The sunrise over Riverrun dyed the eastern sky as red as a rose.
When it got dark, Talinnam and Essek went out to forage for food and purchase some necessary supplies for daily life. They had to continue on their way. They had to reach the next village before dark, otherwise they would have to spend the night in the wild again.
Talinnam was tired of spending the night in the wild. The security in the Southern Kingdom was not as good as Bretonnia.
Except for a few large cities that are relatively safe, in other places, bandits and roaming beastmen are as frequent as rats crossing the streets in the city.
I can't have peace of mind when I sleep at night.
The long-term wandering life made Talinnam gradually develop the habit of sleeping while sitting up, so that he would not have no chance to resist when in danger. This made the old knight Essek quite ridiculed, thinking that a knight should not be so bold.
Xiao. Naturally, you need to get enough sleep at night, otherwise, how can you rush on the road during the day? To this, Talinnam did not refute. The old knight's open-mindedness is a state that he has not yet reached.
Under the misty sunshine in the early morning, they arrived at the square in the center of the town.
Here, a hanging ceremony is being held. Several prisoners were escorted to the execution platform by guards, surrounded by a circle of civilians. Several children were still throwing stones at the death row prisoners, while the adults around them were completely
There was no stopping them, or in other words, I don’t know if they had any adults.
Sunlight streamed on the faces of several prisoners. They were all pale, with blood seeping from all over their bodies, staining their tattered clothes black.
"Sad world, death may be a kind of relief for them."
Essek held a cigarette in his mouth and spoke calmly.
It can be seen that he has seen too many such scenes.
"Did you see those people watching?"
As the old knight spoke, he pointed at the crowd blocking them.
Tarynham nodded.
"Why do you think they gathered here so early in the morning? What's the point of hanging a few death row prisoners?"
The old man's question made Talinnam suddenly speechless. He really paid little attention to these, or in other words, the situation in Bretonnia was not necessarily the same as that in the southern countries.
"Can't you guess?"
The old knight shook his head and continued -
"Later, when these death row criminals are hanged, their bodies will be thrown on the wooden platform in the square. At this time, the group of civilians watching will rush up to cut up their bodies, and their hearts will beat them
It is said to be the most precious organ. According to the barber, it can cure physical weakness and malnutrition. Then, the kidneys and livers of death row prisoners will also be cut up and taken away. They will become 'good medicine' for the treatment of these poor people."
The old knight's explanation surprised Talinnam. He never imagined that there would be such an ignorant scene outside the Empire and Bretonnia. Cannibalism is something only beasts and ogres can do, but in civilized countries
, but it also appears in human society.
"There is nothing surprising, Talinnam, you will see a lot more in the future. As a lord, you have always seen the good side, but this world is made up of lies and cruel truths. You still
You’ll meet a lot.”
Not wanting to watch this stupid and bloody hanging any longer, the old knights Talinnam and Essek quickly left the town square.
Walking through the winding alleys, the sunlight fell bit by bit through the gaps between the buildings.
The whole town, except for the town square, was still deserted. Obviously, people had not yet woken up from their early morning sleep.
As they passed through an archway in the market, Essek instinctively sensed a hint of threat.
His thin cheeks were sunken, and his eyes were fixed on a few gangsters walking around the corner of the street.
"You come with bad intentions, Tallinn."
"We're in trouble."
shouted the old knight.
Immediately, a dozen gangsters wearing civilian linen clothes surrounded them from both ends of the street.
"The bastard... comes again..."
Talinnam cursed in a low voice and then pulled out the long sword on his back.
Along the way, he encountered too many such assassinations.
Do these local lords hate him like this? Talinnam despises these local snake lords in the southern land in his heart.
The assassins at the front had already drawn their swords. To say that they were assassins was to think highly of them. The moment Talinnam drew his swords to fight, he knew that these dozen people could not kill him and Essek.
The metal swords collided violently in the air, causing the assassin holding the sword to stumble and take a few steps back. Taking advantage of this gap, Talinnam stepped forward and slammed the hilt of the sword into the man's head. The assassin was hit.
He fell to the ground, blood pouring out of his head, and he let out a painful cry as he fell to the ground.
