Chapter 66: Murder in the Caravan Accompanying the Army (19)
There was another sound of the mechanism operating under his feet. Kil held his sword and shield tightly, ready to respond at any time.
Contrary to his expectation, when the sound of the mechanism gradually became louder, he felt that the wooden floor under his feet seemed to be tilting?
He spread his feet apart and immediately felt the changes in the wooden floor under his feet from the different tilt angles of his left and right feet.
"What's going on? What are these guys doing? Are you going to be so exaggerated!"
Through the light emitted from the holes in the left and right walls of the house, Keel saw that the wooden floor under his feet was splitting into two halves starting from the middle. A dark and deep gap opened in the middle, and all kinds of things on the ground fell down along the sloping ground, making a clanging sound after falling to the bottom.
Just listening to the sound, you can tell that the falling object hit an object with a metal tip, and then it made a crisp and deadly metal collision sound.
Although the mechanism on the floor under his feet was not very fast, there was not much time left for Keir.
He carefully pressed against the wall and stepped on the sloping ground to the right side of the hole. He first put away the shield in his hand, then grabbed the edge of the hole with one hand, and kept tapping the hole with the long sword in the other hand. Cut off the side forcefully.
The wooden wall was obviously no match for Kil's hunting with the long sword forged with magic materials, but with the loud shouts of gang thugs who didn't know where in the house, the mechanism continued to operate, and the machine under Kil's feet The ground is also becoming more and more tilted.
He gradually lost his footing. He kept stepping on the hard leather boots on the ground that was tilted at least 60 degrees, but he could no longer find any place to stand.
Afterwards, Kil could only use his left hand to hang himself on the edge of the gradually expanding hole, and kept slashing at the edge on the other side of the hole with his right hand. As long as the hole is enlarged to the extent that he can get through, he can climb up, get through, and then give those gang thugs who push the mechanism a hard blow.
And the people behind the scenes.
Keir wants him dead!
What makes him so embarrassed now.
He gritted his teeth and slashed the sword with all his strength.
But the wooden wall on the original side of the passage opened another opening, and a crossbow protruded from it, aiming at Kiel hanging on the wall.
"Suffer death, lord's dog!"
The person inside said viciously.
Boom!
The crossbow was fired.
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In the yard of the Yi Si Blade Gang.
At this time, nothing could be seen in a large area around the area due to the black smoke emitted by the strange potion.
All the light was absorbed by the smoke, and everyone, including the gang's thugs, was completely unable to see. Lubis pushed Fanny to the ground with one hand to protect her, while shouting loudly to the others who followed him.
Although everyone was panicked by the sudden strange situation, fortunately, the gangsters who were tied up had never seen anything like this before, and nothing bad happened while everyone was confused.
"Everyone gather here. I am Lubis, the Baron's personal guard. Come here. Be careful of the thugs who are tied up at your feet. Come here first."
He gathered the other people who jumped down with him. Although he couldn't see them, when he got closer and asked a few words in a low voice, he felt relieved that they were all his own.
"Don't worry, everyone. Although this thing is strange, it seems to only affect the line of sight. It will not be a problem." He first reassured the militiamen and guards, and then directed everyone to put away their long weapons and guard the captured gang thugs with only their hands and feet.
"Everyone, hold on, hold on. The local knight lord outside is still fighting. As long as he is still there, there will be no problem. Everyone, hold on, this thing will probably disperse soon."
Lubis shouted loudly, calming down the nervous people, including the equally panicked gang thugs.
Although there seems to be a possibility of being thrown into prison and suffering if caught by the soldiers, it seems better than dying inexplicably, right?
Therefore, even the gang's thugs were lying on the ground obediently. Although their mouths were still dirty, at least they would not find a way to escape at this time.
Lubis whispered to guard Kayan, telling him to keep an eye on the two special gang leaders and not let them run away.
Because he suspected that the murderer who killed their businessmen who accompanied the army might be among these people.
