Chapter 48: Harassment Tactics

After continuing to toss for more than half an hour, the noble commander of the city guard finally gave up, and made do with finding a small stream, filling his stomach with clear spring water, and deceiving himself that he had already eaten, and then found a place that seemed to be sheltered from the mountain, and was ready to rest for a while, and then continue the capture journey at dawn.

The temperature at night is already low, in the mountains, the cold wind can be said to be pervasive, blown by the mountain wind from nowhere, the body feels even colder, especially the mountain spring water in the belly, whether it is sweet or not, it is definitely cold enough! The cold inside and outside forced the bottom, the sleepy and tired Young Master Ivan couldn't wait to raise a bonfire, and then leaned on the mountain rock behind him, and took a nap.

Spending the night alone in the wilderness, not finding a safe and proper cave in a hurry, and not bringing tents and other daily necessities for sleeping in the open, lighting a bonfire on the spot can not only resist and disperse the raging cold, so as not to be hurt by the cold, but also to drive away the beasts passing by and avoid their harm, this common sense Young Master Ivan has.

It's a pity that at this moment, it won't work to measure it with common sense, his trip is not a short spring trip, not a vacation camping with nothing to do, but wants to help his "innocent" brother avenge and catch the murderer with good strength with his own hands.

The most terrible thing is that the two young murderers seem to be very familiar, and they are even good at living in the jungle and other wild places.

Entering the dense forest, for Normer and Dawn, it is like a fish in water, back to their own territory, especially these two "little fish", which are actually more terrifying than sharks or even killer whales.

Ivan Stipild didn't know that since he entered the jungle, he had been under the surveillance of the "prey" throughout the whole process, almost every move fell in the eyes of Normer and Dawn, and even the "tracking" route was deliberately designed and guided by the two, and he was unknowingly led by the nose.

Under the cold moonlight, on a large tree less than a hundred meters away from the small col where the commander of the city guard was resting, Normer and Dawn were quietly observing the sleeping enemy, and the dense branches and foliage formed a natural cover, covering the existence of the two, even in broad daylight, as long as the two were silent, Ivan Stipild could not find their trace when he stared at the other side, let alone now.

"Brother, it's time to wake up the 'big stupid donkey'?" the girl snuggled up to Normer, her mouth pressed against his ear, and asked softly, "You see that his head is little by little from time to time, and he must be asleep." ”

The boy shook his head and said, "Wait a few more minutes." He had slept less than a quarter of an hour, perhaps faking sleep. Even if you are too tired to do it, you are really asleep, and you are not completely asleep. ”

"That's good. Just wait for him to fall into a deep sleep before doing it, it would be better if he could directly let him sleep forever. Dawn said longingly.

"I guess it's not that easy. You see, the 'big stupid donkey' is not low in vigilance, and the right hand holding the sword can always be placed on the hilt. ”

No matter how tired he was, the commander of the city guard army was also a sixth-level soldier who had entered the middle level, the strength of his body was not covered, and his energy was also very strong, and he lacked rest all night, and he did not have a moderate level of tracking to replenish food in time, so that he would not completely lose his combat effectiveness.

"Hmm. Dawn smiled sweetly, not discouraged at all, since there was no way to kill Ivan Stipild with one arrow, then it would be better to find a chance to shoot a few more arrows, after all, he would always be able to shoot him, right?

The conversation between the two men was close to each other's ears, and the voices were kept very low, so that the target could not be heard by the interference of the sharp and whistling mountain wind.

Young Master Ivan's head was drooping to one side, and he was really asleep.

At first, as Normer had guessed, the commander of the city guard sitting cross-legged only entered a state of meditation and relaxation, adjusting his breathing, and he did not dare to relax his vigilance, after all, there were two extraordinary enemies near him, who could jump out of the darkness and stab him at any time.

Although according to his cognition, as a middle-level soldier, he tracked for most of the night, and he was still so tired, and the two teenagers whose cultivation realm was far inferior to his own should be more tired than himself, and according to Danice's confession, the young man had been on the road all day, and he didn't even have a chance to repair, so he fell into the ambush of the city guards and fought fiercely. After fleeing until now, it must be exhaustive, and it is normal to choose to find a sheltered col and sleep down.

Out of caution, Ivan Stipild slowed down his breathing, and gradually entered meditation, the whole person was in a state of seeming to be asleep but not asleep, as if waking up but not waking up, it seemed that his eyes were closed, but in fact, his perception was more acute than when he opened his eyes, and he didn't dare to say that there were people walking within a radius of twenty or thirty meters, and he could detect it in time.

However, he was indeed too tired, not so tired for a long time, physically and mentally exhausted, the campfire in front of him exuded much-needed warmth, bringing him a sense of safety and wonderful comfort, and at the same time, with the surrounding except for the whistling sound of the mountain wind, everything was so calm, so peaceful, the feeling of exhaustion became heavier and heavier, more and more obvious, whether it was thinking or body, they were constantly persuading him: sleep, sleep. Get a good night's sleep, and when you wake up, the day dawns, and the murderer is in danger......

So unconsciously, the eldest young master Ivan finally couldn't resist the temptation of deep sleep, relaxed, and slowly fell into a deep sleep, and even the fingers that held the hilt of the sword gradually loosened.

