Chapter Eighty-Three: Two Swords
"Name? Age? Occupation? What are you good at? What are the goals to pursue? β
"Aaron, 16, black iron level warrior, my swordsmanship is very good, I want to make money and become a big hero who saves the world!"
Looking at the smirking young man in front of me, I nodded, this simple black-faced teenager reminded me of the past Adam.
"Next."
16-year-old black iron, what else to practice, can you advance to gold in three years? This is not a nursery, you better find a rookie team to polish it together.
"Kavin, you're in your thirties, silver shaman. My goal is to make enough money and buy the Fire Dragon Circus. "Dash, in his forties, I am his elder brother, a proud warrior. My goal is to be a good brother. β
"I'm my brother! Dia, you idiot who can't even count the numbers, we were born together, why are you ten years older than me. β
Well, this is a rare ogre shaman, it is said that it used to be the pillar of a certain circus, and then the circus fell, and he came out to live as a mercenary himself, and he also planned to make money to start a circus again.
"I'm my brother!"
"I am, don't be afraid of you just because you can play the ghost trick that will shine with both hands, I have strength."
"Okay, let's guess the boxing, whoever wins is the big brother."
"Okay, one, two, three, ha, stone."
"I'm Bu, I've won, I'm big brother."
"Kavin, you're slowing out, don't count! Come again, or I'll beat you up." β
"Whoever is afraid of whom, today I will let you know the majesty of my brother. You idiot who can't even count nine. β
But now, this even rarer two-headed ogre Cavendish . I actually fought for that head is my brother. Side play. When I was still exhaling pain, I didn't know if it was the pain of beating someone or the pain of being beaten.
I nodded silently, this two-headed ogre is indeed good, he is born with a double cultivation of demon martial arts, and his comprehensive combat power has definitely reached the golden level of human beings, which is indeed quite rare, and more importantly, the rookie just now is different. If you join, you can become an instant combat force.
"Next."
But what I lack now is not combat power, but normal people, changes in the team. There are enough weirdos and weirdos, and if you are born to fight left and right, are you planning to laugh your opponent to death?
On that day, after discovering the general lack of discipline and common sense in the "gentlemen's group", I decided to recruit two more normal people, considering that I had to raise the value of discipline a little.
Of course, there is another reason that in this human country, there are too many alien races in the gentlemen's group. If you come forward to communicate with the client with non-humans, it will inevitably make people think too much. So even if it's for window dressing, I'm going to recruit a few human mercenaries, and it's even better if I'm familiar with the city's head snakes.
Even if it can't help, it can play a role as a cover-up, and if such a group of aliens acting together is too eye-catching, a few aliens in a group of human mercenaries will be much better.
Without further ado, I did it as soon as I thought of it, so early this morning, I set up a stall at the door of the Mercenary Association to recruit people, and with the "friendly sponsorship" of the Earl of Broken Eggs, the salary offered was quite considerable.
But unfortunately, my foreigner identity and untraceable background, coupled with the tense atmosphere of the succession ceremony, made the senior mercenaries wait and see, and the recruits who came to apply were either completely unusable recruit eggs, or this kind of super strange that other teams did not accept.
Glancing at Cavendish who was still exchanging ideas left and right, I shook my head helplessly, got up and left, it seems that today is a wasted morning.
But when I passed the bounty bar, I stopped.
"A-level bounty mission: find out the real culprit who destroyed the sewer in the northwest corner of the miè pearl area, whether you live or die, and the bonus is 200,000 gold coins."
This is a big deal, the A-level bounty can directly raise my ungraded mercenary team by a few levels, and the 200,000 gold coins are enough to buy a mansion in the Pearl District, where every inch of land is valuable, it seems that any weird destruction before the succession ceremony will involve the nerves of the Orlan official.
I hesitated for a moment, considering that I had made a lot of money recently, and I was indeed not short of money, although it would be cool to send that increasingly dangerous explosive maniac out for bonuses, but in the end, most of it would still involve myself.
