Vikings: Journey of the Juggernaut

Chapter 97 Showdown on the Ship 4: Seeing the Devil

"Stand back a bit."

"Just give up and let them solve it themselves."

Itia and Genat blocked the crew members behind them and signaled them to retreat a certain distance again.

The surrounding crew members breathed a sigh of relief. They originally thought it was a siege, but they didn't expect that Reilly would choose to fight Captain Gorton alone.

The few soldiers who still had a good impression of Gorton suddenly felt much better, and they all retreated to the rear, giving up the position and space at the bow of the ship.

Raupu led two or three soldiers to guard the stern of the ship, keeping an eye on everyone in case of any eventuality.

"Then let me see how much you weigh..." Halfway through Gorton's words, he suddenly felt that all the figures in front of him were blurred.

The knife that penetrated the wrist was coated with hallucinogenic mushroom poison! !
"mean!"

Gorton's eyes revealed a fierce light, and the figure at the front of his sight faintly transformed into two people, one of whom had a pair of eagle eyes, and the other...

'Gorton, I treat you very well, even more than I treat my own brother. Why do you treat me like this? Sol's face, which had always been bright and cheerful, was constantly distorted at this time, and his voice seemed to have an echo.

One sentence after another, like muffled thunder hitting his ears, like rushing water hitting his heart.

Another figure's voice came to my ears:
"Psychedelic powder can allow people to see the truest thoughts in their hearts, and even trigger fears that people don't want to face deep down. What did you see?"

Rayleigh was not in a hurry. The lion fought the rabbit with all his strength. Just as Gordon was waiting for his own blood to drain away before, he was also waiting for the mushroom poison to gradually take effect.

In a duel between masters, ambiguity is fatal.

"In these years, you have never been to the Prophet's Cave. It's not that you are so powerful that you don't need to solve your doubts, but that you feel guilty." Rayleigh clenched the hilt of his sword with both hands, "You are afraid..."

"Stop talking nonsense, let's see the real chapter under your hands."

Gordon knew he couldn't wait any longer, so he kicked the dragon's head backwards, and then he rushed straight towards the enemy in front like a sharp arrow, with the long sword in his right hand shaped like a thorn.

With his eagle eyes locked, Rayleigh held the sword in both hands and struck the long sword that was coming at a high speed. At the same time, he took a half step sideways. When he was unsure of his footing, the long sword swept forward again.

when--

Gordon raised his sword and struck again, and another crisp sound of fighting came.

The long sword slashed down continuously, and the figure in front of him stepped forward, accurately blocking every attack of his own.

What puzzled him was that even if he showed a slight flaw, the person in front of him never attacked and was always defensive.

Now there is only one hand left that can use force, but there is nothing that can be done to this opponent. Putting aside everything else, Hawkeye's fighting talent and defensive stability are indeed extremely terrifying at such an age.

After another five or six attacks, Gordon shook his eyes. The mushroom poison made the figure in front of him increasingly blurry. Every time he swung an attack, there seemed to be two afterimages blocking his own sword.

A voice suddenly came to my ears:

'Gorton, there is meat in the longhouse. Go and eat it while my father is not around...'

hateful! ! !

Not only are the visual hallucinations becoming more and more serious, but there are also auditory hallucinations in the ears.

'Gorton, I made you a sword as your birthday gift. See if you like it...'

Two afterimages came towards the left and right necks from two directions, and the sword was quickly blocked and scrambled.

The Hawkeyes begin their counterattack! !
'Gorton, I feel very clear-headed now. Call everyone around. I should be dying...'

stab...

The chain armor in front of him was slashed hard by the sword. Gordon staggered back a few steps. In his confused vision, two sword shadows appeared again, three, four...

He shook his head quickly, and one after another afterimage slashed towards his body. The majestic force made him fall to the ground instantly.

The eagle-eyed man held the sword with both hands and stabbed it down suddenly.

Let's see who dies first! !
Red power poured into his eyes. At this moment, the left hand with the knife in it ferociously raised to grab the long sword that was stabbed down. The right sword was handed out at the same time, and the sword pierced the Hawkeye man's throat.

wow-

The figure of the Hawkeye man shattered like a lens, and at the same time, the afterimages of the sword blades and Thor's figure also shattered.

The violent power poured in completely, directly suppressing the mushroom poison. All the scenes returned to normal, and all kinds of disturbing voices were no longer heard in the ears.

The eagle-eyed man in sight was standing quietly a few steps away, still in a defensive posture.

The scene just now was obviously an illusion.

Without the disruption of the mushroom poison, now is the real battle. Gorton's eyes became determined, and the duel on the deck was about to break out.

In the eyes of everyone on the ship, Captain Gorton's attacks were fierce and sharp, while Reilly's defense was equally precise and steady, and his small-scale footwork was quick and steady. The two instantly fell into a stalemate.

After dozens of breaths passed, the figure with scarlet eyes even let go of the attack completely, but the figure opposite never fired a sword.

This kind of fighting style is simply too stable!
There was no fierceness at all like the bloody storm coming and going, only the dull sound of hammering like thunder, which hit everyone's hearts.

Facing a superior opponent like Gorton, Rayleigh's tactic is to defend. The attack is too dangerous. Just now he saw the scene where he was stabbed into the air with his sword:
If he had really stood there at that time, he would have lost his sword even if he did not die, which would lead to a very dangerous situation.

Gorton turned on his rage so early. As long as his rage time was delayed, everything would be over.

At this time, Gorton also felt that the battle was getting worse and worse for him, and he had to decide quickly. He no longer held the sword with one hand, but gave it a try and held the sword with both hands.

Accompanied by the sound of intensive stamping on the deck, a powerful and heavy two-handed slash hit the enemy in front of him on the head.

