Chapter Ninety-Five: Mark
'Ding!' The impact only made a sound like a thin needle falling to the ground, and there was no scene of firelight bursting, but the result was completely one-sided, and the knight's sword and the long sword were cut off in an instant almost as soon as they touched the white line, but the white line did not stop, and one of the knight's full arms also flew up.
"Ahh
Seeing this, a knight next to him hurriedly rushed to the front of the leader with his sword raised, and slashed at Kane condescendingly.
Kane's response was simple and rude, and he kicked directly, and saw the knight fly out with his horse and man.
Although this group of people has an advantage in numbers, it seems that except for the knight who leads the way, the others are only ordinary intermediate swordsmen level, and although Liya and the others are also of this level, they are the elites educated by the highest academy of the empire after all, and they are obviously not at the same level as these wild paths.
Although a swordsman does not have a apprenticeship like other professions, in fact, the beginner and intermediate levels are only a level that purely considers the skill of the sword, and when it comes to the advanced swordsman, he can barely be regarded as a real swordsman, because only when he reaches this level, can he use the sword qi that is the symbol of the swordsman.
And the sword used by the knight who led before was exactly one of the types of sword qi, and of course it belonged to the lower category, so it can be concluded that he may only be a swordsman who has just stepped into the high-level swordsman, and this kind of strength will naturally encounter tragedy when he fights with Kane.
Kane waved his sword, and the leading knight had to jump off the horse in embarrassment in order to survive, Kane smiled at the corner of his mouth, and drank: "Entangled!" After speaking, he saw several green vines stretching out from the knight's feet, and immediately tied him up.
Kane turned his head to Shirley and said to him, and then rushed into the crowd with his long sword in his hand, and for a moment he was like a wolf entering a flock, killing several knights on the opposite side without being able to fight back.
After a while, Kane saw that there were not many people left, so he didn't go to join in the fun with James and them, after all, it was time for them to accumulate some experience against the enemy, so he walked up to Mark and Bert, and cut the chains that bound them with two 'bangs'.
"Your Excellencyβ" Bert looked apologetic, trying to say something but not saying anything.
As soon as Kane wanted to say that it was okay, he saw that as soon as Mark was released, he clenched his fist and headed towards the bound leading knight, and there was a flurry of punches and kicks, so that the knight couldn't help but scream.
Kane shook his head and smiled, then looked at the other bound people, and saw that they were all huddled together and looked at him with a horrified expression, probably thinking that he and the others were a more murderous group of robbers.
Kane walked over with his sword in hand, and despite their more frightened expressions, he cut off all the chains with a few clicks, and said, "You are free." β
However, several people still looked at him like this, and did not show the happy expressions they imagined.
Kane frowned, and immediately understood what was going on, it seemed that they shouldn't understand what they were saying, the orcs had their own language, which was very different from the human race.
"Really... Really?" suddenly a trembling voice rang out.
Kane turned his head in surprise and saw that it was one of the people with cat ears who spoke, judging from her face, she should only be fourteen or fifteen years old, but Kane was not sure, mainly because the old woman of Sengil had hit him too hard, and although her face looked like fourteen or fifteen years old, her figure was definitely more mature than a human in her twenties.
"Can you understand me?" Kane was a little surprised, as if she must have been in contact with humans before.
"It's... Yes. Her voice was like a mosquito, and although she understood Kane's words, she was also cowering and did not dare to move, obviously frightened.
Kane began to look at these people carefully, and saw that there were five of them, two with cat ears and long tails, two tall with fangs, and one relatively short, she had been walking behind before, so Kane didn't pay much attention, but saw that she had a pair of rabbit ears, and a fluffy tail behind her, her body was relatively round, but she looked very cute.
"Where are you from?" said Kane, smiling as peacefully as he could, trying to show his kindness.
However, the effect was not obvious, and the girl looked at him for a long time before she replied weakly: "West." β
What is the answer, Kane is a little depressed, but it is relieved to think about it, it seems that the place where they grew up may have been hunted by humans more than once, so it is natural to be highly vigilant.
At this time, the remaining knights had been cleaned up by a few people, and they all came over curiously when they saw Kane talking to a few orcs.
"Who are they?" asked Leah as she approached Kane.
