Mount and Blade

——Norud Kahuati——

The tragic situation in the city can no longer be described as dilapidated. Dick and a group of old nobles who resisted the Grand Duke were quickly controlled by He Kun after Edward's persuasion to surrender.

"...Tsk." Dick smacked his lips disdainfully. He shouldn't believe this glib guy! !

In the blink of an eye, he turned against the Grand Duke He Kun. If not for the heavy casualties on both sides, he would have doubted whether this was a plan hatched by Edward and the Grand Duke in advance!

Damn it, he shouldn't be so reckless! Now it is estimated that the old man and his family will lose their foothold in Grant.

The rebel army once led by Edward now only has less than 2,000 people left, and most of the heavily armored elite have been worn out.

Grand Duke He Kun's troops were not much better. The knights lost almost half of them. Those knights of the Fierce Bear Knights were all nobles of the Principality of Grant.

Only about 2,000 of the 3,000-man Grand Duke Grant's Guards were left, and as for the sergeants, there were only about 1,500 left to deploy.

Sure enough, there was no such fierce general as Gulumberudo charging on the battlefield. Even with Edward's strategy of trying his best to gain every advantage, it would be difficult to win a battle with such a huge disparity in military strength! !

"The only chance you have now to redeem yourself is to lead the Guards and the rebel soldiers to capture the Fire Dragon's Nest for me!!"

"Otherwise, not only your mother, but also none of these people who resisted me would survive!!" He Kun's eyes scanned the group of rebellious officials and traitors who knelt at his feet and were slaughtered by him, and a surge of heroism suddenly surged in his heart. Love, his mood has not been as cheerful as this for a long time.

"Go, my son, bring me victory and the head of Gulumberudo!" He Kun looked at Edward condescendingly with a victor's attitude.

Edward lowered his head, his eyes empty. The eyes were no longer as sharp as before, and seemed to have become cloudy.

He knew that he didn't have much choice anymore. For the life and dignity of his mother and those who followed him...he had only this way to go.

Why...the reinforcements didn't come, why...my mother appeared here so suddenly...

Edward's heart gradually became numb, and he came to a conclusion amid constant self-doubt - he had been completely abandoned, and everyone used him as a puppet until the last trace of value was squeezed out.

"I will go." Edward's voice became calm, and his face became pale as if he had lost all life.

This is a deal of selling one's soul. Human emotions are so fragile and vulnerable at a certain moment. With the continuous self-consumption of negative emotions and mutual doubts between each other, what follows is that every move, word and deed will be woven into the giant web of fate...

The "son of man" who is sensitive, fragile, and has no one to rely on in his heart can only cry out in his heart the name of the ultimate third party - God! !

.........

——The volcanic edge zone in the northern part of Norudkahuati——

When Green and Abaying were led by the black wolf Luke across the other side of the narrow waterfall, the farther they went, the more they felt that the terrain was wrong.

They fell into a dangerous situation where the only way up was up the mountain. Green and Abaying walked around several times, but there was no path that could be walked on. It was almost all cliffs and other terrain, and even shrubs and other low vegetation were denser. It was obvious that no humans had ever set foot here. traces.

...To reach the "Fire Dragon's Lair", they had to turn back.

Even Abaying, who often wanders in this forest and land, does not understand the terrain of this area. Obviously, even a type of creature that can be used as prey does not often appear here.

Looking at the billowing smoke and mountain peaks in the distance, Abaying smelled the faint smell of sulfur in the air.

"Luke didn't pay attention to the direction when he led us to escape. We ran to the north. Look, are we getting closer to the volcano? You can even see its raised mountain pass."

Green frowned, his heart full of worry: "This is troublesome. Not only did we deviate from the route to the Fire Dragon's Lair, we were also trapped in this dangerous place. I don't know where Luke has gone now, right? Leave us alone?"

Aba Ying squatted down, scraped the soil on the ground with his hand, and carefully observed the surrounding environment: "Don't worry, let's look for it again, maybe we can find some hidden paths or things we can climb down. The soil here is already mixed with a lot of volcanic ash, which means we are really close to the volcano. We need to leave here as soon as possible. After all, Grant’s volcano is very active.”

"...Otherwise, if there is any abnormal movement in the volcano and a sudden large-scale eruption, we will be in danger."

At this time, Slade, who was chasing Green and Abaying, also learned about the terrain here from his subordinates. Some of the shadow players who gathered together were good at using weapons such as axes. They directly knocked down a big tree. Follow the footprints that have not disappeared and search separately.

Green and Abaying continued to search for a way out of this dangerous place, taking every step carefully for fear of triggering the mountain to loosen or encountering other unknown dangers.

While they were searching hard, they suddenly heard a small sound of the bushes being neatly brushed coming from not far away. Abaying raised her head alertly: "No, maybe those people are catching up."

Green clenched his weapon: "We can't sit and wait for death, we have to find a place to hide first." The two hurriedly looked for cover, hid behind a huge rock, and observed the newcomers through the cracks in the rock.

Slade led his shadow hands to gradually approach, their eyes were fierce, and they searched for the traces of Green and Abaying everywhere. "Look carefully, they must be nearby, don't let them run away!" Slade ordered loudly.

One of the shadows seemed to have discovered something and walked towards the hiding place of Green and Abaying. Green and Abaying's hearts were in their throats. Just when they were ready to fight to the death, the ground suddenly shook violently, and the volcano began to emit a dull roar, as if warning of the impending disaster, and the sky was covered by dark clouds at some point.

Slade and others were also startled by this sudden change, and their footsteps paused instantly. "Is this volcano going to erupt?" A subordinate shouted in horror.

Green took the opportunity to pull Abaying: "Let's run over there now!" They rushed out from behind the rocks and ran wildly in a direction that seemed relatively safe.

After hesitating for a moment, Slade and others chased after them unwillingly. At this time, volcanic ash began to fall from the sky, and the whole world became dim and depressing. A thrilling chase and escape unfolded in the desperate area on the edge of the volcano.

But it was obvious that Green's decision was too hasty. Even though the direction they were running in was indeed much flatter and relatively safe, they completely exposed themselves to the enemy's vision and completely lost the cover of the bushes.

That's right, they ran into the edge of the volcano, with gravel all under their feet, and not even a plant.

But this is really not their fault, because there is really no extra choice for them to choose from.

There was a sound of sharp blades breaking through the air behind them. It was the hidden weapons carried by the shadow hands, which were nothing more than small hidden weapons such as darts and flying knives.

Green and Abaying could only dodge left and right desperately on the edge of the volcano without any cover.

Even though Green's reaction speed has surpassed most human children, no matter how swiftly he moved, he was still cut on the cheek by the flying knife of the experienced shadow hand.

"Damn!" Green was also a little angry. While running, he picked up stones from the ground and turned around to throw them at the chasing enemies, trying to block their attacks.

Fortunately, Aba Ying has always been agile. He can use the bow and arrow in his hand to turn back and fight back every few steps. The sharp arrows shot several unlucky guys who ran fast and killed them at the moment of breaking through the air. The wide field of vision also allows Aba Ying to accurately shoot arrows into the enemy's vital points.

However, there are many enemies. Although Aba Ying is a master of archery, the shadow hands are still chasing him. Green has no time to be grateful for saving his life again, and can only run with Aba Ying.

Soon, Aba Ying's counterattack also fell into a stalemate. Yes, there are no arrows in his quiver! !