The hands are shaking.
Because of the cold, she felt that she could not hold the sword, and the rotation of her wrist was also a little stiff.
The close-fitting clothes were a little cold due to sweating, but apart from this factor, I'm afraid the fear in her heart was more of an influence - she thought.
40 fully armed domain warriors, in addition to 3 guides.
We can be considered as the only one with fighting power. Galeva was helping to carry things, so he did not bring weapons. Lulu's hunting bow was not very effective against these people's armor, and Miss Doctor and the eldest lady of the Qingtian family were both non-combatants. personnel.
In order to walk through the dense forest, they gave up part of their armor and large weapons such as large bows and spears that were inconvenient to carry. It was a great blessing among misfortunes. Otherwise, they would have just taken the high ground and surrounded them in a semicircle, and directly blocked them with spears. They wouldn't be able to survive if there was a hail of arrows on their way back.
To make a long story short as to why we ended up in this situation - the Aoda family's butler betrayed us.
The reason is not difficult to imagine: as a figure close to the core of the Qingtian family, he once enjoyed wealth and wealth and was deeply trusted by the Qingtian family. Although he knew many secrets, he was still an outsider - although the Qingtian family and his party tended to be new. Beijing, but don’t forget that Qingzhi is located within the territory of the vassal, and they cannot represent all the people of the vassal.
Perhaps there are differences in the objects of loyalty to one's heart, and the Qingtian family now exists in name only. Not only was the young master short of funds, but his subordinates suffered heavy casualties and some even defected. He was wandering around with his tail between the two forces of Xinjing and the domain. Obviously, this kind of life is not something that everyone can live with.
They probably took the opportunity to notify the people in the domain of their whereabouts through some means when they divided their troops to purchase supplies - they were originally cautious and worried that they might have to separate temporarily if they encountered problems when purchasing supplies in Maota. Only then did he inform all the people who were going out about their next whereabouts so that they could meet up later.
Now it has become an excellent surrender material for insiders.
Like any Kazuto noble, this deacon probably has his own fair words - but Mira doesn't care.
She would not be like the eldest daughter of the Qingtian family who cried "come back quickly" and "why do you want to do such a thing".
Not even when she was the same age as her, not even when she didn't have the knowledge and swordsmanship skills she has now.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Some things are acquired, but Mira's courage is truly innate.
She knew that those who left would not come back; just crying and shouting would not solve any problem.
She was forced to learn to be strong early on.
Surrounded, the enemy has an overwhelming advantage, and she has to solve this problem.
Don't panic, don't tremble, just think calmly.
She was trembling because she couldn't imagine the possibility of defeating these people. After all, the white-haired girl was not her teacher, and she didn't have the fighting ability to break through the level of a small army alone.
——But these people are far from flawless.
They abandoned their war horses probably to avoid bigger disturbances. However, the traitorous deacon only gave them a general direction, and then they communicated through a whistle, but it was this sudden whistle that caught Lulu's attention.
Afterwards, this group of warriors, who had the same lack of woodland experience as the Platinum swordsmen, made a loud noise, and the "click" and "click" broken branches allowed Mira to pull out her sword early.
——She originally wanted to run away, but the eldest daughter of the Qingtian family cried and shouted, "Grandpa Deacon hasn't come back yet," and then collapsed on the ground and couldn't drag her away.
Bringing her along is the worst idea. Yajiro's young sister is too typical of a noble lady. She has been cared for since she was a child and gets whatever she wants.
She has almost no independent personality and ability to act, which is different from even women like Aya or Sakura who are both Kazuto.
If nothing happens to the Qingtian family, her future life will probably be to marry into a certain Chinese family and live a life of obeying her father before marriage, her husband after marriage, and her son after old age, just like a vassal or a doll.
Kazuto aristocratic women do not need to have independent personalities. They are just props for political marriages. They are tools that were cared for when they were young and then married off and sacrificed for the future prosperity of the family when they grow up.
The eldest daughter of the Qingtian family was still crying. She didn't understand why her grandfather, the deacon who had always doted on her, would side with the bad guys.
Mira didn't get angry at her because she knew that the other person probably didn't understand what she had done wrong or what she shouldn't have done.
This is the complete opposite in the way of thinking. The other person only thinks that venting her emotions can get what she wants. As long as she cries and makes trouble, everything will go back to the past, because she has been living in such an environment.
So Mira spent all her energy thinking about how to break the situation - why didn't the opponent attack rashly? Think, think quickly, the information the enemy knows that they don't know may be an opportunity for a comeback.
——She noticed the guide's clothes, which were of the style of the Yi people, and their deeper faces hidden under the hoods also matched the characteristics of the Yi people.
The guide also brought a rope, which was not thick enough to climb, but more like a rope for tying people up.
Want to arrest people and use them as hostages to threaten our own troops to hand over surrender certificates? ——No, it stands to reason that those who have been tracking them are monsters like ghouls. The vassal territory has just captured Wanzhou. They are now in the mountains and forests of Pingzhou. Where did these warriors come from?
"Not the same group of people." Mira suddenly realized this.
Although these people wear red armor, their composition is too "pure".
