The place where a few people were was probably at the edge of a sparse forest. Not far from the road ahead, lush trees were scattered on the flat ground, and then gradually became more and more as the distance increased. The places gradually gathered together to form a terrain called the woods. But even so, the scale of the forest is still much smaller than the former Emerald Forest, so people can still see more distant places through the wide gaps between the trees.
The place now is filled with figures.
From the front of the convoy, some battle cries and screams of people dying were heard. From the compartments of several carriages at the rear, more people were walking out of them. Those businessmen obviously had no fighting ability, so their loud shouts were full of panic and panic. While gathering in search of a safe place, they asked the guards for help, hoping that they could ensure their safety. Afterwards, they were taken by a guard to the gap between several carriages in the middle. Some cargo boxes had been moved out of the carriages in advance and temporarily stacked there, forming a relatively crude position.
Subsequently, several players also received the same invitation, or order.
"Go to the middle of the convoy, it's safer there."
While others were still hesitating, Duan Qing had already pulled Mengzhu and started to move forward: "Let's go."
"Hey, you're not going to help..."
"You underestimate Kidd too much." Duan Qing whispered: "Believe in him and his subordinates, there is no problem in fighting a few bandits."
Probably...no problem. He added in his mind.
The stopped convoy was not long, and within a few steps, they arrived at the temporary front line in the center. Several large boxes were placed there in a mess, followed by some cowering non-combatants. Sometimes they looked around nervously, sometimes they raised their heads and prayed to the sky. They didn't know which god in the free world they were praying to. How many of them were there? Individuals will also stick their heads and look forward, which is the direction from which the main battle sounds are coming.
Duan Qing and several other adventurers also turned over from the box and occupied a corner in a small place. Duan Qing breathed a sigh of relief, sat on the ground, leaned his back against the box, and then realized that there was one less person coming in.
"Why don't you come in?" The height of the big box was just enough for him to reveal his head when he straightened up. At this time, Duan Qing was emerging from behind the box, looking at the player named Baili Duyou who was continuing to move toward As he walked forward, what was left to the rest of them was a figure with long hair on his back.
"I'm going to join the battle." Baili Duyou said after hearing the sound. Although he stopped, he did not turn around. He just tilted his head and looked at the other people in the box array with what he called a sharp gaze.
"Don't blame me for not reminding you..." the head behind the box said slowly: "You might not be able to come back if you go."
"Hmph." Baili Duyou ignored Duan Qing and turned around to leave. His voice also faded away as he moved forward: "I don't want to... live like I'm being protected."
The figure in the black gown gradually moved away, and his clothes fluttered. After Baili Du said these words, he left everyone's sight with the long sword on his back. The shouts of killing from the front continued, and even became more intense. Duan Qing shook his head and sat down again.
"Hey, uncle..." the little girl's voice came at the right time: "If we are like this... he... that person, will nothing happen?"
"I've already warned you." Duan Qing spread his hands and looked helpless: "It's his business if he wants to show off. Will he die..."
He smiled: "How should I know."
In the following time, the remaining players and the businessmen took their own sides and sat there quietly. On both sides of the box, Kidd still left one or two people as guards to protect the safety of the people in the middle. However, Duan Qing feels that the people who stay here have almost no other help besides shouting when something unexpected happens. When he looked at it from a distance, the number of bandits was already incalculable. If a bandit really came over, it would be impossible to defend it with just two people and a bunch of boxes.
But it didn't take long for him to retract the idea. Because he saw Guzman's figure in the crowd sitting over there.
Well, with such an old guy here, nothing will happen...
The sound of swords clashing in front continued, but the flow of time slowed down a bit. Although the players in the box array were not afraid of death, since they chose not to participate in the battle, they began to feel a little bored in this powerless waiting. Mengzhu had nothing to do, and began to think about the future events. Duan Qing observed the actions of others, and then found the bearded man who said nothing in the car, holding a piece of dough he didn't know where he got it from. shield, sitting there looking a little nervous.
"Hey, this..." Duan Qing raised his head and looked at his ID: "Uncle Butcher, why are you so nervous? Relax a little, you'll probably die..."
