Chapter 35 In the Forest
Early the next morning, everyone set out on the road again, but this time, there was a dejected and tied up young knight beside them.
Compared to yesterday's bravery, the young knight now looked lifeless, as if he was about to die or face the end of the world.
"Is this the road to Carcassonne?"
"Yes...Sir..."
Facing Duanmu Huai's inquiry, the young knight no longer showed any signs of struggling.
"Okay, lead the way."
"Yes..."
Looking at the listless young knight in front, Alyssa looked confused.
"It's strange, why is he so obedient all of a sudden? I thought he would continue to contradict the Black Knight."
"Hahaha, this...this is because..."
Hearing Alyssa's doubts, the elf scout opened his mouth to explain with an expression of not being too concerned about the excitement.
"When this guy woke up, he seemed ashamed that he wet his pants and fainted after being scared by the Black Knight. He kept saying that he was not worthy of becoming a knight favored by the goddess, so he swore to the Black Knight to become his slave... …”
"Huh? But doesn't he regard the Black Knight as a devil?"
"That's right, so what he said at the time was, 'Having lost the favor of the goddess, I no longer have the face to pursue her, so let me become a member of the devil!'"
"......Haaah......"
Alyssa was confused when she heard the elf scout's description. She had no idea what kind of brain circuit this was. You must know that when Alyssa was kidnapped by the followers of the evil gods, she was absolutely unwilling to become their sacrifice. Therefore, even if she was killed by Duanmu Huai, she was not willing to let those evil god believers succeed. But now this young knight is so ashamed that he wants to become the devil's lackey just because he is scared to death?
"Obviously he was very brave yesterday..."
"This is how hot it is in three minutes."
The elf scout waved his hand.
"Just like us scouts, everyone thinks it's fun to live in the forest and track prey. But when you really hide in the forest, you can't make a sound even if you are bitten by mosquitoes. You will be hunted by wild beasts, and you may even die in obscurity. It’s another thing when you become food for wild beasts.”
After saying this, the elf scout curled his lips.
"Like that guy, he probably heard some nonsense stories about knights fighting dragons bravely, and thought that he could defeat the dragon, gain countless treasures, and then marry a beautiful princess, so he just went out to travel. This kind of person can't even see the shadow of the evil dragon. He is probably killed by something like a rat man."
"That's it..."
After listening to the elf scout's words, Alyssa was also confused. She and Kristen looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
"Some young people do."
At this time, the old knight Cardo also nodded.
"Many of my recruits thought knights in armor were handsome. In their imaginations, knights were heroes who rode tall horses, wore shining armor, were respected by people, and were admired by beautiful women. .”
"But isn't that what Mr. Cardo is like?"
Alyssa looked at the old knight curiously, who smiled and waved his hand.
"Hahaha, thank you for the compliment, young lady, but this is only one aspect of knights. In fact, knights also need to undergo very strict training. They not only have to learn to ride horses and kill enemies, but also learn how to survive in the wild... In fact, many people There are many people who can't stand the training of rolling in the mud, and run away crying, "This is not the knight I want to be."
"That's it..."
Although it may be the first time for nobles like Alyssa and Christine to meet people like the young knight, but for the elf scouts and old knights, they have seen too many similar people.
"Huh?"
At this moment, suddenly, the Elf Scout's ears twitched, and then she raised her head and looked forward.
"Black Knight, did you hear it?" "Well, there was the sound of fighting, and I heard it too."
Facing the elf scout's inquiry, Duanmuhuai also nodded. His detector also captured the sound of weapons clashing in the distance, so Duanmuhuai immediately turned on the holographic projection and then magnified it again. Soon, in the holographic image, everyone saw a group of carriages being attacked.
What attacked them was a group of green-skinned, tall monsters.
"Wow, it's an orc..."
Seeing this scene, the elf scout showed an undisguised expression of disgust, and Duanmu Huai also nodded. He also understood very well why the elf scout showed such an expression.
Green-skinned orcs are also a very troublesome creature, and their destructive power is even higher than that of rat men. If the ratmen's actions have some kind of goals, then the greenskins' actions are very simple.
The three cycles of destruction, looting, and killing.
For the greenskins, the most important thing in this world is happiness, and happiness means fighting. Whether it is fighting with one's own people or fighting with outsiders, as long as there is a fight, they are happy, and if there is no fight, they are unhappy. So they are either fighting or on the way to fight.
Not only that, it is also difficult to completely eliminate these green skins, because strictly speaking, they are not animals, but a fungal plant... yes, the kind that can photosynthesize.
This is also the way green-skinned orcs reproduce. They reproduce not by giving birth, but by growing out of the ground like plants.
The so-called - I plant one greenskin in the spring, and I will harvest a bunch of small greenskins in the fall... Its reproductive capacity is even comparable to that of the Tyranids that dominate the universe.
The green-skinned orc is not in the Chaos camp, but it is not in the Order camp either. To put it bluntly, it just wants to fight, and anyone who enters its field of vision is its opponent. When there are outsiders, beat outsiders; when there are no outsiders, beat your own people. To be honest, for a small country like Bretonnia to be able to withstand the attack of the northern orcs, it is really... difficult for it.
"Want to help?"
"Of course, after all, here, one more friend means one more path."
As he spoke, Duanmu Huai clenched his war hammer and stared at the young knight next to him.
"Hey, kid."
"Hey! What, what happened?"
"Come with me to fight the orcs."
"Wait? Wait? Orc? Why??"
"Huh? Didn't you swear to be my loyal subordinate? Then as a despicable devil, isn't it normal for me to let you die first? Leave quickly! Or I will smash your head!"
"Hey————!"
Hearing Duanmu Huai's threat, the young knight immediately cried and followed Duanmu Huai with his long sword.
When Duanmu Huai arrived with the reluctant knights, the battle situation had already begun to develop in a direction unfavorable to the caravan. The orcs roared angrily and began to compress the caravan's defense line, which was already beginning to be shaky and unsustainable.
"Go, come on!"
Duanmuhuai kicked the young knight, glared at him and gave the order. The latter held the sword with a pale face and looked at the group of green-skinned orcs not far away, trembling all over.
"No, no, no way...I can't fight so many..."
"What use are you to a waste."
Duanmu Huai glanced at the young knight in displeasure, then clenched his war hammer, jumped up, blasted air from his jetpack, and brought Duanmu Huai down quickly towards the orcs! !
"Boom!!!"
Duanmu Huai fell from the sky and smashed directly into the orc army. The orcs who were attacked hurriedly turned their heads and looked at the warrior who was taller than them. Almost all the orcs' eyes lit up!
Compared to those cowards hiding behind the truck, this is the opponent they want! !
"WAAAAAAAAAGH!!!"
The next moment, the orcs raised their weapons and rushed towards Duanmuhuai with a loud roar!
(End of chapter)