Lord Chronicle

Chapter 26
A team is slowly marching on the road in the forest.

The team consisted of three carriages and dozens of knights. The knights rode their horses to surround the carriages in the center, forming a very standard marching team.They wore uniform standard armor, and the horses on their crotch were all excellent war horses originally produced by Silvo, and even the horse armor was the top-quality product of the Ruhr military leader.The knights carefully guarded the carriage, and everyone looked around vigilantly, showing good qualities.

The flag raised high by the first knight showed the identity of this team. An eagle emblem with flapping wings was embroidered on the flag. This symbol was familiar to everyone in Dinar, and it represented the most prominent lord of the kingdom. One: Lord of Bahrain.

In the first carriage, the current lord of Bahrain, Cliff Bahrain, is resting with his eyes closed.

As the oldest aristocratic family in the Kingdom of Dinar, the current heir of the Barin family, Cliff Barin is in his prime.He is nearly 50 years old, with tough lines all over his majestic face, without the slightest aging, only the gray hair on the top of his head reveals his age.

Cliff has a pair of off-white, piercing eyes, a high nose bridge, and thin lips tightly pressed together, making him seem to be thinking about something anytime, anywhere.He was tall, dressed in decent but not luxurious robes, different from those vain and vulgar nobles, the aristocratic majesty and the temperament formed by good education were perfectly reflected in him.

The carriage was very quiet, only the sound of the horseshoes of the guards could be heard faintly, and the quiet afternoon sunlight penetrated through the window, casting spots of light on Cliff's body, making him look like a marble sculpture.

"Is the lord of Lowell Territory really attacked near here?" Suddenly, he opened his eyes and said.

Opposite Cliff, a young man who was reading a book raised his head: "Yes."

He was about the same age as Dylan, with slightly messy brown hair and a handsome appearance. There was a pair of exquisite rimless glasses on the bridge of his nose, and his deep eyes were clear and bright.He has a slender figure, his clothes are cut to fit, a richly decorated rapier is pinned to his waist, and a thick book is spread out on his knees, making him look like an elegant scholar in the royal library of the capital.

"Is he dead then?" Cliff asked.

"No, his body has not been found so far, although he has been missing for more than half a month." The man said in a soft and pleasant voice.

Cliff slowly closed his eyes again: "Of course it's a good thing if he dies, otherwise we have to follow the original plan, step by step. Lovell is very important to us, and this matter must be investigated."

The young man nodded, and suddenly said, "Actually, I'm a little interested in Saul Lovell."

Cliff opened his eyes and looked at him in surprise. The man explained: "I've seen the water wheel and the umbrella he sold to us. They are all very ingenious things. I heard that they were all invented by him alone. Yes. But what really surprised me is that he didn't continue to make waterwheels, but sold us the blueprints. This is quite a shrewd businessman's mind. And the 'auction' he invented is also very interesting. It is said that this time The Lidon black market has also borrowed his method, changing the previous direct transaction into an auction."

Cliff said indifferently: "It's just a little cleverness, nothing to worry about. A small place will always be a small place, and sooner or later the Lovell Territory will be mine."

"That's right." The young man said again: "Yesterday, there was a message that the Necromancer Guild lost the 'Pluto Crystal'."

Cliff was surprised: "What? How did you lose it?"

The man shook his head: "The other party refused to say, but said that the plan has changed, and they can no longer cooperate with our actions until we find it again."

"Those idiots!" Cliff couldn't help cursing: "The Necromancer crystal is the most important item to help a necromancer become a lich. I did everything possible to find it for them. They are not three-year-olds, how could they lose it? "

The man reminded: "But they are a very important part of our plan, so..."

"I understand." Cliff waved his hand angrily: "Let's put this aside for now and tell them to find it for me as soon as possible. The most important thing right now is to get the leader of Lovell first."

At this moment, the advancing carriage stopped suddenly, and Cliff raised his voice, "What's going on?"

A knight came to the window on horseback: "My lord, the bridge in front seems to have been washed away by the flood. But we found a shoal not far away, and we can directly cross the river."

