Chapter 16: The Horses

"Boom, boom—" The opponent's one-handed broadsword brought out a series of flying sparks on Barrett's adamantite armor. At the same time, the impact from the abdomen made Barrett have to clamp his legs on the horse's belly, so as not to follow in the footsteps of someone before. Although Barrett, who is dressed in iron armor, is not light, the opponent's power to charge with his war horse is also good. Even with the ability of muscle armor, Barrett could still feel a noticeable bruise on the muscles under his armor.

At the same time, the black python that Barrett threw out also struck the raider captain's war hammer with the same fierceness. The force of the rhinoceros charge instantly caused the war hammer that touched it to come out of the enemy's hand, and the bloody tiger's mouth obviously showed a lot of lacerations. What's more, as the blocking war hammer was knocked away, the spear, which seemed to be an oolong out of a hole, had already made intimate contact with the opponent's torso.

The hussar's chain mail is a good defense against slashing weapons. But in the face of the vigorous blow of the gun, it is far worse than a quilt on the bed. The "click" sound fell on Barrett's ears so crisp and pleasant. Because he knew that the enemy's ribs had been broken under his own attack.

More importantly, with the radioactive displacement of the ribs, it is bound to cause great damage to the inside of the enemy's chest cavity. If a broken bone is pierced into the heart, it will be done once and for all. Even if it hurts the lung lobe, it will greatly reduce the opponent's combat effectiveness.

Unfortunately, Barrett's idea did not seem to have succeeded. Although the enemy in front of him could not suppress the surging blood, he kept spilling bright red liquid from between his teeth. However, the broadsword, which failed to succeed in the first attack, slashed at Barrett's face with a backhand swing - and the one who found that in his current state, seemed to be unable to resist the enemy in front of him, he immediately turned to leave some souvenir on the opponent's body.

'Lao Tzu doesn't want to be Xiahoudun! In the face of the blinding cold, Barrett knew that restoration could cure blindness. But I didn't want to taste the experience of my eyes bursting or being jumped out of my sword. He hurriedly tilted his head back, and with the strength of his waist pole, he violently shifted himself by nearly 20 centimeters. Only then did he successfully avoid the opponent's death-filled attack.

While dodging, the spear in Barrett's hand was also not idle. Although this backward dodge posture is not suitable for power, his own enemy is already at the end of the crossbow. His arms twitched violently, and then the raider captain's left chest was slammed like broken porcelain. The sharp pain and the impact of the spear made it impossible for the leader to fall off his horse.

And after finding out that his captain was easily dealt with like this. The rest of the raiders immediately turned their horses around and scattered. It's as if it wasn't them who took the initiative to attack before. At this time, a second fireball fell from the sky and exploded among the raiders who turned around and fled.

As several charred figures tumbled to the ground, the escape of the remaining raiders became more scattered. And with the current state of the 'Bloodstained Gray Flower' mercenary group, there is no chance of catching up with those raiders who have run a distance - the quality of the mounts between the two sides is too far apart, even with the help of spells, it may not be able to have much effect.

"Barrett, you're too fast to solve! It makes us look like we are superfluous. Clematis, who was carrying a mace, pulled his throat and complained loudly - who let the previous horse charge make Barrett and his comrades who were defending on the spot a distance that was not too short.

And the cat boy, who had just ridden a horse and was cruising on the edge of the war zone, also rode to Barrett's side at this time: "Meow thinks there's nothing wrong with the captain quickly resolving the battle!" I'm not sure I can't shoot the wrong person with a Hidden Arrow! ”

Warrior monks are often not suitable for mounted combat due to their own weapon limitations. Fortunately, the sleeve arrow on Lalu's body. In this environment, it will not be affected too much. The only problem is his lack of ability to aim precisely at targets on a chaotic battlefield – a must for all ranged strikers, 'precision shooting'. So just now I obviously encountered a few passable fighters, but Lalu didn't dare to make a move because he was afraid of accidentally injuring Barrett.

As for when you usually use this tool? The cat-man warrior monk has always been in hand-to-hand combat, and at the same time, he is unprepared to attack and shoot at close range. In that case, there will never be an accident that accidentally injures one's own person. So Lalu, who has never found that she has a problem in this regard, was really a little blind just now.

"That's it! Anyway, let's collect the loot first. I'm going to try to see if I can tame those horses. With that, Barrett leaped from his summoned mount, and then walked to the horse that was wandering nearby because his master had been killed. In Barrett's opinion, these are probably the trophies that his group needs the most now.

But the halfling wanderer who had caught up with him then asked, "Tame those horses?" Barrett: Have you been tested for this skill? ”

"Don't worry! If it were a mustang, I wouldn't have tried to do that stupid thing. These are all systematically domesticated working horses, and I'm still somewhat sure. As he said this, Barrett shook the whip in his hand. Then cautiously approached. Prepare to grab the reins of the horse.

Even war horses belong to the category of domestic horses, which are fundamentally different from real wild horses. The so-called wild horse highlights the word "wild". Fierce temperament, unsubdued, difficult to control. And once he is trained to become a domestic horse, it means that his wild nature has been tamed. From there, it's much easier to recover the animals in front of you than to train animals from the wild.

It's rare to see Barrett's slightly sneaky behavior, and Claudia, who finds it funny, even forgets about the work at hand. Clematis, who found the problem, gave his friend an elbow: "Look at it! Don't hurry up and get to work! ”

I don't know if it's because of Rieli's fireball or the sparks flying around. Most of the horses that are still alive have long since disappeared from the player's sight, and there are only 2-3 horses still roaming around. Barrett, who had chosen his target, closed the distance. Suddenly activate the acceleration boot. Then he jumped forward and grabbed the reins.

