Chapter Forty-Three: The Triumph of Skill

  Hmph!

  The long sword lightly swept across the opponent's neck, and fresh blood suddenly sprayed out. This time, however, Dean did not cover his opponent's mouth, but instead let out a miserable cry.

  Then, two strong robbers who came close to each other's side also received such treatment.

  After doing all this, Dean sheathed his sword and stood quietly waiting for the appearance of his true opponent - in fact, according to the report from Xiren, the militia captain, Dean had already determined who he would be facing.

  Wild Bull Seabury!

  This half-barbarian robber chief near Thirl has a considerable reputation, of course, all are evil names.

  However, being able to have such a notorious reputation also indirectly explains the other party's strength - being able to knock down a cow with bare hands is absolutely not something that ordinary people can do.

  So, facing such an opponent, Dean was naturally extremely cautious.

  So at the first moment, he changed his original plan - abandoning all the set ambush points and focusing on attacking the opponent's base.

  After all, according to his memory, the other party was not a bandit leader who would send out patrols.

  He is famous for his martial arts skills rather than his intelligence.

  In fact, most of the people in Tielu think that Xibul is not intelligent at all, otherwise, why would he be called 'barbaric cow'?

  This saying is also very popular among robbers.

  What about the bloodline of the Xibe barbarians?

  This will only become more proof that the other side has no intelligence, after all, in the eyes of most people, barbarians are just a group of uncivilized people.

  Although Dean was not actually like that, the barbarians also had their own civilized system, but he didn't need to explain it to his subordinates.

  He just needs to inform his own plan.

  Faced with Dean's plan, neither Silen nor Aik objected - as newcomers to the battlefield, the two militia captains were clearly unable to bring their own advantages into play and could only let Dean arrange everything; fortunately, Dean's arrangements were quite good.

  When they returned to the robbers' lair again and didn't find a patrol around, they admired their squad leader even more.

  And looking at their captain, with agile movements, he took down the few robbers on duty, and such admiration became even more intense.

  Although they couldn't confirm what kind of skill it was, the way he seemed to be lurking like a snow leopard and then attacking like a fierce tiger made these young hunters understand their captain's strength; after all, whether it was a snow leopard or a tiger, for hunters, they were both extremely difficult to deal with.

  Even when encountering these ferocious and ruthless animals, it's hard to say who is the hunter and who is the prey!

  So, facing Dean's assignment, these militiamen did not hesitate at all and quickly approached the fence as a cover, taking out their bows and arrows.

  And when Dean kicked over several braziers around him, the surroundings instantly fell into darkness.

  After Dein made sure that the young subordinates would not be discovered, he made the aforementioned 'luring the enemy' move. And just at the next moment, Dein saw his real enemy - a stature that was as tall as an adult and a broad and robust shoulder, all of which reminded Dein of how strong the opponent's strength was.

  In fact, as a half-barbarian, having such talent is even more outstanding than that of ordinary barbarians.

  This almost knight-level strength, if it appeared in a real barbarian, would be the brave warrior of that barbarian tribe; however, unfortunately, Siebel is a half-barbarian, with both ordinary and barbarian bloodlines, which doomed him to be unwelcome on both sides.

  In Dean's memory, the other side eventually surrendered to Xiti and became Xiti's vanguard in invading Feicui. Relying on his brute strength and familiarity with the territory of Tielu, he caused a lot of trouble for them. In the end, he was killed by the Duchess with one sword.

  No doubt Dean didn't mind bringing this moment forward a bit.

  It was just that when he saw the other party wearing Pots' full-body armor as a half-body armor, Dean subconsciously frowned - it was obvious that the other party was consciously blocking his heart, which was absolutely not good news for him.

  Of course, it's not all bad news.

  The long sword in his hand was obviously not the most suitable weapon - according to his strength, wolf-toothed club or war hammer would be the best choice; and once a long sword type of weapon is chosen, it should be a two-handed giant sword that can fully exert its power.

  It is now a one-handed knight sword.

  This undoubtedly restricts the opponent's attack power and range - for someone with great strength but lacking in agility, it is absolutely not a good thing if they cannot control their opponent within an effective range.

  "It's half good and half bad!"

  Dean's mouth twitched and he thought silently.

  While Dean was sizing up Seabury, Seabury was also sizing up Dean.

