Chapter 421: Even lone wolves have times to cooperate
The cold night of the desert blows a fierce wind, which quickly cools down the scorching heat of the day, and although this is an area that the player has never set foot in, the powerful simulation function of the Oneiroi system still gives the NPCs who live here a response to the environment. It's just that tonight's village is different from usual, and all the NPCs who were supposed to return to the house have gathered in the open space in the middle of the village.
The group of villagers was guarded by the remnants of the defeated soldiers of the nearby barbarian stronghold of Lieyangpo, and this cavalry team of about 100 people fell at the end of the Lieyangpo, and happened to encounter the passing wind and sand, so they were able to escape from the pursuit of the trapped camp. Like the reinforcements who attacked Blazing Feather's ambitions, they wandered aimlessly, eventually reaching the village.
It's just that no one understands why this group of barbarian soldiers in the AI, who have no other thinking mode other than fighting, would brutally torture and kill the villagers here after entering the village. Maybe they didn't understand the point of doing this, but it was the code that was forcibly added to the AI that made them start making these changes.
However, even though they had fallen into this chaotic mode, the cavalry squad still maintained the habit of patrolling and defending, except for the barbarian cavalry gathered in the center of the village, there were four teams of cavalry patrolling clockwise on the outskirts of the village, blocking all the dead spots on the outskirts of the village.
This kind of foolproof patrol route would not have been a problem, but at some point, only three of the four patrolling cavalry were left on their mission, and one of them began to disappear into the night.
However, the leader of one of the patrol squads soon noticed that something was wrong, and he noticed that he could not hear the movement of the front team except for the sound of horses' hooves in the rear team. After a slight hesitation, the squad leader began to give orders to speed forward and walk forward, apparently preparing to confirm the situation of the front team.
At the moment when the six-man team passed by a shadow, the cavalryman who fell behind was suddenly pulled by something and disappeared into a thatched house next to it with a whoosh. Then a cold light flashed, hitting the penultimate cavalryman directly, his helmet failed to protect his life, and the cold light pierced his head and flew out from the other side.
The sound of the second cavalry falling to the ground made the cavalryman in front of him look back, and at the moment when he turned around, a figure suddenly appeared above him, stabbed directly through the gap in the armor, and easily pierced his spine. After the blow was successful, the black shadow leaped into the air, volleyed and dodged into the darkness.
The three horsemen in front of them were still at a loss for what was happening behind them, and after they had run for several meters, they suddenly heard a strange sound that sounded like the muffled sound of a sharp blade piercing through the armor.
The captain, who was at the forefront, waved his hand to signal everyone to stop, drew his sword from his waist and looked around vigilantly, and then saw that behind him, there were only two horses left without riders.
The captain's eyes widened, and he immediately reached for his waist, ready to remove the ringing arrow tied there. However, as soon as his hand touched the bag containing the arrows, he immediately felt a tingling pain in his palm. He subconsciously opened his mouth to scream, but the person who sneaked up on him took a step faster, and the cold light slit his throat in a flash, and another dagger stabbed him in the back of the heart, knowing the last trace of his health.
With all this done, Mo Qianying raised his foot and kicked the barbarian captain off his horse, then sat down on the horse, pulled the reins and walked around the road on the outskirts of the village to the other side. It didn't take long for him to smell a burst of blood, and the moment he turned the corner, a figure rushed towards him, and Mo Qianying seemed to have been prepared, and immediately launched a two-stage flash to escape.
However, the horse that Mo Qianying rode was not so lucky, and was cut off by the figure on the spot, and the entire horse's head drew an arc in mid-air, and blood flew out and splashed Mo Qianying's face on the side of the road.
"It's uncomfortable if you don't mess with me, don't you?" Mo Qianying wiped his face and said angrily to the night owl not far away.
The night owl put away his dagger and said with an innocent expression, "Who made you appear suddenly, you also know that my reaction is so fast. After saying that, he left Mo Qianying, climbed up to the house next to him, and disappeared on the other side.
Mo Qianying sighed helplessly, raised his hand and popped out the Flying Shadow Claw, and a few ups and downs caught up with the night owl who was walking on the cornice, and followed him up and down on a relatively high roof, looking down on the group of villagers who were being imprisoned in the center of the village.
"The two tiers of sentinels on the periphery have been cleared, and they will change shifts in ten minutes, and we need to find a way to find their leader before then." Mo Qianying glanced at the barbarian cavalry who were resting below, and found that there were still forty or fifty people sitting around the campfire, and there were many archers standing on the rooftops around them.
The Night Stalker ignored Mo Qianying, his eyes constantly scanning the barbarian soldiers gathered in front of the campfire below, as if they were thinking about something.
Seeing that he didn't respond, Mo Qianying immediately turned his head to look over, and when he saw his eyes, he felt bad, and hurriedly shouted in a low voice: "Hey! You don't want to rush in and open Musou! Even if you're not afraid of them, I'm afraid they won't let go of that group of villagers, and now that the only ones left are women and children, how much do you think they can resist this group of guys. ”
Hearing this, the night owl frowned, turned his head and glanced at Mo Qianying, seemingly dissatisfied with his words, but it was strange that this time he did not refute Mo Qianying's words, but was silent for a while, and asked in a low voice, "Then what can you do?" ”
Mo Qianying was also a little surprised that he was obedient, he always thought that this guy's personality should be set by the system to be the type that is not afraid of heaven and earth, but he didn't expect this guy to care about the life and death of the group of villagers in front of him.
After coughing lightly, Mo Qianying said seriously: "As I said earlier, we only have a few minutes left to find out their leader, as long as we confirm who their leader is, they will definitely notice something strange when the shift changes." Then we should spread out the search so that there will be fewer people in the central defense, and we will be able to create chaos by killing their leaders. In this way, all that remains is to squeeze them one by one. ”
"Totally understood." The night owl nodded, then ignored Mo Qianying and climbed directly onto another rooftop, quietly approaching the front.
With the skills of the night owl, Mo Qianying was not worried that he would be discovered, but was very curious about how this guy would tell who the leader of the other party was, you must know that everyone's armor is the same now, and it is not easy to distinguish the level by appearance.
However, the night owl came back sooner than expected, and he quietly touched it again again, then pointed to a soldier leaning against the earthen wall, and said with great certainty, "That is the leader." ”
"How do you know?" Mo Qianying was skeptical of his affirmation.
The night owl rolled his eyes: "Who is Uncle Ben?" The first thief of Darkmoon Street, just because the jewelry on his body is the most expensive of all, I am sure that he is the leader of this group. ”
"Your method is really simple and crude." Mo Qianying was speechless, and could only admit that she had lost this time.