CHAPTER XXII

"Bandits!"

The name is like a thunderclap.

No one expected that the person Saki was going to impersonate would appear in front of everyone with a strong and unrivaled attitude.

The bandits are coming, really coming!

Looking at this army rushing from the darkness, looking at the walls full of figures, many clerks and travelers could not even stand still.

During this time, these mysterious bandits have become the hottest topic in Muni City. Even many of the people here have just arrived in Muni City and have heard of the name of the bandits.

Since these guys came out of nowhere more than ten days ago, they have been crushing hundreds of miles and exterminating more than 30 bandit groups in a row.

It is said that many bandit groups are strewn with corpses and rivers of blood. Those murderous bandits are so powerful and ruthless on weekdays, and they take life and death. And this time, they are prostrate in a pool of blood as victims.

If the attack on the bandit group wasn't enough to tell the story, the robbery of the Fifth Legion convoy was enough to make anyone stunned by the madness of the bandits.

It was one of the Empire's 12 frontier armies, a behemoth with 20,000 soldiers, tens of thousands of logisticians, and an intricate industrial base! Who would provoke them but madmen and idiots?

The bandit army, regardless of strength or intelligence, obviously cannot be classified as idiots. Well, the only explanation is - these guys are a bunch of outright crazy people!

The so-called strong are afraid of the horizontal, and the horizontal are afraid of the dead.

What can't even be messed with by a bunch of guys who even the Fifth Legion can't do? This is also the reason why the name of the bandit army has spread throughout the entire city of Muni within a few days of being named!

No one wants to provoke this gang of outlaws. Whether it is a noble lord or a villain who walks in the dark world, they have wisely chosen to stay away.

This also made a big disturbance in the bandits, except for the red-eyed Fifth Legion and a group of people who were blindly inquiring like flies, no one tried to find this group. No one has ever seen them for what they really are.

And today, here they are.

Fear spreads like a fly.

Just look at the figures on the wall, look at the twenty or thirty guards of the Holy See on the ground, and even the stupidest person knows that this place is surrounded by groups. And with the legendary style of the bandit army who does not leave a living mouth, everyone can almost see the end of themselves falling in a pool of blood.

For a while, there was a lot of crying in the hotel. Aristocrats, guards. The servants, the women and the children, all messed up.

In the blink of an eye, the bandit knight had swept up in front of him like the wind. The horses neighed, the iron horses galloped, and everyone present was surrounded.

'Shut up!'

With the roar of a bandit knight, the chaotic inn suddenly fell silent as if it had been petrified.

People huddled together, shivering and looking at these legendary gods.

Just like the same standard bandit group, the bandit knights all cover their faces with helmets, wear different armor, and hold various weapons, which are not uniformly equipped at first glance.

However, unlike ordinary rabble, although they have a variety of equipment and clothing, they can stop advancing and retreating, but they all have rules.

Since entering the gate, some of them have controlled the gate, some have isolated the guards, some have scattered to investigate, some have surrounded and persecuted, shouted orders, and performed their duties. Where are these chaotic bandits, whose gestures show that they are well-trained, even for the most elite knights.

And the papal guards lying on the ground made the most direct and clear commentary on their strength and ferocity.

Da-da-da

In the terrifying atmosphere, a crisp sound of horses' hooves sounded. The crowd parted, and a knight in black armor stepped out of the crowd and appeared in front of Saki and Joseph.

From the moment the bandit knights appeared, Saki was already completely stunned, but the eight papal knights under his command reacted quickly, guarding him in the middle at the first time, and put up a defensive formation.

Joseph's side was the opposite.

A group of black-clothed priests and guards looked at the bandits around them cautiously, their faces were as pale as dirt, and their swords were trembling. Only Joseph seemed composure. A pair of small eyes stared at the black knight tightly.

'Who are you?!' Saki asked, coming back to his senses.

Although the other party had already identified himself, he couldn't believe that it would be such a coincidence.

