Table of Contents 277: Light and Darkness, Life and Death
This is a border land covered with snow and ice all year round, and the only place to live is the small town of less than 800 people, Big Horn.
On the thick snow, a group of young men in animal skins ran skillfully, throwing their javelins at the prey fleeing among the trees.
"Brother Rhodes, there is an Oriental who has entered our patrol circle. Just as one of the tallest blonde men stabbed an elk, in the distance, a short boy ran up, his messy golden curls exploded on the top of his head, and his right hand wiped the sweat from his forehead casually, "Is it human?" The man named Rhodes pulled the javelin out of the elk's chest cavity, bringing up a bloody color that splashed on the snow-white ground under his feet, "What weapons did you bring?" "It seems that there is only a short sword, and it looks like a lost traveler." "Hmph, Oriental...... It's really my most annoying guy, go. Giving the prey to his companion, Rhodes ran with the messenger boy without saying a word.
Eight years have passed since the last time an Oriental appeared.
At the intersection near the entrance of the big horn, the oblique road sign had long been bent by the snow, and Bai Ye, who had just reached out to clean it and wanted to see what was going on, was suddenly surrounded by a group of people with weapons in their hands, "Who are they!" "Why did the Oriental people appear here with us!" "Say your purpose!" It sounded like people of their own color were not welcome here, holding his chin with his right hand, Bai Ye's face was helpless," Hey, don't put on such a terrible posture, I'm just a passing traveler, and by the way, I want to ask which country's territory this belongs to. "I don't even know where this is, but dare I say it's a passing traveler." A black shadow fell from the sky and landed, his feet shook away the snow that was almost tens of centimeters thick, and Rhodes rushed here, he was the only A-level martial artist in the village, although the usage rate was only 20%, it was enough to become the most vocal person in the big horn.
"I'm a member of the Association of Extradition Officers, and it's a little complicated to say that the reasons for being here are a little bit complicated. Grabbing the hilt of the short sword with his right hand, this subtle movement made everyone's bodies tense, "snap" Then, with the scabbard falling on the snow, Bai Ye didn't plan to start a war with the group of weak townspeople in front of him, "I don't have a weapon anymore, you can rest assured, more importantly, I am not a martial cultivator, you know this very well, right, take the lead." Spreading his hands, Bai Ye's calm attitude made those originally hostile town residents a little embarrassed, Rhodes held the javelin in one hand, and was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "Ah, you are indeed not, I can't feel the resonance, let me explain first, I hate Orientals, although I don't kill innocents indiscriminately, but you will be monitored by me after entering the town." Turning sideways, he made the way out, "Let's go, follow this road to our town." "Thank you. Kicking the scabbard on the ground into the air with his toes, catching it with his hand, Bai Ye walked out of the dense encirclement and walked towards the direction of the town, while Rod suddenly raised his javelin and aimed at Bai Ye's back, many people were shocked and wanted to ask out loud, but in the end they chose collective silence.
Keeping the throwing action for about ten seconds, Rod put his hand down again, and muttered in a voice that only he could hear: "Is it true that you didn't notice the murderous aura I emitted, if it's a disguise......" "Brother Rhodes, he shouldn't be a dangerous person, right?" The young man who was in charge of reporting the news at the beginning bent over and asked with difficulty, in order not to be thrown away by Rhodes, he had been running beyond the limit, and after he relaxed, he immediately felt tired.
"Yas, don't trust outsiders, especially Orientals. The glittering javelin was spun in the palm of his hand, and Rod pressed the rolling killing intent and chased after him.
Rod's home is not big, but it is enough for a family to live in, Bai Ye sat in front of the fireplace, nibbling on the roasted sweet potato, and if he looked closely, he would find that the empty room was full of baskets full of crops, "Oh...... That's enough stock to survive a winter. "Winter? I don't know if you're pretending to be stupid, there is no season for the horn except winter, how did you get here?" On the rocking chair next to the fireplace, Rhodes lay comfortably on it, holding the javelin in his right hand all the time, and from time to time aimed at Bai Ye with the tip of the spear.
