Act Forty-Nine: Swordsmanship
Because he did not deliberately hide himself, Brando's first floor atrium was discovered by the guards, and after he killed three people, the seven-man patrol scattered and fled, bringing information about the intruders to every corner of the castle.
There were thirty-two guards in Yusong Castle, most of whom were mercenaries. Among them, the captain is the leader of the mercenaries from Jean Denel, who is highly skilled in martial arts, and not only has the strength of the black iron swordsman in the middle but also has a commanding mind.
As a result, when Brando entered the second floor of the ballroom, he was ambushed, and eleven guards were involved. As soon as he pushed the door open, the hall was brightly lit, and the archers who were lying in ambush in the corridor on the upper floor immediately started to shoot arrows.
At such a close distance, almost as soon as the bowstring rang in front of him, Brando only had time to raise his hand to protect his face, chest, and lower abdomen, the blue fluorescence of the protective gloves flickered slightly, and the most accurate arrows were pushed aside by the expanding light—of course, a few arrows flew past his arms and thighs.
Brando gritted his teeth and cursed in his heart. Although for him, the constitution of 4 energy levels is equivalent to the muscles automatically unloading most of their strength, transforming the damage that would have caused serious injuries into normal damage. What was originally a skin wound would turn into an abrasion, and a lighter weapon wouldn't even be able to cut through his skin.
But even so, the pain does not diminish at all.
However, if Brando knows that there are a large number of guards in ambush in the cloister on the second floor, he may immediately withdraw to take a detour to seize the spiral staircase at the other end. Although there must be guards on the staircase inside the castle, the terrain there is at least not so treacherous.
But now it's different.
He swung his sword diagonally upwards, and a transparent ripple crossed his blade and spread across half of the hall—with a loud bang, and the candlesticks and utensils on the long dining tables in the hall fell in the direction of the ripples, the chandelier on the ceiling exploded, and the railing on the cloister snapped in half—and the guards above all parted and rolled down.
White Crow Swordsmanship, Eruin's Court Swordsmanship, this secret skill is a rare long-range attack skill that can be learned in the early middle and early stages of the warrior profession: Level 0 White Crow Swordsmanship Blade Wind can be five or six meters away from the sword, and the width of the attack cross-section is doubled. At level 25, this sword art can attack enemies hundreds of meters away, and it is almost equal to a swordsman who has cultivated the power of the elements.
And its consumption is only 3 points from beginning to end, which is only a drop in the bucket compared to the huge consumption of the power of the inspiration element, which is why so many people were so eager for intermediate skills back then.
Brando's shocking blow caused a moment of silence in the hall, until the broken wood fell from the second floor of the hall with a soft snap that everyone woke up from a dream.
"Knight!"
"Templars!"
"Martha's on top! Mr. Apno, let's withdraw! The guards screamed, losing the will to resist, and retreated.
Sword qi is separated from the body, which is one of the basic skills of a warrior after cultivating the elements. Traditionally, the Templar of Fire conferred official knighthood on these people, and were also known as Templars in order to distinguish them from the various nations.
In front of the knights, the three-level power system is a floating cloud, not to mention ordinary people like them, unless the person is enough to drain the opponent's body, it will be in vain to come more.
"Knight's fart!" Captain Apno threw back the catalpa to one of his closest subordinates, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart. It was definitely a court swordsman, could it be that they were actually involved in a palace struggle? As the leader of the mercenaries, he naturally had to be more knowledgeable, and he even knew what kind of Rausch the noble lord upstairs was. It's just that this is not the first time that he has been affected by the political struggle, but it is also the first time he has seen the legendary court swordsman.
That is the top court swordsmanship, one of the core forces in the hands of the royal family. Just a small black iron lower-rank swordsman could burst out with so much power, and for a moment Apno couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
But his credibility as a mercenary remembered his duty, and he looked up to see that most of the guards had fled, and the rest were not afraid to die - they were too frightened to move.
Brando's sword killed four people.
Apno didn't have time to feel heartache, he stood up and made a gesture and shouted, "Retreat!" Fall back! Let the people on the other side of the spiral ladder come back, this floor can't be guarded, let's go to the next floor. ”
The rest of the guards came to their senses and immediately withdrew from the doors everywhere. Some were so frightened that they didn't even want the bow in their hands, so they just didn't take off the armor on their bodies and threw them away.
This scene made Apno a little disheartened, "***, these noble lords are really troublesome-" He scolded, and then turned back to the ground and lifted the previous personal companion, 'pop, pop' is two slaps to wake the other party from the frightened, and said angrily: "You go to the barracks in the castle to report the news, to ring the alarm bell, understand?" ”
"Ring the alarm, but the Duke said that it was used to warn the whole city?" The kiss was stunned.
"! If the guest dies, we'll have to finish the game, got it? ”
The guard was stunned for a moment, and quickly nodded.
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I have to say that this pro-entourage still has some cleverness, he is afraid that the other party will still have the same party, so he did not dare to take the inner spiral ladder, but secretly climbed down from the kitchen rope alone, although it was delayed a little, but at least in his opinion it was absolutely safe.
He knew that Apno was pinning his hopes on the barracks on the other side of the castle, where a small group of white-maned infantry was stationed to support the castle guards, including a detachment leader. Although they look down on each other on weekdays, they are full of hope to see each other soon. But before he could get closer, he was shocked to find the bodies of two sentinels in dark blue uniforms lying in the middle of the courtyard—there were allies on the other side, and he immediately realized this.
