Chapter 91: The road ahead is blocked
. After the chaos ended, the atmosphere in the camp became quite strange. Many people were suspicious, thinking that there was a traitor in the camp, and they always stared at others with their eyes open, trying to find out who the criminal was.
Some people think that it was the members of the Holobor Scouting Team who did it, because the militia and guilds in the city are now organizing large-scale troops to enter the mountains. Only by hindering the progress of King Nedamir's troops can they obtain the dragon's treasure. .
Some people think that it was Master Dorregale who did it, because this guy is a lunatic. He spent the whole day in the camp yesterday promoting the theory of the balance of all things, trying to prevent everyone from hunting the green dragon.
Moreover, the fire burned so fast yesterday and the prisoner was not discovered yet. Ordinary people simply do not have this skill. Maybe a mage can do all this.
Of course, some people think that it was the dwarf squad, the Marauder brothers or Yennefer who did it. These people are very powerful and can just get rid of the large army. Without King Niedamir to stop them, these people don't need much supplies. You can go directly to the mountain to hunt dragons.
However, the people in the camp who were most angry because of last night's fire were not the ordinary people, but the young King Nedamir.
In the gorgeous king's tent, the young king was sitting on a gorgeous chair, looking angrily at Gyllensteen who was kneeling on the ground. That terrifying expression made the fat steward stop sweating on his forehead. It kept dripping on the ground.
"Asshole, because of your negligence, our operation was completely ruined." "
Now there is no food and no horses. How do you ask my soldiers to transport equipment and go up the mountain to participate in the dragon hunting operation."
Gyllensteen Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he raised his head and glanced at the monarch's expression, and asked tentatively:
"Your Majesty, how about we hurry up and send someone to Holobor City to buy supplies?"
"One time, one time, It will probably only take a day or two."
Niedamir was obviously not satisfied with this answer and roared angrily:
"That's the Free City, not my territory. I can't order them. The guilds and militia in the city are also interested in the dragon's treasure. Do you think these guys will sell the horses to us?" "And delay it any longer
. In a few days, maybe the dragon will have flown away."
Gyllensteen swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then suggested:
"Then why don't we throw away the extra things, pack lightly, and let the soldiers walk up the mountain to get the best possible results? How about settling this matter as quickly as possible, Your Majesty?"
Upon hearing this, Niedamir kicked the Fat Controller angrily and shouted,
"Do you want me to hike up the mountain like a farmer?"
"Without those supplies. , if something happens to us in the mountains and we are trapped in the mountains, in just five days, not just four days, your king will be abandoned by the hungry soldiers, and the nobles under me will find another puppet. Take my place."
"Retreat, take all our people back." "
I have already said that no matter what, the throne of Maliur is mine. There is no need to go to the deep mountains and old forests to hunt these people. Just a damn dragon."
"I have three hundred cavalry and fifteen hundred infantry in Kangong'en, which is enough to fight against their less than a thousand troops. They will eventually recognize my legal status. As long as I fight a bloody way, they will Acknowledge me."
"As for their princess, that fat cow, I will not grow old together with her. As long as I use her belly to give birth to my child, I can get rid of her, using the old rules passed down from the palace. Way. We've talked enough, Gyllensteen, it's time to carry out my order." "
Let our people withdraw before we enter the Great Kestrel Mountains. I shouldn't have listened to you in the first place. The suggestion was made to join this damn dragon hunt."
"But Your Majesty, the people of Maliul believe in that prophecy..."
The fat butler Gyllensteen wanted to say something more, but was beaten mercilessly by the young king. broken.
"Shut up, I don't need that prophecy or the support of the people. As long as they defeat their army, the throne will be mine."
"Execute my order, retreat now, hurry up, or I will let the soldiers whip you hard."
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Although the young king is not outstanding in wisdom, his mobility is not weak.
As he issued the retreat order, most of the originally mighty dragon-hunting team left in an instant.
Only the eight Holobor scouts led by the shoemaker Kozoyed, the three marauder brothers, the dwarf Yarpan and his bearded men, the knight Ek of Denesler, Geralt , Yennefer, Dandelion and Master Dorrega Lei, there are only more than twenty people in total.
