Chapter 112: Confrontation Outside the Battlefield
"It's crackling!" The software blessed with the electric claw is like a thunder snake, spitting out the core and rushing to Barrett's back - both the Demon Warrior and the Twilight Blade are a group of guys who have been focusing on the electric claw for 500 years. For them, this one-ring spell has always been the first choice in battle.
However, Barrett, who shifted the focus of the battle, naturally spotted the threat from behind him in time, and then saw him bend down and bow his head in a turn that resembled a sweeping leg. Then I saw the Mo knife slash towards the winding thunder snake from mid-air, as if it was going to cut it off.
"Khooth! Buzz-" The thunderbolt attached to the soft sword was dispersed the moment it collided. Then the self-aware soft sword shook unnaturally, and then retracted at an alarming rate. If you look closely, you will find that there is already a clear gap in the blade of this soft sword due to the collision just now-the Giant Mountain Break series ignores the damage reduction and also ignores the hardness of the item itself. If it weren't for the spontaneous dodge of the smart soft sword, I'm afraid it would be difficult to escape the fate of being cut in two now.
However, while Barrett caused the demon warrior in front of him to suffer a big loss, the brute behind him also brandished the giant sword in his hand and looked at Barrett's neck. And Barrett followed the unfinished force of the previous whirlwind, kicked the broken peak in his hand with his right leg and slammed it upward. "Dang-" followed by a loud bang, and the barbarian's greatsword swung away.
It all happened so suddenly, and the duration of the confrontation was fleeting. As a result, the attackers who beat the side drums around them did not find a chance to intervene. So don't look at the number of people outside, but during this time when the shooters are struggling to fight the vines. Their presence is hardly too much of a threat to Barrett - though it seems to give the impression of being overwhelmed. But it's just a look.
As for saying that these people can't find a breakthrough from Barrett. Why don't you turn around and deal with Rieli in the back. This starts with the main purpose of the ambushers' actions - the reason why they behaved so lawlessly in 'Ulrik' was all due to the instructions of the Lucian nobleman.
And the guy who was swept away by Barrett, the main purpose of this kind of operation this time is to clean up Barrett, an eye-catching guy. As for the blood-stained Greyflower members with him, it's just incidental. It's naturally best to be able to solve it by the way, and it doesn't hurt if it doesn't work - compared to the former's death order, these latter few are just some extra flash gold.
As for the attackers who rushed towards the remaining members of the team in the first place, the most important purpose was to prevent them from helping Barrett and ensure that the main purpose of the operation could be achieved. So in the face of Claudia. Auditore and Clematis. Bot's time. There will be people who choose to rush forward and pick up the bargain regardless of their teammates - they may think that their lives will not be in danger by doing so! It's a pity that I was taught a hard lesson by reality!
After making up for the initial defeat, the attackers who were still fighting the few remaining members of the bloodstained ash also understood that the few people in front of them were not soft bones. So I became a lot more cautious when fighting, after all, no matter how high the price is, you have to have a life to spend it! If they accidentally die here like the hapless ghosts before them, that's not what they wanted! However, this change greatly reduced the pressure on Rieelly and his party, and at the same time, the battle situation on this side became stalemate.
On a rooftop about three hundred meters from the alley where the attack took place, Knight Ovaltine was staring at a man and a woman less than 10 feet away from him with a sleepy-eyed expression. However, his right hand, which was always placed next to the hilt of the sword, seemed to indicate that his spirit was not as casual as the expression on his face.
The two sides had been holding each other for some time, and the men and women in front of them had extremely impatient expressions on their faces. The woman in one of them took cover from her male companion and reached for the pocket of the scroll hidden in her cloak. But the moment she put her hand in her pocket. The expression on her face changed suddenlyβfor she found that the pocket in which she had prepared the scroll suddenly became empty.
'Damn! Obviously, I checked it before today's operation. The unbelieving lady continued to stretch her hand inside, not even preparing to fight the cover that had been in front of the Knight of Ovaltine. But just then she noticed that her fingers seemed to slip into a pocket again. Then the cool valley breeze of early autumn naturally crossed his fingers. I don't know when the pocket that originally contained the scroll was cut, and the scroll inside didn't know where it had fallen.
The lady who found all this was startled at first, then turned her head and looked around on the roof. With a wealth of experience, she is not a fledgling rookie, not to mention the average gold finger that can't enter the body at all, and the weight change in the cloak can be clearly perceived. In her opinion, apart from the tension caused by the confrontation with the Knight of Ovaltine in front of her just now, there was no chance for outsiders to do such a thing without her knowledge.
But even if she looked left and right, she couldn't find the hidden enemies around her. And the scroll, which should have been in the pocket of the cloak, was now pulling in a corner of the eaves, and almost fell underneath. It's a pity that at this moment, under the threat of the Ovaltine knight, she didn't dare to go over and pick up the scroll at all.
The man, perceiving his companion's embarrassment, stared at the Ovaltine knight and asked, "This gentleman let your friend out!" It's all like this, and what's the point of hiding. β
"Friends?" Knight Ovaltine opened his sleepy eyes slightly, "It's not worth it for me to bring anyone else with me. β
"If you don't have anyone else, don't say you ......can do it," the lady behind him didn't have time to finish her sentence. The man in front of her raised his arm and organized the next words.
Knight Ovaltine squinted his eyes and asked, "Isn't it just a rag?" Is there anything difficult about this? β
"What a clever airflow control! Sir, who can use the wind as a blade, could you please get out of the way? We're in a hurry! The handsome man in front of him smiled kindly.
