Chapter 4: Old Friends (3)
Rather than being extremely conceited in making plans, Ducky was more than willing to listen to Arthur's advice in battle. So Ducky immediately shouted an order: "Everyone! Rush with me! ”
As soon as the order was given, the nest was dispatched, and even Javier and Lenny, who had stayed on the hillside, joined the warband - they joined the fight against the Odrisko gang as soon as they noticed that the situation had changed on the cliff.
Ducky was in the lead, and he stood out in a white coat of black mink, but in spite of his dangerous situation, he shuttled like a black dragon in a hail of bullets from thirty men on the other side, and everyone fired at least two shots at him, but none of them hit a single corner of his coat.
Dutch fired both guns, and two gunshots that exploded almost simultaneously pushed two bullets through the eyebrows of the two Ogang members who were coming at him, and then he turned around and fired two more enemies who were trying to circle from the left, shouting: "There must be more people in the forest, let's go!" ”
The Van der Linde gang team was like a sharp knife, using Ducky as a blade to cut the Odrysco gang team in half. Seven against thirty, the numbers alone seem to tell at a glance which side will win, but the truth is always more magical realism than calculation and analysis, and the situation is that the outnumbered Van der Linde gang is fighting in a desperate way, and even has a stalemate with the outnumbered Odrisko gang.
Brandi didn't rush as hard as the others, but took it one step at a time. At this moment, one of the members of the O's gang rushed towards him and fired three shots at him, one of which flew behind him by grazing the brim of his hat, while the other two shots did not know which dimension he had hit.
"You're a master of body strokes, aren't you?" Brandi couldn't control the upturned corners of his mouth. Unhurried, he shot the other man in the abdomen, and the man screamed and covered the part of the bullet and fell to the ground, and after a while, he was gone.
"That's what reality is better than games." Brandi couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
It's very common in games to have a health bar, even in games like Red Dead Redemption that strive for realism and immersion, but it's not explicitly displayed.
The reality is different. The human body and will are too fragile, and the guns are too powerful to hurt humans. In the game, a shot that hits the target's abdomen may only shake the target's body for a moment, and then continue to retaliate at the same frequency as before, as if the shot didn't actually cause damage; In the same situation, the person who was shot would lose his or her combat effectiveness in an instant, and in a very short period of time, his will and mobility would be destroyed by severe pain, and then he would die of excessive blood loss.
The existence of this difference makes the requirements for shooting accuracy in real battles not as high as in games.
Brandi's mind was still immersed in his own thoughts, but he completely forgot that distraction in such a fast-paced battle was an absolute no-no. He was only distracted for a second or two before a man pounced on him diagonally from behind. The man rode on top of Brandy, his repeating rifle against his head, trying to take Brandi like that.
Brandi was in a hurry, grabbed the barrel of the gun with both hands and pulled it to the side, the barrel of the gun poked into the snow, and even the sound of gunfire from it became extremely dull. Brandi didn't hesitate, and then came a knee that gave the man a-and-egg punch.
The opponent's crotch hurts, and the strength to suppress Brandi is naturally lighter. Brandi took the opportunity to roll over, knocking the enemy to the ground and standing up.
As soon as the member of the Nao gang tried to stand up, he was hit hard in the abdomen. Brandi scolded and kicked him with one foot: "You bastard doesn't talk about martial arts, come, lie!" Come! Sneak attack! I'm a newcomer to the gang, okay? This, not good! ”
After kicking enough, Brandi picked up the carbine he had dropped, and when the gunfire rang out again, the man's facial features were shattered by the bullet, and he probably couldn't even recognize his own mother.
Brandi put down his gun, exhaled a breath of cloudy air, and looked around, only to find that the battle was over.
"Those cowards have run away," Ducky shouted victory, "well done, boys." Go back to camp and get what we need and leave! ”
After sweeping up the newly dropped corpses of the enemy, the group returned to the camp one after another, gathering in the open space in the center of the camp.
