Chapter 13: The Night Cavalry
The sound of horses' hooves galloping in the dark is by no means unusual in Yorkshire, especially when the sound of horses' hooves is more than just a horse - from the rapid, continuous sound of horses' hooves, Dean can judge that this is a team of at least five horses, and that it is definitely a war horse to reach such a frequency and make such a loud sound of horses' hooves!
Could it be that the Clarion Town affair has been exposed?
These are chasers?
Because of the war horse, Dean subconsciously thought of Lu Man who was killed by him in Horn Town. Bora, and the Yorkshire cavalry, who are quite famous in the four northern counties, are not only local robbers and bandits, but these Yorkshire cavalry will even take the role of sheriff in pursuit of some of the murderers who have committed major crimes, such as the one who killed a nobleman like him.
However, the next moment, Dean denied his suspicion - in that kind of desperate concealment and clearing of clues, if the cavalry of Yorkshire could still find the door in such a quick way, then the other party would not be quite famous in the four northern counties, even in the whole of Goldez, it would definitely be famous,
Although there were doubts in his heart, Dean's movements were not slow, and he patted the horse next to him to let him enter the jungle not far away, while Dean picked up the contents of the carriage and drilled into the jungle on the other side - when choosing a place to rest, Dean instinctively looked for this kind of place where he could leave quickly or hide; And it turns out that although such a choice is a bit laborious, it is quite effective at the critical moment.
As for the carriage?
Although smaller than a traditional carriage, it is not possible to enter the bush with low bushes at will, and once entered, it will only be completely exposed, arousing the alarm of others, and it is better to stay where it is - for this reason, Dean had to cut off the wooden keel in the wheel and make some illusion of abandonment.
And because of this, when Dean burrowed into the pre-selected bushes, the loud sound of horses' hooves was already close at hand—six riders, five in front of him, appeared in Dean's field of vision in the night; The rider in front had to bend down in order to make the horse faster, and the figure had a hint of haste no matter how it looked, while the weapons in the hands of the five riders behind him were all bright in the night, which undoubtedly illustrated the hostile relationship between the two sides.
However, the armor of the five riders confirmed Dean's previous suspicion that the Yorkshire cavalry was the horse.
"Stop!"
In such a furious shout, the man who was the leader of the Yorkshire cavalry threw his long sword out, so that the riders who fled in a hurry in front had to shake themselves to dodge; Clearly, however, the horseman's riding skills were not masterful - and the price of dodging a galloping horse was that he fell straight off the horse, revealing his face that had been leaning over and covering himself.
Hey?!
When Dean, who was hiding on the side, saw the face of the pursuer, he couldn't help but be stunned - this face was not unfamiliar to Dean, after all, in the morning, he was still walking with the other party, and even the other party had spoken to him more than once; That's right, the man being pursued was the same trader who also spoke with an accent from the Three Southern Counties, and was one of the ones Dean considered to be worth a lot of money.
Obviously, he was not the only one who chose to leave this morning among the merchants, but there were others - but there was confusion in Dean's eyes, the other party's figure was obviously not the kind of trained warrior, and there were no calluses on the palms of his hands, and even the white skin was enough to show that the other party was pampered-because of this, the other party would be ignored by Dean.
After all, such a person could never be an assassin, a robber, or anything like that; However, being chased by the cavalry of Yorkshire, some of the problems, are undoubtedly quite interesting.
While Dean was thinking, the qiē in front of him continued-
The pursuer, who had a merchant as a hidden identity, fell off his horse, but he was not slow to react, and before the Yorkshire cavalry could chase him, he rolled and crawled towards the carriage left behind by Dean.
Obviously, this little clearing is the only one that can be relied on as a fortification, even if it is shabby, but it is better than having no money; Because of the angle, Dean could clearly see that the pursued man had pulled out a small crossbow and a ring encrusted with gems.
Dean was no stranger to the small hand crossbow, a favorite of almost any assassin, and had the same status as a dagger or dagger; And that gemstone ring......
When Dean saw the glittering ruby on it, his whole body tensed—a magical item.
“ai!”
