Chapter 6: Iron Hoof

Whether it was a good time or bad luck, when Edge and the villagers lived in the Forest of Orus for three years, they ushered in the first sound of war outside.

It was a bleak sunset, and Aegie sat on Giroud's back and looked down on the earth beneath him, the land of his country. The smoke of war can be seen in the distance, and the smoke of cooking in peaceful villages is still farther away. Closer, you can see the discarded, rusty armor that must have been left over from the war.

In any case, the land is devastated, and this devastation is growing, and no one can say when it will end.

This is something that deserves the sorrow of every citizen of the Kenos Empire.

I haven't remembered being killed by bandits three years ago. At this time, looking at the wolf-smoked land, Age's mind was full of the hateful faces of those robbers back then. He clenched his fists, eager to kill all those hateful robbers without leaving them alone!

The land is already soaked in blood. The ...... of the villains, the heroes, the innocents The land that flows with such blood can only be reborn if it is baptized with blood again and attached to an iron will!

The murderous heart that had been branded in Age's heart three years ago had never stopped. At that time, he said that as long as he lived, he could also kill. He doesn't know if he represents justice or not, but there are people who should be expelled, who should be killed!

As stupid as the emperor who rules this land is, it is better than this land being trampled on by aliens and being harmed by villains!

"Giggle~"

With a fighting spirit burning in his heart to bring new life to the land, Edge clenched his fists and drove Giroud to the ground.

The war spirit in his heart made him have to vent in a stimulating way.

"Be careful, Edge!"

However, Giroud suddenly shouted at him, and quickly turned and flew back into the air, as if he was avoiding something.

"What happened?" he asked, confused.

Giroud flew into the air, away from the ground, and replied: "Soldier, I see a soldier." There's a soldier running into the forest, and we can't let it discover who you and I are. ”

Eggie's brows furrowed when he heard this, and there were soldiers rushing into the Forest of Aurus? Did he know that the Forest of Aurus was no longer dangerous, and was no longer a place of death?

The news that the Forest of Aurus is no longer a place of death must not be allowed to spread, otherwise this forest will never be able to remain stable. In this case, the villagers who have managed to survive will be plundered again.

In the past, the Forest of Aurus, known as the "Land of the Dead", kept out countless people who wanted to enter. But now, it is clear to Aegie that without the undead of Aurus, the Forest of Aurus is no longer a "place of the dead". If this is known to the outside, with the fact that the Forest of Aurus has not been developed for a long time, the army that needs resources from outside will definitely invade this place.

"I'll take you down right away and see the situation before taking action!"

"Good!"

Giroud and Aggie are in a soul contract relationship, and it's easy to guess what Aegie is thinking. Without much nonsense, avoiding the sight of the ground, it took Edge and hurried towards the ground.

Edge is a dragon knight who can adapt to any power Giroud throws. They make a contract directly in the form of the soul, and the soul can be communed. This kind of contract is not the same as the contract that binds the surname by law. The law binds the surname contract with a simple bond, and does not touch the depth of the soul.

But a direct soul contract is a contract that goes straight to the depths of the soul, and few people today make such a contract. Because this way is the way to live and die. That is, Aegie and Giroud, one of them dies, and both die.

The reason is that they have a part of their soul in common. One loss and one loss, one glory.

After falling to the ground, Edge jumped off Giroud's back and ran in the direction of the soldier who had rushed into the forest. His speed is very fast, his movements are also very flexible, he has the vigor of a warrior, and he has the lightness of a magician, and it is not at all obvious that he is a person who has not learned martial arts or magic.

It is true that he has not studied martial arts and magic, but he has the skills of war. Common sense dictates that this is not normal. But judging from the identity of the dragon knight behind him, this is perfectly normal.

In fact, he is a Demon Dragon Knight, and he learns the "Demon Dragon Battle Technique" left by the undead demon dragon Aurus.

"Demon Dragon Battle Technique" is a combat skill that is different from martial arts and magic created by Orus when he was still a celestial demon dragon, mainly used to deal with the demon dragon's sworn enemy, the four great dragons of ice, fire, earth and wind.

When Aurus was in the Celestial Realm, he was a demon dragon that could transform into a human form, and his fighting style was not quite the same as when he was transformed into a dragon. He knew that magic tricks couldn't win against the four great dragons. Because the four divine dragons are good at the four elements of fire, ice, earth, and wind. To fight them with magic is to strike a stone with an egg.

Therefore, in order to deal with the four divine dragons of the light system, he created his own martial arts that strengthened the magic, so that the magic was played in the form of martial arts, which became his unique magic dragon combat skills. In other words, the Demon Dragon Skill is a combination of martial arts and magic.

