Soldiers who have been trained for a long time know the advantages and disadvantages of various weapons.
Take the long sword that is most widely used on the West Coast as an example. All kinds of ornate decorations used as status indicators are usually located on the guard, weight ball and hilt. As for the sword blade, unless the brain is burned out or just vain. No one would inlay things into the decorations of rich people.
The specific shape of any weapon has a very specific purpose. The sharper and thinner sword tip is for piercing armor, while the arc-shaped sword tip usually appears on large two-handed swords whose main attack method is chopping. .
The widened blade is to make the sword more durable. The blood groove dug in the middle of the sword body has the effect of reducing the overall weight of the weapon without losing strength, and also makes it easier for the user to withdraw it from the enemy's body.
In the eyes of experienced warriors, these specific details have become a way to judge the opponent's main attack method - and in the eyes of the 26-year-old noble knight of Sivalier, the big sword in Henry's hand was The sword can be said to be a complete monster.
This is not to say that its ability in a certain aspect is overly outstanding. On the contrary, every truly powerful weapon is an excellent and mature creation that has achieved a balance in various attributes.
The broadsword in Henry's hand has a medium blade width. With the long handle and weighted ball, it feels much better when wielded than it looks, and the slightly narrow tip makes it still effective when dealing with enemies. Thrust - Even the weight of the greatsword alone is enough to slice through any opponent that is not in plate armor.
'Why are you so careless?' The knight Sivalier, who was holding a one-handed sword, had a thin layer of cold sweat on his forehead. His habitual thinking made him sneer at Henry with just one glance like other vulgar mercenaries. Upon closer inspection he now realized what a formidable weapon this great sword would be in the hands of an experienced warrior.
The knight gritted his teeth. The death of the careless sergeant was a strong warning to him. He kept a tight distance in front of Henry and did not approach rashly. This made the sage raise his eyebrows.
Henry was not afraid of any brave enemies. On the contrary, it was timid and cautious opponents that gave him a headache.
The opponent was frightened at the slightest sign of trouble. Although it looked a bit useless, it just proved the knight's rich experience - the deadlock was broken in the next second. The irritation caused by the pain of the new and old injuries caused Bjorn on one side to Making an impulsive and confused decision, he wildly waved the Danlasso battle ax and rushed forward out of the distance Henry could cover.
"..." The corner of the sage's eyes twitched, but it was useless to say anything at this moment. The berserker with astonishing combat power kicked a Sergeant Shivalier into serious injury, but he also received a sword on his arm. The elites of the Kingdom of Knights once again showed their excellent qualities. The two sergeants who were originally on Henry's side instantly rushed forward to surround Bjorn, while the three sword and shield sergeants at the well behind him also grabbed hold of him. The opportunity struck at the ladies and horses.
Attack from both sides.
Henry was once again in a dilemma. Bjorn in front rushed forward and was surrounded. The women with crude weapons behind him were definitely no match for Sivalier's elite - he could only choose to abandon one of them.
"Ahhh!" Bjorn swung his ax fiercely again. The large, powerful and heavy attack quickly consumed his physical strength. In addition, he lost too much blood and the powerful Danlasso warrior was hit hard by this blow. After being stuck in the soil, he could never be pulled out - it was no longer time to hesitate. Henry glanced back. Minna's swordsmanship was quite good, but resisting three elites almost by herself was obviously embarrassing. She was stretched thin. He turned around and tried to rush that way, but Knight Sivalier, who had been waiting for the sage to relax for a moment, did not miss this opportunity——
"Tap tap tap - ew -" He sprinted towards Henry's side in a short stature. This angle happened to be the blind spot of the turning sage's vision. The spirit of the knight was highly concentrated and focused, but when Henry was halfway through the charge, he glanced coldly and made him stop in embarrassment and raised his sword decisively.
A standard block, because the size of the big sword in Henry's hand was amazing, the knight used his other hand to support the spine of the sword to enhance his ability to withstand the impact.
His reaction was quick and decisive, almost as soon as the knight raised his sword, Henry struck him with a standard horizontal slash.
