Soldiers from both sides rushed by, as if they didn't notice my existence at all, and each ran towards the target of the duel, countless lives bloomed and withered on this sun-drenched riverbank, and then were replaced by brighter sparks of life, I walked firmly step by step, and there was only one person in my vision.

"At last there are only two of us left, Count."

The Earl of Lechfeld was also walking towards me, without a helmet, with black and white hair, and glistening chain mail, and every step showed the full force of many years of service, and the sword in his hand was like a child's toy.

"Lord Duke."

The old earl stood a few steps away, bowing his head politely, and the killing aura of the battlefield could not cover the still elegant cultivation.

"Let's put an end to this, yours or mine, it's time for a result." His calm statement seemed to be about something that had nothing to do with him.

"It could have ended, but you don't believe it, and I swear once again with my devout faith in God that Leo is indeed alive, and it is true!"

I patted my chest, and I almost cried and swore poison.

"Stop, don't let our warriors die in vain, please!"

The old earl smiled, then grinned, and then pounded his thigh and laughed wildly, as if he had watched the antics of a court jester.

"Now, Lord Duke, are you still trying to lie to me?"

He laughed so much that tears oozed from the corners of his eyes, and his whole person became more and more terrifying.

"It seems that you are really hopeless, and the holy angel cannot purify your heart shrouded in lies and filth, except to plunge the sword into your chest with my own hands, as a friend, I can't think of any other way to redeem you, I'm sorry."

Count Lechfield bent down and bowed very seriously: "Come, my friend, come to a one-on-one duel, just you and me, until death!" ”

"Lord Earl!"

I was so angry that I shouted in a hoarse voice, "Can't you listen to my advice!" Don't go your own way! ”

"Want me to believe you? Okay, bring Leo to me! ”

He looks like a scoundrel on the street.

"Do you know what your greatest merit is, Lord Duke? It's your mouth that has deceived the mouths of countless people, although you sometimes fulfill your promises, but unfortunately you are deceived more, I don't want to continue to be a fool who has been played around, a donkey who is blindfolded and grinding, understand? ”

I shook the long sword vigorously and nodded thoughtfully, trust is mutual, and I have failed someone else's true heart, think about it carefully, do I have no intention of living up to it and intentionally missing the sincerity? The so-called people in the rivers and lakes, the body can't help themselves, the position I am in determines the behavior, pretending to be crazy and stupid, doubtful and clever words, all for outsiders to see, so that after a long time, the mask gives birth to tentacles, stubbornly clinging to the skin, becoming a real face, at this time I can't even tell the difference, is it me who is acting, or this crazy world?

"I will do my best, because you are a worthy knight, a trustworthy elder." Grabbing the long sword and placing it on my left chest, I gave a military salute full of sincerity.

"On the contrary, I don't think you are a worthy knight, but a natural leader and a destined winner, and there is no honor in dueling with you, but there is no regret in it." The old earl smiled at me and stretched his crane face at me, and regained the warmth of a kind old man.

The politeness was over, and the two sides tacitly opened the stance, Count Richfield's long sword was a little special, thicker and wider than the average knight's sword, the elongated hilt balanced the weight of the sword body, suitable for holding in both hands, and the appearance was close to the giant sword used by two-handed swordsmen.

The old earl slowly circled expressionlessly, there were no ripples in his plain eyes, he was an experienced old hunter, he knew how to find the flaws in the seemingly monolithic defense of his prey, I stared intently at my opponent, for fear of missing any detail that could affect my judgment.

Glare!

The old earl walked to an angle, and the sharp blade reflected the sunlight into my eyes, and in the blink of an eye, he activated!

"Dang!"

It is said that the heavy sword has no edge, and it really lives up to its name, the intersection of the two swords bursts out with huge power, Rao is barely on the top, and I still feel the vibration from the palm of my hand, the hot pain of the tiger's mouth, peeking at a glance, there is a big gap, and a little bit of blood star gradually oozes out.

The strength leaked into the ground along the right leg supported behind me, I gritted my teeth and endured the pain of the alarm in various parts, and the blade of the sword rubbed lightly, dodging the weapon and staggling the weapon.

"This old fellow, it's not small, what kind of health care ...... to eat" After a little breathing, I took two steps back and moved the long sword to my left hand.

"Is that what you have to do, Lord Duke? Are all the rumors about how invincible you are heroes? ”

The old earl said with a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth, and said without breathing, it seemed that he had just warmed up, and he had not yet shown interest.

"Don't let me down too much."

"What about being disappointed, and what about not being disappointed? Is there a difference? ”

As he approached, I slowly backed away, only by keeping a safe distance to react.

