Saying goodbye to Karin, Rogge and the group set off for Holker Academy.

The city of Holke is northeast of Garin, which is not very far away. 10 students plus William and his assistants, a total of 12 people, rode in 3 dragon carriages, and the journey was expected to take 10 days.

The natural one that pulls the dragon carriage is the dragon horse, which is a huge horse, about 1.5 times the size of a normal horse, with a thin dragon blood. Ryoma's charging speed is slightly inferior to that of ordinary horses, but its endurance is very impressive, and it can maintain a medium-speed running state for three days and three nights.

The excellent dragon horse is undoubtedly the best riding beast, and the tall and warlike Sakdo knights paired with the best dragon horses in the whole empire form the most famous ground cavalry of the Nalan Empire, the Imperial Black Blade Cavalry.

Ryoma was under the official control of the empire, and there were few among the people. The inferior horses bred in the Imperial army were best used to pull carts and machinery. After satisfying the needs of the army itself, the Imperial Empire officially gave priority to the allocation of Ryoma to the major academies. As one of the two major colleges of the empire, Holke Academy has priority, and the cars that go to various orphanages to pull students are all dragon carriages, which are very magnificent.

Orfina had only seen Ryoma in books, and this was the first time she had seen it alive.

The large, docile Ryoma attracted the interest of the curious girl, who yelled at Rogge to ride. Rogge had no choice but to hold her up for a long time, after all, Orfina was short. The little girl swayed on the back of the dragon horse, and the laughter of silver bells spread all over the ground.

Rogge looked at this healing picture and felt that the sorrow of parting had faded a lot, and his mood had improved a lot.

"Brother, come up." Orfina held out her little hand to Rogge.

Rog flew on his horse and sat down behind Orfina. The fresh fragrance of the girl in front of her lingered on the tip of her nose, and behind her, the sound of them arguing about who would ride the horse first filled their ears, and the road ahead was long, but fortunately it was not alone.

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Rogge and his party were not in a hurry, they stopped and stopped, and three days later, they came to a relatively large town along the way, Fanli Town. There are many commodities in the town, and the people plan to make a little repair and replenishment here.

Passing through the town's low walls, Mr. William led the students directly to the town's largest tavern for a meal, while his assistant Gray went to buy supplies and inquire about the road.

It didn't take long for the nimble Gray to join them after he finished his procurement. "William, I'm afraid we'll have to take a detour. A few days ago, it rained heavily, and the bridge over the Doma River in front was washed away, and it was being repaired. ”

"Well, let's go around to the north, the iron-walled bridge over there is strong and won't collapse." William decided.

The Doma River originates in the Ironwall Mountains in the northwest of the Empire, crosses the middle of the line between Garin and Holke, and finally joins the Nalan River, the largest river in the Empire. The heavy rain of the previous day caused the Doma River to swell, and the rushing water slammed into the bridge with a broken log, knocking the bridge down.

If Rogge and his party went north, they would be close to the Iron Wall Mountains. Located in the northwest of the empire at the junction with the Orc Alliance, the Iron Wall Mountains are a natural barrier due to their high altitude and difficulty to climb. The main line of defense in the county of Garin was made up of the Iron Wall.

At the foot of the mountain, not far from the source of the Doma River, the empire built a strong bridge, called the Iron Wall Bridge, which connected the county of Garin and the Kwi territory, mostly for military purposes. That's what Rogge was aiming for.

This trip is a total of 3 days, passing through two villages, and after crossing the Iron Wall Bridge, you can see a town, which is the territory of the Kwi Territory.

After everyone repaired overnight, the next day, it rained lightly, but it did not affect the trip. Rogge and the others set off at 7 o'clock in the morning, and several of the boys and girls were used to getting up early and had already completed their morning exercises.

The light rain was silent, and even if the detour was a small road, it was very smooth, and the road reached the first village unimpeded.

As usual, William led the students to dinner, and Gray went to find out the news.

