After confirming that the attackers were from the White See, the faces of the other people in the group began to be mixed with doubts and worries, but the sage looked like he had guessed something.

Although the scout archer fired an arrow before he died, alerting the army to the possible presence of troops in the rear, Henry looked like he had no intention of escaping, wiped his greatsword, and prepared to sit down.

“...... Teacher?" Mira looked confused, a gesture that seemed a little incomprehensible even by his standards. "Don't let the other side take the initiative. Henry shrugged his shoulders and said, he hadn't done it for a long time, and the keen Luoan girl sensed some emotional fluctuations in her teacher's heart at the moment.

"......" Amonica turned her head to look at Mira, because of the sweltering heat and the previous battle, the hair on the forehead and cheeks of the white-haired Loan girl was wet with sweat and stuck to her skin - the girl could see the other party's entanglement, obviously the blonde girl was wondering if she was the reason why the group was hunted down, after all, her own secret, although it was difficult for ordinary people to detect, but the other party was a professional warrior specializing in fighting monsters - but if it was, what would she do?

Amonica apparently had no answer to this question, and she was trying in vain to burrow into the horns of a bull like anyone who was incapable of solving the situation and could only be caught up in the torrent of the present world. Mira stepped forward and grabbed her cold palms, while Henry, who was behind her, replied to Miss Luoan's question with an answer that was not an answer.

"In areas where the White Holy See is very powerful, such as the Soradin Heights, there are churches, monasteries, churches and the like in almost every town. He spoke in a calm, as usual tone, as if he were recounting something that had nothing to do with him: "With the exception of the monasteries, which are now deserted, there may be some fluctuations in the number of troops stationed there, depending on the size of the church or church, but on the whole it is common for a medium-sized town to have more than a hundred papal troops. ”

"These people may not all know how to fight on horseback, but they can still ride horses. Henry glanced at Amonica and Joshua next to him: "The horses here are all prairie horses, with good character and sufficient stamina, although the weight bearing capacity is weak, but the ability to cruise and run for a long time in a light state is far stronger than the Avenella horse we have." ”

"Although there has been a lot of rain along this road, and because it is summer, there is plenty of fruit in the wild, but it is unreliable to rely on collecting these days, so you have to go to a supply station or a hotel to replenish it, which means that you will leave a trail. Then, even if you escape to the docks, there is a high chance that you will be caught up before you cross the sea and leave. “

The sage summed up the situation, and the other three nodded together, it was true that if the church had its eyes on them and did their best, it would be very troublesome.

"So you have to figure out what the problem is, and then you can solve it. He muttered, as if talking to himself.

"There is a solution...... Henry slowly stood up, and not far away the faint sound of horses' hooves began to be heard, apparently some people who had heard the signal were rushing towards him. Joshua drew his sword, he hesitated, although it was indeed good to travel with Henry and them for this time, but after all, he didn't really know this man, so he should run away with Amonica or stay with him - the red-haired swordsman was very entangled.

"Don't do it later, let me talk to them. Henry turned to Joshua and said this, the frowning brow and the hesitant expression on his face did not escape his eyes, but the sage did not care, he looked at Mila again, and Amonica next to him: "Stand back, take a shield, and protect yourself." He said, and walked forward, with a big sword in one hand.

"Shh

"Damn!" one of the knights on the left immediately showed a look of disgrief when he saw the corpses on the ground without a helmet, he leveled his spear, kicked the horse in the stomach with the spurs in his boots, and rushed straight towards the sage. "Michael!" the elder knight said to stop, but the horse that had begun to accelerate could not be stopped by a word.

"......," Mira looked at Henry with some concern, the White Holy See, which was out of step with the local environment everywhere, even the war horses were not the native steppe horses, but the tall horses of the two of them, and the charging horses were so powerful that even the heavily armed Lamanite infantry could only be defeated in front of it - but Henry stood still. He didn't run away, as any experienced infantry would do against a cavalryman, and the sage waited until the other man rushed in front of him and couldn't turn in time before he dodged the knight's charge with an unhurried lunge.

