"What is this, a new friend you've made in Talrond?"

On the central bridge, which was dim because of the darkness of the night, there was gradually the sound of heavy armor rubbing against each other, but the first thing that sounded was not the words of the armored man who was chasing from the city lord's mansion, but the haska who was carrying a giant axe on the side: "The happy dinner time that the boss gave you is over?" Will you have time to hang out? ”

"We found a mouse, so we chased it until now."

A calm and muffled voice vibrated in the huge armor, like a deep abyss walking on the street: "It's you...... I'm afraid your image in the heart of the city lord will be lowered because of your absence again. ”

"It's all Eduin, who is inferior to that brute! This is his trap on me! The strong man with the bow back holding the giant axe in one hand immediately roared: "At the next meeting of the city lords, I must accuse the boss of his crimes!" ”

"But first, you have to be able to get to the Lord's Council."

Another old-sounding voice sounded on the other side of the central bridge, accompanied by a black shadow and a long weapon leaning on the black shadow's shoulder: "If the current situation continues...... I'm afraid your name won't be on the next invitation list. ”

"Goo......

"The master of the Twelve Thrones has changed countless candidates, and you certainly won't be the last." The heavily armored man snorted and silenced the strong man's voice: "The Free City has always advocated liberalism, and the survival of the fittest...... is the root of it. ”

"The weak can only be eliminated, for whatever reason." His figure remained motionless, and his voice was as solemn as a mountain: "If you disappear in front of us, I will not be surprised at all." ”

"The strong are naturally qualified to say these words, so your point of view ...... There is nothing convincing. The black figure with the gun standing behind him then responded, "And...... Huskar, your mind really needs to be exercised, and you are led by the nose by that kind of narrow-minded guy every day......"

"If someone makes trouble on your turf, won't you come back and deal with it?" The giant man on the side immediately shouted loudly with his axe: "You guys who can only talk about it, you don't know how much strength it takes to lead a tribe......

"Then you can't do the same...... Innocence, the means are too monotonous, you should learn to deflect hatred and use your strength against the real enemy......"

"Oh, old Joel, are you trying to persuade your 'friends' to deal with your enemies? And it's free? It's not your usual style......"

"So what, I'm doing this out of a good intention, although I don't like Huska either, but from the perspective of Liberty City, this guy is also a good person......"

I said...... Several. ”

As if finally realizing the fact that he had been ignored, Duan Qing's slightly embarrassed voice abruptly inserted into the conversation between several people: "Have you forgotten something?" ”

"Forgot what? Oh, are you talking about yourself? ”

Huskar, who was carrying an axe, tilted his head, and his eyes turned back and forth on Duan Qing's body: "Anyway, it's already a dead man......"

Hmmm-

The chilling sword qi was like a sudden cold wind, cutting through the air in front of the central bridge, and then slammed into the surface of the blood-covered giant axe with a loud metal collision. A bright light immediately flashed from the top of the bowed warrior's head, and a few strands of curly hair flew into the sky behind him, and the head of one of the warriors who was forced to raise his weapon immediately emerged from behind the axe, and shouted forward with an extremely angry expression: "How dare you-"

A stone spike that flew from the darkness flew in front of him in the next moment, blocking back all the words he wanted to shout.

“…… How can you still use magic? ”

The dull voice appeared in the direction of the armored man with the sound of a giant man falling to the ground in embarrassment, but the hands that were originally held in front of his chest also let go with the movement of his standing up: "It's a pity, I originally thought you were a powerful warrior......"

"Are you worried that I can't become a true swordsman by practicing magic?"

Duan Qing's voice immediately sounded in the distance of the bridge: "I'm sorry, we adventurers don't have such a concept, in our eyes...... There is no strongest strength, only the most suitable moves. ”

“…… You can say that again. ”

The dark shadow of the Heavy Battle Armor looked at this side for a moment, and then let out a muffled exclamation, "You have a lot of ideas, boy. ”

"That's why you've been chasing after you for so long...... Just for me? Duan Qing in the dark made a helpless voice: "And the one in the back is too?" ”

"In my long memory, it's been a long time since anyone dared to break into the City Lord's Mansion at night."

