Chapter 41: Night Attack
In the middle of the moon, the banquet ended successfully, and the three Nords drank red and sang the folk songs of their hometown in unison. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The servants began to clean up the messy dining room, and everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
Kazuki lay on the bed, not covered with a quilt, and Ling Qi, who had not been stained with wine, fell asleep lightly with a long sword.
Although after a period of contact, he had to admit that old James was really good at being a man. But he always felt that the old man's overtures were a little urgent, as if he had a request for someone, but he didn't ask for it.
If you want to take it, give it first.
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
This is what Ling Qi has always thought.
At four o'clock in the morning, the darkest hour before dawn, Ling Qi suddenly woke up from his sleep.
It was like a beast sensing danger, and although it was still quiet and terrible outside, he still followed the guidance of his instinct and opened his eyes.
Since three days ago, the nightmare of annihilation had been as silent as it had been when it came.
The terrible dreams that would have surfaced as soon as you fell asleep had not appeared since dawn that day.
This should be considered a good thing, but Ling Qi felt anxious, and he often had some immature conjecture in his heart.
Perhaps, when the omen is no longer present, it does not mean that the future has changed, or it may be that it is a thing of the past!
Due to the inconvenience of transportation and the high cost of magical communication, the speed at which folk information can circulate is extremely limited.
Even if it is known as the "Dark Horse Express" that is known as the ears of the common people, the news of its revelations is only a conclusive rumor collected from the people.
Compared to the major cities that often rely on magical devices to communicate, most small places, even if an accident occurs, the disaster will not spread until the survivors flee and spread to the surrounding areas.
For example, if the inhabitants of Attiman, who were passing by Ling Qi and the others before, had the inhabitants there really been slaughtered, if there had been no travelers passing by, no one would have known about such atrocities for a few years.
After all, the fulfillment of the nightmare of annihilation was only Ling Qi's personal immature conjecture, and he had also inquired with the militia guards at Aldi Farm in the evening, and there were no similar rumors in various places recently.
But he still couldn't feel at ease.
It may be precisely because of this inexplicable irritability, which leads to a high degree of mental alertness, that he will perceive the "abnormality" that is not obvious in old James.
In the spirit of vigilance and no big mistake, Ling Qi quietly got out of bed and sorted out his equipment.
He was waiting to leave the house and get out to get some air.
"Squeak~"
The old wooden door was gently pushed open!
"Antorel?"
Looking at the figure who pushed the door in, Ling Qi was surprised.
This girl has always been very cold, and although she has improved slightly recently, she has never taken the initiative to talk to anyone.
In the middle of the night, I secretly came to the door......
"Follow me!"
Antorell interrupted Ling Qi's association.
Her words are still concise, even unpleasant, as if she is giving orders.
Now, for example, such a headless and thoughtless and impertinent request-
Ling Qi frowned, not caring about Antorel's tone, but her performance, as if confirming one of her conjectures.
After a moment's hesitation, Ling Qi turned around and picked up the bow and arrow at the head of the bed, and followed Antorell who had already left with light steps.
Before the two of them had gone far, the quiet night sky was shattered by an arrow!
"Whew!"
It's like a signal, a shrill sound that pierces the night and can be heard even from miles away!
Antorel, who was walking in front, was slightly stunned, and his face was heavy.
"So fast!"
She muttered, looked back at Ling Qi, a trace of hesitation flashed in her eyes, and finally turned calm.
"Let's go, go and wake up the others, there's an enemy attack!"
As if to confirm her words, a chaotic shout of killing soon appeared, coming from a distance!
"Kill, !!"
"Hahaha!! kill it all! burn it all!
"Ah!!!!h
"Help!!
Sporadic cries for help, accompanied by piercing laughter, highlight the sin rising in the darkness.
It was clearly a premeditated attack!
There was a slight panic in his heart, but he was immediately forcibly suppressed.
Fortunately, he had envisioned such a situation as well, and he was confident in his partner.
Touch!
Kicking open the door of the house, ignoring the disheveled Moti sisters and brothers, Ling Qi had a cold face and shouted:
"Hurry up and prepare, there are enemies!"