These people are either doing it for wealth, reputation, belief, or their own hidden secrets, and none of them have any intention of quitting the action. Without the drag of a large army, their speed increased a lot. In less than half a day, they walked through most of the mountain road and arrived at a simple stone bridge on the upper reaches of the Bra River.
Looking at the dilapidated and crumbling stone bridge, the three marauder brothers walking at the forefront of the team suddenly hesitated.
The boss Boholt looked back at the dwarf Yarpan and said hesitantly:
"Hey! Dwarf friend, this bridge doesn't look very strong?"
"Can it bear the weight of horses and people?"
Yarpan said Instead of answering his words, he turned his attention to Kozoyed in the reconnaissance team. This shoemaker in his forties has lived in this area for the longest time. He should be the person who knows the situation in the mountains best.
Kozoyed thought for a while and said:
"This is the stone bridge built by the trolls in the mountains in the past. They wanted to rely on this bridge to collect tolls, but there were too few people coming and going here in the mountains, so the trolls could only Left."
"This bridge should be decades old, but the quality of the things built by the trolls should be okay."
Seeing everyone's hesitant expressions, Kozoyed added:
"Of course, you can also choose not to take this road and go around another road on the mountainside, which will probably add two days to the journey."
But after saying this, neither he nor the young men in the reconnaissance team around him. Take the initiative to go forward and test whether the bridge is safe. After all, no one wants to risk their own life to test whether the stone bridge is passable for others.
However, among this group of people, there was also Knight Ike who valued faith more than life. I don’t know if he heard the discussion clearly. This tall knight with heavy plate armor and even his mount was an armored war horse. Not thinking about it, he shouted:
"The gods will protect me, and justice will defeat evil."
Then he rode his war horse, took heavy steps, and rushed across the stone bridge at an extremely fast speed.
His equipment was indeed not light. The horse's hooves directly trampled the stone bridge with a clanking sound. A lot of gravel was shaken out from the gaps in the stone bridge, and then fell down the cliff dozens of meters deep and kept hitting it, and finally rolled. fell into the flowing water of the Bra River.
After passing the stone bridge, Knight Ike did not stop. He rode his beloved horse slowly towards the target dragon's nest at an unhurried speed.
This knight has long since wanted to act with others. In his heart, no one present is a kind person worthy of respect. They are either greedy robbers, evil sorceresses or mutant witchers.
He just took advantage of this obstacle to break away from them and challenge the justice in his mind.
The three Marauder brothers were frightened, but they felt relieved after seeing that even the heavy-armored Knight Ike could pass through safely.
However, what they don't know is that the bridge was tampered with by Wayne yesterday. Many places supporting the bridge deck have been damaged, making it impossible for others to pass.
This was not only to prevent Niedamir from being unwilling to withdraw his troops and insisting on going up the mountain to hunt dragons, so that he could retreat in the face of difficulties, but also to separate others who wanted to reach the top of the mountain.
I just didn't expect that Knight Ike was lucky enough to rush over with his high-speed charge, whether it was due to good luck or the blessing of the gods.
Unfortunately, after he rushed across the stone bridge, with the sound of creaking and cracking of many stones, the stone bridge built by trolls decades ago collapsed into many huge stones. He fell off the cliff into the river below.
This scene was also seen by Wayne and Bolch who were hiding near the top of the mountain.
Wayne turned to look at Borch and said with a smile:
"It's your turn, my friend. This Knight Ike is an upright man who advocates the glory of knights and values his faith." "
Although he is a psycho, but He can also be called a good person."
"He is your first duel partner, and he will never refuse a fair duel with you." "
However, if you can, please spare his life. After all, in this world There are fewer and fewer good people in the world."
Borch laughed, nodded, and said,
"You handled it well, my friend. Those who still want to hunt dragons now deserve their punishment." "
This I have heard a little bit about the reputation of Knight Ekko." "
Perhaps he is a good person to you northern races, but to those demihuman races or other ugly creatures." "
Ikko The knight is like a ruthless killer. In his eyes, only a few races are allowed to survive, and the remaining ones don't even have the right to live." (End of Chapter
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