Old Joel, who was carrying a spear, took his own steps and walked towards this side of the bridge, and some of the shadows that had been quietly hiding in the darkness of the onlookers on the side of the bridge also disappeared one by one because of his downward gaze: "Especially when everyone is in the regular meeting...... Such a bold man, of course old Joel should come and see it. ”

"Say your name." He walked over to the side of the armored warrior and took off a wide-brimmed hat from his head: "If anything...... Please also name the person you are serving. ”

“……”

"Why, a person who dares to sacrifice himself to cover his teammates doesn't even have the guts to do so?"

With a splash of white hair, old Joel threw away the hat in his hand, and at the same time pulled his right hand and ripped off the spear on his shoulder: "It seems...... If you don't suffer a little, you won't tell the truth. ”

"Wait, this guy is my prey."

The giant axe man who finally stood up stepped forward, and the stone floor under his feet cracked a little: "Let go of the culprit of the trouble, and act as their companion, and most importantly, ......"

"How dare you offend me—the great Huskar?"

The giant axe once again drew an indistinguishable arc of light in the air, and then with a momentum that was enough to set off a storm and waves, an axe shadow was sent to the darkness opposite the central bridge, and a house located on the edge of the road was immediately cut by the axe shadow, and the sawdust in the sky was cut in half, and in the sound of the boom and collapse, the giant man holding the axe stopped his wild laughter and strode over: "Don't hide from the little guy, I know you're not dead......

"Come out for me!"

The axe swept up a wave of air on the ground, blasting all the debris flying to this side, and at the same time blowing away the dust that blocked the lighting of the streetlights. A sword shadow immediately appeared at his feet, slashing in front of his toes, but Huskar, who had stopped in an instant and escaped this fate, smiled and bent his body even more: "Furious ......"

"Rush!"

The figure with the giant axe made a large footprint on the stone pavement, and disappeared in front of everyone in an instant, blowing away a large amount of dust as it slammed into the ruined house. The sawdust that flew up again then obscured the light from the magic street lamp again, leaving only two black outlines that slammed together, but one of the black silhouettes that shattered with it was condensed by the earth element containing magical energy: "Earth Wall Technique!" ”

"Sweep!"

"Rock Spikes!"

"Pick!"

The irregularly shaped stone hammer shone twice in a row in the darkness as Duan Qing shouted several times, and at the same time that a certain rock statue was shattered, it launched a double-line attack of heavy hammer and magic in the direction where Huska was. The giant axe warrior who dodged one of the stone thorns barely raised his axe to block the first attack, but in the end, he was smashed out by the second powerful upward attack, and then in the backward action, he watched the man in the dust knock down from top to bottom, with the force of the fall: "Finally, ......"

"Meteor Hammer!"

The stone hammer smashed a deep hole in the ground, raising a cloud of debris, and smashing the giant man with the axe into the air and shooting it flat into another house across the street. The dilapidated house and its shop signs immediately stepped into the same footsteps, and were bombarded into pieces of sawdust and rubble by that figure, but Duan Qing, who slowly walked out from this side, did not choose to pursue, but lightly shook the dust on his body, and looked at the side of the bridge again: "I just want to prove that I am not a dead person, I don't want to fight with you, so I ......"

"Can you first convince your brainless friend not to make him so impulsive?"

“…… I admit to Huskar's IQ flaws, but I don't think he's a fool. ”

Listening to the furious roar coming from the ruins, old Joel with a spear said in a deep voice, "That magic just now...... That's not an earthen wall technique, it's elemental shaping, right? ”

"How is it possible, my magic level hasn't reached this level yet."

Waving his hand meaninglessly, Duan Qing pointed to the place where he was originally located: "I did use the earth wall technique, but it was only one size smaller, and ...... I used my short sword to trim it a little. ”

"Trimming? Just now? Old Joel shook his head: "In a very short time, cut a native figure with a sword...... Are you going to make me believe this? ”

"If the line of sight is not very good, it is enough to cut it almost enough." Duan Qing lowered his head: "And ......"

