Chapter 89: The Battle of the Sewers (20)

Three days ago, near the Black Cat Tavern, he inadvertently saved a noble lady who almost died due to a frightened horse, Aldrich, who had been walking alone on the road of the Virtuous Knight for many years, when he hugged her soft and boneless waist and kept turning in circles to avoid it, his ears seemed to hear the roar of thunder, and countless flashes of magnesium lights appeared in front of him, and his hands that could bend steel and iron pillars were so soft that he could almost not hold it.

He seemed to have been shot by the golden arrow of Eros, the goddess of love, and the noble lady with a flash of anger in the crook of her arm was like a tame rabbit, and her unquenchable desire to protect Tris ignited the fire of love.

Feel her slender and soft body with both hands, slender but plump and full, graceful and dignified, thick and fluffy hair like a waterfall, rippling in the gentle wind, stirring up the ripples of Aldrich's heart.

At that moment, the scheming and intellect were lost in the depths of his heart, and Tris was like a teenager who had tasted love for the first time, and was struck by the charm of the goddess in his dreams, and the whole person fluttered like stepping on the clouds.

Fortunately, the spiritual pillar of the source of virtue was keenly aware of the taste of seduction, and absolute reason took over Aldrich's body, and like a classical knight of etiquette and discipline, he calmly let go of his hands and finished the impromptu dance steps.

As one of the stage props, the startled horse did not go far, and Tris's glare quickly calmed it down, reflecting the good qualities of Sharma, and slowly paced to Aldrich's side, leaning down his mane and neck.

Tris, who had extraordinary eyesight, spotted a finger-sized lump on the outside of its slender neck, and amazingly, the suspected poisoned wound was rapidly recovering, and he reached over to pick up some residual marks before the bruise was gone.

It's getting more and more interesting! The emissary behind the street encounters is a knight who can send out poisonous bees with his bare hands, like me, and even a spellcaster's assistant, which is really worthy of me. ’

Mrs. Lovette, who had been ordered to approach President Scavenger Triss, had intended to tell her words of thanks for saving her life in a trembling tone mixed with gratitude as scripted, but when she looked up in Aldrich's arms, she saw a face that showed no emotion.

Guarded and resistant to politeness, Madame Lovett, who had little experience, could only fold her loose clothes, politely and somewhat affectionately express her gratitude and report herself to the house, and then turned and boarded a simple but luxurious four-wheeled carriage and went away.

After the dangerous mental trap was removed, 'Reason' surrendered control of his body and retreated to the depths of the source, and Aldrich, who had now regained his composure, relived what had just happened in his mind from beginning to end.

Despite not seeing his surroundings with real vision, the perceptive Tris easily spotted at least four messengers nearby, and left without hesitation after the mail delivery nearly failed, serving as a guard to guard the woman named Lady Lovette.

Aldrich, who was calm on the surface, turned back to the Black Cat Tavern, the golden arrow of Eros, the god of love, had already hit, and his inner world was not as calm as it was on the outside, but it was now a monstrous wave.

Love in the source of piety, after a long period of depression, has now broken through the bottleneck and become another powerful little pillar not inferior to honesty, even if the influence of reason hidden in the depths of the source exerts a reverse inhibition, admonishing the sensual side of Tris's personality: the sudden flame of love is the spark ignited by the spell of charm!

Unfortunately, Aldrich, who fell in love, showed the same blindness and ignorance as ordinary people, and his IQ was suppressed below the ordinary level, just like the loss of mind of a psionic mage. Fortunately, in front of people, based on a sense of responsibility and a sense of lordship, Tris was barely qualified for the position of scavenger president.

After three days of confusion, except for the professional gambler Gorgo, who was slightly aware, the other official members were busy working hard to expand their territory.

The practice of Aldrich's various combat techniques and the breathing method of combining power has become more and more mainstream, and all the union members have grown into first-class fighters and began to work hard to promote to second-class fighters, this change has brought a lot of pressure to Triss's deputies Duville and Todd, and the laziness that once made a comeback was dispelled by a sense of crisis, especially Todd, who relied on his strength but was not familiar with combat skills, and the way he trained himself was a bloody torture.

An unexpected accident forcibly interrupted Aldrich's love path, and when the union members entered the seventh entrance of Thirteenth District to clean the sewers, a mud monster creature that was even stranger and more terrifying than the baron Drexman of the bog attacked the team, causing six minor injuries and three serious injuries on the spot.

Fortunately, the leader of the group at the time was the lone Duville, the former sailor who learned the combat skill of holding a knife in both hands, the 'Giant Scythe Mantis', and sliced the pursuing mud monster creature into countless pieces with a high-speed knife motion, rescued the seriously injured from its silt tentacles, and left the sewer with a fight, returning directly to the surface.

For the first time since its establishment, the scavengers were severely wounded, and the six members who were lightly injured had to rest in bed for a long time, despite the fact that the rotten flesh had been removed and bandaged with needles and threads, because of the rotten flesh of the wounds, and the three seriously wounded were in an even worse condition, and it was difficult to stand up in the future due to comminuted fractures of their hands and feet. If there is no accident, he receives a generous pension and can only be converted into a beggar for a living.

With more than half of the combat strength lost, and the morale of the union continued to fall, Aldridge returned to his normal mind in the face of the grim situation, and he weighed the balance in his pocket and decided to leave the wounded behind.

When the news broke, all the union members were overjoyed by President Tris's reputation for never breaking his word, but while the scenery and reputation were earned, the scavengers had to carry an additional burden.

Life still goes on in the cruel reality, love is just an embellishment in life's encounters, unemployed sailors and idle adventurers abound in the docklands, and Aldrich, who has a good reputation, just beckoned, and a group of people quickly added to the scavengers' union.

