Home of the Brave

Facing the huge stick swung by the ogre, Xia Luwei subconsciously raised her sword to block it.

Her arms are still weak, and she can only pray that she can wake up miraculous power at the moment of life and death like her ancestors did.

Unfortunately, her expectations were not answered.

At the moment when the ogre giant rod fell, a shock like an electric shock swept across her body instantly, and the Dragon Slashing Sword in her hand flew out on the spot. Xia Luwei widened her eyes and watched the hideous blunt weapon fall towards her head, but she couldn't even raise her hand to resist. At the moment of death, she instinctively closed her eyes, preparing for the sudden end.

However, death did not come as she expected.

Xia Luwei opened her eyes and saw the figure of the black-haired youth.

I saw the unremarkable black-haired youth standing in front of her, raising a hand to block the ogre's giant stick.

His shadow covered Xia Luwei's body, driving out the nightmare of death. The figure that seemed to stand upright gave Xia Luwei an indescribable sense of security.

"Fuck it!"

The sudden roar resounded like a violent thunder, causing Xia Luwei to shrink her shoulders in fear, but Dai Yang's anger was obviously not directed at her.

"The ogre should hide in the burrow and gnaw the mud! It's okay, don't run out to cause trouble to others!"

Dai Yang vented his anger on the ogre. He slammed forward with his left foot as the axis, and while bullying the ogre, he raised his right palm and blasted out.

Hearing a muffled sound of "boom", the black-haired young man smashed the ground with his left foot, and his right palm hit the ogre's chest. The breath that came out of his chest for a moment left ripples in the air, and the ogre that was hit by the blow fell softly.

Dai Yang, who was still angry, turned his murderous gaze to the remaining ogre. The low-intelligence ogre didn't seem to notice the abnormality of his companion, and he still roared toward this side. The ogre raised the great stick high and threw it down at Dai Yang with all his strength. If hit by that violent force, even the body of steel would be smashed into flesh.

In the blink of an eye, the ogre's giant rod fell on the ground, and the huge impact made the ground tremble. Xia Luwei held the Dragon Slashing Sword and finally stood firm, her eyes widened and looked towards the center of the shock wave, only to see that there was no black-haired youth in the deep depression. A little later than the female knight, the ogre also seemed to notice that his attack had failed, and looked around in a panic, but a gloomy voice rang in its ears.

"A bunch of idiots who are slower than snails, don't be embarrassed and lie down for me!"

Dai Yang, who didn't know when he stood on the ogre's shoulder, kicked the ogre's chin with a light kick. The shock wave of this kick spread from the chin to the ogre's cerebellum, and saw the huge hill-like body swayed only two or three times, and then crashed to the ground. It seems to be easier to solve than the first one.

Xia Luwei couldn't help but stare blankly. The two violent ogres were dealt with in this way, and looking at someone's leisurely appearance, it seemed that they didn't even shed a single drop of sweat.

"Tsk, a bunch of lifeless things..."

Dai Yang spit on the ground and looked back at Xia Luwei. As if he had finished venting his anger, his expression returned to the previous harmless appearance of humans and animals.

"Xia Luwei, are you not injured?"

"Uh, I...I'm fine..."

Xia Luwei responded in awe-inspiring voice, and couldn't help asking: "Excuse me, it was just..."

"Huh? Ah, ah, don't worry, I didn't kill them." Dai Yang said lightly.

Xia Luwei couldn't help widening her eyes when she heard the words. In that case, leaving the lives of ogres ten times more difficult than killing them, right?

"Huh..." Ignoring the female knight's surprise, Dai Yang stretched out a lot, and suggested so.

"Okay, the ogres have also been driven away, and the sky has dimmed. Are we going to camp?"

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There were a total of eight ogres living in the cave. Except for the two that Dai Yang had let go, the other six had been wiped out. Although there were a few wounded on the side of the garrison, fortunately, none of them was a big problem. It was enough to deal with the wounds on the carriage. After the wounded were dealt with, it was getting late. On Dai Yang's suggestion, the convoy spent the night in the emptied ogre lair.

In the depths of the cave, the guards lighted two bonfires. Because it was only a short journey of one day and two nights, the team did not carry too much travel equipment. After eating the dried meat for dinner, the guards scattered around the two bonfires to rest. Due to taking turns to watch the night, some people lay down to sleep early, while those who couldn't sleep for a while, gathered around the campfire and talked about the wonderful battle just now.

Except for the unfortunate encounter with eight ogres once, the most topical is of course the female knight who killed three ogres alone.

"Oh, it's amazing! This is the first time I have seen anyone who can single-handedly challenge a three-headed ogre, and it's easy to win..." someone said.

