Mercenaries and Adventurers

On Kiel's side, he took a small number of parasitic monsters lurking here away for a distance, and then continued to fight against these monsters who wanted his life in a field near the lumberyard.

Well, it was said to be a battle, but in fact it was just a one-sided grass-cutting massacre.

Knowing that the parasitic monsters gathered together were difficult to deal with, Kil did not choose to fight at close range with his sword. Instead, he rode on horseback and repeatedly attacked the parasitic monsters with a full-metal double-edged spear as before on the road.

It was only then that Kil, during repeated one-sided ravages, realized the shortcomings of his all-metal double-edged spear.

When he was in Kendall County, he was not very flexible in using this spear, mainly because it was too heavy. It was okay for him to use for physical exercise at that time. It was heavy enough, but it was too reluctant to use it for fighting.

Later, in the battle against the Northern Wolves last winter, this spear had almost no effect. Instead, Knight Lanissa finally used it to play a role.

It wasn't until recently that on the way south, Kil had undergone knight training, and under the influence of the gradually improving life energy, his physical fitness was able to use this weapon more skillfully.

It didn't seem like much at the time. There weren't many places where this weapon was useful on the road. However, after breaking away from the main force of Kendall's army and entering the southern province with Batalst and the other two, this weapon was used more frequently. Gradually improve.

But the enemies we faced at that time were all soft human enemies. Basically, all-metal steel spears would kill them if they touched them, and hurt them if they rubbed them. However, they were fine to use.

However, after facing the flesh demon parasitic monster, Kil realized the great shortcomings of his weapon in the past two days.

It's too short.

Yes, it was more than two meters long, with steel double blades and a 30 centimeter long all-metal spear. It was a bit too short for him riding on the blood-licking grass horse.

After riding a horse and galloping, it moves very fast, and the encounter with the enemy is often only the moment of contact. However, the distance between Kil's saddle and the blood-licking grass horse's head is more than one meter long. The effective attack range of the forward thrust alone is, Even if Kil holds the tail of the spear, the attack distance is only about one and a half meters.

Too short, too short!

Not to mention that when he repeatedly attacks the group of parasitic monsters at this time, these monsters that will not wait for death will stretch out vine roots more than one meter long to fight back. At this time, the longer the gun barrel, the better he can attack the monsters. Attack enemies farther and safer.

"Damn! Die honestly!"

Kil pulled the reins to slow down and turn around, and then accelerated again towards the parasitic monsters that gathered in a group and rushed towards him.

Holding the tail of the spear tightly with his right hand, he raised it above his head and turned it in a circle. The moment the horse accelerated and approached the parasitic monster, his right arm was violently thrown forward to the right, and the black steel spear directly drew a circle. In the light band caused by the sunlight reflected from the spear head, the outermost edge of the monster group was The two parasitic monsters flew away.

At this moment, Kil put the gun in his hands, then looked at the figure of the parasitic monster screaming in the air, and stabbed forward twice.

Just use the thrust. The movement speed brought by the horse can turn the thrust attack into a small swing of the gun blade. The impact and sharpness of the spear blade can easily cut the body of the parasitic monster into two parts from the torso.

"If only this guy could grow a little longer."

Kil once again clearly realized the shortcomings of his weapon.

When he first got this weapon, he had not yet started knight training. How could he know that such a heavy and powerful spear would be very inconvenient for him to use at this time.

Rush through the monster group and kill them at the same time (after the body torso is destroyed, even if the monster's parasitic core is not damaged, it will be unable to move for a short time. At most, the lower body or upper body where the control core is located loses combat ability and threat). After killing the parasitic monster, Kil did not continue to turn around and fight. Instead, he held the spear in front of him and started gesticulating back and forth.

After two false stabs, Kil was calculating and murmuring to himself: "It does have to be longer. It's not just a little bit longer, it has to be a lot longer. Four meters? Five meters? Or six meters long?"

After placing the spear forward on the head of the blood-licking grass and causing dissatisfaction from the horse, Kil fumbled and said: "It's not even too long. The material strength and carrying are big issues that cannot be ignored. And the six-meter-long guy , ha, how should I use it? Who will teach me, or should I explore it myself? "

Thinking that Knight Crowe and Knight Rumi usually didn't use weapons of this length, Kil smiled bitterly. You must know that these two knights are both professional knights from the Kingdom's army. Neither of them uses the five- to six-meter knight's lance that Kiel conceived at this time. So this kind of lance is not actually suitable for the body. Knights whose abilities surpass those of ordinary humans?

Kil didn't know that knights who faced this level of problems would either choose projectile weapons like crossbows or find ways to switch to magical weapons, which would be able to deal with the problems Kil was facing at this time.

Of course, it is not impossible to directly increase the length of the weapon in your hand. It is also a simple and direct solution. However, you must know that knight-level warriors have been around for more than three thousand years, and magic has been explored and used by humans for even longer. At this time, Kiel Of course, the problems we face have existed before, and of course the vast majority of people have chosen today's solutions.

This is natural.

