Chapter 26: Night

Xiao Yan hid in the marching team and looked around, this mountain road was really quite treacherous and narrow, and could only accommodate 3 or 4 people walking side by side. The knights rotated in two groups with their shields, and some of the archers shot the outcropping bandits in the back. The strength of these archers is not low, and they don't look like malnourished militiamen, they should all be mercenaries who rely on their skills to make a living.

Just now, Galadia also found an opportunity to release a few arrows. There is no experience point reward for shooting enemies in this world, and the items dropped are basically gray debris, and the girl is not interested after shooting a few times.

"It's good to drop some generic points! It's too stingy. Galadia found a tree root to sit and rest, and there were stinky men exuding stinky sweat on the front and back, left and right, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

"Since there is no gain, you can go back a little later. This way up, I guess the bandits' counterattack is coming. Be careful not to fall into the trap together. Xiao Yan also felt a little frightened in such a place where he couldn't advance or retreat, in case the situation was unfavorable, he wouldn't even have a place to run.

After resting for two quarters of an hour, the brigade continued to attack, and from the large camp in the back was filled with a number of archers, saying that the wall of the bandits was not far ahead, and that long-range firepower needed to be added. The knights, foot soldiers, and archers, all led by the barons of House Hale, cautiously attacked the top of the hill.

Baron Hale was one of Viscount Sindra's staunchest allies and the first to respond to the call of the coalition. Having him lead the vanguard in attack at this time was also a reward for the Viscount's appreciation of his loyalty. After killing Lance, the greatest reputation and reward will certainly go to the Viscount, but the rest will also be very considerable. Whoever can act as a pioneer will get the lion's share.

Therefore, the position of the vanguard leader is also a good battle between the two barons. Dangerous? The barons are not afraid of danger, under the heavy protection of the strong knights, the attack has already lost the main force of a rabble like the bandits, what danger can there be?

Sure enough, I didn't go far to see a gate-like pass set up by the bandits, and because of the dangerous terrain, the wall was also low, and there were only more than 20 bandits guarding it. However, the bandits knew that they would not be spared after the officers and soldiers broke through the cottage, so they all fought to the death, and the rolling stones and trees just kept coming. What's even worse is that at this time, the mountain road is spiraling upwards in a zigzag shape, and the coalition forces are standing on a gentle slope at the bottom, and there are thieves on the top who also come to reinforce from time to time, and they have to throw stones down from time to time.

The militia was caught off guard, crowded in front and back, and was immediately stoned to death and injured several times, and there was even a knight who only cared about protecting the cold arrow in front of him, but was hit by a large rock on the top of his head, and his brain burst to death on the spot.

This time, the team was in chaos, and Xiao Yan hid behind with Galadia, but he didn't expect the incident to happen so suddenly, and the two of them were also coerced by the chaotic army and retreated.

The barons and knights, seeing the collapse of the ranks, shouted to gather the men and horses. But where can the team that you push me into a mess can be gathered, and several people are crowded and pushed aside. At this time, a tall and strong figure appeared on the closed door. He bent his bow and arrows, and his momentum was extraordinary, and he stood out among the minions, but he was the leader of the bandits, Lance.

He endured until now, just to wait for the coalition army to fall into the attack of this terrain, and he also calculated to kill the core of several coalition forces and crush the morale of the opposite side in one fell swoop.

As soon as this Lance came out, the morale of the bandits went up to a new level, and everyone scrambled to be the first. The density of stones and cold arrows has more than doubled. The black-armored knights Walg and Baron Hale were overwhelmed and in disarray.

"It's coming! What a strong momentum! Jialadiya pulled Xiao Yan to hide behind a big tree on the side to avoid the crowding of the chaotic army, her perception attribute was the highest, and her premonition of the battlefield was very keen.

This Lance was not greedy for merit, and smirked and took out an iron arrow and shot it at the baron's shoulder socket. The baron wears armor, but it's just a layer of chain mail. Lance's heavy arrows can penetrate even an iron shield, not to mention this mere chain mail, which instantly shot the baron who couldn't dodge into a bloody stream, and fell to the ground.

The crowd was even more chaotic, and the baron had iron arrows hanging from his body, and he screamed in pain every time he was crowded. Walg saw it not far away and hurried to help. By this time, the militia had been demoralized, and a pair of big feet had stepped over the baron, trampling him half to death, and Volg, a strong man in black armor, was exposed.

Volg was bent on rescuing the baron, exposing his back to the bandits' fire. However, he relied on himself to wear double heavy armor and thought that it would not be a problem to hold on for a while. When he ran to the baron's side, he found that it was an armor-piercing heavy arrow inserted in the shoulder socket, and his heart sank on the spot.

"Bad ......" Before Volg could open his mouth to speak, an iron arrow pierced his back. Although the iron armor also provided a lot of protection, this arrow at close range still pierced through the armor and hit him hard. Foaming blood, Walg turned slowly, as if to see who had shot him, only to see who had shot him, only to have another arrow hit him on the left side of his waist and abdomen.

The strong man was hit by another arrow, and fell to his knees with a plop, his mouth covered with blood foam. The baron on the side covered his wound and saw his appearance, and his whole body trembled.

The soldiers around him have dispersed in a hurry, and the bandits are chasing the coalition forces and slashing all the way.

The fierce and cruel Lance proudly walked from the wall, surrounded by adoring and flattering minions. Volg watched as the bandit leader took the mace from his waist and played with it in his hand.

"It's a good thing." Lance exclaimed, waved his hand, and Volg's huge iron helmet was knocked away, and the head inside was smashed into a pile of pieces, red and white painted on the ground.

The coalition army retreated all the way down from the mountain, counted the casualties, lost more than 30 foot soldiers, and lost a baron and two knights. Among them, the black-armored knight Walg was faintly the leader of the knights, and after hearing the battle report of the rout, he was killed without any power to fight back in the hands of Lance.

"The immediate priority is to redeem Sir Hale." Viscount Sindra covered his face with his hands in pain. He painstakingly gathered two barons, hoping to take the opportunity to beat the bandit, the water dog. If the victory is carried out as planned, Lance's large amount of treasure can increase the family's power to a higher level, and the regular knights under the clan can be doubled, to say the least. Coupled with the fact that the Knight of Sin has such a big name in the kingdom, after killing this villain, the name of Viscount Sindra will inevitably resound throughout the East, and the position of Count is also in the process of being turned over.

But now, not to mention the Knight of Walger, who had damaged the backbone of the family, Baron Hale, who had followed him, had been captured. You know, Baron Hale is a solid supporter of the Viscount, and every drop of blood he sheds is a resounding slap in the face of the Viscount. The other nobles saw that the viscount could not even protect his own minions, so how could they support his banner.

"Maybe we can pay the ransom," the remaining baron was also frightened, secretly glad that he hadn't been to the front like Hale's idiot, "It's just that that barbarian from Lance will inevitably open his mouth and take the opportunity to blackmail us into withdrawing." ”

"Damn!" The viscount was so ruthless that his teeth itched, not only why didn't Lance, a stubborn thief, cut off the head and send it himself, but also how to fight Hale's waste so unusably, he was captured in a battle.