Chapter Twenty-Seven: Encounters
Holding Deria, Ed rode out of the crowd and prepared to put her down in the clearing.
Delia pressed the hand on Ed's chest with a slight force, shook her head gently at the young man, sat up straight on the horse's back, stretched out one hand like a willow branch and pointed to the forest in front of her, and said to Ed, "Let's go a little longer." โ
Hearing this, Ed was stunned, he couldn't see the face of the girl sitting in front of him, did he blame himself for being too abrupt?
The young man who couldn't figure it out obeyed the instructions of the other party, continued to ride, and drove the girl to the woods, and the long hair of the woman in front of him was blown by the night wind, gently caressing his cheeks, and occasionally a few naughty strands of hair scratched the tip of his nose.
Ed leaned back and turned his face sideways, looking awkwardly at the deep forest around him in the night, thought for a moment, and asked softly, "Do you miss that little girl, Qili?"
"Well, it always feels like she's still looking at us through the leaves in the surrounding woods, maybe it's my delusion!" Delia slowly flicked her fingers, bunching her mischievous hair into a clump, no longer bothering the handsome knight behind her.
"Perhaps, sometimes I think of Charlotte, and wonder what is going on with her, whether reinforcements have arrived, and whether the enemy has abandoned the plan of attack. "Ed was reminded of his thoughts, some people have not known each other for a long time, but they have left deep traces in your memory.
"I hope Lord Charlotte is safe there!, the times of war are especially sad for those who are separated!" Diria sighed softly, wondering who was worried.
The two walked quietly on the woods path in the moonlight, the young knight holding the reins in one hand and the other on the other's waist, the blonde girl seemed to be tired, and gently leaned back on his broad chest, and looked at the brilliant starry sky through the sparse leaves, looking for the stars that belonged to him and his companions.
A qiฤ is like the most beautiful picture, but it is destined to remain in the memory of the person concerned, and it will be slowly recalled in the future.
Because suddenly, the silence of this place was broken by the sudden shouting of killing in the distance, Ed was startled, and two thoughts quickly turned in his mind, but he did not hesitate, and immediately turned around and drove his horse towards the camp.
Delia also heard the voice: "Ed, it seems to be coming from that direction, not our camp. โ
"I know, put you back in camp first, and then I'll go and inspect again, I don't worry about taking you with me, I can't leave you there alone. โ
Ed smiled, grabbed his hip and ran back like an arrow, Deria now had that loyal group of soldiers, and more often than not, she should be protected rather than accompany them in the charge.
The two had not gone far before, and after a while, when they saw the camp near the edge of the woods, Delia jumped off her horse quickly, turned back to her knight, and said, "Be careful! โ
Saying that, Di Lia once again blessed Ed with a few magic spells in a row, relieving fatigue and enhancing endurance, etc., looking at the young man and nodding, he turned around and turned his horse like a gust of wind and disappeared into the woods.
Not to mention that Delia then found Andre and hurried to help, Ed rode alone and followed the sound to the place of the incident, the vicinity was already Roland's sphere of influence, and it was unlikely that ordinary mercenary bandits would dare to commit murder here, and those who dared to go deep into this place to fight and kill could only be the Ingiers.
Ed's previous battles took place when he knew the identity of the other party, and most of them were unprepared for the attack, the identity of the enemy in this encounter was unknown, and Ed didn't want to capsize in the gutter, so he had already been vigilant at this time.
Walking alone for a while, the cries of slashing and slashing came one after another, and listening to the sound of the battle, the place of the battle was moving in this direction, Ed stopped and dismounted, drove the war horse aside, and dodged into the nearby bushes, although the incident happened suddenly, he still planned to see the situation clearly before deciding to act, and knew the truth of planning before acting.
At this moment, a figure broke into the same dense bush from the other side, coming head-on, and almost collided with Ed, fortunately, the young man was quick, and he noticed something wrong with his sense of hearing, and one sideways let go of the other party's approach, and at the same time hit the neck of the unknown figure with a backhand at the moment when the two sides were staggered.
There was a thick layer of fat at the hand, and he dissolved a lot of the strength he exerted in a hurry, Rao is so, after all, Ed has reached the bronze level, even if he does not stimulate the spiritual energy, his strength is many times more than that of ordinary people, after this blow, the other party didn't hum, he fell straight on his back and fell at Ed's feet.
Ed didn't have time to take a closer look, leaned down and reached out to confirm that the other party was unconscious, and then ignored him, and continued to hide and take a closer look at the battlefield.
There are a lot of people, there are dozens, and they should be regular soldiers when they look dressed, but they lose their armor and wolf bรจi, if it weren't for the muddy clothes they were wearing, and occasionally the national emblem of the Roland Kingdom could be seen, Ed would almost not recognize the identity of the person.
"A group of Roland deserters, it seems that the pursuit force of Ingier should be behind them. Ed guessed.
