When Charles, the longbowman, saw that the high-speed flying heavy arrow was about to hit the opponent's chest, he saw the opponent quickly dodge the right side, and actually dodged the heavy arrow he shot.

Extremely shocked, he hurriedly drew another heavy arrow and put it on the bowstring, drawing the bow to prepare for a second shot. Unfortunately, the opponent moved faster, pulling the bowstring one step ahead of him. Then, a heavy arrow was shot at his chest......

Charles, who fell to the ground after being hit by an arrow, died in front of his accomplice Richard. Richard stared at his accomplice lying on his back. A few seconds later, he raised his right stabbing sword and let out a furious roar as he rushed out of the grove toward the longbowman standing in the wilderness.

Isabel expected that after the opposing longbowman was shot and fell to the ground, her accomplices would surely be lured out of the grove in order to avenge the longbowman's death. Or if one person dies, he can get a small share of the honorarium, and the rest of the people can no longer resist the temptation of money and rush to the honorarium.

As a result, Isabel waited peacefully for only one thief, Richard. Slightly disappointed, he had to draw his bow and shoot the arrow into his thigh, which was not protected by a shield, leaving a living hole.

Lying on the grass, Richard endured the unbearable pain of the arrow and tried to pull out the arrow stuck in his right thigh. But as soon as his hand touched the shaft of the arrow, a piercing pain immediately eroded his whole body. In the continuous struggle, he threw away the sword and shield in his hand, and insisted on sitting up his upper body to see how serious the injury was in his right leg.

At this time, Benjamin, who was hiding behind a tree, witnessed Charles being killed by an arrow, and Richard was in pain after being pierced through his thigh by an arrow, and stood stupidly in place not knowing what to do.

Francis, who was not far from him, saw all this very clearly, and he thought that this was not something that ordinary thieves could do. Perhaps the thieves had a certain military background, because only people from the military would act so ruthlessly and without mercy.

Under the silent night sky, Richard's moans from outside the grove filled his ears. He couldn't bear to see his accomplices in such pain, and said to his accomplices, who were hiding behind a tree in front of him, "Benjamin, let's go and get Richard back." ”

Benjamin looked back at him, opened his eyes wide and said, "Francis, are you crazy?" If we were to save Richard, we would have been shot by that guy too. ”

"No, Benjamin. If he wanted to kill us, why would he spare Richard's life? ”

"No, maybe that guy is waiting for us to save Richard's life and kill us all."

"Benjamin, don't you forget that Richard once saved you, and you want to watch him die?"

Benjamin turned his head to the young man on his left with a light spear and whispered, "Hey, John, what do you say?" ”

John clenched the light spear in his hand, closed his eyes and did not dare to look at Richard in pain, but looked sideways and said, "Well, I think we should still save Richard." If it weren't for him, I would have starved to death. ”

Now, only three of the small gang of five thieves are left to take part in the battle. When Benjamin saw that the other two agreed to save Richard, he had no choice but to expose himself to Isabel's longbow. If you're lucky, you, Francis, John, and the other three can save Richard without getting hurt.

At this moment, Benjamin suddenly felt a cold feeling on the right side of the back of his neck. He handed the sword to his left hand and stretched out his right hand to reach for a touch around his neck, so frightened that he almost dropped his sword to the ground.

A voice came from the darkness: "Don't move, throw your sword on the ground." ”

Benjamin obediently threw his sword on the ground and said, "My lord, do you want to use me to demand ransom from my family?" ”

The voice simply said, "No, Lord Brunhild wants to know what's in your head. ”

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Isabel and Ferguson traveled to the edge of the grove to the north, ready to question a few of the captured thieves sitting or lying on the ground. Before asking, she walked to the side with Ferguson and said, "Sir, now that the battle is over, have any of your brothers been wounded or killed?" ”

Ferguson's expression didn't look very solemn, but he said, "Three were slightly wounded, and one was killed in battle." ”

"Well, the wounded brother needs to be healed as soon as possible, but what about the loot? I think this battle could bring you a lot of loot. ”

"Of course, ma'am. Everyone had a lot of favorite cavalry armor, weapons, and horses. ”

"What about Joseph?"

Ferguson looked at Francis Swift, one of the thieves who had been captured, and said to her, "He's fine, he's in the custody of my two brothers." ”

Isabel nodded and said, "Sir, let your men leave here now with their wounded brothers, gratuities, booty, and Joseph." Remember, move fast and get out of here before the people at Barnard Castle find out. ”

"No problem, but what about the thieves?"

"I'll ask them a few questions and then I'll deal with them accordingly."

As Francis sat cross-legged on the grass with his hands tied behind his back, he kept recalling how he had been captured, and he couldn't understand how the other party had found himself and the others. In the end, he decided that it was Ares, the god of war, who helped him win. Or maybe God sent someone to save his sinful soul. Either way, he was very glad that he was alive and well.

Benjamin, who was also tied with his hands tied, sat beside him, looked at him nervously, and said, "Francis, do you think these thieves are going to kill us all?" ”

Francis just shook his head and said to him, "I don't know. You'd better start praying now, hoping that God will forgive your sins before you die. ”

"I... I don't want to die. Francis, you are all to blame, you brought us here to rob your father of your honorarium. ”

"Benjamin, you're afraid you're going to die, aren't you? Perhaps, you were originally a coward. ”

When the two of them were arguing in a whisper, Isabel and Ferguson walked over. When she saw Francis, she threw a strange look at Ferguson. Ferguson chuckled and said, "You think it's weird too, don't you?" ”

Isabel's first reaction was that the man looked too similar to Joseph, and she decided that the two guys must be related. Unless Francis, like himself, was a modern man and somehow came to England at the end of the Middle Ages. Then I met someone who looked like me, and a series of incredible things happened.

Just as she was about to test whether Francis really came from hundreds of years later, Ferguson on the side kindly solved the mystery for her. Ferguson pointed at him and said with a smile, "Lord Brunhilde, his name is Francis Swift, and he is the second son of Lord Darlington. ”