Mercenaries and Adventurers

After the Kendal army completed its formation, it guided the stone pillars along the trade routes distributed sequentially on the grassland.

Each stone pillar is built at a distance that can be seen from each other. As long as there is no rain or fog, you can clearly and unmistakably walk on the open and boundless grassland without getting lost and going the wrong way.

The Rumi knights lengthened the traveling time during the march, and at the same time reduced the rest time in the middle. Relying on this method of squeezing the militiamen's physical strength, they strived to walk a longer distance during this period of time when the strong wind did not blow again.

Keir rode a horse and led a man on horseback to patrol the outer edge of the army, using the height advantage of riding a horse to alert the army to possible monsters hiding in the grass along the road.

Yesterday, I learned from Xueyasite next to me that there are two common attack methods of this kind of harpies, or they use their exceptionally good sight to see the moving route of the people and horses from a distance, and rush to the route ahead of time In the tall grass next to it, when someone approached, it jumped out of the grass, caught the person and flew straight up.

Or the harpies would take advantage of the local strong winds, and then attack from the air, break into the crowd who only wanted to avoid the strong winds, grab their prey directly, and fly away with big thorns.

At this time, the strong wind on the strange wind grassland has not yet blown, and Keel and the others are on guard against the former.

Click, click, click, click—

Under the control of the riders, the galloping horses trampled straight towards any suspicious grass next to the army.

After a while, although no harpies intending to attack were found in the tall grass, there were quite a few beasts of all sizes with green fur. They were all trampled by the horses, and jumped out of the tall grass in a panic, heading straight towards the harpy. Running deep into the grassland.

Naturally, there are also panicked guys who don't look at the direction in panic, just run away, and rush towards the passing brigade of militiamen.

Well, if one person is facing a sharp-mouthed beast alone, the Kendall militia may be a little worried, but whether it is the militia teams on the left and right sides, or the militia teams in the front, which one is not gathered by hundreds of people? Together, a single beast makes the militiamen needless to yawn.

At this time, facing the green fur beast rushing in panic, the militiamen in the front row just put down the spears in their hands, and pointed the spear point in the direction of the beast from a distance of several meters.

Puff. Puff.

The beast couldn't retreat even if it wanted to. Facing the tips of several spears in front of it, it could only slam into them on its own initiative, and was pierced by the sharp spears.

As for the beasts rushing towards the grassland, the men and horses in Kiel's team ignored them.

"Ster, it looks like there are no harpies hiding in the grass. Maybe they won't come?" Keel was a little relaxed. Although he hoped to deal with more monsters, he was the one who took the risk and dealt with it himself. Responsibility, after all he needs monster meat for nutrition.

But other people in the team don't need to bear this extra risk and casualty for nothing.

Bloodyaster looked at Keel, who was dressed in solid metal, with both worry and envy in his eyes, and he said, "It's best like this, but I'm afraid that those guys will all choose to fight in the windy situation instead." Get off the assault team."

Kiel was also a little worried after hearing this. The strong wind in this place is indeed weird. It blows out of nowhere, the wind is strong and lasts for a long time, which is a trouble for anyone and life, but those monsters that can fly are actually wind Like the favorite in the wind, not only is it not affected, but it has an advantage in the strong wind.

While talking, the prairie that was originally just a gentle breeze, a wave of grass waved from a distance.

The strong wind is invisible to the naked eye, but after the force of this movement engulfs the object, it can be seen by the naked eye.

Broken blades of grass and delicate flowers of various colors were blown by the wind, and they flew into the sky with a whir, turning and entangled in the air, and accompanied by the sound of the wind that was getting louder, they all rushed towards human beings head-on.

The nose smelled a strong scent of green grass, mixed with a faint scent of various flowers. But the ears suffered at the same time, the mouths of the other people around them opened and turned, but they couldn't hear what they were saying at all.

Everything was suppressed by the roar of the strong wind.

On the vast grassland, large expanses of green grass swayed with the strong wind. For a while, they were all blown down by the wind, like a blanket, or like the most humble servants. A weak woman who was strangled by this invisible thug.

Grass that is not healthy and tough enough will break off the stems, and the long grass blades will be blown up by the wind, rolling and flying into the sky.