Later in his field of vision, however, there were several psionic warriors in fierce fighting, and five psionic knights chased and fled one after another.
The two pursued Roland knights supported each other, one was in distress and the other party stepped forward to rescue as if they were dying, and the three pursuing Ingier knights had the upper hand but were unwilling to die with their opponents, and they had to take a one-hit approach in the face of the desperate play style of the prey mad dog, slowly accumulating their own advantages.
At the end of the scene was a group of ordinary soldiers of Ingier, their faces were neat, and they still had the strength to shout loudly for their main generals.
The battle situation is presented in front of Ed at this time, it is already obvious, this is a typical psionic knight pursuit battle, the side with the advantage of combat power sticks to the weak side, waiting for the hunter to run out of blood before killing, the pursued knight can't beat it, and he can't run away, and the final result without support can only be defeat.
The ordinary soldiers on both sides could only be reduced to spectators, and their survival would not affect the whole battle at all, but either side had to follow closely around the knight until death, and those who escaped from the battle could only be chased back and executed afterwards.
Ed didn't know where these people were coming from, but according to the direction they were heading, if they went further out of the woods to the avenue, they might encounter the troops of the Roland Kingdom, and since the fleeing side was rushing in this direction, it meant that they also knew that hope was not far away, so they sped up a little faster.
The pursuers were obviously aware of something, and the three Ingill knights quickly exchanged glances with each other, and instantly stepped up their attack.
The psionic energy flames on the three of them all skyrocketed instantly, and the energy accumulated before burst into a shocking momentum, and they accelerated the impact at the same time, and the two knights of the Roland Kingdom had to shrink their psionic energy in the face of such a fierce attack, and each did its own defensive posture.
However, the power of this long-standing blow far exceeded the expectations of the two, only to see that the sword light had just passed, and the sword strike had arrived, they were exhausted, even if they tried their best to defend, it was inevitable that there would be some omissions, and the attacker completely had the upper hand, and he was not timid at all, and he was naturally handy when he was counterattacked, and after one blow, he was hit again, and only at the moment when each other's positions were staggered, the three Ingill knights had joined forces to leave several deep scars on the two prey.
Although the two of them immediately sealed the wound with psionic energy, their faces immediately appeared a decaying gray.
The enemy's sword continuously pierced the body, and the blood brought out by the opponent's weapon turned into a dark red blood mist in the air under the pressure of the bursting psionic energy, and the two knights of the Roland Kingdom were dyed red by their own blood.
The knight of Ingill, who had succeeded in one blow, had not only dealt a heavy blow to his prey, but had already stood up to block their path to hope, unaware that Ed was gathering momentum in the bushes beside him.
Ed was waiting, waiting for his chance to strike a fatal blow.
He had already made a decision when several knights appeared, although he was crossing and didn't have any sense of belonging to the country, but at present, it should still be on the side of the Roland Kingdom.
Moreover, the direction of the Ingier knights is exactly where their companions are located, and if they are allowed to get rid of Roland's two knights, who knows if they will continue to hunt down those Roland soldiers and affect their own team.
So he still has to make a move, but Ed knows his own situation, and there is still a gap between him and the regular psionic knight, especially in terms of the total amount of psionic energy and the endurance time, Deliya's magic can make up for some but it is not enough.
Only by taking advantage of the opportunity of surprise and inflicting a blow on the Ingirs can he turn the tide of the situation.
Therefore, when Ed saw that the two knights of the Roland Kingdom were seriously wounded by the enemy, although he was anxious, he still held his breath and remained motionless, like a hunter waiting for an attack.
Then, when the three Ingill knights rushed past their opponents and turned their backs to him after striking the blow, Ed knew the opportunity he had been waiting for had finally arrived.
Blocking the position, the knight of Ingill, who thought he wanted to strangle his prey to escape, stopped, and the one in the middle seemed to be the leader, and was about to speak to persuade him to surrender.
Every psionic person is a precious treasure of the country, although the opportunity is not big, but according to the convention, when he has an absolute advantage on the battlefield, he must give the other party a chance to surrender, and now he feels that his side has the upper hand, and the chance of persuasion to surrender seems to be very large, if he can really bring back a knight of the Roland Kingdom alive, it must be extremely tempting to want to be rewarded.
"You ......" Just as his words came out, and it was also a moment of relaxation in everyone's minds, Ed activated.
The two psionic clusters were consumed instantly, and the blazing psionic flames matched with the brilliance of the divine arts, and the boy instantly transformed from a lurking state of extreme stillness to a thunderous momentum.
The spear of the rose, which was already ready to be fired, was quietly thrown out by him, and then the whole person followed the spear into the air and pounced on the nearest enemy.
Under the moonlight, his body turned into a dark shadow at this time, floating out of the bushes against the ground, his toes only clicked lightly on the ground, and his body had no tendency to fall in the air at all, but continued to accelerate and accelerate, leaving behind him a small pit formed by the impact.
