Chapter 46: Strategizing (2)
In the woods outside the east gate of Ragusa, six or seven people were walking slowly, and the sound of irritable shouts and scolding continued to sound on the road.
Blake Kelly, nicknamed Bison, was appointed by Maxim as a squad leader with his strong body and fearless personality, leading a group of pirates. In just a few months, the bison almost became Ragusa's land snake, entrenched in the tavern, searching for prey for Maxim to catch. If a suitable contingent of merchant ships, or a fleet of nobles, is found, then he will inform Maxim, or simply do it himself.
There was no shortage of merchants coming and going in the Adriatic, and ships were far more efficient in the vast expanse of the sea than on land.
Walking in the woods, Blake felt a little dizzy, he had drunk too much last night, his tall body swayed a few times from time to time, and he stayed in the tavern for two days in a row, which really made him feel bored.
"I don't know which family that group of nobles is, that little girl is so beautiful. Blake muttered for a while, raised his head, looked through the woods, and looked in the direction of the stronghold, his broad face showing a hint of helplessness, although it was not too far from Ragusa, but for a somewhat drunk man, the distance was still quite long.
"Such little fellows, as long as they go to sea, we can do it, what does Maxim think?" Blake began to mutter. Recently, Maxim ordered everyone not to allow them to go out to sea to hunt without permission, and if they found a suitable target, they must come back and report back.
Trying to open his eyes and pat his aching head, Blake suddenly felt that something was wrong, this place has entered the range of control, but the surroundings are extremely quiet, it stands to reason that there should be a dark whistle here, why is there no one now.
With a frown, Blake was about to send his men to investigate the situation, when one of the pirates pointed to the other side and said to the buffalo, "Buffalo, there's a man." ”
Hearing this, Blake looked in the direction of his finger, and there was a man with a sword standing next to the tree not far away.
With a cold flash of light in his eyes, Blake narrowed his eyes and quickly came to the front of the group, where the man was hiding in the shadows under the trees, unable to see who it was.
"Who are you?" Blake shouted as his gaze swept over the man.
"We've only met, and we forgot about it so soon?" a cold voice slowly came out of the shadows.
After walking a few steps, Blake saw clearly that next to the woods, it was the noble man in the tavern today, and he suddenly smiled contemptuously on his face, and with a wave of his arm, several people behind him immediately took a few steps forward, staring at the man with unkind faces.
"I'm going to use you to try my swordsmanship today. With that, the man slowly stepped out of the shadows with his sword in hand.
Looking at the people who came over with a cold face, Blake took the bow and arrow from the pirate beside him, pulled his arm, the bow became a full string, and the palm of his hand loosened, and the arrow turned into a fierce wind, and shot at the throat of the other party.
The arrow carried a crushing whine and a wind-breaking sound, but when it reached the man, a cold light flashed, and the sword in his hand slashed a graceful arc, swinging the arrow away and falling into the grass beside it.
Looking at this scene, Blake's face changed slightly, and there was a sense of uneasiness in his heart, it seems that this person is probably a strong man, and suddenly, he woke up more than half of the wine.
With a slow breath, Blake picked up a wide giant sword from the pirate behind him, and on top of his body, strong muscles bulged, showing his great strength.
Holding the giant sword with both hands, Blake stared at his opponent deadly, and after his body adjusted slightly, the soles of his feet stepped abruptly on the ground, and his huge body rushed straight towards the young man who was getting closer and closer.
In front of the people, Blake's face was solemn, and he waved the giant sword from the bottom to the top with both hands, and the giant sword danced, and there was a sound of breaking wind.
The other pirates, looking at their boss's might, cheered proudly, and suddenly rang out, following Blake in the past few years, they have also encountered many opponents, but these people, without exception, have become Blake's sword ghosts, in the eyes of many people, now, I'm afraid I have to add another one.
"Die!" Looking at the target that was close at hand, a look of cruelty flashed on Blake's face, Sen smiled coldly, and the giant sword in his hand sped up a few points.
When the giant sword was about to slash through the abdomen, the young man slowly raised his head, and a handsome young man's face, under the sunlight, flashed into Blake's eyes.
