Dada had never felt that the morning light at sunrise was so bright and dazzling.

They all survived.

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More than once in the years that followed, Colbert was glad that he and the Norman soldiers of the Highlands had arrived a little late, but not the latest, and that everything had a chance to be saved.

Before Colbert and the others appeared, Gülen had been driven into the sea by the pirates' crossbow arrows, the water did not reach his knees, the sand wrapped around his feet like the tentacles of an octopus, he was exhausted, but his enemies did not give him even the slightest respite, except for those who were in the shallows, and the pirates who were cruising the sea in small boats, they held torches to illuminate their companions, and everywhere the fire was lit by the flash of swords and arrows. That was enough for a wise thief to put down his weapon and raise his hands in the air, trying his best to show a harmless expression, not to mention the sea devil, whose stench preceded her massive shadow in front of the thief, and the hammer that made the thief feel familiar to her waist.

The Sea Devil approached Drake and elbowed the richly dressed pirate, nearly knocking him out, Drake twitched the corners of his mouth, suppressing the desire to rub and slap it.

"How much do you share with me?" said the Sea Devil bluntly.

"I don't understand what you're talking about," Drake said irritably, "and our split was negotiated long before we set off. ”

"yes, we were talking about four-four-two. You are four, I am four, and Red Scar is two, but now Red Scar can't get a share of it. The Sea Devil winked at Drake, in fact she wanted to wink, the problem was that her appearance was destined to make her eyes hurt even if Flo came into her body.

"Can't you wait until it's all over?" Drake said in a low voice.

"Oh, look, my little cutie, my dearest friend Drake," Sea Demon Tian shamelessly stroked Drake's back, who couldn't help but feel a little creepy, "I know Glenn means different things to you." You seem to have promised someone that if anyone can catch this little bastard, you will pay an extra bounty. ”

Drake glanced around viciously, Ryette wasn't the kind of vain woman who would casually talk about private deals, then he could only have a crew or two that weren't so loyal, after all, he had cursed his former colleagues and friends a few times while drunk, maybe it was at that time that he accidentally exposed his bottom line.

"Five-five," Drake said, "or get out, I'll catch this guy myself." ”

"Four-six, you four, I'm six. The Sea Devil said. "Trust me, baby, it's a good deal. I'm about to capture the princesses of Baldwin and the Norman of the Highlands. ”

"I caught Flo's priest," Drake scoffed, "It's already caught, not soon, and the elven ranger Kerryben and the spellcaster, they're the big heads." ”

"I don't think so," the Sea Devil retorted, glancing at the mage. The mages were far away from them, after all, no one wanted to be affected by the battle of the spellcasters, so except for the beginning, the pirates consciously stayed away from them in the subsequent battles. The flashes of magic continued to glow, like thunderstorms in the night, indicating that the battle between them was far from over, "And what kind of head is that mage? Could he be more important than the only heir of the King of the Silver-crowned Forest?"

"Don't play with your stupidity in front of me. Drake couldn't help but say, and then he immediately took a few steps back, so as not to be counterattacked by the sea devils: "We all know that he is the current owner of the side island. Even if he is not willing to give up the gold coins to redeem his life and freedom, there are people who are willing to buy him, maybe more than one. ”

"Four-six. The Sea Devil insisted.

"Unless you're willing to pay for hiring Rayit. Drake said, "Otherwise, it's five or five, and I'm already at a loss." ”

"Four-six. The Sea Devil smiled lewdly, "I'm not in the same bed with her, and I have the right to refuse to pay for the services I didn't enjoy." ”

Glenn would have liked them to continue arguing for a while, he could wait, it didn't matter, it was a pity that neither the Sea Devils nor Drake were stupid, Drake was silent for a few breaths, "Four-six. He said.

"Ha," said the Sea Devil, wiggling her thick fingers, the jewel ring on her finger glittering, and hers, and Drake's pirates acted, Glenn raised his hands, his adamantite dagger still between his fingers, but if it waited a little longer, it would fall into the water, and wait for one of the pirates to touch it, and it might be hung by Drake's waist, and the loot was used to show off, like a hammer hanging from the Sea Devil's waist.

Memmy was caught in the crook of her arm by a pirate, and she barely lifted her head, her hair was draped over her shoulders and face like seaweed by falling into the sea on the way to escape, and she saw Gülen through the swaying gap, and the thief's thin figure was like a narrow crack in the light of the torches.

"Be careful," one of the pirates reminded his companion, "she's a priest." ”

"A Flo's priest. The pirate who grabbed Plum said indifferently, "If she can use some small spells, I'd be happy to enjoy it." ”

His companion smiled knowingly, "Be cautious. He said, "Let's tie her thumb so that it won't be inconvenient for the rest of the day." ”

The pirate looked at Memi, and the priest of Flo had bowed her head feebly, her hair obscuring her expression, but her body was soft and disheartened, "Thumbs up, then," he said, "Do you have a rope?"

"Wait. The pirate said that he had torn a leather rope from his neck from which the pierced gold coins (which pirates used to make amulets) and tried to untie it—he would never be able to untie it.

A three-edged arrow of steel pierced his neck.

As a sailor who had been on the seas for many years, Captain Colbert knew only a little about the soldiers on the other side of the continent from the bard's poems and the tavern mercenaries and merchants' gossip, he knew that they were strong and experienced soldiers, and that they were full of sorrow and anger at being expelled from their homeland, but he never imagined what a formidable power they could produce when they were brought together by each other.

As warriors who have been at war with brutal orcs for many years, the soldiers and knights of the Normans of the Highlands can read the entire battlefield in just a moment, and the mages can enter pre-cast meditation in the shortest possible time. Instead of breaking out of the ferns, the soldiers raised their longbows and crossbows under the cover of dense foliage, and they weren't stupid enough to aim all their crossbows at Drake and the Sea Devils, though they knew they were the leaders at a glance.