With a hum, Cliff lowered the curtain, and the team turned around and headed towards the shallows.

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At this time, in the woods by the shoal, the robbers lay in ambush and waited for the arrival of their prey.

"Brother-in-law, why are you dressed so weirdly?" Lesta couldn't help but ask.

Saul completely covered his head and face with a piece of cloth, only showing a pair of eyes, dressed like a Middle Eastern terrorist.The afternoon sun was very hot, and he was sweating profusely, but he still refused to untie the ventilator.

Of course, Sol couldn't tell him that he was afraid of being remembered by the lord of Bahrain, so as not to be recognized in the capital in the future, otherwise he, the lord who was a bandit, might have to die to apologize.

He said casually, "Don't you think this dress is cool?"

Lesta shook his head blankly, and Sol said with hatred: "Personality, this is called personality, do you understand, boss? Personality is to be special and different from others. Look at you, even though we are going to kill you Boss, but he is dressed like everyone else, this is called having no personality, you know?"

Lesta was taken aback by him, and asked stupidly: "Then how can you be considered to have personality?"

Sol rolled his eyes: "Think for yourself, what's the use of me telling you."

Lesta tilted his head and thought for a long time, then suddenly turned around and picked a few wild fruits from a nearby tree, rubbed them and smeared the juice on his face.His face immediately turned red and green, like a painted face in a Beijing opera, or like a special soldier painted in jungle camouflage.

"How?" he said proudly.

Sol didn't speak, just gave a thumbs up.

Lesta turned his head and said fiercely to the other robbers: "Remember, you are not allowed to learn from me!"

"We don't know him, we don't know him..." the group of thieves muttered in a low voice, turning their heads away.

At this time Dylan came over: "The other party has come, ready to... Hey, brother, what's the matter with your face?"

Lesta was proud: "Dylan, this is called personality. You are my younger brother. I make an exception and let you do the same. Come, let my brother help you."

Dylan wiped off his sweat: "No, thank you. Brother, the other party is coming soon, get ready."

Lesta nodded, and everyone pulled out their weapons and fell down quietly. The forest was immediately silent, and there was no trace of anyone.

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When Cliff's convoy came to the ford, a knight immediately separated from the team and crossed the river first.Soon, the knight across the river made a safe gesture.

Cliff and the man also got out of the carriage.Standing by the river, the man looked at the terrain around him, his brows furrowed imperceptibly.

Cliff noticed: "Filino, what's the matter?"

The man named Felino shook his head self-consciously: "It's nothing, I worry too much."

Cliff didn't take it seriously either, and turned to the knights and said, "Get ready to cross the river."

Half of the knights crossed the river first, ready to go to the opposite side to meet the carriage first.When they came to the middle of the river, Cliff and Ferino also turned and boarded the carriage, ready to cross the river.

At this moment, the mutation protruded!
Suddenly there was a rumbling sound from the upper reaches of the river, as if a large herd of horses were galloping here.The knights in the middle of the river stopped involuntarily and looked over there.

"What's wrong?" Cliff asked strangely.

Felino was startled, and he yelled, "No." Immediately, he yelled to the knight in the river, "Come back!"

At this time, a high wave of water had already rushed across the bend of the river, appearing in the eyes of everyone with the momentum of thunder.The water was coming so fast that the knights in the river panicked and turned their horses to retreat to the shore, but how could they make it in time?

"Mr. Buffett!" Ferino said suddenly.

Before the words were finished, the door of a carriage parked by the river opened, and an old mage wearing a mage's robe and fluttering white beard appeared at the door.Facing the raging flood, he was calm and unafraid, chanting the incantation in a low voice.

At this time, the water finally rushed to this section of the river, and the old man named Buffett yelled loudly: "Ice Wall!"

The flood rushing to the front froze suddenly, and the accumulated layers of ice filled the entire river like a wall, blocking the flood that came from behind.With the spell of the old man, the ice continued to expand, and the ice wall also continued to increase, like building a dam in a river in an instant.

In the woods not far away, Sol was shocked: "Damn, why is there a magician? Dylan, shoot him!"

