Chapter 71: Murder Incident in the Caravan Accompanying the Army (24)

The thief was silent and listened to the story told by the young man opposite.

The distant northwest province, the remote border area, the strong Kendal people, the request for help from the southern border, the burning war, the march all the way, and the sudden death while traveling with the army.

When the thief heard this, he boldly faced the young man and closed his eyes. In silence, he sighed.

"Hey, although Geerbo is talented in some things, he still has some personality problems. He is cowardly but crazy. His talent makes him proud, but his experience as a teenager makes him always go too far." He roughly clarified it. After seeing the whole story, I didn’t ask how the thief apprentice named Geerbo was doing now.

The fact that a young warrior who was fully armed and had a lot of blood on his weapon came here already showed that the consequences of Geerbo were probably not good.

Kil's eyes were staring at the thief leader who was silent again in front of him, and he vaguely felt that the atmosphere had changed.

With the accumulation of combat experience, he can gradually feel what this means.

The enemy on the opposite side has the idea of ​​​​fighting in his mind, and it is becoming more and more enthusiastic. He himself carefully took out a wrapped sugar pill from the bag at his waist, gently rubbed open the paper wrapped on the surface of the sugar pill with his hands, then opened the mask and swallowed the thing.

"It seems that everything that happened today has nothing to do with you people."

The thief said so.

But Keir boldly retorted: "On the contrary, everything that happened today, in the final analysis, is just the result of all the illegal and harmful actions of your gang in Grass Rat Town. We are just a suitable flame."

Keir pointed to everything around him: "These, these, these are not cheap, are they? Where did you get the wealth to buy and rob them? It's not from Grass Rat Town and the surrounding merchants. Their grievances and Loss is the straw that can ignite a huge fire."

"Hmph." Kil spat disdainfully on the expensive carpet next to him, and then closed his visor: "Don't think about finding other reasons for your failure for your current results. As the leader of this gang organization, you should Do you have a clear understanding of all this?”

After a moment of silence, the thief suddenly laughed.

"Hahahaha, you are right, you are right, this is the truth. My men and I are gangs and thieves. The lords and soldiers responsible for the security of the place will naturally come to attack us. Generally speaking, this is the case everywhere. reason."

But the thief who raised his head and laughed lowered his head and stared at the young man with narrowed eyes: "But, we are thieves, and the way to make a living is to steal and rob. This is our bounden duty, and this applies to us wherever we go. "

Then, the thief cursed in a low voice: "This damn world."

After cursing, he stood up from the chair. At the same time, Kil also stood up suddenly. While staring at the other person's movements, he pushed the chair behind him towards him with his feet.

"Interesting young man, could you step aside and pretend you don't see me?"

"What are you going to do?"

Kil asked cautiously.

"Nothing to do with you."

But Kil was ready to fight. He took a few steps back, took off the full backpack on his back, and threw it into the corner.

The armor tablets in the backpack made a clanking sound, which attracted the thief's attention.

The thief has been assembling the scale armor intermittently for more than half a year, so he is naturally familiar with the sound made when the armor pieces collide.

"Looks like there's no need to risk running too much. The thing was brought forward by itself." With a hiss, he pulled out the steel dagger from his left waist, and the thief held the weapon with his only remaining hand.

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The battle was about to break out. Kil carefully protected the front of his body with a shield, and put the sword in his right hand on his shoulder.

Facing the young man's advance, the thief said nothing, faced Kiel, and then spun towards the right. His pace was steady and confident, and he obviously felt that he was sure to defeat the young man Kiel.

"Ha!" Kil shouted. Once the distance was right, he quickly took two steps forward and swung his long sword diagonally from the upper right to the lower right.

The thief's arm was swift and powerful. Although his right arm was cut off and lost a lot of blood, it was still very strong.

Qiang——

Faced with Kiel's slash, the thief immediately took a step back. At the same time, he swung his left hand like a whip, seemingly anticipating Kiel's movements. The tip of the swinging dagger directly hit the side of the long sword's hunting edge.