The Norman of the Highlands had asked Colbert what kind of enemy they were up against—and Colbert replied cheerfully that there was almost no difference between pirates and orcs, except that one was on the plains and the other was in the sea, so they did what they did with Thundercastle - It's also true that pirates are very much like orcs when it comes to loyalty, they are not human soldiers, and even if their leader dies, they may not be hurt or confused, they are all cunning and vile selfish, and if you find the slightest opportunity, you will have a way to inflict terrible consequences that you will never accept. So apart from the soldiers throwing their bolts at Drake and the Sea Devils, their crews didn't get much forgiveness.

The first to bear the brunt were the two pirates who had taken Mei Mi hostage, not because of anything else, but because they were the closest to the soldiers, and the smallest number of them, the overly concentrated blow completely emptied the small area at once, and the pirate carrying Mei Mi screamed, lowered his head, and looked in disbelief at the sharp arrow that pierced between the third and fourth ribs on the right. He took a breath and raised his dagger, knowing he couldn't live, at least before he died. He was also able to grab a priest of Flo and go with him to the Mourning Wasteland. Almost at the same time, however, a wave of fear and doubt came over him, and the dagger stabbed Plum in the back. But because of the wielder's confused thoughts, it only left a long blood streak on Meimi's back, and then a second arrow whistled in, sinking deep into his eye socket. He fell on his back, and Memmy scrambled out between his and his companion's heavy bodies.

Frow's priest wisely did not stand up, but continued to crawl, crawling hand and foot in the direction of the arrow, when a Norman soldier of the Highlands threw a rope and pulled her into the fern's nest.

When Mamee turned back to look behind, she felt that she had to give herself a compliment, if the pirates' arrows were like a torrential rain, and the soldiers' arrows were like dense thunderbolts, their arrows were longer than the pirates were used to, and the arrows were heavier, and if the wielding arm was not strong, or if the crossbow's spring and strings were not satisfactory, the range of such arrows would hardly be commendable, but here, in the hands of the Normans of the Highlands, these arrows seemed to be magically attached, and even if they exceeded three hundred feet, they could penetrate the human skull or chest, similar to the previous mistake did not happen againPerhaps because the object of their rescue became the relationship between their princess and their former lord, the Norman soldiers of the Highlands did not waste their arms and arrows.

They shot only one round of arrows.

When he heard the familiar sound of arrows whistling, he suddenly gave birth to infinite power from his depleted body, it was his soldiers, his knights, he had heard this wonderful howl countless times on the double walls of Thundercastle, he watched without surprise as the nearest pirates fell one by one, clutching their chests or throats, and several reflexive pirates already understood what was happening, and instead of retreating, they threw fishing nets intertwined with linen rope and wire, trying to catch Baldwin, or at least the princess Leona, who was protected by him, whoever helped them, since they didn't want Baldwin or Leona to die, then these two people have the value of using threats and blackmail.

The former Lord of Thundercastle stepped back slightly, and used his body to push Leona towards a black rock that stood on the fine sand, the rock was not high, only up to Leona's shoulders, and the width was only as wide as his hands, but it didn't take much time for Baldwin to flip his wrist, and the adamantite broadsword spun around with dexterity and lightness like a whale whisker that a noblewoman held in her hand to tease a kitten, and with a dull whine, the net that had worked on Glenn did not work as his master expected this time, and it was slapped aside by the broadsword, even the person who threw him was almost led to fall by the sudden and heavy force.

Baldwin stepped forward and swung his broadsword to cut in two a pirate who wanted to take advantage of the gap, and the latter's blood spurted into the air, causing the latecomer to hesitate for a moment.

Then there is no need to think about it, Knight Xiu is the first to rush into the pirate group, he is used to using two-handed swords, there are very few people who use this type of weapon among knights, his swords are not as scary visually as Baldwin's broadsword, they are just ordinary steel one-handed swords, but the power they can exert is not at all one plus one can describe, some guys have said that if Baldwin kills the enemy like a serf who is good at harvesting and chopping, then Xiu uses a double sword like a seasoned tailor, and people can often see him suppressing the enemy's weapon with a one-handed sword when fighting, and then use another one-handed sword to grab the opponent's life, or after shooting down the opponent's weapon, put the one-handed sword on his neck, and "cut" off his head with a mistake in both hands.

Xiu "trimmed" all the way, and the pirates began to flee.

"How?" asked Berdwin.

"It's much more brittle than the orcs. The knight replied solemnly.

"I'll laugh later. "There are others, Baldwin said.

Before another change, Ryette thought he would be able to win the battle, and the black-haired half-elven mage might be able to escape, but his reluctance to give up his companion made him irrepressibly passive, and after discovering this weakness of his, most of the female warlock's spells focused on the elven ranger.

She was only one step away from the sweet fruit, but the bottomless abyss was underneath, and Drake and the Sea Devils, who deserved to be cursed for 10,000 years, and the pirates, they actually put in a mage! That mage may not be very powerful, but he was very cunning and insidious, and his spell not only allowed the mage named Cremar to free herself from her entanglement, but also plunged her into a rotten quagmire. When she found herself having to face two skilled and well-connected mages at the same time, she immediately thought of retreating, and the Sea Devil thought the same way, "Eliminate that spell!" she shouted to Ryette, and after seeing the female warlock take out her whistle and blow it, she grabbed the gem, crushed it, closed her eyes and waited for the vertigo that would happen when the magic worked.

Nothing happened.

She opened her eyes and saw that Drake was smiling at her, and that smile was genuine enough, and the whistle was still in Ryette's lips, and she blew it, tore open a scroll, and took Drake away in a flash of magic. (To be continued.) )