Without saying a word, Dylan opened his bow and set his arrow, and shot a strong arrow at Buffett.

At the same time, Lesta roared and rushed out with the giant ax in hand.At this time, Buffett was freezing the ice wall, and he was completely unaware of a sneak attack in the forest. When he turned his head in shock, the sharp arrow was already in front of him.

However, Buffett is obviously not an ordinary magician. At this critical moment, he forcibly withdrew the magic power of the ice wall, and at the same time pressed his right hand to his body.

He instantly released a magic bullet that can be released without chanting a spell, and when he heard a loud noise, the river on the bank exploded and splashed huge waves, and the sharp arrow was also washed away by the current.However, being backlashed by the chaotic magic power and the impact of the explosion, Buffett spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.

Just as Cliff was about to ask the knight to save someone, everyone suddenly saw a barbarian with a colorful face and a huge ax rushing out of the woods howling.Such a scene was so weird that even these elite knights had no time to react.

"How could the barbarians from the frozen plateau appear here?" Everyone thought.

Lesta quickly rushed to the ice wall, raised his ax and hit it hard.With the sound of cracking, countless huge cracks gradually spread out from the thick ice wall, and then collapsed.

The flood that had accumulated for a long time rushed down with huge ice blocks, and its power was much stronger than before. The knights in the river were instantly submerged by the flood and disappeared without a trace.

"Brothers, go!" Seeing the success of the battle, Sol stood up and said loudly.

"Oh!" The robbers screamed excitedly, rushing out in a swarm, and no one noticed that Sol, the one who yelled the most, stayed where he was.

So Cliff and the others watched helplessly as a group of yelling bandits poured out of the woods on both sides and came to kill them behind.At the same time, several wooden rafts floated down the upstream, and the wooden rafts were also full of robbers, and everyone was surrounded by outflanking for a while.

The narrow river bank was not conducive to horse fighting, and the remaining knights dismounted decisively to build a human wall. For a moment, the robbers and the knights fought hand-to-hand, and the entire riverbank immediately fell into a fierce fight.

This time, all the elite knights who came out with Cliff were the elite knights of Bahrain. Many of them have experienced the test of the war with the Lulin Empire, and their actual combat experience is extremely rich.Therefore, even though there were only half of them left, they were still not afraid of many robbers, holding a sword in one hand and a shield in the other to form an indestructible line of defense, facing the bandits head-on.

The robbers floating down the current shot a burst of arrows, and then they pulled the raft to the shore, and rushed up from the side in a swarm.After all, the number of knights was small, and after being hit from the side, they finally couldn't hold on.

"Drink!" Lesta yelled wildly, using her physical advantage to forcefully knock the two knights into the air and embed them in the battle group.

Suddenly a huge sword fell from the sky, and Lesta hurriedly raised his ax to meet it. With a loud clang, the two weapons were handed over, and both of them were forced to move a few steps away by the opponent's force.

The visitor was a head taller than Leesta, and his whole body and head were wrapped in thick steel armor. Only a pair of angry eyes could be seen from the gap in the mask.He holds a giant sword that is like a block of iron, like a moving steel fortress that no one can hold, and its power is extraordinary.

"Good guy!" Lesta praised, the two looked at each other for a moment, and rushed forward at the same time.

In an instant, like two big mountains colliding, an astonishing shock erupted in the center of the battlefield.At the center of the shock, Lesta and the giant sword knight roared loudly. Every time the ax collided with the blade, there would be a deafening noise, and the splashing sparks could be clearly seen even in daytime.

With the two as the center, gravel flew within a few meters around them, forcibly forcing out a circular no-man's land, and neither the robbers nor the knights could take a step beyond, which showed the terrifying power of the duel between the two.

After dozens of rounds, Lesta was still a step behind, and was staggered back by the knight's three epee swords in a row. The knight took the opportunity to force the sword to sweep towards his neck.

At this critical juncture, a sharp arrow shot towards the gap in the knight's mask. The knight hurriedly raised his hand, and the arrow was knocked away with a crisp ding sound, and Lesta also took the opportunity to retreat.

