By the time Li Huailin and Jared got out of the carriage, the bandits were already very close. They were only about 300 meters away from the carriages. The guards of the carriages began to form a formation in front of the bandits. As they were originally soldiers, the guards were very familiar with cavalry formations and quickly finished their preparations.
A distance of 300 meters was only a distance of 20 seconds for a group of bandits. Very quickly, the bandits rushed to the front of the carriages. However, they did not rush to attack. Instead, they stopped in front of the carriages. Li Huailin observed for a moment. There were about 70 to 80 bandits rushing over, each with a horse.
The group split into two, and three bandits, who seemed to be the leaders, walked to the front of the group. These three bandits, one in the front and two behind, were very young. The leader looked to be about 25 or 26 years old, and he was quite good-looking. He had short blonde hair, and his whole person seemed to be full of vigor and vitality. Moreover, unlike the other mounted bandits, this guy was wearing a full set of chainmail, looking more like a warrior. Li Huailin looked at this guy's name. Gilbert.
Behind him on the left was a male NPC who was younger than him. He was probably about the same age as Li Huailin. He looked rather ordinary, at least not as handsome as the leader, Gilbert. He had short black hair, which was more common in the mainland, and was wearing leather armor. The NPC's name was Marvin.
The person on the right of Gilbert caught Li Huailin's attention, not for any other reason, but because this guy was too eye-catching. He was tall and muscular. Li Huailin was worried about this horse. However, this was not the main point. The main point was that this guy had two horns on his head.
"Orc?" Li Huailin naturally thought of the six major races in the game.
On the Light side, there was no need to say much about humans. Elves, their main characteristics were super beautiful (female) or handsome (male) faces and pointed ears. Dwarves, on the Light side. Main characteristics: short. On the dark side, Demons were almost no different from humans, except for the strange red color of their eyes. Beastmen would automatically increase their height and become very strong. However, they would also have cow horns and wolf ears on their heads. Women's figures didn't change much, but their heads would turn into rabbit ears, cat ears, and other cute things. Undead: A tragic race like the Dwarves. Only those who have no interest in looks would choose them.
At a glance, Shi Feng could tell that this bandit was an Orc NPC. Based on the two horns on his head, he should be an Orc of the Cow-headed race. Although this was a very normal setting in the game, Li Huailin was curious since it was his first time seeing a race other than humans. The Orc NPC's name was Gurem Rayhorn, which was quite a strange name.
"Who is the person in charge of the merchant caravan in front? Come out," the leader of the bandits, Gilbert, shouted at Li Huailin and the others.
"I am," Jared stood at the front and said to Gilbert. "What's the matter?"
"I am Gilbert, the leader of the Nasser Bandits. This is a robbery. Hand over all the goods, and I can guarantee your safety. Otherwise, don't blame us for being merciless," Gilbert shouted confidently. Gilbert shouted confidently. Following his shout, the seventy or so mounted bandits behind him raised their weapons and shouted in unison, using their voices to intimidate the other party.
"Bold bandits, do you know whose goods these are? These are Marquis Filmte's goods! How dare you try to rob the marquis? Aren't you afraid of death? "Jared shouted.
"Marquis Filmte? Who? " Gilbert obviously didn't know the name. Marvin moved forward and whispered something in Gilbert's ear. He was probably introducing Marquis Filmte.
After a while, Gilbert nodded, "Marquis Filmte? It sounded scary, but so what? This is the Udessa Province, not the Blessed City. Here, I, Gilbert, am the one in charge! I'll warn you again. Leave the goods and you can leave. Otherwise, we won't be polite. I'll count to ten. