Chapter 13, Execution and ‘Beating’ Test
The entire militia team of several hundred people stopped at Knight Crow's place and then continued on the road.
Knight Rumi and Knight Crow temporarily changed places, and he led a team of dozens of people to take the lead as the vanguard.
Knight Crow took Keir to find Baron Kendall.
They did not follow the team, but were escorted by the baron's personal guards and followed a carriage carrying goods and stayed by the river for a while.
The businessman following the team in the distance thought it was a water truck replenishing the team with drinking water. In fact, the car contained several fake businessmen who were about to be unlucky.
Baron Kendall just stood far away from the carriage, surrounded by his attendants and personal guards.
The execution of these people was left to Knight Crow and Kiel. The two dismounted and dragged the fake businessman, who was frightened but unable to resist after being beaten.
Knight Crow kept his promise and gave Kil a rough explanation of what these people were expected to do. There are also differences and disputes between Baron Kendall and the Earl on the ice and flood issue.
"So, is it still due to interests?"
Kil stepped on a person and stood by the river and asked Knight Crow.
Knight Crow was stronger. He dragged several people along the way. At this time, he pushed these people to Kiel's feet and said to Kiel: "When you become familiar with this world, you will understand that most of the troubles in the world are interests. question."
"Okay, I don't like killing these ordinary people, so I'll leave them to you. You can handle these damn guys. But remember, the Baron is watching you from a distance, Kil. Be smart and don't let me be killed by the Baron. Ridicule, find a coward, soft-hearted guy to become a knight's squire."
Kil pursed his lips and looked at the man at his feet struggling gradually after hearing their conversation. He took a deep breath and said, "Okay."
He kicked the man, sending his head right to the edge of the river. He stepped on the back of the man's head and pushed his entire head and face into the water.
The struggle under his feet became intense, twisting and turning, but within ten breaths, the struggle disappeared.
Knight Crow raised his head slightly and said silently, "That's it?"
After thinking about it, the knight gave a reminder, fearing that Kiel would miss it: "The Baron doesn't want these people to survive. If they survive, it will only make the Count think that we are too weak. We must make sure that they are indeed dead."
Kil didn't say anything, nodded, pulled out the long sword with a clang, and swung it down with one hand. The blade broke through the flesh and bones, and even splashed a little water, directly breaking the neck of the man at his feet.
The head was washed away by the rolling river. Then, Knight Crow nodded and motioned for Keir to throw all the bodies into the rolling Kendal River.
Gere stuck his sword upside down on the muddy ground by the river, then grabbed the hands and feet of the headless corpse, swung it hard, and threw the corpse into the river.
The remaining people nearby were all frightened. Although they were caught and beaten last night, at least they were still in doubt about life or death. At this time, they finally knew that the end would be death. They twisted on the ground, trying to break away from the rags in their mouths and scream out.
Bingxun Pass is not far behind them. If they attract the attention there, there might be a glimmer of hope. The leader might come to save them.
Unfortunately, when they passed through the Ice Flood Pass just now, they were all stuffed into the carriage box and did not see the weakness of the soldiers in the pass.
Just after they were drowned by Keir one by one by the river, their heads were beheaded and their bodies were thrown away. Before they died, these guys longed for the leader of Bingxeng Pass to rescue them, who also worked for the count.
"A bunch of rags thrown away after use."
Knight Crow watched the river wash the body down the river and made a brief comment.
Kil rinsed the sword in the river and then wiped it clean with a cloth: "At least they can fill their bellies with the big fish in the river today."
Knight Crow shook his head: "Kier, I didn't see that you are quite humorous."
"Who told them to ambush us on the road? It's just that I couldn't follow the clues to find out who organized them."
Knight Crow returns with Kil.
"It's not important. Their death is not important to each other or to us. It's just an attitude."
The knight turned to look at the south wall of the level not far behind him, and noticed the tiny figure of a man who was so angry that he beat and cursed the soldiers.
After seeing the last person being dealt with, Baron Kendall turned around and led his men to catch up with the advancing army.
"Come on Kil, let's follow the team."
"Yes, Lord Knight."
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At night, in the camp where the team camped.
boom!
Kiir waved his hand to deflect a fist thrown by one of the militiamen.
