After Liu Yifei killed all the Medusas without hesitation and lured away most of the wild dwarves and a small number of harpies, the pressure on the Wilkes department dropped sharply.
The key is that there is no longer a large group of troops on the ground to prevent their evacuation.
Even though the harpies hovering and entangled in mid-air are still annoying, they can only slow down the progress of Wilkes and other ground troops.
If these monsters really dare to give up the advantage of flying troops and instead land to confront their opponents head-on, the human elites from the escort training camp will definitely give them a good taste of swords.
So this time, the evacuation of the escort team was quite smooth... Of course, in the overall situation, they had no way of knowing that there were actually enemy reinforcements and suppression troops gathering from several directions in the forest at this moment. After all, in the Eagle Body
Under the threat of the banshee, no scout can leave the protection of the group to go out for reconnaissance...
But at least judging from the position and distance, it would be too late for the enemy to catch up with them.
The subsequent development of the matter turned out to be smoother than Wilkes expected!
Not long after they rushed out of the forest despite being pursued and harassed by the harpy, they unexpectedly encountered a group of senior security guards headed by Chief Instructor Edric!
These people, including the personal guards, are only less than 40 people. They seem to be about the same size as Wilkes and his team, but their strength is...
Before anyone arrived, three fierce wind arrows like wild dragons came across the sky, causing a bloody storm among the harpies that were chasing Wilkes' troops all the way~
These harpies are particularly good at hovering around their prey, teasing and killing them, so they did not gather together to attack Wilkes and the others below.
Fortunately, their past bad habits saved them once. The three elemental attack arrows, which were like being wrapped in a small tornado, plowed through the flock of birds like plows, and turned out to be all the surrounding harpies within the attack range.
The demons were all rolled in, and they were completely torn into pieces in just an instant, as if there were endless invisible swords hidden in the tornado.
“Gah~~~~~~”
The horrified group of harpies seemed to explode in an instant. In just that moment of confusion, more than thirty harpies were killed instantly...
How could they not know that this was a big boss they couldn't afford to mess with? They subconsciously wanted to flutter their wings and retreat into the forest.
"It's the teacher's patrol arrow! Teacher Ou Ling is here!!"
Wilkes is the most excited~
Although the crisis in the previous moment was far from the end of a life-and-death fight... it was still in danger. For the students who were accustomed to growing up safely in the training camp, this was a rare and heart-pounding experience.
Now that he is temporarily out of the clutches of the enemy, and has received reinforcements from his teacher, even Wilkes, who used to be strong and menacing in front of others, can't help but show a little bit of a girlish attitude...
However, this moment of absence was not noticed by others, and she quickly realized it herself. While she was secretly annoyed that she was still a little immature after all, Wilkes then remembered that she should actually pursue the enemy at this moment, and hurriedly commanded.
The surrounding archery experts began to shoot with all their strength at the nearby harpies that were disintegrating and escaping in the air.
Previously in the forest, firstly, their arrows were limited, and secondly, rather than attacking, their archers had to play a tactical role in protecting friendly forces and supporting the battle situation, so they did not achieve much direct kills.
Now that there was no scruple anymore, everyone poured their anger on the fleeing enemies, as if to wash away all the humiliation they had suffered just a moment ago...
It's a pity that the Harpy's speed is too fast. It's invincible when attacking, and it's even more difficult to retreat. Most of the shooters only have time to release a round of flying arrows, but they can only hit the rear of the enemy group and barely defeat them.
Just three or four unlucky guys...
"What's going on?"
After waiting for a while, Edric and others finally rode up. Seeing the elite students around them in a state of embarrassment, with almost everyone injured, the black chief instructor, who was always dignified, subconsciously looked at the person at the front of the team.
Wilkes.
Edric also knew the name of Wilkes. He even heard Ou Ling tell him in private that this girl would definitely be a good player in the army in the future, and she might even become a future archery master in the kingdom.
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It’s just that Edric and the others came here because they suddenly received a notification from a group of civilians who fled back from the forest, saying that Geralt was in danger in the forest. He said that the enemy should be a high-level evil-eyed demon from Negan.
The magician says so...
If this statement were made by another student, Edric would not take it seriously at all. In all likelihood, he would even think that the student was crazy and wanted to arrest him for interrogation and punishment - which is not to say that Edric would be 100% convinced.
I don’t believe that Negan’s enemies will appear around Kalliad…
It's just that such "accurate" information is too ridiculous to come from a "recruit in training" ~
Where did the troops for the Guards come from?
Those are the elites selected by the kingdom from the grassroots army every year! And most of them are genuine "recruits" (those who have officially joined the army for less than three years)!
If such a raw melon and egg is lucky enough, there is a chance that he may not have seen blood. Seventy-seven or eighty-eight have never even experienced a decent "weapon fight" or above. They know what they know.
Is it called "upper position"?
"Superior" is not a casual title. It most likely means that the opponent must have started at the "Master" level and have the strength to be called "Superior".
To put it bluntly, this kind of person can start out as a mid-level officer in Erathia. If he has some skills, he will most likely be a general guarding various places!
There are two questions about whether such a foreign strongman will appear here in Kalliad. The key is that the other party encountered a new recruit and failed to deal with him instantly, and his identity was discovered by the other party?
Is this possible???
According to Edric's experience, that is absolutely impossible!!
But things are a little different when it comes to that "Geralt"...
Since the last time he ordered his personal guards to collect information about Geralt's background and past deeds, Edric was shocked to realize that this boy was extraordinary - the militia training he had experienced in the small town of Weeks had also been overturned.
