Chapter 7: Thick Darkness

"The bravest man is not fearless of the Emperor's crown, or the Pope's scepter, or the deep starry sky above his head, or the morality of his heart, but a little reverence in his heart." This remark, which has been circulating since the elves unified the Valoran continent, has been passed down to this day.

The first time Augustus heard this sentence was in Stambod, the fourth knight of the empire and the symbol of the power of the Noxian Empire, the drius of the knights in the eyes of the outliers and scum of the knights, Guliglan said that Guliglan was very lazy and vulgar lying on the olive tree basking in the sun, clasping the lice in his hair with his hands, without any chivalrous demeanor and aristocratic demeanor. The three half-dead children said something that Augustus didn't know how he could remember.

In Augustus's eyes, Sir Tertai was not the bravest man, but he showed a bravery that he could not ignore—true bravery! No matter what conspiracy the old knight has, can he stand up in the face of death and gamble bravely, can a man have real bravery?

Augustus was in awe of many people and many things, such as the reverence of General Burnham, who has been looking up to this day, the awe of the mighty Demacian Empire, the reverence of the obscure and sacred Inquisition, the awe of the fearless warriors, the relentless warriors, the relentless magicians who walked on the obscure and rugged magical path, etc., but Augustus was only in awe, but he was not afraid to face it.

For example, Augustus was in awe of a dozen night hunters in front of him, but he did not give up on arriving and the desire to survive because of the awe in his heart. Then it is not called fear but fear or cowardice.

Losing the will to resist before the enemy kills him is the same as killing himself with his own hands, it's not worth it! This path is like meeting the bloodtooth panther of the king of Steinbod in the Steinbod Forest, and if you turn around and run, you will kill yourself. Therefore, when Augustus faced the powerful creature of the Bloodtooth Panther, he rushed towards the Bloodtooth Panther in the stunned eyes of Tyrone and Borlet, and launched a fierce and ruthless battle.

Replacing or overcoming the instinct of fear with awe is one of the most important things a knight should do! This is a phrase that Guliglan rarely said to him solemnly, and Augustus still remembers it to this day, and it has saved his life countless times in holy wars.

When faced with this group of Night Hunters who were proficient in assassination methods and cultivated into a strong one, Augustus chose to bravely stand up and fight against this group of Night Hunters who had the gorgeous title of 'Dark Shadow' in the Noxian Empire.

A hard kick stomped on the command center of this group of Night Hunter members, and she was also the only female Wayne in the Night Hunter organization this time. Augustus erupted with an unprecedented aura of fierceness, and a rich dark aura permeated the banquet. Suddenly, the power of the big knight erupted, and directly kicked the unprepared Wayne out of the air, and finally stopped holding on to a stone pillar.

"Up!" The fierce Noxian knight in front of her, she is no stranger, Vayne, who has fought with the Noxian knight in front of her three times, stared at Augustus, whose strength has increased again, and couldn't help cursing in her heart: damn potential, but without pause, a moment of hesitation on the battlefield may lead to a change in the battle situation, and the Noxian knight who needs to deal with today is not a mediocre existence! Vayne, who had failed to assassinate Augustus three or four times, knew how difficult and hateful this cunning and insidious creature was hidden under the face of this elegant nobleman!

Immediately, the other two Night Hunters rushed towards Augustus as fast as lightning. Launched another round of fierce and ferocious offensive.

At the same time, the four Night Hunters, who kept a distance from Augustus and were armed with a powerful holy spear and silver crossbow, immediately shot their crossbow arrows at Augustus when Wayne and the other three Night Hunters pounced on Augustus.

Pity the fragrance and cherish the jade? Augustus never had the kind of behavior and mood that can only be seen in the plays of bards and novelists. Faced with the cold woman who was attacking him more fiercely and fiercely in front of him, Augustus unceremoniously held the scimitar in his hand again and again to hold the life of this beauty, although this beauty escaped Augustus's ruthless scimitar again and again, but the rich people who watched Augustus's decisive battle with the seven night hunters and the weak old Sir Ge Taidong who fell to the ground and his two women couldn't help but sweat for Augustus's dangerous situation, and at the same time expressed their horror at Augustus's fierce arrogance, Shock!

