The Black-Cranial Patriarch and the Talon Patriarch, one old and one young, stood at both ends of the duel springboard, assumed a combat posture, and stood looking at each other.

The Valkyries' obstruction, and the inaction of the clansmen, made Crofts completely cut off the idea of escaping. In order to survive, he calmed down, and there was no longer a panicked look on his face, but he made up his mind to break the kettle and fight against the water.

Huggins took the dry cloth handed by his subordinates, wiped the blood from his armor, came to Todd's side, and asked in a low voice, "Which of the two of them can win?"

"One fights for life, the other for honor, and I don't think I can give you an exact answer. Todd took a sip of the hot water in the cup, and although his words were aimed at the two people in the dueling arena, his eyes were on the Valkyries next to the dueling arena.

These female warriors have good faces, well-proportioned figures, no fat on their bodies, and their height, which is almost the same as that of men, makes Todd inexplicably think of the "Victoria's Secret Angel" who walked the catwalk on the model stage in his previous life. Putting aside these mixed thoughts in his mind, the commander-in-chief focused his thoughts on their combat capabilities.

Shooting down crossbow arrows with a bow and arrow, this kind of archer similar to the Arabian Nights, is simply incredible.

Could it be that they are really the Valkyries under the command of the gods of the North Island?

After a moment of thought, Todd dismissed the idea, at least since he had traveled to this otherworld, he had never seen the appearance of a god until now. It is not his style to explain the unknowable world in an idealist way.

Well, there is also a possibility that these Valkyries are xenos, a group of xenos with special abilities.

Todd put down the glass of water and touched the bridge of his nose and thought, so what kind of ability can allow a person to shoot down a high-speed crossbow?

There was an exclamation from the audience, interrupting Todd's train of thought.

Crofts picked up dirt with his shield, disrupting Morgan's vision, and then kicked his opponent the knee. The man with centipede scars on his face suffered a heavy blow and involuntarily knelt on the ground, barely using his shield to block the attack of the Talon Patriarch. When he stood up and walked again, his steps limped, and his center of gravity could not be kept steady, and the situation became unfavorable for the Blackskull tribe in an instant.

"Morgan, you and your father fled Blackskull Island like lost dogs. On the day you fled, my brothers were taken here by me, and I cut off their heads with my own hands!" Crofts turned his sword in his hand and roared, "Today, you will join them!"

Morgan blushed and roared and rushed towards Crofts, only to be knocked to the ground by the Talon Patriarch.

Huggins clenched his sword and tried to stand up, but Todd held him down on the shoulder.

The latter motioned for the knight to look to the side of the dueling arena, where the silver-haired Valkyrie's gaze had been watching, and the arrows in her hand were also attached to the bowstring.

Huggins put down his sword in annoyance and said to Todd: "This Crofts, who was so scared just now that he didn't even dare to go to the battlefield, now has the courage, it's really strange!"

Todd laughed: "Only when people are driven to the brink of death will they remember the instinct to survive." Talon Patriarch's previous fear stemmed from the unknown of our group, and now that the opponent is Morgan, this glimmer of vitality has given him courage, so all this is not surprising. ”

As Huggins and Todd spoke, the field changed again, and Morgan went into berserker form, the muscles under his skin writhing like water pipes, and his limbs swelling as if they had been injected with air.

Todd frowned when he saw this.

The experienced Crofts dodged the Berserker's attacks one after another, and he began to run in circles and curves, draining Morgan's physical strength.

Todd knew that at this point, he had to find a way to remind the Blackhead Patriarch of his situation.

Pretending to be annoyed, he threw the already cooled glass of water in his hand into the dueling arena, and said loudly, "Morgan! Fury will only get you farther and farther away from victory!"

Icy cold water sprinkled on Morgan's head, dousing his sanity.

The black-skull patriarch suppressed the fury in his body, thought about the respective tactical advantages of both sides, and began to use his young and abundant physical strength to engage in a war of attrition against Crofts.

After an hour-long battle, the old patriarch of Talon was finally caught by Morgan and pierced through the chest due to his lack of physical strength.

Watch as Crofts struggles on the ground for a while, eventually losing his breath. The Valkyries walked up to Todd and looked at each other condescendingly.

Todd was very dissatisfied with his current state, and as the chief of the dignified knights, he actually had to look up at the woman in front of him. But speaking of the reason, on the one hand, it is because of the height of these Valkyries of the North Island, and on the other hand, it is also because Todd's height has not yet begun to develop.

"The leader of Twilight, the Talon Patriarch is dead, and I must make sure that you don't harm the other Talon people, or my sisters and I will carve the inscription on your tombstone with bows and blades!" said the silver-haired Valkyrie, taking the spear from her hand and looking at Todd.

Todd glanced at the old and weak women and children who were slowly gathering together, their weapons raised again in their hands, and even the warriors under Morgan cast hesitant glances. He realized that if he ordered an attack on the Valkyries now, there was no doubt that these people would protect their spiritual leaders with their lives.

