Book 1: Believers of Light Chapter 59: The Contest Between the Trainee Knights
"My friend, please come out. I have no ill will towards you, you should know that. As he walked towards the wall, Jagiello motioned to the Knights of Fengton, who had come to their senses, not to act rashly. "To be honest, I didn't notice you at first. But when I inspected the sacrificial corpses in the stockade, I realized that there were still people here. Looking at you now, it should be that the ancestors you believe in have blocked my perception. ”
Hiding in the shadow of the wall, Akaru clasped the totem pole the size of a man's head tightly in his hands, deaf to Argiello's words.
"Friend, you don't have to. I'm sure you've heard of the name of the Knights of the Windston, and I swear by the Knights of the Windton that I can guarantee your safety as long as you come out. "Jaguello is close to the wall, but Akaru is not coming out yet. Argiello didn't want to use force, he also needed to know what was going on here, whether it was the people behind this corpse poison who caused all this.
Originally, Akaru wanted to go out when he heard Argiello's first sentence. After all, the other party had already discovered him, and no matter how much he hid, it would be useless, but when Argiello said the name of the Knights of Fengton, the hands that had been holding the totem pole turned white due to force.
Yagiello, who was standing just a few steps away from the wall, waited for a long time, but still didn't see the barbarian he perceived appear.
"Since my friend is so faceless, then I have no choice but to force my friend to come out. As Jagiello raised his right hand, the Knights of Windton, who were standing nearby, began to slowly envelop the shadow behind the wall.
Just as Jaguello's right hand was about to fall, Akaru shouted, holding the totem pole in both hands, and began to attack the Knights of Fengton.
"To live. ”
Albert nodded slightly, then drew his sword and walked towards Akaru as if he had gone mad.
"Bells" are staggered with gold and wood. Akaru's ancestral totem was easily blocked by Albert, "Even a small barbarian dares to offend the great Knights of Winddon." Albert didn't pay attention to this barbarian in front of him at all, even though Akaru was the most powerful warrior of the Kaolin tribe.
The physical fitness of barbarians is indeed stronger than that of ordinary humans, especially with the blessing of the power of the ancestor totem, they can defeat one against ten, or even one against hundred. But the Gaoling tribe has been weakened for a long time, and the ancestral power contained in the totem pole is very small, and Akaru is still facing the captain of the Knights of Fengton in the Kingdom of Ovite, and to be able to serve as the captain of the Knights of Fengton, the force must definitely be able to convince the public.
Flicking Akaru's totem pole aside, Albert swung his sword at Akaru.
"Bang" Akaru was directly pressed on one knee by the force from the totem pole. "Throw in the towel. Albert was not interested in such a crushing battle. Had it not been for the commander who had left him alive, Akaru would have been slain with a single sword.
Feeling that Akaru under the sword still wanted to struggle to stand up, Albert's hand was used again, and Akaru was directly pressed to his knees. Just when Albert wanted to kick Akaru unconscious, the figure of Argiello came: "Okay, Albert, let him go." ”
Akaru felt the pressure on the totem pole disappear and struggled to his feet. Jagiello stood in front of Akaru, "You don't have to, friend. I have no ill will towards you, we just want to know what happened to your tribe and why the zombies and your people are like that. If you're still so unfriendly, then we'll have to do something else. Friends, trust me, you won't like it. ”
Akaru stared at Argiello for a long time, thinking of what the ancestral priest had said to him. "Phew", spitting out the blood from his mouth, Akaru knocked Albert away and walked towards the fallen people. Albert was about to lash out, but was stopped by Jaguello, "Look what he's going to do." ”
Seeing that all the clansmen on the ground had lost their lives, the eyes of the strongest warriors of the Kaolin tribe began to moisten. Falling to his knees beside one of his clansmen, Akaru hated his incompetence for allowing so many of his clansmen to die tragically.
Argiello walked over to Akaru and watched as he stabbed the man into the heart with his short blade. As the blood rushed out and stained the totem pole in his hand red, Akaru walked towards another clansman, repeating his previous movements. Argiello knew that this was the custom of the barbarian tribes of the Walloon Plateau, who believed that if the blood of the heart stained the ancestral totem red, they would return to the arms of the ancestors after death.
After collecting all the people's efforts, Akaru walked up to Argiello with the totem pole that had turned blood-red and said, "I don't know much about what you want to know. After my tribe was besieged by zombies, we were ready to fight to the death. I just didn't expect that after we rushed out of the stockade, I felt a gust of wind coming. Then I lost my instincts, and before I fell unconscious, I seemed to see a gray shadow floating in the air. That's all I know, and I'm going to kill or kill you. ”
Watching Akaru's generous expression of righteousness, Argiello felt a little amused. "Friend, I said that as long as you say the answer I want, I will let you go. Now that you've told you everything you know, you're good to go. With that, Argiello made a gesture of please. "Commander. Albert tried to stop it, but was stopped by Jaguello, "Albert, have you forgotten the knightly code?" "Yes, Captain. Albert stepped aside in shame.