The group had a deeper understanding of the young man in front of them who had shown aristocratic pride at the banquet: wasn't this a nobleman who could only verbally say elegant and threatening words, murderous? It couldn't be easier. At least for Augustus in front of him.

"Perhaps only such a Noxian knight will be honored with the Order of Iron Oak in the Holy War for three consecutive years, and the youth of General Burnham, who is known for his violence and eccentricity among those in power! This man's young knight if he can't become a big man. I really can't think of any young talent who can become a big name in Noxus? With the support of his two daughters, Ge Taidong sat among the strange-looking rich people and sighed softly.

"Sir Terdon Terra, are you saying that this young master Augustus has received three honorable Iron Oak medals in a row?" A rich man who had heard Gattadon say that the Night Watch was about to arrive in the small town of Norrok, and now heard the old knight sigh a great secret, this rich man who looked to be only in his twenties but at least had the realm of a high-ranking knight, Augustus, who had received three Iron Oak Medals in a row in the Holy War, could no longer hold back the curiosity in his heart, which was like a cat's claw, and lowered his body. looked at Ge Taidong and asked.

Ge Taidong looked back at the rich man in front of him with a look of surprise but secretly disdainful, and said, "Your Excellency, haven't you read the Imperial Weekly published in St. Peter's City? I remember mentioning it in the Imperial Weekly nine months ago! The headline is very prominent, and it is called: Why does General Burnham have two Iron Oak medals that belong to someone else? ”

Even though the small town of Norok belongs to the remote region of Noxus, almost all the wealthy people like to watch the official reports of the Noxian Empire. The simple invocation could not be: first, the rich could learn useful and valuable information from the Imperial Weekly; Two. Learn about the living customs and interesting facts of the aristocracy, so that you can easily step into the threshold of the nobility in the future! Three, understand the current policy of the Noxian Empire!

Therefore, the rich people present did not say that they read the Imperial Weekly, but at least they read the Imperial Weekly Newspaper in the Cathedral of Eugustín about the events of the martyrdom of the Holy War.

A very familiar, yet unfamiliar, name came to their minds: Augustus!

Augustus? The one in front of him is the Augustus who received three Iron Oak Medals in the Holy War??

Ge Taidong watched with great engrossion as Alista, Huo Nan, and his two Servant Knights fought against the four Night Hunters. As a smart man, Ge Taidong knows very well that it is better to convince another group of smart people. It may be better to visit the facts in front of the eyes of those smart people and let them choose!

Some rich people looked at Augustus and had already made a decision!

With one to seven, and the most important thing is that these seven Night Hunters all have strength comparable to the realm of high-level knights, especially a woman named Wayne can even step into the threshold of the realm of great knights in at least one step!

Therefore, in the face of this group of combat experience, even Augustus, who has the strength of a great knight, can't bear it. Before he could dodge, a crossbow arrow stabbed Augustus in the right arm, tearing the scarlet nobleman's robe apart. Although the high-quality armor that had been purchased at the cost of nearly five thousand gold coins was not pierced by the Holy Spear Silver Crossbow, it left a deep dent, which was very dazzling.

The huge impact force hit Augustus's body along the armor, and the balance was suddenly broken. The members of the Night Hunters were all top-tier assassins who were good at timing, and such a huge flaw was immediately caught, and Vayne and two other melee Night Hunters slashed at Augustus with scimitars.

"This is Noxus territory!" Just as the scimitar was about to take the head of Augustus, a mid-ranking knight arrived just in time to flick off Wayne's scimitar, which was in a hurry to cut off Augustus's head, with his spear. Seizing his chance, Augustus seized the fleeting moment to dodge the fatal kills of the other two Night Hunters. Subconsciously took two steps back.