Todd lifted the cross on his chest, nodded to the Valkyrie, and said, "The culprit of the attack on Twilight is dead, and I swear in the name of Heavenly Father that I will not harm these people." ”

The silver-haired Valkyrie looked very pleased with Todd's oath and put away her weapon, intending to leave.

"Valkyrie, can you tell me your name?"

The silver-haired woman turned her head to look at the young man who was asking the question, and after thinking for a moment, she replied, "They call me 'Brünnhilde'." ”

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Todd sat in the council hall of the Talon longhouse, looking at the circle of people sitting around the firepit, lost in thought.

After being briefly bandaged by the monk, Morgan sat down on Todd's left-hand side. He looked at the wounds on his body, and the scene of the battle just now flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help but be afraid for a while, and whispered to Todd: "If it weren't for your warning, I'm afraid I'm just a corpse now, and I owe you a life." ”

The latter waved his hand, signaling that Morgan didn't care.

Huggins and Jerry Jerry stood behind Todd, and the knight looked at the Talon people sitting in the longhouse—two princely warriors and two clan elders—and said with some concern, "Chief, the Talon tribe once attacked Twilight Town, why should we negotiate with these people?"

Todd shook his head and said, "The threat of the North Island to Twilight Town is not a good way to solve it by force after all. It may be more effective if we can start with negotiations and break the chain of interests between pirates and barbarians. ”

The negotiations between the Knights of the Dusk West, the Blackhead Clan, and the Talon Clan have officially begun, and the first to speak is the elder of the Talon Clan.

"I've heard that Twilight is holding a group of Talon captives......"

When Todd heard this, he said to the old man, "Lev told you about it, right? It seems that he secretly gave you a lot of news last night. ”

Morgan slapped his hands on the ground and shouted, "That bastard named Lev!

The old man pretended not to hear Morgan's words, and instead turned his face to Todd, "O leader of Twilight, please forgive us for our mistakes and release the captives. ”

Hearing this, Huggins angrily reached for the long sword at his waist.

Todd laughed, "Let me think about a man with a torch and a sword, who came to your house, burned your house, and killed your children. Now that this man has been arrested, his parents have approached the victim's family, hoping for forgiveness, and begging for the murderer to be released. ”

Todd tilted his head to look at the old man with sharp claws, and asked amusedly, "If the victim were you, would you agree?"

The old man's face turned pale, and he sat back in his seat, without saying a word.

A princely warrior with sharp claws said, "Didn't we already have a duel of honor?!" We have a dozen or so clansmen who died at the hands of your sword, and this will not bring the matter to an end?"

Todd was completely speechless at the strange logic of these North Islanders, and he said patiently, "First, the duel of honor between us was not over at all, it was forcibly terminated by the Valkyries, and second, I promised the Valkyries not to hurt the Talon people again, but I never said that I would not pursue the attack on Twilight, let alone release the captives. ”

The princely warrior stood up excitedly and shouted, "Then what do you want?!"

Todd leaned back and said helplessly: "Calm down, we are negotiating, and shouting will not solve anything." If you can make a condition that satisfies me, I may release the captives. ”

The other old man of Talon suddenly said to Todd, "What if we are willing to compensate you for your losses?

Hearing this, Todd became a little interested and asked directly, "How are you going to compensate for my losses?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, then discussed with the people around him for a moment, and said tentatively: "How about gold, silver and jewelry? There are still some in the tribal warehouse, and we can negotiate and exchange prisoners." ”

Todd shook his head after hearing this, now the Knights of the Dusk West are attacking the noble fiefdoms of the Silver Ring Kingdom, and the treasures they have plundered are countless.

"And weapons and shields? Our people have sharp weapons and strong shields, and they can exchange them for prisoners with you......"

Todd was even less interested in that, he tapped the knight's armor behind him, drew his sharp sword and swiped it twice in the air, and then gave the Talon clan a "Are you kidding me?" look.

The old man with Talon discussed with the clansmen around him for a long time, and finally stood up, gritted his teeth and whispered, "Among the Talon tribe, there are some young and beautiful virgins, and we are willing to exchange them for warriors of the Hui tribe. ”

Todd's face sank: "Who do you think I am? I am the chief of the Knights, not the leader of the bandits!"

When the old man heard this, he sat back dejectedly and sighed repeatedly.

Seeing this scene, Todd didn't plan to go around in circles anymore, and said in an inquiring tone: "What I want to know is, do you have any special products here that can be trade......d?

The people of the Talon tribe looked at each other, and after a long while, one of the princely warriors suddenly said, "Someone may know. ”

Ten minutes later, to Todd's surprise, a white-robed, turban-clad man of an alien race was brought into the longhouse by several samurai.

The alien bowed slightly, smiled and said: "My name is Abu ibn Sabah al-Kendi, may the blessings of Allah be upon you!"