I, the Lord of the End

Chapter 8, Swift as the Wind

The 5017th year of the Holy Empire Calendar, late December.

Sid was up early in the morning, as usual.

Pushing open the window of the Migratory Bird Tavern, you will be greeted with gusts of biting cold wind. This is the case in Rezlan. Even in June and July, when the temperature is the highest, the night is still very cold. The altitude here is too high.

He fetched a basin of water from the tavern, washed up briefly, and Sid began to put on his full suit of armor.

I have to say that Lao Ma, a good brother, is still reliable. After Sid encountered trouble, Lao Ma asked the blacksmiths to work overtime, and finally finished it and delivered it in the middle of the night last night.

This is a set of chain armor suits. The small iron chains are interlocked and painted with black paint. The chain armor made by the Rezlan people is well-known in the Holy Empire. It is durable, resistant to chopping and blowing, and can cover the whole body. .

For an agile fighter like Sid, chain armor is the upper limit of armor he can wear. It is impossible for him to use the swift sword to rely on chain mail or plate armor to face the enemy like those professionally trained knights. Agile tossing and moving out of the sword, being able to wear chain armor is already the result of his enhanced strength and speed after he was promoted to the Paradigm rank.

Put on the chain armor, put a black fur coat on the body, and then the belt. Both the fur coat and the belt are specially decorated with gold edges on a black background. On the chest and back of the fur coat, the old horse filled in the skull and cross patterns according to Sid's request.

There are special shoulder and wrist guards on the right shoulder and right wrist to protect the safety of the owner.

The whole set of chain armor cost 100 gold crowns.

After getting dressed, Sid continued to prepare his weapons.

Sid's most frequently used and favorite is his Swift Sword Templar Light Sword. This relatively standard high-level swift sword is about 120cm long, of which the blade is about 105cm long, and the hilt is equipped with a load-bearing ball. The sword grid uses a rather fancy double-headed eagle and a golden spiral guard with finger clasps.

The swift sword was put into its sheath, a short firecracker was inserted into the waist holster as a secondary weapon, and Sid hung the two short swords on his chest.

everything's ready.

set off.

About 15 minutes walk to the place.

In this world, people like to use horse-drawn carts (or ox carts) for travel. After a long time, passenger transport companies have emerged. These passenger transport companies have stations in cities and villages, and horse-drawn carts and ox carts will regularly surround these stations. For moving, each bus has a starting price, usually 2 copper coins, and then one more copper coin for one more stop.

Helvetia's passenger terminal is naturally the largest in the entire Rezlan Kingdom. Even though there is only a very simple waiting room, there are still a lot of people here. Now the first bus has not started in the early morning, and there are already many mercenaries waiting here. up.

Sid was a little surprised that not only did he arrive early, but Raven Knight and his group also arrived at the location earlier.

The thick-browed old knight, Sid remembered his name was Bauer, was sitting with the bald old knight David, whispering something, and the other trainee knight Moltke sat far away, staying with his followers.

Seeing Sid's early appearance, the old knight Bauer seemed to have expected it, and he stepped forward: "Hello, Mr. Sid, good morning."

"Hello." Sid knew that the old knight respected him not because he was a middleman, but because of his appearance: "Are you so early?"

"It's good to be early." The two old knights Bauer and David looked at each other, and the old knight Bauer said with a smile: "I'm always getting old, and I need some time to get into shape."

"Mr. Bauer is indeed rich in experience. He is worthy of being a Raven Knight, and he is really the backbone of the empire." Sid followed with a smile and said, "I still have to learn a little more from you along the way, life experience."

As soon as these words came out, joyful expressions appeared on the faces of the two old knights, while the apprentice knight named Moltke twitched his mouth and turned his head to the side.

Let's see what you tell him next!
Sid caught Moltke's change from the corner of his eyes, and he thought to himself that there was something tricky, so he made mental preparations and waited for the two old knights to come up with a problem.

The two old knights exchanged glances again.

Just after going back yesterday, Bauer and David specifically asked others, and learned that this kind of mission to clean up the centaur goblin tribe, how come the commission will not exceed 100 gold crowns, and Sid can actually receive 500 gold The "list" of ecu is true because they met a "fat sheep". The two old knights made a calculation, and gave 350 of the 30 gold eju to Moltke, and left 20 to the apprentices. The annual income is still high, and it is really a blessing from Alan Bell (God of Luck) to come out to earn extra money this time.

But people are always greedy, and the two old knights quickly set their sights on Sid's commission.

30% is too much.

"Little brother, it will take some time for the car we chartered to arrive." Ball thought for a while, and decided to speak up himself: "There is nothing to do, so we can only wait here. It seems that we did arrive a little early."

"I'm used to it." Sid said airtightly: "Jupiter, I can bathe in the first ray of light in the morning. I believe this is the blessing of the Lord of Heaven."

