Mercenaries and Adventurers

"call out----!"

A familiar whistle from Finley came through the gap in the building overhead.

Hearing this voice, Finley, who was originally a little nervous, immediately became alert and said quickly to Porlau beside him: "The signal is coming! Yes, yes, yes, start the carriage quickly, let's set off!!"

"Ah? Oh!" Borlao was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted, and his face showed joy. His trembling hands suddenly stopped shaking at this moment, and he became less nervous. He directly grabbed the horse's reins with his left hand and Shaking, the reins holding the horse were gently twitched on the horse's butt, and the obedient horse immediately took steps.

It first lowered its head to pull the carriage behind it to start, and then moved lightly to pull the carriage.

Porlao pulled out a riding whip with his right hand and gently swung the whip, which was not very long. He used the wind sound from the whip to guide the horse pulling the carriage to the left or right, ensuring that the carriage went in a straight line.

Keep going straight on this street and you will reach the determined location.

Finley stood up from his seat at this moment. He looked left and right, his hand never leaving the hand ax on his waist for a moment. He was just afraid that there would be an accident or mistake at the last moment of his mission.

Fortunately, the results of his previous battle should have frightened those who were targeting them, and now there is no one suspicious anymore.

There weren't even any other people passing by in the surrounding streets.

This made him secretly relieved.

-

After Kiel waited for Knight Crow to jump over in one step, he took off the rope in his hand and completely handed over the task of moving the heavy magic ballista on the roof to Knight Crow.

This made Knight Crow roll his eyes at him: "Go and meet Finley and the others on the street below."

"Hey, let's go now. Sir, don't forget the fallen spikes on these vines. Let's get them off together later."

After speaking, Keir picked up a bundle of plant spikes and came to the edge of the roof.

This is the only gap in the roof between one building and another, and the ballista can only be transported down here.

He held the spike in his arms, looked at the location, and jumped directly down.

Woo-boom.

Both feet landed on the ground. Because the body was relatively light, this time they only made a pair of not-deep foot-shaped depressions in the dirt. With the cushioning force of his life energy, he only squatted slightly with his knees to alleviate the impact of the fall.

"That's great."

With a murmur, Kil stood up and stretched his feet to fill in the hollows of his feet and step on them firmly.

Seeing the planned carriage clattering towards him, Keir waved to the approaching carriage to stop right in the middle of the street.

But when Kil saw the blood stains on Finley's body guarding the carriage, his original smile faded.

"Something happened? You're not hurt?"

Finley waited for the carriage to stop and jumped out of the carriage with sharp movements. It was obvious that the blood on his body was not his.

Seeing this scene, Kil became lively again: "Your ax has been killing a lot of people. Where did they come from?"

"I don't know. As soon as I arrived and waited, I was targeted. As I waited longer, there were more and more people on the other side, and their actions became bolder. Just?"

"Just what?"

"It's just that the level of those people is no better than that of civilians. They are even slightly inferior to farmers? They are like some petty thieves in the town."

Kil rubbed his teeth and scratched his chin with his fingers: "It seems that our actions are under the surveillance of those people. Oops!"

Kil and Finley looked at each other, and they both thought of Venilla and Cordoz outside the town. The town they were in was no better than the town inside, and maybe the other party would gather more people or something.

If something goes wrong, they will have to find a way to rob some more horses when escaping from here.

Otherwise, we can’t let them run to keep up with the carriage, right?

"I hope Venilla and Cordoz can be smarter and focus on preserving horse supplies," said Kiel.

Finley shook his head regretfully: "The two of them are about the same moral level as me, so they must have fought. But if they are both enemies of the same level as I have met, there seems to be no problem."

"hope so."

-

As soon as the two of them finished communicating, it suddenly became dark above their heads.

It turned out that Knight Crow had placed the magic ballista between the gaps in the building and began to try to lower the things onto the carriage.

Keir touched Finley: "You direct the carriage to move, and I'm responsible for controlling the things to fall."

After saying that, he pushed the thorns of the plant vines in his arms into the carriage, then took out the metal hook with the rope, re-hung the net on the ballista, and carefully assisted Knight Crow to adjust the direction of the ballista. and orientation.

The main thing is not to let the two ends of the ballista hit the building walls on both sides.

Otherwise, it might look like there's no damage on the surface, but the complex structure inside is damaged, and they don't have the ability to repair it.

Even if it was repaired, it would probably cost a lot of money.

That's too bad.