Ever since he knew that a gang here was led by thieves from the Thieves Guild, he was very suspicious that this case was most likely done by the thieves' apprentices.
After all, ordinary gang thugs don't seem to have the ability to steal and kill people, and thieves from the famous Thieves Guild will probably have a hard time killing people during theft, unless there is a grudge between the two.
In this case, it is reasonable to think that they are newly trained apprentices of local thieves.
He had also confirmed with Fanny before that the murderer was indeed young, only in his twenties.
Outside the house, Knight Anvina was cautiously holding two giant axes on guard. His feet were walking quickly on the spot, keeping himself spinning in place to guard against sneak attacks from all directions.
After fighting against the thief from the Thieves Guild, he realized that he was indeed difficult to deal with. It's not the strength and defense of the thief, it's just that the opponent's figure is weird, and his every move can often be seen in advance.
It was strange. Even though the surroundings were surrounded by black smoke that obscured his vision, the other party not only moved silently, but also seemed to have no impact on his vision.
He calmed down and focused on his hearing. He didn't believe that the other party could really make no sound at all in such a complicated environment.
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Rogues from neighboring countries to the south can literally move without making a sound.
There is a thick layer of treated leopard pads on the bottom of the boots on his feet. This kind of hunter from the forest often moves silently, relying on the fleshy pads on the bottom of the feet that can fully cushion and absorb sound.
The Thieves Guild collects complete forest leopard paws from hunters every year for this special thing. After their special technical processing, the sole of this structure will be installed on the bottom of the official thieves' boots.
In addition, a special rare tree is also an important part of making him silent.
It is a special plant with thick velvet growing on the bark of the plant stem. Not only does it not make any sound when it comes into contact with objects, but even the sound from the outside will be absorbed wherever the plant is located.
The nobles in the South especially like to plant this kind of sound-absorbing plant outside the hidden buildings in their manor, so that no matter what sound is made in the building, it is difficult for the outside world to hear it.
The Thieves Guild found a way to process the bark of this plant from the Thieves Brotherhood. It is an ancient method, and it is said that it was a technique used by the ancient assassins a long time ago, even during the ancient Magic Empire.
Treated plant bark is then dyed and sewn onto the surface of the official thieves' coat. Therefore, whether it is the friction sound of its own movements or the noise made when it comes into contact with the outside world, it will be eliminated by the special sound-absorbing material on the outside of the clothing.
If it was just silent, the thief would not have the ability to directly challenge an official knight, but due to the knight's arrogance and contempt, as soon as the dark potion that blocked his vision was thrown and used, he gained a great advantage at this time.
The knight could neither see nor hear him.
But he, a seasoned official thief, could distinguish the knight's every move just by listening to his voice in complete darkness.
Whether it was the opponent's wild ax swing when his vision was first blocked, or the ground debris stirred up by multiple heavy stomps.
All of them have no effect.
In the former, he boldly wandered into the gaps in the opponent's offensive. A provocation that was beyond the opponent's expectations could greatly damage the knight's spirit and confidence.
In the latter, he hid behind the gang members who had surrendered not far away, using these guys who had no loyalty and loyalty as his human shields, and withstood the attack unscathed.
Now, he took out a dagger that exuded an ominous aura from a well-protected pouch on his waist.
When his hand grasped the handle of the dagger, he felt a chill coming from his soul.
This is an assassination weapon crafted from powerful undead bones. The companion who got this thing said that just polishing this weapon would kill six debtors.
Even if every debtor who polished the weapon was asked to polish it just a few times in a short period of time, so many lives would have been lost.
It took several people to die to polish this weapon, and it is said that it is much more powerful than its original state.
He endured the stiffness and discomfort in his fingers and lowered his body excitedly. However, he did not pull out the entire dagger, but looked for an opportunity to teach this arrogant local knight a lesson he would never forget.
Should he be killed or not?
Or, just lose one of his legs?
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Knight Anvina became more and more angry, but on the surface, he no longer yelled, but became silent. While listening attentively to even the slightest movement around him, he held the metal ax handles of the two giant axes with both hands. Creaking.
