The afternoon sun is in full swing, but it is not scorching, but an extremely gentle warmth.

The warm and sacred golden light scattered softly from the sky, paving the whole city with a golden color.

The tall buildings in Dirno City, with complex styles and diverse forms, are bathed in the sun, divide the light and darkness, and hide the shadows under their feet. However, they themselves are more magnificent against this brilliant golden background, with a touching solemnity and sacredness.

However, at this time, not every area is as quiet and peaceful as the beautiful scenery under the sun.

In the northwest of Dilno, the courtyard they used to stay in Austin.

The storm was as violent as untamed beasts, madly destroying the trees that were originally used as decoration in the courtyard, and treating the flowers and plants that were used to close.

The fierce wind swept past, and the mess that was wandering all over the ground made the originally picturesque courtyard fall into pieces.

The howling wind roared wildly, as if it was destroying itself to the fullest.

At this moment, the world seemed to be silent, with only the howling wind.

The air around is terrifying, the noisy voices in the distance, and the vibrant birds and insects in nature seem to have disappeared.

It seemed as if suddenly, the courtyard was isolated, independent of the [world], and it was only itself left.

However, the Austin retainers who were stationed in the courtyard did not show any fear.

A few people divided into dozens of teams and scattered throughout the courtyard, either focusing on guard in rooms with a defense level comparable to a fortress, or leading the overall situation in the basement transformed by Austin and Renard, or observing the surroundings at the commanding heights that match the terrain and architectural features...

There are many different things.

But no matter what, there was no look of fear on their faces. Some were only fearless, brave, sacrifice, and dedication that seemed to be forged through hardships and crafts.

Don't they know who is coming outside?

No, they know.

They also know how powerful the person coming has, and they also understand the purpose of the other party coming here.

But even so, when they followed Austin to the south, there was no regret in their eyes and no fear in their hearts.

After all, when they decided to follow Austin all the way south, they had already had a premonition of the scene in front of them and guessed possible dangers.

They had already made all their expectations and they had guessed the worst possible.

Since that is the case, since they have long understood the possible dangers, how could they regret their decisions or regret their choices?

What they fear is never death, but rather letting down Austin's trust.

It is precisely because of this that when Austin asked them whether they were willing to follow him south, none of them refused.

Even, they knew Austin wouldn't blame them.

Their origins are strange, their experiences are bizarre, and their destiny is not beautiful.

Even whether they were more joyful or sad in their lives before meeting Austin was a difficult question to judge.

But it is precisely because of this that they are so grateful to Austin and trust the man who pulled them out of the mud.

Only then can he follow the north so resolutely, no matter what kind of swords, fire and hells are in front of him.

When they decided to follow Austin, they had already handed over their lives to Austin.

No matter where you go, no matter where you go, no matter what kind of enemies you face.

They will follow each other as always until they fall!

Thinking of this, the fully armed warrior in the courtyard looked as sharp as a knife, with a sharp edge and a determination that would never regret it.

The momentum of their bodies continues to rise, their spiritual will becomes more pure, and their fighting spirit is as strong as a volcano, and can erupt at any time.

However, what puzzled them was that they were ready to fight with the enemy, but the enemy disappeared quietly by their side.

Such a situation makes people wonder.

Thinking about the other party's possible methods and strategies, the temporary commander who commanded in the basement issued instructions to other combat squads.

"Observation points report movements from the enemy."

"Report to the command headquarters that the enemy has surrounded us, but has not launched an attack."

Hearing this, the commander in the temporary command center built in the basement frowned, not understanding why the other party adopted the strategy of siege but not attacking.

"Observe the direction, can we attack the enemy?"

The guy who was invisible to the commanding heights of the three-person group that looked like a loft, glanced around, and his tone was a little helpless.

“Reporting to the Command, from a pitch point of view, our gunpowder weapons have huge limitations and cannot accurately target the people.”

After pausing, he continued.

"It's very likely that the innocent will be hurt."

As he said that, the leader of the observation team's eyelids couldn't help but jump, and his tone was a little subtle, "And, according to observation, the other party has begun to station on the spot and build corresponding fortifications."

Hearing this, the temporary commander in the basement couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, his face a little bad.