"Damn it!stop!stop!stop-" "Whoa-whoa-whoa-" "Ah-ah-" "Boom-!" Although it is not particularly dense, it is also a forest, and if you can't stop it in time, it is obviously no different from suicide, the young church knight fell to the ground with a wail, and the whole person was thrown out directly and fell heavily on the dirt, this fall caused him a big blow, but the remaining dozen knights did not pay attention to this person, including the middle-aged knight with a golden goatee at the head, everyone looked at Henry.

The sage swept over, and the expressions on everyone's faces came into view—his eyes locked on the medium-sized knight, and the meaning contained in the green pupils was exposed.

“...... It seems that you know who I am. Henry said slowly. Joshua turned to him with a puzzled face, while the chief knight on horseback was silent for a moment, then nodded to confirm the fact.

"Your Excellency......" He used an honorific title, which further deepened Joshua's doubts, and even Mira behind him began to frown a small brow - and the chief knight continued, "Your Excellency's existence ......"

"I'm sorry, but please get out of the way. The unfinished words seemed a little abrupt, and even Henry, who had always been indifferent, couldn't help frowning at this moment. He hesitated for a moment, these people had been in conflict with him before, and this statement of this person was very incomprehensible when it was related to some things in the past - but a sage is a sage after all, he reacted immediately, and looked at the other party again with a frown: "You are not here for me?" he said, and then immediately turned his head to look at Amonica behind him: the reaction of the square-faced knight - a different person to lead the team - the presence of those "scouts......

His expression became cold for a moment: "So after so much time, you are still the same as before, when something happens, the first reaction is to cover the lid." ”

"Who is giving the order, a certain bishop of the region? Are you insulting my intelligence, and do you think that by using such strong words to make up for the previous conflict?"

"Oh no......" His eyes narrowed slightly, "Maybe I'm making a fool of myself, you don't care about my thoughts, you just want to prevaricate all this before the big people above find out, do you realize how stupid this idea is." ”

"Rotten and stubborn, doing such an unprecedented thing in order to maintain your own face, what the hell are you fighting for and with whom. Henry's tone was cold, but the chief knight only sighed and did not flinch.

"Even if it is something that you think is rotten, there are people who still hold on. He said, "Unlike you, who turn your back and leave, there are people who are still in the system and trying to make it better. The chief knight said in a heavy tone, and Henry shrugged his shoulders, his tone with obvious emotion, it was the first time in a long time that Mira had seen Henry so sharp, and it was obvious that all this had something to do with his state of mind at the moment.

"By decaying with it?" "Qiang-" A knight on horseback who looked like an adjutant drew his long sword from his waist, and Henry's harsh taunt made him angry, but the chief knight waved his hand to signal him to be calm, and then spoke to Henry again.

"It's an honor to see that Your Excellency still maintains a strong fighting spirit, but what kind of relationship does she have with you, it's just a meeting in Pingshui, even if Your Excellency stops here, what good will it be. The chief knight said in a steady tone, "We are the side that has the advantage. He said, waving his hand and causing more than a dozen knights to turn over and dismount, and walked in front of Henry in full armor.

"Out of respect, I would like to ask Your Excellency to take a step back, as long as we complete this task, we will not embarrass you again. The knight chief, who was almost a head lower than Henry, said, "I don't think you want to go against the church, think about it rationally, even if you are an enemy of us, what kind of benefit will it be." ”

"Why do you have to do such a thing, right, there's no need to-" "I think it's hard to break old habits......" "Uh-?" Henry whispered the words, but the chief knight didn't fully hear them, and he looked at the sage in a daze, as if he was hesitant to react to the other.

