Chapter 16: The Strange Man

"Chase after you, don't let those two guys escape. ”

Raymond and Baster make a quick march through the woods, tracking down Dennis and Matthew as they escape.

The return of Luz and the cavalry of the garrison brought the remaining bandits in the camp to ruin. Under the combined efforts of the Hydington garrison, Raymond's escort, and the returning cavalry, most of the robbers were reduced to corpses on the ground.

Only some people who saw the opportunity quickly realized that continuing to resist was tantamount to death, so they quickly threw down their weapons and surrendered, which saved their lives.

According to later statistics, more than two-thirds of the nearly 700 robbers were killed, and the 200 people brought by Jerek were all wiped out. They can only be blamed for their bad luck, in the special terrain of the valley, the Beamon beast incarnated by Luz blocked one end, the rest of the cavalry blocked the other, and the thieves were only made dumplings.

As for Raymond's side, the 50 cavalry suffered the greatest losses, and only 34 survived, but the horses of the robbers' side were captured, and the cavalry team would be able to expand to more than 100 as long as they were replenished afterwards.

And the garrison, because of Sean's correct tactics, suffered very little losses, and although there were many wounds, only 12 people died, which can be said to be perfect.

On the contrary, the losses of Harlot's gang were the least, their combat effectiveness was relatively strong, and they fought with the wind, so they barely encountered any decent resistance, so only three people were killed, and not many were injured.

At such a small cost, nearly 700 people from the three bandit regiments were completely annihilated, and such a brilliant result was almost unbelievable. Who would have thought that with the enemy's numerical advantage and the convenient location of the camp, they would win a complete victory at such a small cost.

In general, in addition to the use of "advanced weapons" such as incendiary bombs, it is also due to Raymond's genius pre-war planning.

In this way, the bandits that had been wreaking havoc outside Headington for a year were finally completely destroyed. And for the creator of this miracle, everyone admired it even more.

However, this is all for later, at this time, Raymond and Baste, who have no time to celebrate the victory, are chasing Dennis and Matthew in the woods who have escaped in the chaos.

If you want to know why these robbers came to Beddington and why they have been relying on a series of strange things, these two bandit leaders are the key, so Raymond must catch them.

The other party used his familiarity with the surrounding terrain and the cover of the night to escape very quickly, if it weren't for Bathter's natural keen senses of cat people, I am afraid that he would have been chased long ago.

At this moment, the two of them were standing in a glade, and Catwoman was crouching on the ground, her eyes burning to observe a footprint that stretched into the dense forest, and a few inconspicuous weeds that had been trampled down.

"Meow, they want to lead us in the wrong direction with their footprints, but unfortunately they don't work for anyone at all. After a moment, Baster triumphantly pointed in the opposite direction of the footprint: "Over there." ”

"Let's go. Raymond didn't hesitate to run over there. Unless he is a high-level thief or above, or a first-class hunter, he will not want to deceive Baster in this regard.

After chasing for a while, while turning a hill, Raymond suddenly heard a surprised voice from in front of him: "It's you? Why are you in this place?"

It was Matthew's voice.

"Right ahead!" Raymond was overjoyed. In order not to alarm the other, he gestured to Bath, and the two slowed down and quietly touched that side.

At this time, Matthew's voice continued: "I'm sorry, we missed, but..."

Raymond felt slightly strange, and the other party seemed to have met someone he knew here. Here, in the barren mountains and mountains, how could someone suddenly appear, could it be their accomplice?

At this moment, Matthew's voice suddenly turned higher and became extremely frightened: "What's the matter? You... How did you suddenly become like this?"

At the same time, Dennis also shouted in fear: "That's not a person, hurry... Run!"

This was followed by a series of jumble sounds, mixed with the screams of Matthew and Dennis.

Raymond screamed badly, there must have been some terrible change over there. Unable to hide his whereabouts any longer, he and Bath immediately rushed in the direction from which the voice came.

Turning to the other side of the hill, what he saw immediately stunned Raymond.

I saw a mysterious man in a gray and white cloth robe standing with his back to the two of them on a meadow. At his feet, lying two corpses, judging by the costumes, were none other than Matthew and Dennis.

But what really caught the eye was that the man pressed his hands down, facing the corpse on the ground from afar, muttering an unknown incantation in his mouth. As he chanted the incantation, from the two corpses, there was a faint gray mist-like thing, which was sucked into the man's hand.

This scene was so weird that Raymond felt like a basin of ice water was pouring down his body, and a chill spread throughout his body. He drew his sword almost without thinking: "Who are you?"

As if only then did he realize the existence of the two, and the man slowly turned around. Because it was night, his face was hidden under the wide hood, and it was impossible to see it really.

"Who are you and why kill them. Raymond continued.

The other party just stood there silently, motionless and did not speak, like a lifeless sculpture.

