Chapter 20 Saving Lives

There were one or two bodies at intervals on the trail, and the attackers didn't even take much time to deal with them, causing the next three to raise their guard.

"Look at the outfit may be mercenaries, basically they are killed by a sneak attack alone, and they are killed by one hit, the weapon may also be smeared with poison, and there should only be one or two attackers in the wound, all of whom are masters. ”

Andre learned more than just blind cultivation during his knightly apprenticeship, he also had a lot of combat-related knowledge, and after returning to his hometown, he often dealt with this group of outlaws who licked blood on their swords, and he had a lot of experience, so he quickly made a judgment.

Under Andre's guidance, Ed also looked through the wounds of several corpses, and the engraving also contained a lot of information on cold weapons, and gradually saw some doorways, but he still had a lot to learn compared to the veteran.

"Let's continue to hurry, there may be more dangers in the future, everyone stay and be vigilant. Delia said helplessly.

She had no way to escape, so she could only continue along the path that the other party might have walked, and in the face of this kind of attacker, it might be more dangerous if she chose the dense jungle, so it was safer to walk on the main road, hoping that the other party would not implicate her group.

It was close to noon, and the worries finally came.

Perhaps it was the entanglement between the attacker and the prey that led them to travel at a much reduced speed, allowing the three of Ed to slowly catch up from behind.

There was a faint cry and screaming not far ahead, Di Liya's face changed, and she heard the voices of women and children, if it was a fight between mercenaries, she could not care, but if one of them was an ordinary civilian, she could not leave it alone.

But Delia was not impulsive, but consulted the opinions of her two companions first, and it was clear that the girl had matured a lot.

Ed nodded at the girl's gaze, and he also secretly said in his heart: "Could it be that the mercenaries who protect civilians have been attacked by assassins?"

Seeing that the two companions were eager to try, Andre pressed the idea of being alone, and the three of them converged and quietly came to the vicinity to observe.

It turned out that not far from the side of the road, a group of people dressed as mercenaries were packing up firewood and piling them on several large carts, and the cars were densely packed with nearly 100 ragged old and young women and children who were shouting for the sky and the ground, and several thugs in custody were holding torches in one hand and waving whips in the other hand and shouting and scolding: "You filthy shit still dare to scream, and then provoke that damn demon and I will make you look good!"

The companion next to him also scolded: "You said that if you hadn't taken these prisoner cars on the road, how could you not get rid of the murderous demon behind you, obviously you can't sell it for a few dollars, the boss still has to take it, and now that many people have died, they have decided to give up, they should go to hell, they would not have followed him to take this job if they knew it, bad luck!"

The boss of this group happened to be pacing nearby, and when he heard the discussion of his subordinates, he immediately flew into a rage, jumped over and slammed it on the head of the guy who spoke, knocking him to the ground, "Bastard, you don't want to live!"

Afraid of his brutality, the beaten minions would rather lie on the ground and pretend to be dead than dare to refute a word.

The boss kicked him a few times as if venting, but the other party didn't fight back and made him very bored, remembering that business was important, he picked up the torch that fell on the ground and walked to the cart and shouted loudly around.

"Listen, I know you're nearby, the guy who will only sneak up behind you, I'm not afraid of you! Now let's come out and have a good talk, join us, and you can get a share of the money from the sale, how about it!"

The boss paused slightly, but there was silence all around, no response, only the cries of civilians in the prisoner car became more and more irritating.

As if he had exhausted his patience, the boss continued to shout: "If we don't come out again, we will be dead, and no one will be able to make any money, and now I count to ten, and if you don't answer, I will burn all these people to death......!"

Taking advantage of this effort, the three people watching on the side of the hillside had an urgent exchange.

Looking at the preparations made by this group of people, it didn't look like they were acting, and the roadside attackers killed people one after another made their boss have to make a decision to ask for the other party's entanglement.

If the two sides are fighting for goods, Delia can turn a blind eye, but after all, it is a group of living people!

Opinions were quickly unified, and Di Liya silently prayed to help the three of them bless the divine arts.

God's Radiance increases their stamina, and their muscles can still provide enough strength after multiple bursts of muscle, which is very useful when outnumbered.

Psychic Fire, which slightly increases speed and strength, and when attacked, the light of the magic reduces the damage taken, and seems to have a miraculous effect on Eddard who has a psychic mark.

But Ed is not ready to consume the effect of the psionic group to enhance the spiritual fire for the time being, as well as stimulate his own psionic energy, no matter how you look at the other party's boss, it doesn't look like he has psionic energy, and he will decide according to the situation when fighting.

The other party was about to count to ten at this time, beads of sweat slipped down his face, and the tone of his shouting was trembling, the other party was unmoved and made him feel more pressure, what if the attacker didn't show up after counting, if he really burned everyone, then this trip would be in vain, and he would have to pay a lot of pensions, which was really a big loss.