With a cloud of broken branches and leaves, Ed fit into a ball and rushed to the side of the Ingier knight like a whirlwind, the closest to him was the guy on the right, who had just released a fierce blow at the moment, and the spiritual energy had not yet been adjusted, while listening to his leader, he put all the remaining attention on the two Roland knights on the opposite side, who would have thought that an enemy would rush out behind him, and the speed was fast, and he approached behind him at once.
However, this young psionic knight is not a soft persimmon, the wind brought the sound of Ed rushing out to his ears The moment ago, the spiritual energy of his own protective body had already sent out a warning signal, and the knight of Ingill mobilized all his remaining spiritual energy to the vital point of his back, and the long sword in his hand was immediately turned backwards, protecting the neck and other key parts from top to bottom.
"Hah!" Ed couldn't care so much, ignoring the opponent's defenses, and with the momentum of the forward charge, he grabbed Gelmer with both hands, exhaled, and slashed down.
The two of them exchanged weapons with a crisp sound of "bells", and each other's spiritual energy also collided together, and there was a muffled sound in the space, and the atmosphere was exploded.
The Gelmer in Ed's hand is not an extraordinary product, not only is it a standard psionic weapon that has been refined into the star, but it also mysteriously has additional sturdy and sharp attributes, but the weapon held by the opponent he chose is not ordinary, the long sword blocked Ed's blow, and only a small gap was broken in the blade.
In terms of weapons, Ed has little advantage, in terms of psionic competition, Ed is ready to go, but the limited time he has learned in psionic energy is not strong, and the opponent has fought for a long time and is in a hurry to meet the enemy, and Ed is only a small advantage.
In the end, Ed attacked from the shadows after all, and he also had a first-mover advantage psychologically, attacking in an all-round way without thinking about defense.
Neutralizing the small advantages of many aspects, so that Ed's sword finally had a victory, only to see between the lightning and flint, the two passed by, Ed rushed forward a few steps, just came to the two Roland knights to stand firm, and Gelmer in his hand was already stained with a faint wisp of blood.
The Knight of Ingill, who was attacked by the attack, was seriously injured despite his quick reaction and extraordinary blade, and a dark mist of blood burst from his waist, which he immediately stopped with his psionic energy.
The man covered his waist with one hand, and pointed at Ed with a sword in the other, "You ......"
But immediately he saw the small gap in his sword, and the look of anger was replaced by surprise and regret, some psionic knights knew the importance of a good weapon, and they cherished their sword more than their own body, which is also a kind of chivalry.
"My sword! damn it, damned, you must pay for it, I swear!" the young knight turned his grief into a sword of words, but it did nothing to Eddard.
"Hmph, let me pay the price now, or I'm afraid you won't have a chance!"
Ed said as he watched the two wounded knights around him, and couldn't help frowning, observing their injuries from close range, it seemed that their injuries were more serious than he expected, it seemed that the escape along the way consumed a lot of body, and the spiritual energy of the guide was also depleted, and even the talisman flame began to extinguish.
"Ahh
It turned out that Ed took advantage of the fact that the leader of Ingill in the middle was talking, and projected the spear of the rose at the far end of the horse, and then rushed out with him, and found trouble with another person in no particular order, and the leader who was about to speak to persuade him to surrender was distracted at this time, and failed to rescue the two companions in time, the one chosen by Ed was cut open by him in the waist, and the spear of the rose that silently pierced through the air did not miss, and pierced the thigh of the target Ingill knight, nailing half of his body to the ground.
Before the leader of Ingill in the middle finished speaking, his two companions on the left and right were already injured, he came back to his senses and looked angrily at the young man who suddenly appeared in front of him, and a reverse blade chopping knife in his hand was slightly raised, and Ed had already been put into his must-kill list.
The two Roland knights suddenly met strong reinforcements in a desperate situation, and they were all overjoyed, slightly adjusted their positions, approached the rescuer, and looked Ed up and down at the same time, they couldn't see how such a young and gentle boy could hurt two enemies in a row as soon as he appeared, and they were all full of admiration in their hearts.
Ed silently estimated the situation between the two sides in his heart, he thought that he had just injured the opponent and severely damaged the enemy's confidence, but in fact, the impact on his combat strength was not too great, and the two wounded soldiers on his side plus himself, an imposter knight who could not fight for a long time, were disadvantages!
"Come on! Don't talk nonsense, if you want to fight, you will fight, or you will get out! When our reinforcements arrive at one of you, don't even think about leaving!" The arrogant young man let out cruel words, and the enemy changed color when he heard it, and even the two knights on his side trembled, afraid that the enemy who would be provoked by these words would become ferocious, and he would die with himself, and hurriedly looked at the three Ingier knights nervously.
At this time, only Ed himself knew that the so-called reinforcements were just a group of ordinary soldiers, even if they added the power of Deliya's star spirit, I am afraid that they would not be able to stop these knights, and when they came, I didn't know which side suffered more casualties.