"Boss!"
"How about it?"
"It's true, that girl is holding a little girl..."
"They actually found it... follow them, don't lose them!"
The chaotic crowd has moved to the streets on the other side of Fengwu Street as the battle line progresses, but these players, including the codename Aqiang, have been gradually pulled behind.
After all, the fireworks before were beyond everyone's expectations.
"Boss, what happened just now?"
"How do I know! I'm blocked outside and can't see what's going on inside!"
"But...but that person escaped in the end."
"I know this without reminding you!" Aqiang responded angrily: "When we fought before, he was definitely not that strong. He must have used some explosives or something... No, there is no such thing in this game. Things, that's magic items... By the way, that's right. Feng Yin also told me before that he has a communication stone. Maybe he has something more powerful... ..."
"But given the magnitude of the explosion just now, how did he survive..."
Due to the chaos of the scene and the lack of clues, the codename Aqiang could only guess this. People who had experienced it personally either continued to chase forward with hatred, or lay on the ground wailing and unable to get up, so he also There was no way to ask. Even Patch, the captain of the city guard, was lying next to the huge depression in the ground that had been "exploded" and did not stand up for a long time.
However, the order was still passed among the guards - seize those people, except the little girl, regardless of life or death.
A row of small bungalows next to the mountain were quickly left behind by the three people on the roof. When they jumped off the last roof, Duan Qing and the others were already on the other side of Huawu Street. The street, and then quickly ran to the path leading to the top of the mountain. The Smiling Butcher was the second one to jump off the roof. He struggled to lift his legs from the impact on the ground, and then managed to protect his shield on his right side - in that direction. , more guards who were hindered by the houses had begun to rush in this direction, and due to the orders they had received before, some stray arrows began to fly across the space between the hostile parties and fall around them.
Along with this, there were more shouts of killing.
"Catch them! Life or death!"
"Oh, it seems they are really angry..."
After cutting down an enemy who was chasing him to the ground, Duan Qing whistled, then swung his sword twice, forcing back the two guards who rushed forward, and finally jumped off the roof. However, he still did not pause. Instead, he rolled when he landed, then jumped up, and delivered a series of stabs called "continuous thrusts" to his left side - the two behind Mengzhu The crouching enemy was about to pounce quietly, but was knocked back by these two blows and had to retreat.
"Go to the mountain road first!" Although his attack was ineffective in the end, being able to block the enemy was the best result. Duan Qing, who was dragging his injured right arm, breathed heavily, and then motioned for the other two people to continue running in front of him. In the rush, the smiling butcher looked back at Duan Qing, who shook his head, indicating that he could still hold on.
He glanced at the twin towers in the distance, and finally turned back and ran towards the mountain road. Judging from the information that Patch inadvertently revealed before, the mayor may actually have insider support within the Mages Council, and due to the direction, running in that direction seems to be a bit of a trap. So while on the roof, Duan Qing's decision was not without purpose - in this case, it might be the best choice to continue his escape along the previous escape direction towards the end of the street on the southwest side.
"That old guy Norman was right..."
He shook his head, then suddenly drew his sword and knocked down two flying crossbow arrows.
"The swordsmanship just now was good."
Amidst the shouts of death, the smiling butcher suddenly said something that had nothing to do with the tense current situation.
"I'm surprised that I can hold on until now." Duan Qing retreated back without looking back, while keeping a close eye on the situation ahead: "Now Mengzhu has no fighting power, so I can only rely on you... ..”
He suddenly swung his sword and swung away the weapon that was struck by one person. Then he took a step forward, grabbed the person's sword-holding arm and pulled it back. At the same time, he exerted force under his feet and twisted it backwards——
As the man screamed as he flew out, he kicked out another enemy blocking the smiling uncle.
"I'm curious about what your strength is now." The smiling butcher was also very tired. He had already begun to hold a shield with both hands: "Have you had any adventures in the past few days since we were separated?"
"17, no." Duan Qing's answer was still concise, and corresponding to it was the scream of another enemy.
"Then you just..."
"Oh, yes, with the bonuses on the equipment, it should be 19." Duan Qing paused, then lowered himself, used his waist hard, and launched a wide sweep. The surrounding enemies took two steps back amidst the screams, and then surrounded them again. Duan Qing shook his head helplessly, and then stepped back again with his teammates.
This time, they finally reached the mountain pass.
"No need to guess, just think of it as... a special technique for using a skill." Duan Qing gave his final explanation, and at the same time retreated to the side of the mountain - the mountain road leading to the top of the mountain. Before, he He had walked with Mengzhu once, so he also knew that this road that was rarely used by people on weekdays would become narrower and narrower due to the characteristics of the road leading to the top of the mountain. This is undoubtedly good news for them. During the previous chaotic battles, he used various moves to prevent himself from being surrounded by enemies on all sides. As long as he faced two to three enemies at a time, he would have enough The confidence to cope with it and maintain this situation through fighting style and skills. Although he was injured now, he no longer had to deliberately maintain a situation of survival.
Because the terrain itself is sustainable.
"I'm not talking about the kind of skills that disrupt a chaotic battle..." After repelling the enemy's attack again, the smiling butcher sighed: "I'm talking about..."
"You have that skill that no one else has."
Duan Qing paused in his sword swing.
"I have doubted...you as a player before." Looking at Mengzhu who had already run up the mountain road behind him, the smiling butcher smiled gently: "Not to mention your game experience, just your every An unexpected way to resolve a dangerous situation is enough to attract people's attention."
"Judging from the situation this time... you are a bit unfathomable, and you seem to be in no condition... worthy of you using all your abilities."
"Hey, I definitely don't think this is a compliment..."