"This kind of thing, even if you say it, no one will believe it?" A security team member was wiping his sword. Hearing this, he took it and compared it with the Dragon Slashing Sword, and then shook his head in despair. "By the way, how much strength would it be to swing that big sword casually?"

"It's not just strength, her swordsmanship is also very fierce! Did you see how she just smashed the ogre's head like a watermelon? It is estimated that we have to start, and there may only be Dean among us. Fight with her, but the chances of winning are unlikely..." At this point, a guard seemed to be suddenly interested and interrupted. "By the way, do you want to take a bet? Not right now, or when you come back to town, let the captain fight with her?"

"Fuck you!" Dean, who was drinking water, smashed the water sac and said with a smile: "I don't want to provoke that kind of murderous lady, if you are interested, challenge yourself! Listen to Sean, she seems like He came to Lanlos Town alone, maybe he doesn't have a boyfriend yet?"

The bait thrown by Dean successfully attracted the attention of the guards, and the satyrs under the moonlit night cheered one after another.

"Really? Captain!"

"Awesome! That's a big beauty! And she's still blonde!"

"She has a noble feeling when she speaks, she should be of noble origin?"

"Huh, no wonder I felt shocked the first time I saw her. Was it love at first sight?"

"You guy, did you say the same last time? Obviously this is a marriage arranged by Patricia for me, don't interfere indiscriminately!"

"Hello, this is the line I scheduled to say at the wedding? Don't tamper with God's will casually!"

…The topic of the beautiful blonde knight strongly stimulated the courtship instincts of the guards and the fighting spirit arising from it. Some people who had been lying down asleep were also awakened and joined the topic very enthusiastically. By the two blazing bonfires, the quarrel of the males almost resounded through the sky. The murderous aura of eagerness to compete, radiated to the surroundings in the form of group fluctuations, causing the monsters in the dark to retreat one after another, and also put the subject of the subject into a dilemma.

"Well…"

Xia Luwei couldn't help feeling inexplicable. She just went outside and turned around. How could she become like this when she came back?

Originally, she wanted to rest early, but looking at the passionate men over there from a distance, the female knight hesitated and did not dare to lean over.

Basically, starting from "her swordsmanship is also very fierce", Xia Luwei listened to the conversations of the guards. If it were in normal times, Xia Luwei would be overwhelmed to hear someone praise her swordsmanship like this, but today it is difficult for her to have such a cheerful mood. In fact, as long as she thinks of the battle in the daytime, the first thing Xia Luwei thinks about is not the ferocious face of the ogre, but the improvisational appearance of the black-haired youth.

But with one palm and one foot, two ogres fell to the ground. If Xia Luwei can still see something with the shaking palm in front, the light kick in the back can only be said to be a magical skill. That kind of overwhelming power difference is enough to describe it as "shocking", and even Xia Luwei, who is bystander, deeply feels a desperate sense of powerlessness.

The real toughness of the black-haired youth is not just a matter of strength or technology, Xia Luwei can't even understand. However, what worries her even more is that the guards were so excited by her performance that she singled out the ogre, but turned a blind eye to Dai Yang, who was far better than her. This unreasonable phenomenon made Xia Luwei very puzzled. The only possible explanation is that the guards already knew the true strength of the black-haired youth, but in that case, why did they risk fighting the ogres?

"Is there any reason..."

It should be because you can't use your power casually, right? Xia Luwei thought intently, but suddenly she was patted on her shoulder.

"Ah!?"

"I said, what are you doing in a place like this?"

Xia Luwei turned her head in shock, and she couldn't help panicking when she saw the person she was thinking about suddenly appeared in front of her.

"That...that and that, I went out for a walk, back...I saw them become like that when I came back, so..."

"...That way?" Dai Yang was startled, turned his head to look at the campfire, then blinked, shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Ah, don’t worry, those guys are just playing around. After watching the battle during the day, I don’t think they have the courage to push you? Besides, Dean is watching over there, you want Let's go by with rest assured."

"Yes...Is that so..." Although Dai Yang said so, it was still difficult for Xia Luwei to make up her mind. To her, the excited group of guards seemed more difficult to deal with than the ogres during the day.

"Excuse me, don't you go to rest?" Suddenly noticed Dai Yang's dress, Xia Luwei asked curiously.

"Me? I'm going to watch the night." Dai Yang gestured and raised the blanket in his hand. "Those bastards, why did I eat their dinner? I have to go to the night watch as compensation...huh, I don't know who I can find to compensate for the loss of turnover..."

"Vigil?" Xia Luwei's eyes lit up. "Can I go with you?"