Snap and click again.

The opponent was so powerful that Kil was so shocked by the horizontal blow that he almost couldn't hold the hilt of his sword.

This situation made him immediately cautious. It seemed that the opponent's swordsmanship skills were much better than his. With just a tentative attack, Kil felt that the opponent's level was higher than his.

Fortunately, the shield on his left arm was tightly guarded, which greatly restricted the thief's further actions.

Pursing his lips, the thief Yisi also tried a move and felt that there was some trouble.

The young man opposite had a steady pace, and the distance between the shield on his left arm and the torso was appropriate. He was obviously very skilled in shield defense, as if he had experienced many battles.

At the same time, the weight of the opponent's long sword was beyond his expectation. It seemed like a tentative move just now, but it was the highest level of thieves' swordsmanship. It predicted the direction and timing of the opponent's attack, and then used it to defeat the weapon first. His athletic weakness and the technique of making the opponent lose his one-handed weapon were something he learned from the sword master in the thieves guild.

Originally, this move was a special way for him to directly suppress his pursuers after being discovered during the theft.

But the weapon of the young man in front of him was extremely heavy, and the strength he used on an ordinary steel long sword was somewhat insufficient at this time.

Difficult.

Guessing that the young man's weapon might be a special magical weapon, his eyes glanced in the direction where the other party dropped his backpack.

If you can't take down your opponent in a short time, maybe you can only get your own unfinished scale armor and sneak away?

With this thought in mind, the thief made up his mind.

On Keir's side, the opponent almost knocked off his weapon with a sword, which made Keel cautious. He had already chewed the red-eyed mushroom candy pill and swallowed it. There would still be some time before the medicine took effect, and it might have to be delayed. time.

But delaying time also depends on the method. The more time you have to delay, the harder it is to let the other party see his intention to delay time.

So Kiel charged forward and launched another attack.

This time he placed the long sword close to the side of the shield, using his familiar shield as the main attack method, using the long sword's sneak attack and stabbing as a fatal move.

He moved forward in small steps, with the shield pointing straight towards the front of the thief. The thief immediately lowered his body, turned his dagger sideways and rested his palms on the ground, and kicked Kiel's calf and ankle with one leg.

The opponent moved so fast that Kiel only had time to drag his right leg back half a step, lower his body, and improve his stability to deal with it.

The thief kicked Kil's calf, but even though Kil felt a heavy blow on his leg, there was no sound of the two legs hitting each other.

There was no time to notice this, and the long sword in Kil's right hand immediately sprang out from the side of the shield, and the tip of the sword bit directly at the outstretched leg of the thief.

Thief Yi Si was slightly surprised that the young man's body was so stable that he didn't even get shaken by the kick. But he still had a back-up move, but he also noticed the dangerous tip of the young man's sword coming from the side of the shield.

The thief supported his body with his left leg. With his free left hand, he held the dagger and instantly swung it forward. He struck and raised Kil's weapon very quickly.

At the same time, the instep of Kiel's right leg, which was kicked at the leg, bent and hooked directly into Kiel's calf, and then pulled towards him.

Facing his leg being pulled forward, the shield in Kil's left hand fell down as his body was pulled forward.

The base of the standard shield-style Elf metal shield is a relatively sharp inverted triangle. Although there is no edge, the edge of the metal is still very powerful. It is just that the light weight makes it not powerful enough. Kil has rarely done this before. .

But this time he did it.

Sure enough, in the face of Keir's move to smash the shield against his right leg, the thief did not dare to use his right leg to catch it. He took the initiative to release his right foot from hooking Kiel's calf, then quickly retracted his right leg, and also kicked Kiel's shield that hit the floor to use force, allowing the two to distance themselves.

"Not bad, boy, you have some strength."

These words came from under the thief's mask.

Kil stood up from the ground, regained his fighting stance, and did not answer.

Thief Yisi's deep and sinister laughter came out from under the mask, and in response to Keir's strangeness, he slowly backed away.

