Heroes of Might and Magic: Knight Chapter 16: Purge 2

"No, it took too long."

The squinting Aegon suddenly opened his eyes and looked into the distance. Still no sign of the Mopan Village team, and he began to feel uneasy in his heart.

It stands to reason that the war has just ended, the Will family has been destroyed, and the Hunter family has just taken over the Stone Castle, so they should not be free to manage the entire territory so soon.

But apart from the Hunter family, there was no other armed force nearby that could deal with his men. Thinking of the losses he had suffered in the Hunter Territory, the evil spirit still shadowed Aegon's heart.

"No wait, let's go south and leave first, leaving a few people behind. If they come back, let them come and join us."

Aegon has absolute prestige in this snow pirate gang. With a command, the whole group of snow thieves started to take action.

On the other side, Richard is monitoring the whereabouts of Aegon and his group of snow pirates through griffons in the sky. Richard, who has already discovered their traces, is on his way quickly.

"Oh, my sense of smell is quite keen, but it's a pity that I'm too greedy."

Richard smiled disdainfully when he noticed Aegon trying to escape. If Aegon was decisive enough to abandon the looted supplies and speed away with light clothes, Richard might still have a headache for a while, but when Aegon decided When they fled with the loot, the outcome was completely determined.

"Speed ​​up!" Following Richard's command, the speed of the entire team increased a few points.

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"Boss Aegon, why don't you take a rest? The brothers are all a little tired."

A snow pirate panted and came to Aegon and said to Aegon.

"Pa"

"Ah"

Aegon immediately struck the snow pirate in the face with his riding crop, causing him to cover his face and scream in agony.

"Are you the boss or am I the boss? I will listen to you whether you are the boss or not?"

"No. No, no."

The snow pirate was so frightened that he was a little incoherent. Although Aegon was the leader of the snow pirates, his character was not usually cruel, and he was kind and righteous to his subordinates. That’s why he dared to come up and make suggestions. Unexpectedly, he was beaten hard. whip.

"Then speed up." Then Aegon turned around and urged.

The uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger. Aegon had already spotted the griffins in the sky, but the griffins flew too high, and he thought they were several giant eagles. He didn't care at first, but these giant eagles coincidentally followed him. Although he didn't expect these giant eagles to have anything to do with Hunter's ability, he instinctively felt uneasy.

It's a pity that the Snow Thief is a Snow Thief after all. He has not seen the real danger, and no matter how uneasy he is, he is unwilling to abandon the food and goods he grabbed. Of course, even if Aegon orders the supplies to be discarded, the Snow Thief below They are afraid that they are unwilling to do so.

Richard is getting closer.

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"Boss, someone is following us." A snow pirate with good eyesight had already spotted Richard who was chasing him from a distance.

"How could it be so fast?" Aegon looked in the direction pointed by his men and spotted Richard's men.

"Stop, don't run, prepare to fight."

The snow pirates also stopped and formed a battle formation.

Aegon knew that with many people and several carts of supplies, he would definitely not be able to outrun the opponent. Instead of being overtaken and then passively beaten, it would be better to stop and reorganize and take the initiative to fight.

In Aegon's view, the opponent only had more than thirty people, while his side had more than a hundred people. They were all considered ruthless bandits with rich combat experience. They were not much worse than the professional armies of many lords. It's totally possible to fight.

The specific story of the battle at Xiaolinghe has not yet spread. There are few knights in the North, and the leader of the team, Richard, looks so young. Aegon also completely dismissed the possibility that Richard was a knight, so naturally there was a little mistake. confidence.

"Stop, who are you."

As Richard and his troops got closer and closer, Aegon also saw clearly the attire of this group of people. Everyone was wearing armor and looked very capable. They were tough guys who were not easy to mess with. Aegon still tried to avoid a fight through conversation. He had met with the guards of many nobles. As long as he left the other party's territory, the other party was generally unwilling to fight with him.

"Fire the arrow" was Richard's only response after he got close.

Aegon fired a sharp arrow towards the center of his eyebrow, but most of the snow pirates behind him were not as skilled as him. Seven or eight of them fell to the ground and let out a cry.

"Fuck it, give it to me."

The clay figurine was also very angry, let alone the vicious snow pirate. Aegon waved his sword and led his men to attack Richard.

"Ah..."

The archers fired another round of arrows, and Aegon discovered that the opponent's bows and arrows not only shot far, but were also incredibly accurate, and more than a dozen people were lost before they could reach them.

After losing more than thirty people, the Snow Pirates finally came face to face with Richard's team.

The snow pirates who thought they could take advantage of the number of people to quickly overwhelm the opponent were severely punished by the formation of spearmen. The airtight spears stabbed the snow pirates who lacked armor into **** gourds. There were too many people. One side was actually suppressed and retreated continuously.

With the blessing of Richard's primary offensive skills, the spearmen are already a level higher than ordinary soldiers. Their strength is basically between elite soldiers and quasi-knights. They cannot be stopped by this group of snow pirates.

What frightens the snow pirates even more is the cry coming from the air. Where is the giant eagle? It is clearly a few beasts with wings. Every time it falls, it will take the life of a snow pirate. There are even lions. The eagle became playful and grabbed the snow thief into the air with its sharp claws, then threw it to the crowd.

Within less than ten minutes of contact between the two sides, the battle turned into a one-sided pursuit. The archers kept shooting at the fleeing snow bandits, and the spearmen scattered in pursuit under Richard's orders.

As for Aegon, within two moves of his confrontation with Richard, he was killed on the spot by Richard who was aroused with fighting spirit.

Not to mention completing the mission, even if there was no such mission, Richard would never tolerate the presence of bandits on his territory.

When the last scream stopped abruptly, the griffons flew back to Richard. Under the pursuit of the griffins, not a single snow thief was able to escape.

Only a few draft horses and a few carts of looted goods were left.

"Let's go and take the goods back."

Richard had no intention of returning the supplies to the villagers. How to determine which family the property belonged to was a big problem.

Besides, Richard understands people's hearts very well. In the eyes of the villagers, returning his things now is considered as getting back his things. Even if he is grateful, it will not be too strong. If he waits until the villagers have no food and then lends them some for free, it will be unfair. A down-to-earth grace of survival.

The carriage board creaked under the weight of the heavy cargo. Under the setting sun, Richard's figure on horseback was stretched so long that it seemed to be covering the horizon.

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