In the flash of lightning, Knight Sivalier was thinking about how to deal with the impact of this blow and then adjust his posture to regain the distance. He carefully considered almost all the issues, except that he made a mistake. One thing, one thing that would cost him his life.
That was the fact that the noble knight's sword in his hand, which was made of fine steel and was worth ten thousand danots, was defenseless against Henry's Claymore.
"when--"
The steel blade that blocked the forward trajectory of the great sword twisted and deformed amidst the crisp impact and then broke into two pieces. Knight Sivalier's eyes widened in confusion as he watched it split his own long sword. The severe sense of unreality made his time flow seem to slow down. This slowly but unstoppable beautiful creation split the steel and the palm of his hand that supported the spine of the sword, and then in the next second, his entire jaw was destroyed. It flew out.
"Pfft..." The huge force caused the knight to twist his head in a big circle and throw out a pool of blood. Then he turned over and fell to the ground. The one-handed sword that was chopped into two pieces fell to the ground, and the blood of his master fell on it. However, the victory on Henry's side could not save the tragedy on Bjorn's side. Like a trapped beast surrounded by a pack of wolves, the tall and strong northerner finally knelt down with his face pale and roared. Several Westerners Sergeant Vallier decisively slit his throat and ran towards Bernie and the others.
"Hurry up and help them!" the leader of the team shouted to Henry, who was shaking off the blood on his sword. Their numbers were severely inferior at the moment but they could barely hold on.
Not so on the other side.
"Ah!" Ming Na, who was holding on alone, was caught in the gap and hit her head hard with a shield. The girl's red blood dyed her blond hair red. The long sword in her hand fell aside, and the Sivalrier sergeant He stabbed her with a sword when she fell.
"Boom!" Lesa hit the shield hard with a thick piece of firewood, causing the sergeant to stumble, and then the lady in her twenties and Mira pulled the dizzy Minna back together.
"Stop him." Eight against three, a Sergeant Shivalier who took the time to look back at the absolute advantage shouted loudly, so the two turned and attacked Henry.
The sage was very fast. He slowly raised his sword while running and then rushed straight to the side of the well. He stepped heavily on the stone edge and flew into the air.
"Bellante! Defos!" The companion beside him shouted loudly to remind the Sergeant Silvalier to defend, but when he noticed Henry's attack and hurriedly raised his shield, it was too late.
"Crack---" The heavy sword combined with a large slash easily cut off the metal edging of the wooden shield and then cut directly to the shield cap. Blood surged wildly, and the sword and shield sergeant twisted his expression and let out a cry of pain. , his shield hand was almost cut off by Henry's sword, but he still did not flinch in this pain.
The crisp "click" sound was the result of the sergeant leaning his whole body against the shield in desperation. Henry's sword was stuck on the shield and could not be pulled out, while the two sergeants next to him grabbed the precious sword created by their companions. At the right moment, he rushed over with his shield raised.
"——" The sage let go of the sword without any hesitation. He kicked to the left with such heavy force that the sergeant staggered, and then without even looking, he leaned against the shield behind him. .
The sergeant on the right thought this was an excellent opportunity, so he raised his sword and stabbed Henry who was close at hand, but a huge force immediately came from his feet, causing the sergeant to fall heavily to the ground and gnawed. Mouth of mud.
"——!" Henry looked silent and acted decisively. Before the sergeant who fell on the ground had time to get up, he saw the sage lifting his mud-covered boots and stepping heavily on his face.
"Noon, noon, noon, noon!" He yelled, and his voice fell into dead silence after a dull "dong--". Henry then stepped on him hard, making him die without a doubt, and then he He picked up the sergeant's one-handed sword and turned back with a calm expression.
"Isbeth, De, Monsto." The remaining two Sivalrier sergeants, with sad and angry expressions, cursed Henry as a monster through gritted teeth, and the sage's answer was a waist thrust - thrust.
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" The uninjured sergeant who was holding his sword high roared and was blocked by Henry's fast and fierce attack before he could even swing the sword.