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"Dear Young Master Augustus, you have been frightened. I'm sorry that the knight I invited came to the banquet for you because of an accident! In the dark corner of the banquet, an old man in a blue tuxedo, about sixty years old, with gray hair and an aristocratic and elegant temperament, walked slowly in front of Augustus with a purple cane. Said apologetically.

Augustus smiled slightly, nodded at the old rich man he didn't remember his name, and said softly: "This is the Demacian Empire, sir, do you understand what I mean?" ”

The old man bent over. Nodding respectfully, the old man waved his hand to the rich people behind him with expectant eyes, and immediately a force of armed force hidden behind this group of Norok rich people immediately appeared, and they followed the rich man to Augustus, staring at the eleven weak night hunters in front of them.

"Six low-rank knights, two middle-rank knights!" Augustus estimated the strength of this group of rich men to obey the knights, looking at the night hunter Vayne, who was a little pale, the corners of his mouth hooked a smile, even if the eight ordinary knights could not stop this group of night hunters who were proficient in assassination methods, but it was enough to delay for a long time.

Time is equal to life, and Augustus can naturally afford to delay, but what about these night hunters who came all the way from the Demacian Empire to break into the small town of Norrok? But I can't afford to delay. The Inquisition of the Noxian Empire is not for nothing! One more second of pause in the Noxus Empire could be life-threatening for this group of Night Hunters!

His gaze just swept over the old knight lying on the ground, looking at the hint of aristocratic cunning on the corner of the old knight's mouth, Augustus, who was proficient in the words and expressions of the nobles, had almost guessed everything.

This group of profit-minded aristocrats will not go because of some people, and they can exhaust their own wealth. For Augustus, junior knights are nothing, but for this group of wealthy people in the status of the Noxian Empire, having a few junior knights is equivalent to having more capital to bargain with opponents, and even play a decisive role at critical moments.

Although the knight profession is not as rare and rare as a magician, in the Valoran continent, a knight is almost equivalent to a nobleman's existence! Any knight who crosses the threshold of a high-level knight can easily obtain a knighthood!

The vast majority of high-ranking knights did not lack noble titles, but lacked the territories that nobles should have, which is why so many people were willing to participate in holy wars and religious wars.

If you want to recover this group of knights who may step into the aristocratic world at any time, this price is very expensive! Think about it, what businessman would be willing to pay a high price for a friendship with potential talents who can't bring them any benefit in a short period of time?

Friendship is simply equivalent to a piece of **** in the face of interests, and it can be betrayed at any time. The rich were not happy to accept such an exchange, but now they have to make that choice.

Sir Terry Terto's words: Lord Night's Watch is coming here! This sentence fell on the ears of this group of rich people, so they had to make this choice! Rather than being sent to the Inquisition on the grounds of inaction or even treason, it is better to grit your teeth and destroy the power you have accumulated, at least without going to the terrible Inquisition, and perhaps get the friendship of the young knight who, according to Sir Tedton Brown, is favored and valued by General Burnham!

For a while, the situation suddenly changed in a special way.

Augustus immediately had eight junior knights, two mid-rank knights, two high-level knights, and the strength of his own great knights, while the Night Hunter seemed to have only eleven high-level assassins in his hands!

Although the gap still exists, and it is still very different! If these eleven Night Hunters, who are proficient in assassination techniques, and the power in Augustus' hands were to fight a decisive battle, Augustus would hardly have to think about it, and his side would definitely be wiped out!

But there was a matter of time, Augustus was confident that he could hold out until the Night Watch and the others came to Norrok and then became exhausted and killed by the Night Hunters, but the eleven Night Hunters could not escape the Inquisition.

Therefore, now Augustus already has a bargaining chip to negotiate with the Night Hunter Wayne who planned this plan in front of him! (To be continued.) )