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Chapter 679 Bandits
The next morning.

Everyone is about to set off for the Extreme North Mountains.

However, a few more Sun Knights were left behind, and they needed to wait here for the return of a few people from the Ameche Mountains.

In addition, the dragon was also left behind.

In the early hours of the morning, Xu Shuo first went to secretly meet with the members of the Silver Shield Legion.

Silver Shield Legion——

This is a legion directly under the Duke of Silver.

If there is any place in the human continent that is at war all year round, it is the silver city-state stationed in the northernmost mountain range.

Because of the harassment of monsters, there is a small battle every three months in this place, and a big war once a year.

Warcraft does not have the habit of hibernating.

After all, there are six months of snow in the extreme north mountain range, and hail in the remaining six months. In winter, snow and hail fall together.

And the characteristics of Warcraft can make them more active during the cold winter, so large-scale wars basically take place at this time.

The battle in the Extreme North Mountains a few days ago.

Most of the noble lords in the empire have heard of it, but no one thinks there is anything unusual.

Because this is already a common occurrence.

The existence of the Silver City-State also exists to resist the invasion of monsters, including the Silver Shield Legion that has been stationed there all year round.

Aristocratic events hundreds of years ago.

Only the existence of the Silver Shield Legion was not abolished by the empire.

Because everyone knows that the empire still needs them.

Whether it is to compensate the Silver Duke who has been stationed in the Extreme North Mountains for generations, or to resist the invasion of monsters, this legion has survived.

And after hundreds of years of operation, on the surface, the Silver Shield Legion is the army of the empire, but everyone knows it secretly.

This is the private soldier under the Duke of Silver.

...

When leaving early in the morning.

Xu Shuo and Suo La were the first to leave the city on horseback.

A quarter of an hour later, the Sun Knight and the Silver Shield Legion followed closely behind, but this time they kept a distance of more than ten kilometers from the front.

Most of the Northland is a plain, and the outline of the mountains can be vaguely seen when looking at it, but the distance is too far away, and the winding and undulating ridges are hidden in the white clouds.

Girls can ride horses, and they can even run wildly.

After all, this character's body has been wasted outside for several years, and the hardships of eating and sleeping in the open air are no less than these three days.

So after several hours of continuous horse riding, her people are not very tired and can be tolerated, but the horse under her crotch has already begun to get tired.

At this time, Xu Shuo's speed slowed down.

"Let's take a rest in front, eat something, and we should be able to reach the Silver City-State before sunset."

It's not that the two of them didn't pass the Walled City during their journey, but they didn't stop there. After all, Xu Shuo's plan was to rush to the Extreme North Mountain Range tonight.

But if there is no rest at all along the way.

It also seemed too eager.

When Sola heard this, even though his body was not very tired, he was quietly relieved.

After all, riding the horse for several hours is also very hard work, and the tense muscles feel like you can't breathe.

The place to rest is the lee of a small hillside. After all, the closer to the extreme north, the colder the climate. The cold wind passing by is like a knife, and the skin hurts.

Sora took a sip of hot milk to warm himself up.

She looked at the young man next to her, and felt that she was idle now, and she should find something to talk about.

Then he thought for a while and said, "This is the first time I've come to such a northerly place. I didn't expect that it's only the end of autumn outside, but it's already deep winter here."

Xu Shuo said with a smile: "If we go further ten kilometers, we will see snow."

Sola pretended to be surprised: "So fast? I see that the weather here seems to be quite good. Look, there is also the sun."

As she spoke, she looked up at the sky.

The sky was high and the clouds were light. Although there was no scorching sun in the sky, there was indeed a round of white sun sticking to the top and emitting light.

The sky and clouds in the extreme north are all light, it is difficult to see the pure blue sky, and even the sun hanging in the sky will appear a little faded.

Xu Shuo followed her gaze and looked towards the sky.

Coincidentally, a circling black falcon flew in the air and galloped away into the distance.

That was the extreme north direction they were going.

When he was about to stop for a rest, Xu Shuo dropped a marker on the way. If the Sun Knight and the Silver Shield Army found out, they would stop in time to keep a distance.

After all, this area has a wide line of sight, and if the distance is too close, it will be easily noticed by the girl.

In the barren northern plain, the line of sight is wide open.

You can see everything underneath.

Xu Shuo watched the falcon leave, and then looked away.

"Let's go, our speed will slow down when we enter the extreme north area. The closer we get to the extreme north, the colder it will be. It will be difficult to go at night, and we may encounter bandits here." Xu Shuo said as he got on his horse. .

"Ah good!"

Sola was stunned for a moment, then quickly drank a big mouthful of hot milk, and then sympathetically touched the steed that hadn't rested for a while.

After the two took a breath, they immediately galloped on their horses again.

……

……

Silver city-state.

The Duke of Silver, who was seriously injured in the letter, is recuperating in his castle at this time.