"I gave up thinking for myself, and just shouted that it was for the glory of so-and-so, in the name of justice, and that this was an order from above not to be disobeyed. He spoke slowly, and said, "For the sake of the so-called face problem, innocent people must be killed." ”

"Ridiculous things, this world really will never be lacking...... It is obviously a bad habit that should have been abandoned a long time ago, a bureaucratic style, a stupid and rotten system, and every time something happens, it is not to think about how to solve it, but to cover the lid. “

"Why do you have to stand against you people, I think—" Henry looked down at the group of cathars in front of him, and said word by word, "It's an old habit that is hard to break." ”

"I miss the days when the white knights entered the city-state and the people cheered...... Surely you won't know. He closed his eyes, and the corners of his mouth slowly hung an arc, but quickly disappeared: "What is it like to be worthy of your conscience and to be loved by the people, not in the name of the god of Raush or because someone said so, but to uphold your own heart and do what you think is right." ”

“...... That's a lot of nonsense. Henry had no intention of retreating, and the chief knight could read it, and he stepped back a little, and then gave a few knights next to him a wink.

"I'm sorry, Joshua. As the sage spoke, the red-haired swordsman looked at him, "This time, let me perform alone." "......" Joshua nodded, then took a few steps back.

"Tsk, the guy who has been abandoned by the times, in front of you is the elite Guardian Knights of the White See!" "Since the skin has been torn, there is no need to maintain any superficial politeness, the knight grew his hand and waved, and all the knights behind him threw away the spears in their hands, although they were very disdainful, but obviously they still did their homework, in this kind of forest environment with many obstacles, facing a strong man of the sword master level in this kind of forest environment with many obstacles, using a spear will only get in the way.

"Qiang Qiang Qiang-" The silver light was bright, and one after another long swords with the Holy Emblem etched on the counterweight ball at the end were drawn: "Up!" With a dozen eleven, they seemed to the knights to have an absolute advantage—but no one, even Joshua, who had fought Henry face to face before and was himself a top swordsman, did not expect it.

-- in the next second.

The sage is gone.

The big sword that broke through the air was silent.

It was as if a high-ranking wizard was interfering with everyone's vocal cords at the same time, and the knights grew their mouths, but they didn't make a single sound—no, he didn't really disappear.

It's just that the speed exceeds the level that ordinary people can turn their eyes and necks to capture, so it looks like it's gone.

"-" The big sword that slashed silently, the head that rose to the sky, this was the first.

The blades staggered, and the knight who tried to block was "sliding" the entire broadsword by Henry clinging to the spine of the sword before he could react, and then stabbed the jaw from under the helmet and smashed the brain, which was the second.

"――――" staggered to dodge, wielded a big sword with one hand to force one of them back, and then rushed into the arms of the other, grabbed the dagger on the other party's waist and plunged it directly into the neck, this is the third.

Fourth, fifth, sixth.

The elite of the elite is like chopping melons and vegetables, and it is solved lightly.

Henry's face did not fluctuate in the slightest, and when he had completed this short journey at great speed, and came to the knight chief who had just started the battle and was running towards the horses behind him, the sound of the last of the cathar knights falling to the ground with blood spurting from his neck had just been heard.

"No...... No, if you kill me, the Holy See and you will not be finished, and there will definitely be more chasing troops in the future!!" said the knight with a calm and steady goatee and a medium stature on the side of the horse, and he grabbed the saddle and tried to climb up, but his feet were weak because of Henry's cold blue eyes, and he let him kick up a puff of dust from the dry dirt on the ground, but he could not support his body and climb onto the horse.

"No...... No, please don't!!I'll go back and tell the above, Your Excellency!I'll explain to the above, please don't kill me!I'll let this all end!" Henry raised his greatsword aloft, and then slowly fell.

"You'd better be. He opened his mouth, and the chief knight of the amnesty, or indeed the amnesty, rolled over in a panic and fell on his saddle, and hurriedly climbed up, and before he could even sit down, he slapped the horse's ass hard, and then the whole man went away with great noise.

“...... Will he do what he says?" Joshua, who was not stupid and had already understood all this through the conversation, looked at Henry and said.

"Nope. The sage shook his head: "He won't." ”

He turned and walked towards the unconscious knight cathar.

"But with so many people dead, the above will definitely be aware. He smiled: "I'll let him go and those people will know who killed them." (To be continued.) )