Chapter 23: The Fight (2)
The trail that stretched forward gradually became gentle, and as it turned into brown earth, the strata began to loosen and more trees came into view, which was the side of the forest and the mountains, a corner of the northeast of Atlas. β’ with β’ dream β’ small β’ said Π©ΡΡlΔ
The meandering river snakes around the low valley and connects to the emerald green trees, where flowers and plants can be seen everywhere, but because it is night, it is shrouded in an invisible darkness, which gives people a particularly oppressive look.
After all, in normal times, this is a mountain land that not many people want to approach, and further north over the undulating mountains, it is the land outside the empire, and the country belonging to the orcs retreated to the northern mountains that seem to be green and yellow in the eyes of the human side after losing to the human coalition army.
There are no too cherished specialties in such a realm, there are no treasures that people are eager to see, and every time the caravan passes here, it is almost inevitable that they will be plundered, after all, as a bandit, as long as the blame is put on the orcs on the other side of the mountain, according to the laws of the empire, unless someone really runs to question the orcs, it is impossible to convict them, and the death penalty is impossible to fall on their heads no matter what, so entrenched in this vicinity, most of them are outlaws and bandits, Most of the surrounding villages have been moved, and at night, the figures are bleak enough to be described as bleak.
But it was such a place where the galloping horses' hooves trotted across the river, hurried toward the forest, and came to a halt at the entrance to the near forest.
"If you continue from here, through this forest, you should be able to reach the orc village that Leonard said." With a deep sense of tiredness, Lilith lifted her glasses on the bridge of her nose, turned off her horse, and her eyes extended along the winding path in the forest, she turned to the side and said, "Tolia, if you go further, it is not suitable for horseback riding, and the visibility is poor at night, so let's rest here for a while, and wait until dawn to continue our journey." β
The two people who appeared here at the moment were Lilith and Tolia who had come all the way from the mountains north of Atlas, and Toria's gaze immediately probed into the depths of the forest: "Hmm......" She groaned for a while, her eyes fell on the face of Lilith who was tired, and she shook her head slightly: "You stay, I'll rush over first." β
"Huh, I know, I said you, can you understand the mood of me following all the way." Lilith reluctantly took her shoulder.
"I know, that's why I let you stay, and I'll take care of the rest."
"You don't understand what I'm talking about." Lilith sighed, then looked at Tolia and made a serious face: "What I want to say is that even if you come all the way without stopping, you can't bear it, isn't Leonard in charge of that side?" Will you die if you take a break here? β
Torya was stunned when she heard this, and then she couldn't help but have a wry smile on her face: "It's because the person in charge is Leonard that I'm worried, he has always had a prejudice against the people of the royal family, not to mention that the person is Isabella now...... As for me, it's okay, it's just a matter of exercising my muscles. β
"It's really a complicated relationship, and this kind of thing is not called moving muscles at all, it's just brutal."
"So, Lilith......" said Tolia, unable to help but soften her tone.
"Don't show such an expression, this will make the image of the fourth general very bad, I'm fed up!" Lilith couldn't help but shake her head, her desire to preach was already uncontrollable, she knew Toria well, of course, she knew that no matter when, the best friend standing in front of her always regarded the people around her as more important than herself, obviously she had already traveled all day, and she had to hold on, every time she thought of this, she couldn't help but have a headache: "Can't you think about yourself?" Do you know that because of your character, you don't even have a boyfriend until now, and you will definitely not be able to get married in the end! β
"I know, I know, Lilith, I'll leave the preaching for next time!" Hearing Lilith's words, Tolia couldn't help but fold her hands and beg for mercy, and then at this moment, the black night sky exploded with an incomparably bright light, completely illuminating the night, and when she saw the point of light like the sun shining in the sky, Toria's face changed completely: "Guangyao, someone actually asked Leonard to use this kind of thing...... Lilith, you can teach me whatever you want when you go back, and I'll leave the rest to you. With that, Toria's figure vanished in place, her purple hair rising in the air, and she jumped up on the trunk of the tree and swept in the direction of the light.
"This ...... Wait, Tolia ......"
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On the other side, hiding in the depths of the forest, is the figure of a group of people sneaking quietly, under the cover of the trees, in the place where the moon does not shine, the innocent faces hidden in the shadows are tense, and the ears on the head occasionally shake slightly, trying to discern whether there is a human figure hidden in the road ahead.
