Once the knights were gone, there was a moment of silence from the duke for all that he would lose.
But then he turned to me and Shaka to ask, "Will you two be coming with us? Or do you have other orders?"
I calmly said, "We'll come with you. We have experience dealing with demons, so we should be able to help when the time comes."
The duke gave a simple nod without saying a thing.
But he did feel more assured hearing this.
After all, these two were from the Shadow Garden organization. There was a reason why the Shadow Garden organization was feared by the nobles in the first place, their power was not something that could be looked down on.
But when it came to these two…the duke cared more about Shaka coming along.
It wasn't that he looked down on Zwein since he was sure that he was talented or else he wouldn't have been invited to the Shadow Garden organization.
It was just that after hearing what Veronica had told him about Shaka, he had done his own investigations.
When he learned about the man that Shaka had been in the past, he started to respect him and his power even more. After all, Shaka was just that kind of legendary person in the past.
With his help, there would be no doubt that their chances of success would greatly increase.
Since that had all been set, there was only one thing for them to do…
It was time for them to head out to Wind Valley and handle this matter.
…
An hour later, the soldiers of Bright Water City had been gathered.
They all had determined looks on their faces as they gathered together, making it clear that they knew exactly what they were fighting for.
In a fight like this, one couldn't enter it without being determined.
So the duke hid nothing from the soldiers of Bright Water City and made sure that they knew exactly what they were getting into.
Only then would be able to face it with the determination to die.
Standing in front of the soldiers, the duke said, "You brave men will be fighting for your home and families today. If any of you are sacrificed, I will personally make sure that your families will be well taken care of. I hope that you will do all that you can to survive this battle, not just for me, but also your families!"
Once his voice fell, there was a powerful cheer that came from these soldiers.
With that, the duke waved his hand and they all set off.
There were several groups of soldiers that went in different directions after setting out from Bright Water City, but that was all a part of the plan.
They all had different jobs that they needed to take care of, so they were separating like this to take care of them.
The biggest group amongst them was with the duke and they were heading right to Wind Valley. At the same time, there were several carriages that were with them that all had barrels in them.
These barrels all gave off the scent of alcohol.
This was the duke's precious collection that had been gathered over many years, as well as alcohol that had been purchased from the local taverns.
The guards all took a formation around the carriages, as if they were guarding a treasure.
Though in a sense, these things could be considered treasures.
Once they arrived at Wind Valley, this group once again split off into smaller groups.
Each of these smaller groups took several carriages filled with alcohol with them as they went off in different directions.
They had gone all around the valley and took positions so that there wasn't a single blind spot. As long as they were in this formation, they wouldn't miss a single thing that happened in this valley.
Since they were all in position, the only thing that was left for them to do was wait for the undead to arrive.
The ones that had split off from them before were in charge of leading the undead here into the trap.
They were the ones that had taken on the most dangerous job, so they were naturally the most elite out of all the soldiers. They all belonged to the knight order that was directly under the duke.
As they waited, there were reports that came in from the scouts that watched over everything.
Through these reports, they were able to find that the undead were slowly making their way closer and closer towards the Wind Valley under the lead of the knights.
So far, there hadn't been a single casualty among the knights which allowed the duke to let out a sigh of relief, but he also knew that it was far from being over.
With these reports, they were able to understand when to prepare their trap.
If it was prepared too early, then the enemy would notice the traces and be wary.
If it was prepared too late, they wouldn't be able to catch the enemy in the trap.
So they had to prepare the trap at just the right time.
When the reports came in that the undead horde was finally in position, the duke gave one last speech to his men.
Though they were too far away to actually hear him, the duke had already prepared something so that they would be able to communicate with each other.
Through this system, his words were still passed on to each of the soldiers stationed around the valley.
His words were very simple.
"Destroy the enemies and protect our city. Do not put yourself in deliberate danger."
Once these soldiers received this message from the duke, they all revealed determined looks.
With morale raised, all that was left was for the enemy to arrive.
It didn't take long before they saw the dust clouds coming from the distance and the sounds of horse hooves rang out.
Then behind them…was the large pack of undead.