The panic and nervousness in Raymond's heart became more and more intense, although the other party has not made any dangerous moves so far, but even in the face of Haken's pursuit at the beginning, he has never been so uneasy.

This guy in front of you is definitely an extremely dangerous thing!

At this time, the hair on Barst's whole body beside him stood up, Catwoman's eyes emitted a terrifying cold light, she gently snorted her teeth, leaned forward slightly, and clenched the hilt of the knife at her waist with both hands, looking like she wanted to attack, but she didn't dare to act rashly.

Obviously, animal instincts make her feel the same way as Raymond.

Gritting his teeth, Raymond took a step forward: "If you don't answer..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw the man's right hand, shrouded in a cloth robe, raised it slightly, and suddenly a spear made of pure white bones appeared strangely in mid-air, shooting straight towards Raymond.

Horrified, Raymond hurriedly raised his sword, and as a strong force came from the sword, he involuntarily took a step back. The bone spear was knocked away, and at the same time, because of the collision with the sword body, a spark was stirred.

At the moment when Mars shone, Raymond saw clearly under the other party's hood by the faint light.

It was a face he will never forget. The man under the hood looked about 50 years old, with a majestic and resolute expression, a high nose and a hard line on his face, but he was not vulgar at all, but had a kind of majesty that could only be reflected by a well-educated person, just like a generation of nobles.

But all of this was concealed by his strange blue-gray skin and the pupils in his eyes that fluttered slightly like two flames. As Dennis exclaimed before he died, this is no ordinary human being!

"You... Who are you?"

At this time, seeing that the young master was attacked, Catwoman let out a scream, and instantly rushed straight up to the ground, and the scimitar in her hand slashed at the man.

"Don't!" Raymond hurriedly stopped, but it was too late.

The man under his hood snorted softly, and his hand under his robe moved somehow. In an instant, as if a splash had exploded, countless bone spurs suddenly sprang up on the ground, wrapping them in Bast.

Having never encountered such a strange attack, Baster was stunned, those bone spurs were already in her body, even with Catwoman's speed, she couldn't avoid them.

At the critical moment, Raymond didn't think about it, and threw the long sword in his hand. The heavy sword spun and smashed into the pile of bone spurs with a dull wind whistle, and a series of cracking sounds were heard, and in an instant, countless broken bones flew all over the sky, and Catwoman, who was almost stabbed, took the opportunity to withdraw and retreat.

Unexpectedly, the other party escaped, and the mysterious man was about to attack again. At that moment, Raymond threw his sword diagonally into the ground, and the hilt of the sword was facing him.

Then the man saw the white dove holding the badge of a four-petaled clover on the hilt of the sword.

"What is this?" his movements paused, and then, Raymond seemed to feel an invisible wave suddenly shake outward from him, and the wide cloth robe outside his body immediately rippled layer by layer.

At the same time, the man raised his head, and although his face was still hidden in the shadow of the hood, in the darkness, two wildly jumping flames flashed, and it was the man's eyes that looked at the position.

He... Seems incredibly excited?

I don't know why this man suddenly had such a big reaction, but Raymond clearly knew that the dangerous aura coming from the other party had almost reached its peak.

Involuntarily, he and Bath stepped back.

The mysterious man took a step forward, as if trying to reach out and grab the sword. At that moment, he seemed to sense some kind of calling, and turned his head back sharply.

After a moment's hesitation, the man exhaled slowly. After a deep look at Raymond, he ignored the two of them and stepped back slightly, stepping into a shadow cast by a tree, and then disappeared without a trace.

It wasn't until he was completely gone that Raymond and Baste gasped for breath as if they were relieved.

"What is that, young master?" asked Baste, with a sigh of relief.

"I don't know. Raymond shook his head: "It's the first time I've seen such a terrible guy." ”

"Oh my God, I almost thought I was going to die this time. Even Bathter, who has always been optimistic, said such a thing, which shows how dangerous it was just now.

Raymond let out a long breath and stepped forward to draw his sword. He had a hunch that the sudden strong reaction of the man just now seemed to be related to his sword.

Thinking of all the things that this sword directly or indirectly brought to him after leaving the Orc Empire, Raymond couldn't help but sigh secretly, Mom, you really gave me a "good thing".

At this time, Baste walked over: "Young master, what now?"

Looking at the bodies of Matthew and Dennis, Raymond sighed: "These two guys have already hung up, what else can they do, go back." ”

Am I lucky or unlucky that chasing them will encounter such an adventure?

Anyway, the man was dead, and it was useless to stay longer, so Raymond and Bathter left the place. Before walking into the woods, Raymond couldn't help but look back again at the pile of broken bones on the ground.

I hope I don't run into that guy again in the future. Today's second update, please collect and recommend ~~

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