Chapter 14: Tailgating
Annan didn't travel long before he heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance.
The voice was far away from him.
Annan narrowed his eyes slightly, slowly stopped, and hid himself.
In front of him is a slightly steep dirt slope flanked by sparse pine plants. From this dirt slope all the way down to the east, for ten minutes, there is the beach where he first woke up.
Annan deliberately avoided paths with no plants, but was sheltered by the natural environment.
He took full advantage of his height and climbed up the hill as little as he could. The dirt slope was quite steep on the short stretch of the road closest to the top, but with John's broken sword as a trekking pole, Annan was able to climb up relatively smoothly.
He leaned against a crooked tree, pinned his back with it, and looked over the other side of the hill.
Not far from the other side, there was a flat and easy-to-walk dirt road. It's not very wide, but at least four or five horses can be allowed to move side by side.
There were more than a dozen horses, speeding from south to north.
Fortunately, Annan's position was not a cliff, but a hillside – the terrain on the other side was even lower than the one that Annan had started with.
Perhaps it was because they did not expect that before the sun had risen, there would be people waiting on the top of the hillside, and the riders there did not notice Annan's presence.
This group of people...... It's not like a serious person.
Annan narrowed his ice-blue eyes slightly, looked at them quietly, and counted their numbers carefully.
There were fourteen people in total. One was wearing half-length metal armor, and the rest were wearing tan shabby leather armor.
They carried long swords at their waists and small wooden shields on their left arms. There were three men with short bows on their backs, and the leader was holding a long-handled weapon that resembled a spear but had a hook in the front.
And the two people beside him......
Annan's pupils shrank slightly.
He could clearly see that the two men were carrying gunpowder weapons that resembled rifled guns behind them. There were also a few men with large sturdy shields behind them.
So heavily armed, where are they going?
Annan looked at the charts once in the captain's room.
Don Juan's ship sailed all the way north.
Specifically, from the southeast coast of the continent, from about five o'clock to two o'clock.
They were scheduled to disembark from the main harbor of Frozen Water, which was the location at two o'clock, the southern part of a recessed inland sea...... The location of the Duchy of Winter is on the north side of the inland sea.
So after seeing that chart, Annan immediately had an understanding of the situation in the Duchy of Winter and the Kingdom of Noah.
An inland sea is divided by two countries, and one uses half; Even the port may be open face to face.
…… If you don't fight, there will be ghosts.
And the continent in front of him is north-south. This most likely means that the north of the road is the destination of his trip.
Don Juan's newly received territory, the Cold Water Port of the North Sea Territory.
Those six people may be some kind of bandits and robbers......
Thinking of this, Annan trotted down the slope lightly.
He took a closer look at the road and easily spotted a few ruts that were quite clear.
“…… Not long ago, a convoy passed by. ”
Annan made a judgment and vaguely understood.
Somehow, they got word that a caravan was staying there. I came early in the morning...... Considering the distance, it may be that they came overnight after hearing the news.
Holding the basic idea that Don Juan's things are his own things, Annan quickly formed a complete logical chain in his heart:
Frozen Water Harbor is his territory, so the property of the people is his property......
So the bandits are robbing his stuff!
Annan was furious.
Without thinking about it for long, Annan decided to follow.
"—I have been stolen and banished from my homeland, and now you dare to invade my territory, and you are killing yourself!"
Annan planned to jump out and shout at them if he found out that he had beaten the bandits.
He thought for a moment, thinking that he could indeed read this line at this time. After all, this is what happened to him, and it is not against the harmony to read it.
He made up his mind, and he no longer walked slowly.
He found a hollow tree hole to hide the heavy broken sword, marked it, and began to move forward lightly.
At this time, Annan realized that his physical fitness was unexpectedly good.
He ran as fast as he could, running for twenty minutes without a slight gasp. The strength in the body couldn't help but not be exhausted, but surging, and the state became better.
It seems that the more than 20-minute journey is just a warm-up exercise for him.
At his age, it's pretty much incredible fitness.
But the point is, his physique is only 7 points.
At this time, a thought popped up in Annan's heart:
Isn't the attribute panel of this game an average of ten attributes?
…… Is it five o'clock?
No, just to be on the safe side. Let's just think that 10 points is the average.
Maybe the people in this world are very good in physical fitness......
By this time, Annan had already heard the argument coming from afar.
He saw a group of people entangled.
The roofs of the two nearest houses were already on fire, and one of them had five or six carriages against the wall.
Three of the six robbers were trying to put the ropes on their horses, while civilians armed with simple weapons and the militia were confronting the remaining three.
No, the number of militias is too small.
Annan glanced at it and realized that something was wrong.
I don't know if it's because of poverty, or because I came in a hurry. Almost none of the militia members who gathered were armoured. And even with the addition of the unarmored militia, there are not as many men armed as the robbers.
And the robbers in the back row fired another round of hanging rockets, which set fire to two houses.
I don't know what their arrows are handled. The wooden house didn't look like a very good material to ignite, but the arrow still ignited instantly.
The robbers armed with swords and shields stood in front of the robbers in the back row in an orderly manner, confronting the militiamen. The two robbers, armed with rifled guns, lowered their muzzles and pointed their guns at the three robbers who stole the carriage, forcing the others back.
Annan watched this scene from afar and slowed down.
He narrowed his eyes.
Wrong.
How could these robbers be so orderly?
They don't curse the streets, they don't hurt people at will. Although the formation was a little scattered, at least they did not hinder each other, and the accuracy of the robbers who shot arrows was also a little outrageous...... That kind of big bow may not be able to pull it even if the arm strength is a little smaller.
In stark contrast to the very disciplined bandits, the people of the town are already in disarray. The militia also didn't know whether to put out the fire first or stop them from stealing first.
After a brief period of panic, their opinions were quickly unified:
- Fight the fire first.
After all, the merchant with the convoy was not from their town. But the house was real, their own property.
But at this moment, a stunned young man shouted and squeezed up, and was about to slash at the robber who stole the car.
Bang –
At that moment, the two men immediately opened fire!
They fired almost simultaneously, and the gunfire was almost continuous. One shot was crooked and hit the wall; The other shot hit the stunned thigh.
He immediately fell to the ground, and the militiamen did not hesitate and surrounded him.
Suffer!
Seeing that the situation was not good, Annan ran two steps and rushed over-