Chapter 20: Punishment
The headless corpse spurted a stream of blood and fell to the ground, and Reliat tumbled to the ground with a triumphant smile on his face.
A wave of energy poured into the Book of Destiny, and the red energy mark increased at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally slowly stopped at 90%.
"It's 10 percent short. Lei Ming licked the corners of his chapped mouth, looked at the stunned mercenary, his eyes lit up, like a hungry wolf, and suddenly saw a piece of delicious fat appear in front of him.
He slammed his feet on the ground, and lightning shot out, and his sword swung out, sending a series of phantoms through the air. The long sword easily slashed through the mercenary's neck, one by one, and killed more than a dozen in a row like chopping melons and vegetables. With each kill, Book of Destiny draws some energy.
Lei Ming took the time to glance at it, and the energy mark only increased by 1%, and his fiery heart was like pouring a basin of cold water, pulling out the cold.
"Wake up. The mercenary squad leader came back to his senses and let out a loud shout, waking everyone up. He looked at the only dozen or so mercenaries left, his face flashed with anger, and more heartache, the Tyrannosaurus mercenary group was finished. "Retreat. ”
"Kill them. More than twenty knights rushed forward and attacked frantically, completely disregarding their own safety. In order to kill the mercenaries, some radical choices were also killed.
Lei Ming found a chair and sat down, watching coldly. Knowing that killing these mercenaries could not bring much strength, his interest was greatly reduced.
The shouting stopped for a moment, and the remaining ten knights came over, knelt on the ground, and said nothing.
"Guardian Knight?" Lei Ming touched the faintly painful injury on his body, smiled disdainfully, and said sharply, "What else do you have besides loyalty?" ”
"My lord, we ......" the knight opened his mouth and hung his head weakly.
"Back at the Viscount's Palace, you, and you... , all for me to train. Lei Ming pointed to the six knights, these are all hereditary knights, and their own strength is only knight apprentices. "If you can't become a level 5 official knight after three months, you will roll back to your own knight territory, and this viscount does not need the protection of waste. ”
If these guardian knights were all level 5 official knights, there would be no need for him to risk his actions today, and these people alone would be able to kill Rayliate and them.
Lei Ming looked at the remaining four official knights and smiled grimly: "As for you, I will let Fafer conduct actual combat training with you, and if you unfortunately die, Viscount Ben will personally preside over the knightly succession ceremony for your descendants." “
The ten guardian knights breathed a sigh of relief and responded in a loud voice. Death is not terrible, they have been taught by knights since childhood, and it is the greatest honor to die in battle for allegiance to the lord. Being abandoned by the lord is the greatest shame.
"My lord, the priest is here. Sophia led a priest from the Temple of Nature over.
"Miss Sophia, aren't you leaving?" Lei Ming was stunned for a moment, and a hint of surprise flashed across his face. Sophia must not be worried about Simon, and secretly hid outside somewhere to watch. When he had dealt with the mercenaries, Sophia went to the temple and brought in a priest.
He laughed to himself, he didn't expect that the unintentional help not only allowed Simon to save his life, but also accompanied other help.
"Natural nurturing. "The priest of the Temple of Nature used a fourth-level healing technique, and countless green points of light converged from all directions and melted into the wound.
Lei Ming seemed to smell the fragrance of flowers, and a cool and comfortable feeling came, and the wounds on his body healed, scarred, and fell off at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"My lord, it's been a long time. The priest of the Temple of Nature said with a smile.
Lei Ming looked at the face in front of him, he always had a familiar feeling, but he couldn't remember it for a while, and coped: "It's been a long time, this priest, please treat my knights first." ”
The pastor seemed to read his thoughts, but said nothing. Nodding, he performed two natural cares and healed Fafer's injuries. He continued to cast a second-level group magic spell, the Wind of Nature, and healed ten guardian knights.
"Bishop Esker?" exclaimed Thunder tentatively.
"Your Lord, you finally recognize me. Asker sat on the chair with a pale face, and cast four divine spells in a row, especially three intermediate divine spells, which consumed a lot of him when he had just stepped into level 13. "As you can see, I am no longer a bishop, but a grey cardinal, and all this is a gift from Her Highness Fiona, the great goddess of nature. ”
He prayed aloud, his face full of ferze.
The muscles on Lei Ming's face twitched a few times, and his smile became a little unnatural. This scene is so familiar to him, he only encountered it yesterday. The only thing to be thankful for is that the gods don't pay attention here.
"My lord, would you like to build a temple in your territory?" asked Ask, whose expression returned to normal.
"Cure the soldiers outside me first, and then talk. Lei Ming somewhat understood why Esker became a fanatic, although he wished that Esker would disappear in front of him immediately, but the other party had just helped him, and he was a fanatical believer, so it was not good to refuse immediately, so he had to temporarily change the topic.
The two walked out of the hotel, and the captain of the city guard squadron had already counted the casualty data. Of the 300 soldiers, 152 were killed and 48 were seriously wounded, and no one was slightly injured. Of the three squadron leaders who accompanied him, one was killed in direct battle, and the other was seriously injured and dying.
Lei Ming looked at the list and was silent for a while. These soldiers who died in battle were the most loyal, and it was they who desperately blocked and bought him time. I don't know if it's a coincidence, the remaining hundred intact soldiers are all led by the squadron leader in front of them. "Squadron Leader Snow, don't you want to say something?"
"My lord, my subordinates don't understand what you mean. Snow said tremblingly.
"You'll understand that slaves are needed to build the Magic Tower, so I'll send you there when I choose the address. Thunder glanced at the nervous and frightened soldiers, turned and strode away.
Snow looked at his back, a flash of despair and madness in his eyes. He looked at his soldiers, and no one dared to look at him everywhere. The clenched fist suddenly loosened, and he sat on the ground weakly, and the whole person seemed to be ten years old.
Lei Ming's hand holding the hilt of the sword quietly let go, and his pace sped up a lot. "Ash Cardinal Esker, how are the soldiers injured?"
"My lord, the ordinary soldiers are fine, but I can't do anything about Captain Rose's injuries. Asker wiped the sweat from his face and said helplessly.
Rose lay on the ground, his chest wounded deep and bone-seeing, and his armor stained red with bright red blood. Seeing the thunder coming, his godless eyes showed a hint of brilliance, opened his mouth, and said intermittently: "Since... Composed...... People. ”
"I promise you that you will make your son a free man. Not only that, but if he had talent, I would take him as a knight's squire. Lei Ming assured.
Rose smiled with a smile on his face.
Lei Ming raised his hand and closed his eyes, his expression a little gloomy. People have feelings, and Ross is the earliest knight squire to follow since the crossing. Although his strength is only a knight's apprentice, he chooses to support him every time he is in the most difficult time. I didn't expect to lose my surname on this trip.
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