The Witcher: From the Academy of Knights

Chapter 31 A sword seals the throat

In the blink of an eye, another three days passed.

The blue sky stretches as far as the eye can see, like a vast sea, with a few white clouds floating in the distance, like soft cotton.

On the ground, an army is advancing.

Conrad was riding on the horse, looking forward, with a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes, he turned to look at Sauron next to him.

"Why are you here?"

Conrad said in a deep voice: "Shouldn't we go to Night Crow City?"

"This is also the territory of the Swain family."

Sauron looked calm, and said softly: "With our current strength, it may be very risky to storm Night Crow City."

"Therefore, I plan to start with Lighthouse Town first!"

"This was once the fiefdom of Kailo Knights, but now it has been occupied by Baigu City. I want to take this place as a base first."

As he spoke, Sauron's eyes flickered slightly.

Now that he has come to the territory of Night Crow City, but he did not go straight to the target, but intends to take back Lighthouse Town first, so as to strengthen his own power.

Within the territory of the Swain family, Lighthouse Town is the largest town.

The lord here, Knight Kylo, ​​is not only Orens' diehard loyalist, but also has the blood of the Swain family flowing in his body.

Sauron didn't know if Baigu City locked up the Kailo knight here after it occupied Lighthouse Town.

But compared to Night Crow City, the fortifications of Lighthouse Town are obviously weaker. With Konrad, a senior knight, and two hundred Akabane Guards, it is easy to take back this place.

"Whatever." Conrad said lightly.

Sauron nodded, looking forward.

The outline of Lighthouse Town can already be seen in the distance, and the huge waterwheel is turning in the field. Now it is the recovery season suitable for farming, but there is no serf in the field.

"go ahead!"

Sauron waved his hand and led Akabane Guard to move forward. After a short while, he came to the front of Lighthouse Town, but at this moment, Lighthouse Town seemed very quiet.

The log drawbridge was open, and there was not even a sentinel on the towers on either side.

Sauron narrowed his eyes slightly, and even a stupid person could detect the abnormality, but he was not afraid, and led Akabane Guard into Lighthouse Town.

On the street, there was no one to be seen.

The gates of all the surrounding buildings are locked tightly, as if this place is already an empty town, and all the civilians disappeared overnight.

Next to him, a sneer flashed in Konrad's eyes.

call out!
At this time, a spear suddenly shot out from the building on the left, and then many archers appeared on the top of the houses on both sides.

"Shoot me!"

On a tower-like building, a middle-aged knight wearing plate armor gave orders with a wave of his hand, and the surrounding archers bent their bows and set arrows.

On the street, Akabane Wei reacted quickly.

The shield soldiers immediately raised their shields to form a shield wall, blocking the shooting of bows, arrows and spears, while more soldiers appeared in the surrounding alleys.

Compared with the bandits encountered before, these soldiers were all dressed in Baigu City costumes.

Obviously, just as Sauron thought, after Night Crow City was breached, Lighthouse Town was no exception, and it had already been occupied by White Valley City.

"A middle-level knight?"

Sauron raised his head and looked at the tower. The middle-aged knight above seemed to be the commander of the soldiers of White Valley City.

"Do you need me to take action?" Konrad said lightly.

"No need."

Sauron shook his head. He can still deal with the current situation, so there is no need for Connard, who is a senior knight, to make a move.

Although the second princess Histor sent Konrad to the western region to assist him, the opponent was a high-level knight after all, and he would not easily make a move unless it was a critical moment.

Conrad didn't say much when he saw this.

With a flash in Sauron's eyes, he took out a cast iron longbow from behind him, bent the bow and set an arrow in a flowing manner, and then shot an arrow.

call out!
The fierce sound of piercing the air resounded in vain, as if the air was stirred up a layer of ripples, and the arrow, like a cold light, went straight to the middle-aged knight on the tower.

"Humph!"

The middle-aged knight snorted coldly, and grabbed the steel shield next to him.

Bang!
But when he heard an explosion, the middle-aged knight's face changed, and the shield in his hand cracked, and the broken pieces of iron flew towards the surroundings.

"how is this possible?"

A flash of astonishment flashed in the eyes of the middle-aged knight. When the shield was shattered by the arrow, his palm was also injured, and the tiger's mouth was bleeding profusely.

However, before he could react, Sauron's second arrow had already been shot.

"Damn!"

The middle-aged knight's pupils shrank, and he quickly dodged sideways. The arrow passed by his ear, and it seemed that he almost killed him.

But that's just the beginning.

Sauron was riding on horseback, but he kept pulling the longbow in his hand.

This longbow was not the bullhorn bow before, but a trophy that Sauron had just obtained, making it easier to use.

Arrows were shot one after another, and Sauron's movements were smooth and smooth.

The seemingly ordinary arrow, shot by Sauron, seemed to be more than ten times more powerful. Wherever the arrow went, even the walls were instantly pierced.

Beside, Connard's eyes flashed a trace of complexity.

He really did not expect that Sauron was so gifted in archery, and the power of the arrows shot from his hand was really astonishing.

It can even be described as reaching the pinnacle.

As a high-ranking knight, Connard thought to himself that even his ability in archery might not be comparable to that of Sauron.

Bang!
Another arrow was shot, and a corner of the tower was blown away. The middle-aged knight who couldn't dodge fell down, and ran towards Sauron quickly after landing.

Apparently, after witnessing Sauron's amazing bow and arrow skills, the middle-aged knight has already understood that if he wants to fight the opponent, he must get closer.

Otherwise, if a few more arrows hit, the middle-aged knight might not be able to hold it.

"Alright."

Seeing the middle-aged knight attacking, Sauron simply put down his longbow, slowly pulled out the cross sword from his waist, and charged towards the opponent with his horse.

After being promoted to an intermediate knight, Sauron hadn't really honed his swordsmanship yet, and now that he had a similar opponent, it happened to be an opportunity.

The moment the middle-aged knight attacked, Sauron jumped off his horse.

Stab la la!
The friction between the cross swords made a piercing sound.

Sauron's eyes flashed, and he swung the long sword in his hand like lightning. In a flash of cold light, it had already passed the middle-aged knight's throat.

brush!
Breaking the army swordsmanship, sealing the throat with one sword!
A flash of surprise flashed in the eyes of the middle-aged knight, and he raised his hand subconsciously, trying to cover his torn throat, but unstoppable blood flowed out from the gap between his fingertips.

(End of this chapter)