He was wearing a thick woolen cloak, standing on the terrace of the castle looking at the Far North Mountains in the distance, his gray hair was covered with snowflakes, and his silver eyes were calm and steady.

He was not seriously injured as in the letter, and the Silver Duke seemed to be in pretty good condition.

At this moment, there was an eagle cry in the air.

The Silver Duke looked up and raised his arm slightly.

The next moment, a pitch-black shadow rushed in the air, arriving like lightning in an instant!

A pair of sharp claws clasped his arms tightly, seemingly fierce and dangerous, but they didn't pierce his clothes at all.

This falcon was four or five meters tall, and its huge wings enveloped the entire body of the Silver Duke. When it fell, the arm supporting it sank directly.

And this eagle obviously didn't stand well, and its wings were still shaking, probably trying to restrain its weight.

"Don't stand if you can't stand well, just stand by the side."

The Silver Duke said helplessly.

"噍噍~"

The eagle yelped twice in dissatisfaction, and there were grievances and coquettishness in the voice.

Anyway, it just stood firm.

Only then did the Duke of Silver ask indifferently: "What's the situation?"

"噍~噍~噍~"

While flapping its wings to maintain its weight, the falcon responds. Its eyes are very humane, and different emotions are conveyed in its voice.

The Silver Duke listened calmly, and then lowered his arms.

The falcon also knew that he had made its master tired, so it insisted on standing on its arm for a while before jumping off, jumping around happily on the terrace, rubbing its head next to the head of the Silver Duke.

"噍~"

"Very well done, I will reward you with chicken legs later."

Hearing that it was begging for praise, the Duke of Silver did not hesitate to say this.

"Hey! Hey!"

But the falcon jumped twice anxiously.

"Award a monster."

"噍~"

Now it is satisfied.

What are chicken legs?How much energy can be added?
Those monsters in the mountains are still delicious!
The Silver Duke let the falcon trim its feathers on the terrace. He glanced at the extreme northern mountains in the distance, then turned and walked into the room.

There are two knights guarding the door of the room.

Knights are not exclusive to the Holy See. A long time ago, every noble lord had his own knight order.

It's a pity that these things disappeared with the private soldiers.

"Owner."

After the Silver Duke came out, the two knights immediately bowed and saluted.

"The previously prepared actions can be arranged."

The Silver Duke came out and said something lightly, then turned and went back to the room, and the two knights took the order and left one quickly.

action before preparation.

Naturally, it was aimed at the two people who were coming.

……

After entering the extreme north, at least a few tens of kilometers around, there will no longer be a walled city, and some are just scattered nomads.

Or, bandits.

Little snow fell one after another.

As the weather became colder, Xu Shuo and Sola's traveling speed slowed down. After all, even if the two of them wanted to go fast, the horses couldn't support the consumption.

As a result, half an hour later, the two suddenly encountered bandits blocking the way!

This is a coniferous forest.

The speed of the horses also slowed down after entering the woods.

Because there are dark rocks and fallen trees in the forest land, if you still run wildly, accidents are easy to happen.

However, what caused them to have an accident at this moment was not an accident.

It's a trap!

rustling-

Countless slender ropes suddenly stretched out from the ground, and Xu Shuo, who was rushing forward, stared, although he signaled the horse to stop in time.

But the inertia of the horse is not so easy to stop.

Bang!
After a shrill neighing sound, the horse turned over and fell out. It slammed into a tree root and lay on the ground in an instant.

But Xu Shuo leaned up in an instant, stepped on the horse's back with his toes, and then grabbed the nearest fir tree branch.

"Mr. Ross!"

Sola in the rear let out a cry of horror.

"Be careful, there is a tripping rope!"

Xu Shuo shouted at her.

But when he was in an accident, Sola had already quickly restrained the horse, standing still and circling anxiously.

At this moment, countless sharp arrows rushed out from all directions on the ground of the forest, and shot towards the two of them!

Xu Shuo quickly fell to the ground and hid behind the huge tree trunk.

At the same time, he stretched out his hand to grab the tripping rope in the center, tore it off with great strength, and a branch and leaf fell down, blocking many arrows from the side.

Sola's expression was cold and stern, the magic energy in his hand flickered, and he swung back the arrows around him in an instant.

"Someone ambushed us?"

She looked around in surprise and anger.

However, there are many trees here, and only a few figures can be vaguely seen flashing in the distance, but they cannot be captured.

Has the other party already prepared an ambush here?
who is it?

Is it from the Holy See or...

She thought about being a dragon, but then she thought about the dragon's behavior style.

If it was the other party who came after him, he should have smiled wildly and faced him directly, he would definitely not be sneaky like this!

Xu Shuo frowned and said, "It should be bandits wandering around the city-state of Silver. The northern land is desolate and barren, and many people would come out to become bandits if they couldn't survive. They usually set up ambushes on the road and waited for passing caravans. We probably met by chance. arrive."

"Bandits?!"