Both of them were shirtless and cautiously fighting in the circle formed by the crowd.
The surroundings were full of guards and militiamen, and some of the logistics town militiamen and cooks also climbed onto the trucks and nervously watched the fighting in the circle.
"oh!!!"
The crowd let out an exclamation, because Kiel's right hand was full of strength and he punched the strong militiaman in front of him in the side, knocking him to the ground and curling up in pain.
Knight Crow, dressed in plain clothes, sat on the side of the circle and waved his hands, asking someone to carry the knocked down strong militiaman down for treatment.
In the logistics vehicle tent not far away, several church priests were sitting around the fire, and next to them were several injured militiamen sitting or lying down.
Looking at another militiaman being carried up, the young priest in the team complained: "Really, this is too barbaric." He touched the side ribs that the militiaman had been pointing at, and then said: "The ribs are broken. , don’t move.”
Another priest next to him put down the book in his hand and came to the injured militiaman: "Let me do it, you rest for a while. Look at this posture, there will be many more in the future."
Several priests around looked at where the crowd gathered and shook their heads.
"Only the Warrior Hall or the God of War Church would be interested in this."
In the crowd on the other side, Kil rubbed his fists, enjoying the cheers of the crowd around him, and then looked at Knight Crow: "Invite two people this time?"
Knight Crow laughed, and then said to the surrounding militiamen: "Everyone, listen, our young warrior said that we will fight two this time?"
Then the knight straightened his face: "Come on, two people, go up and capture him!"
"Oh! Oh! Oh!"
The onlookers shouted and looked at each other. Immediately, some people couldn't bear their impulsive passion and walked onto the field pushed by their companions.
"There's one, here's another."
As soon as Knight Crow shouted, a young town guard came out: "I'll meet him. Hey, look at me."
After saying that, the young guard began to take off the guard armor, and the brave militiaman next to him also took off the leather and wood half-armor and clothes on his upper body. Both of them handed the equipment to their respective companions, and then they looked at each other, and the young guard who felt that he was stronger took the lead and strode towards Kiel.
The guard thought that the evening in early spring would be very cold and he would get sick if he took off his clothes. But when he really walked out of the crowd of onlookers, he immediately felt that the surroundings were hot. Not only the torches and braziers used for lighting produced a fiery temperature, but also the shouts and enthusiasm of the people around him made the young guard feel a surge in his heart. fiery.
"Haha, it feels so good, let's die!"
The young guard shouted loudly, and his original stride turned into a pounce. He opened his arms and hands and pounced on Kiel, who was waiting for him.
Behind him, Knight Crow shook his head inconspicuously. This guard under his command was still too young. Although he had learned a lot of skills in the guard team, had his eyes turned white just now? It would be very difficult for him to fight against Kiel alone. Hard to win.
Although Kil looks too young, only about seventeen years old, his combat experience and experience are far beyond the average person.
In this case, the best way is for two people to attack from both sides together, or from front to back. Make Geer unable to think about his front and back, and only by revealing his flaws can he be defeated.
Before tonight's hand-to-hand combat test, Knight Crow specially offered a gold coin as a reward in order to increase the participation rate of those around him. Whoever can defeat Kiel as the champion tonight will be rewarded with a gold coin.
At first, they were just some lucky guys who came here for money. They were quickly defeated by Kiel. He couldn't even get Kiel to move and warm up. But as the atmosphere gradually heated up, some militia captains or guards who had their own strength also Got off the field.
At this time, Kiel has already shown his strength. Even if he goes up and is knocked down by Kiel two or three times, it will be fine. No one will think that they are incompetent. In this way, capable people emerge enthusiastically.
Facing the young guard's grabbing attack, Kil squatted slightly, then jumped to the side to avoid the opponent's attack.
More than that, Kil directly grabbed the opponent's left hand, then turned half a circle with his left foot as the center of the circle, added strength to the opponent, and directly threw the young guard high.
"Ahhhhhh~~~~"
The young guard wailed and was thrown out by Keir, crashing into the crowd of onlookers.
The onlookers were not stupid and directly took out the small hand shields that were handed out. As soon as a few people blocked it, the young guard slapped the shield, and then the whole person made a bang sound and fell to the ground.
