Mercenaries and Adventurers

"What did you say?" Just a little more than one meter in front of him, Knight Crow continued his previous actions. Unlike Knight Ika, his steps did not move due to the attack.

"Impossible! How could you?" Knight Ika used the metal hammer head as a shield to see Knight Crow's situation.

Not only was he surprised by Knight Crow's condition, but he was also surprised that he didn't use any means to protect his mask.

But then, he saw a crossbow arrow hit Knight Crow's eye socket, but as soon as the khaki light flashed in the eye socket, the crossbow arrow was bounced away.

"It turns out that you have already used your special ability, so I won't wait any longer! Great God of Wind, please bring down the strong wind on my body, protect my body and resist flying arrows."

At the same time, the Ika Knight clenched the handle of the metal war hammer and controlled the hammer head to release a powerful force.

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A strong wind suddenly rose and fell from the sky.

The strong wind blowing from all around blew the numerous crossbow arrows that were shot head-on, while the strong wind falling from the sky quickly revolved around the Ika Knight, deflecting the many crossbow arrows shot towards him.

In just an instant, the impact of hundreds of militiamen firing crossbows at him was reduced to almost nothing.

Most of the crossbow arrows were first affected by the strong wind blowing from behind the Ika knight, and their trajectories were disrupted. They either flew up and down, or were blown left and right.

Since the two knights were so close, Knight Crow also enjoyed the same protection.

"Thanks, haha."

Knight Crow was still teasing Knight Ika at this time.

Most of the crossbow arrows were affected by the strong wind and lost their accuracy, but there were still a small number of crossbow arrows that passed through the strong wind and headed towards the two knights.

At this time, a circle of strong wind around Knight Ika came in handy. The crossbow arrow was blown by the rotating wind and was affected again. Finally, Knight Ika was unable to do anything.

"Hmph." Knight Ika snorted coldly. He immediately realized that the opponent must have calculated his ability according to the rules of this competition, so he used his protection to save his own strength.

Although it seems that the crossbow arrows fired at this time can't do anything to him, only he knows that this continuous release of power consumes a lot of money on him.

Not only are the magical spells prayed to gods being consumed, but the power accumulated in the metal war hammer is also being consumed. Moreover, it has also been used in the last round of competition, and the energy accumulated in daily life is being used rapidly.

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"Oh! Ika Knight!"

"It's amazing! This terrifying offensive has no effect!"

"Incredible. The knight is really awesome."

The onlookers all became excited after the Ika Knight released his power.

Everyone could see clearly that the continuous terrifying crossbow attack was like a nemesis after encountering the strong wind released by the Ika Knight.

A crossbow bolt that normally couldn't be blocked by armor was now being shot by hundreds and thousands, but it was completely unable to do anything to the two knights who were just standing there.

Of course, everyone also saw that Knight Crow was taking advantage of Knight Ika at this time, but they didn't say that they couldn't take advantage of Knight Ika, so except for a small number of people who supported Knight Ika, no one else said anything about it.

Knight Rumi chuckled, knowing that was the case.

Seeing that his militiamen seemed to have slowed down their offensive, he immediately straightened his face and yelled at the hesitant militiamen: "Why are you slowing down? Keep going! Didn't you see that the knights were forced to show their true strength? Go ahead and put more pressure on them."

Then he quickened his pace and ordered the uncalled teams one by one to release arrows.

"Don't slow down! You two teams, don't follow me here. Take my warrant and go to the logistics department to get more crossbow arrows. Come over and replenish arrows for the team that attacks first!"

The two teams took the order and left, and Kil was also stopped by Knight Rumi: "Kiel, follow here and urge them to move faster. I don't want the offensive here to weaken!"

"Yes, my lord."

Kil patted the horses and followed the two groups of militiamen. While urging them to receive the crossbows, he helped carry some on the horses.

The clerk on the logistics carriage had been notified before, so he was very open to the militiamen who came to ask for more crossbows. They usually took the crossbows mounted on the carriage very seriously, but now they were very generous.