"Look at how sweaty you are." A shield slapped back an enemy who rushed in front of him. The smiling butcher kept retreating steadily: "Are you too tired from this journey? Or is it yours?" arm......"
"A few minor injuries, nothing serious." The mountain road became narrower and narrower. In order to maintain the formation of the two of them, Duan Qing had to narrow the scope of his activities: "And running all the way, don't you feel tired? "
"I'm so old that I can't compete with you guys physically." The smiling butcher responded: "That little girl seems to be running a little fast. Fortunately, she is still holding a... ..”
Before they finished speaking, Mengzhu's exclamation suddenly came from behind the two of them.
Duan Qing's eyes narrowed, and he was about to speed up his retreat when, from behind the dense crowd in front, an order was shouted at the top of his lungs across the crowd.
"put!"
The next moment, the guard team, as if they knew what was about to happen, suddenly retreated, and were replaced by a shower of arrows flying from the sky.
Due to the terrain, the flying height of these crossbows was not high, and the speed was not fast. However, perhaps the attacker used a lot of crossbows in order to ensure the effectiveness of this wave of attacks, and then launched a simultaneous shooting. Therefore, in the eyes of Duan Qing and Smiling Butcher, using such a rain-like crossbow attack to deal with just two of them was a bit overestimated.
But the effect is naturally outstanding.
In the critical moment, Uncle Smiling decisively raised his shield, and then blocked it in front of Duan Qing. Duan Qing closed his eyes slightly and lowered his front body slightly, as if he had entered a realm of emptiness. He took out the dagger held in his left hand, and then swung the sword extremely fast to try to parry away the arrows that fell on his head. In the eyes of the guards behind him, this scene turned into a One behind the other, a strange sight of a shield and a sword.
Then, the person holding the shield shrank behind the shield, and the person holding the sword danced the dagger into a sword light.
After a few seconds, the reflected sword light ended, and Duan Qing stopped panting. Although he had never dealt with such a situation based on his previous experience, his character attributes at that time were never as good as his own now. Even though he was weak, and for various reasons, it was impossible for him to exert the same strength as a divine help again, so the previous arrow rain attack still posed a great threat to his life. Fortunately, the duration of this attack didn't seem to be long, so he only needed to protect his diagonally above him for a few seconds. As for his front, the twisted and deformed shield was still strong.
It's a pity that the smiling butcher was not as intact as Duan Qing.
"So... old."
He smiled bitterly, and then lowered his raised shield to the ground of the slope.
"you......"
"Unfortunately, I was hit by an arrow in the knee." The smiling uncle did not look back: "I am old and can no longer dance with the shield."
"Let's go to the top of the mountain. I can still hold them off for a while." Looking at the wall of guards approaching again, the smiling butcher pushed the person behind him: "I'm exhausted after running for a long time. I don't want to run anymore. , this kind of sport played by young talents..."
"You better do it."
Duan Qing bit his lip, and finally took two steps back to withdraw: "What...are you going to do?"
"Have you ever heard of the 'Miracle of Feiliu Valley'?"
Duan Qing was stunned.
"The Miracle of Feiliu Valley" is an event in the early years of the virtual game industry. It was when the game "Rise of Empires" had just emerged. The empire that was the core of the game was at war with other countries and fought an unprecedented battle. , one of the battles partially failed. While the army was retreating, it also wanted to ensure that the citizens of its own city could also evacuate safely. For this matter, the general in command at the time withstood great pressure and finally sent a part of the interception troops to carry out the task of cutting off the enemy's advance path. It was said that it was to cut off the queen, but in fact it was to die, so there were very few soldiers who wanted to go last, and most of the rest were made up of players who were "not afraid of death". Due to the nature of this mixed formation, the initial interception of this interception force was very unsuccessful. The troops in the front collapsed when they encountered the enemy. The entire army did not have a unified command. NPCs and players acted independently. The battle ended in a state of disunity.
But the blocking battle was successful in the end - after a group of players studied the scattered situation for a while, they selected a narrow canyon as the location for the battle. At that time, they were not sure whether the opponent would go through that canyon. , they just chose the place to defend with the mentality of taking a gamble. In their minds, if the bet fails, people like them can go back safely. If the bet succeeds, then they can take advantage of the terrain to defend it, and maybe they can do something for the retreat of the empire's soldiers and civilians. Although later facts proved that they had guessed correctly, when all the opponent's military power came over, the players here discovered that it was really difficult to make a contribution in such a situation. matter.
Finally, the leading player selected a place in the canyon, and relied on the terrain and only a few people to trap the enemy's army there. With a big shield in his hand and a will that was stronger than the shield, he stubbornly blocked all the enemies in Feiliu Valley for a whole day. Although those people ended up being wiped out in the end, When the imperial army finally retreated safely and the whole thing was revealed, all the players still had to marvel at this almost impossible miracle. This incident not only fully proved to players the power that players can exert, but also proved to the world the great value of shield warriors in defense.
The player who became famous in this incident was the later president of Arashiyama and the veteran player who has not retired from the league until now: Cangyun Barrier. But for people nowadays, this is considered a thing of the past, but Duan Qing naturally still knows about it.
"But you are not Han Sanshi." So he said.
"That's the glory of a shield warrior." The smiling butcher ignored it: "So I can at least play..."
"Just a minute."
The mountain wind seemed to become fierce again, and Duan Qing finally turned his head amid the shouts of the guards coming below.
"In that case... I'll let you do it once."
"Hey, talk like I'm going to die."
"Hahaha... It makes sense. I can only say that this game is really well done and realistic enough."
"yes......"
The footsteps went away with the words, and from the other side, dense footsteps came towards me.
"Then I'll go wait for you in the tavern." The smiling butcher murmured, then bent down and raised his shield.
"bring it on."