You know, as the people of Bolon County said just now, although this is outside the city of Muni, it is within the main defense area, and there are checkpoints and barracks all around, not that you can come if you can.

Moreover, although there are many dignitaries and nobles staying in the Sapphire Hotel, in terms of value, I am afraid that it is not to the point where the bandit army mobilizes the people!

'Huh?' The black-armored knight looked at Saki, "It's a blessing to be the Venerable Bishop of the Western District, Lord Saki. ‘

'You know me?'

Saki's gaze swept over the black-clad knight and the four knights guarding beside him, all of whom covered their faces and were unfamiliar with their bodies and temperaments.

The black-clad knight, in particular, looked a little thin, far less sturdy than the knight beside him.

'Who are you?' He raised his voice, repeating the question.

'Who are we?' said the black knight, as if he had heard the most unbelievable thing, 'we all know you, but you don't know us?'

The atmosphere of the conversation was strict and dangerous, and all of a sudden, it became extremely strange.

Just a few minutes ago, Saki had threatened Joseph with a bandit army, and in the blink of an eye, the main man was standing in front of him. Looking at the surprised look of the black knight, and then looking at Saki's somewhat distorted face, everyone in Bronshire next to him couldn't help but laugh.

It's a bit funny.

Saki blushed and remained silent. And the black knight was clearly not ready to let him go.

'Lord Saki,' said the black knight, half-leaning over the saddle, "didn't you just say we would come?

The black knight's words made everyone in Bronthshire almost laugh out loud!

You know, although the voice of Saki just now is not small, it is not loud either. Even in this lonely night, it is difficult to hear from a distance.

The bandit army was still outside the wall dozens of meters away just now, and they wanted to hear something, unless they used special methods such as hunters' geohearing techniques and thieves' wind hearing techniques.

And no matter which one is used, it obviously has nothing to do with 'passing by'.

What's more, these guys have wiped out all the guards that Saki has placed outside and thrown them in front of him. It's the equivalent of a slap in the face first. If this can also be called passing, then this way of passing is too peculiar.

There is no doubt that this is naked molestion!

Looking at Saki's embarrassed and angry face, the happiness in the hearts of everyone in Brown County even overwhelmed the fear in front of the name of the bandits. If it weren't for the fact that the bandit army was too famous, and he was also under the other party's butcher's knife, he would have been more than lucky, but I was afraid that he would have laughed and whistled a long time ago.

At this time, one of the knights beside Saki scolded sharply.

"Presumptuous, what do you want to do?!"

In the midst of the cheers, the eight papal knights stimulated their fighting spirit at the same time. Time. The war rings flickered, the horses neighed, and the swords came out of their sheaths.

Knowing the identity of the bandits, and seeing the attitude of the black knight towards Saki, the eight papal knights knew that things could not be good. But. Others are afraid of bandits, but they are not afraid.

For many years, they have been rampant in the Western Church and have always been afraid of them. Where would you put a bandit group in your eyes? The legend of the bandit army is certainly eye-catching, but this is not a bandit cottage in the jungle! The eight of them are not these stunned rubbish on the ground!

If you are in formation. Eight just knights, even if they meet an army of hundreds of people, have the power to fight. What's more, just hold on to half a prayer hour. Nearby garrisons will rush over. By that time, there would be ten times more bandits. It's all the life of the gallows!

Everyone thinks very clearly.

These bandits walk in the dark, not like themselves. For them, the most important thing is how to leave this kind of desperate place before it is too crowded. No one believes that they will fight to the death with themselves here!

Therefore. At this time, not only can it not be soft. And double the toughness!

The black knight was stunned for a moment, and his eyes in the gap between his visor were uncertain.

The bandits beside him. There was also a commotion, they didn't seem to expect the other party to be so strong, and they didn't seem to expect to bump into eight just knights here.

A group of people stared at the battle ring under the papal knights, you look at me, I look at you, their eyes are strange, and they seem to be quite afraid.