Ducky whistled and summoned his mount, the "Count," and he ordered: "Well done, brothers." Now, let's turn this upside down. ”
He climbed on his horse and instructed the people: "Bill, go and search the carriage; Maika, you go and search that house over there; Arthur, you go and search the room on the left. Alright, brothers, act fast, find those detonators, explosives, and other things, and go! ”
Arthur, Maika, and Bill split up to search for the O'Gang's explosives and plans, while Ducky came to Lenny, Javier, and Brandi. He asked, "When you were up there, did you find those bastards running towards you?" ”
"No, Ducky," Javier replied, "the shit didn't even think there was a way to escape here. ”
"What if you think of it?" Lenny laughed, "It's the same ending anyway. ”
"Lenny, I've always said you kid has a great sense of humor," Ducky laughed too, he turned his head to look at Brandy, noticed that his face was a little bad, and asked with concern, "Brandy, are you alright?" ”
Brandi waved his hand to show that he didn't have a big problem, and while massaging his temples, he said, "It's okay, it's just that it's my first time participating in a fight of this scale, and I'm a little unused to this kind of rhythm and intensity." ”
Ducky nodded, took a bottle of brandy out of his bag, handed it to Brandy, and said, "Believe me, kid, there will be many battles of this intensity in the future, and maybe one day you will face an army on your own - but I hope you don't get into such trouble in the future." With that, he laughed heartily.
Brandi didn't care about Ducky's joke, he uncorked the bottle and took a sip of wine, and he did feel a lot better.
"Still, kid, I still have to give you two words of advice," Dutch's tone became a little more serious, "With your current ability, if you rely too much on your talent in battle, then it won't be a few battles like this, and your mind and body will collapse, so in the future, you should shoot at the target under normal conditions, and when using the ability, if the vision appears to shake involuntarily and flash back to black, you must immediately stop using the ability and replenish yourself." ”
After saying this, he posed the shape of a pistol with his right hand, pointed to his temple, and said: "By the way, although you don't need to be too yourself in real combat, shooting with high precision will help you improve your mental cohesion, and it will also help to prolong the use of your abilities." ”
"Thanks, Boss," Brandi nodded sincerely, knowing that these were good words, "I made a note of it." ”
At this time, the three people who went to search also returned. Ducky asked, "Did you get everything?" ”
"Yes, Boss," Mika replied as she handed Ducky a large roll of paper in her hand, "found this on one of them. ”
"Well done, great," Ducky took the paper, opened it, and looked at it more and more, "Well, that's interesting...... It had something to do with the train they were robbing, a gentleman named Levitix Cornwall......"
He stuffed it into his saddle bag and said, "Get on the horse, let's go!" ”
After helping Bill put away all the explosives they had found, the group rode out of the camp, which was now abandoned again.
"Alright, let's get out of here," Ducky cried out to his brothers, "I'm so proud of you!" For all of you, not one of you has fallen. ”
"Well done! Guys! Bill shouted too, but there was more to his livening up.
Ducky then went on to give his speech: "Hungry, poor, and wandering, you have done a good job. They can attack us with all their might, but we're always going to pick ourselves up and take it in stride. That's who we are, outlaws, lads. ”
At this, his tone became a little nostalgic: "Now wait for John, Mike, Charles, and Sean to ride with us...... I know they'll all be back. ”
Among other things, Ducky's leadership, eloquence, and charisma are impeccable, and his every word is like a booster, giving his partners the courage to move forward into the future.
Arthur was initially opposed to the operation, but now that everything is going well, his mood is much better: "Although he didn't catch Colm, it would make him more uncomfortable than a bullet." ”
"Especially since we snatched the train again." Ducky added.
Arthur laughed: "yes, let's see then." ”
"Oh, we've got to grab it." Ducky emphasized.
"You know," Arthur expressed concern, "he's going to come after us." ”
"Oh, of course he will, just like everyone else," Ducky looked confident, "but we're going to get ahead of them and make sure we can figure out where they are before they're exposed, we've been caught off guard in Blackwater, but it's not going to happen again." ”
The team crossed the ridge, crossed the forest, and returned to the way they came.
In the distance, Dadge saw a man on horseback running like a lost dog at the fork in the road ahead.
Ducky asked Arthur, "Hey, did you see that guy?" Wasn't he the same one who was with Colm in the camp before? ”
Arthur also glanced at it and affirmed, "It's him." ”
"Hand him over to me." Behind the two, Brandi caught up.
"Do you know how to use a noose, boy?" Arthur looked at him suspiciously.
"I used to harness cattle in the pasture." Brandi said.
Arthur nodded, handing his noose to Brandy. Ducky said, "Okay, then we'll go back." Bring him back alive, he may be useful. ”
"No problem, boss." Brandi took the noose, slapped his horse away from the group, and ran towards the panicked rider.
The man was very alert, and after a while, he noticed that Brandy's tail had fallen behind him, and immediately slapped the horse to speed up, trying to escape, but I don't know if it was because he was too scared or the horse under his crotch was not obedient enough, and his speed could not be raised.