"Oh, hehehe, I'm a little..." The smiling butcher heard this and smiled awkwardly: "I've been...well, I'm not very good at fighting, so... ."
"You're not good at fighting? Then you got out of the Novice Village? You're pretty awesome..." Duan Qing said.
"Ah, that's because..." Perhaps because chatting made the uncle relax, he loosened the shield in his arms and scratched his head with one hand: "I've been playing for a little too long. .....”
"Is that so...are you going to Fenghua Town alone?"
"Yeah...yeah." He stopped scratching his head, and then started rubbing his hands again.
"Uncle, he doesn't look like someone who often plays games."
"Yes, I don't have much time to play, so..."
"That's going to be difficult. It seems like a long time has passed all the way. It's not easy to persevere..."
"Yes, hahahaha..." The two rubbing hands were already holding each other.
"Speaking of which..." Duan Qing looked up at the sky: "I haven't seen you off the line very often..."
"Careful! Everyone get down!"
Outside the box array, a shout from one of the guards suddenly came.
Mengzhu, who was immersed in longing, raised his head and looked around with blank eyes. However, before she could figure out the situation, her head was pressed down again by a big hand - that was Duan Qing's hand.
With a whoosh, an arrow passed over the top of the box and pierced into the wood of the box on the other side. Something like water flowed out of the hole. Probably the cargo in the box was some liquid, which had been broken by the arrow.
Amidst the little girl's exclamations, Duan Qing motioned for the others to lean against the wall of the box: "Do these bandits have such advanced things?"
"How do I know this! This world is so dangerous..."
"It seems that banditry is a promising career. Do you want to consider it? Everyone..." Duan Qing quietly poked his head from behind the box while joking, wanting to observe the situation outside.
Then, he heard shouts from ahead.
Several figures in drab clothes and standard bandit attire were shouting and rushing towards them. When Duan Qing saw it, they had already rushed out of the grass, climbed over the gravel, and rushed onto the road. One of them slashed over the guard who had been guarding that side but was now on the ground with an arrow in his body, and then directed the remaining sword-wielding men to rush in front of the wooden box.
The man in the front wearing a brown turban was about to reach out and climb over the wooden boxes, but was slashed back by Duan Qing who was hiding behind.
"Defense!" Duan Qing shouted loudly, glancing at Guzman behind him. The blindfolded old man was sitting there cross-legged, looking like an old god.
Secretly curling his lips, Duan Qing had no choice but to face forward again: "Rely on defense!"
There are only three or four players left. Although they have just come out of the Novice Village, there are not many choices to make here and now. Everyone took out their weapons and followed Duan Qing's example, guarding behind the box and greeting the remaining bandits who rushed up.
Mengzhu was naturally one of them. She gritted her teeth and blocked the incoming sword, but she was also shaken back by the force from the dagger. Holding back the pain in her wrist, she was about to continue rushing forward to fill the gap she had exposed, when an arrow flew in her direction amid the sound of the air breaking in front of her.
A strong force crashed into her side, pushing Mengzhu out of her original position. The muffled sound of the arrow colliding with the shield was heard. The little girl fell to the ground. When she turned her head to look over there, the bearded man was standing at her original position with his shield held up, trying to block the sword attack in front of her.
It seemed that the smiling butcher held up his shield and blocked the flying arrow.
The bearded uncle didn't notice Mengzhu's gaze - he was staring intently at the situation ahead. At the next moment, he suddenly raised his hand and knocked back the knife on the left side again.
This bearded man seems to have no other weapons. All he has is the shield in his hand. However, the shield's defense function is quite obvious behind the box array at this time. The bandits who rush over must cross the wide wooden box before they can hand the sword in front of the player. Whether it is chopping or stabbing, its strength has been exhausted, so it cannot exert its full power. The shield used by the uncle completely eliminated the remaining power and the threat posed by the bow and arrow.