"Dylan, don't interfere, this guy is mine!" Lesta shouted back.

As he said that, he took a deep breath, his whole body's muscles tightened suddenly, and some kind of mechanism was turned on in an instant, Lesta's eyes became red, and his face also looked hideous due to the tense muscles.

"Roar!" With a howl like a wild beast, Restati rushed forward again.

"Crazy...warrior?" This was the first time the knight spoke. His voice was very low, and he seemed to be struggling intermittently, as if he was not used to speaking.

The berserk Lesta was far faster and stronger than before, and the giant sword knight struggled to deal with it, and was forced to keep retreating.Affected by him, the rest of the knights kept retreating, and the battlefield was in chaos.

"There are berserkers among these bandits?" Felino calmly scanned the battlefield: "My lord, we have no chance of winning, let's retreat."

Cliff had been watching the battle between the two sides with a blank expression not far away, and nodded when he heard the words, and the two knights guarding him immediately protected him and retreated.

At this moment, a group of robbers sneaked around the battlefield and suddenly came out from Cliff's side.The two knights were taken aback, and rushed to meet him, but they were still rushed to Cliff by the robbers.

Cliff indeed had the calmness and bravery rarely seen in nobles. He drew out his sword decisively and beheaded the two robbers with his own hands.

A knight was killed, and the body fell backwards. Cliff was caught off guard and knocked sideways, and a box fell out of his pocket.However, due to the chaos at the scene, no one noticed for a while.

But all of this was seen by Sol on the side, he was secretly happy, the things that fell from the Lord of Bahrain must not be bad, and now the only thing that is missing is how to pick them up without anyone noticing.

At this time, Buffett, who was supported by Felino, uttered a spell and threw a big fireball at the group of thieves.The fireball exploded, and a huge flame rose up. The robbers who were caught off guard immediately suffered heavy casualties, and the knights took the opportunity to surround Cliff and escape on horseback.

"Stop chasing!" Dylan said to everyone.

The battle was over, but it was obviously not yet for the maddened Lesta. Having lost his opponent, his eyes were blood red, and he kept slashing the surrounding air with an axe, fighting against non-existent enemies.

The berserk fighters exchanged for stronger power than usual at the cost of losing their rationality, but they would not wake up spontaneously unless they were exhausted.

In order not to get burned, the group of thieves all avoided far away. At this time, once anyone approached Lesta, even his companions would be mercilessly beheaded by him.

It's a pity that there are idiots who don't know this. Just as Sol picked up the box secretly, he saw Lesta "dancing the axe" alone, and he couldn't help walking over strangely: "Boss, what are you doing?"

For a moment, all the robbers stared blankly at his brave behavior and turned pale with awe.Dylan quickly reminded: "Sharon Bass, get away from Big Brother!"

"What?" Sol turned around with a puzzled expression.

At this moment, he suddenly heard heavy gasps coming from behind him, and when he looked back, it was Lesta staring at him with red eyes, approaching step by step.

Sol finally felt something was wrong: "Boss, I'd be embarrassed if you looked at me like that..."

"Roar!" Lesta couldn't help but slap the axe.

"Wow, help!" Saul was out of his wits, turned around and ran away.

After finally finding a target, how could Lesta give up so easily?Holding an axe, he chased after him, and the two immediately started a chase by the river beach.Knowing that Lesta is not recognized by his relatives at this time, how can everyone dare to go up and stop it?
Dylan was in a hurry. The only thing that could calm the berserk Lesta was Kafir's battle song, but this operation was too dangerous, so he didn't bring Kafir here. Now he can only watch Kafir's brother die Kafir finally found her husband.

"I knew this family was crazy, I'm done playing this time." Saul thought while running, when suddenly his foot slipped and fell to the ground.

It just so happened that Lesta struck with an axe, and the blade swished across Sol's head, cutting deeply into a big tree in front of him that was surrounded by three people.The ax was completely submerged in the tree, which shows how powerful the ax is.