  However, the bandit leader with a barbarian bloodline merely glanced at the young man standing in front of him and shifted his gaze to the fresh blood on Dean's long sword and the several corpses not far behind Dean; instantly, the bandit leader flew into a rage.

  "Damn it!"

  Xībù yībiān dà hǒu zhe, yībiān jiāng zìjǐ shǒu zhōng de cháng jiàn huī chū, dùnshí, yī jì bǎo hán fēng shēng de héng sǎo.

  Wow!

  Facing such a powerful and forceful sweep, Dean lightly jumped to the side and back, avoiding the attack. Then, immediately after, he made a swift charge, once again closing the distance between them. Under the rotation of his wrist, the long sword in Dean's hand left a deep gash on the opponent's right chest and shoulder - a place not covered by steel armor.

  Dein, with his sword flashing in the light, didn't pursue but instead made another swift movement to the side and rear of his opponent. Just as Dein had moved, Siebel's longsword struck again, just as powerful and majestic as the first blow, but with the same result: it still hadn't hit Dein.

  On the contrary, Dean gave him another one on his back.

  "Bastard, kill him for me!"

  The two attacks were ineffective, and the injured leader of the robbers immediately let out a loud roar.

  At this moment, the subordinates of this strong robber leader with barbarian blood rushed up - is it immoral to win by relying on numerical superiority?

  Robbers, do they need morals?

  Obviously, it's not needed!

  Looking at the two swords, Xibul, who was still vigorous and energetic, Dean couldn't help but secretly regret - if there weren't many subordinates around, he would definitely apply poison to his sword, and the poison that could paralyze even Snow Bear, Xibul was obviously unable to defend against.

  However, in order to maintain his 'knight identity' and 'noble reputation', Dean could only give up such behavior.

  As he looked at the numerous bandits closing in, Dean didn't hesitate and immediately activated his skill 【Military Swordsmanship Lv2 (Jade)】.

  Agility: 1.9

  Acquired in being attacked, can make agility +0.2 after judgment, Dean instantly made his own [agility] infinitely close to a true knight.

  Even in terms of pure speed and agility, they are far superior to knights who excel in strength, physique, perception, and willpower.

  Dein had once inferred that a normal adult's all attributes are: 1; and to successfully obtain the 'Knight's Baptism', one of the five attributes of 【Strength】, 【Agility】, 【Physique】, 【Perception】, or 【Will】 must be close to, or reach 2.

  In other words, the closer to Data 2, the higher the success rate of 'Knight Baptism'.

  And once it reaches 2, then 'Knight's Baptism' is bound to succeed.

  Is it over 2?

  Then there will be an opportunity to obtain special knight talents.

  The higher you go, the better the knight's talent you get.

  However, for ordinary people, it is almost impossible, and the success of "Knight Baptism" is already the greatest luck, let alone other things.

  However, in some great nobles and royal families, this is a must.

  There isn't a single one with enough outstanding and powerful talent among these great nobles and royal families, that's simply laughable. Whether it's the right of inheritance within the family itself or the succession of titles, all require talent to decide.

  So a knight with real good talent is welcomed by everyone.

  Whether it is local nobility or royalty, they will throw out an olive branch.

  After all, it represents an excellent next generation - the bloodline theory, which is extremely marketable everywhere, although it often produces some 'miraculous' errors.

  Of course, even without true talent, knights are still respectable!

  Because they possess powers that ordinary people don't have, just like at this moment ——

  Five of Siebel's trusted subordinates, under their leader's furious roar, immediately charged at Dean with a fierce expression. In their view, Dean indeed had good skills, but under the premise of their large numbers, once they surrounded him and reduced his space to dodge, one sword per person would be enough to dismember Dean.

  As for why they have such confidence?

  It's nothing, because they've done it before!

  But just in the next instant, they knew they were wrong this time, and it was a huge mistake!

  Whoosh!

  The long sword moved rapidly, emitting a sound as if a crossbow bolt had been shot out. Under the bright moonlight, it brought up layers of cold light, cutting through standard semicircles and blowing away the accumulated snow on the ground.

  Dien shook his hand holding the long sword, and instantly, a bright red mark appeared on the accumulated snow.

  And the five robbers were covering their own throats and fell to the ground, with eyes full of incredulity before they died, apparently they had never seen such a fast sword.

  PS seeking protection ~~ continued seeking protection ah ~~