Yesterday, when I was communicating with the Earl of Broken Eggs, I was going to do things with strange faces, that is, I was going to kill people, and when I saw the three of us, and the two women were going to meet the poor dagger, Diana cut down a dozen of them in one big slash, and Colos destroyed the roof and all that was left, and then I took out the devil's contract.
The fat earl was still very knowledgeable, and when he saw the paladin skillfully using the devil's words to modify the evil contract, he was so surprised that his jaw dislocated, it was like seeing an angel and a devil dancing together.
And then it was even simpler, the contract was signed, seeing his frightened and paralyzed appearance, considering that it should be a long stream, and it was not good for everyone to die and the net was broken, I didn't ask too much, just knocked a lot of money and a mansion as a temporary station, and then asked him to provide information as my eyeliner.
Of course, the devil's contract is also increased little by little, so that people can be hooked little by little, and if you play big at the beginning, won't you scare away the fat sheep.
The old mansion is also in the Pearl District, I am still very satisfied, always live in a hotel is not like words, although the mansion is a little old, but the decoration and garden are quite high-grade, now the members of the group are cleaning in the temporary station, and as the captain of the human race, I just took the opportunity to recruit people.
If I'm the only one, it's not so eye-catching, and without those guys who are in arrears, I should be able to recruit normal people.
Well, it's definitely not to avoid the duty of cleaning, to find an excuse to be lazy or something, it's something that a decent paladin like me would do?
"It seems that if you don't have a reputation, you can't recruit any decent people, why don't you try the legendary traverser's compulsory course, and dig out the future heroes who are still unaspiring? Well, if it's time for the plot, it should have been born. Hey, when I just drew a strategy, I thought that I could receive a lot of super brothers from legendary novels, but I didn't expect that their ancestors were still in a fertilized egg state. I was embarrassed. This should be better than making glass with great difficulty. I found out that thing had already come out, and that time was even more frustrating. Oh, digging into the corners of the Orlan Empire, I don't have any scruples at all. β
Imagining going out in the future, followed by a group of epic heroes, I can't help but think about it.
"I remember that the 'Swift Sword' and the 'Demon Master' are both in the Orlan capital, or I'll go find them tomorrow? Well, let's go to the Count of Broken Eggs and ask for information. So, the recruitment task is done, where to kill the time. β
"Hey, hey! This big brother. β
"You haven't told me you to hire us yet. We asked for money to revive the circus, and we were very obedient. β
Just as I was staring at the wanted notice, and even began to think about how long it would take for the cleaning to be completed, and where I was going to kill the time, suddenly, my eyes went dark, and then two ugly grimaces suddenly appeared in front of me, spraying a foul smell on my face.
"What the hell!"
All right. It is the instinct of the flesh that is faster than exclamation. Before I could react, the fist had already hit the real thing, and the touch had hit the real thing.
"He hit! I actually did it. β
"Ha, you dare to provoke this stupid ogre who doesn't distinguish between friend and foe, there's a good show to watch."
"Kill three escorts and one, and seriously injured one pays ten."
"Poor Fire Dragon Circus, which is already poorly managed and in debt, the former members of the troupe hurt people again, and no one can save them this time."
From the exclamations of others, as expected, Cavendish is considered to be a good strength in my eyes, and it is extremely amazing in the eyes of ordinary mercenaries, but no one has dared to use it, and it is not that this ogre is easy to provoke and go berserk, and it is easy to distinguish between enemies and enemies as soon as he enters the battle.
"I'm sorry, who told you to appear out of nowhere, accidentally."
I sneered and withdrew the hand that had been printed on Cavendis's belly, but there were already good Samaritans exclaiming.
"Boy, run, what can the ogre say, he only beat a Northland berserker to a serious injury half a month ago. Run. β
"How dare you punch the card" The four eyes of the two-headed ogre, which is more than three meters tall, were bloodshot at first, and then began to roll white, the whites of the eyes were exposed, and saliva flowed from his mouth, and the rest of the words were no longer spoken.
