"There were three hundred bandits in Baihe Tiaoyan. They shouted loudly to protect their lair. Our Lord Dragonborn was not afraid at all and rushed over with fifty orcs~"
In the Mare Banner Inn, the bard Mikael was compiling the recent rumors into a song and singing, seeming to have forgotten that he was almost punished by the Dragonborn Lord not long ago.
"No, such a large number of orcs can only be found in the orc fortress, but they have been unwilling to come out for a long time." Mercenary Xinmir questioned.
"What do you know? This was asked from the mouths of some captured bandits," Mikael said dismissively: "It's another story that the Dragonborn Lord went to the orc fortress to borrow troops and subdued the orc chief by force - I think
If you listen, don’t interrupt me!”
"Oh..." The drinkers and diners gathered around the fire pit to listen to his singing nodded in confusion.
"Hahaha——" In the compartment on the second floor of the hotel, Wells Lanting pointed at Arthur and laughed: "They doubt the number of orcs but not the number of robbers."
Tianji Province has a harsh climate. Unless it is a stone house, most houses only have two floors. The second floor of the hotel is for guest rooms and several private rooms separated by baffles. You can see the first floor but it is not easy to see back. Generally,
Only used when someone doesn't want to be disturbed.
"After all, more than thirty bandits have been captured alive. According to normal circumstances, there should be a total of this size," Arthur spread his hands: "But I am quite puzzled as to why the number of orcs has increased."
"It is said that orcs and ordinary Nords can fight one against three. Even if the opponent is a bandit, he is still a Nord. Those who spread the rumors probably don't want to see the orcs become the protagonists." Wells picked up a glass.
Mead: "By the way, where did the 'dead warrior' go?"
"As for Ufo, I originally wanted to invite him to join the comrades, but after he escorted the bandits to the western outpost, he heard that there had been a dragon attack there, so he decided not to leave, claiming that dying in a battle with dragon power would be the greatest
Glory." Arthur shook his head and raised his glass.
"It's a pity, this was our original plan," Wells drank the mead in one gulp: "Maybe the lord is unwilling to accept an orc due to various concerns, but the comrades don't care about this."
"But that's not what you're looking for me for, right?" Arthur put down his wine glass: "You rushed me out of Yuevaska early in the morning and mysteriously avoided other people. If anything happens, now
It’s okay to say it.”
"Indeed, we cannot let too many people know about this matter," Wells straightened his face: "About the owner of the silver weapons you found at Baihe Overlook Rock."
"Well, I've heard of the 'Silver Hand'. It seems to be an organization dedicated to exterminating the undead." Arthur replied.
"It would be nice if it was just like that," Wells continued: "Silver is not an ordinary precious metal. It has the function of 'setting things on the right track' and is even a necessary material for summoning certain demons. Therefore, it is important to all
'Foreign objects' that were originally human have obvious restraint effects, such as vampires, werewolves and the undead."
"Vampires are almost exterminated. You can get funerary objects by killing the undead in the tomb, and you can sell furs by killing werewolves. If you have a conflict with someone, you can get away with it by leaving behind the evidence that the other person is a werewolf or a necromancer after killing him.
, so they have turned into grave robbers, poachers and murderers, so they have been declared an illegal organization by all territories." Wells paused: "Now their abbreviation of 'Silver Hands' is also a mockery of them.
All the members have the intention to make a lot of ill-gotten gains."
"So, you plan to use these weapons to find their lair nearby in order to seize the 'illegal wealth'," Arthur gestured to Yuevaska's location: "That's why you can't let everyone know?"
"To be precise, we can't let the old man know. He is too stubborn. He will definitely let us hand over the captured property to the lord." Wells chuckled: "The apparent reason for our action is still against you.
During the trial, I will serve as your 'shield brother' to assist you throughout the process."
"'Shield Brothers'? Does it mean partner?" Although Arthur joined the comrades-in-arms group, he was still a little unclear about some traditions and rules.
"They are closer than 'partners', and they must protect each other with all their strength. If a pair of 'shield brothers' go out on a mission and only one of them comes back, then that person will bear this shame for life. Fortunately, this situation is rare.
” Wells explained.
In most cases, the two of them will die together. Although Arthur thought so, he did not say it out loud: "So, do you have any clue where we are going?"
"Although it's not available now, it will be soon." Wells curled his lips and showed a strange expression.
A moment later, when Satya twisted his waist and walked into the private room, put down a bottle of wine and said with a smile, "Aged black thorn mead, 100 gold coins," Arthur suddenly realized what Wells looked like just now.
The expression on the face is called heartache.
——11:00——
Dustman's cairn, these words are the information bought with 100 gold coins, which is not too unexpected. After all, Silver Hand has been declared illegal by all major territories. Naturally, it is impossible to enter the city or set up camp openly and find it.
An ancient tomb and used as a temporary camp is a good choice. As for those disturbed corpses, it is completely impossible to fight back under the swords of their silver weapons.
