Crossing the soldiers' dormitory and entering a training ground, the people who were running quickly turned around and saw Bernie and the others surrounded in the corner under the moonlight.
The leader of the team looked quite embarrassed. Till and Bjorn, who were leading the group, did not do what the leading soldiers should do but stayed behind the line. The sharp-eyed Henry immediately noticed some blood on their bodies and He also looked quite depressed.
He must have suffered a lot of damage in the previous collapse accident, but fortunately there was no loss of personnel.
"Ha...ha..." Bernie, who was not holding his two-handed sword but was equipped with a sword and shield, immediately noticed them breaking into the open-air walkway next to the training ground, but the situation was urgent. He only glanced at it and focused on what was in front of him. .
The four of them came in from the left after crossing the training ground, while Bernie and his group, together with the surviving dozen or so turtles, huddled in the rightmost corner.
Several people with better physical fitness formed a shield wall and worked hard to deter the rat dragons. The seven dead rat dragons on the ground and the blood on the shields proved that they had launched an attack before.
Rat dragons are truly timid and cautious creatures. They generally only attack when they have an absolute numerical advantage. At this moment, the reduction of seven heads has made this small group of rat dragons seem a little hesitant.
Bernie and the others were in a stalemate with the rat dragons. There were still fifteen or sixteen rat dragons left. If they fought hard, it wouldn't be a problem for everyone to kill them.
But if you want to do this, you must open the shield wall, and doing so will immediately expose the wounded and horses behind you.
Even if the emotional factors are ignored, they cannot do this considering the requirements of the subsequent escape process. And being forced to retreat into a corner must have been helpless - Henry was analyzing the situation quickly in his mind, but what he couldn't figure out was that they had time to stop in the passage to hear and respond to the signal he sent by tapping with his dagger. , that should have not been caught up by the rat dragon, why did they encounter such a large group at this moment?
The answer came immediately, as the woman standing next to Henry shouted in a high-pitched voice worthy of a scream.
"Rodney!!!" This sudden roar startled the nervous blond girl next to him and Mira, and only then did Henry notice that in the corner near the wall, he was wearing half a raw suit. The short, fat mercenary in rusty plate armor just stood there.
——So that’s it, Henry can reason out the whole process without even thinking about it.
The previous passage was one-way, so there were only two possible scenarios for Rodney's disappearance. The first was that he was dragged away by the rat dragon that suddenly appeared - but there was no cave or anything like that there. Yes, even if there is a ventilation pipe, the rat dragon's ability is not enough to lift the whole person up. Secondly, this will definitely make some noise that is enough to alarm everyone in front.
So there is only one possibility left. Considering Rodney's greed for money before and Bernie's hesitation on whether to take away these expensive plate armors, the pudgy mercenary obviously He was worried that his boss would eventually decide not to take them away, so he thought about taking these plate armors quietly somewhere and hiding them so that he could come back and pick them up later.
Henry thought that the armory in front of the passage would be a good choice. It would be hidden among the debris left by the decaying bed crossbows and ballistae. It would not be too difficult to come back to retrieve them in the future.
But Rodney didn't expect that as soon as he turned around, he would be attacked by a rat dragon. Looking at him looking a little sluggish at the moment, it was obvious that he had experienced a lot of hardships in a place Henry and the others didn't know before they were able to meet up - and then These rat dragons were naturally brought by him.
"Boring." Henry shook his head and put his hand on the handle of the big sword again.
He was not only referring to this matter, but also to the fact that because of the woman's loud scream, all the rat dragons turned their heads and looked at the side with fewer people.
"Qiang——咻——"
A cold light flashed.
In a wide environment without too many obstacles and when facing an enemy of moderate size, the power that a weapon like the great sword can exert is quite astonishing.
Taking an ordinary two-handed sword as an example, they usually weigh close to two kilograms with a standard length of 125 centimeters. Paired with the tough steel material and wide-open and wide-open slashing moves, experienced swordsmen - or even just an ordinary person who knows some swordsmanship - can use it to break bones without any problem.
Henry's sword is 25 centimeters longer than the ordinary sword - this may not seem like much, but every millimeter is crucial in the weapon. The increased length and the consequent Weight will make a difference in how the weapon is used.
Just the ten centimeters difference between a one-handed and a half sword with a length of 115 centimeters and a two-handed sword with a length of 125 centimeters has already determined that a considerable number of moves cannot be used universally. There is a reason why most weapons have similar specifications, and Henry's great sword, which is no longer known in this era, has a size and weight that exceeds the size and weight of contemporary weapons, and its method of use is naturally genius. Different places.
Henry lowered his sword again. He held the sword with both hands and hung it with the tip down on his side - this was very different from the modern two-handed sword starting position. Bernie, who also used a two-handed sword, frowned and looked at Henry who was facing the rat dragon. .
Most of today's two-handed swordsmanship begins with the world-famous "Eagle Strike" move. This move is very simple and crude. The whole body stands upright, holding the sword with both hands and raised high above the head, and then uses the weight to slash down hard. Depending on the style and personal abilities, there may be differences in the landing point of this heavy attack, such as the Tianling Gai, the shoulder or the side, but what they have in common is that they start with such a big killing move.