The ax was stuck, and Lesta, who had lost his mind, didn't let go and strangled Sol directly, but shook the ax handle desperately trying to pull it out.Following his shaking, the trunk of the tree creaked, the whole tree trembled uncontrollably, and the leaves fell like rain.

Sol, who was under Lesta, turned pale with fright, and secretly thought that his life was over this time.At this time, with a loud crack, the thick trunk of the three people finally couldn't bear Lesta's abuse and broke completely.

The giant tree crashed into the woods, crushing countless branches and shrubs, and the dust that was raised spread like a mist.Sol opened his eyes quietly, and suddenly found that Lesta in front of him was facing him, with the huge ax in his hand raised high.

Dylan turned pale with fright, and secretly thought that he would save Saul even if he shot through his brother's hand. Just as he took aim with his arrow, Lesta's ax had already struck.

When everyone thought that Sol would definitely be split in half, Lesta's hand suddenly swayed, and the ax barely slashed into the ground along Sol's shoulder. At the same time, his huge body shook twice and fell on the ground. On Sol.

Dylan breathed a sigh of relief, and Lesta finally passed out from exhaustion.

When he came to Saul, Dylan said seriously: "Sharonpas, do you know how dangerous it was just now? Brother Lesta is a berserker. When he becomes berserk, he won't recognize anyone. You are still alive now." I don't know how lucky I am, I will never do such a thing again in the future."

Sol struggled to poke half of his head out from under Lesta's shoulder: "Leave that aside, can you move this guy away? I'm almost out of breath..."

The crowd hurriedly dragged Sol, who was about to suffocate, out, and the robbers inspecting the loot had already cheered excitedly.They found a large number of treasures and gold coins from one of the three carriages left behind, many of which were extremely rare and precious items, and the harvest was far beyond everyone's expectations.

However, the price of this attack was also quite heavy. More than a dozen robbers were killed and many were injured. This was the result of killing the other party by surprise.If it weren't for Sol's strategy to first remove half of the knights and seriously injure the magician, it is really hard to predict the consequences of this looting.

Therefore, Dylan couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief as he watched the thieves happily carrying the loot.He couldn't help looking at Saul, the biggest hero this time, who was sitting in a pile of gold coins like a miser, smiling so hard that he couldn't see his teeth.

"I hope this guy can lead the death group to go further..."

Not long after, the group of thieves moved the booty to the opposite bank, took away the body of their companions, and quickly disappeared into the woods.Only the corpses of a dozen knights and three empty carriages on the river bank showed the tragic battle just now.

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At this time, on the main road more than ten miles away, the escaped Cliff and his party were resting. At this time, there were less than 20 knights following him.

Despite this drastic change, Cliff didn't show any signs of depression at all. He sat on a rock by the side of the road with his usual expression, as calm as if it was just an outing.

A moment later, a yellow bird fell from the sky and landed in the hands of the magician Buffett.Holding the squirrel up to his eyes and listening to it chirping for a while, Buffett said, "My lord, my familiar has found the bandit's lair."

Nodding his head, Cliff showed a slight smile: "The Death Squad really lives up to its reputation. I never imagined that with Mr. Buffett and Gru around, we would still suffer like this."

The giant sword knight wrapped in steel armor said stiffly: "Take off... armor, ten swords... win."

Cliff waved his hand indifferently: "I know, you can kill him with ten sword strikes after taking off the armor. But your ability is not used to kill robbers, and besides, those things are external possessions, so it doesn't matter if you lose them. Everyone is fine."

As soon as these words came out, the knights were all moved.Cliff asked Ferino again: "What do you think?"

Felino, who was boiling the potion for Buffett, raised his head when he heard the words: "Unexpected combat power, especially the berserker and archer. But what really concerns me is the person who planned this operation. Can cut off The bridge forced us into an ambush, and then used the upstream water to wipe out half of our knights in an instant.

Cliff nodded in agreement: "I never expected to meet such talents in such a place. It would be great if we could recruit them."

Felino said with a smile: "I heard that the death group is dedicated to fighting against the nobles. Although the lord loves talents, this is probably not an easy task."

