The two spent a calm afternoon.

Elio routinely took care of the horses, observing the people on the west side of the avenue; Sit outside your tent and draw a picture of what you see. Later that evening, a little further away from the 'enemy camp', Bell and his five 'men' joined them again.

"I'm exhausted." Bell sat down on the ground and muttered in a low voice, "It's not a problem for people to run after horses, let alone I'm still a Belon." ”

Five Imperial sergeants stood in front of Ann, seemingly awaiting her next instructions. Ann stared at them in turn, nothing new, but she trusted her judgment.

She lowered her head, quickly wrote down a line, beckoned Bell to come closer, and flipped the notebook over.

"Subdue them, but don't kill them."

Bell's eyes widened. Before he could respond, Elio had already raised his sheathed sword and charged at the man closest to him.

"Don't be stunned, Bell!" The young knight raised his sword above his head and slashed down at his opponent's right shoulder, "Listen to Ann, now!" ”

The male 'remnants' reacted faster than the Beronns, drawing their short swords and daggers at their waists, trying to parry the young knight's blow. Unfortunately, he underestimated the boy's strength, and the long sword easily broke through the two sharp blades, hitting him right in the arm where he held the sword. With a crisp sound, the arm folded at an odd angle, and the dagger came out of its hand, swirling aside.

The other four started their movements at the same time. 'Ike Smith', who had thanked Ann, drew his sword and rushed at the girl from Bell's side. The strongest male picked up his hammer and slammed it into Bell's back. The remaining two quickly stepped back, plucking their crossbows from their belts and aiming them at Elio and Ann, respectively.

Ann tried to back away, but her speed was much slower than her enemies. The sword-wielding warrior approached in the blink of an eye, and instead of swinging his weapon, he raised his hand and grabbed her throat—

But something slammed into his face, knocking his head to the side. In the next moment, the boy roared and rushed to the man's waist, causing him to fly several meters away.

Ann barely breathed a sigh of relief, feeling her heart almost jump out of her mouth. She saw Bell dodge the hammer in embarrassment, and swore and leaped to her feet, drawing a huge scimitar from her back; On the other hand, the two men holding light crossbows stopped retreating, and the crossbow strings made a soft sound at the same time.

She couldn't make out the flying bolts, or Elio's movements. In the flash of light, the boy stood directly in front of her, his arms resting on his chest in a strange position; Almost at the same time, two short sharp arrows sank into the boy's arms, and the tail feathers still trembled slightly.

The girl took a breath of cool air and clenched her arms involuntarily. But she saw right away that Elio easily pulled the arrow from his arm, tossed it aside, and picked up the sword that had fallen beside him.

"You can't beat me!" The young man set up his sheathed blade and ran towards the two who were aiming for the light crossbow, "For Miss An, rush!" ”

The battle soon settled. The man wielding the hammer was two heads taller than Bell, but was quickly knocked off the weapon by the Beronites with the back of his sword, and then flipped to the ground with his bare hands—thanks to the blessing of fighting Lily all day, Bell's hand-to-hand combat skills were not bad. The soldier, wounded in his right arm, struggled to throw his dagger at Elio, but the boy easily dodged it, and then struck off his other arm with a single sword. The two who shot at An realized that there was no chance of victory, so they simply dropped the light crossbow and raised their hands to make a gesture of surrender.

Elio removes the rope from his backpack and ties the hands of several 'enemies' behind his back. Bell grunted and kicked the man next to him twice before he stopped in the girl's gaze.

Ann calmed down her breathing and walked over to Elio's side. She rolled up the boy's sleeves, saw the two wounds that were no longer bleeding, and glared at each other worriedly.

"It's alright, Ann! I'm the man who defeated the Black Dragon, how could I fall here! The boy was still full of energy, "Leave me alone, isn't there another step!" ”

How could it not be care, the girl thought to herself. But fortunately, Elio is fine, her previous guess was correct, and the boy's contract with the green dragon is still there. She walked over to the five 'remnants' lined up and stopped in front of 'Ike', who seemed to be the leader of the squad.

"You know Elena's captor, right?" She crouched down on her knees and wrote, "It's not that Bell met you, it's that you found him on your own initiative."

The man had just woken up. The right side of his face was so swollen that he slurred his words, "That's right. ”

"Who is your 'leader', and what is the purpose of ambushing Elena and them?"

Russell...... General Kylo Russell. That kid was so ruthless. The man coughed twice, puffed out his cheeks, and spat bloodshot, "Don't ask me why." I was given the order to find Bell and bring him back to camp...... Also, try not to use force. That's it. ”

Unlike Arthur Bright, the name Ann is very familiar. In the history of her time, the officer led tens of thousands of refugees out of the center of the war and settled on the south side of the Forest of Parting. At least one-third of the people of the original kingdom of Kulun were attracted by this imperial soldier, either directly or indirectly.

Obviously, the current situation is still different from 'history'. However, according to the book, Simon Russell was a benevolent and wise general, which made Ann's heart fall again. She settled down and picked up the pen again.

"Sorry for being rude. I need to get back the two friends you took away. Please don't resist, it won't hurt you."

"Well, I was actually put on a position by a little girl, and I guess I will be scolded by the general." The man with a light crossbow who had previously called himself a hunter glanced at her and shrugged, "I'm a little curious, how did you recognize us?" ”

"It's too cumbersome to write, but I think General Russell can tell you why." Ann pursed the corners of her mouth and wrote a little evilly.

Bell finally figured out the situation, glaring disapprovingly at several of his 'men'. "I'm kind enough to help you." He muttered, "You must be laughing at me behind my back!" ”

"Not necessarily." Elio replied, half-earnestly, "If you don't 'cooperate' well, I'm afraid things won't go so smoothly – and for them too." ”

Ann agreed with Elio's words in his heart, and suddenly remembered a trivial matter. "One last question, the innkeeper is also one of yours, right?"

"That's right." The female crossbowman on the far right raised an eyebrow, "The original shopkeeper has long since left, and Redden was injured before, so he stayed there as a liaison." She pouted, "The stew he made is still so unpalatable." ”

It seems that she is worried about the safety of the other party, although this result is not bad. Ann stood up, exhaled, and placed the notebook in front of Elio.

"Let's go, be careful before you make any dangerous moves. And...... Thank you."

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