Soul of Burning Steel

Moldavia, the main city, a gray-haired knight in light white leather armor, led his horse and stood in front of the city wall, waiting for the city gate to open.

In front of his eyes, against the backdrop of the white snow, the city wall made of large blocks of black granite towered on the ground like a black giant. Its huge size completely obscured the vision, and people couldn't help but feel a little heartbroken. awe.

"It's been a long time since I came back..." He sighed softly.

The knight's name is Elson. He is a guard knight in the Black Forest Fortress. He is thirty-nine years old and has worked for the Radcliffe family for twenty years.

Eighteen days ago, he was in the fortress to guard against the changes of the monsters in the black forest. He was suddenly informed by his comrades that the Earl of Winter, the lord of all the people present, Berouo de Radcliffe, who had sworn allegiance, died for unknown reasons. At that time, what flashed in Elson's heart was not surprise, but absurdity.

What a joke!

My lord, he is a gold-level knight, a strong man who may not lose even if he fights with a giant dragon. A few days ago, he sent a document informing the fortress that this black tide is unusual and needs to be dealt with carefully. For this purpose, a large team was specially dispatched Come to support, how could he die like this?

But the fact is that the Earl is dead.

Although they were at a loss about this, and many people even expressed that they wanted to go back to the main city to see what was going on, but no matter what, the large troops in the fortress cannot go back at this time, and the Kuroshio in front of them needs to be vigilant. The monsters need to be exterminated. If the Black Forest Fortress does not stop them, the wandering monsters will destroy a quarter of the territory, and the casualties are immeasurable. Even the resurrection of the earl will not allow such behavior.

"Send a small team back." At the meeting, the fortress garrison chief suggested: "This is safer, and I can understand the situation."

Everyone thought this proposal was very reasonable, but just as they were about to leave, a large group of people came to the fort from the direction of the main city with injuries.

"The Earl's younger brother, the great businessman Danlia, led five groups of Silver Knights and two large groups of soldiers to capture the main city!

This is the message they passed on.

A team of ten people, a squadron of fifty people, and a large group of a hundred people. The guard knights and soldiers of the main city were completely unable to resist such a huge force when all the troops were going to the Black Forest Fortress. They were beaten. Throw away your armor and armor, you can only leave.

"The earl came here as soon as he died, to grab the title?"

"The successor must be Master Joshua, what is that Danlia!?"

The knights present were very angry, but the current situation made it impossible for them to withdraw their hands at all. Two hundred soldiers are nothing, but fifty silver knights are equal to fifty chariots that can charge on the battlefield. In the case of high tide, it is impossible for the fortress to mobilize manpower to attack the main city.

"The situation is confusing now, we must figure out what is going on!"

After a long discussion, the knights found that they were helpless to deal with this situation now, and they had to wait until the end of the Kuroshio next month if they wanted to draw manpower.

"But next month, that Danlia who popped out of nowhere must have inherited the title!" A wounded main city guard said that he should act immediately: "If he succeeds, at least one of you present Most of them will be purged, or at least returned to their hometown, he doesn’t need us knights who are loyal to the old earl!”

He was quite right.

No one wants to be cleaned, but the Kuroshio has to be prevented. If this is not resolved, it is useless to say more.

"The main city should be completely under martial law, and it must be very difficult to collect information." An old knight who is at least fifty years old said this. He has participated in several battles and has rich experience: "At this time, it is better to do something than nothing. Do well, but the goal of a team is too big, I think one person is enough."

"Let someone pretend to be a lonely hunter, go back to the main city to check the intelligence, and then make other plans."

This is the final word, and Elson has won the opportunity, which is why he is here.

"At six o'clock, the city gate is about to open." Beside the gray-haired knight, there were dozens of people who were also waiting for the city gate to open. He hid among the crowd, carefully observed the city wall, and after a quick glance, He found at least five patrolling people, and this number made him frown: "Why are there so many?"

Looking down, the huge city gate made of high-quality steel is still tightly closed, and several strange guards stand in front of the gate, scanning the waiting crowd.

The gate of the main city is at least five meters thick, and its structure is simple and durable. It is obviously the work of a dwarf.

In Moldavia, there are at least 200,000 Northland dwarves living. Some of them live in the city and intermarry with humans, and some of them live a traditional life underground and among the mountains.

Not far from the Black Forest Fortress, closer to the Aspen Volcano, there is a large gathering place of dwarves. They export the magma from the ground to form a lava lake as a center for refining and heating energy. There have never been monsters. He will be stupid and run over to attack them, which is easy to make people jealous.

"Boom—"

The bell on the tower of the city wall was struck, and the clear sound echoed six times.

The door is about to open.

Boom boom boom——accompanied by the sound of mechanism operation, the huge steel city gate was slowly lifted, revealing a semicircular passage.

"Enter the city in an orderly manner, and loud noises are prohibited."

A certain guard who looked like an officer walked to the front row and directed the waiting people to line up and enter the city one by one. He looked very serious, observing the people entering the city one by one, and he didn't know why.

Elson led the horse and slowly moved towards the city along the flow of people. However, at this time, a little accident happened.

"Where are you from?" At the gate of the city, an inspecting guard noticed the gray-haired knight's tall build and somewhat unusual temperament, and came to ask, "What are you here for?"

"The hunter from Hongye Village in the east is here to trade. Look, this is my prey." Presenting the deerskin that had been prepared earlier, Elson performed just right, with his weathered and wrinkled appearance showing him It really looks like a seasoned old hunter.

"That's it." After roughly confirming that the deerskins are genuine, the guards had no doubts, and simply let him go, and told him: "You can pass, pay attention, the city is under martial law recently, and there is a complete curfew after nine o'clock in the evening. , don’t come out at that time.”

