Blackbeard had never pinned his hopes on the magic sword from the beginning, which he used as nothing more than an object to test the strength of his armor. In fact, if the armor on Kurad's body is really as strong as the legend, then even the magic sword should not be able to pierce its protection. That's exactly what Blackbeard wants, he needs an armor strong enough to withstand the monster's power.

A large number of black poisonous insects have penetrated through the cavities used by the armor to breathe, and the armor that was originally used to defend against enemy attacks has now become a cage for imprisoning the user, making it impossible for him to escape the attack of the poisonous insects. The itching pain of a large number of insects climbing and biting on the body, and the feeling that they could not be scratched because of the armor, made everyone present feel uncomfortable even if they thought about it.

Kurad's death had become a settlement, and all he could do was roll and wail on the ground. But to everyone's surprise, after the poisonous insect got into the armor, there were screams of two people coming out of the armor, and Kurad's originally coordinated limbs also made strange movements, as if the upper and lower bodies were not one.

Soon the screams of Kurad lying on the ground were gone, and the violent struggle had stopped. Blackbeard walked over to the strange armor and flipped it over to the back to find the object to lift it. Links that had never been untied were opened, and the sturdy armor was slowly peeled away from its original owner, revealing a way inside that no one else had ever seen.

As the armor was opened, a large number of black worms poured out of the armor like water, crawling down Blackbeard's feet into his clothes, and I don't know where they had got. In the armor, two dwarfs that had been poisoned and turned blue-gray were revealed, without the cover of the black bugs. The reluctance and pain on their faces froze like statues, and their two big eyes protruded outward.

The two gnomes in armor, one riding on the shoulders of the other, appear to be in charge of the upper and lower bodies, respectively. And their appearance looks very similar, and their age is about the same age, which should be the relationship of twin brothers. The dwarf in charge of the upper body has a pair of long, muscular arms, while the one in charge of the lower body has a pair of strange legs that are out of harmony, and the two short bodies appear tall when stacked together.

Strange gnomes like this can only be bullied and do the dirtiest work in that pirate group, but these two brothers have become a powerful pirate leader with a suit of armor and this way, and it is no wonder that they also keep their identities strictly secret, and almost never take off their armor.

If the pirates of the Kurad Pirate Regiment were to learn that there were no more than two gnomes in this tall armor, no one would be willing to obey their orders. Even if they had the strongest armor among pirates, it didn't help, the dwarf was a symbol of weakness and powerlessness, and the pirates would blame everything on the fact that they had a good set of armor, not that they had any special strength of their own.

"I've seen more new things today than I've seen in my life. Seeing that the winner had already been decided, Lex said to Roger: "Armored Currad is actually two weird dwarf brothers, and Blackbeard is obviously no longer human, and has killed two great pirates in a row, tomorrow the entire Anas will be shocked by such news!"

"At the same time, it will be a reshuffle of today's landscape. Compared to Lex, who only saw the lively news, Roger obviously wanted to see more far-reaching: "Blackbeard, who has killed two pirates, will become the object of vigilance of all pirate leaders, and the entire pattern of Anas will change again......"

"It's useless to think so much, we're just ordinary little pirates, and we can't even rank the entire pirate group. Lex, who had left the tavern, threw away the money bag he had stolen from the other pirates when his hand was just crowded, and said, "I haven't used this technique for so long, and it seems that I don't have any special hands, so I'll take a look...... Well, not only is there enough money for drinks tonight, but we can also go and have a few drinks. ”

"While you're glad you've stolen someone's money, look at your own. Roger pointed to the small cut on Lex's waist and said with a somewhat gloating smile, "You're not the only one who plans to make a fortune when it's crowded." ”

"Ah!! these damn thieves! I***, his mother***" Lex flipped through his belt to find the purse that he didn't know had been touched by his dirty hands, scolding loudly, despite the fact that he was one of the thieves. Roger looked back at the tavern where there were still many onlookers, and remembered everything about today.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++ a month later, Elam's border with the Maro occupation zone.