Seeing that Albert, who was blocking him from leaving, also stepped aside, Akaru glanced hesitantly at Yaguello and saw that the other party showed no sign of returning. Akaru took a memorable look at the village where he had lived for decades, and then walked towards the horizon without looking back.
Seeing Akaru walking away, Albert finally couldn't help it, "Commander, why do you want to let that barbarian go? It's obvious that he is the last person of the Gaoling tribe, why don't you cut the grass and eradicate it?"
"Albert, a barbarian tribe that is left alone is a threat to us. Besides, even if the Gaoling tribe rises again in the future, can I Ovite Kingdom defeat them once, but not defeat it a second time. I'm more concerned than that, what is happening here. Albert returned with a few words about the barbarians and zombie corpses, and I wanted to see if what happened here was what I had suspected. ”
"Yes, sir. ”
Argiello glanced at the increasingly blurred figure in the sky, then turned to the nearby Knights of the Wind and shouted, "Burn this place." I'll go back. ”
On the sacred mountain of Jerusus, Arthur is training with other paladins. Before he knew it, Arthur had been in the Holy See for more than a year. During the year, Arthur's life was uneventful, training day after day. His teacher, Sir Horace, did not take care of Arthur just because he was the Pope's godson. On the contrary, Arthur trained twice as much as the other paladins. Every day Arthur was tired and had a sore back, and his whole body had no strength. So when other paladins wanted to invite Arthur to the small town of Emeloda for a glass of wine and relaxation, Arthur had no choice but to refuse.
However, Sir Horace was not without a human touch at all. On the last day of each month, Arthur was able to get half a day off. But this half-day rest, Arthur also did not get it easily, he had to stick to the hands of Sir Horace for ten moves, if there was no then this half-day rest would be gone.
Although there were only ten moves, Arthur had never had half a day's rest since he participated in the training, because Sir Horace had never suppressed his strength to fight against Arthur. Sir Horace, who went all out, was not something Arthur could face at all, usually Arthur was defeated with one move, and it was a very miserable defeat, and he had to lie down for days at a time.
"William, it's time for you to rest again, right?" said Arthur, who was engrossed in training, heard a laugh in his ear, and turned his head to see that it was his friends Almons and Willitancy.
Arthur glanced at the two of them helplessly, then sighed, and said angrily: "Say, you two bet that I can take over a few tricks under the teacher?" Now that Arthur was beaten by Sir Horace every month has become a joke, everyone is guessing that Arthur can take a few tricks under Sir Horace. Although Arthur has improved every month, the person he faces is the chief knight of the Knights of God's Right Hand. So, they were not wrong in their guesses every time, after all, the knight trainee had not yet been able to carry a single trick under Sir Horace's hands.
"Hey, William, I'm more confident in you. I'm sure you'll be able to carry it for a minute!" Almons said with a smile. "I still believe in Lord Lord Horace, so I guess Arthur is still a trick, hehe. "Villitansi.
"Eh, I said you two can't guess that I've carried ten moves?"
Armondos laughed and said, "Hey, William, it's not that the brother doesn't believe you. Who made your opponent our chief knight? "Yes, that's right. Vilitansi chimed in.
"Lord William, Lord Sir told you to come over for a moment. While the three were talking, Lord Horace's squire, Valas, walked over and spoke to Arthur.
"Okay, I'll go over it. Arthur bowed to Adomons and Velitancy, and then followed Varas towards Sir Horace.
"Teacher. Arthur bowed.
"William, how has your training been these days?" Sir Horace's voice was cold, but Arthur was used to his teacher being like this. "Back to the teacher, after the teacher left, I followed the teacher's requirements and trained step by step. Arthur replied. "Really? Then let me see what you're doing. "Okay, please ask the teacher for advice. With that, Arthur prepared for battle.
"Your opponent today is not me. Arthur was a little surprised, and he looked at his teacher in bewilderment. "Follow me. Sir Horace walked past Arthur to the square. The paladins who were training in the square stopped their movements when they saw the chief knight coming.
"His Majesty the Pope has just told me that there is an evil demon in the northwest of the kingdom. In seven days' time, the right hand of God will depart. Before that, let me see how well your training works. And your opponent will be my student, William. Sir Horace's words surprised not only the other paladins, but even Arthur. They weren't surprised by the Pope's order, but Sir Horace clearly meant that Arthur challenged the entire Holy Knights of the Right Hand of God.
"Since William is still a trainee knight, then it is a confrontation between the trainee knights. Sir Horace added.
Arthur's heart hung when he heard it, and he instantly let go. The opponent is a trainee knight, but if it is a challenge to the paladin, even if the opponent is not as strong as Sir Horace, it is not something that Arthur can challenge now.
Soon, all the apprentice knights in the square lined up, and the first challenger stood in front of Arthur.