Although it seemed that he was retreating towards Kiel, Kiel could feel that the opponent had not given up the fight.

After the thief retreated slightly into the shadow of the complicated furniture around him, suddenly, a dagger reflecting light was projected from the shadow. Kil immediately lowered his body and raised his shield, covering most of the front of his body.

However, the dagger did not shoot towards Kil, but passed over his shoulder, knocking over the oil lamp on the wooden table not far away.

The design of the oil lamp was very good. It did not spill any oil after being knocked over by the dagger, but the originally burning wick was quickly extinguished due to the collision and fall to the ground.

The entire underground training ground, which was not too big or too small, was instantly plunged into darkness. Along with the darkness, the thieves moved rapidly without making a single sound.

Kil, on the other hand, retreated to the side and back without saying a word. He didn't stop until his back was against the solid wooden wall, as if he was planning to rely on sound to distinguish the enemy's movements.

With a slight sneer, the thief came to the oil lamp with nimble movements as if walking under the sun, and picked up the steel dagger that had overturned the lamp.

The thief felt a little boring. It was always like this. Faced with this situation, ordinary soldiers could do nothing and could only be defeated by him in despair.

I don't know what he thought of, but the thief hit the wooden table next to him with the blade of his dagger, making a banging sound.

Sure enough, as he expected, in the darkness, the young soldier quickly turned to the place where the noise came from and took precautions.

The thief silently took two more steps forward, and then struck an exhibition shelf next to him with his dagger again, making a banging sound.

‘It’s getting closer. ’ He thought: ‘What kind of reaction will there be? ’

What slightly disappointed him was that the young warrior trapped in the darkness did not move. He just moved half a foot back against the wall. Although he was making noises on guard and was getting closer and closer, on the whole There was no panic or other behavior.

This made the thief feel bored. He took two more steps and got closer to the young warrior. This time he knocked the dagger against the wooden wall, which was the same as the wall Kil was leaning on at this time. The distance was even closer.

But Kiel still didn't move. Except for the obvious sound of breathing, the quiet training ground located underground was completely silent and dark.

The thief Yisi stopped provoking the other person and held the dagger in his left hand, preparing to take this person's life and avenge his apprentice and career. Of course, it was just a small revenge, and he understood that the local knight lord was the main target to destroy his career.

‘It’s not about money. ’ He silently recited the words that people from the Thieves Guild often said when they were killing.

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But at this moment, the thief Yisi, who was looking for a good angle to kill Kil from the connection between the neck armor and the helmet, suddenly saw a large white light in front of his eyes. Although the secret passage was not good, the thief still relied on the strength of the Thieves Guild. Due to his long-term training, he stubbornly resisted closing his eyes that were stimulated by the bright light.

He kept his eyes open. Although his movement was interrupted, he still took a step forward. At the same time, he straightened his left arm violently, threatening to send the tip of the sword into the young warrior's head.

As for Kiel, he relied on his intuition to light up his sword at the moment before the danger came, lighting up most of the underground training ground. Naturally, he also directly discovered the thieves who were coming towards him at a very close distance in front of him. Yisi.

The eyes under his helmet's visor were red. Relying on his vision and brain, which had accelerated reactions, he tried his best to drive his body and raise his left arm as high as possible to resist the incoming fatal blow.

At the same time, he also waved the luminous sword in his right hand, slashing fiercely at the bold enemy in front of him.

Clang——squeak——

The shield barely caught up, and the upper edge rubbed against the incoming steel dagger, creating a cluster of sparks, and then pushed the opponent's weapon upwards. The dagger then hit the front of the forehead of Kil's iron helmet covered with hard cowhide, scratching a sharp dent and then moving away.

"Huh?" The thief was extremely surprised. Not only was he surprised by his opponent's weapon, but he was also surprised by the direct thrust of the dagger in less than half a second. How did the opponent react?

But there wasn't much time left for him to wonder, and Kiel's counterattack came.

Instead of the usual wide-open and wide-open slashing, the long sword hunting was under the control of Kil, no longer charging, and swinging directly towards the opponent.