Rayleigh pressed the back of his foot against the deck, and suddenly swung his sword forward to deflect the attack. The long sword swept across again. He pressed his right foot sideways against the deck, deflected the attack again, and saw a body in front of him. Turning around, a heavy sweep came from the other side.In an instant, he crouched down to dodge the attack, and came again with a sword that cut through the air.

when--

Rayleigh hurriedly lowered his sword edge to block the sword, and he was also thrown away by the surging force of the rebound.

The scarlet figure in sight strode after him, leaped up and struck down a heavy slash.

Rayleigh pushed his sword towards the deck with his left hand, and flew back a certain distance again. He grabbed the dragon's head with his right hand and stabilized his body. Gorton had already arrived, and he swept with a violent sweep——

With a crash, half of the dragon's head flew off.

The moment before the dragon's head flew out, Rayleigh stepped on the dragon's head in advance. He jumped directly over Gorton and did somersaults in mid-air.

This time he did not use Yan Hui!

Yan Hui is not applicable at all times. When facing the Black Fish Elite Warriors a year ago, he took the lead in preparing a jumping punch in advance. The second time he used it, it had a confusing effect. The Black Fish Warriors did not expect to be caught by surprise. leaped directly over his head.

In the art of war, this move is called: hiding from the sky and crossing the sea!

In the Battle of Cambridge Reed Field, although the Iron Guards were elite, they were far less powerful than the Blackfish Warriors. At that time, their own hard power exceeded those of the Iron Guards. Even if Yan Hui could not kill them, they were enough to protect themselves.

But it was different now. Facing Gorton, who was at a higher level than his own and was in the midst of a violent battle, using Yan Hui would probably end up stealing the chicken but losing the rice.

Bang!
The eagle eyes that fell on the deck saw that Gorton did not hesitate to strike in reverse.

The scarlet figure turned around and charged again, holding the sword in both hands and launching a heavy thrust.

call out--

Rayleigh stepped on an afterimage, and used his step to move sideways to avoid the extremely fast thrust.

His current arm strength is not enough to use the dual speed and slow knives, but the strength of his thighs is beyond what his arms can match, and he has begun to develop the skills for stepping forward.

With three points left, the long sword slashed directly at the back of Gorton's neck. He was dodged by a lower body, and at the same time, Gorton's lower body came at the same time and swept behind Gorton's lower body.

Rayleigh stepped on the afterimage with his heel, stepped back, stabilized his body, held the sword in both hands, and re-entered the confrontation.

He had no intention of killing the person in front of him by surprise. This was an upright defensive battle——

Don't do anything superfluous, just defend until the opponent violently disappears, and that's when the dust settles.

Take the first step! !
At this scene, Gorton's scarlet eyes flashed with a hint of shock. Even he was still proficient in polishing his swordsmanship and did not go as far as to learn the skills of fast and slow swords.

The talent of the man in front of him, his powerful physique that can activate violent violence at a young age, and his terrifying ability to master skills, are really terrifying talents that the gods feed.

When the soldiers on board the middle and rear sections saw Rayleigh's two flowing and sliding steps, they also felt very emotional in their hearts:

This is the terrifying talent of a general!

A skill like stepping forward would be impossible for even a veteran skill-based captain like Shurut to master.Captains like Sophia and Victor, who value their own brute strength, do not have such subtle skills.

If it were Captain Gorton, he would be a skill type, but after all, he is only 23 years old now, so he will probably be able to master it in the future.

Or maybe, there won’t be a future!

Accurate prediction, blocking and dodging are two defensive abilities that have long been unparalleled in his age group. Now he has added the magical skills of footwork and positioning... Rayleigh's defensive ability is really amazing.

This can be seen from the fact that even the series of attacks that Gordon used his full strength without any pause were all blocked by him.

Stopping his thoughts, he quickly looked at the duel that was unfolding again. At this time, Rayleigh's eyes turned red.

The sound of intensive clashes of iron weapons reached his ears, and the eagle-eyed young man became more and more skillful as his eyes turned red.

Two hourglasses later, Captain Gorton's left hand with the knife in his wrist was already stained with blood, and the scarlet in his eyes gradually faded, and the long sword was knocked away by the Hawkeye man.

"Stop!" A thunderous voice came from the sea.

brush--

The sword in Rayleigh's hand quickly passed through the captain's throat, and he kicked him out with a smooth kick.

With a bang, Gorton hit the dragon's head hard, his eyes swept across the ship with unwillingness, the figures on the ship, and the faces in those impressions.

Recalling the battle that day again:
That day, I shouted, "Some people, help me." The purpose was not to shout to the crew, but to attract Thor's attention, because he happened to see another soldier joining that wave of fighting.

When Thor is attracted by the shouting, he will definitely not be able to react if he turns back!
Sure enough, he died!

Why do you want to kill him? Ambition and power may also be there, but they are not the most important.

The most important thing is that I have had enough of continuing to be a follower. If Sol doesn't die, he may have to be a follower for the rest of his life. After all, the favor is so great. If he abandons him, he will think of himself in the eyes of others. I am already very tired of it.

Thor, there is a reason why he must die!

Later, when dealing with the brother and sister, they felt guilty and had no choice but to die. There was no turning back.

……

There was light coming into the eyes. It was the soldiers on the boat who lit the torch. I don't know if they are still under the influence of the mushroom poison, and the pupils gradually expanded:
I saw a trace of sadness beneath the smile of the Smiling Man;
No need to be sad, it’s just the winner and the loser!

He saw the woman's shadow in the candle, swaying, twisting and baring her teeth, as if she was mocking herself and laughing happily.

Gordon lowered his head with relief on his face: Perhaps he was not the only one to kill Thor...

(End of this chapter)