"Dare to attack the Holy See in the hinterland of this city, it's simply stupid......" The papal knight looked at his face, his voice became more and more confident, and he sneered. "I'll count to ten, get out of here!"

As he spoke, he ignored the bandits and turned to look at Joseph.

"Bishop Joseph, in the name of the head of the Holy See Guard of the Western District, I immediately hand over the command of all the guards under my command. Help to resist bandits, or else be punished as gangsters! What does such a felony mean, you should understand?"

Seeing that the matter was on him, the faces of everyone in Bolon County changed.

However, it is one thing to deal with Saki and another, and it is another thing to face a bandit like the bandits. Now Saki is worried that he can't justifiably clean himself up, and if he is really labeled as a bandit, he will not be able to wash himself by jumping into the Lech River.

And more importantly, no one was so naïve as to think that the bandit army would let them go. Angry or helpless, I, Saki and the others are all grasshoppers tied to a rope!

At this time, seeing the strength of the papal knights, even the nobles, travelers and guards next to them all moved closer to this side, ready to huddle together to keep warm.

The eight just knights are definitely a powerful force that can be relied on.

With these papal knights as the main force, plus his own people, plus seven or eight guards and a dozen black-clothed priests on the side of Bronjun, how can they also have the strength to fight!

However, just when everyone thought that Joseph had no choice, the white and chubby county bishop suddenly shook his head and waved his hand to stop Kenneth and the others.

'I'm sorry, it's none of our business,' said Joseph, 'it's your grudge, and if you want to blame it, you can only blame Lord Saki for being a, trying to impersonate someone else, but being caught by someone else, and it has nothing to do with us.' ‘

As soon as Joseph's words came out, everyone couldn't believe their ears.

Is he crazy?

In the face of the murderous bandit army, he still wants to stay out of the matter?

'Joseph,' slammed Saki, 'you look for death!'

'Looking for death?' As soon as Saki's voice fell, the black-clothed knight, who had been silent, suddenly laughed.

All the bandits laughed, laughed.

"Dozens of voices tell us to get out" The black-clothed knight laughed, "It's so majestic, it's scared to death."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, "Brothers, what are you doing in a daze?

The surrounding bandit army responded with a bang.

Appearance?

Before everyone could come back to their senses, they saw that the bandits were already smiling and inspiring their fighting spirit...... One by one, the bright battle rings lit up in the night.

"Just Knight!"

"Glory Knight!"

"My Holy Emperor, Great ...... Knight of Light!"

The battle rings in front of him swirled, one after the other, and in the blink of an eye, they had become one. In the end, when all the bandits appeared in the battle ring, the whole world had become silent.

Hundreds of bandits, hundreds of knights!

Except for some brave knights with double battle rings on the far wall, most of the other bandits turned out to be just knights with four battle rings.

What's even more terrifying is that beside the black-clothed knight, there are more than twenty knights of glory and four knights of great light!

'Holy Emperor'

It's the only voice in everyone's mind.

The scene in front of them destroyed their mental defense in an instant. Their breathing stagnated, and even the thoughts in their heads seemed to be frozen.

The strong contrast between the image of the noble knight in the impression and the image of the vicious bandit in front of them filled them with a sense of absurdity. What's even more ridiculous is that they were complacent about having eight just knights on their side, and they tried to rely on them to fight each other.

People stupidly looked at the bandits in front of them, and then at the eight papal knights.

At this time, the faces of the papal knights were as white as dead people, and the battle rings on their bodies no longer had their brilliance, and even the weapons in their hands seemed to be unable to hold them. In front of the bandit army, which can no longer be described as just extravagant, they are like eight earth dogs who have been splashed with ice water!

In the deathly silence, the black knight said, 'Don't you want to tell us to get out of here?' ‘

The black knight's tone was calm and gentle.

But in the silence of the night, people heard. But it was a slap in the face of Saki and the Papal Knights.

