Chapter 16: Tess
Simon hesitated for a while, he wasn't afraid that he wouldn't be able to beat Kane, he just didn't want to offend a nobleman, but if he couldn't capture the woman back, then the reputation of their mercenary group would also be affected, in this world where honor is greater than life, he naturally chose the latter, so he slowly drew his sword.
"Then please draw your weapon!" Simon did not despise Kane because of his young age, the world had too many powers they could not comprehend.
"It's not that I disrespect you, but I don't need a weapon!" Kane naturally understood that it was an insult to fight a samurai with a blade with his bare hands in this world, but he had no blade on his body except a short knife that cut flesh, and a mage never carried a weapon other than a staff.
Kane doesn't have a staff now, it's not that Blair is reluctant to get it for him, but this must be obtained by Kane himself, although Blair is extremely doting on Kane, but he will never violate some principles.
The woman in black seemed to see Kane's awkward situation, although Kane also wanted to buy her like a commodity, but she also understood her current situation, at least this teenager should not seem to be as interested in her body as Simon and them.
"Use this!" the woman tossed a slightly longer dagger at her.
Kane looked at the blue dagger on the ground, he didn't need a weapon, but he picked it up anyway, and nodded slightly gratefully to the woman.
The rest of the people all retreated one after another, this fight was different from their previous pursuit, more precisely, it should be a duel, they naturally did not want to bully more and less.
Simon didn't speak, his face was gloomy and he rushed over with the broadsword in his hand, the broadsword is the swordsman's favorite and most commonly used weapon, the parallel blade, the long oval head, the wider blade and the hilt enough to be used by both hands, whether it is a horse, foot combat, and ordinary self-defense, this kind of sword is also the most conducive to fighting weapons, its sword body can cut into the human body along the gap in the armor.
"Wow", Kane obviously didn't learn the previous lesson, and still used a short dagger to block Simon's long sword, but this time the effect was obviously different from the last time, last time his tiger's mouth was almost shattered, but this time it was Simon who experienced this feeling.
Simon felt a little bad in his heart, his own strength was clear, he was confident that the sword just now was enough to cut a big tree, and if an ordinary person took a hit, it would definitely be the result of being split in half without stopping, and he easily blocked it with a dagger.
This world does not have the cultivation of Yuan Technique like Haoyang Continent, so the people here pay more attention to fighting skills, and they are naturally more familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of various weapons.
Kane had no intention of killing him, he had no grudge against these people, so he didn't use all his strength, and even that would be enough to defeat the mercenary who looked like a junior swordsman.
"Oooo
Simon gasped a little, and his broadsword, while superior, was more strenuous to swing in a row than Kane's dagger.
The woman in black saw that her eyes lit up, but she didn't expect Kane to look weak, but her strength was not low at all, it seemed that she was saved, but several mercenaries on the side were a little worried, everyone was a person who often fought, so she could naturally understand the situation of the two of them.
"Whew!" a tooth-souring voice came, and Simon's already tattered breastplate was filled with a gap, and Kane smiled, looking at Simon's slashed greatsword, his body turned away, and stabbed him in the right shoulder.
Simon's shoulder armor is obviously not as strong as the breastplate, most of it was cut off by Kane directly, and there was faint blood flowing out of his shoulder, Simon held a sword in his left hand and slashed a move, and his right hand clenched into a fist directly towards Kane's face.
Kane's eyes froze, and he simply raised his left fist to usher, as if he wanted to hit him, he originally wanted to show a little bit of his ability to make Simon retreat, but who expected this mercenary to be a little confused.
But to outsiders, it's a little funny, Kane's little white fist looks so fragile compared to Simon's casserole-sized fist, even Simon smiled in his heart, thinking that maybe if you cripple one of your hands, you won't be nosy anymore.
"Huh?" Simon was stunned suddenly, Kane's fist was about to collide with him, but it was suddenly blurred, and when he was surprised, he felt a huge impact hit.
