I was beheaded in the Middle Ages for 20 years

Chapter 86 Choose one from three [Thanks to the leader for the reward]

Xu Siling understood very well that most of these mountain bandits were not professional bandits, but more of a choice made in pursuit of survival. In the environment of the Black Death, it was not easy to stay alive.

But even so, Xu Siling didn't feel any sympathy for these people in her heart.

The bandit camp in the mountain forest was full of darkness and danger. As Xu Siling gradually approached the camp, he could feel an oppressive atmosphere.

Around the camp, there will be dense trees and bushes blocking the entry of animals and wild beasts, making the entire camp shrouded in darkness.

The camp consisted of several simple tents set up on grass and stones. The canvas of the tents was full of cracks and mottled stains, showing traces of moisture. These simple dwellings revealed the hard and lawless nature of the bandits.

There was a fire in the center of the camp, burning with blazing flames.

The firelight illuminated everything around it, casting distorted shadows.

Three bandits were surrounding the fire. They were wearing shabby leather clothes, and their bodies were covered with various swords and weapons. Their equipment was not even as good as the bandits who once attacked Xu Siling's house at night.

Their eyes were fierce but somewhat lifeless.

Xu Siling looked around and saw three people lying vaguely under several tents.

After careful inspection and confirmation that the number of bandits in this camp would not exceed six, he began to quietly touch the back of a certain tent.
The three robbers were surrounding the fire. There was a pot on the fire with wild vegetables and unknown meat stewed in it. It didn't look delicious.

One of the robbers had a long and messy beard. He wiped the corners of his mouth with his beard.

He sighed softly and chatted casually with his companions.

"Now there are fewer and fewer pedestrians on this main thoroughfare. If no one comes here, our food will not last long."

"Those who have fled know that there are many bandits on the main roads. Many people would rather take the trails in the mountains and forests than the main roads."

"Not to mention that these fleeing people don't have many valuable things with them."

Another robber was wiping a dagger and seriously suggested: "I think we need to change something."

The bearded bandit snorted: "Change? Is it what you proposed the day before yesterday, to merge with another group of bandits? What a good idea it is."

"Why not? Since none of us can survive anyway, we might as well join others. Their living conditions are much better than ours, especially on their road, which has more pedestrians than us."

"Then it's not your fault for this kind of thing!"

The bearded robber yelled: "We rob, but we don't harm anyone's life. It was the last time you fell in love with a woman and forced her to sleep with her in front of her husband, while her husband stayed by her side." Look, you are such a pisser! Think about the result of the last robbery, they all worked so hard that we had to kill them and one of them escaped. It's better now. Everyone knows that the bandits on our road will kill people. Who has the guts to go here, it’s going to cost them their lives.”

The accused robber was thick-skinned and didn't make any trouble. He chuckled and said, "We are all men, and they always have some physiological needs. I don't believe you don't want to have sex with women."

"That can't harm anyone's life!"

"I'm not harmful, I just want to solve some physiological needs. She is not willing to satisfy me and wants to do something to me. What can I do?"

The bearded man cursed and was not prepared to pay attention to this bastard anymore.

The robber, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke.

"The group of robbers you mentioned, I remember they were planning to gather people to attack a manor."

"Yes, that's why I suggested that we merge together. When the time comes to attack the manor, we can also get some soup!"

"I think this is inappropriate. We are already very conspicuous by looting on the road. If we attack the manor, the lord of Raya Town will not let us go."

"That's what will happen later. Will the turtle in Raya Town still know that I am responsible for the attack on the manor?"

"Don't forget, the knights from Raya Town have been patrolling around recently to perform tasks. If it attracts his attention."

"You are just cowardly! Humph, I have inquired about it a long time ago. That knight specializes in carrying out the orders of the nobles in Raya Town and hunting down people from Tamubao everywhere. What does he have to do with our bandits? And he is just one person with two apprentices. , Why are you afraid of him? If he really wants to show up, just a few of us will be enough to beat him!"

The robber became more and more enthusiastic as he talked, and began to imagine how they could cooperate to kill the knight.

The bearded robber and another robber with a slightly depressed temperament looked at each other and shook their heads in unison.

It seems that this proposal will also come to nothing.

If the merger is not a joke, you will have to obey their orders when the time comes. Especially the attack on the manor is too eye-catching. If you really offend the nobles of Raya Town, you are really looking for death.

They turned into bandits just to survive, not to die.

Just when the bearded bandit wanted to say something, a silhouette suddenly disappeared behind the tent. He blinked and rubbed his eyes, suspecting that he was hallucinating.

Even if a gust of wind blows through the mountains and forests, there will be a sound.

He didn't think he heard any strange noise, only the crackling of the fire.

"What’s wrong with you."

"No, I seemed to see some shadow just now."

"You just haven't rested, or you're starving. I'll give you some of my food later."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a dagger, under the light of the fire, carrying the wind, nailing it hard on the neck of the robber who had been nagging him.