Before his companions could scream, another gangster had already rushed up from the side. Talinnam saw the man's movements in the peripheral vision. Years of combat experience had allowed him to develop muscle memory, and he almost hit the enemy when he wielded the machete.
In an instant, Talinnam had already made a dodge action.
He dodged sideways, raised his long sword, and blocked the man's machete. Then the long sword spun half a circle in the air, accurately wiping the man's neck.
Blood spattered on the clothes Talinnam had just changed, causing Talinam to curse again.
He walked forward, his eyes full of disdain.
The third assassin and the fourth assassin rushed at the same time. Talinnam struck first, thrust out the long sword through the air, and pierced the shoulder socket of one of them. Then, he quickly lowered his head to avoid the other's axe. When he got up, he had already appeared.
Behind the man, the sword was placed on his neck, and he wiped it quickly and ruthlessly. In less than ten seconds, three corpses were lying on the ground.
Such a rapid massacre made the remaining people panic, and they hesitated to step forward.
"Quick, get in! Kill this bastard!"
The gangster leader shouted from behind.
Before he could finish shouting, Talinnam quickly stepped forward and killed another thug without hesitation.
The remaining people gathered around them at the same time, and saw streaks of silver light flashing quickly in the air, making a crisp sound of iron collisions in the early morning mist. Talinnam pulled out another long sword on his back, opened his bow left and right, and fired two long swords.
The sword quickly rotated and danced in the air, blocking attacks from all directions.
Accompanied by the whirling sword dance and the harsh chopping sound, the knight stepped forward and counterattacked!
Under the pale morning light, Talinnam's long sword in his left hand blocked the assassin's dagger. The long sword in his right hand accurately penetrated the assassin's throat. The tip of the sword penetrated the enemy's back neck, with dripping blood and flesh. The wandering knight was cold.
Leng Lu drew out his iron sword, and before the next enemy pounced on him, he used the dead assassin as a shield to block the slashing and thrusting attacks of several others.
Then he kicked the corpse away, threw the silver sword in his hand forward, and hit the chest of the person in front. The iron sword in his right hand quickly blocked the other person's dagger, and then knocked the person down with a punch.
He holds the sword with both hands, allowing his whole body to exert more force.
After deflecting the spear thrust by another assassin, the sword blade quickly spun half a circle in the air and flew into the man's mouth. Blood immediately filled the assassin's mouth.
Without a trace of pity or hesitation, Talinnam exerted force and swung out the long sword that was stuck in the assassin's mouth. Half of the man's head was immediately chopped off, leaving only half of his exposed brain and blood flowing all over the floor.
Brain plasma and blood water.
Another person shot a hidden arrow from the roof of one side of the building, and was caught by Talinnam's peripheral vision. Another person swung his sword and split the crossbow arrow into two pieces in mid-air.
Before the man could escape, Talinnam had already picked up the spear on the ground. As a sound broke through the air, in less than a heartbeat, half of the spear had penetrated the crossbow archer's body.
The remaining three, holding round shields, stood trembling at the end of the street.
Talinnam picked up his silver sword calmly.
A man stood in the middle of the street, skillfully wielding two knight's swords.
He walked forward unhurriedly, while the three desperadoes in the trapped beast fight could only make the last move.
However, only three screams were heard one after another in the deep alley, and in less than ten seconds, three more bodies appeared on the ground.
After getting rid of all the assassins, Talinnam walked back and met the old knight who had also killed a circle.
Panting, Essek grabbed a man's head and threw him in front of Talinnam.
"Judge him."
Without any unnecessary nonsense, Talinnam followed the old knight's instructions, took out his dagger and put it against the man's throat.
"Who sent you here?"
The prisoner was covered in blood, kneeling on the ground and trembling, but he gritted his teeth and refused to make a sound.
When the old knight saw this, he grabbed his little finger and cut it off one by one.
The prisoners were tortured until they screamed in agony.
Sometimes Talinnam feels that his partner is not really a qualified knight. He has the chivalrous spirit that a knight should have, but in specific matters, sometimes he really behaves like a bandit.
But I have to say that this "despicable" method can sometimes be very effective. When the third finger was cut, the prisoner finally couldn't hold it anymore. He watched his hand become useless.
, became disabled, and blood dripped all over the ground.