Part 1 Raid on the Lord's Bloody Road

Chapter 1: An Unexpected Night

On early autumn nights, the temperature is already quite low, and in the dead of night, in the valley of Doom, except for one or two low roars from beasts that come out to feed, only the "rustle" sound of the leaves blown by the wind blows. At this hour, whether it is a merchant who is in a hurry or a traveler who goes out for some reason, as long as there are no special circumstances, they should find a place to rest early, so as to avoid the hungry beasts. Everyone knows that the hungry beast is the most terrible, the early bird has worms, and the late passerby is the opposite, and if it is not good, it will be turned into dinner and eaten by the beast.

When it is close to midnight, those who dare to stay in the wilderness are not good at all.

At this moment, under the bleak moonlight, on a very hidden mountain path, there were two groups of people running and chasing at high speed, fighting to the death, and they had no time to pay attention to the beasts that loomed in the dense forest.

The group of people who were being chased in front of them were smaller, only about seven or eight people, and on one side they divided their troops and left a few people behind, desperately resisting the enemy who were chasing behind them, and on the other hand, the rest of them left first, and after running quickly over a mountain road, they would turn around and condescendingly attack the pursuers with bows and arrows and magic to cover the evacuation of their previously broken companions. When the companions quickly arrived at their foothold, and after a little respite, the first ones began to run up the hill again, while the companions continued to stay behind.

In this way, they were divided into two teams, alternately covering and rushing to the mountain, and in the case of escaping, they could still retreat without chaos and defeat without routing, obviously well-trained and tacitly cooperative.

The number of the pursuers was larger, about a dozen or so, and the number of wounded in this group of "hunters" was relatively small compared to the "prey" whose wounds were almost all wounded and rather embarrassed. Their combat strength was basically intact, and they deliberately adjusted the rhythm of the pursuit, hanging behind the opponent unhurriedly, and chasing and attacking at a certain frequency for a long time.

Although this chasing force is not a large-scale combat force, it is better because of the complete range of arms and a clear division of labor, including fighters in charge of melee combat, fast attackers who specialize in sneak attacks, magicians and archers who are good at long-range attacks, and priests who work part-time for healing.

Carefully identifying, this group of pursuers has a blood-red wolf sewn on the chest of their clothes, the exaggerated proportion of the wolf's head opens its big mouth, and the corner of one side of the mouth is dripping with blood, the appearance is hideous, the expression is fierce, but it is quite consistent with the appearance and temperament of the pursuers. They were the backbone members of the "Blood Wolf Mercenary Regiment" in the city of Manny Foster, not far from the valley.

The two groups of people chased one after another, and the fighting spirit of different colors, sharp arrows, surging fireballs, dazzling flashing techniques, and various common attack methods appeared on the forest path in this silent night, flashing continuously, reflecting each other, and illuminating the sky above the dense forest from time to time. During this time, there may be the muffled snorts of the wounded of the belligerents on both sides, and the terrible screams of the dying man, making the moonlight even more desolate and permeating tonight.

As time went on, the fierce battle drew to a close, and the scales of victory began to tip significantly.

On the side that was being pursued, the magic light on the shield of the warrior in charge of the broken was completely gone, and their magician was no longer chanting blessings, it seemed that the magic power should be exhausted, and he could no longer have any support for the warriors on his side, and the archers were also close to exhaustion, and the arrows they shot were not strong enough, leaving only a faint trace on the enemy's magically blessed shield.

Without the assistance of long-range attacks, the broken warriors can only rely on their own combat power to forcibly support, silently withstand the combined attacks of the enemy's distant and near firepower, and the irreversible acceleration of defeat is revealed.

No matter how reasonable the tactical arrangement, tacit cooperation, and high morale are, in the face of the huge power gap, they can only slowly lose their original positive significance. On a short stretch of mountain road, the fugitives in front of them left behind several corpses.

As the shield in the hands of the broken warrior was shattered by the fireball technique, a spear pierced the chest of the shield's owner, and the resistance of the fleeing side was completely collapsed, and it entered the stage of desperate escape.

"Congratulations to Ershao. Looks like I'll be able to taste the taste of Danice's slut tonight. ”

Looking at the last few enemies who finally routed and fled under their heavy blows, at the back of the pursuer queue, a big man with a full beard smiled, his face was full of flattering looks, it was Wolf, the leader of the "Blood Wolf Mercenary Group", his trademark gong-like voice sounded like the rumored night owl in the silent night, as piercing as the rumored night owl, which was indescribably uncomfortable.