The strength was so great that he knocked down the robber. With a few puffs, he lay on the ground and looked at the dagger around his neck. He wanted to say something, but found that nothing could be said.

"There are enemies!"

The bearded bandit stood up and shouted, alerting his friends in the tent. He and the other bandit drew their weapons and stood up, without having time to check the condition of their friend who was knocked down by the dagger.

"Behind you!"

However, the reminder was still too late.

The bearded robber watched helplessly. He was still caring about his partner in front of him, but a black shadow appeared behind him.

The shadow raised the long sword, and the blade looked particularly bright under the light of the fire.

Before his partner could turn around, the cold light fell.

With the sound of slurping into the flesh, the entire head was cut off.

The head flew into a pot roasting meat in the fire.

The robber's head still had a faint expression of decadence on his face, and he didn't even have time to show a look of panic.

The headless body fell limply.

Without the cover of his companions, the bearded bandit finally saw the appearance of the enemy in front of him.

He had neat black hair and indifferent brown eyes under his bangs. He was wearing leather armor and holding a long sword in one hand. There was also a lot of equipment wrapped around his waist. The other person was wearing a mask and could not see his face clearly.

But he immediately thought of someone!
They had already received the news that the knights in Raya Town would always wear masks when they appeared in front of anyone.

Could this man be the knight from Raya Town? !
The bearded bandit was breathing rapidly. He had never felt so nervous. Seeing that Xu Siling did not attack him further, he looked around and saw that the bandit who was first knocked down by the dagger had not moved and seemed to be dead.

Not to mention the headless partner.

But the friends in the tent didn't even wake up after hearing such a loud noise.
"Your friends in the tent are all dead, so there's no need to wait for them."

The bearded robber held a weapon in his hand, but his whole body was trembling as he watched Xu Siling's sword drip with blood.

"You are the knight of Raya Town."

"I'm."

"forgive me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the bearded robber burst into tears, dropped his weapons with both hands, and with a bang, knelt down in front of Xu Siling without hesitation.

"Please, please let me go. I am also a citizen of Raya Town. It's just that the disease has spread and everyone is fleeing. I have no choice."

Xu Siling told him to shut up and took out a simple map from his pocket.

"I heard you talking about another group of bandits earlier. They have the intention to attack the manor? Where is their camp and how many people are there? Tell me."

"Will my life be spared if I confess?"

However, the bearded man raised his head and looked into Xu Siling's indifferent brown eyes and knew immediately that he was not qualified to negotiate terms.

He swallowed and looked at the map Xu Siling showed him. He knelt on the ground and did not dare to move much. After seeing clearly with the help of the firelight, he pointed to a place with trembling fingers.

"There are eleven of them right here, not far from us, but they have been recruiting other partners to merge recently, so I don't know how many there are now."

After Xu Siling recognized his purpose, he clearly drew a dot on the map from the charcoal on the edge of the fire.The bearded robber quickly held his hands together in front of him, begging Xu Siling for mercy.

Xu Siling put the map away, looked at the robber kneeling in front of him, and rubbed his eyebrows.

"To be honest, usually when I see someone kneeling in front of me, I feel a bit guilty of an occupational disease."

"Occupational disease?" The bearded robber didn't understand. He looked up weakly.

Xu Siling raised his long sword, his eyes were calm and without a trace of emotion, as if the robber kneeling in front of him was just a piglet ready to be slaughtered.

"I'll tell you a secret, everyone who kneels before me is dead without exception."

The sound of passing wind.

The trees in the mountain forest swayed, and the leaves rustled.

Heads fell to the ground.

And the head in the pot was mostly cooked.

Xu Siling did not search for property in the camp. He wanted to rush to the next bandit camp while it was still early.

The camp at the location just pointed out was a bit too crowded, and they planned to attack the surrounding manors, so Xu Siling had to deal with them first.

Of course, this is definitely not because there are many people on the other side and he can chop off a few more heads, so he prioritizes targeting them.

He had only beheaded two people in this bandit camp. The three people in the tent were all killed by him by sneaking and slitting their throats, so the skill proficiency gained was not high.

But in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong and the robbers cannot escape, insisting on beheading is not a good thing.

Pack your things, take out the dagger from the throat of a beep-loving bandit, wipe it clean, and prepare to set off for the next target camp.

Just as he was about to leave, he found that the robber who was stabbed to death with his dagger had a bow and arrow on his back, which was obviously used for poaching in the mountains and forests.

He thought about it and took the bow and arrows before leaving.

The campground seemed very quiet after leaving, as if nothing happened.

Only the fire was still burning, and the head on the shelf was soaking in the pot.

Gradually cook from medium-rare to well-done.

In the dark night, a faint moonlight shines.

In this world, half are the sun and half are the shadows.

Some people long for sunlight, while others long for shade.

Some people live in the sun but die in the shadows.

Some people experience shadows but move toward the sunshine.

Late at night, Hebron Tavern.