Kane spread his hands and said he didn't know, but saw Mark limping over after beating the man, "They are all members of the beast tribe, two fox tribes, two troll tribes and one rabbit tribe." β
"How do you know?" said Kane, curious.
However, Mark did not answer, but walked in front of several frightened orc women, and suddenly said a lot, and saw that everyone except James was confused.
A few orcs seemed to understand what he said, and their faces suddenly showed a little happy, and a woman with fangs spoke to him.
"What's going on?" Kane asked, turning to a calm-looking James.
James frowned, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Strictly speaking, Mark is also an orc, he is a hybrid of the golden lion and humans, which is why he grows so strong. β
"Huh?" Kane was startled, and then wondered, "Then why didn't I see the orc traits in him?"
James seemed a little embarrassed to speak, and after a pause, he said, "He originally had a tail, but then he cut it off himself in order to enter the academy." β
Kane shuddered when he heard him say that for no reason.
"What's wrong with you?" asked Leah next to her.
"Oh, nothing, I just think this kind of trade where life is a commodity is too cruel. β
Indeed, it looks like they must have suffered a lot. β
Kane nodded, and listened to Mark: "I have told them about the current situation, but they may have been overly frightened before, so it is a little difficult to accept it for a while. β
"So what now?"
Mark hesitated for a moment, "If it's possible, I'd like... I want to send them back. β
James frowned, "I'm afraid we don't have the ability to help them in our current situation." β
Mark nodded, his gaze hardened, "I know, so I mean you go first, and I'll send them back alone." β
"Do you have that ability?" James replied angrily.
Mark shook his head, "But I've promised them, I have to do it." β
James wanted to say something, but was stopped by Kane, "Mark is right, if we abandon them, it will be equivalent to saving them and sending them to death, and aren't we just going over there?"
"No, sir. Bert hurriedly said: "We can't go any further, the city of Voss has been invaded, the situation over there is very chaotic right now, and it is said..."
Bert was halfway through speaking, but looked at Leah next to him and said nothing.
Kane nodded, "We already know that, but we're going to go ahead, but not to Voss, but further west." β
"Really?" said the fox girl, "we are from over there, we know it well, and if you can help us, I promise you will gain friendship there." β
A few people had forgotten that the girl could understand human speech, and Kane coughed dryly, "That... We're just deliberating, but don't worry, I think we'll figure out a way to get you back. β
The girl nodded a little worriedly, and told the orcs next to her.
"I have a solution, but I don't know if it's going to work. Salad, who had been holding the sword without saying a word, suddenly spoke.
"Tell me about it. Kane hurriedly said, speaking of which, the one who has the most experience in the wild may be the former leader of the mercenary group, and he has relied on her a lot along the way.
Sarah pointed to the knight who had already been knocked unconscious by Mark, "It's not the first time they've done this, so I think he might know a safe way, and I think there are so many horses and clothes here, I think it's enough for us." β
Everyone understood what she said, and Kane smiled, "This may be the best thing to do right now." With that, he walked up to the knight who had been beaten to death by Mark and slapped him in the face.
It was only after a while that the knight woke up slowly, but he may have lost too much blood now, and opened his mouth but did not speak.
Kane looked at Shirley next to him, who snorted and walked over and threw a few healing spells at him.
The knight's face finally looked a little better, and he glared at Kane and his party and said, "You have made a big mistake, and I promise you will die a terrible death." β
Kane smiled, "Your Excellency, you should take care of yourself first, let me ask you, where are you from?"
The knight suddenly smiled, "Do you think I'll tell you?"
When Kane heard this, he suddenly grabbed the wound on his shoulder, and the knight screamed in pain, "I'm working for a duke, you little bastards dare to touch me, and you will all die without a place to bury!"
Kane continued to pinch, "I didn't ask you this, besides, you betrayed your master so easily, and it doesn't seem that you are a competent subordinate!" After speaking, he continued to increase his strength, seeing that everyone next to him frowned, and Leah even turned her head away.
"Ah...... who are you?!" The knight gradually began to relent, and the fact that the Duke's face did not change when he brought them out showed that they were either outlaws or extremely high-ranking people.
Kane let go of his hand and smiled slightly, "It looks like you've finally come back to some senses, I'll give you two choices now, either answer my question obediently, or let's see if the Duke kills us faster or we kill you faster!"