Payne carefully and cautiously tracked Judson's tracks, he did not want to catch up with Judson immediately, but maintained a considerable speed to follow Judson, the other party ran so quickly, leaving many obvious traces for Payne along the way, Payne was not afraid of not being able to catch up with him.

Moreover, for Payne, he also has an advantage, that is, Judson takes Arnold with him, with this burden, Judson can't run too fast at all, Arnold can't withstand such a fierce exercise, so Judson can either accommodate Arnold to stop and fight to the death with Payne, or he can only run with Arnold on his back and increase his burden.

Judson and his horses were left on the camp side, and in the forest, the horses could not run, so they had to rely on their own two legs to find a way to escape Payne's pursuit.

The wind at night was very cool, and a group of people ran a short distance in the forest, sweating a little, and being blown by the wind, the refreshing feeling eliminated a lot of fatigue.

However, the wind brought them more than just a reduction in fatigue, Judson and Payne both sensed a very important message from this gust of wind, the air was very heavy, which indicated that they were close to Lake Elena.

The forest was originally next to Lake Elena, and if they reached the lake, Judson's retreat would be more limited, and as the trees around the lake dwindled, Payne would be more likely to see them.

Judson had to choose to stop.

When Payne caught up with him, Judson was leaning against a tree with enough branches to be hugged by three people, holding a tomahawk in both hands, and posing to face Payne.

Chasing here, there were still four people left around Payne, one archer, three infantrymen, Payne raised his sword and signaled his subordinates to stand in formation and deal with it carefully.

Judson's breathing was very heavy, just now he was running with Arnold on his back, although the boy's weight was very light, but after all, it was a seventeen-year-old man, even for the physically strong Judson, it was a big burden.

His gaze slowly swept over the faces of the five enemies, if it was under normal circumstances, with one against five, Judson would not be impossible, but now he had consumed too much physical strength, and to make matters worse, he had to protect Arnold now.

Judson quietly glanced behind him, wanting to take a look at Arnold's condition, the wild run just now almost killed him, if it wasn't for Judson directly carrying him later, Arnold wouldn't have been here at all.

Although the light was dim and the torches were not very bright, Payne noticed Judson's small movements by the moonlight peeping through the gaps in the foliage.

"Is he behind you?" asked Payne, "and he is like this, hiding behind you, not daring to show his head and look at his enemies?Judson, I know that you are a man who values honor, but what I don't know is that you are willing to be loyal to such a weak lord." ”

"Shut up, Payne!" Judson snorted and glared at Payne, "You're not qualified to talk about honor!"

"Then you can ask yourself, if such a person inherits the position of duke, what will happen to the Leng Mountain Territory in the future? Our territory and status have never been provided by our noble blood, and the Figlaf family and the royal family of Storo have no blood relationship. The Lengshan people are not the high-ranking and invincible Serodibu people, nor are they lowly and uncivilized mountain people, we are the people who know how to fight the most in this country, and only war is the only destination for the Lengshan people, and they cannot become warriors, they cannot bring victory to the Lengshan Lord, nor do they deserve to be dukes. ”

"If you say so," Judson didn't eat Payne's set at all, "then the empire that has lost three wars with the Askar Alliance is not worthy of being our homeland, is it not worthy of our homeland?" we are proud of our battles and proud of our victories, but war should never be treated as child's play, it is the most dangerous tool, and every time we pick it up, we must carefully reflect on whether we have to do it. Now, Duke Tegman is leading the cold mountain tie to a very dangerous path, according to his approach, we will always have only enemies, no one will be happy to be friends with a person who only wants to fight as a whole, they will be afraid, and then unite and destroy this unstable fellow, because they all know that if he is allowed to go on like this, sooner or later, the flames of war will burn on their heads!"

"Then burn it!" Payne thrust his sword into the earth, Judson's temper had exhausted his patience, "You are still not a cold mountain person, you are so afraid of war! Didn't you also enjoy war very much in the war with the Holy Helm Leader? Why, after only five years, you have relented and become peace-loving?"

"Am I weak, you could have asked me about my axe. Judson pulled his pace, ready to respond to the attack, "Come on, try it, and see if I'll be merciful when my axe is on your neck." ”

Payne tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword.

The archer was the first to attack, he suddenly raised his bow and arrow, just now when Payne and Judson were talking, he had been visually measuring the distance between himself and Judson, and judging the angle of shooting, as soon as he raised his hand, he didn't need to aim, and shot the arrow directly.

Judson's reaction was quick, and with a wave of his axe, he fired the arrow.

And while the archers were firing, the three infantrymen also charged from three directions, because they were operating in the forest, and instead of the usual spears, they changed to shorter broadswords, which were more suitable for fighting in the woods. Three blades stabbed at Judson from three directions, and at this time, Judson's axe had just fired the arrows and remained in mid-air.

Judson gritted his teeth and crossed the axe, sweeping forward in an attempt to push his foe back, after all, the long-handled double-sided axe in his hand had a much greater range and more damage than the broadsword, and it would be a sharp weapon in melee combat if wielded by the user.

The three infantrymen stepped back slightly, avoiding the edge of the tomahawks, but their experienced veterans knew how to deal with such weapons, and the three of them gestured to each other before beginning to attack in overlap, the three broadswords stabbed alternately at different times, making it impossible for Judson to defend at the same time.

However, Judson had no intention of defending any further.

He suddenly stepped forward and slammed into the leftmost enemy, because he didn't expect Judson to suddenly collide, and the other two's swords didn't have time to reinforce, and Judson easily dodged them. Next, Judson held his tomahawk in front of him, blocking the enemy's stab attack on the left, and easily bullied the opponent in front of him.