Kil thought for a while and felt that increasing the length of the weapons in his hands was a very cost-effective solution. After all, he was not good at using projectile weapons, such as throwing spears or crossbows. Although he had some talent, he had never practiced well, and he himself was not good at it. I don't like fighting from far away. Opportunities to obtain the Heartfire Dagger like the good luck before were also very rare, and he didn't know any magic blacksmiths or magicians.

Now it seems that the only way is to find a way to get some magic materials in hand, and then find someone to make a longer and stronger spear than now, no! A special lance specially used for mounted combat.

So how long does it have to be?

Three meters?

It's a bit too short, and it's not much different from today's ones. It's not worth making one individually.

Four meters long?

This length is okay, but it still seems to be a bit lacking when riding.

Kil accelerated his horse again, holding the spear in his right hand, turning his head to look at the tip of the spear, silently lengthening the distance of the spear in his mind, extending the virtual length of the weapon.

When it was about four meters long, he placed the spear in his right arm and armpit, and kept adjusting the distance between the war horse and the monsters in front of him with his left hand.

Blood Licker is a smart horse. It sensitively felt that the angle when approaching the monsters was wrong, so it actively adjusted its pace and tried to make the distance between itself and its owner just enough to reach the actual combat distance of the spear when approaching the monsters.

But this time, the master's reins kept pulling it slightly in its direction, enlarging the fighting distance with the monster.

This made Blood Licker a little confused, and it neighed while running, trying to alert its owner.

"I know! Listen to me!" Kil continued to pull the reins, adjusting the angle and distance of the war horse to approach the monster, and shouted forcefully. When the smart horse sees that its owner insists, it no longer resists and obediently obeys the owner's adjustments, expecting that the attack will be in vain.

Swish—

Sure enough, everything was as Blood Licking Grass expected, this time the attack was in vain.

Before Keir's spear even got close to the parasitic monster, he staggered away with the monsters one by one. This scene confuses the parasitic monsters who continue to suffer losses in one-sided battles.

what happened? Is this human being dazzled or crazy?

None of them. Kil, who was riding a horse and rushing past, murmured to himself: "This length is still a bit short."

Although it was a fantasy to lengthen the weapon, Kil still felt that the length of the weapon was inappropriate for the previous impact on horseback. You must know that his enemies are not only humans. Of course, the most difficult enemy has always been humans themselves, but he is bound to fight monsters and more powerful monsters.

The length of four meters is not enough.

Take the spider-type monster, the only official monster that Keel has fought against. Each of its legs is longer than this.

If the length is calculated simply by straightening it, the overall length will be longer and even more amazing.

If you want to fight such a monster, the best weapon is naturally a long-range weapon. If not, it will only be longer.

Of course, the one-handed heavy sword used by Lanissa Knight is not included.

Pulling the reins and turning around, Kil looked the spear up and down, and finally nodded and said: "Then let's use a five-meter-long lance! But it would be better if there was a material that could be stretched and shortened at will like the golden cudgel. ."

After speaking, he shook his head and felt that he had thought too much. Even if there were that kind of material and magic, it was not something that a trainee knight of his level could use.

Despite his teacher, the magic gem sword in Knight Crow's hand was a prize he won in a brutal competition of the Imperial Frontier Knights.

There is no way out, and there are many things that are unthinkable. If he hadn't assisted Lanissa Knight in defeating the spider monster when he was in Kendall County before, how could he have gotten the craftsman priest of Kendall City to forge it himself and provide him with a way to purchase magic materials in the city so that he could reforge the damaged ones? Hunting with a long sword.

After gathering his thoughts again, Kil put away his divergent thoughts and continued to deal with the small number of monsters in front of him.

Soon, these poor parasitic monsters who couldn't run away, chase, or catch up had no choice but to scatter in all directions. But Kil didn't pursue perfection either. He chased on horseback and killed as many monsters as he could before they ran away.

Finally, he jumped off the horse and crushed the parasitic core faces of the parasitic monsters in the wilderness that had their bodies and torsos chopped off and that were not yet dead.

With that he mounted his horse and returned to the lumber camp.

The entire battle only took about ten minutes.

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Approaching the lumberyard, Kil immediately saw the combat convoy running in circles around the lumberyard, as well as the chaotic group of parasitic monsters.

There were still a lot of monsters. Kil ran in a larger circle for a while and found that there were about thirty monsters left, especially among them there was a parasitic monster leading the way with a sword in his hand, and he wanted to deal with it. They still require some effort and effort.

As for the motorcade, Kiel was delighted when he saw it. The motorcade was in high spirits, with a row of seven carriages from the Chamber of Commerce running at high speed outside the lumberyard. The horses pulling the cart ran away one by one because the cart was empty and the driver kept shaking the whip and reins. They let go of their legs and hooves in excitement, and let their horses gallop in the soft wilderness like a joy.

The drivers were also excited by the constant battles, shouting nonsense, and even sang songs. While driving, they shouted and cheered for every kill of the priests or soldiers in the car behind them. And cheer.

Ten elite soldiers were divided into two carriages, with five people in each carriage. One followed Bell's carriage, and the other fought alongside the carriage carrying the two priests of the God of Wealth.