When she could get to know her surroundings, Vivien's head was half exposed in the tree, her eyes narrowing in the shadows, like ruby pupils flickering slightly, reflecting in her vision the patrolling soldiers, only one person, and then when the soldiers turned their backs to her, Vivien rushed over.
Her hands and feet slammed into the trunk of the tree at the same time, and her golden hair swayed gently with her movements, like a swift cheetah, she quickly and silently bypassed the cover of the trunk to the back of the soldier, and then raised the large black iron cauldron behind her.
There was a thud and the soldier fell to the ground.
"Okay...... Alright, hurry up! Vivien immediately lowered her voice and shouted, and more people scurried out of the grass, and the child rushed nervously and excitedly, as if he had not yet understood what was happening, and was urged not to stop.
Isabella fell behind, glanced at the fallen soldier on the ground, and returned her gaze to the girl clutching the iron cauldron: "Vivien, did he faint?" β
Vivien looked around nervously and shook her head in fear: "I don't know, I'm worried that he will find out, so I don't dare to keep my hand, do you think he will be killed by me?" β
"Dead? It can't be, right? Isabella, who suddenly heard the word "death", was also stunned, and the two hesitated for a long time, and then Isabella squatted down in fear, probed the soldier's heartbeat, and stroked her chest with relief: "Whew, he's not dead." β
"It's great that you're not dead...... Let's go, Io! β
"Wait, we're going to tie him up first, and if we wake him up later, we'll be exposed."
"yes, tie him up." A nervous Vivien nodded, and then they began to manipulate the fallen soldiers, well, yes, as the word suggests, they began to manipulate the poor soldiers.
ββ¦β¦ Like this...... Like this...... And keep his mouth shut......"
ββ¦β¦ By the way, the eyes should also be blindfolded......"
The innocent soldier was completely tied up by Vivien and Isabella, and then the two sneaked over and fell at the end of the line, and so on for several more moments, the advancing team did not meet the other patrolling soldiers.
Nior, who was walking in front, suddenly felt that something was wrong, he frowned, and stopped the team: "Stop, ** quiet...... Turn back, turn back immediately! Then the old man who realized something shouted violently, and the unknown team retreated in a panic, panicked in the darkness, and the sudden light of fire immediately surrounded them, looking at the soldiers who appeared around, Nior couldn't help but sigh: "It's still been discovered." β
The solemn soldiers immediately began to close the encirclement, Isabella's eyes swept over the panicked expressions of the villagers, biting her lip, there was nothing to hesitate, she thought, she was about to stand up and identify herself, but the soldiers surrounding them suddenly retreated the next moment.
She looked strangely at the soldiers who seemed to be receding like the tide, and looked at Vivien suspiciously, and then the next moment, behind them, suddenly lit up as a huge point of light like the sun that illuminated the night, she turned her head and glanced at the signal in the air, and her face showed a stunned look: "...... Glorious ......"
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Time goes back a quarter of an hour.
The forest where the riot had taken place was in shambles, with broken tree trunks, torches falling from the grass, and then unconscious soldiers falling to the ground, and more people gradually surrounded.
Bangβand then a figure flew out, and the dense crowd surrounded the monster-like man, screaming and rushing up at the soldier who had not yet touched him, and was blocked by the attack with his arm, and the elbow strike struck him in the chest like lightning.
This is the first time he has been knocked out? Thinking so, they reflexively looked behind them, and in the chaos of the camp, the soldiers fell all over the place, next to them were shattered shields, some of the armor was directly broken, revealing the clothes inside, and there were huge deep pits everywhere, as if something had fallen heavily on the ground.
The frightened gaze then rested on the man's body, with short black hair, black eyes, and a cold expression, tightly wrapped around the bandages of his arms, and raised hands in front of him, it was like a nightmare figure.
It was the man in front of him who almost knocked out most of their colleagues who rushed to the rescue, and on the side illuminated by the firelight, there was a huge shadow pressing in everyone's heart, a martial art that had never been seen before, a man who had never seen before, little by little, little by little, crushed their will.
Is this still human? They thought to themselves, and then the horn sounded.