By this time, Brandy was less than two horses away from him.
Brandi leisurely hummed the tune of "Horse Pole", and of course, he did not forget to empty the word "man". When he reached the position of only one horse left with the opponent, the rope in his hand struck his target's neck with precision.
"Hey, brother, I'd advise you not to struggle," said Brandi, leaping off his horse, "our boss wants to live, and I'm afraid I'll strangle you if I'm not careful." ”
"Oh my God, please, don't do it." The man had no backbone to be the spine of an outlaw, and wailed on the ground like a pig about to be slaughtered.
"I'm so sorry," Brandi said sorry, but he didn't do it lightly, and it didn't take two strokes to tie the man up like a dumpling, "I'm just doing my job." ”
"It's useless for you to arrest me, really," the member of the O'Gang wailed, "and big brother, even if you have to complete the mission, you don't need to tie me up with the strength of the ox, right?" It hurts! ”
Brandi picked him up and put him on the horse's back, and said, "I'm sorry, I've only tied up cows before, I don't know what to do with tying people, I'll pay attention next time." ”
"Next time? Do you want to have a next time? ”
"It's not that I want to have, it's that you want to have."
"I don't want to have it, I don't want to have it!"
"Whether you want to have it or not, the child's father has the final say~ drive!"
It was getting late, and the two of them galloped on the vast snowfield.
"Big brother, let me go, I beg you." On horseback, the member of the Ao Gang, who had been tied up with five flowers, pleaded.
"Save your strength, I'll see our boss later," said Brandi, "what's your name?" ”
"I don't know!"
"Oh~ I don't know if you call it."
"No, I don't call it I don't know."
"And what's your name?"
"I ...... I ......"
"Don't remember? I'll guess then," Brandi gave a sly smile, "your name is Kieran, right?" ”
Now the Ao gang member was even more scared, because Brandi was right.
"You...... How do you know? ”
"Guess." Brandi replied casually.
"Impossible! My name is not so popular in this country! "Kieran was a little devastated.
"Then you can understand it as a mysterious power in the East." Brandi continued to play tricks.
Kiran was soon in no mood to care about it, because such a small detail was not worth mentioning compared to his own life.
"Big brother, where are you going to take me?"
"A place you're going to fall in love with."
"Big brother, I really don't know anything about them, I'm just a miscellaneous person, you let me go, I beg you."
"You can rest assured, our brothers are very nuclear."
All the way in the direction of the river, gradually, the eaves of the houses of the coulter village became closer and closer in the field of vision.
"Oh no, oh my God." Kieran was desperate at this point.
"Come, let you meet my brothers." Brandilliso dismounted, carrying Kiran on his back.
"Please don't hurt me, please." Kiran was left to plead bitterly.
"Oh, don't worry, as I said, they're all very nuclear."
Ducky heard the movement outside, opened the door and asked, "You found that little bastard, did you?" ”
"Yes, I got him." Brandi placed Kieran on the snow, pulled out his hunting knife, and cut the rope that bound Kieran's ankles.
"Welcome to your new home, sir, and I hope you have a nice time here." There was no welcome in Ducky's tone.
"Do you need me to pry his mouth open?" Brandi asked, tugging Kieran up.
"No," said Ducky, shaking his head, "as soon as he speaks now, he must be lying...... and then he calls out into the house, "Uncle, Bill, lock up this maggot and starve him for a few days." ”
Ducky turned his gaze to Kiran again: "Friend, as the saying goes, kill what you kill, save what you save, and raise what you raise." We'll know what kind of person you are. ”
Suddenly, he shouted in some hysteria: "Unbelievable! There's an Odrysco gang living in my camp. ”
"No, I'm not from Odrysco, sir, I hate that guy!" Kieran tried to defend himself.
"Whatever you want, little brother," Ducky was really in no mood to pay attention to him at the moment, "Well done, Brandy, you did a very good job as your first game with the Van der Linde Gang. ”
"I'm just glad I didn't bother you, boss." Brandi smiled modestly.
"Okay kid, I'll have to find out if the train is good or not," Ducky laughed, "and as for you, it's time to relax." ”
"Thank you, Boss." Brandi nodded in greeting Ducky, and suddenly he remembered something, turned around and shouted in the direction where Uncle and Bill had been carrying Kieran before, "Uncle, Bill, remember to loosen the rope on that kid's hand, and his hand will be scrapped if you tie it a little longer!" ”