Unknown Knight

At noon on the second day, the five people waited smoothly for a caravan from Dehrim. With the help of the village elder Dumas, the five people formed a team with the caravan of more than 30 people and headed to the city of Aaron.

Not long after leaving the village, we passed through a dangerous valley area. The terrain here was winding and narrow, which was a great place to set an ambush.

Maybe it was just as Alexandre Dumas said, the bandits were intimidated by the large number of people in the caravan, so although the journey was hard, it was smooth and they did not encounter any enemies.

Just when everyone was about to leave this dangerous place by walking out of the mountain pass in front and a smooth road was in sight outside the valley, a man suddenly jumped out from behind a huge rock on the side of the road in front, raised his hand and shot an arrow at the front truck.

The caravan was shocked and panicked, and then about sixty or seventy people emerged from behind the pile of rocks.

This good thief is obviously experienced. He waited for the caravan to get tired after walking on dangerous roads for such a long time, and then took advantage of the situation here. What a good plan he had.

But they didn't expect that they miscalculated this time and offended the wrong person, and ended up hitting a wall.

The leader, who should be the leader of this group of bandits, was about to report his intentions and force the caravan to land, but was shot dead on the spot by Bestur's two consecutive arrows, which directly blocked the possibility of negotiation between the two parties.

The two consecutive arrows shot by Bestur are not ordinary. They are killing moves against powerful characters, which require strong archery level and practical skills. One of the arrows has a whistle that comes with a sharp sound. It is a yang arrow, which serves to attract the enemy's attention and drive away the enemy.

The arrow was shot at the left half of the bandit leader's body. The sound of the whistle alerted him and made him dodge to the right subconsciously. However, he could not expect that this was a chain arrow. The other arrow, whose feathers and shaft were painted gray, was the killer move.

Just as he dodged the Yang arrow from the flute, his strength was exhausted before he could stabilize his body, and the Yin arrow came almost silently and hit the bandit leader right in the chest, killing him instantly.

The bandits panicked immediately after losing their leader, but they only panicked for a moment and did not disintegrate. It was not entirely up to one person to organize so many people. Even if the leader died, there were still the second, third, and fourth leaders.

Soon, this wave of bandits, under the organization of the new bandit leader, Yuan Erdang, formed a formation from behind the pile of rocks and rushed towards their companions.

They were holding animal skin shields and providing protection in front, while spearmen and crossbowmen followed closely behind, shooting bows and crossbows and swinging javelins as they advanced. The whole movement was orderly and methodical.

No matter how good Bestur's archery skills were, he couldn't break the shield with every arrow and kill the enemy with every arrow. At a distance of dozens of meters, he had already used up half a pot of arrows, and only broke two sides of the shield and killed three people.

Seeing that the bandits were getting closer and closer to the caravan members hiding behind the truck, when the two sides were only a few meters apart, the caravan guards shouted "Ah" and rushed out to join the bandits.

They were all veterans who had been traveling for years as traders, and their equipment included chain mail and iron helmets, which were obviously better than those of the bandits who at most wore wrinkled leather armor.

They were no match for the bandits who were skilled in using bows, crossbows and javelins at a distance, especially those who were good at using crossbows and javelins. Even with shields, they would be of no use as one or two javelins would surely break their wooden shields. Crossbow arrows could also penetrate the wooden shields at close range and injure their shield-holding arms.

So they hid behind the truck and didn't dare to fight, and only rushed out to fight when the bandits got close. Relying on good equipment and rich combat experience, they were not vague in close combat, and directly confronted the bandits, fighting back and forth.

Although the caravan had fewer people than the bandits, the mountain roads were narrow and the number of enemies they could face head-on was limited, which gave them the momentum to suppress the bandits.

James did not stop Axe when he saw this. After repeatedly reminding him not to rush too deep into the enemy group, he loosened his hand on his shoulder.

I only heard Aix yelling:

"The hammer of justice, punishing evil and promoting good!"

He rushed out from behind the carriage where he was hiding. He weighed no less than 200 kilograms at this moment, and the bandits were generally malnourished. Their height was almost less than 1.6 meters, and few of them weighed more than 100 kilograms. They were no match for him.

Seeing him rushing with a shield, the caravan members quickly moved to the sides, leaving him almost two shield spaces. With a "bang", Aix crashed into the bandits' shield formation, directly hitting three or four of them and breaking their shield formation in one go.

He was seen shouting "Hammer of Justice, Hammer of Justice" repeatedly while swinging the six-petal iron hammer in his hand desperately, causing a bloody storm.

In front of his iron hammer, the bandits' shields were shattered at the impact, and their weapons flew away. No one could be his match.

Not only that, the two girls, Aisu and Ran Ying, were also always thinking about him. Although their archery skills were not at the same level as those of top masters like Bestul and Desevi, they were also within the realm of masters.

They followed closely behind Aix, and were responsible for protecting him. Any bandit who wanted to attack him by surprise would receive one or two arrows, and sometimes three arrows. While killing the enemies, Bestur also kept an eye on Aix.

In this situation, the offensive of several people was equivalent to adding all the power to Aix who was in the front. In a few strokes, Aix broke through the simple shield formation of the bandits.

The bandits were in a state of chaos, and someone shouted:

"Oh no! The Hammer of Justice mercenaries are coming to kill us!"

With just this one shout, the bandits fled towards the valley entrance with a loud bang.

Seeing this, Aix recalled what happened in Alib before, so he chased the fleeing bandits while shouting:

"Hammer of Justice, those who surrender will not be killed, but those who dare to escape will be killed without mercy!"

The caravan guards were all veterans, and seeing this, they also rushed forward and shouted:

"Hammer of Justice, those who surrender will not be killed, but those who dare to escape will be killed without mercy!"

Some guards began to ride their own horses to pursue, and Bestur also mounted his horse and pursued with a bow in hand.

There was a smooth road outside the valley. Facing the cavalry, these scattered bandits had no chance to escape. The smarter ones knelt by the road, waiting to accept their fate, while the ignorant ones were either shot in the back or had their heads chopped off by a knife.

The battle ended before dark. Three caravan guards were killed and two were injured, all of whom were killed by the bandits using javelins and crossbows.

The bandits were almost completely wiped out, except for a few who ran fast and hid in the bushes in the distance, the rest all stayed behind. In total, nearly thirty people were killed and more than forty were captured.

A total of five gold coins, more than one hundred silver coins, and nearly five hundred copper coins were seized from these people.

The leader of the caravan was aware of the situation and knew that without Aix and his crew, they would all have to die in this valley.

And from hearing the slogans shouted by Aix, he knew that even if Aix and his men were not members of the Hammer of Justice Mercenary Group, they must have a close relationship with them.

So he took the initiative to offer the five gold coins and fifty silver coins. Seeing that the caravan leader was so tactful, James no longer mentioned the seized weapons and equipment and other valuables.