Chapter 970: Sleeping Beauty 4
The proposal from the man in the hat was more prudent and received unanimous agreement, so they began searching for soldiers nearby.
In the castle, you could see a soldier every ten meters or so.
If you couldn’t see one, by cutting and digging around in the nearby vines, you were sure to find one.
Someone saw the armor on a soldier and was tempted, not only stripping the sword from him but also trying to strip off the armor to wear themselves.
They figured wearing an extra layer might provide some protection against the vines’ thorns.
But the soldier was trapped in the vines, making it difficult to remove the armor.
A strong, fair-skinned man grabbed the soldier’s arm and pulled hard, trying to tear off the arm guard; the soldier’s body shook, and his head tilted, resting on the fair-skinned man’s hand—
The strong man was startled and withdrew his hand immediately!
"Hey!... Come over here and see!" the fair-skinned man called his comrades in panic, "These soldiers, they seem to be alive!"