It was another hot afternoon, and there was not a shadow of the wind around, and the fields under the sun were empty and empty.

Cook and Miller had been hiding in the tall grass all morning, their bodies drenched in sweat and their legs numb. However, several convoys carrying grain passed on the road, but the bandits still did not appear.

Miller's feet were numb, and he stooped down to move under a tall wild taro, hiding under the wide taro leaves to rest.

Cook looked up at the scorching sun and came to Miller's side.

Cook sat on the soft ground, unscrewed the water bag and took a sip of water, and asked Miller, "Does your plan work or not, why can't you even see the shadow of a bandit after a long time!" ”

Miller didn't know the bottom of his heart, he estimated and said: "Don't worry, the convoys in front are probably paying tolls, you be patient." This is the main road in and out of Victorian City, and cars and horses must pass through here. This area is particularly weedy, and there is a dense forest nearby, which is the best place to hide sneak attacks! And after the sneak attack is successful, it is convenient for the bandits to escape into the woods! So if the bandits want to hijack the grain truck, they will definitely choose to do it here! ”

Cook got up slightly again and looked around, and seeing that there was still no movement at both ends of the road, he sat back on the ground with peace of mind, and muttered, "But we have been hiding here all morning, and if the bandits do not show up, and Rossabar and they come in advance, it will be in vain!" ”

Miller smiled and said, "Don't worry, I told Rosabar when I left, let them go south of the river when they come back, so that the bandits who come here will definitely not wake up, and when Rosabar they have already returned to the royal capital." ”

Cook nodded, unscrewed the water bag and began to grunt again.

Miller reached out and pulled a melon out of the bag beside him, took out a knife and cut it open, handing it to Cook.

Cook was thirsty, so he took the melon and nibbled on it, and said as he ate it, "You boy, when did this be prepared, you really made a long-lasting plan." ”

Miller smiled indifferently and replied casually: "What do you think, we have to be calm and calm when we do things, don't be too anxious about everything, we have to take it slowly!" The taro leaves are quite large, so we will sit here and wait, eating melons while enjoying the coolness. If you don't have it, I still have this bag. ”

Cook looked up at the blue sky with a few white clouds floating above him, and he sighed and said, "It's a good weather, it's perfect for us to squat here and wait, if it really rains, it will be troublesome." ”

Miller shook his head and smiled after hearing this, and continued to eat the melon in silence.

But it wasn't long before a gust came from the river, and the sky began to become overcast, and soon the rain began to fall!

Miller stretched out his hand and picked two large taro leaves, handed one to Cook, and held the other taro leaf himself, and kept complaining to Cook: "You crow's mouth, what kind of rain is it that you are carrying out!" Look, the rain has come from you, and you say that you are hateful. ”

Cook glanced at Miller, stared at the taro leaf above his head and replied, "The weather in summer is changeable, and it rains normally, what does this have to do with me." ”

Miller didn't say anything, and hid under the taro leaves to continue to rest, wondering why the bandit refused to show up.

The summer rainstorm is coming, as the raindrops gradually become heavier, the sky above the sky begins to flash and thunder, the surroundings become darker, and a torrential rain keeps washing the earth in the strong wind!

Cook and Miller were still squatting on the ground motionless, their bodies had been completely drenched by the torrential rain, except for the taro leaf wrapped around their heads, and their hair was still not covered by the rain.

Cook got up again and looked around, and there was a mist everywhere in the heavy rain, and he couldn't see anything on the road, not even half a figure.

Miller muttered, "It's bad luck, how can you encounter this kind of ghost weather." You don't have to look at it, let alone bandits, even a convoy won't go out of the city in this weather. ”

Cook ignored him and continued to listen carefully to the movement around him, but there was nothing but the sound of heavy rain.

Miller stretched, rubbed his numb legs, got up and said lazily: "Cook, why don't we go back to the city and rest first, and when the rain stops tomorrow, we will come here tomorrow to squat!" ”。 At this time, Cook suddenly pulled Miller and squatted down, as if there was some movement on the road, and the two of them braved the heavy rain to hide in the grass.

Through the cracks in the grass, Miller faintly saw a convoy slowly approaching from the east in the heavy rain, and it seemed that the convoy had encountered heavy rain not long after leaving the city. However, it was relatively remote, not very close to the city of Victoria, and it was not very convenient to go back to the city to escape the rain, so they had to brave the heavy rain to continue their journey.

The rain was still raging, the convoy was moving very slowly, and the horses pulling the cart were constantly barking.

After about ten minutes, something unusual appeared in the nearby grass.

Just across the road from Cook and Miller, several men in black emerged from the bushes, and they whistled as if to send a message!

Suddenly, there was a sound of horses' hooves in the woods in the distance, and a gang of bandits rode their horses to attack! They were agile and frantically pounced on the convoy along the road in the heavy rain, and these people, like Cook Miller, had been waiting here for a long time, and everything was well arranged.

Judging from the skills of these people, and their careful arrangements, Miller knew that this gang of bandits was not a good type.

Miller felt bad, and nervously grabbed Cook's arm and reminded: "How do you look at these people like knights, Cook, don't be impulsive, this group of thieves has more than thirty people, just the two of us rushed out, that would be tantamount to death." ”

It was not easy to guard until the bandits appeared, and Cook would not let go of such an opportunity! He waved his hand away and shook Miller away, and said indignantly: "Where is there so much nonsense, if you are afraid of death, you should stay away." ”

After saying that, Cook drew his long sword, got up and rushed straight through the grass.