"In this case, how about we warm up first?" The bald old knight Davide said with a smile: "Little brother, I think you already have the strength of the model level at a young age. Judging by your appearance, you should be quite good." Fight by yourself? We are going to deal with goblins and centaurs this time, if you are careless, you will get into trouble!"

Sid understood immediately.

These two old guys want to test their strength, right?

If their own strength is not enough, these two old guys will probably say "you have no combat experience" and "the outside is too dangerous for you", and then persuade themselves not to follow.

Then there are two branches: if Sid follows, the old knights will use the excuse of protecting him and ask for a lower commission rate; if Sid does not follow, the old knights will easily demand a substantial reduction in commission It's done.

Facts have proved that Sid's guess is correct.

The two old knights thought that it would be enough for the young man to take 10% of the money, no more.

"Just right, I want to warm up too."

The young man's reply was satisfactory.

Bauer immediately stood up, the old knight clapped his hands, and the two knight retinues immediately put on a full set of armor for him, the Raven Knights standard hydraulic stamping fine iron plate armor, standard iron boots, long sword and shield, and the retinues personally Holding up the kite helmet, the exquisitely shaped kite helmet has a raven's feather pinned to its forehead.

There is a low-level enchantment "Raven's Eye" attached to the kite helmet, which can slightly improve the user's vision and magic resistance.

This set of knight equipment is worth 500 gold crowns.

After putting it on, Ball said very apologetically: "Little brother, I only have this set of equipment, forgive me, I just don't need my shield."

What a shameless old thing.

Sid's contemptuous gaze made Bauer a little embarrassed, and the boiling crowd around him relieved him.

"Ooooh! Someone wants to compete!"

"It's the knights from the empire fighting against our Rizran mercenaries!"

"Nobili vs Iquis! Ha, family beating family!"

"Come on, come on! It's rare to see a typical duel!"

The people of Rezlan are martial arts, and this kind of typical competition is rare. The crowd who came immediately after hearing the news blocked the waiting hall of Xunfeng Passenger Transport. The director of the branch was also alarmed.

"Move things away and let them learn from each other."

In this way, Sid and Ball stood opposite each other in the middle of the open space in the waiting hall.

Bauer was posing in the most basic knight posture, with one leg in front and one leg behind, holding the knight's sword with both hands raised on the right side of the head. Drooping, hilt up.

This is the standard knight's sword move. This kind of move can be used smoothly whether it is a slash, a chop, or a thrust. If the opponent is a long weapon, you can also withdraw your defense at any time.

Sid standing opposite Bauer was different. Sid straightened his waist and pulled out his swift sword "Temple Light Sword" from his waist. He held the hilt tightly with one hand, and the slender blade stood vertically. The blade pointed straight at the sky.

The servants and apprentices of the Raven Knights were full of expectations. They watched the duel. One of the young servants, who was about the same age as Sid, was very excited. He said to Mao Qi standing in the front: "Mao Qi Mr. Qi, who do you think will win?"

"It's hard to say." Mao Qi, who was also only in his early twenties, frowned. Among all the people present, he was the only one with the same strength as the model level, so his words were the most convincing, and a large circle of people stood up. Listen to his explanation: "From the perspective of equipment alone, there is no doubt that Sir Bauer has an advantage, especially Mr. Sid is using the swift sword."

Moltke didn't say the rest, the advantage of plate armor is too great when facing weapons that are weak in armor-piercing such as swords.

"The swift sword is a very flexible weapon, and it is also a weapon that requires a lot of proficiency, because no matter how all the attack methods of the swift sword can be summed up, there are generally only five types, namely round cut, round cut, half round cut, and half round cut and stabbing..." Moltke continued to explain: "Only from this aspect, the swift sword's attack is very monotonous, but because the swift sword is very light, generally no more than 2 pounds (0.9KG), its moves can be said It is ever-changing, as far as I know, there are Seven Shields and Wallace..."

Yo, this young knight has something, Sid glanced at Moltke who was explaining, and pressed his index finger hard.

Let the battle begin!

"Shadow of the Raven!" Bauer let out a war cry. The old knight's first move was to shoot at full speed. The knight's sword turned around in the air and pierced Sid's chest. Sixty-seven points of strength and preparations to withdraw the sword, because if the middleman is seriously injured here and the task cannot be completed, he will also lose money!

Sid just slid sideways lightly and dodged Bauer's attack.

"Get out of the way!" Mo Qi screamed, "So fast!"

The knight's sword in the air immediately turned from stabbing to slashing, straight for Sid's shoulder.

At this moment, Sid moved, and he stretched out the swift sword lightly. The blade was like a snake, and it went straight to the old knight's wrist.

Bauer didn't waver in the slightest. Of course, the knight's plate armor includes the hand armor. What can the swift sword do?
With this blow, take down this little brother!
The moment the swift sword's tip touched the lower half of the knight's sword, Sid finally made a move. The young man's wrist turned quickly, and the swift sword's tip, like a poisonous snake, accurately supported the knight's sword , the swift blade bent accordingly, stirring the knight's sword with the master's movements, the offensive slowed down, and Bauer had to spend more strength to strengthen the attack.