"I said it's by boat, do you believe it?" Shrugging his shoulders, Bai Ye arrived at an abandoned dock on an iron boat, and walked along the road to this snow country, so it was not clear which country it was.
Rod didn't immediately refute and laugh shamefully, he suddenly sat up straight from lying down, "I see, so you don't know where this place is, the people of the association are really crazy, and they would come from the sea where there is nothing." "Do you believe me?" "There's nothing to doubt about it, if you're really a realm guide, by the way, this is the border land of the Anglo-French Confederation, Big Horn." As he spoke, Rod threw new firewood into the fireplace, which immediately set off a "beep-beep" burning sound.
"Anglo-French Alliance?" This time it was Bai Ye's turn to cry out in surprise, almost half a world away from the Shenzhou he was going back to, "It's really fake, how can I go back ......here?" "Go back?, return to the East, it shouldn't be possible recently, I heard that the outside world has started fighting again, even the people of the Association can't travel through the past unharmed, let alone the distance between here and the East." Rhodes turned his head sideways and said expressionlessly, "Of course, I don't welcome Orientals to stay here, you'd better go to the big city as much as possible, I don't guarantee that my patience will last long." In the end, it was almost a naked declaration of hostility, and it was hard to imagine such a strong hatred for people of different skin colors.
"You...... Could it be ......" "Boom" "Brother Rod, no, there is another group of people outside the town!It's the Knights of the Round Table!" The short boy once again played the role of messenger, and when he pushed the door open, he even rolled in with no control, and the cold wind also took the opportunity to blow into the room.
"Knights of the Round Table?" asked in unison, Bai Ye and Rhodes both understood what this name meant in the Anglo-French Confederation, and what was the country's most important combat power doing in this remote town?
Rod had no time to pay attention to Bai Ye's reaction, and hurriedly took the young man to the entrance of the town, and Bai Ye followed quietly.
The narrow entrance of the town was crowded with black and oppressive crowds, and it seemed that they had heard that the strongest knight of the round table in the kingdom was coming, and many people had put down their work and rushed to watch.
It wasn't until Rhodes arrived that the crowd barely made a way out of the way.
Arriving at the Grand Horn was a cavalry of fifty men, led by two men with insignia studded with the emblem of the kingdom on their arms, attesting to their identity.
"Who's the mayor here?" A long blond hair fell down his cheeks, covering most of his face, giving people an inexplicable sense of gloom, the Twelve Knights of the Round Table - Exsaisi, the Contractor.
"The mayor passed away a long time ago, and I've been in charge of the town's security and normal affairs ever since. Rod took a step forward, never letting go of the javelin in his hand, "My name is Rode." ”
"Because it's a remote town, I don't usually pay attention to it, but even the replacement of the mayor is solved by myself, which shows how irresponsible the guy in charge of this area is. Axeisi tilted his head, his gaze did not fall on Rod, originally with his identity, there was no need to talk nonsense with such a little person, "What should we do now?" This time, the tone was a little more respectful.
"Let's wait until later, it's important to get down to business. Another knight wrapped in golden armor spoke, compared to Axey's feminine trembling, he was the complete opposite of the power faction, and his resolute expression made people feel fear and trust at the same time, the Twelve Round Table Knights - Fast Wind, an A-rank martial cultivator with a 93% usage rate.
Just sitting on horseback has a suffocating sense of oppression.
Fast looked around at the crowd around him, and said word by word in a commanding tone: "Residents of the Big Horn, I have come today to convey the order from the highest executive of the Anglo-French Confederation that from now on, the country will enter a state of war, all men over fifteen and under sixty years old will enter the army, and the old and weak women and children will be accompanied by my men into the refuge camps. ”
"War?" "What's going on?" "It's said that it's going to war, but do you want us to abandon the town?" "What are you kidding, it's harvest season soon, and it's time for us to go......" All kinds of reactions were imaginary, but no one dared to be too loud, and in the end, everyone's eyes simply fell on Rhodes.