"I'm still quite confident in my swordsmanship."

“…… You're the first adventurer I've ever seen who can use sword energy at will. ”

The heavily armored warrior who was standing on the edge of the bridge and watched coldly finally opened his mouth angrily, and the sound of heavy armor clashing began to sound in his steps: "From this point of view...... This is indeed a reason for you to be proud of, but it is not enough to excuse you from breaking into the City Lord's Mansion at night. ”

"I, the First Throne, John Reiner, am interested in an adversary like you." He said in a deep voice, and his hands covered in armor began to glow with a dark golden light gradually: "I have one last question for you before the decisive victory. ”

"You...... Are you ready to be aware of death? ”

“…… Ha. ”

He was answered with a disdainful look: "How can you ask an adventurer this kind of question......

"Which of us adventurers is a guy who is afraid of death?"

“…… Very good, then ......"

Throwing a look at Old Joel next to him, the heavily armored man laughed in a low voice, but a giant axe warrior who rushed out of the ruins with a howl suddenly pounced on Duan Qing's side and took the lead in breaking this last confrontation: "I want to warn you, boy!" ”

"You've me off!"

The tip of the axe with a terrifying scream pierced the air around Duan Qing, enveloping the breath of death in it, and then suddenly dissipated in the adventurer's raised hand, stopping before a subtle sword qi was about to pierce into his abdomen, Duan Qing, who secretly drew out the black short sword, stepped forward immediately, and took the lead in attacking in the direction where the giant axe warrior was located with a sword and a hammer, but a spear shadow like a knife slash slashed in front of Duan Qing first, blocking his footsteps on the road: "Hey, boy, You can't go wild......"

"We still need some face in our free city."

The tip of the spear, which contained some kind of power, then lifted upward, brushed past the tip of Duan Qing's nose, which was able to dodge, and then flipped an angle in the air, stabbing sideways towards his chest like a ghost. Duan Qing, who looked helpless, had no choice but to continue to retreat, his body fell into the already rugged stone road behind him, and then a moment before his back was about to make contact with the ground, he suddenly spun with two weapons: "Sweeping Sword!" ”

The tip of the spear that stabbed out and the body that turned into a hedgehog were mixed together, and then flew to the side with the force of rotation, but Duan Qing, who was maintaining the rotation action, suddenly struggled and hammered on the ground behind him with one hand: "Rolling Dragon!" ”

The kick containing strength flew diagonally with the momentum brought by inertia, swept over the shadow of the gun, and then kicked a certain giant man who had just pounced on the other side with Duan Qing's action of completely falling to the ground. A rising earthen wall then sent his lying figure to the air into the air, escaping the attack of Old Joel's next spear, Duan Qing, who was suspended in the air with the rising force, did not relax at all, turned around and threw out an emerald green spell: "Don't use ...... at this time"

"Wind Condensation!"

The golden sword qi that had appeared once in the castle reappeared at the bridge head of the central bridge, and flew into the dim sky with the movement of a heavily armored warrior's hands folded, as if the actual light illuminated the entire city, but the figure in the center of the ray was slightly deflected towards the space next to it due to a sudden air explosion without warning. Huskar, who got up from the ground with his head dangling, shrank his head slightly in fear, and seemed to sense a trace of terror from the dark golden aura that pierced the sky, but the next moment, he remembered the figure of the hateful adventurer: "That small adventurer...... Where did he go? ”

"Like...... I didn't hit it. ”

Old Joel on the side looked at the figure who was brought to the edge of the city by that blow, and said with some regret: "None of the air targets can be hit...... Looks like it's time for you to practice, Reiner. ”

"You're not qualified to judge my prowess, old Joel. But ......"

The black shadow of the heavy armor did not speak immediately, but looked in the direction of the blow just now for a while, but finally snorted faintly, turned around and walked in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion: "Forget it......"

"Since he's not dead, let's let him go first."