Chapter 4: Escape

Riptide was destroyed, but Arturius and Snorlan didn't bury it, and of course, they didn't want to.

By the time of the battle in the square, the signs of the imminent destruction of Riptide were already visible, and Arturius knew this, the militia had completed the raid on the dilapidated house, and they had not found any weapons that could have been called good, but they had at least made sure that they had a table leg or stool leg in their hands - as for Snowland, he had picked up a rusty pan under the bed on the second floor, he didn't know how it got to the bottom of the bed, he didn't want to know, he just knew, This pan will be his survival tonight.

Arturius glanced at the pan in Snowlan's hand with interest, and after seeing that Snowland and the militia had "weapons", he asked Snowland: "Friend, have you ever killed someone?" ”

Snorlan smiled wryly and shook his head.

Arturius nodded and said to Snorlan, "That's ...... It doesn't matter, we're not here to kill today, we're here to escape, and if there is a conflict with the Cégus or the Roes, I hope you don't relent. ”

Snorlan also nodded: "I understand." I'm not going to be soft. ”

"Very well," said Arturius, turning to the militiamen, "brothers, be ready for battle, follow me, and do not be left behind!" ”

The militiamen all nodded, and Arturius walked to the door, half-crouched down, and gently pushed the door open. It was night outside the door, but the fire ignited the town, and the dim light of the fire shone all around, Arturius carefully observed the situation, and saw that there were no Céguns or Roes, he waved his hand, signaling the people behind him to follow, and he ran in the direction of the town with a group of militia and Snorlan.

Just as they had just run a short distance, they heard the hoarse roar of the Segou soldiers coming from the square behind them, and Arturius knew in his heart that the Segu soldiers would not hold out for long, so he quickened his pace.

However, at this moment, three Roe suddenly appeared around the corner in front of them, their bodies drenched in blood, with cruel and hideous smiles on their faces, this smile was mixed with blood, and under the reflection of the flames, it was the three devils who wandered into the world. Arturius spotted them, and they naturally discovered Arturius and the others, and surprisingly, they did not retreat when the enemy was four times their own, but smiled more happily and fiercely, clenched their swords and charged at Arturius and the others!

Arturius felt bad in his heart, even though there were many of them, but their clothes were tattered, and their weapons were even more rudimentary, but the other three were fully armed and well-equipped, even if they had many people, it was difficult to confront them head-on, but at this time it was too late to escape, Arturius had to shout: "Prepare for battle!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the other three had already come to Arturius, and the first person took an arrow step, and slashed from the upper left of Arturius with a sword, and wanted to take Arturius's head! Arturius has been on the battlefield for a long time, and this kind of formation has also seen a lot, I saw that he was not in a hurry, he took a step forward with his right, his body was short, he missed the sword, and his left arm hit him fiercely, hitting him with a stagger, and involuntarily fell forward, at this time Snorlan was standing not far behind Arturius, and when he saw the enemy staggering in his direction, he couldn't help but feel a little panicked in his heart. After all, he has been pampered since he was a child, and he has only fought a few times since he was a child, but out of instinct, he still clenched the pan in his hand and hit the back of the enemy's head with his hand.

Asthalo gave him a strong physique when Snorlan crossed, and his strength was naturally much greater than that of ordinary people, and the back of the human head was extremely fragile, even if it was a delicate woman, you couldn't stand it if you took a frying pan in the back of your head, after all, the brain stem is located in the back of the human head, and the skull in the back of the brain is also relatively fragile, and it will kill you if you are hit hard. People are not gray wolves, and their faces are not red and their hearts are not beating after being hit by a pan dozens of times a day. The result of the combination of the two was that the Roe man was hit by a powerful Snorlan on the back of the head, and he lay on the ground and did not move, and it is unknown whether he fainted or simply died.

Snorlan was also shocked by his results, he glanced at the pan, it was slightly dented, he didn't know that his hand could have such a miraculous effect.

Seeing this, the remaining two Roe people had more killing intent, and rushed towards Arturius and Snorlan together, Arturius threw the stool leg in his hand hard, and one of them was facing the door, only to see him covering his face and screaming, and couldn't help but slow down, at this time the other person rushed forward and sent the long sword in his hand to Arturius, Arturius twisted his waist, missed the long sword, and his right hand took the right hand of the Roe man holding the sword like lightning, and pinched it hard, the Roe man screamed, and couldn't help but let go of the long sword in his hand, only to hear a "bell", The long sword fell to the ground, Arturius was even more unforgiving, and pulled the Roe man hard, the Roe man couldn't help but fall forward, Arturius took advantage of the situation to take advantage of the situation and grabbed his neck like a snake out of the hole, lifted him up, and wanted to strangle the Roe man, the Roe man was hanging in the air, naturally both hands clasped Arturius's left hand, I saw Arturius clenching his right fist, and a few swift blows hit the temple of the Roe man like a storm, only to see that the Roe man was out of breath after a while, Arturius threw him aside, Look at the other Roe, who had been subdued by several militiamen as he covered his face and wailed.