Vali was lying on the bed, fast asleep, with an animal fur covering his belly.

Luo Shui did not fall asleep, however. He sat alone at the window of his room, gesticulating with a dagger.

He looks heartless on the surface, but he has a lot of thoughts deep down.

As long as the children from the executioner family have normal brains, there are not many that are stupid.

Xu Siling must have performed some other tasks when he went out late at night. Without Xu Siling to protect them, they were carrying so much property.

It's not unusual for someone to have the wrong idea to take action against their two children.

That's why Luo Shui decided to keep vigil to see when Xu Siling would come back.

Suddenly there was the sound of footsteps going up the stairs, accompanied by the sound of weapons and sword scabbards shaking.

Luo Shui couldn't help but feel nervous. He held the dagger and looked out through the small crack in the window.

"You didn't sleep."

"Lord Siling!"

Xu Siling returned to the tavern. As soon as she went upstairs, she immediately noticed that someone was still moving in Luoshui Vali's room.

Knowing that it was Xu Siling who had returned, Luo Shui quickly opened the door and was greeted by the familiar smell of blood.

There were no traces of injury on the leather armor on his body, and the blood on it had dried. It was obvious that the blood was not his.

"why are not you sleeping."

"Waiting for Lord Siling to come back."

Xu Siling smiled and touched Luo Shui's sensible little head: "Go to bed quickly. You have to get up early tomorrow morning. You will be busy."

During this period, Luo Shui and Vali had been following Xu Siling, busy cleaning up the loot. When they heard that they were busy during the day, they probably guessed that there would be a huge battlefield for them to loot tomorrow.

Luo Shui nodded quickly, then closed the door and lay down on the bed to rest peacefully.

Xu Siling returned to her room, took off her leather armor and equipment, took the basin prepared in the room, and wiped the weapons.

While wiping, I looked at the window in front of me.

Until it was wiped clean, he fell into deep thought.
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Name: Xu Siling
Age: 28
Identity: Executioner/Knight
talent:

[Trial] Execution of convicted prisoners gains part of their skill proficiency.

[Sadism] You like to abuse and torture others, and others are subconsciously afraid of you.

[Knight] Being in the territory belonging to the nobility, the people's obedience to you will increase, and the people's fear of you will increase.

Special Skills:
[Grandmaster Level] Sword Fighting (10094)*
【Master Level】Human Skeleton Medicine (6950)
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The next bandit camp gave him a lot of trouble.

The terrain is a bit steep, but that's not a big deal. The number of people there is quite large. There are eighteen bandits in total.

So long after dark, there were two bandits taking turns keeping watch, and the level of security was much better than in the previous camp.

After surveying the terrain, Xu Siling took care of the bandits on sentry duty, determined the approximate number of people, and started taking action. However, this time he did not choose to sneak attack the camp like before.

Instead, he chose to use his bow and arrows to shoot the robbers from the outside.

Because there are too many people on the other side, if he gets in and is discovered, there are so many people surrounding him, and he is not wearing a chainmail robe, so with his current equipment, he won't be able to get much benefit.

The reason why Xu Siling did not bring his own longbow was that the English longbow was too long and difficult to carry.

The hunting bow in hand does not have this shortcoming. Although the weight is low and the quality is poor, it is more than enough to kill these bandits at close range.

The bandits who were shot down by cold arrows in the camp shouted in panic. After Xu Siling shot down five people in a row, a few people discovered his location.

Xu Siling relied on his bow and arrow skills and superb sword fighting to defeat these bandits one by one.

After all, these bandits lacked joint attack training. If they all rushed towards Xu Siling, it would be difficult for him to deal with them.

It's a pity that bandits and their ilk can't get on the stage, and their strength is also uneven.

The advantage of choosing to shoot down enemies with bows and arrows is here. Most of the enemies shot down are not dead. If you chop their heads this time, the problem of low skill proficiency increase is immediately avoided.

After a night of hard work, Xu Siling, who successfully eliminated two camp robbers, returned to the tavern to rest.

After returning to the tavern, he found that his sword fighting skills had successfully reached the master level. Before he could be happy, the asterisk on the sword fighting skills made him stunned.

Click on the sword fighting skill, and there are three options displayed in front of him.
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[Sword and Shield Specialization] With the combination of sword and shield, you can work without getting tired, and you can attack and defend well. It is a standard configuration for bastards.Greatly improves sword and shield usage skills and protection.

[Dual-wielding Specialization] Shoot the bow left and right, as fast as a tiger.Greatly improves the attack speed and parry ability of dual-wield weapons.

[Two-Handed Specialization] If you can't kill the opponent with one sword, you usually only need to strike with the second sword.Greatly improves the attack power and destructive power of two-handed weapons.
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Choose one of three.
Which one to choose?
It’s so difficult, why can’t I have them all?

[Thanks to the leader of the alliance who was rewarded by Wilde, the Warrior of Love]

[Thanks to Doubi Star for the reward]

【Ask for a monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)