Chapter 16: Attacked
The gloomy clouds are piling up on the northern mountains, hazy from afar, the forests are becoming more and more lush, the ancient red pines and spruce firs are like tall giants, guarding this mysterious place, and the cold wind of early autumn still blows non-stop. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ info
"Perhaps the northern mountains have begun to snow," the huntress wiped her greasy fingers, "and winter is coming soon, when there is no hiding place in the forest, and foxes and wolves are even hungrier. β
The dwarf put down the pipe in his hand, turned his head, and looked at Bibo, who was busy, he was panting, his cheeks were slightly red, as if he had just drunk, his hair was messy, wrapped in a cloak full of mud, and he kept turning the hare meat that was being roasted, "This kid is also diligent, and most of the people in the town of Cavos have gone to Fort Santni, where the army is being gathered, and the survivors want to kill the enemies and slaughter the orcs, but he is going west." β
Surenee squinted her eyes, got up and said, "He is indeed from the town, but we don't know what he has been through, we can see that he has something to hide, the cunning fox will eventually show its tail after approaching its prey, I hope our judgment is not wrong, and when we get to Rust, I believe we will know." β
"You know, Santeni is now at the heart of the continent's defenses, and everyone thinks it's going to be the most dangerous orc attack in hundreds of years, not just the orc tribal legions, of course," Bruce untied his wine bag and smacked hard, "There's still two days to go, damn it, that's all that's left, it's not enough to drink Rust." β
"I guarantee you'll get enough ale every day when you get there, and the Legion's brewers are all from the plains of GuranΓ§o, so you can believe that you're not a dwarf, but a giant!" The huntress began to organize her gear, and the dwarf stared at her back, she was even stronger and more powerful than the average man, and her reflexes were more agile, and she was killed in an instant...... But when she was young, she had charming eyes, delicate and fair skin, and when she was dressed up, she was simply a beautiful aristocratic girl, and the fingers under the metal guards were slender and white, but the broad-bladed sword could really make the most ferocious orc warriors fearful.
"All the aid is gathered in Fort Santeny, our Regent, the Prime Minister all think so, including your dwarven captain," the huntress whistled, and everyone began to pack up, "The demon invasion has made the entire continent panic, although no one has really seen the demon army, but we think that they will do everything they can to take out Rust, lose the defense, the entire west, and this secret forest, all will be invaded by them, and they will occupy more than half of the continent." β
"Well, those savage horse breeders in the west alone can't stop it, and then, the first to bear the brunt should be the Leo family's Silvermoon City, if the southern woodland is already the territory of the demons or orcs, they will work together to take Fort Santeny, and finally the capital of your humans, as well as Eagle City in the north and our territory." The dwarf nodded, "But what reason do demons have to appear in the west?" β
"If the rumors are true, since they are advancing east from the scorching desert in the south, it is of course possible that they will also go west, and then go north over the corroded land to the Prancing Horse Grassland!" Su Renee sighed, "Leave it to fate, no one knows where the demons will come from, and when?" I'd rather fight thousands of orcs, half-orcs, all sorts of strange creatures, or at least I can slash them, and demons? Hehe! β
"Let's see, I hope we can survive the winter, the cold weather is not conducive to attack, not conducive to hiding and replenishing, but the orcs are always eyeing each other, their movements will be more intense, if you add the demons," Bruce thought thoughtfully, "What will happen to us when the war comes?" β
When they set out, all the people were preoccupied, not only because of the fog of war, but also because they had not had a good rest for more than ten days, and there was no delicious hot food. The big guy could only hunt to improve his food during the rest of the journey, and Bibo felt that it was hard work, and rode the same horse with the dwarves, but he was exhausted by the compactness and bumps, and if he loosened the reins because of dozing, he would fall headlong.
In the afternoon, they had a break to eat some cold beef jerky and hard bread, and the bearded soldier told Bibo that the more they got to the end, the faster they were, and that if they got up early tomorrow and in the evening, they could reach Rust.
"Do you patrol the forest a lot?" Bibo asked curiously the bearded soldier who was walking side by side with him.
"Hehe, if it counts as sending letters and delivering supplies." The bearded man laughed, "Of course, I'll occasionally catch you like this halfway through, uh, what?" β
"Raccoon!" The dwarf replied.
"Haha, yes, yes! Raccoon, look, it's okay to be thin, I'll ask our Uncle Hall to fill you with an extra bowl of broth each time, grow stronger, and be the man of our Rust Legion. The bearded man patted Bibo the shoulder.
