Chapter 674, The darkest moonless night (1)

Author: Yuan Zhen’s Fish

Chapter 674, The darkest moonless night (1)

When he came to his carriage, Bloodfang Sitting on the roof of the carriage said to him: "Kiel, stand higher and look towards the forest to the south and west."

Kil rolled over and climbed to where the carriage driver was sitting, turning his head to look in the direction indicated by his companion.

The forest, which had been blocked by the mountains, was extremely dark at dusk, but in the dark woods, a hazy light spot blocked by tree trunks appeared.

The branches blown by the wind in the mountains occasionally sway, slightly blocking the luminous place, but the next moment, you can see it again.

"It's the light of the torch."

Kil affirmed that his eyesight was better than that of Bloodfangster, which was due to the growth of life energy in the knight's training.

"Someone is watching us in the woods. Kil, are they those guys?"

Bloodfangster poked his head out from the side and asked Kil.

Nodding, Kil responded: "That's right, wild beasts can't raise torches. Some of the hotels along the way that we saw when we came here were also destroyed and set on fire. Apart from us, there are only those left here.

Guy."

Kil snorted coldly: "Huh, you really look down on us. A team of more than 800 people, do you really think they are more than 800 sheep? Ste, take out my crossbow from the carriage and use it.

Stop shooting on the roof of the car later, and shoot from the hood of the car. By the way, give me the hunting bow and arrows, I will use them when riding a horse."

After hearing the instructions, Bloody Fangster stood down from the car roof, got directly into the car hood, and handed the bow and hunting bow to Keir: "Where are the long weapons? Do you need them?"

While Kil was stuffing his two-handed ax into the carriage, he took the hunting bow and several bags of bows and arrows and said, "Well, that's fine, take it out."

Calling for the blood-licking grass, Kil loaded the hunting bow and arrows on the weapon rack behind the saddle. Next to him, Bloodfangster lifted one end of the double-edged steel spear and lifted the rear part of the gun out of the carriage carriage.

Keir stood on the ground outside the carriage, grabbed the butt of the steel spear with one hand, and lifted out the steel spear weighing dozens of kilograms with one hand.

"This thing is really not for ordinary people. It's so heavy."

Kil shrugged: "Yes, as you can imagine, I originally got a full-metal spear before I received knight training from Knight Crow. As a result, I couldn't swing it at all, so I had to hold it.

It’s used for physical exercise. Hehe, it felt heavy enough at the time.”

It's different now. The all-metal spear that felt heavy at the time is just right to use now.

After adding the double-edged metal spear to the weapon rack on the horse, Kil touched the neck of the blood-licking grass and asked it to stay in place for the time being and not to move.

The short dusk passed quickly. Due to the obstruction of the mountains, the commercial road in the mountains was soon shrouded in darkness, with only clouds floating high in the sky with a touch of orange-red color.

Keir carefully observed the distance around him.

The forest to the north is dark and quiet, like a dormant beast. To the south, across the west side of the creek, the light of the torches in the forest is also slowly moving.

Directly south, across the creek, there is a barren slope of shrubs with no trees, but the shrubs, flowers and weeds half as tall as a person are very convenient for people to hide in. The shrubs are windless on the hillside, and they are whispering.

Keir rubbed Yahuazi with his tongue. He felt that there must be many people ambushing there.

Towards the south-east, there is a forest close to the creek, but the water in the creek there is relatively deep, making it inconvenient to wade across the river. If these bad guys are very familiar with this place, they probably won't get there from there.

To charge, you must come out of the forest, first go to the clearing with shallow water due south of the stream, and then charge towards the clearing where Kiel and the others are.

But there is an uphill slope from the creek to the clearing. If people can be blocked on the uphill slope, the opponent's large number of manpower will definitely be of no use.

That's what I thought, but Keir thought it was unlikely.

The terrain was favorable to them, but the unarmed and unorganized young refugees were unable to intercept the bandits' attacks.

"It will just turn into a close-quarters melee and a bad battle."

Kil shook his head. He didn't think these young refugees, who were weak from long-term hunger, could deal with the ferocious bandits. Even if they were ten times more numerous, it would only be a matter of time before they were defeated.

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Kiel came to the nearest fire and asked these young people who had received more food and obeyed his orders: "Are you all full?"

Some people felt that there was something wrong with Kiel's momentum and tone at this time, but they still replied that they were full.

"Very well, I want to tell you something. Don't be nervous and make noise. We are surrounded by bandits on this trade road."

As soon as Keir finished speaking, the young people beside the fire started making a noise. Most of them got up from the ground, stood up straight and looked around, but the surroundings were pitch black, and they who were malnourished could not see at all.

It's so clear what's in the distance.

"Sir, Lord Knight, you will protect us, right? Right?"

