Doomsday Code

Chapter 455 The World Outside Huidun City

Just when these bandits were thinking of killing the shouting and yelling post guards, the originally panicked post guards suddenly changed their behavior.

I don't know when they had weapons in their hands, and then they used their superb swordsmanship to find the weak points between their teams and then delivered a thundering blow.

More than a dozen people were killed in an instant, and the bandits realized that they were being plotted against.

Immediately, the bandit leader blew a whistle, and the bandits began to gather together without hesitation like an army, and then retreated outside the post station.

However, just when they were halfway back, a sharp sound suddenly rang out, and then a flare lit up in the air.

At this time, the bandits looked around behind them and saw Xiao Dun and others surrounding them with weapons in hand.

The stationmaster standing next to Huidun was so angry at this scene that his face turned blue. He didn't expect that there really was a spy in the station.

If Huidun hadn't told him before he left, he would still be kept in the dark.

With a bang, the guy who betrayed the post station was shot in the head by Xiao Dun.

Xiao Dun blew away the gun smoke from the muzzle, and then asked Hui Dun:

"Should we just kill these guys?"

His words were so cold that these disciplined bandits all showed shock on their faces.

Huidun waved his hand, then looked at the leader of the gang and said:

"Tell me who is behind this. You have all heard what the guards beside me said. If you tell me who is behind this, you can still have a chance to live. Otherwise, you will die."

There is no need to guess who these people are. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that they are well-trained veterans, and most likely veterans who have fought on the battlefield.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to maintain strict military discipline after seeing his companions die.

However, the gang leader showed a look of surprise.

He only knew that it was a caravan coming, and his purpose was to take the caravan's treasure.

But he had no idea that the person who came to report the news was just a cook.

When Chen Cheng and his friends arrived, he was busy preparing dinner in the kitchen. Later, Hui Dun and his friends came, and they brought their own ingredients.

Then the guy started preparing meals for Huidun and the others.

He also judged that this was a large caravan based on the food and the sound of horses neighing outside, so he didn't take a close look at Huidun's gang and went straight to find the bandit leader in a hurry.

Huidun and his men knew there was a traitor because the patrol checkpoints among the Knight Guards were activated immediately after they entered the post station.

The guy thought he was hiding his tracks, but in fact he had already been discovered by the sentinels of the Knight Guards.

At this time, Huidun suspected that these guys were sent by a certain prince's force. They calculated his route and then left hidden pieces here.

As soon as I arrive, I will immediately let my secret agent find this group of well-trained soldiers.

To be honest, if they hadn't known there was a traitor, Xiao Dun and his men would have suffered a great loss based on the gang's attack steps just now.

Huidun secretly reminded himself at this moment that he must be extra alert when going out in the future.

"Have you thought about it? Choose to say it or not."

Huidun really didn't want to kill so many veterans who had served the country and made great contributions just because of the fight between their brothers.

So he reminded again and again.

However, the next moment the gang leader took off his mask.

An old man with white hair and sunken cheeks appeared in front of Huidun and the others.

As the old man took off his mask, everyone else also took off their masks.

Among them were old and young, but the only thing they had in common was that they all looked pale and thin, as if they had not eaten for many days.

As for those magicians who used magic to attack, Chen Cheng and his friends saw that they were all severely disabled patients. No wonder they only used the fireball spell once.

Then the old man who was leading the group knelt down in front of Huidun and said:

"I didn't know that this old man was a noble man. I didn't know that this old man and others were laid off from the army. We couldn't survive any longer, so we had evil intentions."

"I know that I have committed a grave sin, so I hope that after you have sentenced me to death, you can be kind enough to give our village some food."

Huidun never expected that the most dangerous assassination attempt he would encounter would come from a group of old, weak and sick people who were laid off by the army.

Looking at the pale and thin faces of these people, Huidun believed what he said to about 70%.

After the old man finished speaking, he drew the big knife beside him and was about to cut his neck.

At this time, Huidun used a Chaos Magic to knock the knife in his hand away and said:

"Your Highness believes what you said, and considering that you all served the country and that no casualties were caused this time, Your Highness can let go of what happened tonight."

When the old man and others heard this, they didn't smile much.

Even if Huidun didn't kill them, they would starve to death sooner or later without food.

Then Huidun said to Xiao Dun beside him:

"See how much food we have left, and send some to them, leaving only enough for the next city."

When they heard that there was food, these people's eyes lit up. Then they saw Xiao Dun and others taking out food from the space bag and distributing it. They dropped their weapons one by one, knelt on the ground, and shouted for the noble man's mercy.

When these people got the food and were thinking about going back to give food to their wives and children, Huidun spoke again.

"Of course I can let go of what happened tonight, but have you ever robbed anyone before us?"

Huidun's words could be said to be a bucket of cold water on their heads.

"Reporting to the noble lord, this is the first time today that there has been a real robbery and murder. In the past, we have privately set up checkpoints to intercept merchants passing by and collect tolls, but we have never killed anyone."

Then the old man sighed again:

"If they really couldn't survive, the old man and his men wouldn't have done this business of killing people and robbing them."

"I think you are a kind-hearted person. If you want to kill us, just kill us. I just hope you can bring these grains to our wives and children at home. The village has been without rice for several days."

As he spoke, the old man pointed out a direction to Huidun and the others, and that was the direction the bandits had come from as reported by the sentry.

"I will trust you for once. If I find out that you have committed murder and robbery before, I will not let you go."

The old man was also smart, he immediately knelt down and thanked him:

"Thank you very much for your mercy, sir. Thank you very much."

Soon everyone else knelt down and shouted. Although they spoke weakly, they still thanked Huidun with the most sincere words.

Chen Cheng, who had always stood beside Huidun, also saw for the first time the lives of the lower-class people in places outside Huidun City.

There are only a few places like Huidun City that are filled with a lively atmosphere. Most places are like these. After working hard all year round and paying heavy taxes, the only way to survive is to go up the mountain and become bandits.

But they are still good. They are all people who were laid off from the army. Although they are all old, weak, sick and disabled, they still know how to use military formations and with their numerical advantage, they can still rob money.

As for those weak villages that wanted to engage in the robbery business, they would either be killed by the guards of the caravan or become a pile of bones on the grass by the roadside.