Before Bibo could speak, he suddenly heard a rapid whistle, everyone stopped, everyone looked at each other, and Sureni suddenly shouted, "Dismount, hurry!" β
Before the words could be spoken, the arrows were shot in the chests of the two Rust soldiers, and the horses were disturbed by the sudden attack and neighed, worthy of the well-trained Rust soldiers, they quickly dismounted and hid behind the trees by the roadside, and Bibo was also pushed by the dwarves into a bush on the side of the road.
With the sound of horses' hooves from far and near, another volley of arrows was fired, this time no one was shot, everyone's eyes widened, and the three soldiers, including Bibo, also opened their short bows, constantly searching for unknown enemies, and in the blink of an eye, the enemy appeared in front of them, and the team of about thirty people were all dressed in brown cloaks, with swordsmen, crossbowmen, and well-equipped.
When they were still fifty paces away, the group turned over and dismounted, the swordsmen removed the round iron shields on their horses, and the five of them formed a row to the hiding place of everyone and began to slowly advance, the crossbowmen carefully hid behind the swordsmen, and from time to time they popped up and released cold arrows.
"Combat commando formation?!" Su Renee frowned, "No thieves and bandits dare to be so rampant, and there can be no such equipment and training!" What are these people trying to do? β
The archers couldn't hurt them, and Sureni looked around, there were only eight people left, and it seemed that the chances of winning were basically small, and she had to figure out where the other party came from first, "Hey! Have you dared to attack the kingdom's army, have you survived enough? β
The other party was silent, still advancing step by step, as the distance got closer and closer, it was already impossible to escape, the crossbow had a long range and great power, if you did this, you would definitely be shot into a hedgehog.
"Listen to me, everyone is ready to fight, we don't know who the opponent is in this battle, but if we lose, it will be death!" Sureni shouted softly. "It seems that these people are targeting us, from the time they entered the forest to now, they have been following us for more than ten days, it seems that the opportunity has come?"
Bibo's palms began to sweat slightly, and he began to wonder in his heart, if these are really army people, then it is really possible for them to come, it seems that Jerome has begun to send people to search for him, looking at the two Rust soldiers who have died, Bibo feels heartache, and someone has begun to lose their lives because of himself, what a cruel fate.
It can't be like this, Bibo secretly decided that no one could lose his life because of him in vain, so he suddenly jumped out and stood in the middle of the road, "You bastards, instead of dealing with orcs, you will be a bunch of lackeys, you are a shame to the kingdom!" After saying that, Bibo raised his hand, aimed at a shield in the middle with a short bow, secretly concentrated, and attached his concentration to the arrow, and in a second, the arrow became red and shiny, like a fiery lightning, hitting and penetrating the owner of the round iron shield, and the attackers behind were in chaos.
"Bastards, if you have the ability, come!" After saying that, Bibo glanced at the stunned Rust soldiers, nodded lightly to Surene, and then flew into the jungle on the other side of the road, the attackers had regrouped, and all of them immediately entered the jungle, and after a while, the road was quiet, the horses of the Ratus soldiers were still there, the horses of the attackers were gone, these also trained horses should have returned somewhere, and the whole forest was quiet again in an instant.
"What shall we do?" Everyone looked at Surene, but Bruce hadn't come back to his senses, "I, what did I just see?" What did this kid do? β
"It's supposed to be focus!" Su Renee thought about it occasionally, "It seems that this is also something he is hiding, the attacker is really here for him, who is this guy!" β
"How is that possible? A hillbilly kid like this can focus on his own? The bearded soldier's eyes widened, "Not only does he not need a priest or a mage to attach it to him, but he can even attach it to the arrows he shoots?" Or did you use a scroll? β
"I've heard of people who can attach blessing spells to themselves by themselves, but at least in our Rust, I haven't seen one, that requires a lot of talent, but if you really have talent, why not become a battle mage!" Surenee touched the scroll in her pocket, "The scroll is so expensive, I don't believe this kid can afford it." β
"Hahaha! That's a good job! The dwarf burst out laughing, "You humans are so suspicious, Bibo is a good boy, I don't care what secrets he has, what spells he knows, I think he's good!" Every day he had the opportunity to look at the magic crystal he hung around his neck, I recognized the stone, which was produced in the mines of the town of Kavos, of very low purity, carved into the shape of the sword and shield of your kingdom, and at night, he would hold this stone and cry secretly! Poor kid! He doesn't want to bother us! β
"All on board!" "With my brother's body, let's go!" β
"So, what about Bibo? Aren't we going to look for him? The bearded soldier asked, "He's ...... after all."
"Let's go! Good boy, we'll be looking for us at the Rust Guards! The dwarf put away his tomahawk and turned over on his horse, "It's still comfortable to ride alone, it's spacious enough!" β
Surenee looked out at the vanished jungle of Bibo, the branches of the trees swaying and rustling in the wind, she put on her hood, and her horse began to gallop away.