Sora was a little surprised, but remembering that the other party had told her about this before, she already believed it a little.

She quickly reached out her hand to Xu Shuo: "Mr. Ross, let's get out of here!"

Xu Shuo's horse had already been sacrificed. Fortunately, Sola immediately used the magic barrier, otherwise the horse she sat on would probably have died in battle.

At that time, the two of them will be trapped in this forest, but it will be really troublesome.

The other party didn't know how many people they had, and they were rushing towards the sunset time, so it's better to retreat this time.

Xu Shuo nodded towards her, and immediately ran towards her.

However, just as he leaned out from behind the tree, suddenly several sharp arrows shot from both sides, forcing him back.

Xu Shuo retreated behind the tree, his eyes flickering slightly.

Sola looked somewhere suddenly, her aura seemed quite fierce at this moment.

"The first wave of attacks was a trap set long ago. The opponent only had ambushes in the north and west!"

Sora said firmly.

The first time the arrows hit from all directions on the ground, even above the head, but the second time the arrows were only concentrated in these two directions, and the figures she saw before were all on these two sides.

This bandit should have come from two sides.

The north is blocking their way, and the west is the side that is convenient for observation.

Xu Shuo glanced at her unexpectedly.

When encountering a crisis, this woman's thinking is actually quite quick, at least her power of observation is much better than that of others.

"Mr. Ross, I will help you block the attack from the west, you take this opportunity to run over!"

But she obviously didn't think of it for a while.

Xu Shuo, who had stronger magical energy than her, actually didn't need her help.

Xu Shuo also thought of this question.

So he frowned and said, "That's not right, Sola, don't consume too much of your magic energy, otherwise it will be difficult to withstand the cold on the only road."

Sola was startled, and was about to speak again, when there were sudden harsh fighting sounds from the north and west directions!
The ground rumbled, and a Humvee team from the north rushed over.

They were wearing black armor and scarves, each with a fierce face, and holding weapons such as spears and knives in their hands. There were four or fifty of them!
She suddenly widened her eyes: "There are too many bandits here!"

It's just for two people, as for?

"We are not a caravan! You won't get anything if you catch us. We are going to the Silver City-State this time, and we are the honored guests of the Duke of Silver!" Sola immediately shouted loudly.

"Which distinguished guest is walking here alone! Hahaha, little girl, we don't want your stuff either, just grab it back and make it lively for the brothers!"

Someone in the Humvee in the distance laughed loudly, and after finishing speaking, it caused a series of ridicules, and foul language was endless.

A cold killing intent flashed in Sora's eyes.

She tried to get close to Xu Shuo who was hiding behind the tree, but countless arrows flew out from the west, as if trying to stop her on purpose.

"Sola, you leave this forest first!"

Xu Shuo suddenly made a sound in an emergency.

Sora looked at him in horror.

"There is no one blocking the way at the back. You can leave this forest and take a detour to go to Baiyin City-State from other places, but remember not to go through the forest again. You have seen the route before." Xu Shuo said quickly.

"Mr. Ross!" Sola was a little anxious.

"Don't waste time, we won't be able to get away any longer, and if you escape, you can help me lure a group of enemies away."

While talking, Xu Shuo winked at her.

Sola frowned, seeing the bandit in front getting closer, she pursed her lips, turned her horse around and ran back.

"Why are you running, little girl!"

"Don't worry, we may not play with you, let you stay and be our boss's wife!"

"Hahahaha-"

The crazy shouting of that group of people is still there, and sharp arrows are coming from behind, trying to stop her.

Sola looked cold, she used magic to block some arrows facing the horse, took the opportunity to look back, and saw the young man quickly flew up to the tall fir tree, his figure was blocked by dense branches.

Half of the rushing bandits stopped under the tree, while the other half continued to chase her. Some of them drew bows and arrows on horseback.

A long spear passed dangerously close to her ear, Sola hastily withdrew his gaze, and was able to avoid it by turning sideways.

The bandit's horse was strong and strong, and the distance between the two sides had quickly narrowed.

Since the two had been on the road before, the steed under them was already exhausted, and it seemed a little cramped to avoid trees and shelters everywhere in the woods.

Sora frowned, remembering the magic the youth had taught her before.

She gritted her teeth, mobilized the magic energy again, and used it directly on the horse!
"Ang~"

The steed neighed in pain, and the next moment it rushed out like an arrow from the string, quickly opened the distance between the two sides, and disappeared in front of it in the blink of an eye!
The bandit who seemed to be chasing after him was speechless, and his speed also slowed down.

"Tsk tsk, this little girl is ruthless enough, can the remaining dozens of kilometers be accomplished by walking?"

This coniferous forest is still far away from the Silver City-State.

That magic probably exhausted the horse's blood and life, and he charged at the last speed, and he could only hold on for a few kilometers more.

The bandit shook his head, chased after him meaningfully for a while, then stopped, and turned back dully.

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(End of this chapter)