"It's the nobleman of the tavern. ”
Looking at this face that was not unfamiliar, Blake's pupils shrank, and in his heart, the killing intent soared,
The young man smiled lightly, and at the moment when the attack was about to be on the verge of the body, his body shook, seemingly narrowly avoiding the attack, and the sword in his hand stabbed at Blake, who was wide open at the moment when the giant sword swung in the air.
The silver light flashed through Blake's throat, but everyone noticed that Blake's body was shaken, and a ball of blood shot out of Blake's throat and sprayed onto the grass in front of him. The giant sword slowly left his hands, and his huge body slowly knelt down, and finally fell to the ground, not moving.
On the path, the cheering came to an abrupt end, and Blake's pirates were like cattle whose necks had been cut off, their mouths wide open, their desperate breathers, and the smugness on their faces gradually turned into horror, and they looked at the young man's gaze again, like demonic fear.
Glancing indifferently at the pirates, their figures flashed, and the swords in their hands flew, accompanied by silver flashes that accurately slashed through the throats of the pirates who were about to escape.
Finally, in the silence of the woods, there were a few more corpses.
"Nangong, how was my swordsmanship just now?"
"It's too slow, it's not strong enough, it's not fast enough. ”
"But it was my fastest speed, and I was nearly struck by his greatsword. ”
"Practice more, and I'll teach you a few tricks when I have time. ”
"Or now. ”
"Why don't you come and help hide the traces. ”
"Got it......"
Among the pirate strongholds
"What? they're gone? what about the bison? what about the others?" said an angry roar in the hall, threatening to tear the roof off.
A pirate trembled and knelt in front of Maxim, swallowed a mouthful of saliva with a frightened face, and exclaimed, "The bison is gone!"
His furious face froze suddenly, and Maxim's heels suddenly went limp, and he sat down on the chair behind him, his face sluggish, Bison was one of his most important captains.
Looking at Maxim's appearance, the pirate who reported the news was also at a loss, at this time, his mind was still echoing the scene he saw, it was unimaginable, in the huge woods, all the dark sentinels disappeared, and the bison team that returned at the appointed time also disappeared, as if it had never appeared. The faint smell of blood wafting from the woods meant that they were not just gone, but dead.
"What the hell is going on?" After sitting in the chair for a long time, Maxim finally came back to his senses slowly, his voice was a little hoarse, obviously, the disappearance of the bison gave him a great shock.
"I don't know, except for a slight smell of blood, there is no other trace, but I found some places where the grass was overwhelmed, as if it was crushed by some heavy object. The guard shook his head and whispered.
"The smell of blood?" There was a slight silence, Maxim's face changed slightly, could it be that the bison was killed? But in Ragusa, who has the power to kill the bison, including the sheriff Wesley, but what about the corpse?
Slowly shaking his head, a flash of resentment and anger flashed in Maxim's eyes, first the secret whistle disappeared silently, and then the bison team also disappeared, who was going to do this?
Maxim had never encountered or heard of such strange things, and they were like ghosts, silently making their people disappear, or rather, their own people had really "disappeared".
It was hard to find out the information of the nobles, but now there is such a thing, if the other subordinates learn the news of the disappearance of the bison, they will definitely become panicked, it seems that they must hurry up and strengthen their defenses, and in addition, they must hurry up to find out who did it?
"Damn!" Thinking of the irritability, Maxim slammed his fist on the table next to him, and with a bang, the wine bottles on the table were shaken over one after another, falling to the ground and shattering.
Taking a light breath, Maxim forcibly suppressed the anger and powerlessness in his heart, waved his hand, and pretended to be calm: "Let those drunks who are still sleeping in the grass get up on patrol, and besides, today's events, let all who know keep their mouths shut, and if it spreads, I will definitely throw him into the sea to feed the fish." ”
"Yes. The guard's body trembled slightly, and then he responded respectfully, then got up and quickly retreated.
Looking at the empty hall, Maxim leaned on the back of the seat tiredly, for some reason, he faintly felt that there was an eye behind him staring at him, like a poisonous snake, thinking of this, Maxim also looked back, there was only a wall behind him.