Chapter 3: The King of the Hill
"I can't wander around anymore, I have to find my way back as soon as possible." Edward was a little anxious.
"But I haven't helped Garcia hone his fighting skills. I hope he will soon become a qualified warrior, and the three of us will go on an expedition to the East together. You know, though the crisis in the furious forests of the East was solved by the explorers. But because of the number of casualties, there are many undead in the Commonwealth of Abundantland in the north of the forest. I haven't seen the undead yet, so I'd love to see them. ”
"It's getting dark, don't scare me, Kanna."
"How old a person is, and I'm still afraid of ghosts. Shame on the matter. Kanna grimaced at Garcia.
"Kanna. It's one thing to go up to the mountains to hunt wild boars, it's another to go to Bondenland. Although the number of undead that appeared there was not large, many well-known explorers above level 60 who went there to carry out missions have mysteriously disappeared. The situation over there is confusing, and Regent Francis won't allow you to go. ”
"There are so many things about the country's internal affairs and the affairs of the United States and God, and he has long been anxious. Sneak over and he won't know. Hee-hee. ”
"Kanna ......"
"Alright, alright. We'll go back when we're strong enough, okay. ”
When Kanna was 2 years old, her mother, Empress Yeluwin, died. A year later, his father, King James, mysteriously disappeared. According to the laws of the kingdom, the prince must be 16 years old before he can be crowned and pro-government. Therefore, Cardinal Francis Hurd, the cardinal of the kingdom of the United States, was appointed as regent to manage the affairs of the kingdom. Francis was very strict with Canna, and always required him to study all kinds of knowledge and aristocratic manners. But after all, he was too busy to keep an eye on her day and night. And the maids and attendants around spoiled this naughty little princess too much. So Kanna slipped away to the kingdom's military camp for many years to "explore", and as the veterans there developed their warrior skills. The warriors in the barracks were very fond of this warlike little princess. Even the regent's order that if they found out that the princess was fooling around in the barracks, they must immediately arrest her and return her to the palace, but no one heeded.
"Don't move!" Edward shouted vigilantly.
I saw that around the corner ahead, many wild boars died bloodily on the ground. Their carcasses are of a variety of shapes, most of which are not pig-shaped. What's more, shredded body parts were scattered everywhere. Faced with such a bloody scene, Garcia couldn't help but vomit.
"There may be wolves nearby." Edward motioned for the other two to follow him back the way he came.
Kanna drew her customary two-handed longsword and walked away in reverse with Edward's whispered steps. Garcia also held the mace and the light wooden shield wrapped in iron sheets, and followed his friend stiffly. At this time, in the forest, a pair of eyes that emitted a faint red light were staring at them.
……
The three of them walked carefully in the mountains and forests for about 5 minutes.
"Edward, we're being followed." Kanna whispered.
"Is there one?"
Edward looked back in amazement, and Garcia looked around in horror.
"Don't stop, it's not in a good place for us to fight. Find a place with a great view......"
Before Kanna could finish speaking, a large black shadow flew from the forest. Kanna teleported in front of Garcia and raised her two-handed sword to parry. A tremendous force came at her, and Kanna pressed her left shoulder against the blade. In the next second, Kanna and Garcia behind her flew 5 meters away. As soon as her chest was hot, a mouthful of blood spurted out. She looked in amazement at her right hand, which was trembling with force. Two-handed sword, broken......
"Kanna!" Edward, not far away, shouted.
"I'm fine......"
When it was too late, the monster stood up and roared with a palm. Garcia behind Kanna jumped up and slammed the wooden shield in his left hand into the giant palm. The wooden shield shattered, and Garcia spun like a windmill and flew out. But the moment he flew out, using the power of the spin, the mace in his right hand hit the monster's right eye hard. The monster was hit hard and staggered back two steps before it could stand still.
At this point, they finally saw clearly. The opponent is a huge brown bear.
Garcia struggled to get up, covered in blood. Kneeling on one knee, he gasped for breath and seemed unable to stand up. Edward stood in front of him with a shield. After Canna's run, a tumbling came to her side.
"Extrapolating from the strength of this beast, the level should not be lower than level 50." There seemed to be a hint of desperation in Edward's calm tone.
Kanna smiled. Two rows of teeth that have turned pink from bloodstained are exposed.
"Interesting."
Interesting? Edward looked at Kanna in amazement, as if he were looking at a madman. However, he did not see the madness. I saw that Kanna's eyes radiated with excitement, like a traveler returning from a shipwreck in the desert and seeing a pond.
Garcia is still panting with his head hanging and his life could be in jeopardy if he doesn't get treatment soon. The brown bear also stood still, with blood dripping from his right eye, and it seemed that he was not lightly injured.
"Edward, I'll go up later, and you look for an opportunity to attack its right hind leg. I'm going to let it fall! ”
"Take the initiative?"
"That's right! It's regaining its strength. In terms of physical attributes, its recovery ability is much higher than ours. If you drag it any longer, you will definitely die. I went! ”
As soon as she finished speaking, Kanna charged up to the brown bear and pointed her sword straight at the brown bear's left eye.
The brown bear stood up on its hind legs, and the sword struck it in the stomach, leaving no wounds. There is no broken defense!
The monster, which stood more than 4 meters tall, was about to use its weight to swing the palms of its forelimbs in Kanna's face. Edward charged, and with the help of inertia and his own weight, the shield slammed into the brown bear's right hind leg.
Syllable! With a loud bang, the brown bear, which had already shifted its center of gravity forward, lost its balance and fell to the ground on its front side. Kanna flew to her feet, using the momentum of her fall to slam her broken sword into the brown bear's fragile throat.
Because of the huge pain stimulus, the brown bear roared, stood up in an incomprehensible position, and lifted the two of them away. The broken blade is not sharp, and the wound is too shallow.
Edward hit his waist against a tree and fell to the ground, unable to get up for a while. Kanna adjusted her stance in the air, stomped on a tree trunk with both feet, and after kicking, she raised her sword and flew towards the brown bear. However, there is no weakness in sight of the other side.
At this moment, a figure passed by, and Garcia ran out of nowhere, hitting the elbow of the brown bear's right forelimb with his right shoulder. The brown bear staggered, stood on all fours, and did not fall. He opened his huge mouth and was about to bite down on Garcia's head, but suddenly stopped moving.
Kanna's broken sword stabbed through the bear's mouth and stabbed diagonally upwards into the back of the bear's head. The beast crashed to the ground.
At this point, Edward relieved himself and walked over to his partner.
"It's tragic."
"It's good to be able to win the first battle. Ha ha. Kanna was still bright.
"I didn't expect to win."
"Thanks to Garcia. The hammer was the strength of the brown bear, which not only blinded its right eye, but also caused a strong blow to its brain. If it hadn't been for this blow, which wiped out most of the monster's vitality, we wouldn't have won. ”
"At the critical moment, it really didn't insult Richard's surname."
Garcia, who was lying on the ground, raised his right hand slightly, and did not have the strength to talk.
"Hurry up and find your way down the mountain. Without treatment, Garcia's life could be in danger. ”
"Well, I'll carry him."
"It's not a princess's job!"
Edward carried his comrades. With the help of the bright starry sky, Kanna finally found the right direction and led her partner down the mountain to the east.