"It's totally mad! Everyone is side by side, or they will all die here! β
Well, seeing the scene in front of him, there were already old mercenaries roaring and leading the charge.
Complete madness is the ultimate killing move (racial talent) of orcs, berserkers, and ogres, which will give up a qiΔ sanity and exchange life force for the most terrifying power.
Cavendish is a golden level of comprehensive combat power, at least legendary after being completely mad, the old mercenary's judgment is very correct, if he can't be killed in time, I'm afraid that none of the people present will survive.
but
In the next second, the two heads and four eyes of the drooling man were completely white, and then suddenly his head was crooked, and he fell directly to the ground, and his huge body fell to the ground.
"How is that possible? Not completely berserk, but knocked out? Punched by that young man? β
Chong's strongest old mercenary was full of shock, he really couldn't believe it, he had been a temporary partner with Cavendish and knew how rough and thick this ogre who was a part-time shaman and a berserker at the same time was, he had even seen the mad Cavendish directly tear apart the war elephant, and now he was actually knocked down by a human punch?
And after the dust cleared, the young man who was smiling quite cheerfully had long since disappeared.
At the same time, I accidentally used all my strength with a punch, but I had already taken advantage of the chaos to retreat.
The basic strength of ordinary ogres is 16 points, and Cavendish who has a part-time warrior is at least 18 points, which is indeed terrifying compared to humans at 10 points, but compared with 20 points beyond the limit of mortals, there is a qualitative difference, plus that accidentally used the power skills practiced recently, which is also the fundamental reason why it was put on hold by a punch.
As for why you want to slip away?
"Damn, I'm just going to make a roll call, but this kind of appearance is too ugly, if you don't escape, you will definitely not be able to escape titles like Ogre Knight."
I still understand the mercenary line.,For veterans who go out.,Nicknames often spread farther than their real names.,And this nickname is often related to the first time you're famous.,It's hard to change if you bump into it.,If there's a dragon killer or something like that.,It's naturally good.,Come to a "kobold professional killer", "goblin destroyer", "wild dog destroyer" and the like. I just can't hold my head up for the rest of my life.
And weird nicknames like "Paladin with more strength than ogre", "ogre paladin" and so on. I'm lucky. It's definitely going to fall on me, so let's run as far as I can.
Of course, before I left, I had my goal in my hands, and the wanted warrant in my arms was just before the end of the cleaning.
"Class B Wanted: Brotherhood of the Bloody Hands, wanted for this group of damned pickpockets and killers, live or die. 100 gold coins for an ordinary member, at least 1,000 for a high-ranking member, and 50,000 bounty for Jim, the bandit leader and bloody hand. If completed before the Succession Ceremony, the bonus will be doubled. β
Although this bounty is much less than the A-level bounty just now, I am in great need of information and training objects now, and in terms of intelligence, who can compare to the thieves' union of part-time intelligence dealers.
Soon, from Count Shattered Eggs, I learned a little bit of basic information about the Brotherhood of the Bloody Hand, a lower-average Thieves' Guild. The members were less than 200 before they made a big deal. robbed a certain country of tribute to His Majesty, and now they are all wanted, and it is said that the nest is in the dock area. "Two hundred? Let's finish before dinner. Well, go back with the intelligence, and no one will say that I am lazy. βββ
γRoland. Lan, Force 20, Min 19, Body 20, Zhi 29, Yi 19, Charm 19, Talent Ability: Angel of War Incarnation, Original Sin Demon God Incarnation, Sword of Order, Titan Torso, Level 22 Knight of Order/Level 22 Chaos Witch King]
In fact, since my resurrection, I have been thinking about what kind of spiritual path I am taking, even as I was surprised by this high starting point.
Ice magic and necromancy aside, as a veteran paladin, I'm pretty confident in melee combat.
However, if this balanced and powerful body takes the route of the heavy armor two-handed swordsman in the past, then the agility of up to 19 points is obviously wasted, and if it is taken the route of the agile warrior with light armor and the fast sword of light armor, then what is wasted is 20 points of strength beyond mortals.