"Hahaha! Thanks to the 'head wolf', you've done it. A young man next to Dahan laughed unscrupulously in response, as if he had just completed the conquest of an ancient and powerful empire with his own hands, he reached out affectionately and patted Dahan's shoulder, which was the "second youth" in Dahan's mouth.

The arrogant attitude, combined with a high-quality samurai uniform, coupled with the faint appearance of the people around him, fully demonstrates the young man's good identity and status, as well as his daily domineering behavior.

This person has a thin figure, and his eyebrows are quite neat, but unfortunately the puffy eye sacs caused by excessive indulgence have seriously affected the originally handsome appearance, the corners of the old man's mouth, and the frivolous expression that can't be concealed, which obviously brings out a taste of obscenity.

The young man who was not disgusted by the big man's ugly voice at all, and the young man who was obviously in a good mood spoke, his eyes staring at the red figure that was staggering and running in front of him, and was still visible. Under the background of the moonlight, the fiery figure of the figure owner is undoubtedly doubly attractive, which is the prey that he has worked tirelessly to wait for several days in the poor mountains and bad waters. Now that he has worked hard for many days, seeing that he is finally about to receive the reward he deserves, the young man can't help but feel a heat in his lower abdomen, stretches out his tongue and licks his dry lips, and even has a much better attitude towards the people around him. In the past, he would never say anything about surrendering his identity to these low-status mercenaries, even if it was for the purpose of winning people's hearts.

You must know that the young man is a nobleman, and when it comes to the one-third of an acre of land around Manny Foster City, his family is like a fake snake.

"Don't dare, don't dare. It's all the second young man who is strategizing, and he and his brothers are just acting according to the plan. There is no clever plan for Ershao, just with those of us who only know how to shout and kill, it is a dream to defeat 'Red Hot Chili Peppers' so easily. The cheeky man hurriedly flattered, and his attitude was very low.

He was not carried away by the upcoming victory, you must know that similar to the noble evil young people around him, he likes others to slap horses and whiskers the most in his life, and listens to more flattery words, and after a long time, he will develop the habit of empty-eyed, and his mentality is like that light and fluttering kite, floating in mid-air every day and not falling to the ground, who does not grovel to him will be regarded as rude or even provocative, and if he doesn't do it, he will inadvertently offend him greatly, and plant a bane for the days to come, which is really worth the loss.

The group chatted and walked easily, and actually regarded a bloody pursuit battle as an autumn outing.

The moonlight was cold, and all the whereabouts of the defeated enemy in front of him could not be hidden, and Wolf's men had a clear division of labor, and their own fast trackers followed first, but there was no danger of losing their prey.

So far, the well-planned "hunting" trip has been carried out very smoothly, everything is as planned, as long as there are no major forks, it is only a matter of time before the prey falls into the bag and is allowed to be eaten, so there is no need to be overly nervous in the process of pursuit.

Receive money from others and eliminate disasters for others. The bright and heavy gold coins seemed to have swayed in front of the mercenaries, flashing with an extremely charming light, which made them feel very good.

As early as the first dying wail sounded, in the cave at the end of the mountain path, the sleeping boy Normer opened his eyes, camping in the wilderness, sleeping and awakening is a necessary condition. The dawn in his arms opened his eyes almost at the same time, and his bare hand immediately grasped the dagger in his hand vigilantly.

There was another roar of fireballs hitting the target, and Normer listened, silently estimating the distance between the battle site and the cave.

The sound of the battle was so obvious that there was no need for the small mechanism they had set up outside to warn them.

"It's about less than three hundred meters from the cave. Plitander said. The old man, who slept lightly at night and woke up easily, lifted his wolfskin mattress and sat up, and began to prepare for battle.

The maidens Dawn and Normer were also silent, and quickly began to put on their leather armor and put on their coats.

When you're away from home, you have to be careful about everything, especially when there's fighting around you. It doesn't matter who the two sides are, how big they are, whether they are familiar with each other, whether they have a grudge or not, everything does not matter. It is important that you and your party should be ready to fight at any time and be prepared, lest once the war spreads to you, you will become a fish in the pond without defense, and it will be a big trouble.

In this world, there are not too many examples of holding sheep with hands and pigs with backhands, and afterwards they often say: "Picking grass and beating rabbits, two are not wrong", anyway, the victims are often already asleep and do not have the ability to crawl out of the ground to accuse them of their crimes.

After a short while, there was a crisp sound of stomping on a tree branch, which was a heavy foot on the dead branch that Normer had specially arranged before going to bed.