However, Sid took advantage of the opportunity to retract the swift sword, and the entangled blade was thrown backwards along with the master's strength. Not only could he not get close to Sid's body, but he also leaned forward with Ball's body. The old knight was horrified to find that He couldn't control himself and rushed towards Sid.

The swift sword was still mixed with the knight's sword at this time, and the young man suddenly stretched out his left hand and pressed it on the wrist of his right hand, leaning forward with strength.

To outsiders, Sid was just a nudge.

A flash of sparks flashed away, and the swift sword pressed against the grid of the knight's sword in the blink of an eye. The old knight only felt an irresistible force coming from the knight's sword. Unwilling to let go of the knight's sword, he staggered and stepped back a few times. After all, he sat down on the ground.

"So fast, really fast!" Mao Qi had just finished speaking, and the swift sword had been calmly retracted in Sid's hand, and when he drew the sword again, the tip of the sword pierced through the hollowed-out part of the kite helmet with incomparable accuracy.

The young man flicked his wrist.

The kite helmet flew up, revealing Bauer's intact face, and the old knight was already covered in sweat.

Only a few seconds passed from his shot to his defeat!

"Concession." Sid's indifferent voice came.

The old knight opened his mouth and took several breaths. He couldn't find any excuse, so he said bitterly, "I lost."

One move, one move!
"It's refutation!" Mo Qi's surprised voice was followed by the sound of the old knight landing.

"Mr. Moltke, what is rebellion?" A knight follower immediately asked.

"Due to its special use method and flexible parrying skills, the predecessors have summed up the three mysteries through continuous summarization and learning." Mao Qi had no intention of hiding his secrets. He said what he knew: " That's bounce, push and flash!"

"Bounce counter means that the swift sword user quickly counterattacks with the sword after parrying the opponent's attack. The key point is the parry that is accurate and predictable in advance. The swift sword has three types of parry: horizontal parry, vertical parry, and vertical parry. The swift sword user It is necessary to complete the anticipation and prepare the parrying action at the moment when the opponent makes a move, so that there is room for counterattack, this is rebounding."

"Pushing is a more advanced skill than rebounding. It is very difficult to master the technique of pushing back at a certain moment in the parry to make the opponent stagger. If the push is too early and the force is not released, the force collision will also It is better to bounce back than make yourself stagger. If you push too late and the opponent has already started to retreat, pushing back will make you lean forward. It is also very dangerous to step into the opponent's attack range. Only when the opponent's old strength has gone and new strength has not yet emerged Only by reversing in an instant can only make the opponent stagger." Mao Qi was silent for a second: "Those who can master reversing are all masters, why did it appear on a mercenary middleman..."

oh!I can't understand it, but it looks great!The apprentices of Raven Knight's retinue cheered collectively, and the brown-haired retinue immediately asked: "What about a flash? Mr. Moltke?"

"A flash is a legendary magical skill, which refers to the moment when the enemy attacks your body, you can push back at the same time and use the opponent's strength to complete the counterattack. The highest state of swordsmanship." Mo Qi repeatedly shook his head: "I have only heard of it, but I have never seen it."

This, this is too handsome, right?The onlookers burst into cheers. Although the Holy Empire has never had any deep hatred with Rezlan in the history, a mercenary of Rezran actually defeated an imperial knight in plate armor head-on. Of course there is a reason Celebrate!There was a bang, and soon there was warm applause.

In the eyes of everyone, Sid was just a young and beautiful boy, but now he has become a master of swordsmanship in an instant.

"Master, I also want to use the swift sword, can you teach me?"

"Just push it down just now, I want to learn!"

"Master, are you still accepting apprentices? Can you count me in?"

"In the past, I always thought that the swift sword was not good, but now I know that it is me!"

"Huh, what about the Raven Knight, I already knew that the knights of the Empire are not good!"

The onlookers talked a lot, and the Raven Knights were obviously a little bit uneasy. David hurried over to help Bauer up. He felt that Bauer underestimated the enemy, but thinking that his strength was similar to Bauer, it would be even more embarrassing if he lost , Immediately gave up the plan to do it yourself.

The two old knights looked at each other, and Bauer said awkwardly: "Ahem, brother, you are not bad, I really underestimated you, hey, after all, you are old, and it is early in the morning, and your body is still a little bit weaker." Stiff, can't use it..."

"Moltke!" David immediately shouted: "Come and learn from Brother Sid, you are all young people, learn from each other!"

Hit the old ones, come the young ones, right?The expression on Sid's face remained unchanged, but he nodded in agreement.

Coincidentally, he also wanted to know the level of this apprentice knight with good theoretical knowledge.

Moltke didn't refuse either. With the help of his followers, the trainee knight put on the chain mail, shoulder armor, and hand armor, and stood in front of Sid holding his own hand and half sword.

"Please enlighten me!"

"Please!"

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