Finding out that the person who came was not the original owner's war horse, he immediately shook his head and began to struggle. But Barrett's iron arms were firmly gripping the reins, and no matter how much the horse struggled, it would be useless. On the other hand, Rielly, who has a close relationship with Barrett, also successfully used a spell to bring down the other two horses. Otherwise, with the neighing of the horse here. You'll definitely scare the rest of the target away.

See struggle is ineffective. The horse immediately lifted his chest and kicked Barrett with the hooves of his forelegs. Barrett, who had been prepared for this, dodged left and right with brisk steps, and no matter how hard the horse tried, he would not hurt a single hair. You must know that this way of raising the chest and kicking the leg is also a great consumption for the horse. After a while, the other side was no longer able to maintain this confrontation.

Seizing the opportunity, Barrett activated his accelerator boots again, successfully stepping onto the horse before the horse could react. Then the horse jumped and jumped like crazy. It seems that he intends to throw Barrett off his back. Unfortunately, Barrett, who clamped the horse's belly with tight legs, began his horse training career with the reins in one hand and the whip in the other.

In the end, after a few more whip marks on the buttocks, this war horse, which was originally part of the Cruze royal family, finally accepted its fate. After turning over and dismounting, he took the reins and handed it to the anvil. Because among the remaining companions, the anvil has the greatest power and the most stable plate. After all, Barrett was not able to determine whether the horse in front of him had been tamed or temporarily paralyzed by illusion, and it was safer to hand over the anvil in this case.

The remaining 2nd Army, Mar Barrett, naturally did the same, and thanks to Rielly's prior spell control, this operation was much smoother than before. Soon Barrett led them to their companions who had already cleaned up the battlefield: "Guys, how was the harvest this time?" ”

"There are some broken gold and broken silver. There were dried meat and dried fish in those flax bags. These raiders are really robbing everything! "Clematis is counting the loot. After raising his head, he couldn't help but complain: "It seems that there are a lot of things we can't take with us." I don't understand that they carry so much weight, aren't they afraid of affecting their speed? ”

"Don't worry! The weight of these three horses is not low, and at the same time, they will not disappear at the point like summoning mounts. I think it should be able to carry some loot as well. Try to keep as much of the goods as you can sell in the next town! We don't lack that time anyway. Speaking of this, Barrett turned his gaze to the mage: "Rieli, try to see if you can remove the arcane imprint on these three war horses." lest you be worried about the Cruze royal family again. Then we'll be in big trouble. ”

"Barrett, are you still afraid of making a big deal out of it?" Turning around and walking behind the horse and starting to observe the marker, Rieli patted the horse: "Don't worry! It's not a big deal. I'll fix it early tomorrow morning. It's not an explosion mark or anything like that, after all. ”

"I'd advise you to be careful. Who knows if there will be a sign set up by the Cruze royal mage inside, if they come to me along the way, it will be a tragedy. Barrett said and touched the horse's face and smoothed the horse's hair.

While the work at hand continued, Rielly's mouth didn't stop: "I think it's Barrett you're thinking too much." Spells like that you think would be used on this ordinary warhorse? Besides, I want a mage with the kind of power you call it. Don't be bored and come to us. ”

"Whether or not they will come to us is not something we can decide." Barrett held out his finger and shook it. "Who knows how the raiders we have just broken up will add to our image when they return to Wellington! In case the other party's high-level leaders believe their exaggerations, maybe it is really possible to locate us and send people to encircle and suppress us. ”

And on the other side, the trophies have already been counted under the leadership of Clematis. The priest of the goddess of wealth and commerce then spoke: "Among the trophies seized this time, there are 236 gold coins of various kinds. Judging by their quality and fineness, 220 gold coins of the Church produced by our Lord are enough. There are also some scattered gold and silver ornaments and products, which can be worth about 300 gold coins. The rest of the stuff. Just after you fought Barrett, that guy's enchanted chain mail and broadsword looked pretty passable. However, judging from the current situation in the Cruze Kingdom, even those ordinary equipment should sell well. ”

"Load the horses first with items that are easy to transport and have high value!" Speaking of this, Barrett immediately added, "These mounts have just been tamed, so be careful when you ride them." Don't mess with it. These animals aren't as obedient as summoned creatures. ”

Since these mounts are nowhere near as obedient as Riel Lie's summoned. So why did Barrett bother to tame them just now! The most fundamental reason for this is the longer travel time within the Kingdom of Cruze. And there is a lack of rest and replenishment. As a result, Rielly's previous 'Summoning Mount' spell began to struggle like the previous 'Phantom Pony'.

Although the cost of a ring spell is much lower, Rielly's daily spell slots are not much. In this case, it is likely that before the 'Upper Valley Town' arrives, players will have to save the last of their contingencies and start trekking on foot. It can be said that the appearance of these three war horses is completely a timely rain for the 'Bloodstained Gray Flower' team!

Although the number of summoning mounts is not yet a complete substitute, with the pressure shared here, Rielly's spell replenishment can finally keep up with the consumption, and there is still a slight surplus. In this way, the use of sub-spells finally entered a virtuous circle, and the players completely avoided the tragedy of hiking in the wilderness on foot.

Of course, judging from the value of the mounts themselves, finding the right buyer for these horses can also bring very rich returns. However, until they completely leave the land of the Cruze Kingdom, players may not have any plans to do so.

Barrett, who turned over on his horse, grabbed the reins: "It's on the road!" Let's hope we don't suffer the same treatment in Upper Valley Town." ”

"By the way, Barrett, don't you really need treatment?" Clematis, who had endured it for a long time, finally spoke up at this time.

Barrett, who turned around, smiled, "It's just some bruises, so don't waste your spells." They should be able to recover on their own in two days at most. (To be continued.) )

PS: The modification is complete. Thanks to the "Altar Fat Biao" for the big monthly pass and reward.