Miller was helpless, hurriedly pulled out the short sword at his waist, and followed Cook onto the road.

The rain was still pouring down, and the southeast wind became more coarse, raging the land in bursts.

The bandits swarmed up, surrounding the convoy in front of and on the left and right, and frightened the convoy people close together.

It was an ordinary caravan wagon, with only ten men in all. They weren't knights, they were just middle-aged coachmen hired by the traders, and they only knew some basic tricks. In the knightly kingdom, knights are worshipped by the world, and almost everyone of the Knight tribe can wield a sword, even ordinary farmers.

But surrounding the convoy was a powerful group of bandits, and their number was as high as more than fifty! There was obviously no point in confronting them, and the men in the convoy threw away their long swords one after another, and they simply gave up resistance and stood aside honestly.

Seeing this, the leader of the bandits laughed and mocked: "A group of useless things, what kind of sword do they carry for fear of death, it's really embarrassing." ”

The owner of the team said in a trembling voice: "This uncle, we only have some potatoes in the car, which are not valuable things, you better let us go." ”

The leader of the bandits didn't seem to mind this, and he said coldly: "Potatoes are okay, now that there is a shortage of food in various parts of the kingdom, it can also be exchanged for a lot of money." You all get out of the way, and if anyone dares to resist, I will guarantee you that you will not survive for a minute. ”

At this moment, a man stepped forward and had the courage to speak: "We are all poor, if you want to rob, go to the convoy of those nobles, they are the rich masters!" You are so powerful, why do you bully us poor people? ”

Seeing this, the leader was furious, and without saying a word, he stabbed the man in the chest with a wave of his sword! The man stumbled a few steps with a look of horror on his face, and then plunged headlong into the mud by the side of the road, blood staining the ground red.

The leader's ferocity frightened everyone back several steps, probably the first time they had seen such a brutal thug.

It was at this moment that Cook suddenly emerged from the heavy rain and jumped into the carriage with a single leap.

Cook saw the man dead on the side of the road at a glance, and he was furious, and shouted at the bandits: "Presumptuous, you daring bandits, don't even think of running away today." ”

Cook's sudden appearance startled everyone, and they didn't realize that there were other people hiding in the grass beside them.

The leader of the bandits looked at Cook seriously, and when he saw that he was only a fifteen-year-old boy, he said with disdain: "Where did you come out, you have nothing to do here!" Don't learn from Lao Tzu to be a hero, if you don't want to die, get out of the way. ”

Cook lifted the long sword in his hand and replied coldly: "I am Cook, the son of Fox, and I am ordered by the First Duke Connor to kill you bandits. I have thousands of troops and horses lying in ambush nearby, if you don't want to die, give me a tie-in on the spot, otherwise don't blame me for being unkind. ”

Hearing the names Fox and Connor, everyone was shocked and involuntarily stepped back.

"Bastard!" The leader was furious, and rebuked his bandits, saying, "Look at you bears, it's not Fox and Connor themselves who are here, I'm afraid of a ball." The bandit brigade that came this time has already returned to the royal capital, don't listen to his nonsense, there are thousands of troops and horses, and it is clear that he is the only one. ”

Alerted by the leader, the bandits quickly reacted and re-encircled the encirclement.

At this time, Miller also came in from the heavy rain, and he carried his short sword and roared: "I am coming, and none of you should move, or I will be unkind to you." ”

The leader was stunned for a moment, but when he saw the short sword in Miller's hand, he didn't hesitate to glance at the two bandits beside him.

When the bandits saw that the leader had given the order to attack, they raised their swords and rode their horses to attack.

Cook and Miller immediately swung their swords at them, and each of them dealt with a bandit and fought with each other. This was the first time the two of them had fought in real combat, and it was a desperate life-and-death struggle, not as good as the previous duels. In the face of the ferocious attack of the bandits, Cook and Miller appeared very calm, unhurried and calm.

Who knew that the bandit didn't have many skills, and he didn't expect Cook's strength to be so great, and the long sword in his hand was easily slashed out of Cook's hand, and he was also slashed in the neck by the way. The sharp sword sliced the bandit's neck straight away, and as the corpse fell forward, two streams of blood poured out of the fracture like pillars, spraying Cook's face all over his face.

The bandit Miller dealt with was so frightened that he was stabbed in the arm by Miller's sword, and hurriedly threw away his long sword and fled to the side.

This is the first time Cook has killed someone, he didn't expect the scene of killing people to be so shocking, a good person, just now he was still mighty, and now he was lying on the ground like a dead pig. And the blood that spurted out, Cook never thought that the blood would be so ferocious after death; It was hard for Cook to accept that killing someone was such a horrible thing.

The leader stared at the head on the ground, the corners of his eyes twitching, anger burning in his heart. Just as Cook was stunned, the bandit leader viciously gave the order to kill everyone to attack them.

Miller saw that Cook was stunned and did not react, and shouted to Cook in horror: "Hey, why are you stunned!" ”。 Although Miller shouted hard for Cook, Cook had been so shocked by the blood that he had lost himself.

The bandits had killed a companion, and each of them, with a heart of revenge, pressed towards the two fifteen-year-old boys step by step.