I don't know if he was woken up by the sound outside the house, or if he kicked the door too violently, but in just half a minute, the other team members ran out of the house one after another, and they all rushed here!
Ling Qi looked at Antoriel with complicated eyes, he didn't know how she had predicted this situation, this girl obviously had more information than his brainless guess, but now was not the time to delve deeper.
Ling Qi was the first to enter the restaurant, and the wood elves followed closely beside him.
"What's wrong!
The belated Tigerman Fighter was the last to run out, and his panicked appearance made people feel the urge to slap him a few times.
As one of the three people who were least favored at the beginning, unlike the other two hidden masters, this guy really went from beginning to end.
After a little discussion in the cafeteria, everyone immediately decided not to engage the enemy head-on, and it was better to sneak away before the enemy found out.
In the event of an emergency, the selfish nature of the adventurer is clearly visible, and even a few warlike Nords do not raise objections. Ling Qi will not have an opinion, the survival of the farm has nothing to do with him.
Only Nikola is now dissatisfied, but he has not jumped out at this juncture to dismiss public opinion.
Pass by the storage room and enter the hall in turn.
The traveling scholar with the most experience in the cloak immediately ran to the window next to the main entrance, pushed open a gap and looked out!
Along the slightly opened gap, I saw a fire in the distance, and a large number of sporadic torches reflected each other, screams one after another, and even sporadic horse chirping!
"It's too late!"
Making the same judgment as Antorel, the traveling scholar pulled out his short sword and held it in his hand with a bang!
"Enemy attack! Prepare to break through!"
You Scholar let out an abrupt roar, which stunned all his teammates in place!
"Duo!"
An iron arrow was nailed directly to the wooden frame outside the window, followed by the echo of the robbers in the distance!
"Over there! That big house! There's someone in there!"
A series of arrows rained down, and the aggressive sound was endless, and even some arrows pierced the window paper and shot directly into the house!
"!"
Old Jack, who was almost hit by a stray arrow, couldn't help but curse angrily!
Except for the three ignorant Nords, the rest of the team members were all gloomy, and the Tigerman even quietly retreated into the aisle on the left.
The place where everyone is is the most eye-catching house on this farm, and the wandering scholar's voice for no reason is not to open the door and steal?!
Ling Qi could vaguely guess Nikolai's thoughts, and estimated that this man's sense of justice began to attack again, and he wanted to attract some of the thieves, so that the civilians on the periphery could gain some more vitality.
Maybe in his mind, he had to break through and fight anyway, and with everyone's combat effectiveness, it would be just a matter of killing more thieves.
Like Ling Qi, he has a lot of confidence in this team, but his untimely sense of justice really makes his teammates angry.
And, this time, he miscalculated!
The robbers had not yet appeared, and the continuous rain of arrows had already weighed down the crowd to raise their heads.
The loyal Arnold rushed to Nikolai's side with a small shield on his shoulder, blocking him in front of him, and the faces of the others were as ugly as they were.
The number and strength of the robbers exceeded expectations.
Ling Qi looked at Antorell beside him with a gloomy face, and his heart was slightly cold.
This girl's strength is obvious to all, even she feels that it is tricky, these offenders are obviously not ordinary people!
At this moment, there was a sudden movement in the corridor on the right side of the hall, and Ling Qi looked at it intently, it was actually a sneaky farmer's family!
The walkway on the right leads to the farmer's private apartment, and along the side of the walkway there is a nature cultivation room and an underground wine cellar.
The old James and his wife were all light-hearted, and their adopted son, John, somehow knocked over a decorative vase that was placed on the side!
"Follow me!"
Signaling to the two beside him, Ling Qi rushed directly to the aisle.
Although the arrows that kept falling were dense, there were not many that could shoot into the house after all, and Ling Qi's skills would not be difficult.
The Morty siblings had retreated into the aisle on the other side, with You Scholar and Arnold standing guard at the door, and sad old Jack nesting in the corner.
Seeing the direction of the three of them, the scholar stopped talking.