Some town militiamen on the logistics carriages also wanted to watch the competition in the open space in the distance. However, they could not leave the carriages containing a large amount of supplies, so they had to climb on top of the carriages, stand tall, and use their hands to block the sun. The pergola, watching the competition situation from a distance.

The people above were watching and talking about the real-time situation to others below who couldn't get up.

"No, that young knight is surrounded by strong winds, and our crossbows can't blow through them. They all missed!"

"Hey, can those guys in the hands of the militia really be able to deal with the knights? The adults said they can, but in this situation, it seems that they can't."

After hearing this, Kil couldn't help but give them an answer: "No problem, things will change soon. Let's work harder and transport more crossbows. Anyway, we will pick them up again later. It's a waste." No."

Several logistics militiamen wanted to ask Kiir what it means that things will change?

But after Kiel loaded hundreds of kilograms of crossbow arrows on the horses, he immediately took the people away. Their words still didn't come out.

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After being scolded by Knight Rumi, the militiamen who started shooting regained their spirits. They re-followed the process and speed of previous training, pulled up the crossbow string, and then placed a newly transported crossbow arrow. Then they used the simple aiming mechanism on the crossbow arm to aim in the direction of the two knights, and then pulled the mechanism to release the arrow. .

The two knights in the distance were surrounded by a strong wind, and there were continuous crossbow arrows on both sides, so the figures of the knights were not very clear.

But it's not necessary. You'll be blown away by the opponent's magical ability anyway, so just take a quick look.

They thought so, but the Ika Knights thought exactly the opposite.

The first thing that couldn't withstand it was his magic.

After all, he is not a dedicated church priest. Even if he has believed in knights and the god of wind since he was a child because of his family, he still has no intention of pursuing it, and the divine power in his body is still limited.

Although he could temporarily pray to the gods for strength and support, he knew very well that the relationship between priests and gods was more like business. Both the gods themselves and the priests themselves had to gain from the use of magic.

Either it is necessary to develop believers on a daily basis, or it is necessary to use divine magic to have a positive impact on believers, so that divine power can be continuously replenished.

Today, although he has shown the power and greatness of the God of Wind in the eyes of the people and businessmen. However, the people in Annuguan and the passing businessmen had limited belief in the God of Wind. They believed more in the God of Wealth. Secondly, it takes a while for positive feedback to come back. Although the gods are happy, the impact is really limited.

Not being a full-time priest, his connection to the gods was really limited.

The weakening of his divine power forced him to weaken and cancel the strong wind at the forefront.

Although the number of crossbow arrows that passed through the wind surrounding him immediately increased, at least at the same time Knight Crow could not use his defensive abilities in vain.

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The people in the distance saw that the strong wind that affected the crossbow shooting suddenly weakened and disappeared, and they couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Needless to say, everyone could see that Knight Ika seemed to be running out of strength.

I don't know who started it first, and the shouts of "Ika! Ika! Ika!" gradually sounded.

The local people then all shouted in unison. They shouted the name of the Ika Knight and gave some encouragement to the Ika Knight who was hit by the violent storm of crossbows.

Baron Kendall glanced at Mr. Portoris, who was not far away giving instructions to his men. He smiled slightly and said nothing.

Is this useful?

He didn't think so. No matter how hard the young knight worked, his strength was still limited.

However, he still made a gesture to Knight Rumi, telling him to increase his strength, and in one fell swoop, the weakened Knight Ika fell down.

Knight Rumi then allowed all the militiamen who had already stood faintly in a semi-arc to shoot freely at the two knights.

In an instant, the last nearly two hundred militiamen who had not yet taken action also released the crossbow arrows on their crossbows. They couldn't wait to join in, pushing the competition to a climax.

The violent wind and rain of crossbow arrows were completely unable to describe the scene at this time.

The terrifying, visible shards of crossbow arrows had pierced the two knights' bodies into pitch-black grass.

The original ground was completely invisible, leaving only the shadows of two small bird feathers used by the crossbow nocks as markers and wind guides for balance.