And what surprised me the most was that I found that the Knight of Order, as a basic class, actually has no main attribute, and improving any attribute can increase the comprehensive combat power, so I was even more hesitant.
"Do you want to go the double-knife route? Or do you want to learn from the barbarians with a heavy weapon in each hand? That's not the same as starting all over again. β
It wasn't an easy thing to change your fighting style, but a small accident made me finally make up my mind.
γFrozen gasγ
This insidious additional ability can be attached to the blade and unknowingly put the opponent in a desperate situation in a duel, and in my original expectation, using the dazzling holy light on the sword to cover the freezing gas will be more stealthy and deadly.
But the reality is always not as expected, I have tried many times, but whether it is the Holy Light or the power of the law, as long as it touches the freezing air, it is definitely the dissolution of one side, if it is not for their natural conflict, even now I can't do the fusion of the two sides.
Don't need the Holy Light to concentrate on freezing air? Is a paladin who doesn't use holy light still a paladin, that is obviously already a pure warrior, or a rookie second-rate warrior who can't concentrate on swordsmanship.
Of course, I turned my attention to the dual swords, one with holy light, the other with freezing air, theoretically, the two special forces attack in turn, which can definitely make the opponent want to cry without tears.
Moreover, this can not only give full play to the advantages of my extremely high basic attributes of average development, but this kind of combat method of using two attributes at the same time is also very suitable for me who has quite mixed attributes, and I can completely choose the attributes attached to each of the two swords for the opponent.
But when I proposed it, the knights, including Diana, were not at all optimistic about my idea of death.
"The double sword is not a simple use of two swords, it is completely different from holding a sword in both hands, the cycle between attack and defense is extremely important, when the left sword comes out, the right sword must move even if it does not attack, otherwise the balance of the body will be broken, distraction and dual-use, three-use is the norm, at the same time, it has particularly high requirements for balance and agility, it is simply the patent of the elf ranger, you are a human being"
This was Diana's dissuasion, and she almost said directly, "The specialty of two-handed swordsman elf ranger, you can't learn it,"
"Twin swords? Or two two-handed swords? Haha, are you a three-meter-tall ogre or a two-and-a-half-meter-tall highland barbarian, this whimsical can also be said, if you can do it, old lady tonight"
All right. See the scene in front of you. The rest of Momo's words had been swallowed back.
Then. I had a two-handed sword in each hand, and I was still very rusty at first, but as I swung it, I became proficient, and then I felt like a veteran who had been practicing for decades.
"The old lady doesn't believe it, it must be a false shelf, come. Sparring. β
Well, Momo himself was gone, and in the midst of everyone's shock, after I had gotten through the initial scramble, I incorporated the battle into my own rhythm, the heavy twin swords were as dexterous as my own limbs, and the cooperation between the two swords carried a light rhythm, playing a high-speed waltz like a clear spring of flowing water.
And Momo, who was already lacking in strength, only lasted less than thirty seconds this time, and he was defeated with both hands numb.
"It's a miracle!"
Diana, the legendary paladin, looked at me in disbelief. But then he smiled and nodded. As if that were the way to go.
Actually, I cheated without a doubt.
[Double skillful hands: make your left hand and right hand as dexterous, learning requirements: agility 15+ - system evaluation: there is really no difference between the left hand and the right hand, please don't use this skill to do boring things]
Even though I once practiced Twin Skillful Hands during my travels in the Elven Kingdom, and this choice appeared in the gray skill box, since this is the core class ability of a Twin Blade Ranger, even if the basic stats meet the standard, I still pay three times as many skill points.
