The Boss King actually disguised himself as a novice village chief?!
Chapter 304 - 258: Infiltration, but there are 400 people

Chapter 304: Chapter 258: Infiltration, but there are 400 people

Renzo was a very composed person. Despite being a follower of the Dianmi Overlord, he had always maintained his sanity and remained unaffected.

Red as blood, flames burned within him, tormenting him relentlessly, but his will was never distorted by the flames.

He was a rational man, but his excessive rationality led him to have no pursuit for the future. Thus, Renzo adopted the will of his deceased relatives as his own.

The first time he met Lind, Renzo found that he greatly resembled the Nobles he had imagined, and upon confirming that Lind was indeed a Noble, he immediately pledged his loyalty. Lind had never demanded his loyalty, even allowing him to leave whenever necessary.

Lind’s Star Dragon Ridge outpost was small and not very powerful, just home to a strange group of Immortality.

As time passed, Lind’s power rapidly expanded, and the Undead became increasingly numerous, to an extent that even Renzo could not comprehend.

What he understood the least was his own popularity.

He knew he was ugly, and though it did not cause him to feel inferior, he was certainly not proud of it; but according to Lind, his presence was irreplaceable.

Indeed, it was proven that Renzo was the most popular, only for him to slowly learn from the mouths of the Undead that it was because he bore a resemblance to some evil person from the homeland of the Immortality.

It was inconceivable that someone would like an evil person and openly say so. Renzo did not understand them, but he knew he had indeed helped the Lord complete many tasks.

This time, Lind approached Renzo again and asked him to complete a task. Of course, Renzo did not refuse; he had grown accustomed to following Lind’s commands.

However, the role Renzo was to play this time was something he resisted deep down.

A person with a hint of evil, attempting to defy the Lord’s command out of greed.

Judging by appearances? That was exactly what was needed.

Looking this way, if he didn’t betray the rules, he would be despised.

"Lord Renzo, we would like to know exactly what happened here, why the Lord said not to go to the Snake Catcher Fortress."

"I do not understand either," Renzo paced back and forth, "but it must be related to the Snake People Outpost."

"The Snake People Outpost?"

"Correct."

Renzo stopped, gazing in the direction of the Snake Catcher Fortress, and said, "Over a year ago, the Lord tried to cross through the Snake People Outpost to return to Goliath via the Snake Catcher Fortress. He got along very well with Ronan’s son. But someone conspired behind the scenes to start a war, and the mad sons of Ronan ambushed the Lord. That battle cost us heavily."

"What happened after that?"

A war between the Lord and 10 bosses, not even a cutscene left behind, only heard through NPC mouths, which was a pity.

"Alex’s wrath burned down the Snake People Outpost, and the foolish Snake Catchers paid the price. Afterwards, the Lord rode a dragon to the Snake Catcher Fortress. No war broke out, nothing happened, but from that day on, everyone was prohibited from going to the fortress, I guess it might be related to Baron Ronan."

Boss!

The Immortality shared one brain, recognizing a castle meant there was a boss inside, spotting a corner meant something crouching beside it, seeing a high place made them want to climb it.

"But how did the Lord travel to the central area?" the Immortality wondered.

Renzo had asked Lind the same question.

...

He remembered asking Lind, "Lord, why are you certain that the Undead would choose to go through the Snake Catcher Fortress? They could also use the Volcano Monster Bird to fly over, just like the Soldiers built the bridge before."

"I am pleased you are starting to question me, Renzo, you used to be so quiet," Lind responded, not at all angered by his command being questioned, but rather pleased that Renzo had initiated the questioning.

Renzo remained silent; he had indeed changed, but he was not yet active enough to casually chat with the Lord.

Lind then said, "Because I do not allow the Volcano Monster Bird to fly over there."

All the Volcano Monster Birds were tamed by the Soulless Knights, and all the Soulless Knights were loyal to Lind. Once Lind set a boundary that could not be crossed, none of the Volcano Monster Birds could fly over it.

"How should I explain?"

"Why would you need to explain?" Lind said, "They will find a reasonable explanation for themselves."

...

Back to the present, hearing the Undead’s question, Renzo said, "Of course, by flying over. Can’t you do the same?"

The Undead remained silent.

Yes, we have an air wall.

So, we can’t.

Watching the silent Undead, Renzo also fell silent; he was simply not a man of many words.

"But we can’t get close; how should we approach Snake Catcher Fortress?" the Undead asked.

Renzo explained, "The Snake Catcher Fortress has strengthened its defenses over the past year, and they are also fearful of the Lord."

What he said was mostly true, but in fact, the vast majority of people didn’t know what was inside Snake Catcher Fortress; they were just following Lind’s orders, knowing they must not approach the fortress carelessly.

Even many things Renzo only learned for the first time while chatting with Lind.

"But I’ve found a way," Renzo said. "There is a path we can use to sneak in, but there is only one chance. The soldiers of Snake Catcher are very sharp, and they number in the thousands. If you are discovered this time, you will never have another chance to breach it."

The Undead asked, "If we fail to sneak in, will we be discovered? Does it mean, as long as we’re not detected, it’s okay?"

Renzo remained silent; logically, that was the case, but he always felt there was something not quite right.

...

Having prepared thoroughly against Lind’s attack, the day Lind arrived riding a dragon, although the conversation was fairly amicable, after Lind left, the entire fortress mobilized, setting up many times more large-scale remote weapons, aimed at defending against a dragon attack.

A year had passed, and Lind seemed to have completely adhered to the original agreement, truly not appearing again.

The patrols gradually became more lax.

So, finding several good entry points wasn’t too difficult.

The Snake Catcher Fortress was embedded in a wide mountain peak, below which turbulent water flows and deep cliffs abounded, with howling winds reminding anyone stepping carelessly would meet only death.

The Catastrophe Warhorse and Volcano Monster Birds were unsuitable for appearing nearby, as the sharp soldiers of Snake Catcher Fortress could detect them.

The gray high walls stood like sheer cliffs, looking up from the foot of the city wall, the walls meeting the sky, making one feel like an ant.

The defensive equipment of the fortress city was complete, with constructed watchtowers, protruding catapults, and crossbows like the fierce teeth of a beast, each row displaying its own majesty.

Just with its formidable defensive power, it had been able to forcibly divide north and south in three to four years, and whether it was the New Nobility, Old Nobility, or other forces, none dared to invade, enough to reveal the terror of this place.

The Undead circled several times before finally finding a so-called "weak spot," where a single misstep could mean death.

I won’t lose as I turned to look behind me, a dark mass pressing close.

They included veterans from the 1.0 era and some newcomers who leveled up quickly.

After all, they had learned from Renzo that the fortress was rumored to house about a thousand Red-Name Monsters, conservatively estimated to include at least one top-tier boss capable of driving away a Lord riding a dragon.

This battle wasn’t something a few people could withstand.

But what about over 400?

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