"Oh hahahaha!!"
People roared with laughter. Hearing the ridicule that filled their ears, the young guard who fell on the ground blushed with embarrassment, so he simply pretended to be knocked unconscious and lay motionless on the ground.
Knight Crow chuckled lightly, but did not reveal the poor acting skills of his young subordinate. He just waved his hand and asked people to carry the 'unconscious' careless guy to the priest for treatment.
Another militiaman was not so careless. After seeing the price his 'companions' had paid for their recklessness, he immediately took cautious defensive actions. He had a good idea. After all, Kiel had defeated five or six strong guys before him, and his physical strength was exhausted a lot at this time.
If I spend time with him, I can definitely spend more time with him than the other person.
After all, as a farm boy, he was relatively confident in his physical strength, which he had gained from working hard in the fields all day long.
On the other side, facing his opponent in a defensive posture and wanting to fight a protracted battle with him, Kiel grinned. Fighting may seem dangerous and violent from the outside, but once you are in it, the excitement of facing unknown difficulties and challenges makes Kil's whole body tremble with excitement.
He rolled his eyes and didn't know what he thought of, and his subsequent actions shocked the people around him.
Because Kil directly imitated the actions of the reckless young guard just now. After running in stride, he opened his arms and hands and pounced forward.
The militiaman gritted his teeth and tried to imitate Kiel's movements, but as soon as his body moved, he gave up and took half a step back. Then he raised his two fists and prepared to shake off Kiel's attack.
But it's not that easy. It seemed like Kiel was going to hug the opponent and throw him down, but in fact, after he rushed over, he separated the opponent's arm with one hand and clasped the other hand directly on the militiaman's shoulder.
The opponent's shoulders were stronger, but after all, there was not enough meat at home to provide this brave young man. Compared with Keir, his physical condition was far behind.
Keir clasped the opponent's shoulder with one hand, and then pulled hard. The militiaman grabbed Kiir's strong arm with his other hand, but his thinner arm could not move Kiir's arm that was exerting force.
When Keir grabbed his shoulder and pulled it hard, one of the militiaman's arms immediately lost strength and went limp.
Kiir left one hand free and grabbed the opponent's other hand, and then rotated crosswise, so that the militiaman was caught with both hands and his back facing Kiel.
The knee was directly pushed into the opponent's back, and the militiaman's hands were pulled back. The severe pain suddenly broke the young militiaman's courage.
The young man begged for mercy, and his screams of pain made everyone around him look at Knight Crow.
But Knight Crow didn't make any move. He watched what Kiel would do at this time.
Kiel gritted his teeth and pressed the restrained militiaman to the ground. Then he quickly released one hand, stretched it like a palm knife, and hit the militiaman on the back of the head.
boom.
After receiving a heavy blow here, the militiamen immediately fell to the ground in a daze.
Kil stood up and breathed a sigh of relief.
Only then did the crowd of onlookers react and cheer.
"Hmm, continue? How about three people this time?" Knight Crow asked someone to carry the unconscious militia down, and then asked.
Kil agreed without thinking, and immediately, three guards walked to the field and began to take off their armor.
Gudong.
Kil swallowed, and then felt that he had agreed a little too quickly.
These three people obviously came prepared.
"That guy was a little careless just now. This time the three of us are going together. Kil, are you okay?" A middle-aged guard at the head shook his tendons and asked Kil with a sinister smile. .
Although he was a little scared, Kil still waved and asked them to come together.
"Up! Up! Up!"
"Defeat him! One gold coin!"
"Don't embarrass our guards again! Come together, outflank him from the left, center and right!"
Someone was offering support from below, which prompted the middle-aged guard at the head of the field to wave his hand impatiently, telling him to stop talking.
Originally, a one-on-one three-on-one victory would be impossible, but if the tactics of outflanking and suppression were used again, it would be shameless.
He gave instructions to his left and right, and then strode towards Keir.
This middle-aged guard is tall and strong, and his weapon is a steel sword. He is the bravest guy among the guards.
Although he has no weapons in his hands at this time, as the swordsman who is the vanguard of defeating the enemy, he fights with his bare hands and is also the vanguard!
"Roar!" With a loud shout, the man straightened his arm and used it as a sword, and struck directly at Kil.