Finlay stood aside, looking up at the position of the ballista, and then directed Porlau to control the small movement of the carriage box to ensure that the final cylindrical ballista could land exactly in the rectangular truck compartment.

"Good, fall, fall, fall. Stop!"

Kiel instructed the Crow knights above to stop, then climbed up directly from the back of the carriage, holding the ballista with his hands as it finally fell.

"Okay, go on, drop! Drop! Drop! Stop! It's done! 'Uncle' Dowdle!"

Keir cheered, and then untied the ropes tied to the net.

Knight Crow quickly pulled up the rope, and then, with a small swish of sound, he dropped something again.

It was a backpack and a large bundle of plant vine spikes tied with rope.

Of course, Kil knew which one was more important. He ignored the spikes and carefully touched the backpack in his hands.

"Huo! It's quite heavy!" The backpack in his hand is not big, but it is extremely heavy.

He saw the radiance of magic and the color of gold emerging from the gap in the backpack's opening. He was stunned for a moment, and then carried it on his back more carefully.

Knight Crow then jumped directly from above.

As soon as others arrived, the operation officially entered the final stage.

"Retreat!" Knight Crow said.

As he spoke, he frowned and looked at both ends of the street. The knight heard messy footsteps approaching.

And there are a lot of people.

Of course, he also saw Finley, whose body was stained with a lot of other people's blood, and the slightly tired face of Porlao, who became excited after hearing his order.

There are some differences between the actions and the plan, but it doesn't matter, this is also considered in the plan.

He, Knight Crow, always handles things if he can, and if he can't, he has to use force to do it.

-

Kil and Finley quickly followed the carriage. Kil was hurriedly hanging the hand crossbow and crossbow quiver that Porlao had returned to him on his belt.

Knight Crow and Porlau the driver were in the carriage.

The reason why Knight Crowe was not asked to carry the base of the golden magic circle was that it was not light, and if the carriage was pulling it, it might delay the movement of the carriage. It was better to let Kil, who was stronger than an animal, carry it. Worry about losing or being robbed.

As soon as the group of them started to move, several chamber of commerce clerks and shopkeepers hired by the chamber of commerce appeared at the street entrance in front of them.

These people were in a hurry and looked messy. They had obviously rushed over after receiving the news suddenly.

There were people not only in front of the street, but also behind Kiel and the others. Most of them were dressed in the same style, with some sloppily dressed guys among them. They pointed directly at Kiel's carriage and shouted: "It's them! It's them! I saw them." They stole something from your Chamber of Commerce! Stop them!"

After hearing these words, the guys from the 'Magic Light Plant' Chamber of Commerce immediately started chasing after them.

While chasing, he shouted to the people in front to stop Keir and the others.

How can it be.

Knight Crow ignored him and directly ordered Porlau who was driving the carriage next to him: "Speed ​​up! Let the carriage run over! I don't think anyone wants to be trampled by the hoofs of the horses and crushed by the wheels!"

He did not lower his voice when he spoke, but he spoke specifically for everyone around him to hear.

Sure enough, not to mention the tangled and struggling expression on Porlao's face, the chamber of commerce guys and thugs in front of their group cursed after hearing this, and their bodies clung to the walls on the left and right sides of the street.

Some people sucked their stomachs in, fearing that the rapidly rushing carriage carriages would scratch their stomachs on both sides.

However, even so, there were still some people who were bold and loyal. When the carriage passed by, they stretched out their hands to climb into the carriage. However, Knight Crow directly cut off the hands of the two people on the left and right with his sword, and then used the thick rope in his hand to pull them out. Go and knock off the hands of those who want to climb up.

Kil and Finley, who were behind the carriage, did nothing. They immediately fought with the Chamber of Commerce personnel who had skipped the carriage.

-

Keir raised his hand and punched, and the sound of wind caused by this punch echoed throughout the narrow street.

The man who was beaten didn't even react. He flew up more than two meters high and flew seven or eight meters away against the wall made of adobe bricks.

Taking advantage of the moment when the people around him were frightened, Finley struck an ax directly on a chamber of commerce clerk who was trying to hold the latch and padlock of the carriage's back door.

Most of the man's neck was cut off, and he died immediately.

Seeing blood and dead people, most of the guys from the Chamber of Commerce immediately flinched. They were just working for the Chamber of Commerce, so there was no need to work hard. After all, you only get a few hundred iron coins a month. Why are you risking your life?

Right?

But the same cannot be said for the thugs from the Chamber of Commerce who only eat this bowl of rice. They see that the idea is tricky, and now they have to bite the bullet and make a profit, otherwise it will be in vain that the Chamber of Commerce uses more salary to support them.

