Chapter 18: Ambush Halfway
Most of the soldiers in charge of defending the city are those who go straight to the head of the green, the advantage of this kind of soldier is that it is easy to command, there will be no fancy intestines, and the disadvantage is that the brain can't turn. Faced with the lowly trick of Julian and the other four thieves shouting to catch the thief, they were so confused that they helped the gangsters they were about to pursue to remove the barricades and pull up the gates, and it was not until the cavalry behind them rushed up and shouted at them that the guards realized that they had made a terrible mistake.
However, it was too late, the four gangsters had already ridden out of the city, and ran to the last gangster waved a black long sword engraved with magic runes, "bang", "bang" two sounds, the two iron cables that fixed the moat drawbridge were cut, the drawbridge collapsed, and the cavalry who were desperately chasing behind them were miserable, they hurriedly tightened their horses and stopped, but there were still three cavalrymen who could not hold back, and even men and horses cut the moat.
The emperor ** soldiers scolded the four gangsters on the other side of the river, and some soldiers shot crossbow arrows at the opposite side, but this kind of sparse shooting was lightly blocked by Julian and others, and the emperor ** soldiers could only watch the gangsters ride their horses out of their field of vision.
But escaping from the emperor does not mean that it is safe, because once the defenders in the imperial capital repair the moat drawbridge, they will soon be chased by the cavalry, so Julian and the other four continue to ride their horses and whip all the way through the forest of the city without a word, until they come to a relatively wide official road paved with long stones, and only slow down slightly.
However, this is only the beginning of another crisis.
They had just been running for a while when they saw a tall figure standing in the middle of the road.
"Why is he here?" said Julian.
Although he had not yet been able to see the man's face at this distance, Julian already knew the person's identity from the figure and posture of the other party, the two cross-shaped cross-cut marks on the breastplate, and the blood stains on the outside of the armor.
This person was none other than the Imperial General Bazac Menavino, who had recently cornered Julian!
"Huhuhuhuhu......"
As soon as he saw the appearance of the four horsemen, Bazak picked up the iron chain in his hand, and the iron ball spun faster and faster above his head, and turned more and more violently. At the same time, Zhu De'an also felt that the extremely powerful battle spirit power was blessed on the meteor hammer.
"Boom ......"
Before the four riders could get closer, the Meteor Hammer had already smashed out. It would be a big mistake to think that there will be no attack at this distance, because the target of the Meteor Hammer in the first place is not people, but the ground!
At the same time as the big iron ball collided with the ground, the user's powerful battle spirit was transmitted to the earth through the iron chain, and the earth shook for a while, and the earth let out a terrifying roar, just like the roar of the giant before the heaven and earth were opened! The long stone slabs laid on the ground could not withstand such a huge force, and they turned out in layers of radiation, revealing a dark red dirt surface, and the wrist-thick trees on both sides of the official road were uprooted. Inside the eyes, there was a devastation. Within a radius of dozens of miles, everyone felt the earth shaking.
What's even more terrifying is that the shock wave not only destroys dead objects, but also transmits the energy of the vibration to any living creature standing within the destruction range through guò's contact with the ground. The violent tremors reverberated through the horses' bodies, turning the horses' internal organs into a pulp. The four war horses neighed several times, and the seven holes bled and lay on the ground, convulsed a few times, and whimpered for their lives. But it is precisely because of the huge ** of the war horses as a buffer that the riders sitting behind them can survive. If Julian and the other four had not been walking on horseback but on foot, they would have died by now, rather than fainting for a few seconds as they are now.
This is the Royal Knight Bazac Menavino's Battle Spirit Technique - "Earth Wrath"! It is not surprising that Julian does not know it, first of all, Bazak rarely appears in front of people under the cover of his father's aura, and his War Spirit skill is naturally little known, and secondly, because such a powerful force will not distinguish between friend and foe, Bazak will not use this move when there are friendly troops nearby. This also explains why Bazak did not use the Battle Spirit Skill in the previous battle in front of the hotel, and it is undoubtedly a catastrophe to use this ability in the city.