And the Knight of Ovaltine shook his head unmoved: "I won't go, and you are not allowed to go." β
"In other words, this gentleman, you are insisting on giving us trouble!" In the blink of an eye, the unnamed man in front of him drew his sword at his waist - but then there was a "clang". The enchanted rapier was suddenly cut off at the waist. After the upper half of the rapier fell on the roof. Immediately it rolled into the rain trough.
The change in front of him startled the man with his statue-like deep face. Because he didn't even see the enemy in front of him make any moves. In his eyes, the Ovaltine knight didn't even press his hand to the hilt of the sword, let alone swing the sword. He understood that this was because the gap between the strength of himself and the enemy in front of him was too great, and he couldn't even figure out how the other party made a move.
Knight Ovaltine blinked his eyes: "Don't be so surprised! Didn't you already say it was a subtle airflow control, wasn't that the same just now? β
The man who heard this was at first incredulous, and then immediately his face turned to ashes. You must know that the wind is also used as a blade, and cutting the cloak in this way and cutting the enchanted rapier are two completely different realms. He knew that if the man in front of him really did what he had just said, he had cut off his weapon in this way. Then the two of them don't talk about the odds of winning, even life and death are just between each other's thoughts.
After a brief silence. The man looked at the Ovaltine knight and asked, "What is it going like for you to let us go?" β
"No hurry! No hurry! When the Flame Forge dies down, you can open it. I won't stop you anymore. Knight Ovaltine said and yawned as if he were talking about something of no importance.
Hearing this, the two people didn't know the purpose of the person in front of them who stopped them, and the lady behind pressed the arm of her male companion: "Do you have to go against us?" Since you are here, you should understand who we are behind us? β
"Who does it represent? The one behind you can't threaten me. Speaking of this, the Knight of Ovaltine finally came to the right shape, "Don't forget that this is Norhan, not Lucia. And you Anliuko's broken family, what are you pretending to be illegal for me. β
The Anlyuko family was once the royal family of Lucia. Unfortunately, by the time of Anlyuko VIII, the powerful Lucia nobles were burned out by their imaginary interests. This was followed by a simultaneous war against the then Principality of Norhan and the Kingdom of Cruz. With the defeat of the war, a large amount of territory was occupied, and the Anlyuko dynasty also collapsed. The kingdom of Lucia then fell into a long period of internal turmoil. It was only a few decades ago that the Pastfield family finally won and established a new Pastfield dynasty β the current king is Pasterfield III.
Although the kingdom has been discussed, the Anliuko family, a former royal family, has been retained - a phenomenon that may be a very rare phenomenon in the East. However, in a truly feudal country, it is normal. is like Zhou Tianzi in the Spring and Autumn Period, who is obviously a broken household but can still live.
Of course, at the moment, although the Knight of Ovaltine calls the Anliuko family a broken settlement. But in fact, the Anlyuko family, which used to be the royal family of Lucia, is also considered to be a camel bigger than a horse. Even if it was guarded and suppressed by the newly powerful Pastfield family in Lucia, it was still able to remain in the first order of the aristocratic circle.
The man and woman in front of them were obviously the elite of the Anliuko family since childhood, and they had extremely high loyalty, and after hearing the ridicule of Knight Ovaltine, the facial expressions of the two immediately distorted: "You rude guy! β
"When it comes to rudeness, who can compare with you!" Speaking of this, the Knight of Ovaltine returned to his nonchalant appearance, "As a guest, you can make such a big fight in the master's house, and only you Lucia's brute bears can do it. β
Although the man and woman in front of ......them are desperately acting, the difference in strength between the two sides makes them dare not act rashly in the slightest - on the one hand, because all people are afraid of death and hesitate in the face of an enemy who is absolutely impossible to defeat. On the other hand, it is the safety of the son of the Anliuko family.
Now that the Knight of Ovaltine in front of him has blocked it, the situation of those attackers who have already arrived at the scene is probably not appropriate. Even at best, the strength that these Lucians could wield was like a nerve-wracking force. In this case, if the two in front of him have three longs and two shorts, then there will be a huge hole in the defense force around the young master of the Anliuko family.
You must know that the Anliuko family is not without enemies, whether it is in Lucia or abroad, I don't know how many people hope to be able to give the Anliuko family a ruthless victory. If the worst happens, those eyes that were originally lurking in the shadows may not be desperate for the danger of being retaliated against by the Anliuko family in the future.
Seeing the performance of the two in front of him, Knight Ovaltine nodded and expressed satisfaction: "Once you recognize the facts, just let me stay here." Compared to the tasks assigned by the family, you should think about how to go back to Lucia! If something so big is going on in 'Ulrique', the former allies you've been tricked by will never be of much help. β
"I don't know what you're talking about, sir." The man in front of him responded with a pretense of composure.
"Don't you shed tears when you don't see the coffin?" Knight Ovaltine, who said this, shook his head, "Don't tell me you don't know the risk of making such a big deal out of Ulrique. The little guy who came here today in Anliuko's family is messing around, and you retainers not only won't dissuade him, but will also accompany him to make a big fuss! In other words, there is only one possibility that this situation will occur, and that is that you have come to Nohan this time to make trouble. And it's also a targeted plan to make a big news. I think you have supporters in this matter as well! Think about how long I've been fighting at the door of the Flame Forge, but none of Ulrik's city guards have seen a single one. It's not hard to imagine what's behind it. (To be continued......)
PS: Modify the wording.