In fact, martial arts and magic are collectively referred to as combat skills. Combat skills, as the name suggests, are skills used in combat.

Nowadays, there are three kinds of people who learn combat skills, one focuses on magic, one focuses on martial arts, and the other is a combination of magic and martial arts. As it stands, the first and second cases are the most common, while the third is rare.

The reason is obvious. Studying both magic and martial arts, there is no doubt that there is a suspicion of greed. What's more, the qualifications for learning magic and martial arts are relative, and if you are suitable for learning magic, you are not suitable for learning martial arts. It is suitable for learning martial arts, but it is not suitable for learning magic. If you forcibly learn both magic and martial arts because of greed, you may not only fail to learn anything, but will also destroy yourself.

Therefore, people who can learn both magic and martial arts are nothing more than two situations. One is that the person is greedy, and the other is that the person is a genius. However, even if they are geniuses, most people will give up on magic and martial arts. The reason is simple, it's easy to master one and the other.

For example, a genius gives up both magic and martial arts to focus on magic. Then spend the same amount of time studying, and his magic will be more incisive, even to the point of being super-godly.

On the other hand, if you learn both magic and martial arts, go hand in hand, and take into account the body's endurance, you can often reach the realm of incisiveness. In this way, those who focus on learning one skill will often be able to defeat those who have learned both. Unless this person who has studied both magic and martial arts is a genius among geniuses, and has learned both brilliantly, then he is an existence against the sky.

As for the question of the names of those who learn different combat skills, it is clear that those who learn magic are called magicians, and those who learn martial arts are called warriors.

Among the magicians, those who focus on learning fire magic are called fire magicians, and those who focus on learning ice magic are called ice magicians...... Wait a minute.

As for the types of warriors, they are mostly divided by the weapons used. Those who use swords as weapons are called sword warriors, those who use axes as weapons are called axe warriors, and those who use spears as weapons are called spear warriors...... And so on, using different weapons, belonging to different types of warriors.

There is a reason for this division.

Take the example of a warrior. Warriors use different weapons and belong to different types of warriors, so in addition to personal strength, experience and skill, the emphasis is on the mutual survival and restraint of weapons. For example, the sword is more agile and can cope with various situations, but sometimes it is restrained by a spear. And the axe is domineering, but it is equally likely to be restrained by the hammer and so on. With such a division, it is possible to fight strategically depending on the situation.

This is often applied by the military.

When a person joins the army, the corresponding mentor will let them learn magic or martial arts through identification. Then decide which elemental magic in magic or which weapon type of weapon in martial arts you want to learn. When a certain number of people learn the same type of magic or martial arts are combined, an army is formed.

For example, warriors who use bows as weapons gather together to form an archer. Warriors with spears gathered together to form a spearmen. If the spearmen are equipped with war horses, they form a lancer and so on.

Nowadays, there are constant wars, and an elite army is indispensable. Therefore, the distinction between warriors and magicians has become particularly strict, which is conducive to the production of elite soldiers and elite armies.

Although the effect of learning magic and martial arts at the same time is somewhat similar to the effect of learning magic and martial arts at the same time, it is not. There is an essential difference between the two.

The Demon Dragon Skill is a combination of magic and martial arts. Those who study both magic and martial arts will not be able to do this, and at most they can alternate magic and martial arts to make the battle more flexible and unexpected.

In other words, if you make a move at the same time, the magic dragon battle technique has the effect of magic and the effect of martial arts. And the tricks played by people who have both magic and martial arts are either just magic or just martial arts. It is absolutely impossible to have the effects of combat skills and magic at the same time in one move.

If you want to say which combat technique is more powerful, in fact, there is no absolute statement. It depends on the individual's strength, experience, and use of combat skills. The battle itself is a kind of "sport" with multiple elements, and whoever can grasp it well will win.

Of course, in the case of disparity in strength, it is a different matter. If Aegie was to deal with a super strong man, even if he knew the magic dragon combat skills, it would be in vain.

At this time, the strength of the "Demon Dragon Combat Technique" he learned was only in the basic stage. The magic dragon skills created by Aurus are very mysterious, and even though he has studied hard for three years, he still only has mastered the basics. If he wants to get stronger, he needs to keep trying.

"Driving, driving, driving......"

Aegie rushed out of the forest, hearing more and more clearly the whipping of soldiers on their horses and the clatter of iron hooves. He began to get nervous, although only a soldier appeared now, but the soldier could not act alone, maybe there would be an army after him! If the army was allowed to break in, the village that had been built with great difficulty would become extremely dangerous.

Such a danger must be stopped!

Stemming from the actions of the bandits three years ago, Aegie has a rejection of the army in his heart, fearing that the army is all scum who can only plunder and pretend.

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