What does it mean to be immeasurable, what does it mean to not know whether to live or die, the people of the Holy See in the West District in front of you are the most vivid examples!

Gegege...... No one spoke. The answer to the black knight was just the trembling sound of Saki and the others fighting. A moment later, only to hear a plop, one of the priests rolled his eyes and fainted.

'What do you want?' Saki's voice trembled, "If you want money." I can give it to you. ”

"It's worthy of Lord Saki," the black-clothed knight said with a smile, "The speed at which he is beaten down by the Recognition Form is not comparable to that of ordinary people." ”

Sachi's face was blue and white. When has he ever been ridiculed like this in his life?!

However, the form shì is stronger than the person. No matter how angry and aggrieved he is, he must endure it. Not to mention the Glory Knight and the Great Light Knight in front of him, even the number of just knights on the other side is also several times that of his side. It's easy to destroy yourself!

"I don't know who you are," Saki gritted his teeth, "though." Since your purpose is to seek money, there is no need to get yourself into unnecessary trouble - you know that the Holy See will not spare a murderer who harms a district bishop, and even if it is heaven and earth, the Holy Knights and the Inquisition will hunt you down endlessly until the last man!"

"Oh?" said the black knight, tapping his horsewhip, "Is this a threat?"

"It's true," Saki said hurriedly. "I don't want to get in trouble, though. It doesn't do me any good to do it right with you. So. If you ask, I'll pay. That's far more than ten times what you've gained by plundering here!"

"Ten times?" the black knight nodded a little moved, "This price is not small. ”

Hearing the black knight's tone loosen, Saki was overjoyed. Struck while the iron was hot, and without hesitation, he took off a space ring on his hand. Handed it to the Black Knight, "This is most of my possessions. Even if I pay the ransom I pay myself. ”

The black knight stared at Saki for a few moments before taking the ring and examining it. He said, "Lord Saki really has courage. ”

As he spoke, he suddenly gasped. Apparently frightened by the contents of the ring.

Saki had some heartache.

This space ring was bought by him with a lot of effort. And among them, it is filled with most of the belongings he has collected over the years. In addition to tens of thousands of blue gold coins and nearly 300,000 gold lulangs, there are also many magic pattern artifacts and antiques.

However, Saki understands the truth that life is more important than money. As long as you can buy your own life, are you afraid that you won't be able to find it back in the future?

Since he admitted his bad luck, he would no longer have any hesitation. It is far more cost-effective to hand over the ring than to have it wiped off your own corpse.

"I have to admit it. I can't refuse Bishop Saki's sincerity," it took a long time for the black knight to come back to his senses and say with a dazzling smile, "You're free." ”

As soon as he heard the words of the black knight, a big stone in Saki's heart fell to the ground.

But before he could speak, he saw the other party whistling with his fingers.

And then. Saki found out it was getting dark.

It was past four o'clock in the morning. It's just before dawn when the night is at its darkest. Still, Saki felt that it was getting dark.

All the light in the space next to you. Whether it was the moonlight or the light of the candle, it was as if it was infected with black ink, and the wisps dimmed slightly. In an instant, the entire space turned into a large black net.

Saki stood in the net. Although it was pitch black all around, all that was hidden by the black light was the scene, and the people in the field of vision became clearer and clearer.

He saw a thin knight of light strike. It's his battle ring. Swirling and spreading, weaving this black world.

He saw that the knights under his command were entangled in the black light, and their faces showed an overwhelmed expression. Every movement is like doubling down.

Then he saw more than twenty glorious knights riding forward at the same time.

The war horse inspired by the fighting spirit is like a terrifying giant beast, galloping at high speed. Immediately the knight's sword rose and fell.

In the blink of an eye, eight papal knights, four henchmen and clergymen, plus the guards on the ground, were all killed as if they were chopping melons and vegetables!

Slaughter!

Cold-blooded slaughter!

Saki's head exploded with a bang, and his eyes were about to split!