For a moment, Cliff's eyes shot a look of cold experience: "I will try, if they refuse, there will be no more death groups in the future."

"As you wish." Felino clapped his hands and stood up: "I also hope to meet that mysterious strategist. But the top priority is to participate in the royal capital celebration, time is running out, and Mr. Buffett also needs to rest , Let’s deal with these robbers later.”

Cliff agreed. "What's up ahead?"

Felino adjusted his glasses: "It's about half a day's journey across the river to the town of Garr, at the junction of Mastiland and Paiqiling. Let's go there for a little refreshment."

Cliff stood up and patted the dust off his body, and was about to order to go, when his movements suddenly stopped.Felino asked strangely, "What's wrong with you?"

Cliff said calmly: "The letter is gone, it must have been lost when it was hit just now."

Felino's always calm face showed a slight shock: "Then we can't let those bandits go. When I arrive in Gal Town, I will notify Gris of the Jietanbad Chamber of Commerce led by Peiqi to send someone over as soon as possible."

Gru said bluntly, "I'm alone..."

Although Gru only had half a sentence, Felino seemed to know what he meant, shook his head and said: "No, maybe you can kill them all, but that letter is very important to us and must not be lost. Not taking any chances."

Cliff patted Gru's steel armor: "Gru, I really believe in your strength, but now is not the time for you to take off your armor."

Felino also said: "Yes, we don't need to worry too much. The letter is not signed, so it's not a big problem even if others see it. And the box has Buffett's restriction. If you open it rashly, the magic will be automatically destroyed. letter."

Cliff snorted: "Even if the possibility is very small, you can't be negligent. I don't want any accidents in the plan. Unfortunately, it seems that I can't recruit that group of people."

Felino smiled slightly: "This subordinate understands that the death squad and this letter will soon cease to exist."

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"We're back!" Lesta yelled loudly as soon as he entered the valley.

"Brother!" Kafir and the other robbers who stayed at the camp immediately went up to meet them. Everyone was elated when they saw the gold coins and belongings they were carrying.

"The harvest was good, but more than a dozen brothers died." Lesta pointed to the corpse being carried.

Everyone was silent for a while, but they were not sad because of the death of their companions. Now that they have embarked on this path, everyone has already awakened.

"Huh? Brother, have you gone berserk?" Kafir suddenly noticed Lesta's weakness.

Lesta said unsatisfactorily: "I met a very powerful guy, and I won him only after becoming mad. I haven't played so much fun in a long time, and I must fight again next time I have a chance."

Dylan also said: "The opponent's strength is unexpectedly strong. If it weren't for Sharon Bass' strategy, we would not be able to succeed at all."

"I knew he could succeed." Kafir was happier than he was being praised.As she said that, she blamed Lesta again: "I should have gone with you if I knew it earlier. Brother Lesta, you are too dangerous after going crazy. What if you kill your own people?"

Lesta said with a guilty conscience: "Kafir, you really know how to joke, how could I hurt my own people."

At this moment, a bandit approached uninterestedly: "Who said, the boss almost killed Sharon today..."

It's a pity that before he finished speaking, Lesta didn't know where the strength came from, and punched him flying.The poor robber vomited blood and passed out on the ground.

Kafir's face sank for a moment: "What's going on? Brother, have you done anything to Sharon Bass?"

Lesta looked up to the sky with a long smile: "Little Kafir, you are so naive, how could I do anything to my brother-in-law. Isn't it, brother-in-law?"

"Really?" Kafir looked at Sol suspiciously.

On the one hand, there was Lesta's murderous eyes, on the other hand, the poor robber surrounded by the crowd, and Sol was sweating.

Undoubtedly, he can only compromise: "Damn, of course it's okay."

God, I'd better run away quickly, if I stay any longer, I will be disabled even if I don't die.

"Wahhahaha, Kafir, you trust me now." Lesta quietly gestured to Sol to count on you.

Then he yelled loudly: "Count all the goods into storage, brothers, have a good celebration tonight!"

"Oh!" The group of thieves all responded loudly.

(End of this chapter)