As if sensing the master's dissatisfaction, the blades of the two giant axes buzzed softly.
"Shut up!"
The knight shouted loudly and slammed the two giant axes together.
Chime——buzz——
A huge metal collision sounded, causing everyone around him to feel uncomfortable.
Not only the gang thugs cowering on the ground not far away, but also the local soldiers and Kendal people in the houses on both sides were so shaken by the high-frequency sound that they vomited.
Knight Anvina's ears twitched under his helmet, and he seemed to hear a suppressed sound of vomiting coming from an uninhabited direction.
His eyes widened, even though he couldn't see, he was excited.
"Found you! Kill!"
The knight quickly lowered his knees slightly, then jumped slightly, wielding the giant ax with both hands in a circular motion from back to front, and slashed in the target direction.
boom! There was a loud crackling sound.
The giant ax struck the ground, not only opening two gaps that could be penetrated into the palm of the hand, but also knocking out a large amount of ground gravel.
The stones hit the knight's armor with a fierce crunching sound, and some of them even shattered into powder. There were explosions in other directions, and suddenly not only the gang thugs, but also the surrounding soldiers were injured.
"M-hiss."
The thief forced the pain down his throat, rolled silently away from the knight, then lay on the ground, took out a small glass bottle from the compact leather bag on his waist, and directly brought the bottle with the stopper to his mouth under the mask. .
Putting the mouth of the bottle into his mouth, he carefully opened the cork with a mechanism using his teeth and tongue, then tilted his head up and swallowed the potion into his throat.
Within a moment, the pain in his body left him.
He actually doesn't like this thing very much, because although it can relieve pain and save lives, once used, it will permanently reduce his physical flexibility.
If you want to alleviate this adverse consequence, you have to take other potions, but the new potions will bring other side effects.
If this matryoshka process continues, he will have to choose a side effect that he can accept.
Of course, the hidden wounds on the body could be cured by the priests of the church using their divine power, but he did not dare to seek help from those churches. Because the reputation of the Thieves Guild among various churches cannot be said to be bad, it can only be said to be stinky.
If you send it to your door yourself, you may be caught and locked up by the church.
The thief took the potion, then gritted his teeth and stood up silently from the ground. His ears twitched twice. He felt that the knight seemed to have found a way to deal with him.
Therefore, it's time to give the other party a vicious blow.
The thief secretly came to the area where the back door of the shop house connected to the yard. There were originally a few local soldiers guarding the door, but as the knights blasted away gravel, these soldiers were more or less injured. .
Silently he came to a soldier who was hiding on the ground against the wall. Listening to the soldier's frantic breathing and the various gods coming out of his mouth, the thief silently despised him for a moment, then stretched out his hand to cover the soldier's chest. mouth, then with his right hand he pulled out a deadly dagger made of undead bones, and silently stabbed the soldier in the abdomen.
The multiple layers of leather clothing worn by the soldiers were of no use against the dagger. Just like a hot knife falling into the ice and snow, the thick protective leather clothing was burned by the dagger with a hole the size of a dagger body. Then, the entire dagger blade pierced the poor soldier's abdomen.
"Woo, woo, woo——"
After two weak struggles, the soldier's breath weakened. What was strange was that the entire soldier's body stiffened in just one breath, as if he had been dead for a long time.
The thief pulled the dagger out, then sheathed the weapon back into its sheath as if he had been stung.
He stood up silently, turned around, and threw the death soldier in his hand towards the knight.
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Hearing a noise from one side, Knight Anvina turned around and picked up an axe.
Contrary to his expectations, the ax that was unlikely to kill the enemy so easily actually hit something this time.
With a pop, the giant ax neatly split the attacker in half.
He was stunned for a moment, and then he put down the ax while being vigilant, and reached out to the half of his body at his feet with his free hand.
Soon, his face darkened, because he easily touched the multi-layered leather jackets issued to his soldiers. This is one of his own soldiers.
