CH.51 The Jailer
Hearing Sharod's words, An Rui was startled at first, but quickly regained his composure.
There's nothing to be afraid of, as the other party said, it's just a simple fight, not a battle of life and death. Through this battle, you can also touch the details of Sharod, which is beneficial and harmless.
"I've heard of your name for a long time, and it's an honor to fight you." An Rui took a deep breath and said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"Most of the people I fought against are dead, but you'll be an exception." Sharod's eyes were calm, like a pool of frozen stagnant water, not making the slightest ripple because of the upcoming battle. He held the Thundering Sword upright in front of him, the blade as thin as a piece of paper. The lightning converged and miraculously retracted into the sword, indicating that the wielder disdained to use the power of lightning to fight this time.
An Rui pursed her lips as if zipping them up. He understood that there was no need to speak next, and that all communication could be carried out with a sword. It is a language that only a warrior can read.
"Whoosh!"
Without any warning, Sharod's body suddenly moved, turning into a swift afterimage, appearing in front of An Rui, and slashing the thundering sword in his hand. The blue sword body draws a blue powerful sword, which is cruelly beautiful.
So fast!
This was the first thought that came to Anrui's mind, and then his body began to follow the subconscious guidance, dodging to one side, and holding the sword upside down on his shoulder as a defense.
The sword was faster than a man, and before An Rui could avoid it, the sword had already fallen in front of him, about to cut through his skin.
At this moment, Sharod changed his move, drew back the Thundering Sword, and his body disappeared like a ghost, attacking in another direction instead.
As soon as An Rui's figure stood firm, he saw a blue sword attack from the right side of his body, heading straight for his neck. He had no choice but to duck short. The sword was not as dangerous as it seemed, and it had been withdrawn before it could touch his body. Only then did he realize that Sharod was just testing his reaction speed, like a cat teasing a mouse. This situation makes him very angry, but there is nothing he can do, the gap between the two sides is too big, so big that it is difficult to make up for it in a short time.
The blue sword was like a cage, trapping An Rui inside, attacking from all directions from the west, forcing An Rui to turn around. It didn't take long for him to be so tired that he was sweating profusely, and the sweat was soaking through his clothes and running down his bearded cheeks.
"Not bad." Sharod whispered, took a step back, and withdrew the Thundering Sword.
The wind and rain in the courtyard immediately stopped, and all the blue sword rays disappeared at the same time at this moment.
The mountain-like pressure also disappeared, and An Rui was light, clenching the hilt of his sword, panting heavily. Countless swords had struck him just now, and two-thirds of them could kill him, but in the end they didn't hurt him in the slightest. Sharod's mastery of combat is something that even his enemies have to admire.
[Hint: You were defeated by a level 12 warrior and gained 25 XP, and you need 330 XP to reach the next level.] 】
The system prompt sounded, it turned out that you can gain experience after defeat, and there are a lot of them, which is probably related to Sharod's strength. If you are defeated by a ferret, it is impossible to gain so much experience.
"Let him be a little head. With his ability, he is qualified to manage several people. Sharod slowly inserted the Thundering Sword back into its scabbard, and there was a crackling sound of lightning again.
"Okay, no problem, I trust your vision." Brent seemed very happy, let the men beside him pour a new glass of wine, grabbed the glass in his hand, and sent it to An Rui's hand, "The dungeon where the slaves are held is now short of manpower, so you can be a small boss there." ”
"Dungeon?" An Rui was stunned when he heard this, and his face became strange.
"Yes, Dungeon, do you hate this job? If you hate it, you can stay in my mansion and be the head of the guards. ”
"No, no, no, I love dungeons, just let me work there."
In this way, Anrui successfully penetrated the enemy's interior and obtained the position he most wanted.
Berego is being held in a dungeon, where he works, just in time for the rescue operation.
"Brent will definitely regret today's decision in the future." An Rui laughed inwardly.
The next morning, Anrui took up his post and was led by one of Brent's men to the dungeon where the slaves were held. It is located in the Iron Cannon Harbor, close to the slave trading market, and is strategically located for easy trading. The entrance to the dungeon looks very inconspicuous, just a small courtyard, but An Rui knows that under this small courtyard, there is an underground world.
After bringing Anrui here, the man in charge of leading the way left, not for long. The next person in charge of taking over Anrui is the leader of the dungeon, and his subordinates call this person the cell leader, and his real name is Maren.