The newcomer's strength is also being tested, and due to the gossip that President Triss does not abandon the waste-like seriously wounded, he has become polarized among the unemployed at the bottom. Those who think he is indecisive and can't do great things are fortunately in the minority, and most people think that Aldrich is a man of morality and affection, so it is surprising that there are many professionals who have joined him to make a career.

In addition to this, there is an incongruous hiccup in the process of recruiting new members. The rumors spread by the highland warrior Elegon finally came into play, at least among the barbarian tribes, because of his special status of betraying the honor of his clan.

After Aldrich Triss entered the city, the three-person adventure party who had met at the Sword and Spear Tavern, the barbarian Baruch Stoneaxe, who had promised a fair battle, was directed to the Black Cat Tavern in the docklands.

Aldrich Triss looked cautious for the first time in the face of the sky-blue war paints that appeared on the Highlander's face, neck, and chest without anger, and it was clear that while he was striding forward, this strange and familiar friend was not leisurely either.

"The bumping of fists in front of the Sword and Spear Tavern showed me your unfathomable potential, and with the help of Master Druid Felix, I opened the door to the wider world. With a strong will, I tamed the blood of heroes flowing in my body, and my anger became my food, my weapon, and my armor. Come, honorable knight, please grant me a fair fight. ”

Aldrich Triss reached out to stop the cries of his 'loyal' men, and he removed his armor, bracers, and iron fists, rejected Goregaard's scaly leather armor, and carried his blunt-tipped heavy sword with a sheath, and went with Baruch Stoneaxe to the open wasteland behind the tavern.

Before the two men could fight, the good deeds who had rushed to hear the news had already put the nearby enclosure three layers inside and three layers outside, and the pomp and circumstance, as well as the whispering noise, and the gambling slogans that were placed from time to time, this serious battle gradually turned into a farce.

Valuing the reputation of his warrior and the respect he had for his opponent, Aldrich Tris called a timeout, and Baruch Stone Axe immediately knew what he wanted, and he also knew that he did not want to become a fighting beast in the eyes of the audience, and he put down his heavy axe like a wheel.

"There is a venue that is not influenced by too many outsiders, and justice can be reflected there. Aldrich struck the ground nearby with his sheathed sword, an act that many people present did not understand, but Baruch Stoneaxe, though not a clever man, saw through Knight Tris's intentions at a glance.

Aldrich found his position, paused violently, and immediately shook the ground nearby, and with the sinking sand and masonry, he calmly entered the sewer, and after a few breaths, the same tremor came, and Baruch Stone Axe followed.

"The nearby corridor is too narrow for us to fully devote ourselves to it, so we recommend heading to the 13th Sewer District, close to the Hawkeye Black Market in the Underworld, with its man-made giant caverns. ”

"Agreed!" The Barbarian warrior on the opposite side did not object, he was the perfect warrior for all-terrain adaptation, even without the usual heavy axe, fists and feet, and a well-honed body were the best weapons.

The two of them traveled extremely quickly, but in a quarter of an hour, they passed through the four sewer areas and reached the entrance to the thirteenth district. When they stopped, their breath was not disturbed at all, and they remained in their usual state, but Aldrich's heartbeat was noticeably slower, slightly better than that of Baruch Stone Axe, whose blood boiling was forcibly suppressed.

Entering the thirteenth district, the guards at the entrance to the black market had intended to stop the two dangerous men from moving on, but the wheel-like heavy axe could also carry the highland warriors at will, making them jump on their feet.

Fortunately, a large open field in the dim light of the fire was enough for Aldrich and Baruch, who stood back to back and walked ten steps forward, turned and struck with all their might.

"Keng...... "The thirteenth area of the sewers, which had been ruled by the dusk fire for many years, was suddenly torn apart by a lightning-like flame, and the silence of the long time was suddenly torn apart by a lightning flame, and at the same time as the sparks splashed everywhere, the blunt-headed heavy sword shattered inch by inch, and the wheel heavy axe was not better, and the huge axe surface extended countless cracks from a gap.

When the force of the shock struck, Baruch, whose wrist was numb and unconscious, had to throw down the heavy axe, the force of the fall turned the weapon he had carried for many years into a pile of fragments on the spot.

Both sides rubbed their wrists and retreated, Aldridge, who had clearly suffered a loss in arms, was in a more serious condition, although his opponent clearly did not think so.

'Terrifying knight!' I can only draw with him with the bull war paint, the sun totem, and the eagle brand, although I have a little upper hand, but in a normal state, I completely lost this blow just now. ’

As for Aldrich Tris, who had not been able to overwhelm the opponent with the power of the Violent Bear, he had to admire the strength of his opponent, "The golden blood of the Highland Warriors is indeed unique, and the descendants of these demigod heroes really cannot be underestimated, but fortunately I have a trump card that presses the bottom of the box." ’

As soon as Baruch Stoneaxe, whose wrist was restored, lost his weapon, he immediately burned with anger and awakened the sleeping potential in his body, and his muscles appeared earthworm-like veins, and then his skin turned bright red and bloody, as if he were wearing a suit of armor.

It was quite a level of madness, and from the eyes of his opponents who did not lose the light of their waking will, Aldrich saw what the Highland warrior Baruch claimed to be "opening the door to a wider world".

"In order to show my sincere respect for you, I specially show my full strength. ”

Knight Triss stepped into the 'Wrath of Order' with ease, the inhuman metallic texture of the golden flames flowing beneath his skin, bringing Baruch Stoneaxe a suffocating and oppressive force, and making him even more wild.

"I'll give you a taste of failure. ”