The retinue was quick to react, and almost immediately turned around and left.
But it was still a little late, and before that, a white light shot out from the second floor of the barracks, passing through the chest of the detachman. The powerful force of the magic arrow carried the guard's corpse forward and flew forward seven or eight meters, crashing into a pine tree before stopping.
Charles stood by the stone hole window and stared out for a long time, making sure that the man was dead and had no allies before withdrawing his gaze. He took out his pocket watch, and looked at the rope hanging from the bell in the bell tower—five minutes before Brando's appointed time.
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Apno had no idea that the people he had sent out to tell the news had been killed, and even the small detachment of the Whitemane Legion he was counting on had been wiped out, and he now hoped that the remaining men under his command would resist a little longer until reinforcements arrived.
They were guarding the staircase from the third floor to the second floor, and behind them was the guest room, and they had no way to retreat. Although he looked down on him on weekdays, now he was a little envious of those miscellaneous servants and servants, at least they could find a random place to hide tremblingly, but he couldn't as the captain of the guard.
If the Earl dies under his protection, he will probably have to change his name and flee to the mountains to become a bandit.
The young swordsman soon appeared in his field of vision.
Brando estimated the time, and there were about a few minutes left. However, he shook the blood foam on his sword, thinking that it should be enough, but he couldn't help but wonder when he looked at the line of defense formed by more than a dozen guards in front of him - are these guys so unbeatable? He thought there was going to be a hard fight.
He also saw that the captain of the guard was at least the level of the middle of the Black Iron Swordsman, and it stands to reason that the other party should have more advantages, right?
However, Brando was clearly wrong about one thing, and that was the advantage of skill. He had taken it for granted that he could get his own skills from the initial level and the first five levels after that, and then the others should do the same. However, Brando himself is used to dealing with players, and forgets that this is a privilege that only players have.
As for most of the guards here, most of them were members of the local militia before joining the mercenaries, and they had learned some crude swordsmanship, and the rest were some experience that they had learned in actual combat. Like Apno, he was born in the military, learned the military swordsmanship of Eruin, and knew nothing else.
Of course, even if he understood this, he would not be merciful. He knew what the guest he was protecting meant to these people, so there was little choice for either side.
The guards spread their bows and fired a flurry of arrows.
Brando raised his protective gloves and brushed the shafts away, but all he had to do was block Apno's arrow, as the other people's weak arrows were no threat to him.
"First Team Attack!" Seeing that the bow and arrow had no effect, and the other party was getting closer and closer, Apno had no choice but to stubbornly bet on his own people.
He organized seven people, and these seven people scolded each other for being shameless in their hearts, why didn't they go first in this situation? However, they thought that they would definitely die this time, but as soon as they rushed out, these people felt an afterimage pass by them.
They subconsciously turned their heads and were surprised to find that the killing god had bypassed them to their captain-
Apno realized something bad when he saw Brando's figure disappear from his sight, he had fought with the Sun Knight before, and knew that the knights of the kingdom had a skill called Charge, which could instantly increase the speed of the burst. He only felt his scalp tingle, and countless actual combat experiences forced him to raise his sword and move forward, and when a spark flew around, the two swords really clashed together-
"It is worthy of the strength of the middle stream of black iron."
Brando thought to himself, the opponent's sword had almost no signs, and he was also an extremely experienced swordsman in the game. He remembered that he had suffered a big loss around level 20, and it was because of this kind of NPC that climbed up in actual combat.
But then it was then, and now it is now.
Brando's heart moved, and he didn't give the other party a chance to breathe at all, and pressed it with a sword. This time it was an explosion of power, and Appno was almost frightened, and he couldn't help but wonder where this kid was sacred, and it was court swordsmanship, knightly skills, and the power explosion of berserkers, and there was no reason for this.
This Rao is that he is well-informed, and he can't help but feel chills in his heart. This is also a loss because he has a lot of knowledge, and if he really wanted to change someone else, it is estimated that he would have died a long time ago.
And Apno originally wanted to counterattack, but seeing this sword, he had no idea, and directly put on the most shrinking defensive posture. After a slash of swords, both swords bent backwards to the limit and let out an overwhelming, tooth-aching tremble. Brando was fine after that, and the captain of the guard took seven steps back, almost sitting on the ground with his butt back.
It stands to reason that the median strength of Apno Black Iron is at least more than 9 energy levels, and the power should have suppressed Brando, but at this time, the situation is just the opposite.
That's the power of skill --
As soon as Apno retreated, the guards on the left and right woke up like a dream and rushed over to sneak attack. But Brando swung his sword backwards, and a wind blade rushed straight up.
Then he moved forward again, and when Apno saw this, he decisively threw away the sword in his hand and shouted, "I surrender!" ”
As soon as he finished speaking, the alarm bell rang outside.
"Surrender and drop your weapons, get out!"
Brando let out a low sigh.
As if they had been granted amnesty, the guards threw away their weapons and fled. They were already frightened to the point that their hands and feet were weak, and now their captains agreed to surrender, so naturally they no longer had the will to fight.
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PS: I'm sorry, I went out to eat today, I was late.