Snowflakes all over the sky were dancing in the biting cold wind. It was already evening, and the dim sky gave the scenery near the Taylor Mountains a somewhat bleak and chilling feeling. Amidst the biting cold wind and flying snowflakes, a knight squad of about fifty people was walking silently in a neat formation.
"Captain... Captain." A knight who looked about forty years old walked up to a young man at the front of the team. He said in a deep voice: "How long will it take for us to go back and repair this time?"
"Well..." The young man thought for a while, and then said: "About half a month, this time I extracted a front tooth in the west of Stoke, and I have gained a lot. If everything is normal, everyone can rest more. sky."
"We are able to achieve such a harvest because of your good leadership, captain." The middle-aged knight lowered his head slightly and said. There was no hint of flattery or compliment in his words, they came completely from the heart.
"Everyone deserves credit, but I can't do anything alone!" The young man smiled shyly.
"In that case, I will send someone to notify the people in Costa Fortress to prepare for your arrival." The middle-aged man asked for instructions.
"No need." The young man frowned, and his tone was a bit stern: "Just, I told you, we are just an ordinary knight team, nothing special, and I am just the leader of the knights. Have you ever seen a knight leader who can make a fortress prepare in advance to welcome him?"
"No..." Just lowered his head slightly.
"Then don't say such words again in the future. I know you do it for my own good, but there are some things that cannot set a precedent." The young man's tone slowed down.
"Yes... Captain..." Just stepped back, and then informed everyone of the team's next arrangements.
Upon hearing that there would be a long holiday in the next few days, all the knights let out a cheer. They began to discuss passionately about the specialty bacon of Fortress Costa, which tavern had the most authentic wine, and which place had the most delicious girls.
Except for a young female knight, the other members of this team of dozens of people are all men. As for men, the topics they talk about are nothing more than wine and women. Many people have already begun to plan the activity schedule for the next few days. They looked at the gold coins in their pockets, and then wondered how much money they should spend these days.
But just when the atmosphere of the knight team was thick and warm, a young man wearing a red and green robe blocked his way. He is not very tall, only about 1.7 meters tall. The most eye-catching thing is the short hair that is as red as blood, and the appearance under the short hair is unexpectedly delicate, but if you look closely, this face is a little bit evil in the delicateness.
"Who is your Excellency? Are you here to find us?" Just asked as he stepped forward.
"That's right." The young man nodded. He looked at the young captain of the knight team, and then said, "I'm here to kill you."
As soon as he said these words, everyone in the knight team showed expressions as if they had seen a ghost. Kill us? Just him? Isn't this guy a lunatic who escaped from some hospital? He definitely doesn't know the number of our knight team. Hehe, if he tells it, it will definitely scare the shit out of him!
"Arrogant boy, do you know who we are?!" A young knight standing in front couldn't help it. He urged his horse directly, and then rushed over with his knight's spear.
"Wait, Rat, don't be impulsive!" the young knight captain shouted quickly. But the young man was only a dozen meters away from his group, so the knight named Latte rushed to the young man's side just by crossing his legs. Then tragedy struck.
When the young man in the robe saw Latte rushing towards him, he didn't say much. He just silently cast spells and recited incantations. In less than a second, a fireball no bigger than a lead ball appeared in his palm. He swung He waved his hand and the fireball flew out slowly.
"Such a small fireball wants to hurt me?!" Latte smiled contemptuously, then raised his shield to block the painless damage.
boom! ! ! !
A shocking and violent explosion occurred in front of people's eyes. The fireball released a terrifying high temperature that made the skin ache at the moment of the explosion. Not only the explosion site, but also the few knights standing at the back realized that all the snowflakes around them had melted into rain due to the high temperature.
As the person standing at the center of the explosion, the young knight named Rat was directly blown into powder. The burnt pieces of meat and bones were scattered in all directions, and some fell directly on the members of the knight team.
"RAT!!!!!!!!!!!!" Captain Knight yelled.
Seeing this bloody and cruel scene, the young mage couldn't help but licked his lips excitedly.
"Damn it! Kill this southern dog!" Seeing that their companions who had been with them day and night turned into minced meat in an instant, many knights in the knight team turned red-eyed in an instant. They also understood that this young man was probably some mage trained by Stoker, so they drew their weapons without hesitation and prepared to rush over and crush the southerner.
"Everyone, wait for me!" The knight captain suddenly shouted loudly. There was a bit of fighting spirit in his words, and his voice was naturally extremely rich and resonant. And his team members were obviously well-trained veterans. As soon as they heard the captain speak, many people quickly fell silent. And the other impulsive guys were also held back by the people around them.
