rune hunter

Chapter 99 Temporary Promotion
Even the Sicily bandit group, which is known for its ferocity, cannot face the professional army head-on for a long time.Their morale lasted only for a moment. After the magician hiding in it made a move, they found that they had not gained the advantage they imagined, so they scattered without hesitation.

Although fleeing in front of the cavalry is the worst option, the knights of Istaren need to rest after the battle, and these desperadoes can take advantage of the cover of night to distance themselves. To deal with the wild dog tactics of the regular army.

Al dragged Luther's body out of the grass and threw it in front of Pross.In terms of swordsmanship alone, Luthor could indeed reach the level of the silver rank, and he could also stand alone in battle, and even stabbed several city defense knights to death.It's a pity that this guy may have lived a pampered life for too long, and he has very little combat experience.When the thieves were retreating, he actually grabbed a horse and wanted to escape, and he stood out from the crowd of thieves running around.

Looking at the back of the head with long golden hair shining brightly in the dark night, El felt a little sorry for himself if he didn't shoot an arrow.With Luthor's strength, it may take a lot of effort to fight head-on, but if you want to kill him, an arrow from the back can solve the problem.Although theoretically speaking, bows and arrows cannot pose a threat to the strong silver ranks, but with the cooperation of El's own superb archery skills and the Dragon Tooth Bow, he can easily shoot and kill the unsuspecting silver strong men.

El didn't think about killing Luther, the arrow was aimed at his back, but he didn't expect that the guy panicked and fell off his horse after being hit by the arrow, breaking his own neck.

Pross's complexion was very ugly, not because of the death of this important witness, but because of too much physical exertion, he looked pale and weak.Just now the magician in the bandit group suddenly launched an attack, causing a lot of casualties.Pross slammed down a big fireball, and the skin on both arms was charred.After that, he used the amulet presented by Tiana to repel the magician of the thieves group, but the skin on his arm was also shattered due to the shock, and the blood flow continued.Although his life was out of danger after a simple bandage, he also lost most of his combat effectiveness.

"This is the Luther you mentioned?" Pross looked at the corpse and asked in a deep voice.

Although he put on a calm expression on his face, El could clearly feel that the strength in his body was gradually fading.After a series of hard battles while his injuries were not healed, the man's physical function had dropped to a dangerous bottom line.

It seems that it is a unique tradition of Istaron warriors to be seriously injured without changing their faces. Maybe it is believed that this behavior can show the will of the soldiers?In El's impression, there was a bearded captain with such a stubborn face, and then he died under the monster knife of the ground marching regiment.

"He's Luther. Look at the outfit he's wearing. Only those southerners under the imperial envoy would dress themselves up in a fancy way." El said, pointing to the corpse.

"Search to see if there is any letter information or anything like that," Prows said.

Al squatted down, grabbed Luther's collar and tore it forcefully, stripping the corpse naked.All kinds of bits and pieces hidden in the clothes suddenly fell to the ground.

"Nail clippers, perfume, crystal ball, handkerchief, etc., what are these? Is it popular for southern nobles to collect women's underwear?" El pushed these odds and ends aside, and looked at Luther with more and more strange eyes.When I fought with this guy before, I thought he was a pure man, but I didn't expect that he was actually a gay?
"My lord, there is nothing serious about him, only this crystal ball seems to be a suspicious magic item." El raised his head and said to Pross.

The inconspicuous crystal ball on Luther's body is precisely the most important evidence, but it's a pity that it can't be recognized without the presence of a magician.El could see that the crystal ball contained magical elements, but he didn't know what it was, so he had to treat it as a suspicious item.

"There is no map... that means it has been taken away." Pross just glanced at the crystal ball and didn't care. What he cared about was still the whereabouts of the map.

"The map must be in the hands of the magician. The Sicily thieves will not be easily defeated. They will regroup soon. Earl Sneak is really good at calculating. The crime of murdering the nun can all be blamed on the thieves." Anyway, they don't care about one more crime... No matter what happens next, it's all the reckless actions of the bandit group, and they can further shift the responsibility to the city defense army. He himself is clean..."

Thinking of this, Pross couldn't sit still any longer. He tore off the bandage that fixed his arm and was about to mount his horse. El rushed over to stop him.

"My lord, your injuries are too serious and you can no longer fight!"

"It's not up to you to control what I do, get out of the way!" Pross said coldly.

"Excuse me, with your current injury, you may lose consciousness at any time. What should we do then?"

El pointed to the black knights beside him and said loudly: "I don't think everyone knows the goal of the thieves group, nor what the map you want. If you, as the commander, die suddenly, we will Do hundreds of people stay in the mountains and drink the northwest wind all night?"

In fact, what he wanted to say in his heart was, Boss, stop playing, go back and find the beautiful nun sister for treatment, and I have to go back to study, how can I have time to spend the whole night with you outside.

Although he spoke very vulgarly, Pross understood the meaning of the words and could not help hesitating.Er was right. The secret alliance between the White Lion Family and the Temple of Life cannot be revealed casually. Only you know the real situation.But if I don't say it now, in case of an accident, other people really don't know how to deal with it.

But just letting go of the bandits and letting them hide outside the city of Istaren is not an option. After weighing it for a moment, he said to El: "You are right, so I am now temporarily appointing you as the Captain, Pallanti is the vice-captain, and you all set off immediately with your troops to track down and wipe out the Sicily bandits."

"Ah?" El's face suddenly collapsed, how could this come to him?You fall in love with each other and kill each other has something to do with me!He hurriedly said: "My lord, I'm just a civilian, not even a regular army."

"The military merits you accumulated in the last war are enough to improve, and you can't take care of so much if you are in a hurry." Pross seemed to sense the true thoughts in El's heart, pointing to his head and sneering: "Kill that Magician, you are an official officer. If you can destroy the bandit group, I will give you double the reward. If you don’t want to go, you can go back to the city and go to jail with Miss Tiana, but you only have a water prison.”

"I'm not the kind of person who would succumb to coercion and temptation." El took a deep breath and said solemnly: "It is the bounden duty of soldiers to destroy thieves and defend their homeland."

"Very well, your shameless appearance now...is quite the style of the mad dog Shet." Pross coughed, turned his head and pulled Pallanti aside, and whispered in a low voice.

Although in terms of combat, El, who is good at tracking, should be the main player, but the secret hidden behind this incident cannot be revealed to him, and can only be explained to his cronies.El was not surprised by the arrangement of Pross, and he was unwilling to get involved.

After a while, Pallanti came over, took off his helmet, hugged El to his chest, and gave El a serious military salute.

Although he noticed that the girl was short at the beginning, when she showed her true colors, El was surprised to find that she was still a child.She has baby fat on her round face, and her waist-length hair is combed into a simple ponytail. She looks very heroic and very cute.

"Sir, please give me an order."

After taking off the helmet, Pallanti's dull flying voice immediately became crisp and soft.

(End of this chapter)