"Thank you." Pretending to be grateful, Elson handed over a few silver coins, and the guard did not refuse. When he stuffed the silver coins into his pocket, the guard whispered: "Be careful of those wandering warriors patrolling the city. Stay away from them, those people are not as easy to talk to as I am."

After speaking, he walked towards the next person who was going to enter the city.

And Elson naturally walked through the passage at the city gate and entered the city.

The cold wind blowing through the streets in the early morning made the city look extremely deserted, the doors of every house were closed, and the snow on the ground was completely unswept. For a moment, he thought it was a dead city.

Martial law is so severe? That guy named Danlia really wants to inherit the title and become the lord instead of destroying the city?

Just when Elson was dissatisfied, a shrill siren sounded from the city wall behind him.

beep! beep! beep! beep!

Have you been found? !

The sudden sound of the alarm bell made the grey-haired knight's heart tighten. He reached into his chest with his right hand and held the dagger hidden in his underwear. Passionate.

This rhythm and frequency is the highest level alarm representing extreme danger!

Elson was well-informed, and quickly recognized the meaning of the ringtone. He knew that he was only a middle-level silver guard knight, and even if he was discovered, he could not be an alarm of this level. The alarm bells that only the army and gold powerhouses ring, cannot be aimed at themselves.

If so, who is it for? !

Instead of fleeing in panic after hearing the alarm like other people who entered the city, Elson pretended to be scared, ran to a corner, and then immediately turned back to carefully observe the situation behind.

There was nothing abnormal, all those who entered the city fled in panic, and only a few guards who had drawn their weapons were left at the gate of the city...

No, there is one more person!

Focusing his eyes, the gray-haired knight stared at the figure standing alone at the gate of the city, but it didn't take long for him to feel a sense of familiarity.

"Wait... yes, yes, Master Joshua?!" With his eyes wide open, Elson couldn't help exclaiming, "Why is he here?!"

Shouldn't he be in the Northwest Plains to participate in the glorious expedition against the fortress that the orcs never fall? The war is not over yet, how did he come back? !

Could it be for the title? But what use is he alone, the other party has more than fifty silver knights and hundreds of soldiers, why didn't he come to the Black Forest Fortress to ask for help, but came to the main city alone! ?

It was a reckless move that would lead to death! How reckless it is!

Too many doubts and surprises filled the gray-haired knight's mind, making him unable to think about other things, until a series of neat and hurried footsteps came from the avenue behind him, which woke him up.

blah blah blah.

At least five teams of heavily armed soldiers appeared from nowhere, holding long guns, and rushed towards the city gate, their target was obvious.

It was Joshua standing at the gate of the city!

go! Elson was about to yell, there were so many people on the other side, and Joshua didn't have advanced gold, how could he break in? ! If you don't leave now, you won't be able to escape!

And someone thinks exactly the opposite of him.

The ear-piercing alarm bell rang in my ears, and the steel city gate that had just risen behind me crashed down, completely blocking the escape route, but Joshua did not show any surprise.

Everything was expected, his appearance must have been known by the other party long ago, and he notified every soldier, whether he sneaked in or walked over, he would definitely be discovered, and the other party would definitely dispatch a large force to kill him. It is the cruelty of title competition.

Joshua moved his arms naturally without any fluctuation in his heart.

That's right, the escape route is blocked, but so what?

—Is there anyone who can stop him from going forward?

"What a grand welcome ceremony."

Without any intention of retreating and running away, Joshua casually knocked away a guard who was about to attack him, snatched the straight sword in his hand, and then faced dozens of people who were charging at him with long spears The soldier took a deep breath.

Dou Qi is a derivative of vitality, a force naturally generated in a strong body, it lurks in the body and accumulates slowly.

Take a deep breath, and with the help of the movement of the lungs and internal organs, let this hidden power burst out, spread throughout the body through the blood, and increase the power several times in an instant. This is the first battle qi attack learned by all fighters on the Mycroft Road Ability [Lifting Qi Slash]

This skill can allow human warriors to knock a burly orc into the air with a single blow, or even cut it in half, delve into the depths, and even form an extremely sharp air blade.

And Joshua, as a former Budokan owner, in his previous life without fighting qi, he could also use the adjustment of musculoskeletal and posture to explode several times his physical strength. Due to the system in the game, he couldn't combine the two They were used at the same time, but now they are different.

This is a real world, fighting spirit skills and physical skills can exist at the same time, and the two are superimposed-but it is not as simple as addition.

"Boom!"

A fiery red light lit up from Joshua's chest, accompanied by the sound of a heavy heartbeat, waves of turbulent flames rose from his body, and the air around him seemed to be expelled by an invisible force and began to roll The wind blows away the surrounding snow.

Facing the charging soldiers, he took a step forward.

"Boom!!!"

A heavier heartbeat sounded, as if he could hear the sound of blood surging in the blood vessels, and the warrior's eyes lit up with red flames, it was that he had played the game thousands of times, familiar and unfamiliar, belonged to him, belonged to him. The color of Joshua's vindictiveness.

Joshua could feel the power throbbing, delighted that he was using them.

"Pick up!"

He raised the long sword in his hand, his mind was condensed to one point, the power accumulated in his body complied with the peculiar breathing method, gushed out from the blood, muscles, bones and every corner of the whole body, gathered on the straight sword in his hand, Let the dazzling flame rise and rise, vaguely forming a layer of invisible sharp blades.

The enemy is already close in sight, like a forest spear is stabbing at him, and the sharp metal light shines

"cut!"