Tom has been a mercenary for seven or eight years before, and has quite a lot of combat experience. He did not panic when he was suddenly attacked. He just raised his shield in front of him, and then called on his guards to form a shield wall with him.
, protect everyone behind shields and armor as much as possible.
In addition, as the night gradually darkened, it was not easy for the archers in the forest to aim again. Although arrows flew past everyone's ears from time to time, or landed on shields and made a clanking sound, but in addition to letting
Although the atmosphere became somewhat tense, no casualties were caused.
The villagers who caught up from behind were also knocked down by the combined efforts of several black dog guards in charge of the rear.
Seeing that the pursuers behind them were getting fewer and fewer, and the cold arrows shot from the forest became sparse, many people secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Unknowingly, they had retreated for almost two miles while fighting.
If you go this far forward, you will reach another village. If I remember correctly, there should be some defenders of the Arias family in that village.
Just when everyone thought they were about to escape danger, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded from the other end of the woods.
Tom's expression suddenly changed, "It's the cavalry!"
When he uttered these words, the hairs all over his body stood up!
No one knows better than him what it means to encounter cavalry here. No wonder the enemy shot their horses before outside the village.
Especially on this section of the road, the trees didn't happen to be that dense. The cavalry were up to speed. On foot and without long weapons at hand, it was almost difficult for them to withstand the onslaught from the opposite side. What was even worse was that they had nowhere to escape.
The last time they encountered such a dangerous situation was when they faced the black dragon, but at that time they had made a lot of arrangements in advance and had special dragon-slaying sacred weapons in hand, so they were not as passive as they were tonight.
Just when Tom was a little impatient, a palm pressed on his shoulder, and Li Yu's voice sounded in his ear, "How many people are there?"
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"I don't know, but it sounds like there should be at least a dozen riders."
"How many people can you handle?"
"It depends on the opponent's equipment and skills. If it is the cavalry trained by ordinary noble families, there will probably only be six or seven cavalry." Tom made an estimate in his mind and said.
"Then let me try to help you distract some people." Li Yu said.
Tom thought his ears had heard it wrong. At times like this, weren't they supposed to be the guards helping Li Yu distract the pursuers?
As if he had read through his thoughts, Li Yu added, "You probably won't be able to attract many people."
"…………"
"Then please let us protect you!" the guard captain said earnestly.
Li Yu shook his head, "They should all be masters recruited or trained privately by the Silver Moon Church. They specialize in doing dirty and dirty work. There are so many people that you can't beat. If they all get together, they will just die together. Okay.
Stop arguing, just do as I say, don't worry, as long as you survive tonight, you will definitely see me again."
As Li Yu spoke, he handed over some bits and pieces of knick-knacks in his pocket to Tom to prevent them from being exposed after his death. At the same time, he warned, "Keep these things safe and bring them back to me."
Let’s go as a group, I will come and get it from you next time I come back.”
Just as the two were talking, the cavalry also appeared from the woods. There were sixteen cavalry in total, all wearing black armor. The horses under their crotches were all tall and magnificent. At first glance, they were the elite among the elite.
However, there are no emblems engraved on their armor to indicate their identity, which is quite rare, because ordinary soldiers are proud of their respective legions.
Especially for those legions with a long history and illustrious military exploits, the soldiers below are eager to have their coats of arms painted all over their bodies, for fear that others will not know their origins.
But in front of everyone, the sixteen knights perfectly blended into the surrounding night, just like sixteen ghosts. No one knew where they came from, and no one knew where they were going.
Even if ordinary people passed by them, they would probably only think that it was their own nightmare.
Tom also wanted to persuade Li Yu to change his mind, but the latter had already left the team at this time. What made Tom even more angry was that the two lizard warriors who were originally guarding Li Yu made way for Li Yu, not at all.
I didn't mean to stop him. Damn it, did anyone protect me like this?
Soon Li Yu's figure disappeared into the night.
Tom saw Li Yu running towards the east, where there was a small piece of slope with a winding creek at the bottom.
The black-armored cavalry also noticed the strange movement on their side at this time. Although their vision at night was affected to a certain extent, the black suit and black trousers on Li Yu were very special.
Anyone who knows something about him in the green field can basically recognize him at a glance.
Because the leading cavalryman was wearing a helmet, Tom couldn't see his expression, but he could still guess the joy in his heart from his actions.
And then the man divided half of his men in one breath and rushed down the small slope where Li Yu was, while the remaining eight riders continued to come towards Tom and others.
Probably in his eyes, leaving these eight riders alone is enough to deal with Tom and others.
Seeing this, Tom also felt a surge of anger in his heart, and said coldly, "Give them some color."
Upon hearing this, the lizard people took out the hand crossbows on their backs and turned on the laser sights on them. In an instant, thirteen small red dots appeared on the bodies of the eight black-armored knights.
Before the fight started, Tom glanced in the direction of Li Yu again, and it was this look that made him open his mouth.
At this time, Li Yu had already arrived in front of the creek. Tom saw Li Yu taking off his two leather shoes and socks, and then without stopping, he stepped directly into the creek.
But the next moment a miracle happened!
Li Yu's foot did not step into the water, but was suspended on the water. His speed did not slow down, and he flew across the water as lightly as a dragonfly.
This scene even shocked the pursuers behind him. Some people couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh my God, how did he do it?! Running on the water without sinking. What kind of trick is this?"
"No matter what trick it is, since we have encountered it, we must not let him run away. Hurry up and chase him!" The leader was also deeply shocked by this incredible scene, but soon the look in his eyes
There was a flash of light and he spoke to urge.
The remaining seven cavalrymen also seemed to have woken up from a dream, and once again urged their horses under them.
The horses' hooves stepped into the stream and splashed into waves. Fortunately, the depth of the stream was only just below the horses' legs. They could still wade across the river, but their speed was slowed down a lot.
He doesn't look as cool and confident as Li Yu.
This chapter has been completed!