A thrust of the sword cut open the tendons of his arm, and then he just twisted his wrist to retract the one-handed sword and cut his neck open.
Blood spurted out wildly, and when the sergeant fell, Henry split the head of the seriously injured sergeant with a backhand sword.
"Boom -" The weak body fell heavily to the ground, and the crisis was resolved, but on the other side, Bernie and the others were struggling to support themselves to the extreme.
"Clang-Crack-Crack" Henry threw away the one-handed sword and pulled out the big sword from the shield arrogantly. He looked at Ming Na, whose head was covered with blood. The blond girl closed one eye and nodded to him. I have no problem. "Ahhhh!" The two sergeants who ran before shouted and rushed towards Henry on the left and right, but before they could get closer, two short, thick and fast arrows hit the chest and abdomen respectively. Got these two people.
"Ahem -" The two sergeants who were hit by an arrow each fell to the ground immediately, while Ivan and Jericho, who ran past the door on horseback, quickly added two more arrows.
"Haaah!" The remaining two sword and shield sergeants at the door waved their weapons and chased them. So the two scouts drove away again. Henry, who had cleared the obstacles on the road, ran forward at full speed, and finally eliminated the enemies in the house. Rodney and the others also ran out with some minor injuries and joined the battle.
The addition of reinforcements changed the original situation. The struggling Bernie trio fought back and quickly defeated the remaining Sivalier sergeants.
The two sword and shield men who were lured away were eventually surrounded and killed. The hard battle ended with the victory of the mercenary side.
"Crack-" The long sword covered in blood and mud was inserted deeply into the mud, and Bernie, who was covered in dirt, gasped for air.
The elite sergeants of Silvalier fought until the last moment, causing serious trauma to the team.
"Huh... Ha, Huh... Ha" Everyone except Henry sat on the dirt carelessly. They didn't care how dirty the blood-stained ground was, and just wanted to take a good breath.
"These... these guys"
"It's probably the Siwaliya people who sent the sentry here... Wawasika is an important military town. They sent these people to keep an eye on it. If there is any trouble, they can notify the people over at Ellen's Fort. ."
Bernie took a few breaths to calm down and said this. His judgment was consistent with what Henry had thought before, but the mercenary squad leader said this at this moment obviously to prevent Henry from suspecting that these people were targeting them.
The sage didn't comment on this. He just stood calmly and looked at Mira and the others on the other side.
"No matter what..." Bernie put down his sword and walked towards Henry. The sage turned around and the blond leader of the team stretched out a hand to him.
"Thank you. Without you, we might not be able to survive this."
Friendly indicating that Henry had no reason to refuse, he shook the big rough hand.
"Thank you for saving my daughter, thank you," said Bernie, "my friend."
"You're welcome" Henry smiled slightly.
With smoke rising from the kitchen, the group took a short break to treat the injuries of their injured companions, and then plundered a lot of food supplies everywhere. The weapons and equipment of these Sivalier soldiers became the trophies of the mercenaries, but Rodney was disappointed that in order to hide their identities, they did not store anything like plate armor in the wooden house. The only thing they carried was the usual weapons.
The broken sword and the chopped shield were placed next to the dead knights and sergeants, and the corpses were neatly placed on the ground, together with Bjorn, one of his own.
This kind of respect for the dead opponents further confirmed Henry's speculation about Bernie's identity - it was considered polite for ordinary mercenaries not to strip off everything on the opponent's body and sell it, and it was common for them to vent their dissatisfaction on the corpses. things.
The corpses placed in situ without any cover or treatment are one thing and the situation is urgent. Another reason is that the traditional West Coast people who have not accepted the White Holy Faith respect wild burials rather than burials and cremations.
This is why human skeletons can often be found deep in the endless forests at the foot of the east side of the Tambur Mountains. People on the west coast near the coastline will sink their bodies into the sea after death, while people in the mountains, forests and plains Then the body is released into the wild.
This tradition of returning to one's own land may have some origins with the elves. After completing the supplies and saying goodbye to their fallen companions, the group set out on the road again.
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