After a while, Gray returned, and his face was not very good. According to the village coachman and hotel owner, there have been three attacks on the west side of Tiebi Bridge in the past few days, all of which were civilian vehicles pulling goods. There were no survivors of the attacked convoy, including a large convoy of 30 people who hired five adventurers to escort them, all of whom also died. They speculated that it was the work of the newborn bandits in the neighborhood. ”

"Robbers? It seems that there should be a lot of people, so everyone should be careful when they march tomorrow. Gray, go find the Imperial convoy we ran into today, and we'll be fine with it. William said.

"Okay." Gray answered the door and went out.

An Imperial transport team happened to stop in the village while transporting supplies, and Rogge had come across them when they arrived. The team consisted of a total of 5 dragon carriages and 20 soldiers, pulling some food and a lot of weapons. They set out from Garin City to transport a batch of weapons custom-made by the military in Garin to the front line, and the standard longsword made by Old Buck may be inside.

Gray went to explain the situation to the captain of the transport, and when the captain saw the three dragon carriages here, he knew that this could not be faked, so he directly agreed and made an appointment to go with him tomorrow.

The next day, the two convoys met on time outside the village and traveled together.

The Imperial Transport Captain is a veteran who has retired from the front line, and he does not want to leave the army to do logistics transportation, and he is careful and cautious. After hearing that a robber was attacking the convoy nearby, he sent two scouts to explore the way, and he also kept his sword in hand. "These are the elite students of Holke Academy, the hope of the Empire, I have to protect it." The old captain made a secret promise.

The two teams traveled safely and safely to the second village, where the Tiebi Bridge was more than half a day's journey. After the night of repair, the crowd moved on.

The light rain was still sparsely underground, and the convoy marched cautiously for half a day until it came to a pine forest. As soon as you pass through this pine forest, the Tiebi Bridge is in front of you. This pine forest is indeed the best place for ambushes, and the trees on both sides of the road are thick enough to hide people. Everyone cheered up and did not dare to relax.

All the way through the pine forest, nothing happened. You can already see a large open area in front of you, and when you get there, it will be completely safe. At this time, the drizzling rain also stopped, and the tense atmosphere dispersed a lot.

Teacher William relaxed a little as well, and he looked around to see how the students were doing. saw that Rogge's arrow was already on the wolf's tendon bow, looking ready to attack.

"Rogge, what's wrong?" William asked.

"There is nothing to do all the way, there is a safe open field ahead, and the mental tension along the way will start to relax at this time, and the vigilance will become worse. But teacher, we haven't come out of the pine forest yet, and if there are really robbers in ambush, now is the best time for them. Rogge said.

William was alert, and just as he was about to give a warning, the head car in front of him shouted from the captain of the transport: "There is an ambush!" Meet the enemy! It's not a thief, it's a goblin! ”

At this time, the goblins had already launched the first wave of attacks, and the rain of arrows was fired at the head and tail cars respectively, and the first target was Ryoma, and the second was the human. The dragon horse pulling the cart will soon be unable to move under the poison of the goblin arrows, and the entire convoy will be incapacitated as soon as the head and tail are clamped.

"Don't mess around! The infantry takes the shield, and the archers counterattack! Prioritize protecting students! The captain shouted the order.

The enemy's situation is unknown, and it is really inappropriate to rush forward, and it is the best policy to stabilize the position and reduce casualties. Of the 20 Imperial soldiers, 6 were archers, the rest were all infantry. Except for the captain, the average of the rest of the soldiers is a junior martial artist, and they are not much better than Rogge's group of students, or even inferior.

But the soldiers moved quickly, and 14 infantrymen, including the captain, quickly jumped out of the top shield of the cart and used the carriage as cover to block behind them, so as not to expose themselves to the enemy on both sides. The six archers, either in the car or behind the shield, also looked for their positions.

Although the old captain has done logistics, it seems that the training of his soldiers has not been relaxed. It was precisely because of this quick reaction that the second wave of arrow rain after the goblins did not make any achievements.