Faced with this question, Keir nodded solemnly: "Of course, of course. Calm down, everyone. First of all, hold the wooden sticks distributed to you before eating tightly in your hands.

This is the first step."

After Kil said this, they quickly held the rough wooden sticks in their hands. With weapons in their hands, they felt a little safer.

Keir then said to them: "You have to understand that there are many of us and few of the bandits. As long as we gather around the fire, we will be safe tonight. Don't think about escaping or surrendering. Escape, it's just nightfall."

,impossible in the dark

If you reach the White Stone City Wall checkpoint alive, those guys will definitely arrange an ambush on the road. As for those who plan to surrender to the bandits, after I kill them all and repel them, I will also include those who surrender to the bandits.

Kill. Do you understand?"

The young people around were frightened and kept nodding their heads vigorously up and down.

"Finally, you people are quite obedient. Therefore, for your safety, if a fight really breaks out later, retreat to the carriage. My companions inside have crossbows and can support you in the battle. Don't run around, just

Just fight with your back on the carriage. There are many of us, and those bandits will not be able to do anything to us in the end, as long as there is no confusion."

Keir waved to everyone in front of him: "Sit down, everyone. Don't think about informing other people around the fire. Just take care of yourselves."

After hearing what Kil said, everyone sat down again uneasily. They talked in low voices and did not let go of the wooden sticks in their hands for a moment.

Kil then walked towards Priest Batar. He had to explain to the priest what he needed to pay attention to in the subsequent battle.

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"Boss, there are so many people here, it's all wasted money."

On the north side of the clearing, there is a continuous mountain forest across the road. In a forest full of dark shadows, behind the trunk of the big tree closest to the outer edge of the forest, more than a dozen bandits in different clothes carefully hid themselves in a place that could accommodate their stature.

in the shadow of.

There were voices coming from the trunks of two large trees that were close to each other.

"Shut up and talk less. Have you informed everyone in the south?"

The bandit leader, a sturdy middle-aged man, asked coldly.

A reply came from the shadow of another tree trunk: "We have all been notified. The poor ghosts are so numerous and gathered together, so according to your instructions, notify those in the south and let them drive as many people as possible to the road. Poor ghosts

When chaos breaks out, we can catch all those guys. Hey hey hey, there are a lot of young women inside, boss, let's not sell these women, right? Everyone is quite old and hasn't started a family yet."

The middle-aged bandit leader snorted coldly: "You still want to start a family? In this time of gradual chaos? Don't think about it. As for those caught, of course they won't be sold like animals, you%￥, yourself

How much should I keep or sell to the collector?

If you resell the money to a red house in the city, the value will be at least several times higher! You have to calculate the accounts carefully, otherwise you will not make any money or make less money in the future. How about your brothers hanging you on a tree and feeding it to predatory birds?

Remember, money is the most practical thing."

The person who asked the question before remained silent and huddled in the shadow of the tree trunks. A low, suppressed laugh came from behind several nearby tree trunks: "Those greedy birds will peck out your eyeballs first."

Someone took the opportunity to pick it up: "Eat your 'dagger' again."

"Asshole! It's obviously a 'long dagger'."

Amidst the laughter, someone continued: "They will peck through the belly and tear out their favorite hearts, livers and kidneys."

Finally, someone finished: "But I will spare your head, because people who are punished like this don't have the brains that birds like to eat."

The person being teased cursed in a low voice.

The ensuing brawl was stopped by the bandit leader: "Someone, please go around far away and then go south. Let the stupid guys in the woods to the south remind you again. Wait until these people have fallen asleep at midnight before launching an attack."

"Boss, let me go."

The bandit leader waved his hand, and a detective bandit wearing a colorful animal skin took the order. Then he ducked and sneaked into the darkness of the forest. His legs swung rapidly. In addition to making a little collision and trampling sound of vegetation, the whole person was moving very fast.

The sound went away quickly and softly.

-

After a while.

"Wait until midnight? %%&*, is there something wrong with your leader's brain, or is there something wrong with your brain? Those soft-legged shrimps, smelly ticks, and earthworms digging in the ground, why wait until midnight? As long as it gets completely dark,

The poor guys who were digging on the ground just had a black eye. My brothers rushed up and were able to drive them all away. Humph, when they got to a slightly darker place, there were so many of them that they could only wander around in the dark.

."

In the woods on the east side of the south side of the clearing, a fat bandit sat with his legs spread on the backs of several people lying on the ground, speaking "heroically" to a bandit wearing a colorful animal skin.

His words immediately gained the approval of other bandits around him.

This is the style of this gang of bandits. They attack pedestrians and caravans at night. They attack them hard. If they can beat them, they eat them all. If they can't beat them, they take advantage of the merchant's goods and leave.

Since the selection of attack targets is very good, the real hard bones have not been chewed a few times since its establishment, but some small caravans have swallowed them completely several times.
To be continued...