The strong and hard arm muscles were stretched like the big sword he often used. He looked at him in a stern direction. Kil didn't dare to block him at all, so he could only dodge away. He dodged to the left, then raised his leg slightly to kick the opponent's knee.
But then, he was forced back by the opponent's other arm waving.
This middle-aged man's left and right arms were like two weapons, which directly aroused the enthusiasm of the big guys watching around him.
"Okay! Good job!"
"Break Kil's arm! Kil, block quickly and let him break your arm!"
"It's boring, I want to see a river of blood!"
People around him were talking nonsense.
Kil calmed down. This man looked powerful, but in fact he didn't surpass him by much in terms of height and weight. Therefore, the seemingly invincible arm used as a sword at this time is just an illusion that can be exposed!
Kiel found the right moment, spotted the opponent's downward attack with a wave of his hand, took a half-step forward, then raised his knee and actively rammed into the opponent's arm.
Use your own strong knees to break the opponent's offensive!
boom! Under the heavy blow, Kil retracted the impacting leg and rubbed it a little. But the opponent was holding his arm in pain. It was obvious that the blow just now caused injuries that could not be clearly seen.
After this, the booing from the people around him immediately subsided, but soon, as the other middle-aged guard cautiously recruited two companions, people saw another opportunity to beat up Keir.
"Go together!"
The brief words directly doubled the pressure on Keir.
Kil had to change his position, rushed to the left and pushed away the person blocking the way. Kil immediately stopped and pushed the person directly towards the middle-aged guard before he could react.
"Damn it!" As soon as the two men cursed in unison, they bumped into each other.
Keir directly stepped on the two of them and passed them, flying up and kicking the third person behind the middle-aged man.
Although the man was shocked when his companion fell to the ground, he immediately crossed his arms in a defensive posture, and directly received a flying kick from Keir.
His fighting posture was very stable, and he could withstand an attack like this from Kiel. His whole body remained motionless, and the soles of his feet stepped back half a meter on the ground. Then he stood still with his left foot, flew up and kicked Kiel with his right foot.
Kiel's attack was in vain. As soon as he landed on the ground, he could only slap the opponent's kick with both hands.
Bang bang, he barely pushed away the opponent's kick with both hands. After feeling slightly numb, he clenched his fist into a fist and punched the man directly in the face.
The man raised his hand to block them all, but Kiel attacked continuously, punching six times in one go. He reacted and blocked the first three punches, but his arms were numb after the three punches, and he was unable to take the next few punches from Kiel.
Bang bang bang, dong dong dong.
The last three punches all hit the opponent's stomach under the sternum. After three punches, the man vomited acid water from his mouth.
After falling on his back, he could only hold his abdomen in pain and vomit acid water and blood from his mouth.
"OK!"
"Well done!"
"Watch your back!"
Some of the people around him were happy to see it and celebrated loudly, almost thinking that they were Kier who had punched those powerful punches. Someone else noticed the two people behind Keir getting up and immediately spoke to give Keel a reminder.
There was no need for them to remind him. Kil had experience in dealing with multiple enemies and would not fail to pay attention to the situation of the two people behind him.
He turned around and caught a heavy punch from the middle-aged guard.
The opponent's punch even pushed him back a little.
Gill gritted his teeth, rushed forward without retreating, lowered his head and pressed his head against the opponent's bare chest.
At this moment, he was possessed by Zidane, channeled all his strength, and directly hit him with his head.
At this moment, everyone around was stunned.
Everyone watched helplessly as the middle-aged guard who had gained the upper hand in counterattack only took one blow and fell to the ground as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer.
"Ahhhh! Fuck!"
"So clever! Well done, Kil!"
Kil shook his head and walked towards the last guard who was not knocked down by him.
"Don't come over here!"
The guard made a cry like a frightened deer, which the man regretted very much later, because everyone later called him "Buck the Deer" and no one called him by his name properly anymore.
Although it is normal to have a nickname, and no one can even remember a person without a nickname, he does not want this nickname.
Too weak.
Even if he continues to explain how violent he is to everyone he knows, every friend and companion will happily imitate his cry and yell: "Don't come over!" This sentence is used to mock him in person. he.