their shoulders.
The senior hunter then used a small flag, appeared from behind a tree and performed a few standard movements to alert Kashin in the distance that the alert had been lifted.
Kashin, riding on a majestic silver wolf, turned his head and said to Sandy behind him: "Let's go, meet them and find out the situation."
Sendi grinned and said, "Sure enough, this group of people have been following us from a distance. How could the church armed forces find them? We have been waiting here for a whole day, and they just came..."
Kashin smiled slightly, looking relaxed: "Let's go! The crisis is over. We can't relax and sleep for several days. They will keep us safe. We have been so nervous during this period that we haven't had a good night's sleep."
Kashen rode the Silver Wolf, Senior Sendi walked side by side with him, and behind him followed Zhuangzhuang who was three meters tall.
Especially when Zhuangzhuang's tall and mighty figure appeared, all the soldiers were stunned and amazed.
They had never seen such a tall and strong war eagle, and they felt more confident in their own strength.
"Scouts greet the head of the Kashin family!" Following a neat and loud shout, a group of agile and energetic soldiers quickly stood at attention and saluted the person in front of them. The scene was so spectacular that people couldn't help but look sideways.
"No need to salute! Go back to your own business!" Kashin raised his hand slightly in response to the military salute. His voice was steady and powerful, with an unquestionable majesty.
After hearing the order, the soldiers immediately took action and carried out their respective tasks in an orderly manner.
At this time, Kashin smiled and asked, "Where is your supervisor?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure walked out of the crowd. This person was Jean Tocque. His face was full of surprise. Looking at the familiar face in front of him, he said in disbelief: "Captain, how come you are here, and you even arrived before us?"
Kashin smiled and explained, "After I returned to the castle and learned about your situation, I immediately went to find a group of magicians to help. They are powerful and ruthlessly wiped out the church forces in Ankola City. I came all the way from Ankola City to meet you here. Not only that, the church strongholds that the church forces wanted to obtain supplies from have also been destroyed by us, and they can't get a single grain of food..."
Kashin spoke lightly, but every word hit Jean Tocque's heart like a heavy hammer. After listening to it, he suddenly understood and was overjoyed.
Now the retreat of the church armed forces has been completely blocked, and there is no possibility of escape. What makes him even more excited is that there are many magicians among the reinforcements brought by Captain Kashin. They have already joined the battle and successfully controlled the city of Ankola in one fell swoop.
Now, those church militants really have no way to escape! Thinking of this, he couldn't help but reveal a smug smile.
Kashin's face was filled with a friendly smile, and he said enthusiastically: "Come, let me introduce you to each other. This is the famous Senior Sendi, who is an indispensable member of our mercenary team! Senior Sendi is best at fighting fiercely in the air, and his posture is as light and flexible as a flying bird. And this side is the senior hunter Mr. Jean Toc, who has extremely keen insight and excellent hunting skills."
"Hello! My dear Jean! It's such a pleasure to see you here! I believe we will get along very happily!" Sandy took the lead in extending his hand and greeted Jean Tocque with a smile on his face.
Jean Toc also hurriedly shook the hand that Sendi extended, bowed slightly, and responded respectfully: "Dear Magician Sendi, I am honored to meet you for the first time today. I hope you will take care of me in the future."
Kashin couldn't help laughing as he watched the two people communicating in a friendly manner. He then suggested, "Okay, now that we all know each other, why don't we find a quiet and comfortable place to sit down and have a good chat?" After that, he took the lead and walked towards a quiet corner not far away.