"New here, the boss of Brent said that you are good and asked you to come here as a small leader. That's fine, from now on, you'll be the captain of the third team. We don't have many people here, only seven or eight people in each team. You have the least number of people in the third team, only a few six. If you're too little, the dogs here are also in your hands. Mullen laughed as he said this, revealing a mouthful of yellowed teeth. He had a long, potholed face that was ugly enough to make any woman look away.
Probably because of some sense, the wolf dogs in the cage in the yard barked one after another, these dogs are all black, and they all look fierce and vicious, regardless of their combat effectiveness, this appearance alone can play a big role.
An Rui glanced at the wolfdogs in the iron cage, wondering if he could scare the wolfdogs if he let out a deterrent dragon roar.
"There is also a rule when you come to me, no matter who comes, you must light a bucket of cigarettes for me first, which can establish the relationship between our superiors and subordinates." Mullen spoke again, took out a pipe, filled it with tobacco, handed a lighter to Anrui, and shook it three times.
Smoking flourished with the advent of the Age of Discovery, and has long become a fashion and a daily habit, and many people smoke. The best tobacco is a valuable commodity in circulation, which can be sold for a large price in a rich land. Many of the plantation owners were growing tobacco in search of profiteering.
As for the lighter, it is a small thing similar to a lighter, but the structure and principle are completely different, mainly using flint friction to ignite, often hitting several times to ignite combustibles.
An Rui came here to hide his evil intentions, but now it is far from the time to do it, so he can only hide his fangs. He took the lighter with a smile and made a gesture to lighten.
Mullen put his pipe in his mouth, raised his face slightly, and stared at Anrui opposite.
An Rui fiddled with the mechanism on the lighter a few times, rubbing a little spark and igniting the tobacco in the pipe.
Green smoke rose up, blurring Demaren's long face a little.
"Very well, Ender, from now on, you will be the captain of the third team." Maren took a long puff of his cigarette and spit it all on Anrui's face, who was unmoved, not even blinking his eyes.
Next, Anrui followed Mullen and several jailers into the dungeon, and followed the stairs deeper and deeper into the ground.
Lights flickered underneath illuminated the dirty ground.
"The place where the slave girl is trained will be cleaner, and don't expect anything else." Marendo.
Anrui was noncommittal, and his gaze extended to the bottom of the earth, searching for the traces of Berego. He hoped that when he found Berego later, the other party would not recognize him, and if the other party shouted "An Rui", it would be troublesome.
At the bottom of the staircase, there are two long corridors, flanked by cells separated by iron bars. Several jailers guarded the area, some patrolling, others playing cards.
Mullen introduced the new An Rui to everyone, and everyone was all in a lack of interest and did not show much enthusiasm.
"Can I take a walk around the dungeon and get acquainted with the environment?" An Rui seized the opportunity and asked Mullen with his head sideways.
"Of course, you can walk around, it's not a small area, and there are second and third floors below." Mullen smoked a cigarette and nodded in agreement.
Anrui left Maren and wandered alone, wandering around the dungeon. He walked slowly, looked very carefully, and did not spare every cell.
Most of the people in the cells were native, and this race had a similar appearance to the Terns, but with darker complexions. They were all captured from the New World and will soon be sent to various places to serve as coolies. The Age of Discovery was an era of great wealth and rapid development for the empire, but it was really a catastrophe for the poor and backward indigenous peoples. They were caught by a group of strangers who were speaking different languages, thrown onto a ship, and at the risk of death, transported to an unknown land, where they did all sorts of hard work, and their fate was quite tragic.
Now is not the time to have mercy on these people. Anrui reminded himself in his mind to continue to look for Bereg's figure.
It's not hard to find an elf here, but not everyone has long ears and blond hair.
When he reached the bottom of the rope, Anrui finally found Berego in one of the cells.
At this time, Berego was chained to the wall, with iron ropes around his neck, hands and feet, and he was naked, wearing only a pair of pants to cover his body. In addition to his face, he was covered with wounds all over his body, eighty percent of which were whiplashes. Berego hung his head, probably fainting, his blond hair hanging down from his forehead, covering most of his face.
An Rui and Berego did not have a deep relationship, and they were not touched by the scene in front of them, neither sad nor angry, but secretly said something in their hearts.
"I've finally found you."