Even though Knight Ika was still surrounded by swirling winds at this time, more crossbow arrows continued to hit him than before.

At this time, he could no longer hear the people's cheers for him before, and his ears were filled with the crisp sound of the metal arrows of the crossbow hitting his body.

These sounds joined together, gradually distorting his consciousness and losing his ability to think.

Only two tightly clenched teeth can still represent his persistence.

Blood gradually flowed from the teeth and lips, which was caused by the blood rising in the mouth that could no longer be blocked.

What he didn't know was that the handle of the metal war hammer in his hand had been broken off by the continuous crossbow arrows. At the same time, most of the body armor had been left tightly close to a small part of the body. They had all been broken by crossbow arrows and turned into pieces.

A small part of his body still existed, and it was only because the force of the strong wind on the head of the hammer projected all its power onto the surface of his body, thus saving his life.

But the metal warhammer used all its power to protect its owner, and the side facing the crossbow had been thinned by a finger's thickness of material.

Knight Crow standing next to him with one arm in front of his face said nothing. An attack of this magnitude would also cause serious damage to his armor, but fortunately, the power of the earth element formed a protective network under the surface of the armor. Not only Transferring a large amount of impact force to the ground beneath his feet, it provides additional blessings to his armor.

Every crossbow arrow that hits him seems to be blocked by the thick steel armor, but in fact, the moment the crossbow arrow hits the armor, the elemental power under the armor actively blocks the crossbow arrows and sends them flying out in advance.

Therefore, the armor will only be slightly damaged. Even if these damages continue to accumulate, the entire armor will not be shot to pieces like the Ika Knight.

Knight Crow felt something was wrong, and the life energy of Knight Ika beside him quickly weakened.

He turned around and saw that Knight Ika had lost consciousness. At this time, he was relying on his weapon power to barely protect most of his body.

"not good."

He activated his life energy, and the life energy whose nature had been changed by pure elemental crystals enveloped the power of the earth beneath his feet. He supported it directly outside the armor, forming an isolation shield slightly larger than himself.

The essence of life energy is ego and rejection.

They do not allow anything other than themselves to hurt themselves, so as soon as these earthy-colored thick life energies appear, all the crossbow arrows fired at Knight Crow will fly away, and the more they attack them, the more powerful these life energies will be. active.

Knight Crow withstood the continuous crossbow fire from hundreds of people, took two steps and moved in front of Knight Ika, helping him block the front.

Amidst the crackling sounds all around him, Knight Crow shook his right hand upwards.

In order to be conspicuous to the people on the opposite side, he used his life energy to drive the land in front of him to rise two meters high.

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"Wait! Look, the Kendall knight walks up to Knight Ika!"

As soon as this person said this, everyone else saw it. Sure enough, I don't know what happened. The middle-aged knight in thick armor waved his hand here, and then raised a piece of ground to block the incoming crossbow arrows. live.

Knight Rumi also shouted at the same time: "Stop! Stop shooting! Stop shooting!"

The militiamen who had been shooting for a while immediately sat on the ground and waved their hands to rest. The militiamen who had just joined the shooting action unloaded the crossbow arrows from their hands with a look of pity, then pulled the crossbow string and carefully removed the crossbow. arms loosen.

"What's wrong?"

It was also the first time for Baron Kendall to see hundreds of people shooting at one place at the same time, so he was a little confused about stopping.

Knight Rumi walked over quickly and said to the Baron: "Knight Crow suddenly took the initiative to cover Knight Ika, and waved his hand to indicate that the attack was suspended. It seems that something happened to Knight Ika."

As soon as his words came out, the Baron frowned. Although he wanted to win this sudden competition, he didn't want to cause any high-level trouble.

Mr. Portoris' expression changed next to him, and he immediately shouted for someone to look in the direction of the two knights.

He himself was not worried, so he also mounted his horse and rushed towards the opposite side.

But fortunately, the moment the shooting stopped, Knight Crow supported his body with broken armor. He only held a metal war hammer with a hammer head and a little hammer handle, and walked out from the crossbow bolts on the ground.

