Section C, Chapter 3: The Robbers - Part I (Seresya)
The men in leather armor emerging from the bushes with a vicious and greedy gaze kept closing in on the two men in a defensive posture back to back. The mad dog crossed the weapon, turned his head vigilantly, and swept his gaze around: there were six enemies visible in sight.
The enemy was getting closer and closer, and the three people in front of him were only three steps away from him.
The atmosphere was tense, and both sides clenched their weapons in their hands, watching out for the slightest movement of their opponents.
Two-handed swords, two-handed axes, spears...... Mad Dog observes the enemies in front of him, and thinks quickly about how he will deal with them in the event of a battle that may break out later: none of them have any effective armor or shields. The attack of the two-handed weapon is very flawed, and you can use agile actions to deal with it first, and then find the gap between the enemy's attacks to kill them one by one.
The problem, however, is that we are surrounded. There's little room for manoeuvre...... Mad Dog turned his head slightly, and saw the knight's raised shield: he had never been used to it, and was only used to holding a sword in one hand. Therefore, once the activity space is reduced, the combat power that can be exerted by oneself is far less than that of a knight holding a shield and sword.
"Hey, you stupid people who don't speak, blow your beard and stare - can you ask what you're for?" cried Cereya, who had decided to take the lead in the provocation.
"Leave the money and lead the horse and get out of here. The robber with a two-handed axe and a large burn mark on his face raised the big axe in his hand: "Be interested." β
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. We're not stupid enough to use two people against six people. Seresa turned her head and patted the knight on the shoulder: "Don't talk yet, I'll negotiate with them." β
The knight frowned, but did not speak. Mad Dog twisted back as if he had acquiesced.
"Hurry up! Don't play tricks!" the robber with the axe waved his weapon eagerly.
"Don't worry, big robber. The mad dog smiled and said, "Oh-I see, are you afraid that someone will pass by and help us in a moment, or the cavalry who patrols regularly?"
"What are you talking so much!" seemed to be right, and the leader glared angrily at the mad dog.
These people don't seem to be planning to do anything...... Seresya snorted disdainfully in her heart: a bunch of cowards...... In this case, there is no way to induce them to make a flawed first attack to successfully reduce their personnel. In such a situation of being surrounded and outnumbered, it is not possible to provoke with fierce words, which will make the enemy doubly difficult to deal with.
You have to think of a different way...... The mad dog's gaze fell on their horses: there it is.
"Before that, I want to ask. Seresa made her tone teasing, "Which crappy crossbowman shot my horse?" I really thank him for not hitting my ass. β
"Lao Tzu deliberately shot on the horse's buttocks!" the voice came from behind him, and the man knocked two long daggers directly at Anusen.
"Oh, then I get it. Seresya laughed dryly: "Damn, it looks like you are still some habitual offenders?! You sentry is really beautiful, I didn't even think of it: shoot Lao Tzu's horse to stop us from moving forward." And then in the meantime go find an accomplice to come and rob - right?"
"Yes, he's a smart guy. The kidnapper, who was suspected of being the leader of the two-handed axe, smacked the handle of the axe proudly: "Since he is a smart man, he will do what we say honestly." Drop the coins, and I promise you'll leave unharmed. β
"Don't worry about that, but the bag of gold coins can be on the horse over there. Seresa offered in a relaxed tone, "We can both go and get the bag." β
Several robbers exchanged glances, and the leader immediately insisted on "Put away your weapons." β
"Reasonable request. Mad Dog thrust his sword back into the scabbard at his waist, and Anusen did the same, carrying his shield back to his back.
"Come on, it's only a few steps away from that horseβyou won't be uneasy at such a distance, right?"
The two robbers blocking the direction of the horses hesitated slightly, and they slightly loosened their weapons and looked at the boss fixedly.
"Oh-I seem to understand something!" laughed the mad dog, "what a bunch of cowards - there are six of you!
This sentence aroused the anger of the robbers, and succeeded in making the leader unable to hold his breath, and agreed to the mad dog's request: "Give way to them!" The leader yelled impatiently: "Keep an eye on them, and kill them if they do anything suspicious!"
Oh, it worked...... Seresa smiled without smiling: I don't know who killed whom.
Patting the knight on the shoulder, the two walked to the horse in tacit agreement. Seeing this, the two robbers, armed with long swords and short swords, immediately followed closely beside them.
Standing beside the horses, the mad dog gave the knight a look. Anusen glanced at the enemy beside him and made a very low jaw movement.
Unloading her heavy bag of gold coins, Ceresya turned and shook the rattling bag at the bandits. To convince them that the bag contained gold coins, he deliberately took a handful of gold coins from it and slipped it back into the bag from his fingers. "Look, you're asking for three hundred and eighty gold coins! That's enough for you to squander for a long time!
"Less nonsense, give it to me!" the robber with the sword reached out to snatch the bag, but was dodged sideways by Seresya.
"Wait, I have something to make sure before I do that. Mad Dog squinted at the bandits who were staring at the bag: "I gave you the bag in exchange for our lives...... How can you make sure we'll leave safely?"
"Isn't that easy?" the leader raised his hand, "You can leave now!" β
"How can I be sure that you won't sneak up from behind? I remember that the guy who shot my mount was a good hand with a crossbow. Seresya snapped: "The promises made by the robbers who have no credibility to speak of are hard to believe. β
"Big brother, don't talk so much nonsense with him!" A robber choked his neck and shouted in a rough voice: "This kid has been talking nonsense to us since just now, just hack him to death!"
"Oh, I'm so scared - you're in such a hurry?!" the mad dog laughed and threw the bag forward, "go get it?!"
The robbers were stunned for a moment, and then they all rushed to the bag. The two robbers beside him also let down their guards and turned around eagerly.
He quickly drew his sword, and before the sound of steel grinding dissipated, the mad dog stabbed out a sword.