Aegon, who was squinting, suddenly opened his eyes and looked into the distance. He still couldn't see the shadow of the Mopan Village team, and he began to feel uneasy in his heart.
It stands to reason that the war has just ended, the Will family has been destroyed, and the Hunter family has just taken over the Stone Castle, so they should not be free to manage the entire territory so soon.
But apart from the Hunter family, there was no other armed force nearby that could deal with his men. Thinking of the losses he had suffered in the Hunter territory, that evil spirit still shadowed Aegon's heart.
"No wait, let's go south and leave first, leaving a few people behind. If they come back, let them come and join us."
Aegon has absolute prestige in this snow pirate gang. With an order, the whole group of snow pirates started to take action.
On the other side, Richard was monitoring the whereabouts of Aegon and his group of snow pirates through the gryphon in the sky. Richard, who had already discovered their traces, was on his way quickly.
"Oh, my sense of smell is quite keen, but it's a pity that I'm too greedy."
Richard, who discovered that Aegon was trying to escape, laughed disdainfully. If Aegon was decisive enough to abandon the looted supplies and leave lightly, Richard might still have a headache for a while, but when Aegon decided to take the robbery with him
By the time you plunder the loot and run away, the outcome is completely determined.
"Speed up!" Following Richard's command, the entire team's speed increased by a few points.
…
"Boss Aegon, why don't you take a rest? The brothers are all a little tired."
A snow thief panted and came to Aegon and said to Aegon.
"Snapped"
"ah"
Aegon, who was on his horse, struck the snow pirate in the face with his riding crop, causing him to cover his face and scream in agony.
"Are you the boss or am I the boss? I will listen to you whether you are the boss or not?"
"No. No, no."
The snow pirate was so frightened that he spoke incoherently. Although Aegon was the leader of the snow pirates, his character was not usually cruel and he was kind and righteous to his subordinates, so he dared to come up and make suggestions. Unexpectedly, he received a severe whip.
"Then speed up." Then Aegon turned around and urged.
The uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger. Aegon had already spotted the griffins in the sky, but the griffins flew too high. He thought they were a few giant eagles. He didn't pay attention at first, but by coincidence, these giant eagles followed him all the way.
, although I didn’t expect these giant eagles to have anything to do with Hunter’s ability, but I felt instinctively uneasy.
It's a pity that the snow thieves are snow thieves after all. They didn't see the real danger. No matter how uneasy they were, they were unwilling to throw away the food and goods they grabbed. Of course, even if Aegon ordered the goods to be thrown away, the snow thieves below would probably
Nor willing.
Richard is getting closer and closer.
…
"Boss, someone is following us." A snow pirate with a sharp eye had already spotted Richard who was chasing him from a distance.
"How could it be so fast?" Aegon looked in the direction pointed by his men and spotted Richard's men.
"Stop, stop running, prepare to fight."
The snow pirates also stopped and formed a fighting formation.
Aegon knew that with many people and several carts of supplies, he would definitely not be able to outrun the opponent. Instead of being overtaken and then passively beaten, it would be better to stop and reorganize and take the initiative to fight.
In Aegon's view, the opponent only had more than thirty people, while his own side had more than a hundred people. They were all considered ruthless bandits with rich combat experience. They were not much worse than the professional armies of many lords. They could completely defeat them.
war.
The specific story of the battle at Xiaolinghe has not yet spread. There are few knights in the North, and the leader of the team, Richard, looks so young. Aegon also completely dismissed the possibility that Richard was a knight, so naturally he had a little false confidence.
"Stop, who are you?"
As Richard and his men got closer and closer, Aegon also saw clearly the attire of this group of people. Everyone was wearing armor and looked very capable. They were tough people who were not easy to mess with. Aegon still tried to avoid it through conversation.
In a battle, he faced many noble guards, and as long as he left the other party's territory, the other party was generally unwilling to fight with him.
"Shoot the arrow" was Richard's only response after he approached.
Aegon fired a sharp arrow towards the center of his eyebrow, but most of the snow pirates behind him were not as skilled as him. Seven or eight of them fell to the ground and let out a wailing sound.
"Fuck, come on."
The clay figurine was also very angry, let alone the vicious snow bandit. Aegon swung his sword and led his men to attack Richard.
"ah……"
The archers fired another round of arrows, and Aegon discovered that the opponent's bows and arrows not only shot far, but were also incredibly accurate, and more than a dozen people were lost before they could reach them.
Finally, after losing more than thirty people, the snow pirates finally came face to face with Richard's team.
The snow pirates who thought they could take advantage of the number of people to quickly overwhelm the opponent were severely punished by the formation of spearmen. The airtight spears stabbed the snow pirates who lacked armor into gourds of blood. The party with the larger number unexpectedly
The one who was pressed kept retreating.
With the blessing of Richard's primary offensive skills, the spearmen were already a level higher than ordinary soldiers. Their strength was basically between elite warriors and quasi-knights, and they were not something that this group of snow thieves could stop.
What makes the snow pirates even more frightened is the cry coming from the air. What kind of giant eagle is that? They are obviously several beasts with wings. Every time they fall, they will take the life of a snow pirate. There are even griffins.
Daqi used his sharp claws to grab the snow thief into the air, and then threw it hard into the crowd.
Within ten minutes of contact between the two sides, the battle turned into a one-sided pursuit. The archers kept shooting at the fleeing snow bandits, and the spearmen scattered in pursuit under Richard's orders.
As for Aegon, within two moves of his confrontation with Richard, he was killed on the spot by Richard who was aroused with grudges.
Not to mention completing the mission, even if there was no such mission, Richard would never tolerate the presence of bandits on his territory.
When the last scream suddenly stopped, the griffons flew back to Richard. Under the pursuit of the griffins, not a single snow thief was able to escape.
Only a few draft horses and a few carts of looted goods remained.
"Let's go, take the goods back."
Richard had no intention of returning the supplies to the villagers. How to determine which family the property belonged to was a big problem.
Moreover, Richard understands people's hearts very well. In the eyes of the villagers, returning it now is considered as getting back their own things. Even if they are grateful, it will not be too strong. If they wait until the villagers have no food and then lend them some for free, it will be practical.
The grace of life.
The carriage board creaked under the weight of the heavy cargo. Under the setting sun, Richard's figure on horseback was stretched so long that it seemed to be covering the horizon.