From the moment he saw the other party's Great Light Knight, he had lost any idea of resisting.

His knowledge was far higher than everyone here, so he also understood better than everyone what the difference between the two orders meant.

That means that just the small realm formed by one Great Light Knight with the Battle Ring is enough to put eight just knights to death!

His judgment was confirmed at this moment. But he couldn't figure out why the other party, who had just reached an agreement, suddenly turned his face and started to do it!

"You ......" Saki hissed as he looked at the black knight who was playing with the spatial ring, his face turned pale, 'Why?'

At this time, the entire hotel was in chaos, and the passengers and staff standing next to it were disarmed by the bandits and escorted to the small building and imprisoned.

Compared with the papal knights, they were lucky, no one was killed, and the few guards who resisted were just beaten.

They all heard Saki's questioning. Before being escorted into the small building, everyone's last sight was only Saki's angry figure and Joseph and the others next to him who were unscathed.

This scene made many people's hearts move, and a certain thought flashed through their minds.

But no one spoke. They all buried this qiē deep in their hearts, twisted their heads, and didn't even dare to look at it again.

When the last person disappeared into the courtyard, the Sapphire Hotel became quiet.

Under Saki's questioning, the black knight smiled and said, "The money you gave is just your own ransom, and I didn't promise you to spare everyone." ”

'You' Saki's eyes darkened, and it took almost all the strength of his body to suppress his anger.

'Can I go then?'

Of course. The black knight shrugged, looking like he was at ease.

Saki Horan turned.

This place, he didn't want to stay for a moment. There are many dreams at night, in case these ruthless guys regret it, and they finally saved their lives, maybe they really have to be lost here!

Saki walked towards his carriage. But just as he passed by Joseph's side, Joseph, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

'Stop!'

This voice, in the silence of the night, seemed so abrupt, so dazzling, and so unaware of life and death.

Not only was Saki stunned, but Kenneth and Evan were stunned.

From the beginning of the bandits' move, the people of Bolon County stood in place like wood carvings, not to mention moving, and they didn't even dare to breathe.

The papal men in the West End were almost slashed under their noses. In the face of a murderer like the bandits, they can't wait to shrink into the ground, and who wants to jump out at this time to attract attention?

In everyone's opinion, the reason why the bandit army did not move itself was just because Joseph had just rejected the joint construction of the Holy See in the Western District.

They admit that their lords' decisions have dragged everyone back from the gates of hell. Otherwise, everyone would have been dead on the spot like those papal knights who didn't know whether to live or die.

However, just because you have escaped for the time being doesn't mean you'll be able to get out of here alive.

Now, everyone's lives are still in the hands of the bandits, and life and death are only in the thoughts of others.

But no one expected that the leaders of the bandit army had decided to release them, and Joseph actually swaggered out and let Saki stand

Thinking of the consequences of the bandits' anger, everyone's vests were soaked with cold sweat in an instant.

Saki looked at Joseph with a strange expression, 'What did you say?'

'I'll let you stop!' Joseph said coldly, "The bandits said to let you go." I didn't say I'd let you go!"

As he spoke, he turned to Kenneth and the others and ordered, 'Take him down.' ‘

Kenneth and a group of black-clad priests were visibly dazed, hesitant to step forward. And Saki sneered, standing there without moving.

Joseph didn't seem to care about this. He just turned around and walked up to the black knight and bowed.

'My lord, how are you doing?'

With a word, the sneer on Saki's face disappeared, and the eyes of everyone in Bronshire lit up.

Joseph, do you know the bandits?!

Don't

Under the incredulous and excited gaze of the people of Bronshire, the black knight turned over and dismounted, and hugged Joseph cordially.

'I'm fine. ‘

With a hula, more than a dozen black-clothed priests and guards all jumped up, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and pounced viciously at Saki.

'Dare to provoke our family, Saki, Lao Tzu has hacked you alive!'

(To be continued.) )