With a shout familiar to Dean, the glittering ruby suddenly shone brightly, and a fireball the size of a man's head leaped out and shot at the five horsemen behind him with the same degree as arrows; The leader who threw the sword was suddenly surrounded by flames.
Rumble!
Mixed with the roar of the flames, the leader of the cavalry was blown to pieces, and even the cavalry beside him were also wounded, especially the war horse that was startled in the flames, but they were wounded even more, and the strictest one of them was deeply dented under the double attack of the flames and the horse's hooves, and it was obvious that he could not survive.
Whoosh ......
And at this moment, the arrows appeared, and although the arrows shot from the crossbow were short, they were not to be underestimated under the powerful tension spring; Merely...... The archery skills of the pursued man were so terrible that two of the three arrows missed the target, and the remaining one, although it hit the target, only landed in the thigh.
With a quick scream, the cavalry with the arrows fell to the ground, while the remaining two horsemen, though wounded, still approached the chariot where the pursuer was hiding—it was evident that the cavalrymen knew very well that the number of arrows loaded with a crossbow was three, and they did not want to give the other side time to reload.
If you really do that, you will be joking with your own life.
Dean looked at the battle that continued in front of him, especially the corpse that was shattered by the fireball, and his slightly narrowed eyes flashed with a glimmer of light: "What kind of thing can make these York cavalrymen so desperate?" ”
In the face of the mission, the dead soldiers who are desperate for their lives are saved, but they will definitely not be the Yorkist cavalry who only has a certain reputation in the four northern counties; And the way that these Yorkist cavalry can be uncharacteristic is undoubtedly something important, so important that even their own lives are at stake.
"Ike! Ike! Come out and answer me! ”
The abrupt shout appeared in the mouth of the pursued man, which made the two advancing cavalrymen stunned, quickly lowered their bodies, and looked around vigilantly, and Dean, who was hiding on the side, was also stunned; However, a cold light flashed on his face - although the other party was surprised to find out that the carriage was his, one thing was certain, the other party definitely had bad intentions.
Whether it was to distract the two cavalrymen or to increase their reload time, it was at the cost of pulling him into the water.
Undoubtedly, this is definitely not good news for Dean.
The things he did in Horn Town, and the things he carried, were absolutely annoying once they were revealed, especially the latter, the crossbow, which was contraband in the four northern counties; Even, Dean suspected that the other party might have realized that he was carrying such goods, so he dared to shout at this time, wanting to pull him into the water.
Dean took a deep breath, picked up the crossbow that had already been loaded with arrows, raised it slightly, took aim, and then pulled the trigger.
Syllable!
Sou!
With a slight thud, the arrows from the crossbow burst out, piercing the throat of the pursuer who was loading his crossbow arrows.
Blood bubbles came out of his mouth, and the pursued man wanted to say something, but nothing came out; However, the other party, whose eyes were wide open when he was dying, obviously couldn't understand why Dean would regard him as the first target, even if he wanted to deal with him, he should first deal with the cavalry behind him.
Instead of killing possible assistants at this moment, increasing the danger of oneself to the enemy.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Dean didn't bother with the pursued man's thoughts, and after the first arrow of the crossbow was fired, he casually picked up the second crossbow - unlike the previous loot captured from Basum, the second was a merchandise from Garondo, a new structure, a spring, and a powerful crossbow.
As for why the shot was made against the Yorkist cavalry?
In the case that the other party obviously will not reconcile with him, Dean generally strikes first!
Almost the next moment, one of the two horsemen was shot through the throat in the same way, and the other two, under the fire of the bow and arrow, were equally killed on the spot—Dean's archery was no less good than that of the crossbow, and even more powerful than his sword in some sense.
After all, during his years-long career as an Assassin, Dean was able to escape with all his might, thanks to this way of missing a single blow.
Three tiny white balls of light condensed from the bodies of the three cavalrymen and flew into Dean's body.
【xp+3】
【xp+3】
【xp+3】
Three successive prompts indicate Dean's harvest this time; Of course, this was only part of the harvest, and when Dean walked up to the pursued man and flipped the skin he was carrying, he immediately had a gain other than the crossbow and the magic ring he had used.
Quite a bonus!
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