"You mean we want to abandon the town, the home. At the end, his tone became colder, Rhodes was like a beast on the verge of rampage, but this sharp momentum had no meaning in front of Fast, "Is there any doubt? What I just said is not a request, understand, little ghost, this is an order! Humans and dragons have officially started a war, once defeated, do you think you can stay out of it?" Our vassal state of Ailan has been wiped out cleanly, and after that, the dragon army has invaded our borders, and this area will soon become a battlefield, if you want to stay here and wait for death, I will not stop it, but all men will fight to protect the country!" In fact, the situation of the war was far worse than human imagination, the slow reaction of the Anglo-French alliance led to the destruction of Alain, and then the loss of several cities in the territory one after another, as the twelve knights who guarded the country have all rushed to the battlefield, and it is impossible to predict how many people will be sacrificed next.
Fast raised his right hand, stretched out a finger covered with heavy armor, pointed at the pale men and said righteously: "It doesn't matter if it's a C-level martial arts cultivator, you can contribute to the war as a reserve and logistics team, don't think that you can survive by hiding with women, our knight country, we don't need cowards, cowardice is equal to death!"
"We're going to fight too!" In the crowd, several young women stood up, they were all B-level martial cultivators, but they had no less courage than men.
"Before the men are gone, it's not the turn of the women to go to war, step down, go to the refuge camp with the rest of your family, that's what you're going to do. Fast turned the horse's head and pricked up his ears, and the sound of horses' hooves seemed to be heard from a distance, "Give you half a day to prepare, and the men who meet the requirements will stay, and go to the front fort with me, and that's all." Completely ignoring the opinions of Rod and the others, Fast clamped the dark horse under him hard and moved in the direction he came, and on the horizon in the distance, the black waves that gradually emerged began to advance towards the big horn!
"Is it the dragon army?" "No, it seems that the other side is also on horseback. "So it's our people?" In the crowd, there was another chaotic discussion, but Luo and Bai Ye in the crowd wrinkled their brows, no, those guys who were close didn't know if it was a human or a dragon for the time being, but one thing was clear.
The group of guys in the vicinity is the enemy.
When the Kuroshio stopped in front of Fast and the others, all the townspeople subconsciously took a step back, the group of knights on horses, wearing black armor, although their appearances were different, they all had one thing in common, everyone's faces were covered with blood that had long been dried, and the same was true of the long sword in their hands, and it was impossible to know how many lives they trampled on to get here.
The Black Knights only need to convey one message.
They are enemies who represent terror and death.
"Is it a human?" Exai leaned forward slightly on the horseback, his long golden hair dangling in front of him, "Hehehe, what kind of scene is this, in the decisive moment between humans and dragons, there will be compatriots standing in the camp of that group of lizards." "Shut up, we are here to convey the will of Lord Bell, the leader of the Dragon of the Dark Path, lay down our weapons, stop resisting, we can accept you as companions!" The black knight led by him is also a top-notch A-level martial artist, as if there is no trace of human emotion on the carved face, as if it is just for the sake of killing, "If you understand it, make a choice, whether to live or die." "Who are you...... Warriors of Alan?" The hand that grabbed the reins clenched slightly, and Faster asked with narrowed eyes, but he didn't get an answer, silence was sometimes acquiescence.
"Very good, I thought that all the humans were killed in battle, but I didn't expect you to choose to surrender, and even slaughter your compatriots through guò to gain the trust of the dragon clan and your own peace of mind. Every word was like a sharp blow, impacting the chests of those black knights, and some people subconsciously twisted their heads, but the black knights led by them were unmoved, just slowly raised their long swords, "As long as we can live, we can betray Yiqiē!" So, ignoring those begging for mercy, screaming and cursing, all the way here, the black knight raised his sword and slashed at the front of Fast!
Now, there is no turning back.
"Do you want to live?" At the moment when the city was destroyed, the moment he thought he was dead, Long Bell stood in front of them, looking down on them with a condescending smile, "Hugh ......" wanted to make a courageous declaration, but in front of them, Long Bell directly dug out the internal organs of an A-class martial arts soldier and threw it in the air.
Repeatedly, "Do you want to live?"
After the courage is exhausted, there is the desire to survive.
Who wants to die like that?
"Kill!" the Black Knight roared!
"Pathetic. Faster drew his sword at the same time, and the two sword qi visible to the naked eye collided together, opening the curtain of the great battle on this snow country.