Julian was a little dazed, what surprised him the most was not the strength of the opponent's Battle Soul Technique, but the fact that this enemy could still maintain the burning state of the Battle Spirit for such a long time after leaving the battle, and it was also maintained at a level that was enough to release the Battle Spirit Technique. When Julian looked up, he began to see the clue, for Bazak looked rather tired on his face, though his hands were still firmly gripping the chains of the Meteor Hammer. It's not the kind of exhaustion that comes out of breath after a lot of intense physical activity, but the kind of burnout that exerts too much mental exertion. "Did he use some kind of magic to maintain the fighting spirit?" Julian, who was both a demon and martial artist himself, immediately thought of this possibility.
"He had expected us to escape from the city, so he waited here for a long time. At this time, the other three also stood up one after another, and a mysterious man said in a deep voice.
Bazak didn't reply, and that cold gaze was the best answer.
"Looks like he wants to continue that undecided duel with me. Well, let me be your opponent again. Julian drew his sword and stepped forward.
However, Bazak's mocking sneer shattered Julian's attempt to delay time to cover his companion's departure first, as if to say to him: I have already seen through your tricks.
"Master, I'll go up with you. He was only one man. Dante drew his sword and walked forward, standing with Julian. Among the four people, Dante's strength was the weaker one, so he was also the most injured in the shock wave just now, but he did not hesitate to choose to fight alongside Julian.
"He called you 'master,' and it seems that you are indeed a knight. Bazak looked directly at Julian, "Young and promising." There are not many people who comprehend the spirit of war at your young age, and even fewer can hurt me. I don't know why you would do something that goes against the way of knighthood, but if you surrender, I vouch for you and your companions preferential treatment. ”
"General, thank you for your appreciation and understanding, but if I am to surrender, unless the boar learns to make wine. Julian didn't think about it and immediately refused.
"Then you will lose your only chance to live. ”
As soon as General Menavino finished speaking, Julian and the other four heard the sound of horses' hooves approaching from behind them in two directions. In a few moments, four knights had already rushed in front of them on fast horses, and together with General Menavino, they surrounded them in the middle.
Julian's four leaned on each other, not giving an inch.
"I advise you to give up unnecessary illusions, they are all the strongest guards knights under my command. Bazak dragged the meteor hammer towards the four of them, and the large iron ball kept bumping on the ground, making a dull sound.
However, not everyone will be intimidated by his threats.
Standing to Julian's left, the mysterious man with the spear was enraged and shouted, "It doesn't matter what kind of knight you are or someone else, let's all go together!
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the four guards turned blue, although they knew that they were not as good as the general, but as the guards knights whose strength was only about the royal knights, even the generals could not say this kind of one-to-four nonsense. What the hell is this young guy who listens to a very young voice? He's either crazy or he's committing suicide.
In contrast to the anger of his subordinates, General Menavino seemed to be calm, as if he had expected someone on the other side to say this, he sighed softly, showing a slightly disappointed expression: "Alas, it seems that you have not seen your situation clearly at all. ”
As soon as the words fell, a thunderous cry erupted from the woods around the official road. Immediately afterward, dense soldiers rushed out of the woods and besieged the official road. Among these armies, cavalry, crossbowmen, light infantry, heavy infantry, and even two griffons rode two griffons in the sky, and surrounded Julian and the other four in three layers.
These troops have been in ambush in the woods for a long time, and although their hiding place is outside the killing range of Bazak Menavino's battle spirit technique, "Earth Wrath", they can still feel the psychological shock brought by "Earth Wrath" at close range, but none of them are afraid to lead the ambush to be exposed, even their war horses are not frightened by this, which shows the strict discipline of this army.
"No wonder we fled out of the city so lightly, it turned out that the real main force had already laid a bag, just waiting for us to get in. It was put on the table. The mysterious man who was back-to-back to Julian said in a half-self-deprecating tone.
"There are 4,000 troops here, and you have been in the wings since the beginning. Bazak, who was in his hands, looked down at Julian and the four from above, "I'll give you one last chance: surrender or be killed?"