The students' dragon carriage was arranged in the middle of the convoy, and Rogge was there. During the first wave of Goblins' attacks, his first arrow was fired. The arrow of the wolf tendon bow was extremely fast and powerful, and after the hit, it directly caused the goblin to fly backwards by 1 meter, and it was a life. The goblin was shot by Rog almost as soon as it showed its head, and it probably didn't expect anyone to fight back so quickly.

The second wave of goblin shots, and Rog hits another arrow, killing one. Rog focused on the number of arrows in the two rounds and estimated the number of enemies, "There are about 30 goblin archers on the left, 50 meters away, and the interval between shots is about 12 seconds!" Rogge shouted the message.

"The defenders protect, and everyone in the car gets off! Goblins may shoot rockets, don't stay in the car! William took advantage of the interval between shots to shout and organize the students, he was a high-level swordsman, and his strength was worth 5,800 points, the strongest in the group. Assistant Gray is a mid-level defender with 2400 stamina, and is holding a shield to cover several mage students to get out of the car.

Orfina and Madeleine also got out of the car under the cover of Lunte. The enemy is far away, and they are hiding in the woods, so there is no room for the magician to play.

A third wave of arrows struck, and an archer soldier was unable to dodge and was shot with two arrows, dying. Combined with the fact that 3 infantry were caught off guard by the first wave of attacks, the number of wounded has increased to 4.

"Nana, the third-to-last car, save people!" Rogge shouted.

Orfina hates goblins the most, this group of goblins who infiltrated belong to the same group as the group that attacked her parents' stronghold five years ago, Orfina can't wait to pierce them with the sword of light, but unfortunately the space is limited and can't attack.

"There are about 35 on the right side, the arrows are poisonous, and the wounded are coming closer to me!" Orfina shouted as she ran to the mortally wounded archer. She is also very observant, and if she can't attack, she can only observe the situation and report information.

"Hang up the color, go and protect that little girl of the light magician, move fast!" The captain gave the order.

Although the goblin poison is not highly poisonous, the toxin will spread throughout the body with the blood circulation of the poisoner. The more you move, the faster the toxin spreads, and you will stay still for a maximum of 5 minutes, and then you will be paralyzed and unable to move.

This is also the insidious place of goblins, with non-lethal poisons, all the wounded after the attack will become a drag. Human beings value feelings, especially in the military, and they will not let their paralyzed teammates be slaughtered. The rescuers are focused on and can easily get injured and become a new drag. This tactic Goblin has been tried and tested again and again, giving them a lot of advantages.

After surviving another rain of arrows, three wounded Imperial infantry had already come to Ofina and protected Orfina and the seriously wounded in a carriage. One of the weaker soldiers had staggered and could no longer move. Orfina maintained an intermediate healing spell for the seriously wounded, holding the magic core staff in her hand, and quickly applied a blessing spell to each of the three infantrymen.

Blessing is only effective against low-level toxins, and although it cannot completely dispel goblin poison, it does have a relieving effect, ensuring that the poisoned person can move for at least 10 minutes. After the three infantrymen were administered, they felt that their hands and feet were no longer stiff, and their paralysis was much better.

At this time, the seriously injured person who was shot in the lungs gradually stabilized his breathing and his life was unharmed. Orfina also released the blessing spell on him, and the injured man woke up slowly, and was already able to move.

In just 1 minute, Orfina had dealt with the wounded, and all the gains made in front of the goblins were gone. The captain of the empire heard that this little girl was very strong, but he didn't expect that it would be so strong, and the healing technique and the blessing technique could be put at the same time. He hurriedly ordered everyone to move closer to Orfina as soon as they were injured.

The goblin shot continued, and the arrows were no longer neat. Orfina was taken care of by the goblins, and more than half of the arrows on her right were fired at her. The three infantrymen didn't hurt Orfina in the slightest, but they were all hit by one or two more arrows. Under the care of Orfina who quickly pulled out the arrow with her hands and feet and released the healing technique, the three infantry also felt a little pain, shed a little blood, and felt that there was nothing to be afraid of being hit by an arrow.

"Don't worry, as long as you don't get killed, you won't die!" Orfina said.

Everyone felt that what Orfina said was very reasonable, and they were not afraid.