Volume 5 The Return of the King 74 Under the Lonely Mountain
I still remember that there used to be a problem with gnolls in this area, but now this scourge seems to have been eliminated, and the age of humanity has truly arrived for Red Ridge Mountain.
The road to the north has been repaired at some point, but it gradually changes back to its original state as you walk, and it seems that even hunters and workers do not come very often.
When you re-see the dark red sky in the north, the Burning Plains are not far away, and when you can smell the slight smell of sulfur in the air, the Burning Plains are in front of you. There is no way to go to such a place, and of course there is no need to worry about going in the wrong direction.
But one thing is interesting, although I didn't deliberately choose where to go, but in the end I ended up on the road that the Black Iron Dwarves had built many years ago, and it seems that people have almost the same idea of where it is better to go and where to go.
The huge stone gate was open, and after this level, you completely entered the realm of the Burning Plains, this level seemed to have not been visited since the time I came, the ground was thick and the dust was level, and it was really a poor place where even the rats had moved.
As I rode on my horse, I looked back at the footprints on the ground, and I liked the feeling.
It's like a snowy day, and only my own footprints are left on that white snow. There was a sense of guilt and joy in that feeling.
When I saw the lonely mountain in the distance, I decided to go there again, and there seemed to be no trace of living creatures on the smoking bald mountain, but when I went up the mountain, I found that there were no living creatures here, and there were no more ogres! And the ogres here don't know why, their skin is no longer black white or gray, but red.
I don't know if it's because I've lived in this kind of place for a long time, but I always feel that these guys don't seem to be very smart. They were larger than they had seen some time ago, but they looked sluggish, and many of them sat or lay motionless on the ground.
Because there are a lot of them, I don't plan to get closer to them, and there are very few torches lit at night, and they are not as crazy as the ogres in the Windwind Canyon. It makes me feel weird and funny.
It's good that these things are not a threat in a place where birds don't poop in this way.
So I went down the hill and was about to leave, but before I could get to the horse, a few people got up from the ground not far away, and they said, "Don't move!" ”
I never thought that I would be robbed in a place where birds don't!
"Put your hands up." A woman said.
There are even women? Female bandits?
Actually, if I really do it, all six of them will die, but I don't really want to kill them right now.
"It's really lucky to meet people like you in this kind of place." I raised my hand as I spoke, and although the moon was not round, I could already see the surroundings and human figures.
"Who are you? What are you doing here? "The woman came to me with a bow and arrow, another went to lead my horse, and the other four tried to surround me from either side of me.
"There's something to say, and it's better not to make things stiff." I said, "And I'm not hostile." ”
"Answer the question, who are you and what are you doing here?" The woman came to a stop only four or five paces away from me, while the other four were all facing me with weapons.
"You're just a passing ...... Explorer, I'm curious as to why there is such a lonely mountain on this plain, and I want to come and see it. ”
"Explorer...... Hmph, you don't look like an explorer at all, and you don't have much of the necessary survival equipment right away. The woman said.
"This only shows that I have a strong ability to survive in the wild." I say.
"That also means you're not a simple explorer at all, or you're not an explorer at all."
As soon as she finished speaking, the four people next to her surrounded her, "You can completely lay down your arms, and I am willing to ...... with you."
Before I could finish speaking, I lifted my foot and kicked towards a person on my left. I knew it was dangerous, and the woman on the other side was pointing an arrow at me, but I had a better chance of winning by surprise.
Of course, I don't really want to take their lives right now.
With one kick and one twist, I stuck directly to the other person, raised my hand and grabbed him and punched him in the heart.
The arrow in the woman's hand didn't reach me, and the two men next to me obviously wanted to cut me with their swords when they pounced, but I turned around and threw the man over, and the two men who rushed over didn't dare to cut down with their swords. After pushing the man over, I rushed straight to the two of them.
One of them dodged and tried to cut me, but when the sword came to me, I reached out and parried it, and my outstretched right hand ran into his throat. The guy I punched at the beginning grabbed my leg at this time, and my body sank down, and the other person's sword slashed at me, and I directly raised my right arm to block it.
After blocking this blow, I stretched out my left hand and grabbed him, the guy who was dragging my leg was directly to the ground by me, he thought he could hold me but he didn't expect my leg to be so strong. And the man in front of me cut down with a sword and was blocked by me, but I still blocked it with another sword.
But as soon as I blocked the sword, I turned around and raised my fist and punched the guy holding my leg in the head.
The guy instantly let go of his hand.
Suddenly, I felt an arrow in my ribs, and I ignored the arrow and threw myself at the man. The man stepped back and was about to strike at me again, and my fist arrived. Before he could react, I punched him to the ground.
I did not continue to attack him, but turned and rushed towards the woman, who had only dropped her bow and arrow, but before she had drawn her sword, I was already in front of her.
Although I don't hit women very often, I still knocked her unconscious with a punch just because she shot me with an arrow. The man who led the horse saw that it was not good, and he rode away decisively. And as soon as I turned around, the two people I had just hit also stood up.
"Do you want to continue?" I say.
The two men didn't speak, they just pointed their weapons at me.
"Surrender." I kicked the woman lying on the ground, "Speak well, maybe I'll spare your lives." ”