At this time, it was too late for the infantryman to abandon his sword and retreat, and although he hurriedly dodged, he was slashed by Judson's axe and lay on the ground.

After killing one enemy, Judson immediately turned back to deal with the other two, glancing at the position of the archer and Payne. Because Judson was surrounded by three infantry just now, the archer did not shoot his bow for fear of accidentally injuring his own people, and Payne remained in place, but Judson could not see his expression.

Because of Judson's sudden forward charge, the dangerous situation that he was surrounded by three people just now was suddenly eliminated, although it gave the archer an angle to shoot at him, but Judson was not worried, because it was an arrow in his sight, and he was confident to dodge it.

On the contrary, the two infantry on the other side were a little unconfident, and one of their companions was killed, and they were not confident that they could beat Judson, after all, it was a formal knight, and the martial arts were by no means comparable to those of them, they were just soldiers, even if they were experienced, they were just soldiers.

Taking advantage of the archer's aiming, Judson immediately attacked, first using his battle axe to head at an enemy, and when another enemy tried to cover his companion's sword, he immediately reversed the direction of the axe, pulled the axe sideways, and slit the enemy's ribs.

Blood spurted out of the remaining soldier who was still in a defensive sword posture, and although his companion was not dead, the wail of the mortally wounded fall to the ground made his heart even more terrifying. Even a veteran of the battlefield cannot completely ignore life and death, especially when he has time to think.

Judson lowered his body and avoided the archer's second arrow, at this time, the remaining infantry roared, and with the courage to die, he threw his sword at Judson, although this decisive sword relieved the fear in his heart for the time being, but the moment he drew his sword, he had already lost the victory and the death and the death.

Judson rolled on the spot, easily dodging the reckless sword, then the axe was picked up, slicing the belly of the last infantryman.

He quickly stood up, and the experienced Judson knew that this was enough time for the archers to prepare the third arrow, so he had to defend as quickly as possible.

However, when he looked up, he saw that Payne had already appeared in front of the hollow of the tree where he had just stood.

"Very interesting trick. Payne looked up, but Judson couldn't see his expression because it was too dark, "It seems that our Lord Earl knows how to protect himself. ”

Judson didn't even look at the pitch-black hollow, because Arnold wasn't there at all.

The archer's belated third arrow finally fired, and it seemed as if he was trying to sneak up on Judson while he was distracted, but his calculations didn't succeed in the end.

Judson unleashed his sword again, and then tried his best to calm his breath, running all the way, and with the battle just now, he had spent a lot of physical strength.

Payne raised the knight's sword in his hand.

"Don't be too presumptuous!" With his angry shout, the heavy slash of the knight's sword followed, and although he lost an arm, Payne's strength was terrifying, and Judson withstood the blow with the axe in both hands.

"It's just that you killed three soldiers, it's just a little trick, you think you can escape? Don't be whimsical, you can't escape from the cold mountain territory at all, the duke's army will be waiting for you at various passes, unless you have the ability to climb over the top of those high mountains, it's better not to be trapped here!"

Judson clenched the hilt of his axe, wrestling with almost all his strength, while the archers on the side were eyeing him, and it was too easy to aim when Judson couldn't move.

"Kill him!" Perhaps because he only had one arm, even Payne was not sure that he would win against Judson, so he gave orders to the archers, and did not intend to kill Judson one-on-one.

The archer nodded, and he raised his bow and arrow, ready to shoot the fourth, and the one that would determine the outcome of the battle.

But before he could open his bow, three magic lights that were so fast that they barely had time to react hit his body first.

Payne and Judson both froze.

The archers immediately fell, and before Payne and Judson could react, the blade pierced Judson's abdomen.

Then the sharp blade continued forward, barreling towards Payne's abdomen.

Payne saw the blade stabbing at his abdomen, and he hurriedly reached out to block it, even if he sacrificed an arm.

However, when he subconsciously stretched out his left hand, he suddenly remembered that his left hand was gone.

The blade stabbed him in the abdomen.

Judson's eyes widened, and so did Payne, who was face to face with him, two people who were still fighting for life and death just now, but were killed by the same sword.

"How could it be ......" Judson turned his head with difficulty, and the battle axe in his hand had already fallen, "Lord Earl, why ......"

Arnold, who stood behind Judson, had a calm expression, as if he had just killed the knight who had saved his life and was desperately protecting himself until now.

"Since you're loyal to me......," Arnold slowly drew his sword, the short sword in his hand, the one Judson had given him, "then, please give me the last loyalty." I'm sorry, but I'm a lord who doesn't deserve the allegiance of a knight like you. ”

Judson closed his eyes, and at this moment, there was no joy or sorrow in his heart.

"Farewell, then, Lord Earl, the ancestors of Valhalla are calling me. ”

Judson fell, Arnold couldn't pull out his sword, and Judson's body fell to the ground with the sword.

Payne also fell to the ground in embarrassment, he was slightly better than Judson, because with a little reaction time, he barely managed to avoid the vital point sideways, but this only gave a little more respite, and his death was inevitable.

"I, underestimate you......" Payne's breathing became very difficult, and his words were extremely weak, he had already lost a lot of blood today, and now his abdomen was the first time again, he soon lost his strength because of blood loss, "From beginning to end, I underestimated you, and so did my father, we all thought that you were just a helpless sick man, but I didn't expect you to be magical." ”

Arnold put away the scroll in his hand.

"No, thanks to Serena. ”