There is no weird feeling that the vassal pursuers always give people, all kinds of monsters and evil spells.
What's more important is that when there are powerful beings like ghosts and gods in their own team, these warriors not only abandoned their big bows, but also did not carry any long weapons.
——They wore armor that would be smashed by a single blow from the Oni and God Clan, and held waist knives that could not even be reached by the Oni and God Clan due to humans' height and long arms.
Precisely because she is also a professional, she is even more certain——
These people don't even know that Teruzuki and the others exist in their team.
People always fall into a misunderstanding of thinking, assuming that the other party knows the information they know. But if you calm down and observe carefully, you can deny this.
Crescent Continent is a very large place, and the transmission of information is limited. Even if the feudal army is overwhelming, they cannot be present in all locations at the same time.
They were troops on some other mission, and they came just because they received a message from a traitor nearby. Seizing the opportunity when they separated a few people away from the main force, they tried to capture someone in the team.
She thought quickly.
who is it?
Is she the eldest lady of the Qingtian family, threatening the senior members of the Qingtian family who are the talkers of the team?
Is it the more noble Ling?
Lulu took a small step forward, and the three guides on the opposite side all stretched their hands to their waists.
The most unlikely answer turns out to be the correct one.
"Let's separate, it's me they want to catch." The petite hunter girl said this. Mira had long known that she had many secrets, but she wouldn't delve into them when the other party didn't want to tell them.
"Reason?" The Luoan girl just answered with a short word.
"Sacrifice." Lulu said calmly. This may be the real reason why she has been following the group and not returning to her own clan.
Both the feudal and Yi territories have the same hatred for Xinjing. If some of them also decide that this hatred is so strong that they want to be liquidated without resorting to the power of darkness, then there is a possibility that they will temporarily join forces.
"Although there are many people, they are wearing heavy armor. If we separate, they will chase me, and you can escape." The petite girl, who is a head shorter than Mira, has calm eyes and tone, but she seems to know her ending and The act of giving up resistance made Mira angry for no reason.
And perhaps it was Lulu's behavior that made this group of warriors seem so relaxed.
Because Mira was holding the sword, they were all experts, and they could tell at a glance that this white-haired girl had a good posture. A hasty attack might result in casualties, and since Lulu had no immediate plans to escape, they would wait and see for the time being.
"Idiot," she said.
"Huh?" Galeva responded dully. He knew that this situation was dangerous, but he didn't know what to do because no one told him.
"You can carry two people, right?" Mira asked.
"Ah." Ling understood.
"Ah." Then Leng Touqing also reacted. He took a step forward and lifted up the eldest daughter of the Qingtian family. Then he squatted down and climbed on top of the big Yankee who was only worthy of praise for his physique and physical ability.
"Be ready and run." Mira said to Galeva, and then grabbed Lulu's hand.
"What are you doing?" The latter was stunned.
"Don't accept your fate, no matter what, don't accept your fate! You've been struggling until now, so just keep struggling." The Luoan girl grabbed the sword with one hand and pulled Lulu with the other. She shouted loudly, and the latter was stunned for a moment, then raised her bow He took the arrow and shot it towards the Yi guide without hesitation.
The samurai were in chaos, and then the leader with a hugely decorated helmet shouted and drew his sword.
"No mercy!" He shouted loudly in Kazuto with a pure central accent, and Lulu shot another arrow, but it bounced off the warrior's armor.
"Run!" the Luoan girl shouted loudly.
"Run, idiot, run!" The tall Suomir man saw the direction clearly, and the moment his powerful calves exerted force, he rushed down the hillside like a wild northern bison.
"Sukka." The Luoan girl, who was in high spirits, cursed at the warriors who rushed down the hillside and surrounded them, and then turned around and ran towards the deep forest with Lulu.
The guide who was shot by Lulu pulled out the arrow from his arm and performed simple treatment to stop the bleeding, and then followed him with the other two.
"Don't look back!" The white-haired girl held up the Otolo-style S-guard sword she got from Placia to prevent it from catching on the bushes. The two lightly dressed girls ran much faster than The heavily armed warriors were faster, and they opened a small distance.
The lifeless running was not directionless. They deliberately approached the camp, just to stagger Galeva's route to avoid the other three being implicated.
But the warriors are also well-trained after all, and there are also forest experts among them. Some of them took off their helmets and other weights to speed up, while others, led by the barbarian guides, tried to outflank them from both sides.
They forced Mira and Lulu to turn and slow down, preventing them from running in the direction of their own formation.
The chase lasted for a while, like a pack of wolves hunting. The people on the side kept forcing the two of them to disguise themselves, while the people chasing her in a straight line got closer and closer to them.
"For, for the children of the true god!" A samurai who took off his helmet panted and came behind Mira, who was also panting. However, he shouted loudly and raised his sword high in the signature style of a Kazuto swordsman. The moment Fang Fang was about to strike hard, Mira turned around and pierced his neck with a sword.
"Sokka!" Immediately after, the Luoan girl turned around and took a step forward, crossing the sword to enlarge the wound and approaching the opponent. She pressed her hand on the opponent's wrist to prevent him from slashing with the sword before he died, and tripped the warrior with her foot. He fell to the ground with a metallic "click-click" sound.