But the thief reacted quickly. He instantly raised his left leg and used the calf of his left leg to resist Kiel's sword.

After hitting the target, Kil was excited for a while, but then he realized from the feel that there were protective measures on the opponent's calves and under his clothes. Although the area hit was not thick hard cowhide armor like Kiel, nor was it the harder iron greaves, it was a protective material that was not thick but extremely tough.

The blade of Kil's long sword hit the opponent's calf, and part of the blade sank in slightly, but it did not break the opponent's protection.

"What the hell!" Kil was surprised, and wanted to swing his sword and strike again, but the thief who retracted his left hand and put down his left leg immediately moved back and away from Kil, but when his left leg touched the ground, his movements were slightly deformed.

Although he was able to defend himself against Kil's urgent sword strike, it must have still been very painful.

"Hmph." After looking at the luminous sword beside Kil, the thief snorted disdainfully: "Blessed weapon, ugh."

As if he was getting to know Kil again, the thief scanned Kil's whole body again. He was slightly relieved when he didn't find any more blessed weapons on Kil's equipment.

But Kil immediately fought back. Using the light from the weapon in his hand, Kil quickly rushed forward and slashed several times, forcing the thief to retreat. It wasn't until the thief Yisi's eyes adapted to the stronger white light that the thief and Kil continued to fight.

when! when! when!

when! Qiang——

After several exchanges, Thief Yisi felt a huge earthquake in his palms and wrists, and a dull pain in his joints and bones. He did not expect that this young man would be so strong. He glanced at the steel dagger, and immediately found that the blade of the dagger had a curled edge that had occurred after the previous fight.

A glimpse of the opponent's glowing weapon, and the long sword was undamaged, at least he didn't notice it.

The thief changed his previous emotional behavior and no longer faced the young warrior head-on. Instead, he took advantage of his flexibility and familiarity with the surrounding environment to attack Kiel from left to right.

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Snap, a clay pot filled with coins was kicked by the thief, and Kil quickly raised his shield to resist.

The jingling coins were scattered all over the floor. Kil glanced at them and found that they were all ordinary iron coins, and there were no slightly valuable copper coins.

Later, when Kil stepped on the reflective iron coins on the ground, the thief kicked a small chair. Kil retaliated and kicked the wooden chair into pieces in an instant.

Kil focused on the sword in his hand, preparing an attack that would blind the enemy without releasing too much of the divine power contained in the sword. There is no additional lighting here, and it is underground, so there is no natural light. However, he cannot release all his divine power at once like before, otherwise he will be blinded.

It seemed that he had a premonition that Kil was holding back his evil, so the thief's figure became erratic and no longer stood straight in front of Kil.

The thief either threw the tools and items in the training ground with his left hand, or kicked some smaller objects directly towards Kiel.

When the thieves retreated to the other end of the training ground and found a throwing knife fixed on the leather, they attacked more frequently.

This time, the thief tied the leather with the throwing knife to his belt, then took out the throwing knife from it, took aim and shot at Kiel. Whoosh - the sharp and light flying knife reflected the white light, drew a silver line, and struck straight towards him.

But what disappointed the thief Yisi was that when several flying knives passed by, they were all blocked by the opponent's shield.

"Good eyesight." He had to praise him. This was something he couldn't even do. It's not that he can't resist the flying knives, but thieves with dexterous movements rely on seeing the opponent's movements in advance to predict the direction of the flying knives. They can't start after the flying knives have already been shot, like Kiel did at this time. withstand.

After all, there is not much space in the underground training ground. Although the two of them retreated and chased each other, they were actually no more than a few meters apart. At this distance, once the flying knife is released, it will arrive in the blink of an eye, making it difficult to react.

And just when the thief retreated around the training ground to a corner again, Kil saw that there was no retreat behind the opponent, and directly stretched his sword forward, silently releasing the blinding white light.

Swish——

The thief, who was closely watching Keir's movements, saw a flash of white light in front of his eyes, and then everything went white, making him unable to see.