Vaguely, Dynes was crouching beneath him, enduring humiliation and being tortured with tears on her face...... This is the kind of process that Commander Ivan enjoys the most in his life, that kind of taste.

Just when he was still in his dream, a chill for no reason enveloped his body, stimulating him to stand on end!

Not good!

As soon as Ivan Stipild woke up from his dream, he saw a three-edged arrow spinning at high speed, shooting at him from a high point in the air, and it was getting bigger and bigger, and the white fighting spirit wrapped in the arrow shone like a star in the sky!

There was no time to think about what was going on, under the threat of death, the Great Commander of the City Guard Army was running at a high speed of qi and blood all over his body, and the fighting spirit subconsciously burst out from his body, forming a red light shield outside his body, and at the same time spreading along his arm to the long knife.

"Ha!" burst into a shout, and the sword was like an angry wave, rolling straight towards the cold arrow that instantly reached the body from the bottom up.

Two rays of light, one red and one white, collided in one place at high speed, and after a short flash, they dissipated together in the cold night.

Ivan Stipild remained on his right knee, holding his knife in both hands and parrying upwards, motionless, cold sweat streaming down his forehead. On the ground on either side of the support leg on his left side, the front and back of a feathered arrow fell.

This fatal arrow was finally blocked.

With a long breath of hot air, the Grand Commander of the City Guard Army gasped violently, and his heart was afraid for a while.

The sneak attack came too suddenly, and it was good that he could wake up in an instant while he was asleep, but he really didn't have time to stand up from the posture of sitting cross-legged, and then make the correct evasive action, so he could only try his best to slash out the previous knife, but fortunately, although the posture was twisted, the instantaneous explosion still saved his life.

He slowly straightened his body, the tingling sensation in all parts of his body was extremely strong, and in his defenseless sleep, the sudden explosion of fighting qi in his whole body was not without a price, not to mention anything else, the upper and lower meridians, muscle tissue, etc., were more or less damaged, and this tingling sensation proved that it was fortunate that the capillaries on the surface of the body did not burst out in large quantities.

"If you have the ability to come out and fight to the death! What kind of ability is it to hide in the dark and release cold arrows!"

The commander of the city guard was furious, and roared loudly into the night, completely forgetting how he had calculated in the afternoon and mobilized hundreds of men to besiege two young men, plus an old man.

No one responded to him.

Frightened and angry, staring at the dark mountain forest opposite, Ivan Stipild could not tell where the arrow that almost killed him came from, and at this moment the mountain wind was blowing, and the pine waves of the dense forest, which could barely see the outline, rustled, as if every tree was laughing at him, mocking his incompetence and failure.

Everything was so calm and natural, as if the thrilling scene that had just happened was just his assumption, and the purpose was just to wake him up from his dream.

After a long and vain gaze wandering over the mountains and forests that were like splashes of ink, Ivan Stipild stamped his feet, gave up his plan, and pulled out of the night the intention of the "thief" who had murdered him, took two steps forward, and extinguished the bonfire in front of him.

No matter how inexperienced you are, you should know at this time that the one who exposes your specific location in the middle of the night is the bonfire that can bring you a little warmth in the cold night, no matter how reluctant you are, you have to give it up now, otherwise, the next sneak attack luck will be a little bit almost impossible to dodge.

Normer and Dawn in the trees looked at each other and smiled, as the two had predicted, the Grand Commander of the City Guard did not dare to venture over and search.

First, although the straight-line distance between the two sides is less than a hundred meters, they are actually located on two hills, that is, there is a small valley in the middle, and the eldest young master Ivan can't fly, and if he wants to come over to avenge the sneak attack, he can only honestly trek from the ground, and when he reaches the mountain where Normo is now, the two have already fled;

Second, Young Master Ivan didn't know the specific location of the enemy at all, and this was the reason why the two of them discussed it and decided that Normer would be in charge of the attack alone.

Unless Ivan Stipild did not dodge the hidden arrow, or was killed or wounded, as long as he managed to dodge a catastrophe like now, he could judge the basic location of the two hiding from the incoming crossbow arrows.

Solmer's longbow is good at throwing, and the roaring bonfire provides the boy with accurate orientation in the dark, and he is a skilled archer, and he has a great deal of confidence in hitting the enemy. And because of the sneak attack by projectile, as long as the eldest young master Ivan is not in a state of false sleep all the time, he can only see the feather arrows located at the height of the parabola at most at the moment of wakefulness, and it is impossible to infer where the two are standing from this.

Therefore, in essence, Dawn and Normer, who had thought so fully and meticulously about the sneak attack, were invincible from the beginning, advancing and retreating freely, attacking and defending at will.

And Ivan Stipild, who did not have the means of long-range attack, was destined to be beaten blindly.

Of course, it is not entirely true to say that Normer was very satisfied with the results of this sneak attack, and in order to ensure the accuracy of the hit, he deliberately chose to shoot the feather arrow when the wind was light, so as not to affect the trajectory of the feather arrow and cause it to miss. However, because of this, the loss of the howling mountain wind as a cover, the dark arrow finally woke up Ivan Stipild and allowed him to avoid the murder at the last moment, which is a little regret.