At this time, human beings must wrap themselves in dense cloaks, because the blades of grass that are blown by the wind are sharp and sawtooth-like, and they are quite sharp, and can easily cut a beardless cheek. The back of the ungloved hand showed a tear.

Yesterday, the Kendal people who experienced the local wind for the first time suffered a little loss, so the militiamen wrapped strips of cloth distributed around their palms to protect the backs of their hands. The face under the leather and wood helmet of the militiaman was also simply wrapped with cloth strips, and then put on the helmet to protect his face from being scratched by flying grass blades.

"It's windy! Everyone pay attention! Be careful of the sky!"

Keir yelled loudly in a bad tone, and the baron's personal guards and Bloodfangs around who heard his words nodded yes.

Although they were still riding horses, everyone had at least half of their energy looking at the sky, guarding against those flying monsters who might take advantage of the opportunity to act as demons.

Kiel was still turning his head to look for possible attacks, but Bloodfangste, who had more dealings with harpies, used his experience to look upwind where the strong wind was blowing at this time, and immediately was blowing. In the midair of the sundries, a few gray dots with folded wings were seen sliding past.

"Kill! Kiel! Over there! Look over there! They're that way!"

Xuefangsite yelled a reminder, which immediately attracted the attention of others. Looking along the fingers of the middle-aged caravan guard, there were several harpies flashing in that direction.

Keir's eyes were better. Before the others could distinguish the harpies from the grass, grass, leaves and flowers mixed in the air, he stared at the cunning monsters gliding left and right in the wind.

It seems that they noticed that Kiel and the others had discovered them before the attack. Instead, these monsters with better eyesight adjusted their attack targets under the scream of the leading harpies, targeting the good targets on the edge of the militia team. It was replaced by several people from Kiel.

"Squeeze - sip - sip -"

The weird screams were sharp and piercing, seemingly unaffected by the strong wind, and could be heard from far away. Not only did Kiel and the others feel pain in their ears, but it also made the militia team on the left next to Kiel a lot of people Startled.

In the panic, someone fell down, but was quickly picked up by a team of companions.

Keel kept his eyes on the monsters, and found that when they croaked, the monsters would make sharp and piercing croaks together, making each other louder, making them even more frightening.

"Sure enough, we found us." Kiel murmured to himself.

It seems very likely that in the village of Thor before, Knight Crowe killed the harpies that attacked in the middle of the night, but was still targeted by these other monsters.

But isn't this the time to complain? When you meet a monster, of course you have to kill it, so it's hard to keep the cubs.

Keir stared at the monsters flying left and right in the sky, and the monsters seemed to be staring at them. After thinking about it, Keir turned his head and shouted: "Come with me!"

Then Dama ran towards the front of the army, and the others immediately followed.

When the militia units were grouped just now, Kiel noticed that the Rumi Knights transferred several militia squads with more combat effectiveness to the front team. Kiel probably understood the meaning of this.

It is far better to gather the teams that are likely to fight back against the monsters than to disperse them evenly. Collectively, even if the front team does not have the command and support of the knights, they alone should be able to prevent the monsters from easily succeeding.

At the same time, the teams on the left and right sides can also get quick assistance from the Rumi knights on horses, so that the Rumi knights will not be blocked from left to right and exhausted.

In this way, after being targeted by these bold harpy monsters, Kiel took them and placed the battlefield in the most favorable place for him.

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But Keir thought well, but when he and his companions left from the side of the militia on the left, they had not yet entered the support range of the front militia.

The several monsters flying in the sky seemed to have seen the timing and flaws, and without making a sound, they immediately folded their wings, spread out and rushed down with the wind.

Keel also took time to stare at the sky when he was running on horseback. At this time, he turned his head and shouted, "Here we come!"

Let go of the rein with your palm, grab the spear, turn around and stab.

The other baron's personal guards were not mediocre either. Some of them also stared at the monster in the sky. When the monster folded its wings and swooped down, they immediately raised their spears and pointed them in the direction of the monster.

Others also turned around with guns after being reminded by Keir.

Blood Fangste was more than a step behind. After being reminded by Kiel, he suddenly panicked. He didn't know whether to grab the big leather shield on the side of the saddle or point the short throwing gun on his back at the monster.