The purpose of using this as a starting point is to exploit strengths and avoid weaknesses. The two-handed sword is bulky and has considerable weight. It is obviously a wrong choice to start with the usual thrust of a small sword. However, holding it high above the head can perfectly play to your strengths and hit the opponent first with a powerful blow.
But that's not what Henry did. He tilted the sword to his side, and without using the combined force of his waist and calves, he simply used the power of his hands to slash horizontally.
This detail made Bernie, who was watching him, immediately drop several points in his evaluation of Henry. It makes sense for a well-trained swordsman to be described in terms such as "a man and a sword." Every swing of the sword by a skilled swordsman is not just an arm movement. From the soles of the feet to the waist, every sword they swing is the result of the cooperation of the muscles of the whole body.
It's completely natural. Swinging a sword is not the simple "wanting to swing out" but "wanting to hit", and then the whole body naturally moves according to this purpose.
This kind of aura is extremely obvious in the eyes of fellow warriors, but at this moment Henry behaves like an ordinary beginner, simply waving with brute force.
How is this possible - how is it possible! ?
Bernie's eyes widened. Henry's incompetent blow easily split the head of the leading rat dragon, frightening the other rat dragons' intention to pounce on them.
"Oh——!" Admiration came from the corner next to him, but Rodney, whose eyes were shining, was not praising Henry's skills.
The only explanation that can cause this situation is that Henry is holding a damn good sword - it is sharp and strong, and can even split a strong skull directly.
Blood spilled on the ground, but the rat dragon, which was already alert, made Henry lose the chance to kill with one strike. These cunning creatures were swimming back and forth, like experienced fighters trying to trick this tall enemy into wielding heavy weapons and wasting energy indiscriminately——
"Tsk -" Bernie clicked. To be honest, if it weren't for these rat dragons being cautious and cunning, he wouldn't have been forced to do this.
But this question still didn't trouble Henry. He swung his sword fiercely to push back the rat dragons, and then immediately returned to Mira and the others: "Do you have any perfume?" He said to the blond young lady, who He was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately took out a small glass bottle from the small leather bag on his belt.
"Use perfume. Rat dragons have poor eyesight and are cautious. They identify each other by smell, and sprinkle perfume on them -" Henry pulled out the cork directly, and then pointed the small half bottle of perfume toward the group of people. The rat dragon smashed out.
Bernie and the others who heard his words on the other side also followed suit. The pungent smell of mixed incense emanated from the liquid. Several rat dragons who stepped on the liquid out of panic immediately started to mess around. Jumped up.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak." They grinned and squeaked, and the next second they started fighting.
"Squeak—! Squeak—!" The rat dragon whose skin was torn apart by its companions let out a very high scream, and the rat dragon that bit it was also stained with the taste, which made the other rat dragon also scream. cried.
In the chaos, several bitten and painful rat dragons immediately ran towards the darkness. The remaining rat dragons who were in confusion and chaos saw that they no longer had an advantage in numbers - Bernie and the others solved the problem in time. He opened the shield wall and banged the shield, making a loud noise - and then he ran away instantly.
"Huh -" the tired blond leader exhaled a long breath: "Thanks, I hope you are okay." He said this, Henry nodded, and the woman next to him immediately He rushed forward and hugged Rodney and started sobbing.
"Oh, oh, be gentle, be gentle, Lysa, be gentle, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay." The short and fat mercenary patted the back of the woman who was taller than him to comfort him, and the others cleaned up. After picking up the luggage, the wounded man started to move again after doing some simple bandaging.
They still need to find a place like shelter where they can spend at least one night quietly without being disturbed.
The people who returned to the training ground went out from the other side, and after this short journey, the three-story building covered with vines that looked extremely mysterious in the moonlight was obviously the building that appeared in front of them. There is a city lord's palace in every castle.
"Excellent!" His eyes seemed to have seen some treasure again. Rodney changed his previous sluggishness and became energetic again. However, Henry next to him just looked on with a cold eye to his excitement - this was a castle that had been captured in history. In this case, the chance that there were valuables in the city lord's palace was of course zero.
But I know that Henry will not point it out. One reason is that they are not familiar with each other. Another reason is that it is not a good thing to destroy other people's expectations - somewhere deep down in his heart, the dark sage probably thought so. The group of people quickly entered the city lord's mansion.
"It seems to be quite well preserved. With a little reinforcement, we should be able to spend an undisturbed night."
Bernie said with satisfaction as he looked at the interior of the city lord's mansion where the moonlight shone through.
The interior decoration style of the city lord's palace is also typical of the Sivalier style. The romantic Sivalier people had some ingenious designs when building the castle, and this was especially true for the place where they lived.
The round and gorgeous stair handrails and walkways look quiet and elegant under the faint moonlight. Even though they are dirty, the stairs leading to the second floor facing the door still retain their beautiful outline.
Without stopping, the group immediately started collecting solid materials to fill the doors and windows.
"Remember to check all the passages, those guys are everywhere." Speaking to several mercenaries who were walking to the second floor with torches, Henry vigorously lifted a huge broken stone pillar from the ground, and then leaned it against On the stone window frame, it blocked it just right.
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R: Happy New Year to everyone.