Coming out, a mere "lowest" qualification standard is nothing special. Even Edric was not surprised that with that little devil's strength (compared to a recruit of his age), how could he only get a mere "lowest" qualification?
evaluate……
It should be said that Edric has seen the "changes" in all aspects of the kingdom over the years. If it weren't for the fact that the atmosphere of the entire kingdom was changing towards decadence and corruption, old Marshal Kendall would not have changed at this time.
Semi-retired from the army.
Although it is true that the strength of the old marshal cannot be compared with that of more than ten years ago, Edric is the first to not believe that the other party is old and weak!
It can only be said that the various changes in the kingdom in recent years have made the old marshal more and more disdainful of him, and the more he looked at it, the more heartbroken he became~
Especially in the past few years, changes in all aspects have become clearer and more public, which makes the elderly feel resentful!
It's a pity that His Majesty, who was brave and wise in his youth, seems to have become dim and no longer has the original ambition. He is immersed in inexplicable sorrow and loss all day long, which makes the kingdom's decay deepen day by day...
The old marshal couldn't bear that the kingdom he had devoted his whole life to change into what it is now, but he had no good way to change it. So he gradually stopped caring about military affairs and slowly retreated from the sight of the kingdom's army...
In the general environment, what does it mean that the militia training results in a remote small place are "untrue"?
Even in the regular army, there are people who dare to conceal reports, make arbitrary reports on military regulations, and embezzle military supplies. This is completely "routine operation"~
What really caught Edric's mind was a new type of grassroots soldier combat skills reported by a local militia instructor at almost the same period!
This matter had been suppressed by the people below, and Edric didn't even bother to ask why the other party "withheld" key information that was so important to the grassroots army...
What other purpose could there be? It’s nothing more than setting up layers of credit cards to enrich one’s own pockets. The people below have not yet discussed how to “distribute” the credit.
Edric didn't even want to get involved in cleaning up those terrible wastes. It would only delay his time and let him see more darkness and decay~
His abilities and vision are far inferior to those of the old Marshal. Why should he worry about things that the Marshal can't even do?
Now he is just an instructor in a small training camp. He controls his own territory and leads his soldiers well. This is all his loyalty and responsibility to His Majesty. He also does other things.
I just can't afford to worry...
However, Edric's personal guard was quite reliable, and he directly found the militia instructor who seemed to be named Brent, and got more information about the "special combat skills" from him.
Contrary to Edric's expectation, the final source of that "combat skill" was actually produced by Geralt at that time!!!
An ordinary orphan in distress who clearly had a humble "origin", but decided to join the army after several years of travel. Not only did he have amazing strength and an exaggerated growth rate, but he also had experience in forging, alchemy, and combat skill deduction.
It’s enough to be called an amazing “achievement”…
No matter which one of these items is taken alone, it is enough to create a "genius" among young people under the age of 20 in a place. If they are children of aristocratic families with any family background, they can even boast these achievements to the sky.
Maybe he will be a young hero known to everyone throughout the country!
After all, the kingdom has been in peace for a long time, and Ansheng has lived for a long time. Various romantic stories, thrilling epics, knight poems and the like have become an important part of people's daily life.
Every now and then, you can hear some poems boasting about some incomprehensible guy in pubs everywhere, let alone this kind of young man who is really talented and learned...
But it is this kind of talent and achievements that even the middle-class noble families in the royal capital would envy, but they are all gathered in an ordinary person from a "poor" background... Anyway, if you let Edric think about it, he would find it hard to believe it.
After all, in this era, it is difficult for the poor at the bottom to make a living. Their only sustenance and pursuit is to make a living. How can they dare to think about learning skills?
And all Geralt knows are real skills that require a lot of basic knowledge as a foundation...
At least according to Edric's experience, the knowledge of alchemy alone should not be the advanced knowledge that an ordinary orphan should be able to access...
But the more information he saw about the other party, the more interested Edric became in the origin of this newcomer!
But if we really dig deeper, there doesn't seem to be anything suspicious - if we really want to dig deeper, we might have to find out where Geralt's hometown was when he was a child, a place in the kingdom that was accidentally destroyed.
An ordinary village.
Not to mention how difficult the process is, is it really necessary?
Now Geralt has the follow-up development task of "Awakening Potion". This alone is of great value to the guard training camp, to the entire kingdom army, and even to the entire kingdom! Not to mention that now more
It was discovered that the other party could actually melt gold, forge iron, and compile the martial arts of grassroots soldiers...
Such a "monster" genius, even if there are some doubts about him, can Edric just throw him away?
At least until the other party doesn't expose any big problems, it is still necessary for this person to be firmly in the hands of the escort...
It was precisely because it was "such a new recruit" who reported that he had encountered a "high-ranking evil-eyed magician" that he could barely suppress the disapproval in Edric's heart - even if the matter was far from exaggerated, what the other party encountered was
It's just an ordinary and powerful evil-eyed monster. Could it be that Edric didn't save it when it was in danger?
Stop making trouble~
Ever since he discovered Geralt's value, Edric couldn't help but become obsessed with this young man. Naturally, he couldn't just sit back and watch this young man fall into danger.
As for a high-level magician or something like that... maybe it's just the panic of a new recruit who suddenly encounters a powerful monster that he can't defeat, right?
It was with this thought in mind that Edric rushed over with his people.
Unexpectedly, Geralt did not meet him, but he met the precious apprentice that General Ou Ling kept praising...especially the opponent who had just been chased and entangled by a large group of harpies! From this point of view, even if he originally didn't care much,
Edric couldn't help but start to pay attention to the unexpected situation in front of him - at least according to Ou Ling's previous descriptions, a mere harpy shouldn't be able to force the twenty or thirty "veteran" who came out of the guard to be in such a mess.
Faced with the solemn questioning of the Chief Instructor, Wilkes naturally did not dare to neglect, and immediately told in detail everything that had happened before...