After hesitating, he still relied on his experience to give up the short-throwing gun he was carrying behind him, and instead grabbed the big leather shield, tightly grasped the handle behind the shield with both hands, and turned around to protect his body with the shield.

But the harpies, as monsters raging on the strange wind grassland, are not mindless beasts. They have hunted and fought countless times, and these monsters have their own fighting methods.

The harpies who were jumping down didn't know if they had made an appointment in advance, or they had a tacit understanding. They opened their sharp mouths and screamed in unison in mid-air, twenty or thirty meters away from Kiel and the others. Fan.

"Squeeze—"

They were far away in the sky before, and the chirping of these monsters made Kiel and his ears uncomfortable. Now that they are so close, and they are being targeted directly, the sharp chirping sound is not like a needle piercing the ear, it is simply Someone took a dagger and pierced his ears severely.

"Ah!" Kiel yelled in pain, not only him, but also the other people around him. The sharp cry made everyone's eyes go dark, and they almost couldn't hold the weapons in their hands.

At the same time, the horses that everyone was riding on were also panicked. Even though horses are far stronger than humans, their sense of hearing is more acute than humans, which actually makes them suffer even more at this time.

But fortunately, beasts are far more resistant to pain than humans. Although they were flustered, the Kendal horses kept their ground, and they still flew with all four hooves without falling.

But Bloodyaster couldn't do it. Although he also yelled out in pain, his eyes were black and he still held the shield in his hand. But his horse was not good. The performance of this strong local horse in the western province was far inferior to that of the horse ridden by Kiel and others.

The fear in the depths of the yard and the screams of monsters made this strong guy terrified to the extreme. When he panicked, his hooves went limp. He couldn't keep up with one of his hooves while running at high speed, and immediately fell to the ground. The owner also turned over on the grass.

The cunning eyes of several harpies in mid-air lit up. Although they were a bit puzzled that the tried-and-tested method was only successful in one case, they didn't care much about it. They spread their wings instantly, slowed down and turned around towards the group that fell to the ground. People and horses bumped into each other.

At this time, the harpies pounced from mid-air, spread their wings and slowed down to adjust their positions, trying their best to find the best position at the moment of final impact.

At the same time, the humanoid legs are separated and raised forward, and the sharp claws serve as the front end of the body to meet the prey.

"Oops!" Keir and the other baron's guards all saw the scene where Bloodfang's horse overturned at the end. They didn't expect that those monsters were not fools. The one who fell over.

That's right, they humans all look the same in the eyes of the monsters. Although Bloodyaster is not from Kendall, but he is in his team at this time, in the eyes of the monsters, he is naturally the group of humans who killed their companions last night .

Keel grabbed the flailing rein with his left hand and pulled the horse to slow down and turn.

In other places, it is also very easy to cause the horse to fall over. Fortunately, the ground on the grassland is soft. As long as it does not rain, the horse's hooves have good grip and steering ability here.

But Kiel turned to save people, and the other baron guards who were with him did not intend to take the risk of saving people. Everyone's ears hurt, and they couldn't communicate at the moment, so they went straight to the Rumi knight in the front line according to Kiel's previous intentions. There.

Puff, puff, puff, puff.

After several sounds, the harpy's deadly sharp claws grabbed the fallen centaur.

It mainly attacks horses and secondarily attacks humans.

The leading harpy had the best angle and the highest technique, aiming directly at the head and neck of the overturned horse. With the impact from the sky, the sharp claws smashed the horse's fur and bones easily like a sharp cone and a drum. The horse's ears were scratched, and the eyeballs were popped. The tough horse hide was useless, and the strong horse skull could not stop The monster claws with great impact, the horse's brains were smashed by the claws inserted into the skull.

Even the stronger cervical spine of the horse was broken and torn out like a fragile wooden stick under such an impact.

The other harpy monsters were equally powerful. One screamed and grabbed the belly of the overturned horse with its claws. With a single bump, its sharp and strong claws were inserted into the horse's belly, smashing all the internal organs it touched.

Another end fell on the horse's buttocks, and it specifically picked up the thick meaty part of the horse's hindquarters to tear and grab it. It passed by, took the majority of the back with its paws, and pulled the tough and strong half of the horse's legs directly. broken.