In the chaotic footsteps, the girl Dynis, who was dressed in a fiery red tight-fitting suit, stumbled with two companions who were not lightly injured, and finally rushed to the cave, turned the natural wall at the entrance of the cave, and broke into the dark cave without looking.

"God, it's dark, there is no 'old ginger' to spend the night here?" Danice was depressed, the hand holding the knife couldn't help but tremble, and the sound of breathing was a little rough.

Without the help of others, they will really have to be here tonight after they are exhausted.

Compared with the "ginger" who was easy to get into the rivers and lakes at the beginning, "old ginger" is cautious by nature and is not easy to pull into the water, but it is better to act simply and ruthlessly, as long as he recognizes that the situation is unfavorable to his side, he will decisively lend a hand.

"No, it's a ray of light on the blade. ”

Danice was about to turn around to meet the enemy, relying on the relatively narrow space of the cave to fight to the death, a faint light came into the corner of her eye, she quickly stood up, her eyes widened, staring at the direction of the light coming from, and identifying.

The black cave, coupled with the deliberate silence and light breathing of the people in the cave, made her, who was experienced in walking the rivers and lakes, almost been hidden, and now she noticed the existence of the other party, and her heart suddenly burst with joy.

It's a pity that when her eyes finally adjusted to the darkness and could roughly see the specific situation in the cave, the heart that Dynes had just lifted couldn't help but sink to the bottom of the sea again: "Oh my God! It's two children and an old man, what's the use!"

In just a few breaths, as the current leader of the Red Hot Chili Pepper Mercenary Group, Danice, who has a rich resume, has experienced two extreme emotions from disappointment and depression to ecstasy, and from ecstasy to despair, and almost had a heart attack.

The drowning man was horrified to find that what he had worked so hard to grab was just a few useless straws.

The earliest disappointment and frustration was that she thought there was no one in the cave who had spent the night. Otherwise, it is common sense to spend the night in the wild, even in a relatively safe cave, and to light a bonfire outside before going to bed, which can not only prevent the sneak attack of foraging beasts, but also serve as a reminder to other passers-by who are about to enter the cave, so as to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings between the two sides.

And to find this hidden deep cave to spend the night, only a person with a lot of experience in going out, that is, the so-called "old ginger", such a person could not make the fatal mistake of keeping vigil without leaving an open fire.

The ecstasy that followed was when Dynes noticed the faint glow of the blade in the hand of the man in the cave. Since you can spend the night here, and you can extinguish the bonfire in time after hearing the sound of fighting, and prepare accordingly for battle, it is either a regular mercenary group member with a certain size and strength, or a small number of adventurers with a small number but good skills.

In the face of these two kinds of people, whether they are familiar with the "Red Hot Chili Peppers" or not, whether they want to be a wall-to-side observer, Danice, who has been active in this area all the year round, has a great chance to pull them into the water and help herself, after all, with her deep understanding of the enemy's style of acting, killing people is the enemy's usual method, as long as you tell the name of the enemy, remind the people who spend the night to suffer the consequences of being implicated, then they are not afraid that they will not cooperate with themselves, who wants to sit still?

What she never expected was that when she basically saw clearly the three Normer who were fully armed in the cave, two in front and one behind them in a battle formation, and had a wary look on their faces, she reluctantly came to the conclusion that there were two rookies and an old man, and their combat power was basically equal to zero.

Among the three men, a little half a step forward on the right side of the front, stood a tall young man, holding a long sword in his hand, and from the position, the glimmer of light that had just fallen into Danice's eyes was reflected from this sword, and a small shield was held on his chest, covering the vital point;

Next to the boy was a petite girl, holding a dagger and other short weapons in one hand, and the other hand was half-hidden behind her, vaguely holding something, standing about a meter away from the boy.

Behind the two of them, there was also an old man, judging by the fact that he was holding a staff and wearing a mage hat, he should be a magician.

Two for melee combat, one for long-range attacks, is one of the most basic and common three-player adventure combinations of the year.

If you do not consider the actual situation such as age.

Although the cave is almost dark, Danice, who has been walking in the gray area all the year round, still has good eyesight, and can identify the basic situation of the three people in front of her with the only little light, although she can't really see their facial details and expressions, but from the outline, you can still roughly judge the age group they are in.

As the so-called old old and small small, it doesn't look like a reasonable trio.

In Danice's opinion, these people must have found this place by mistake before, and they don't even understand the common sense of lighting a fire at night to drive away wild beasts, and they are not experienced and powerful people at all, except for finishing together, they are useless to their own side, and the only thing left in their hearts is naturally bitterness and despair.

The bet was lost, and it was all over. Dynes thought.