"It's no fun to play like this......"

He shook his head unhappily and stood still, his heavy sword resting on his palm.

"Are you looking for my flaws? Okay, I'll stop and help you take a look, huh? The old earl said, turning around very casually, and showing me his back.

The humiliation of Chiluoluo? Want to me off? Pouting disdainfully, I simply stood down, one leisurely and the other nervous, looking at each other with concern.

"Have you figured out where to start?"

The old earl shook his shoulders, deliberately showing his broad and toned silhouette, trying to cause oppression: "It is useless to delay time. ”

Damn it! Ever since I was stabbed by Father Djokovic in the lower back, I have suffered from an intermittent muscle weakness that often causes prostration after sitting for a long time, riding a bumpy horse, or continuing to exert too much force, especially when fighting.

"Hiss......"

I saw that I stood on my right foot and pressed my weight to the left, and the pain of the old wound was immediately relieved, and the old earl tilted his head strangely and looked at it, thinking that I was going to make some move.

"You've run out of opportunities, I'm sorry, Lord Duke!"

He waited for a while, and found that I really had no intention of taking the initiative to attack, and said impatiently, the huge giant sword in his hand was lightly weighted in a semicircle, and the cold air came to my face, and I couldn't help but shiver.

"It's over!"

The heavy sword I wielded seemed to have a thousand momentum, and I fought with my backhand with my long sword, and at the same time moved closer to my position and punched the old earl in the lower abdomen.

"Bang dang!"

It was my long sword that shook the ground, the opponent's strength was too great, and the weak left hand couldn't control the weapon at all, but he was no better, he didn't watch out for my sneak attack, his face immediately became very bad, the corners of his wriggling mouth were holding pain, and he was sweating profusely.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to pick up the long sword dexterously, I shook my numb left hand and said proudly: "Can you bear it?" My friend, do you want to take a break for two rounds? ”

"Haha, the blood is boiling, Shutan! Comfortable! ”

The old earl laughed heartily, and his face was completely gloomy, as if he had not been hit by himself.

"I've seen through your tricks, Lord Duke, it's nothing more than a sneak attack, and you don't have any rules to put on the table, I really doubt how you got the knightly qualifications and the name of the Lion of Lorraine, by the bed of the lady or by the mouth of the bard?"

Thinking I'm as stupid as other simple-minded knights with big limbs? Impulsiveness is the enemy of calmness, and calmness often has the last laugh.

"Your eloquence...... Wait until I can think of the right wording, uh...... I'm sorry. ”

I squeezed my eyebrows exaggeratedly, and the old earl's smile quickly collapsed, and he put on a dark and stinky face.

"I've seen through your tricks, brute force, brute force, brute force, tsk!"

"Excessive!"

He gritted his sword and rushed at me, eager to swatt my pesky fly to death.

"Phew! Bang! ”

I took two false moves, jumped agilely, and flipped to the side of the old earl through a loophole, and the attack vision suddenly opened up, and I didn't move at this time.

It's a pity that I underestimated his skills, and his stupid bear-like body turned around in an instant, and the whole process was leakless.

"You're running fast, Lord Duke, and you're going to go sideways? Hehe! ”

The Earl of Richfield hooked the corners of his mouth suspiciously, and couldn't help but say that he suddenly attacked, and the heavy sword continued to slash like a thin toothpick, so that I had no power to fight back, and I had to dodge while facing the attack, and I was dizzy.

No way! I kicked a corpse on my heel, knowing that there was no way back, and that a strong enemy was already coming.

"Let's fight!"

Hard-headed to concentrate all my strength, I carried the sword head-on.

"Boom!"

The long sword broke in response to the overwhelm, and the blade grazed my arm under the action of inertia, and I lowered my waist and stabbed straight into the old earl's calf.

"Click!"

The chain mail that wrapped around my leg shattered many rings, but left no wounds, and with a sharp lift of his foot, he kicked away the half-severed sword in my hand.

The old earl put the heavy sword on my neck, and said with a look of regret: "It's a pity, Lord Duke, after all, a little cleverness can't match the real ability, do you have anything else to say?" He asked earnestly, and the blade of the sword was inseparable, obviously not ready to let me go.

A thousand words surged in my heart for a while, and it seemed that I couldn't say anything, but since I had come to this era abruptly, I would leave steadily before leaving, and it would not be much shame to die in the hands of a respectable knight.

"Thank you for ending my suffering, friend, it's my honor to be at your hands, do it." Smiling with gratitude from the bottom of my heart, I gently closed my eyes and waited for the ultimate moment to come.

"Pain?"