The method used by the priests of the God of Wealth to strengthen the soldiers was very special. Kil was delighted when he heard it. The two priests in gold and silver no longer used the divine power at this time, and directly took out the money from their pockets. The two held up one gold coin each, pointed at a few wandering parasitic monsters not far away, and shouted to the soldiers on the carriage in front: "Here they come! Whoever kills these two monsters will be rewarded." One gold coin! One for each monster! Get money for whoever kills! Give money as fast as before, just give it after killing! Warriors, fight! Use your bravery in exchange for wealth-"

"The God of Wealth will only favor those brave warriors who obtain gold coins!!" the priest finally shouted.

"oh!!"

"My, mine! Don't steal it from me!"

"Driver! Rush towards me and slow down as soon as you get close. I want to kill them with my hands!"

"A monster belongs to me! The kid at home wants a brand new toy. Ha, daddy will give you a brand new toy for kids in big cities this time!"

"Then the other one is mine! Brothers, please let me go! My little brother, I only need one or two gold coins to get married!"

The soldiers on the other carriage were howling with excitement. Although the loyal Sars family invested a lot of money in cultivating and maintaining these elite soldiers, but compared to the fact that killing a parasitic monster here and now would reward you with a gold coin on the spot. Come to think of it, the former’s usual salary is not enough.

To be honest, they are gold coins after all. Even for residents living in towns, a whole family cannot spend a single gold coin a year. This shows how strong the purchasing power of gold coins is. When the situation is not good, , the purchasing power will even be enhanced. At this time, these elite soldiers, who are not lacking in combat skills and abilities, cannot let go of such a good opportunity.

Especially since the heir to the baron was fighting a monster on another carriage in front of him, regardless of whether he heard it or not, the other party had no time to care about them. The opportunity to make a fortune is right in front of you, and it's so easy to get, no one is tempted.

The two parasitic monsters who were the targets of the bounty had not yet realized that they were in danger. When they saw the human carriage driving straight towards them, and even dared to slow down and stop when they got close, these two guys didn't think much. Thinking, driven by his natural mission, he rushed forward with all his teeth and claws.

But what rushed faster than them were several soldiers who jumped out of the carriage one after another. These soldiers flushed with excitement and roared loudly. They moved faster than the monsters and were afraid of being overtaken by their companions. They strode forward, raising the ax in their hands. Or hold it with both hands and push it sideways, or walk down the road and slash at the monsters.

Each soldier had no thought of defense at all. All they wanted to do was attack with all their strength, trying to kill the monsters worth the gold coins in front of them faster than others.

At this moment, even the flesh demon parasitic monster inhabiting the skin of some poor human became much cuter due to the bounty.

Under the sunlight, everything becomes golden.

The corner of Kil's mouth twitched, because he saw with his own eyes that the two parasitic monsters could not hold on for even a second, and were chopped into several pieces by several sharp axes at the moment of the fight.

Even though the tiny roots on their fingertips had entangled themselves in the soldiers' armor, before they could control the soldiers in contact, they themselves were torn into pieces. The parasitic human face hidden in the chest was chopped into pieces with an ax before it even screamed, and then a soldier with good luck pulled it out from the human corpse with a loud cry.

"Mine! Mine! Haha, I killed this monster! There is a beautiful toy in the shop in the town. I will buy it for my own doll when I go back tonight!"

"Fart, I cut off the monster's head. This gold coin should be mine!"

"You guy, don't talk nonsense. Who doesn't know that the heads of these monsters don't count? Look, this thing is their real head and face! This thing can still scream when it is alive!"

A pair of soldiers quarreled here, UU reading www. Next to uukanshu.com, another soldier who had captured the face of the parasitic monster neatly held up the half-broken face of the parasite and rushed towards the carriage where the priest of the Church of the God of Wealth was riding.

The priests were also unambiguous. After receiving the parasitic human face handed over by the soldier, they directly raised their feet and crushed it. At the same time, a golden gold coin popped out with their thumb and fell into the soldier's raised palm in an arc.

"Fortune favors you, brave soldier."

The priest winked and said with a smile.

The young soldier excitedly kissed the gold coin in his hand and made a buzzing sound. Then he realized the unkind eyes of his companions around him and quickly put the coin away and hid it to avoid incurring jealousy.

But as he climbed onto the carriage, this guy still shouted with a smile: "Kill one more, kill one more and I can get married this year! Haha!"

The frustrated soldiers who returned without success would often say a few sarcastic words: "Humph, if it were a normal year, your plan would be fine, but this year it's hard to say."

The young soldier became nervous. At this age, he was most concerned about this: "What should I say? Brother, please understand!"

"Idiot! The prices of everything in this town are rising, and you are still getting married? Isn't it a loss? How about this? Wait until next year, no matter how the war goes, our Lord Baron will definitely bring troops back. By then, what kind of parasitic monster is this? The bandits who caused trouble, as well as the villagers and farmers who made trouble outside the town, have all been dealt with. When the price of goods in the town drops, won't you spend less money to get married? The money you save will be in vain. Earn it!”

A soldier with a beard explained with a 'sincere' expression.

This made the young soldier hesitate.

It seems reasonable?