The reason why Locus was moved by Jenn was because he said, "Those idiots will only die in vain and attract the monsters in the Underdark to cause trouble."
Although this sentence sounded very unreasonable, Locus knew very well that Zayen's words were absolutely right.
When Locus and the others first swept through the Underdark, they were very careful. It could be said that in order to avoid trouble, they were careful with every step they took.
After all, it was their first time coming to the Underdark, and they were afraid of provoking something that they shouldn't provoke.
At that time, they were considered safe. Apart from being attacked by a group of unknown creatures, the Paladins didn't encounter much harassment from the Underdark.
But since the arrival of the mercenaries, the situation immediately changed 180 degrees. Not only were they courting death, but they also attracted a large number of monsters from the Underdark.
According to the experience on the surface, once there were more people, the animals would immediately leave the area.
But these guys obviously underestimated the harsh environment of the Underdark. Perhaps on the surface, they could still kill a few beasts for a sumptuous meal.
But now, in the Underdark, they were the prey of the Underworld monsters. This was the Underworld, a place where food was scarce and the living environment was harsh. Now that there was so much food, even if the monsters of the Underworld were not in tears, they were still in ecstasy. They wouldn't let go of the food and couldn't be chased away.
After living in the Underdark for so many years, there was such a group of stupid and delicious food. If they didn't eat more, who knew when they would have more stock!
If only these food were like the Goblins who knew how to mate and give birth all day …
Under the temptation of food, the monsters of the Underdark seemed to be crazy and attacked the humans who entered the Underdark.
In the beginning, these mercenaries didn't take the monsters of the Underdark seriously. At most, they treated them as lions and tigers. When they realized that something was wrong, it was already too late.
Not only did they lose a large group of people, but they were also attacked by the monsters. Every two or three days, whoever they caught would be eaten. Even the Church of Holy Light's patrol team was implicated. There were many times when they were chased back by the monsters before they could even get far from the stronghold.
The Underdark Region wasn't like the surface. Races as powerful as the Dark Elves and the Mind Flayers only dared to stay in their own cities. No one dared to go to an unfamiliar region to build a beautiful new world.
This group of humans was running happily. They probably treated the Underdark as their own small forest in the mountains.
Of course, Jenn definitely wouldn't tell Locus that his adorable aberrations had also eaten quite a lot.
As the saying goes, an expert's skills can be seen the moment he makes a move. Others felt that Jenn's words were arrogant, but Locus felt that Jenn's words were exactly what he was thinking. If it weren't for those idiotic mercenaries running around all day, would they have attracted so many monsters to target them?
Now, even normal patrol work had become a problem!
And that group of mercenaries didn't even understand the situation and actually asked him to send a group of knights to eliminate those monsters … Damn, you bastards, why do you need me to clean up after the monsters that you attracted?
From this, it could be seen that for the young noble named Zayen to say something like that, he either heard it from someone else, or he really had experience in this area.
That was why Locus decided to give him the task of clearing out the surrounding monsters. It was killing two birds with one stone. If he was really capable, then the troubles around the stronghold would naturally not be a problem.
At that time, Locus would consider giving him a heavier responsibility.
Jenn naturally knew this. Locus was definitely not a fool to be able to become the leader of the Holy Knights. If he bowed down to him as soon as he heard his arrival, then Jenn would suspect that he was up to no good.
This was the best situation for Jenn … Locus wanted to make use of him, so why wouldn't he also want to make use of Locus?
So many free thugs …
Of course, Locus wouldn't just let Jenn and Elise deal with this problem, but he wouldn't let his Holy Knights die for nothing.
Instead, he gathered a group of people in the name of the Holy Church. Most of them were mercenaries and nobles who had fallen from grace. Although they weren't willing to die, they had to lower their heads when they were under someone else's roof. If they wanted to live in the stronghold, they had to listen to the Holy Church. So no matter how unwilling they were, they had to bite the bullet and report here.
However, it didn't feel good to be chased to death by others.
Of course, when Jenn and the others arrived at the periphery of the stronghold under the young knight's lead, they quickly saw the people gathered together. There were quite a lot of people in front of them, about 30 people gathered together.
Among them, there were more than twenty mercenaries wearing leather armor and more than ten soldiers wearing standard armor. From their appearance and well-trained movements, it was clear that they were not from the Church of Holy Light, nor were they mercenaries. Instead, they seemed to be the private soldiers of some noble.
In addition, there were two or three Holy Knights. It seemed that Locus also knew that it wasn't reliable to rely on Jenn alone, so he sent his men to monitor them. Of course, it was likely that he also wanted to test Jenn's strength.
"Lord Liam."