He repeated my words, confused at first, but quickly relieved.

"It's painful, who can avoid a heavy burden in life?"

The old earl nodded in understanding, and slightly removed the heavy sword that was close to his skin: "Please send greetings to your lady on my behalf, if...... If you see two dukes, just say...... I have failed their trust, may God punish this damned sinner! ”

"You did your best, friend." I deliberately omitted honorifics to bring the two of them closer, and the old earl sensed the kindness and smiled with satisfaction.

"Until now, you are still my most admired opponent, and I hope God will bless your soul to ascend to heaven!"

He moved his fingers, tightened his grip on the hilt, and as his body moved, the heavy sword slowly accumulated, and I bowed my head again and closed my eyes again, silently reciting the Requiem Mass in the church.

"Goodbye, Lord Duke!"

The wind blows in my ears, and the cold is chilling, is this what death tastes like? The corners of his eyes were filled with hot tears, and without warning, they burst out of his eyes and slowly trickled down his cheeks.

"Wait! Am I not dead? But with this real touch and deafening noise, is heaven incapable of avoiding troubles and wars? "I didn't dare to open my eyes, for fear of seeing the same terrible things as the mortal world.

"Is it polite that you decided the life and death of my master without permission?" This voice is code name four, and I jerked my head up, and my vision was really crowded with black robes.

"The devil in black has finally been seen."

The old earl retreated a few paces away, and with a faint expression on his arm, as if he had been wounded, he turned his face towards me, and said in a disappointed tone:

"I underestimate you, Lord Duke, no wonder you are obediently waiting for death, it turns out that you have already ambushed the trick, hehe, I told you to lie again, the old guy's brain is slow, and he will inevitably suffer a loss."

"Listen to me, Count, this ......"

I hurriedly stood up, my hands pointing between Code Number Four and myself, and I still had nothing to say for a long time.

"Alas...... You won't believe anything you justify, forget it. ”

I waved my hand weakly, slumped my shoulders and smiled bitterly.

"Why did you save me? How good it is for me to die......" to Code Name Four, and she stood in front of me like a heavy shield.

The Assassin leader probably didn't expect me to be like this, and his ears shook stiffly, representing the mood fluctuations in his heart.

"My mission is to bring you home alive." She replied coldly.

"But you've ruined my glory!"

"Which is more important, a useless name or a good life?"

Codenamed Silianzhu asked like a cannon: "Don't tell me that you have changed, stay in the green mountains, and the teachings of not being afraid of no firewood are still lingering in your ears." ”

She sarcastically said mercilessly, every word sharp as a steel needle piercing the soul.

The old earl suddenly applauded, with an inexplicable smile on his face, and he pretended to look around at the fierce battle between the soldiers on both sides, turning into a grim reaper in the sea of corpses and blood.

"Do we have to make a deal?" The injured arm was bleeding and staining the chariot lock rings red.

"It's over."

Codename 4 replied headlessly: "Don't be so troublesome, the dagger that hurt you is quenched with poison, and it is estimated that the time is almost up." ”

"What!"

This is my heartfelt exclamation, without the slightest element of exaggeration.

"You've gone too far!"

I didn't count her angrily, and stepped forward to hug the old earl, who was unsteady due to the attack of poison.

"I'm sorry, I hurt you, I'm sorry ......"

The old man's eyes, nostrils, and lips were bleeding, and his dilated pupils were sluggish, and he fumbled to grasp my hand, and with the last strength of his life, he asked:

"Please tell me the truth, Lord Duke...... Cough...... My, my little Leo, is he dead or not? ”

"He's alive! Still alive! Stay with my son Martin Jr., I swear! ”

Why is the sorrow in my heart so familiar, is this the grief of losing a friend? Like when you had to personally order the killing of Zareth? My God! Why do you always take pleasure in torturing mortals?

"I'm so stupid, so stupid......"

The old earl shook his head with a self-deprecating smile, and let go of the hand that was holding me: "I want to ask the truth from the mouth of a person who is full of lies, haha! ”

He laughed and coughed violently, thick black blood gushing out, and the signs of life were disappearing little by little.

"Not really...... "As soon as his arm sank, the old earl died suddenly, and he did not forgive me as a liar until he died."......

"Count Lechfeld is dead, there is no point in you continuing to resist, surrender quickly!"

Codename Four shouted at the top of his voice, and the people closer to us looked at us in a daze, and immediately showed a very different expression, the opponent's mercenaries were stunned, and the Nijmegen soldiers cheered, and the news spread through hundreds of mouths, quickly radiating to every corner of the battlefield, and everyone stopped fighting and stood at a loss.

(End of chapter)