At the last end, he folded his wings in the air and turned around, slightly behind the other companions. After they attacked, he flew over the horse's back and lowered his claws. Each claw as long as a dagger knocked down the saddle and the side of the saddle. Bloodfang caught it.

With the momentum of the pounce, the saddle of the horse and Ste himself were tightly grasped by the harpy's claws and brought up.

With a flap of its wings, the harpy, carrying a man and a saddle, flew into the air.

On Bloodfang's side, one of his legs was pierced by the harpies with both legs and saddles, and the flesh and blood were grabbed together.

He was still a little dizzy, but his instinctive sense of crisis made him subconsciously slap the monster with the shield he was holding tightly.

The monster's hard and powerful fur and muscles couldn't be injured by just a few random slaps from the shield, and even Bloodyaster couldn't even deal with the opponent's severe pain when he was injured.

However, Xueyaster's instinctive counterattack greatly affected the monster's flying movements. After flapping its wings a few times, one wing on one side was affected by the shield and could not be fully flapped to take advantage of it.

So flickeringly, the harpies that had captured humans flew three or four meters above the ground, wobbly and unable to fly or fall.

"Let go!" A human roar with a different tone came, but it was Kiel who turned his horse and rushed over.

The horse galloped and galloped bravely towards the monster that was grabbing the man.

"Squeeze—"

The monster didn't just sit still, and immediately screamed at the charging Kiel.

Keir was in a trance for a while, but he clenched his teeth and became more determined. His ears were buzzing at this moment. Even if he was hit at a close distance, he couldn't hear anything else anyway. Even if he was actually injured, it was impossible for him to After hurting the ear, hurt the ear again, isn't it?

His horse was the same. Although it was in pain, it seemed that it knew that it could not let its master off the chain at this moment, and rushed towards the monster with wide eyes.

He raised the spear in his hand and pointed it at the middle of the body of the monster who couldn't fly high.

'At least save people. '

At this moment, Kiel thought of the attack of the harpies that he saw from afar yesterday, and knew that if the monsters were allowed to take Bloodfangs into the air, then after flying to a certain height, no matter what, unless Bloodfangs He can fly by himself, otherwise he must be dead.

Even if the harpies were shot in the wings and freed the captured people, if they fell from a certain height, the people would definitely be killed.

"Ha!" Half a second later, even though the harpy flapped its wings and twisted its body at the last moment, Kiel also adjusted the direction of the gun head at this moment.

With a bang, the tip of the gun tip stabbed smoothly into the monster's waist, and went straight in most of it. But at this moment, the strength of the gun was transmitted from the gun body to Kiel's hand, and Kiel felt that what Knight Crowe said was right. ~www.readwn.com~ The body of this monster is so strong, probably because it needs to flap its wings to fly, so under the seemingly sparse fur, there are muscles full of elasticity.

The tip of the spear pierced in with most of the force of the men and horses, but it didn't penetrate the monster. Even in an instant, the monster instinctively tightened its waist and abdomen muscles, and even stuck the spear head in its body.

click.

Kiel crossed the monster on horseback, and the wooden thorns on the head of the spear in his hand were flying, but the monster hung the spear head on the opponent's body.

"Wow!"

The monster screamed in pain. Although its wings were intact, its abdomen was severely injured. After flapping its wings twice, it gradually fell to the ground.

Not far away, the other three harpies who were tearing their claws to dismember the corpse of a horse heard the wailing of their companions, and immediately raised their heads with their mouths full of flesh and blood, making Kiel feel three fierce eyes staring at their prey. Own.

But Keir's expression was strange, it wasn't because he was afraid or something else, but he grinned and screamed silently.

"You want my life, haha, who is the hunter and who is the prey? Hahahaha."

With a backhand, he took the two-handed ax stuck behind him in his hand.

Sensing the scorching fighting intent of the person holding the axe, the blue light on the axe, a spiritual weapon, vibrated.

From the Angry North and South Gates that entered the western province a few days ago until now, it has not been used much, and it is quite hungry at the moment.

The broken souls of several monsters and monsters sealed inside the ax are longing for new "tenants" who don't know if they can fill their broken souls.

Oh, by the way, whether you can become a new tenant depends on how many broken souls the new tenant has left after feeding the old 'tenant'.