This cairn is located northwest of Snowman, only two hours away, but it has never been heard of a corpse resurrecting inside. When Arthur and Wells arrived, they found that it was almost completely covered with sand.
.
"As expected of Dustman." Arthur joked while looking for the entrance to the tomb and traces of other people's activities.
"Look here." Wells quickly found the target. Because it was covered with dust instead of ice and snow, and Silver Hand had no intention of hiding it, the traces of walking and carriage driving were very obvious.
"Although a batch of weapons were robbed by the bandits from Baihe Piaoyan, they obviously have other shipping channels, so what we have to face is silver hands armed with silverware instead of them who are forced to use ordinary weapons." Wei.
Else's expression was a little solemn.
"What are you afraid of? We won't be restrained by that kind of thing." Arthur patted Wells on the shoulder.
"Haha, I'll open the way." Wells laughed dryly and pushed open the rusty iron door at the entrance to the cairn.
If the outside is just a "sign" of Silver Hand's existence, the inside is full of "evidence". The corpses of disturbed corpses are lying on the ground. There are leftover bread and barbecue on some stone tables, and there are even some corpses.
The abandoned silver sword fell in the corner.
"There should have been people watching near the entrance, and it seems they left not long ago." Wells checked the food and frowned: "Maybe something happened deep down, and they had to concentrate all their hands on it."
"Is the owner of the tomb awake?" Arthur guessed casually after experiencing a similar situation.
"It's not impossible, that means there may be an encounter at any time, so be careful." Wells said as he picked up the one-handed sword and moved forward cautiously while holding up the shield.
Although cairns are generally named after the owner of the tomb, in fact, no single person is buried in any tomb. Most of their relatives and subordinates are buried at different depths according to age and closeness. The deeper, the deeper the grave.
Strong, and from the entrance to now, they are all the remains of ghouls without any human corpses, which only proves that those silver hands can deal with ghouls with overwhelming force.
"Well..." Arthur, who was a little worried about this, looked around as he walked. This tomb was much narrower than the previous ones. At least in some passages, it was impossible to wield the Sky Furnace two-handed sword as usual. If there was an encounter,
It is very likely that we will not be able to meet the enemy in time, so we need - this seems good?
Before entering a new tomb hall, he found a pair of still intact silver swords in the corner. He immediately walked over and planned to pick them up, but with a clang, Wells, who was a few steps ahead, was killed.
A trap iron door was closed in front, separating him from Arthur.
"Tsk." He had just learned the meaning of the shield brothers not long ago, and now he had let his shield brothers fall into a trap. Arthur blamed himself and was a little angry: "Wells, look quickly to see if there is a switch nearby.
"
"Yes, there are, but they obviously don't want me to touch them." Wells kept his shield raised and did not move.
They? Arthur frowned and looked behind the iron gate. He saw more than a dozen armed men rushing over from the depths of the tomb. Their armors ranged from steel to leather, but they all held bright silver weapons in their hands.
Thinking that they had a chance to win, the silver hands surrounded Wells and began to make sarcastic remarks: "Ha, it's time for you to die, puppy." "You actually delivered it to your door, saving us the trouble of looking for you." "There's still someone outside the door.
Is there one?" "Whatever, let's deal with it together."
These guys thought that the iron door could trap them? Arthur picked up the Sky Furnace two-handed sword hanging behind his back with his backhand and began to look for a suitable shooting angle. A burst of bright light began to gather on the sword.
No, wait... Arthur suddenly looked at the Silver Hands. If he and Wells started fighting, one or two of these Silver Hand members would always be killed, but none of them would be "dead" at all.
"Aura" shrouded them, either they are super strong, or they are just...
Arthur tried to direct the stimulation of the power of the Sky Furnace in a straight direction. As a result, a strong aura of death appeared on Wells, but there was still nothing on the Silver Hands.
"It's you who are going to die here -" Wells, who was surrounded, roared and suddenly fell to the ground as if he knew what Arthur was going to do.
【Ex~calibur!】
Seeing that there was no obstacle ahead, Arthur swung his sword suddenly, and the fierce and blazing half-moon light flew away the iron door blocking him, and cut all the Silver Hand members surrounding Wells into two halves.
.
"[Ho! Roar——?]" Wells roared and stood up, then froze.
"Hey, what's going on with you?" Arthur, who exhaled and walked into the tomb hall, frowned and looked at Wells: "Werewolf?"
At this time, Wells had become huge, with thick black hair all over his body. In addition to some human features on his body, his head and limbs were completely wolf heads and claws.
"[Woohoo...]" Wells shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands in a werewolf posture, looking very helpless.
"And, can you tell me why the Silver Hands are a group of vampires?" Arthur pointed back at the Silver Hand members who, although cut in half, did not shed a drop of blood, and two of them even began to turn into ashes.