"Kill! Take back the things from the Chamber of Commerce!" Someone took the lead, and the others immediately pulled out the guys who were eating. Wooden sticks, machetes, sticks, and iron bars were all raised together, and they rushed towards Kil and Finley.

The momentum of this wave of seven or eight people shouting and charging at the same time made Finley subconsciously put his ax in both hands on the defensive, but Kil was happy.

"Hahahaha, watch the move!"

Unexpectedly, Kil grabbed a handful of plant vine spikes placed at the rear of the car and threw them directly towards the oncoming Chamber of Commerce thugs like throwing darts.

"ah!"

"oh!"

"Why?"

"What!"

"pain!"

"Legs! Legs! Legs!"

"It's the foot! It's punctured!"

The plant spikes that Kil threw were aimed at the three thugs who were chasing after him, and he was able to throw them very accurately.

Of course, this has a lot to do with the fact that the distance between the two parties is very close, and there are many thugs chasing after them. They are crowded in the narrow streets and there is no room to dodge.

The guy whose legs and feet were pierced was not just as simple as being pierced, because Kil's strength was too great at this time, and when he was pierced, it usually started with three fingers deep in the flesh.

The guy who was hit in the thigh could still limp and try to catch up with the carriage, but the guy who was hit in the calf and soles of his feet was out of luck.

The calf was directly pierced from the front and back, regardless of whether there was any bone in the way. It was impossible to move immediately. If you move your muscles, the body will be pulled with the sharp thorns piercing the calf, causing strong pain.

As for the guys whose soles were pierced, they didn't realize that their soles were actually nailed to the street for a short time because they were pierced by sharp spikes, even before the pain went from their feet to their brains.

So these people fell to the ground one after another, and then wailed and hugged their legs and feet, watching Kiel and his group go away in the narrow street.

It’s almost time to escape from town!

"Throw your weapons at them! Smash their heads!"

Some thugs have become ruthless. If they go back after such a disastrous defeat and lose the merchandise of the Chamber of Commerce, it is another matter. Their own abilities are questioned by their employers, which is a fatal thing.

Unless you don't hang out around Strange Wind Town, you won't be able to continue working as a shop assistant.

So a bunch of miscellaneous weapons were thrown at Keir and Finley!

-

"careful!"

Kil screamed strangely, and instantly drew out the dagger from his waist. He concentrated on targeting the threatening incoming weapon and used the dagger to block it in an extremely short time.

There was a clanging sound, and after the sound, Kil was unscathed, but Finley was really in trouble this time.

A stick hit him in the head. He had obviously tried his best to resist the incoming weapons with two axes, but his movements were not strong enough and fast enough. More importantly, facing this sudden situation, he panicked for a moment. .

As a result, a stick broke through and hit him on the head.

He immediately became dizzy and couldn't keep up with the speed of the carriage. Kil directly grabbed his belt, lifted it up, and directly lifted the tall Finley on his shoulders.

Then, just like carrying a bucket of dirty laundry, Kiel strode towards the carriage.

There were people behind him who wanted to chase after him. This time, Kil showed no mercy. He sheathed his sword, drew out his hand crossbow, turned around and shot backwards. Then the guy who rushed the fastest was hit by an arrow in the head and fell to the ground, only twitching. Everyone in the Chamber of Commerce slowed down because of their physical and mental concerns.

-

Seeing that there was no problem behind him, Knight Crow finally turned around,

The narrow street suddenly opened up, and the daylight shone on everyone, and everyone's vision instantly broadened.

Knight Crow, who had excellent eyesight, just glanced and saw Venilla and Cordoz wandering on the open grass outside the town not far from the exit of the plan.

Of course, there were also the corpses and carriage not far away from the two of them.

"fine."

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Of course, Venilla and Cordoz were constantly paying attention to this direction. They saw the carriage rushing out from the gap in the outermost building of the town. Knight Crow was still sitting on the carriage. The two people immediately called to the surrounding horses and quickly headed towards the carriage. near.

After getting closer, Venila said to the knight: "Your Excellency, we encountered a conspiracy attack by a group of people!"

Unexpectedly, Knight Crow waved his hand, pointed behind him and said: "It's all the same. Let's not talk about this for now. You quickly put another horse on the carriage, and then everyone rides away from here! There must be someone chasing behind."

After giving the instructions, he jumped out of the carriage and found Keir: "How is Finley?"