But if you don't do it, your subordinates are watching, and your prestige will inevitably be lost a lot, and maybe no one will follow you after this trip.

However, soon he didn't have to worry about it, and when the countdown was over, the three people on the hillside couldn't wait any longer, and Ed and André charged on their horses with their weapons held high.

Ed quickly picked up his speed with the help of the slope, and his goal was to rush into the crowd as fast as he could, and then dismount and slash as many enemies as possible.

André was clearly well trained as a knight, and he rushed ahead of Ed, and with his knight's sword in his hand, he cut down several minions in the way, clearing the way for Eddard.

Then he turned the horse's head and galloped back and forth on the edge of the gangsters, so that he could take care of Delia who remained on the hillside, and could go back to support at any time if the situation was not right.

The mercenary leader was startled by the sudden appearance of the enemy, who had expected to be in the woods on the other side, but he did not expect to kill a few people from the empty hills where he came from.

Naturally, he, like many of his men, turned around and prepared to meet the enemy in the direction that the trio was rushing in.

At this time, from the woods, a sharp arrow silently fired, the boss felt something, but it was too late to make a block or dodge action, the misjudgment of the enemy's position made him pay the price of his life, the arrow that flashed a faint blue light pierced the back of his neck and came out from the front, and before the poison could be fired, the mercenary leader was killed.

The attacker hiding in the woods took advantage of the sudden appearance of the three Ed to attract everyone's attention, and killed the most powerful leader of the mercenaries on the spot with one arrow, and many people did not find out that their boss was dead, and only when the follow-up attack came, they were horrified to find that the Grim Reaper had come again.

Ed wielded Golmo to cut down the warriors who approached him, most of these guys were at the middle and high level of the black iron level, Ed could penetrate the opponent's armor with the sharpness of the sword without using his psionic energy, relying on his bronze level body strength, the boy danced in death, harvesting the lives of the enemy.

He used the most practical killing techniques, stabbing, slashing, wiping, slashing, superhuman speed and strength caused his subordinates to basically die or be seriously injured, few guys with exceptionally good luck could only suffer minor injuries and escape from him, in the killing, Ed was also absorbing the guidance of the mark, and followed the instructions to improve his swordsmanship.

Delia saw more realistically in the high places, her two companions were like tigers descending from the mountain, preying wantonly among the sheep, and at first there were a few guys who were close to their side who wanted to rush over, but they were all stabbed to death by the cruising knight Andre one by one, and as Ed rushed into the center of the crowd to exert his might, bringing more bloody rain, often saw the severed limbs flying into the air with blood, and in the distance from the woods flew out of a sharp arrow, each of which cleverly avoided the protective piercing**, and the arrows all fell to the ground and died of poison.

From afar on the hillside, Delia unleashed a "Holy Light Strike" on the crowd around Eddard, and all the evil factions within the range will be blinded for a period of time.

Ed saw a burst of fierce light flash, and a circle of mercenaries around him dropped their weapons, and fell to the ground with their eyes in pain.

Eddard did not kill these incapacitated fellows, he crossed the crowd and came to the vicinity of the prisoner cart to extinguish the lit torches one by one, ensuring the safety of the civilians.

Andrei rode his war horse and swung his long sword to drive the last dozen mercenaries together, and the attackers in the woods also cooperated to send the last few who tried to escape to hell one by one, and the rest had to slowly give up their intention to resist under Andrei's reprimand.

The loss of the leader at the beginning left the group of mercenaries confused in the face of the attack, the rapid approach of the enemy made the long-range weapons useless, the violent killing of Ed in melee combat discouraged many people's hard work, and the cooperation of Andre and the killer in the forest made the escape hopeless and slim.

In the end, the group of guys that the woman on the hillside knocked down by unknown means destroyed the last bit of confidence of everyone, and the companion suddenly fell to the ground, and no one could figure out what was going on.

"Lay down your arms and you won't die!" Andre shouted at them condescendingly on his horse, and after waiting for a while, seeing that there were no more arrows in the woods, everyone threw away their weapons and signaled surrender.

Delia quickly rode to the prisoner's cart and opened the cage, where Ed and André had stripped all the mercenaries who were still alive, tied them with ropes, and tied their hands together.

After the civilians were rescued, they wept and thanked the three of them, and several impulsively prepared to pick up weapons on the ground to attack the mercenaries who surrendered, but were stopped by Delia's kind words. Seeing that many people were hungry, Delia organized people to find some food from the mercenaries' remaining supplies and settle down.

Ed has not let down his vigilance, the killer in the woods still doesn't know whether he is friend or foe, and the poisoned arrow he shot before must also use psionic energy to ensure that he is not scratched. At this time, they are like rabbits watched by poisonous snakes, and they are always in danger.