Blood spilled out and stained the surrounding weeds. The warrior's eyes, which were gradually losing focus, were filled with disbelief as he clutched his throat.
But his death was not meaningless. The following warriors immediately realized the threat of Mira and they did not move forward rashly. When the Luoan girl was about to turn around and continue to escape because of this interruption, she found that someone had already run past in front of her - the encirclement circle was even smaller.
"Why don't you run away by yourself?" Mira asked as Lulu came back and stood next to her.
The Yiren girl didn't answer, she just tightened her grip on the bow and drew the mountain sword from her waist.
A dozen or so warriors who became cautious surrounded the two of them, while the remaining dozens of warriors were divided into two groups a little further away.
This formation is intended to prevent them from breaking out. If this happens, the reserve team will immediately step forward to push back.
No matter how powerful the enemy is, if they are careless, they still have the possibility of winning, but these people immediately stopped after one person died and waited for their teammates to follow. I have to say that their performance was not bad.
He was not so anxious to show off his personal honor that he had the numerical advantage only to be defeated one by one.
But they still missed something.
One is how fast Galeva can run while carrying two people on his back.
the other is.
Forget about the connection between Mitya and Mira.
Even if they are running around in panic, the two who have established a certain connection can still vaguely distinguish each other's existence.
There was a fierce sound of breaking through the air, and then a short spear pierced the head of the warrior closest to Mira.
The moment the snow-white and toned four-hoofed elf appeared in sight, even the enemy red-armored warriors couldn't help but marvel at its beauty.
But the black-haired man riding on it was determined to have nothing to do with this word.
His face was as cold as his gray-blue eyes. The moment the elf-like horse jumped up and crossed ten meters, he also waved the mighty sword in his hand.
"Bang!" This may be the last time the warriors regret taking off their helmets.
Blood surged out from the gap, leaving dark red spots on the bright red armor. The moment Mitya landed on the ground, she turned around and kicked another warrior away with her hind hooves.
Henry turned over, dismounted, waved his sword, and split the samurai's collarbone with the blocking knife. Then he kicked him forward and then withdrew the Kramer weighted ball with his backhand, hitting the side directly and approaching. of another person's Adam's apple.
"Ahem..." The warrior, who had difficulty breathing due to the heavy blow, almost vomited his eyes out, but the sage stretched out his big hand and grabbed his chin, lifted the man up and threw him on top of his companions.
In a matter of moments, the circle of closest warriors was torn to pieces.
But the samurai leader wearing a huge headdress did not panic. He is one of the few people who can still remain calm in the face of Henry's overwhelming power.
"Reserve team, close formation, only one person on the other side." The moment he said this, there was another dense sound in the distance.
Ghost troops carrying thick blunt weapons appeared in sight.
"..." The livid-faced samurai leader turned back to look at the rebellious deacon of the Qingtian family. The latter realized the problem and quickly bowed to apologize, but then he felt a chill on his back.
"The feudal lord is indeed unavailable. He forgot to report this information!"
"Evacuate!" the samurai leader shouted, leaving the deacon, whose lungs were punctured and unable to speak, clutching his wound and lingering on the ground.
The red-armored warriors quickly ran towards the interior of the forest, and the situation changed faster than they imagined. And Henry did not pursue. He waited here until Teruyuki and his party followed.
"Ha--" The Luoan girl who finally breathed a sigh of relief slumped down on the ground. Henry turned back and glanced at her, while Lulu leaned over and snuggled up with Mira.
"Look, I succeeded in struggling again." The white-haired girl said.
Teruzuki and his party skillfully formed a protective circle, and the tall ghost woman squatted down to check whether the two girls were injured.
The sage stepped forward, and when he rushed into the camp with a pale face and a livid Galeva, he said only two words: "The deacons have been betrayed, and they are in danger."
The old Kazuto noble held his wound and stretched out his hand towards him with his last strength. Because his lung was punctured, he could only make a hoarse sound when he opened his mouth, but his eyes still revealed the color of asking for help.
Even if this is the person he has just betrayed, he still hopes that the other person can save him.
This may be the end of someone who only pursues his own glory and wealth. Henry watched calmly. He has seen too many deaths, and most people believe that they do not deserve to die before they die.
But death is death. No matter how lovely, sad or hateful life is, death is just death.
The old deacon's eyes gradually lost their light, and his face turned livid. He was unable to breathe due to the injury to his lungs and suffocated to death. This was a very painful way to die.
I wonder what the Aoda family samurai, who stayed at the camp with the other half of the Oni troops to prevent them from being attacked, would feel if they knew how the butler died. It was because of old feelings that the sage should give him a happy death and not let him die in such a painful way; or because the samurai's honor was damaged, he loudly scolded him, which still benefited the betrayer.
But no matter what, betrayals like this will probably become more common in this land in the future.
As the power of the vassal gradually grows, more and more people will be forced to choose sides.
The cold wave continues.
Struggle and death will continue.
But at least, they still have each other to give each other warmth.
"Let's go, it's time to go back."