Kil smiled and turned the body that was carrying Finley. Finley's head fell behind Kil. When he saw Knight Crow, he could only smile awkwardly.

"Phew, can you ride a horse? Finley."

"Sir, if you can ride, just let the horse run with you." Finley still looked a little dizzy, and there was a strip-shaped bump right in the middle of his forehead, looking very funny and embarrassed.

"Be careful next time. If it's not a stick but an axe, your boy's life will be gone."

Knight Crow comforted him, and Kil also put Finley on the back of an empty horse next to him.

Then Kil handed the backpack behind him to Knight Crow and mounted a horse himself. After everyone mounted their horses, Knight Crow waved his hand: "Let's go west first! Then we can find the trade route south."

"Yes." Everyone responded in unison, so Porlao flicked the reins and urged the two horses pulling the carriage to speed up. Others also rode to guard the carriage.

-

After everyone walked away and disappeared on the gentle slope of the ground, the originally peaceful day of the town became chaotic because of this incident.

First, the two places where fighting took place in the town were surrounded by security militiamen. The dead bodies were carried away one by one. The injured were screamed and carried by others and sent to the medical center in the center of the town and the stronghold of the Church of the God of Wealth. Go to therapy.

Of course, the Magic Light Plant Merchant Association must be responsible for the treatment costs for their own hands. Ordinary thugs and clerks do not have the money to go to a priest for one-on-one treatment after being injured.

The clues were gathered together, and this was undoubtedly another robbery of high-value property from the Chamber of Commerce. This was what the security militia thought at first. In particular, the Magic Light Plant Chamber of Commerce broke open the door of their warehouse and found the janitor who had been knocked unconscious, as well as the precious ornamental birds that had disappeared in iron cages on the second floor.

It was originally a gift from their chamber of commerce to the master of the Western Province, Earl Wedel.

It was a gift specially used to please the earl himself, so that the earl could replace some of the ornamental plants in the palace with their own luminous plants, so as to quickly open up trade routes in the noble circle.

But all was lost.

At first everyone thought so.

After all, the value of this thing, according to the person in charge of the Chamber of Commerce, has indeed attracted such a group of desperadoes to do such a thing.

But in addition to the deaths and injuries of the Chamber of Commerce members during the pursuit, the brutal battle that took place on a street not far from the Chamber of Commerce warehouse left the security militiamen scratching their heads.

Why is there fighting here?

Moreover, more people were killed and injured than those who were killed and injured in pursuit when the opponent fled later.

The security militia quickly recognized that the dead bodies were low-level extortionists on the streets of the town, and they made a discovery that made them feel that something was wrong.

Fortunately, the boss of Shadow Monster Wing acted quickly. When everyone's attention was attracted to the town, he personally led people to collect the bodies of his dead companions outside the town and temporarily hid them in their own stronghold.

When all this happened, to the people of Strange Wind Town, it was just a 'famous' theft incident that happened once or twice every year. Everyone talked about it, but it was just a topic of conversation.

But at noon, the militiamen of the security station at the bottom of the arrow tower where the magic ballista was located returned and found that the guards guarding and maintaining the ballista had not come down to eat at noon. They were a little strange and muttered, climbing the stairs inside the arrow tower to take a look. .

Then they discovered the three knocked unconscious guards in the energy room, as well as the knocked unconscious guards and the disappeared magic ballista on the top of the arrow tower!

Things are getting serious!

The militiamen who discovered what had happened immediately blew the warning horn on the top of the Arrow Tower.

Toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo——————

The horn sounded, and everyone who was still outside the building returned indoors. All the militiamen returned to the security station where the four arrow towers were located to gather their weapons. All the people in the town who could fight had to prepare their own weapons and hide at home, while the people who managed the town Several people from large chambers of commerce had to protect the stewards who arrived in the town to gather at the townhouse where affairs were handled to discuss and judge the situation.

Therefore, when the militiamen who came to report informed the belated bosses about the missing magic ballista, everyone was shocked.

An interesting incident that happened in the morning suddenly turned into a serious robbery incident that no one expected.

"Chase! Find me the best hunter and mount the fastest horse! Catch up with those people!"

"I want to torture them, who sent them, and why they came to destroy the security of our town!"

"I'm different, I just want them to die!"

But in the face of this request, the town militia captain responsible for the management of the town's security militia was very embarrassed.

It's easy to say it, but in fact, no one in the town dared to rush into the strange wind grassland like this, just because they didn't know if they could catch up with the thieves who had escaped long ago.