"Damn it! You cowardless rat! The most cowardly grass rat on the grassland looks brave compared to you! This dishonorable method not only burns my reputation, but is also an insult to this soldier!!!"
Knight Anvina cursed and angrily raised his foot and dropped it heavily. Amidst the rumbling and stamping sound, he was about to kill this guy.
But the knight responded with a sinister laugh that echoed around him.
"Hehehehehe, isn't this interesting? You can guess who will be next?"
"The same soldiers under your command were pitifully split into two pieces by their master with an axe."
"Are they my cowardly surrendering gang? Although they are also your subjects, you can probably kill them easily, right?"
The words fell, and there was deathly silence in the dark smoke that made it impossible to see anything.
Not only did the two parties involved no longer make any sound, but even the soldiers and thugs held their breath for fear of making any noise and losing their lives in vain.
Deadly silence lasts a breath? Or is it because the silence affects everyone's sense of time.
In short, during everyone's tense moment, another person was thrown towards the Anvina Knight.
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Kiel's side.
When a firing hole opened in the wooden wall blocking the road, Keir noticed it. He didn't know whether the opponent's crossbow could penetrate the hard cowhide full-covered armor he wore, but Kil didn't dare to make this bet.
And deep in the suspended trap under his feet, there must be sharp metal thorns waiting for him to fall in and enjoy it.
At this moment, he thought about it, and then let go of his left hand. When the attacker fired the crossbow with a bang, Kil fell downwards.
It's not that compared to crossbow arrows, he is not afraid of the spikes at the bottom of the trap, that's not it.
But at this moment, Keir thought of a way to deal with it.
Duo, the crossbow arrow hit the wooden wall panel, and the tail of the arrow couldn't help trembling.
The man hiding behind the wooden wall of the trap didn't feel it was a pity, he was even happier, because he had designed the traps in this room at this time, and it was best for him to be able to use these traps to kill future enemies. Testimonials.
He wasn't looking to see whether the soldier was alive or dead. The other party was definitely dead. He didn't think that ordinary people could defend themselves against specially prepared metal spikes on the ground after falling from a height of several meters.
Even if the opponent held the shield under him, it would be impossible. He would go in and sharpen those spikes every full moon. Since they were built, they have been extremely sharp.
The metal shield will poke holes in you.
Click, the man closed the wooden sneak attack hole, turned around and loaded a new crossbow arrow on the crossbow. There were still some local soldiers who were resisting. He had to go over and deal with those stubborn guys.
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boom!
Keir landed at the bottom of the trap.
The fall of several meters made his whole body numb and his chest was a little out of breath, but he was not pierced by the countless metal spikes at the bottom of the trap as the trap maker expected.
The reason is simple. The moment Kil fell into the trap, he instantly entered the dreamland prepared for him by Ms. Apolifina.
He disappeared instantly in the outside world, but in the dream, time passed at an extremely slow speed.
Kil even ate and drank a little in the dream, rested for a while, and then, under the curious watch of the goblin, he knocked together some empty wooden boxes left in the dream into a thick wooden board.
Some waste is filled between the multi-layered wooden boards as a barrier to ensure that it will not be punctured by metal spikes when it lands.
At the same time, Kil also considered whether to put on a suit of iron armor to ensure safety in the next battle.
But he thought about it again and again, and it was still difficult for him to explain to the knight after the battle how he changed from a suit of hard cowhide armor to a suit of fully covered steel armor.
This is no small problem.
After thinking about it, Kil still didn't put on the new armor, but continued to fight with the old armor with good protection.
He lay on the thick wooden 'bed', his fingers tightly clasping the wooden 'bed' under him, and his body pressed against it, making it one with himself.
Then with a thought, the magic power began to flow.
Keir was back in the air above the dark trap pit.
Phew—bang!
Keir was lying on the wooden ‘bed’ and landed firmly on the bottom of the trap pit.
"Very good, very good, hoo, hoo." Kil gasped, then pulled out a torch from behind, then lit it, illuminating the bottom of the entire trap pit.