"Judging from the early reconnaissance, we are going to face off with the first Maro army in seven days. In the command tent of the Lightning Legion, Kira pointed to a point on the map and said, "The shadow lurking in Elam must have known our intentions and informed the Marodians in advance, and now they are on guard. ”

"Our march was well concealed, and in the last two days the SS has removed the tail that followed us. Glock thought for a moment and looked at Refora, who was silent looking at the map, and said, "Even if the Maro people knew that Thunder Bluff had joined the battle, they wouldn't know that we would attack from that direction, and it would be too much to underestimate us by sending only four legions to stop us. ”

"One Maro regiment has fifteen hundred men. A Carthaginian warrior heard Glock's words and said, "Sending four legions to stop us with nine hundred men is already quite important to our strength. If they know where we are, it will be a lot of trouble to pounce together. ”

"The body bones of the Central Plains people are too weak. Nadal, who hugged his arms and showed a piece of strong muscle, said: "We have five hundred Salt warriors, and each of them can defeat ten against each of the people of the Central Plains, not to mention that we also have the most powerful weapon in Thunder Cliff, even if four legions are together, they can swallow at once." ”

"Excessive pride will only lead to a missed victory. The Carthaginian warriors obviously did not want to hear it, and these derogatory words of the Central Plains countered: "The Salts who do not understand the art of war, like barbarians, can only usher in defeat, no matter how strong their combat strength is." ”

"The lord of the city has called you to be your guides. Glock looked at the Carthaginians standing on the other side, and said in a slow but sharp tone: "The matter of commanding the battle is up to us, and the commander of the legion asked you to come in here to tell you the attack plan, which can already be said to be the biggest concession, so don't dictate the command and the Carthaginians who were defeated by the Maro." ”

"You guys!"

"That's enough!" Refra looked up at the two groups of people who were on spur and shouted, "Glock and Nadal shut your mouths for me, I didn't let you come here to listen to your quarrels, if you can't make any useful suggestions, let me go back and sort out your men!"

"Don't engage in tasteless quarrels. Seeing Refora's reprimand, Kira, who had not stopped the quarrel on the side, also scolded his subordinates with a stern expression: "We came out this time to attack the Maro, not to fight back with our allies, if there is no good advice, shut up." ”

Kira is worthy of being an officer from the Central Plains country, and although he is not proficient in this kind of balancing internal means, he is already seven or eight points similar to those army commanders. Before Refra could speak, he indulged his direct subordinates in opposition to the Salts in order to secure the interests of the Carthaginians.

And as soon as Refra, as the commander of the legion, began to speak, he immediately retracted the reins of his subordinates and looked very cooperative, so it is no wonder that he can become the leader of the Carthaginians who remained in Thunder Bluff, not only because he treats people sincerely, but also because he knows how to deal with the relationship between superiors and subordinates.

"Our small numbers are a disadvantage and will be a big advantage. Refora, who had already thought about the general countermeasures, said: "It makes us more flexible and difficult to find, Maro, who does not know where we are, it is impossible to combine these four legions in one decisive battle with us, and it is not a good strategy to fight hard with the strength of the four legions." Don't forget the strategic idea given to us by the castle lord, we must save ourselves by killing and wounding the enemy as much as possible.

The safest way is for these four legions to be destroyed separately, and the Maro people know that we have artillery and some advanced weapons, and we don't know what kind of countermeasures they will come up with. So tomorrow we will move towards the mountains to the north, bypassing the three frontmost legions and attacking their rear. ”

"That way we'll be able to cut off their supply lines. Kira nodded and said, "But this will also make them fight back wildly, but can we get around without being detected? ”

"Once we've broken the legion in the rear, we'll head in the direction of their supply town. Refra pointed to the map with the long stick in his hand and said: "Intercepting their supplies along the way, so that they can't get supplies, this will save our supplies and at the same time, it will also allow them to find a way to catch up with us quickly, so that they can widen the distance between them......"

(To be continued)