【What does it mean, is it so cautious?】

[Anti-aircraft guns are the only level to kill mosquitoes.]

[Does our group of small soldiers who have not reached the Black Iron level have been so rigorous? If you don’t know, you would think you are attacking a fortress castle!]

The interim commander was frantically complaining about the other party, and he had no idea what the other party was thinking.

The same was true for the other two guys around him who were acting as counselors at this time, frowned and were confused about the other party's actions.

To be honest, according to the strength level of both sides, the opponent's attack on the courtyard according to the strategy of steady progress and step by step is already very respectful to them.

But now, the other party started to attack them without lightning as soon as they appeared in their sight, but they also played such a trick of not killing them. This made them confused.

This is simply too cautious, are you putting it here?

If they hadn't met the guy leading the other side before entering the basement, Dalton, who had an indecisive revenge against Austin, they would have thought that their undercover agents would have been on the other side.

After all, just such tricks of delaying time are not something that you don’t know if you are not your own.

No, even if you are your own people, you may not be able to play with it.

After all, this is too obvious. Just playing this trick from the way up is simply self-destructing one's identity. Are you all fools when you are on the other side?

However, this reality that makes people puzzled, even if it is fantasy, is unlikely to think of this method. At this moment, it is really staged in front of them, which has shocked them for a hundred years.

However, although they didn't understand what the other party was playing, the Austin retainers who were staying in the courtyard were still quite happy.

After all, according to the data they saw before and reported from the observation points afterwards, the opponent's strength is really a bit different from their strength.

The latest generation of the Empire's steam tank, Hellfire model flamethrower, Thunder series simple mobile turret...

All kinds of powerful arms were pulled out directly as if they were not worth money, and they were under a lot of pressure on them.

They even suspected that if the steam tanks had not been too slow and too large, they might have drifted all the way through Dilno City and aimed the barrel at them.

As for the opponent's firepower of this level, it is no longer a matter of value to them. It is just to save them.

Therefore, it is impossible to take the initiative. Only by actively defending can you achieve the strategic goal of surviving and wait until Allen returns.

Obviously, this goal is much more reliable than fighting with Dalton and others.

After all, the courtyard built at the highest defense level is not inferior to that of the bunker fortress. Even though some places have a little different effect on defensive buildings for camouflage and aesthetics, the solid and solid building materials, as well as the addition of Austin and Renard, make these omissions become harmless.

In a sense, if the courtyard with double protection of physics and magic energy is combined with dozens of people working together to defend with all their strength, even if it faces the fierce firepower brought by Dalton, it can withstand at least for a while.

As for whether Allen can come back in a while, it's not their business.

After all, they have done the best they can do, and the rest depends on Alan.

Of course, even at the last moment, they will not be too dangerous.

After all, how could Austin, who had already expected this step, not let the backup plan be made?

The basement was not crowded at this time, because the finished products that Renard and Austin had been busy all night were almost all packed and taken away by them. What they left were only some irrelevant magic tools and alchemy props, as well as magic circles for communication and monitoring.

However, the short-distance teleportation array, which was well hidden in the corner, is still running steadily and ready to be activated at any time.

Although the teleportation distance of this magic array is not very far, it is sufficient in this case.

Of course, the fearlessness and fearlessness in their eyes is not because of the way out.

Even if they have reached the end of their journey and are at the moment of life and death, they will not regret it.

There is naturally a fear of death, after all, there are too few people who can be fearless of life and death.

But this does not mean that they will give up their determination because of their fear of death, because there are always something that transcends life.

Huh... Huh...

The wind was still bitter and not cold, but it felt a painful feeling when it slashed on the cheeks.

The strong smell of gunpowder spreads around unconsciously, making the atmosphere more silent and solemn.

In the silence, it seemed that the sound of bullets loading and the friction of the calibrated turret.

The subtle and sonorous metal collision sound floated in the wind, blown by the strong wind, but it was more like a slaughter.

At this time, they were not allowed to think about why the other party did not rely on the sudden advantage to launch a lightning-like raid, but chose this Wei Ru's old dog posture to fight them.

At this moment, they had already thrown all their distractions behind their heads, their minds were empty, their spirits were highly concentrated, and they were ready to deal with the possible storm.
To be continued...