The knight captain drove the horse forward two steps, and then looked at the mage young man. After a while, he suddenly froze, and then whispered: "Blood-red hair, incredibly destructive fire spells... Are you Saron, the red flame magician of Stoke?"
"With this vision, it seems that I have really found the right person this time." The young man said with a harmless smile.
"..." Even though he had been prepared for it, after hearing the young man's personal admission, the knight captain still trembled all over...
"Captain!" Just was surprised when he heard the young man admit it.
"Juster!" the young knight captain suddenly shouted.
"Juster is here!"
"As the captain, I order you to take all the team members and leave here immediately!" the knight captain said without hesitation.
"Yes!" Just didn't hesitate at all, but after he responded, he was stunned again: "I will lead the team? Where are you, captain?"
"I'm going to hold him here." The knight captain said.
"No! This is absolutely impossible!" Just was shocked when he heard this.
"Obey orders!" Although he looked less than twenty years old, the knight captain said these words with irresistible majesty: "You should know that I won't do anything I'm not sure of. You guys leave quickly. , I will meet you later, if you stay here you will only hold me back, and your death will be meaningless!"
"..." Just was silent for a moment, and then made a knightly salute: "Yes!"
"Everyone, follow me!" Just said to the team members, then turned to the knight captain and said: "I will find someone to reinforce as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, I'll be fine." The knight captain said with a smile: "After all, if I really die, you may be guilty of it. So for you, I will live."
Just said no more and left silently with his team members. And when they passed Saron, everyone felt a chill rising from their backs. But Saron, the source of their fear, seemed to have no interest in them at all, and just stared at the knight captain.
"The only person you want is me, so you let them go?" the knight captain pulled out his spear and asked.
"You are wings. An eagle that has lost its wings is worse than a pheasant. It doesn't matter if you let them go." Saron said lightly.
"Don't sound like you're merciful." The knight captain mocked, "Actually, you're just not sure you can beat me, so you don't want to waste your magic power."
"Really?" Saron smiled: "I will let you understand the gap between us in a while."
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"Ah, it's the most relaxing every time I go back after completing a mission." Kordak said while sitting on the straw mat in the camp and stretching.
"Hey, I stole all the information this time! You two didn't contribute at all! But what's going on with that 'Thanks to us, the mission was successfully completed' look on your faces? Ah!" Regnar couldn't help but started to complain.
"You just sneaked in and got a file, and you said it as if you had done a thousand push-ups." Kordak said his greatest contribution: "Besides, wasn't I the one who cooked dinner that night?"
"That's right!" Vera supported: "It was very hard for the two of us to look out for you, you know? My heart almost jumped out of my chest in those few minutes."
"..." Regner looked bitter. The relationship between the two couples had become increasingly close in recent days. Basically, every time they quarreled, they always spoke out at the same time. Regnar, who was alone, was either completely covered in saliva by the two of them working together, or was driven to tears by their perfect combination of thick black magic... Whenever this happened, he missed Irene very much. If that girl is here, she will definitely wipe the snowflakes from her hair very gently, and then ask: "Are you tired?"
Tsk tsk tsk, I feel warm just thinking about it!
"Mother, what do you think this kid is giggling about here?" Kordak couldn't help being frightened as he watched Regnar's face gradually change from an expression of "I have completely lost confidence in the world and I'm going to commit suicide" to a face of happiness. One jump. Was this naughty kid spoiled by the two of them
"I must be thinking about one of Anne, Irene or Yi Ni. What else can you men think about when you show such an expression?" Vera rolled her eyes and said with bloodshed.
"..." Just when Kordak was rummaging around in an attempt to prove that he was different from a bitch like Regnar, a huge roar suddenly sounded not far away.
"Oh! Is someone setting off fireworks?" Regnar looked at the colorful lights over there and couldn't help but be stunned.
"No...it seems like a mage is fighting. Do you want to go over and have a look?" As a shooter, Vera has the best eyesight. She vaguely saw the shadows of two people in the light. It seemed that one person was chasing another person and was escaping. Moreover, the man he was chasing was still flying in the air. It seemed that he was really a mage.
"I'll go." Regnar patted the white snow on his body, and then stood up: "Looking at the scene, it seems that both of them are not weak. It is easier for me to move alone. Boss, take Sister Vera to escape first. Avoid."
"Is this necessary?" Kordak was stunned. He also saw that the two people were probably not weak, but they didn't want to let them retreat, right
"I always have some strange feeling in my heart. You should avoid it. This way I feel more at ease." Regnar advised.
"It's really troublesome." Kordak frowned, but he still listened to Regner's suggestion: "Girl! Let's go! Let's find a place where no one is around to play wild games!"
"Kordak, just tell him how many times you want to die!?" Vera almost pounced on Kordak and bit him.