In addition to using the big shield held up by the smiling butcher to protect themselves, the only thing that the players needed to do was to prevent the bandits from crossing the defense line formed by the boxes - the players present were all in their teens or 20s. Although not all of the attribute values of these level characters are reasonably increased, the overall strength should not be much different, and Mengzhu has demonstrated it in person just now, so they also know the strength attributes of these bandits. Relatively high, as long as you beware of this and don't confront them head-on, it's relatively easy to do this.
However, even though everyone did not take it lightly, a bandit finally broke in.
It was an accident that suddenly occurred after a few moves were exchanged. After the smiling butcher blocked the sword thrust in front with his shield, a bandit wielding a gun suddenly rushed up. However, he did not take advantage of his long weapon to launch an attack. Instead, he pierced the wooden box in front with his gun. middle.
The gun tip entered his body with a sound, and then he shouted loudly and picked up the entire wooden box.
The force of that blow was so great that the wooden box fell apart in mid-air, and the various goods inside fell to the ground. The bandits in front did not start looting because of this, and the merchants in the back did not have time to worry about the safety of their goods - their lives seemed to be uncertain.
The bandits at the front had already rushed in through the gap. And in this case, they still chose to let a member holding a sword and a shield press on first. The bandit was shorter than the others. He held a sword in his right hand and a small leather shield in his left hand. Except for a metal plate in the middle of the shield, it seemed to be made of animal skins all around. In order to maintain the offensive nature, some spikes were nailed around the surface of the leather shield. The bandit yelled, held the leather shield on his left hand in front of his body, and then slowly accelerated.
The spikes on the shield are right in front of you!
The moment he was about to cross the gap, the bandit shouted and turned sideways, using all his strength on his left arm, knocking aside the large shield that had been hindering them, making the front of the passage clear. stand up. The bandits' screams gradually turned into loud laughter. They stood in the gap, raised their swords, and shook their bodies in a show of force. After they had dealt with the last resisters and killed and robbed at will, Just hijack a carriage and leave. If you're lucky, you might be able to keep the horses, so that future robberies will go more smoothly, and the leader will...
Behind the retreating shield, a figure suddenly flashed out.
The short bandit sneered in his heart, his body still maintained the forward posture, but the strength in his hands increased a bit. With his own strength, even the shield with full defense was pushed out by him, not to mention the human body that tried to stand in front of him without authorization...
The man didn't have a shield yet, just a short sword...wait, he held the sword with both hands? Is there any swordsmanship that involves using a two-handed dagger?
The bandit had no time to continue thinking.
The figure took a step forward, holding the dagger tightly in both hands, and then lifted it up with force from bottom to top.
With a muffled sound, the sword was tilted under the leather shield. The arm holding the leather shield swung upwards with the explosive force, and then moved backwards, driving the short bandit's whole body. Being provoked by this sword, he leaned back.
【Ding】
"Let's go!" Duan Qing shouted, and then put his foot on the chest of the person who came.
"Why didn't you give him a sword just now?" When the big shield rushed forward again and placed it in the gap, Mengzhu had a moment of free time and asked Duan Qing breathlessly.
"How can I have any remaining physical strength? The attack just now used up almost all my physical strength. I can only kick out one kick, which is already the limit..." Duan Qing wiped his mouth, and then replied: "And There may be problems with the last hit. The strength gap between the two sides is so big. If you move slowly, you will give the other side a chance to react..."
"Is the gap between us that big?"
"Visually, the opponent is at least our level 30 level... Don't look at that uncle carrying it easily, he is taking advantage of the big shield." Duan Qing blocked the attack with his sword, and then made a backhand The sword was sharpened back: "And this uncle should not be simple. At least he has rich combat experience...be careful!"
In front of the wooden box, the gun-wielding bandit tried his old trick again and took away a wooden box again. A few people with quick eyesight and quick hands wanted to protect the gap that was about to be breached again, but their numbers were already stretched thin - there were only four or five players in total.
At this moment, as a shout rang out, a shining silver figure jumped out from the roof of the carriage in front of the convoy, and struck the gun-wielding bandit on the head with a big sword in his hand.
"Huh..." Seeing the familiar bald head leading several escorts to fight back, Duan Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief: "I asked how such an intense battle could be arranged. It turns out that Just need to hold on for a while..."
"This should make it... okay."