[Giant Soldier: You can use a two-handed weapon like a one-handed sword, but non-dominant hands will greatly reduce accuracy and damage. Learning requirements: Strength 18+ - system evaluation: Although the giant holding the soldier is a universal talent in the melee system, but 18 points of strength is only able to learn, to play well, at least 20 points of strength, if it is not a giant race, basically only legendary warriors can make up enough, but by that time the fighting style has been finalized, how can it transform to play dual-wielding heavy soldiers, so this is also known as the most chicken skill. γ
With the investment of the four skill points, countless combat skills and experiences are integrated into the brain and remembered by the body, which can save a lot of training time, and directly master the basic skills of using two-handed two-handed swords under the incredulous gaze of everyone.
Of course, this is only the beginning, and it only provides the possibility to try this style of fighting, but if you want to become a master of two-handed swords like in the past, you will need countless hours of polishing and actual combat training, and the opponent in front of you happens to be a very competent sparring partner.
"Huh."
The two-handed sword in his right hand was full of golden light, lighting up the pitch-black basement, and the next moment, the thief lurking in the shadows was directly shot away.
Well, it's a shoot, not a cut, the two-handed heavy sword is a typical example of convincing people with force, you can swing your strength to split Huashan, and naturally you can also use the weight and huge sword body to bully people to shoot, smash, and chop.
But judging from the opponent who flew out sideways and fell into the wooden box and never moved again, for the weak thief, there was no difference between slapping and splitting.
"It's a pity, you're out of luck."
Shaking his head, he continued to move forward, and just stepped into the next room, after the explosion, the smoke rose and the thieves and assassins in front of him came out of the trap.
Well, then, judging from the green dagger, any more mercy is tantamount to looking for death, so with all my strength, it became a one-sided crushing battle.
At the beginning of the battle, I knew why the silver-rank Momo was defeated so easily, but I changed to a fighting style that fully brought into play the advantages of the basic attributes, but the combat power was directly doubled.
It is still the sword of the king who is fast and ruthless, does not go to the side, does not play tricks, a sword is faster than a sword, a sword is heavier than a sword, to convince people with strength, to convince people with speed.
For agile assassins, it was fatal.
The attack range of the two-handed sword is already large, and the basement is quite narrow, once the two two-handed swords are wielded, there is even less room to dodge.
And after the Assassins' vaunted agility was suppressed, it was basically me who struck first, and they had to carry me at least one round of heavy swords at close range.
The heavy sword that was barely shining with the holy light just now, his footsteps were shaken unsteadily, and the next left-handed sword was like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter, and it didn't send it, as long as it attacked, it was aimed at the vital point, either cut in half, or hit the throat.
The strongest silver-level shadow assassin only blocked three swords, and without even the effect of freezing air, he was directly split in half by the right-handed sword.
In just over a dozen seconds, the thieves lost seven or eight of their companions.
And when the strongest leader was also killed in a senseless battle, the thieves finally determined that they were an invincible opponent, and then scattered without hesitation.
I didn't chase either, because the Banshee King was already complaining in my ear.
"If you don't hurry up, that guy will run away, and my doppelganger will be taken away, it's easy for me to split a descendant now, don't waste it."
She did have a reason to complain, and this time she was able to find it all the way, thanks to her.
How did you find the Hidden Thieves' Guild? I just disguised myself as a fat sheep and let the pickpockets of the Brotherhood of Bloody Hand steal my wallet, which contained a very, very valuable Tear Gem.
Then, as in the intelligence, the Brotherhood was very strict in its control of the lower-level personnel, and soon, even if there was some weird slime around the gem, the Tearstone was transferred to the upper echelons of the Bloody Hand Brotherhood, and then I followed the guidance of the greedy clone all the way.
Heloise's complaint is still in her ears, if she doesn't hurry up this time, it will be done in vain, if the bandit leader runs away, the bounty and tribute will be gone, and the historical information of the thief organization, the primary target, will naturally be gone.
Since I had reached the location but couldn't see the way, there must be a secret passage in this basement, so I stepped up my search, but soon, I found that I did not add points to the search and mechanism, and I obviously felt that the greedy child was below, but I couldn't find the mechanism.
"Forget it, the technical flow is really not my thing, we are still used to violent smashing groups. Sword of Order! Make a hole for me! (To be continued......)