"By the gods, Bols, how are you? Are you okay?"

Mr. Portoris rode very fast. As soon as he reached the two knights, he jumped off the horse. It was obvious that his riding skills were very good.

Seeing the knight whose entire body of steel armor had been shot to pieces, Portoris simply couldn't do anything. As soon as his hand touched the surface of Knight Ika's armor, he was burned by the heat on it.

"Be careful, the temperature of metal after impact is not low."

Knight Crow laid Knight Ika down on the grass without crossbows, and first tried to take off the opponent's helmet.

But the steel helmet that was hit by the crossbows was not only very hot, but also deformed. It was firmly stuck on the head of the Ika Knight, and even the visor could not be lifted.

Everyone around them hurriedly and slowly came over. After seeing the close situation between the two knights, everyone who still cared about the competition understood that the Kendall man won this round.

Because although Knight Crow's armor also suffered a lot of damage on the surface, and most of the anti-rust paint on the surface of the armor was knocked away, at least Knight Crow's armor was still intact and there was no major damage.

But Knight Ika was different. Not only could he lie on the ground with his armor broken and deformed, but his consciousness seemed unclear at this time.

Kendall's businessmen immediately excitedly announced that the contest was the victory of Knight Crow. They didn't care about the ugly and anxious faces of the losing locals and directly blocked the gambling funds.

On the knight's side, Knight Crow lifted his visor and asked Kil, who rushed over to see the situation, to call the priest accompanying the army to prepare for treatment.

Mr. Portoris also realized it, and immediately asked his men to call a young priest who was the God of Wealth who lived in the level, and he also hurried over to use divine magic to treat him.

"You have to take off your helmet first." Knight Crow looked at Mr. Portoris and said, "Have I started?"

Knowing that this was necessary, Mr. Portoris nodded hurriedly: "Please hurry up, but be careful not to hurt Ika again."

The knight didn't answer. He pinched and pulled the broken and deformed helmet of Knight Ika with his steel-coated fingers, and easily tore the helmet apart with the sound of metal deformation.

The Ika knight under the helmet made everyone around him scream in surprise.

His face was covered with blood, and the Ika Knight's eyes were wide open, but he was unresponsive and his eyes were dull. The mouth was moved by Knight Crow, and a lot of blood flowed from the mouth.

After looking into Knight Ika's eyes, Knight Crow breathed a sigh of relief: "Stop howling, I'm fine. I just lost consciousness."

"Is this okay?"

"Why did you lose consciousness?"

Mr. Portoris also knelt beside him and looked at Knight Ika, whose face was covered in blood but his eyes were wide-eyed. Sure enough, his eyes were still moving, but there was no reaction.

Knight Crow did not answer, but just tore open the opponent's neck armor, and then removed the front part of the chest armor to allow the opponent to breathe normally. The pressure on the chest can be reduced.

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The priests rushed over quickly. They all had rich experience in treating diseases and rescuing people. Therefore, with just a simple look, they could tell that Knight Ika was knocked unconscious by the force and violent sound of the crossbow shot.

At the same time, there were contusions from the impact all over the body, but they were not serious. It was just that the force of these impacts penetrated deep into the body, and the internal organs suffered a lot of impact. He had to rest first before using magical treatment.

Of course, you can also use high-level healing magic to treat directly. High-level healing magic does not require help from the body itself, and all healing methods are supplemented by divine power.

Ordinary healing magic only stimulates the injured person's own body to heal the wound. In this case, the injured person's own body energy and weight have to be consumed.

Clean the mouth of Knight Ika with clean water to allow him to breathe smoothly, and then put a cool and moist cloth on the knight's forehead.

Then the local priest of the God of Wealth brought over a jar of holy water that had been influenced by divine magic from the church. He first fed it to the unconscious Ika Knight in small mouthfuls, and then gently touched the open eyes of the Ika Knight with his fingers.

When Knight Ika's eyes closed, he opened them again after a while.

This time, although he was weak, his reflective eyes showed that his consciousness had returned.