Seeing the young knight walking over, a middle-aged man with a stocky build walked out from the group of mercenaries. He wore a leather armor made from animal skin and carried a flail and a shield on his back. He looked like a tiger that was brimming with vigor.
He strode forward and glanced at Jenn and the others with a puzzled look. Then, he bowed to the young knight and said, "According to Lord Locus's order, our Blood Lion Mercenary Group has arrived.
"According to Lord Locus's order, our Blood Lion Mercenary Group has arrived. May I ask when we will set off?"
"We will set off immediately, Leader Ralph."
Liam was the name of this young knight. He bowed respectfully to the leader of the Blood Lion Mercenary Group and said, "But I want to make it clear first.
"However, I need to make it clear that the Holy Church isn't in charge of this operation.
Instead, Mr. Zayen, who is next to me, will be in command. Please be sure to follow his orders. "
"Huh?"
Hearing until here, the mercenaries and the nobles' private soldiers were stunned. Then, they immediately looked at Jenn who was standing beside Liam.
Previously, they didn't take this young man seriously. Now that they heard Liam say that he was actually in charge of their operation, they were shocked.
What kind of joke is this?
This young man looks like he's in his early twenties and looks so weak. He's actually leading them?
Who is this guy?
Is he from the Holy Church?
He doesn't look like it!
"Knight Liam, I would like to ask, who is this person?
He shouldn't be a member of the Holy Church, right? "
At this moment, a voice came from the noble's private army. Everyone looked towards the source of the voice and saw a young man walking out from the private army. He looked slightly older than Zayen, had a determined and calm expression, had a head of long blonde hair, sharp eyes, and wore a suit of steel armor. At first glance, he looked no different from the others, but the exquisitely decorated longsword in his hand was obviously not an ordinary weapon. Looking at how the other private soldiers were treating him with respect, it was obvious that he was the leader of these private soldiers.
"This is …"
Liam seemed to know this young man as well. Seeing him ask, he hurriedly responded.
But before he could finish, he was interrupted by a wave of Zayen's hand.
"You don't need to know who I am. I know what you poor brains are thinking. You think that I'm of unknown origin and are unwilling to accept my command.
Listen, I don't have the time to argue with you on such boring matters.
I'm just here to tell you that the reason why I'm leading you is because I'm more familiar with and understand the Underdark than any of you. It's also because I'm stronger than all of you that I was sent by Locus to lead this team so that you idiots won't be scared out of your wits by the monsters of the Underdark and go home crying for your mothers. "
Having said that, Zayen snorted coldly. Then, he stretched out his hand to lift his glasses, and his cold, blade-like gaze swept across the crowd.
"Alright, that's all I want to say. It's none of my business whether you accept it or not. In short, if you want to come or not, then scram. If it weren't for Sir Locus' request, do you think I would want to clean up the mess of you idiots?"
Hearing until here, everyone's face turned red. Even the three holy knights, including Liam, had a drastic change of expression.
Of course, they also knew that with Jenn's age, it wouldn't be easy for him to lead these mercenaries.
But they didn't expect him to be so arrogant and offend everyone as soon as he came up. This was going to turn the sky upside down!
"Who do you think you are!
White-faced kid, I want to see what you're capable of!!! "
At this moment, accompanied by an angry roar, a tall man among the crowd roared and rushed towards Jenn.
He held a huge sword that was as tall as a human, and the aura from the sword caused the others to take a few steps back.
From this point, it could be seen that this warrior was obviously strong.
He was enraged at Zayen's arrogant words, so he gave it his all in this attack. In the blink of an eye, he was already in front of Zayen. He swung his giant sword downward, and it looked like he would split Zayen in half from head to toe in the next moment.
Seeing this scene, Liam was also shocked. Although he wanted to block it, he was half a step too late. He could only watch helplessly as the opponent attacked Jenn. He wanted to stop it, but it was too late.
Just as the huge sword slashed down, a bright and dazzling sword ray reflected in everyone's eyes like a lightning bolt appearing out of nowhere in the darkness.
Bang — — —!
At the next moment, the man was sent flying as though he was hit by a speeding heavy truck. He crashed into the stone wall behind him and let out a deep bang. The man's body was deeply embedded into the stone wall, and a human shape was formed on the incomparably hard stone wall.
Then, he slowly slid down the stone wall and fell to the ground. His body twitched as he fell unconscious.
"Hmph, what a waste of time."
Zayen glanced at the unlucky bastard, snorted coldly, and retracted his gaze.
But this time, no one reprimanded him for his arrogance.
This scene was too sudden, so much so that everyone couldn't react. They just stared blankly at the mercenary on the ground and didn't know what to say.
What exactly is going on?
We're not dreaming, are we?