"Boom!" The two fists, one large and one small, collided together, but the result made several people next to them stunned, only to see Simon fly straight upside down, breaking an arm-thick tree behind him before stopping, a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth, and his right hand was already hanging weakly to the side.
Kane ignored the monster-like eyes of several people, and walked over with a calm face, he was very measured, Simon's hand was not crippled, but I am afraid that he would not want to do it with anyone again in a few months.
The woman watched him walk towards her, but her heart was a little scared, at first she thought that Kane was just a polite nobleman, but now she suddenly felt that he might be more terrible than these mercenaries.
"Looks like I won!" Kane walked up to the woman and returned the dagger to her.
Simon was mixed by two partners and walked over, his face was full of pain, he really couldn't understand how this young man who looked weak could have such a strong strength, but since there was an agreement before, he naturally didn't want to repay the debt at this time, and said helplessly: "She's yours! But if there is a chance in the future, I will bring back today's shame!"
"I don't think that's a wise idea, unless you can withstand the wrath of a magister!" Kane said with a smile as he looked at the woman's injuries,
"Magister?!" Several people were stunned at the same time, they were just a few low-level swordsmen, compared to the level of the Magister, it was the difference between ants and elephants, not to mention bearing the wrath, I am afraid that one would be wiped out.
Simon frowned, Kane's appearance didn't look like a joke, could it be that there really was a magister behind him?
"Although we are fighting a fair duel, I respect your credibility, and this money is enough for you to be happy for a while, and it should be a small compensation. Kane finished and threw a bag of coins at a few people, who knew that it contained gold coins, and there were quite a few of them.
Simon was stunned again, he really couldn't understand the young man's style.
Kane naturally has his reason for doing this, the honor of this world is above all else, but human life is worthless, so grace and power are given, it will inevitably be able to completely envelop the hearts of several mercenaries, although this intention may not be useful to him, but life is like this, it seems that what is not used, maybe one day it will be used, this is the valuable experience that Blair has summed up from his years of travel.
Kane wrapped one of the woman's hands around his neck and helped her to stand up slowly, her right leg was almost unable to exert force, but fortunately the arrow was relatively thin, otherwise she would have fainted from excessive blood loss.
Simon and the others watched Kane and the woman limp away, without saying a word, not knowing what they were thinking, and when the two of them gradually walked away, he touched his right hand with some complexity and said, "Let's go, leave Carlos!"
A few people answered and got on the horse one by one, naturally they couldn't stay here any longer, the failure of this mission will cause the Mustang mercenary group to no longer be able to gain a foothold, but the continent is extremely vast, people like them, all their net worth are tied to the saddle, and wherever they go is home.
Here Kane walked slowly forward with the woman, but he was extremely uncomfortable in his heart, he had never had such intimate contact with a woman except for Britney and Maureen since he was a child, Britney and Maureen are Kane's closest elders, no matter how close Kane usually is, Kane doesn't feel anything, but with a strange woman, Kane feels very different.
In particular, although the woman could not see her specific age with her face covered, her body was bumpy and convex, and at this time she and Kane were next to each other, and her firm breasts would rub against him from time to time, making Kane look embarrassed.
"What's your name?" Kane tried to find something to distract.
"Tess... Tess Gahr.." The woman's face was painful, and she naturally didn't have the heart to be as cranky as Kane at the moment.
Kane listened to her voice a little distorted, turned his head to look at her wound, saw that the wound was still bleeding, and looked up at the sky, at this speed, I am afraid that he will not be able to reach the town in front of him before dark, so he can only find a safe place to spend the night.
"Your wound is bleeding and must be treated first. Kane slowly put Tess down and sat down against a tree, causing Tess to gasp again.
Kane wanted to help her take a look at the injury, but the location of Tess's injury was really indecent, although there is no such thing as a man and a woman not kissing each other in this world, but at least there is still a sense of shame, and Kane can only be regarded as half of the people of the Wind Continent strictly speaking, and half of them grew up in a conservative world.
Tess looked in pain, and when she sat down, she only looked at her injuries and did not speak.