"Captain, what about this guy?" A strong man from the militia asked Arturius angrily.

Arturius went to the Naroai and asked, "Who are you?" What are you doing here? ”

The man glared at Arturius with resentment, gritted his teeth, and suddenly his eyes began to bleed, and then a mouthful of deep purple blood came out of his mouth, and his neck was crooked, and he died. It is clear that he committed suicide by taking poison.

A militiaman saw that he was out of breath, and couldn't help but sigh: "These Roe people are too cruel to themselves." ”

Arturius shook his head: "They don't look like Roe soldiers. Their fighting skills and physical fitness are weak, and they do not seem to have been rigorously trained, and they are far superior to the Roe soldiers...... Crazy. I think they're more of a cult than Roe's regular army. ”

The militiamen also nodded, and they agreed with Arturius. Arturius picked up the long sword on the ground, turned his head and asked Snorlan, "Friend, do you know how to use a sword?"

Snorlan shook his head and laughed self-deprecatingly: "I won't use it, in fact, I feel that this pan is quite handy." He also raised the pan in his hand.

Arturius smiled, "Indeed, you were really good at that moment. Then he said to the militiamen, "Harlan and Pol, you two have the best swordsmanship, take those two swords, and we should go." ”

Two of the militia men came out and picked up the remaining two swords, they were Harlan and Pol.

Arturius looked around, the raging fire had spread here, shouts of killing and wailing were endless, and it seemed that there was not much time left for them. Arturius ran with Snolan and the militia in the direction of the town. Thankfully, they're not far away.

As Arturius and the others ran into the dark wilderness, Riptide was engulfed in flames. But in the sea of fire, the blood suddenly began to boil, forming patches of blood mist in the air, and the cultists laughed fiercely and brightly, just as they killed the last resident of Riptide Town, they laughed wildly and shouted, but strangely, their eyes began to bleed at the same time, and then they fell down in unison, and all died in an instant!

The blood mist began to fill, and a magic array made of the corpses of Segu's soldiers in the square in the center of the town began to emit a strong red light, and then, in an instant, the blood mist and red light dissipated together, leaving only the corpses all over the ground and the burning Torrent Town.

Arturius and the others, of course, could not see this strange sight, they had already entered the wilderness, and after walking for a long time, Arturius found a cave from memory, they entered the cave, lit a fire, and prepared to rest for the night, and then set out again in the morning - the wilderness at night is the territory of beasts and monsters, not humans.

Snorlan was on fire, and what had happened today made him feel like he was living in a dream, and he was still a little overwhelmed.

Arturius came to him and said to him with a smile, "How is it?" You okay? ”

Snorlan nodded and said, "It's okay." That man...... It's the guy I smashed with the pan...... He's dead? ”

Arturius nodded: "Dead." You don't have any burden, if he doesn't die, we have to die, this is the border, human life has never been worth anything. ”

Snorlan nodded again: "I know...... Can...... After all, this is a living person, after all, I killed him......"

Arturius sighed and changed the subject: "Okay, don't mention this, friend, what are you going to do next, do you want to go back to Crane Village with us or ......?" ”

"Crane Village? Your home? ”

"That's right, our home is also the base of our Marton rebels. There is no imperial exploitation and oppression, we are self-sufficient and resist the tyranny of the empire. Arturius' eyes began to light up at the mention of the village of Crane and the rebels, and a strange charm of a mixture of confidence and determination radiated from him.

Snorlan thought about it, he knew almost nothing about the world anyway, and since Arturius had invited him, why wouldn't he do it? So he nodded and said, "Well, in that case, I'll join you." ”

Arturius smiled, stood up, and introduced to the militia around him: "Brothers, this is Snorlan, the new brother who has joined us!" ”

The militiamen laughed, and a few whistled. Arturius continued, "It's a pity that there is no wine here, but when we get back to the village of Crane, we must have a good drink!" Let's take a break and tomorrow we'll find a village to rent a few wagons and go home! ”

The militia was full of longing to return home. They have been out for half a month, and they have been caught by the Imperials, and they have lost more than a dozen people, and they only hope to have a good rest and rest and leave these troubles behind for the time being. Snorlan is also looking forward to the village of Crane, he is now full of curiosity about the village of Crane, a base of the rebel army, even if this rebel army seems to be small, but what are the conditions of their base area? Is it wealth or poverty? But in any case, it is better than being alone. After a day of tiredness, although Snorlan was physically strong, he was still mentally a pampered ordinary person, and after a while, he fell asleep deeply.