The soldiers surrounding him stopped attacking, and then slowly retreated, Shen Yi tightened his hands, and exhaled softly, his back was already soaked with sweat, and his hands felt slightly weak, but he had not yet reached his limit, he thought, and his eyes immediately fell on the crowd.
Leonard's figure stepped out of the separated soldiers, his grim face first swept over the messy camp, and then the silver falcon-like eyes fell on him, and he couldn't help frowning.
"See you again, Your Excellency."
What was different from yesterday's meeting was that he did not use "you" to address Shen Yi, but used the word "Your Excellency", thinking of this, Shen Yi couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"Yes, we met again, should I say a coincidence?" Shen Yi responded with a smile, guarding the surroundings on the one hand, but secretly accumulating strength on the other hand.
"It's really beyond my imagination, I didn't expect Your Excellency to be so powerful, but ......" Leonard's gaze immediately stayed on the soldier who had been knocked out for a moment, and when he returned to him, he already had an inexplicable sense of oppression: "I won't talk too much nonsense, give up resistance!" With Leonard's emotionless tone, a uniform line of soldiers suddenly appeared behind him, taking a step forward at the same time as his movements, and the suppressed momentum rushed to his side like a tide.
Shen Yi's gaze stopped behind him, still underestimating the number of people that might come, originally thinking that he didn't have to go to the point of desperately, but now it seems impossible, he sighed helplessly, and then shook his head: "I'm sorry, it's impossible." β
"Even at this point, it would be foolish to think about resisting." Leonard said coldly, his eyes flashing with a little cruelty: "Although I don't understand why Your Excellency wants to shelter orcs to this kind of journey, but ...... They're on the other side. β
Leonard calmly told the truth that he had been seen through, and his eyes immediately fixed on Shen Yi's face: "I think after hearing this news, Your Excellency's mind may change, I have deployed some troops in the opposite direction from here, it is impossible to escape, judging from the current situation, the village has not reacted at all so far, presumably I guessed it." β
Saying that, Leonard took a deep look at Shen Yi, but it was completely different from the reaction he expected, what appeared in his sight was a face that seemed a little too calm, he stared at Shen Yi motionlessly, wanting to see a little panic from his calmness, and after staring at each other for a long time, he couldn't help frowning, because he saw the smile slowly emerging on Shen Yi's face.
The corners of Shen Yi's mouth curved slightly: "Difficult opponent ......" As if talking to himself, he muttered, clenched his fists, and pressed back like Mount Tai in an instant: "I never thought that they could escape, from the first time I saw you, I knew that it was impossible for you to be deceived by such a simple trick, so what about it...... From the beginning to the end, I never thought that they could escape smoothly, my purpose was just to keep them away from here, because once I used all my strength, I didn't have the confidence to control Cheng DΓΉ without harming others......"
Hearing this inexplicable self-talk, Leonard couldn't help frowning, and quickly analyzed in his mind, whether he was being reckless, or really as he said, but Shen Yi didn't give him a chance to think, his figure jumped up violently, catapulted into the air, his hands were hot and red, Leonard raised his head, looking at the figure that suddenly became blurry and extremely intense.
Shen Yi's voice immediately came clearly into the ears of everyone present: "The next thing is the true strength of the greedy wolf, if you want to escape, you have to hurry up, because if you don't do it, you will die in a mess!" β
He said jokingly, but the air condensed to the extreme in an instant, raised his hands, and hit it out quickly, then retracted it, and then hit it out again, and then the speed became faster and faster, tearing the air apart, and rushing towards the Atlas soldiers below.
Boom!
The thunder exploded suddenly, the dust that burst open, the trees cracked into pieces in an instant, the fire shook violently, it was a strange scene as if it had been hit by something and then burst open, and the soldiers who had not yet reacted were affected by the sudden explosion of air, their bodies twisted unnaturally, and then flew out uncontrollably, and a huge impact came from the air.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
Then, like the end of the world, in this huge space, there were successive roars that completely covered everyone present, as if they were bombarded with the land, raindrops fell and then exploded strangely, smoke and dust suddenly diffused, accompanied by wails and fallen trees, like a bold melody being played, Atlas's soldiers disappeared into the dust, only the figure reflected in the three rounds of moonlight, with an inexplicable sense of oppression, incomparably clear in everyone's heart.
Haowu Liu-Cannon Fist Hundred Thunder!!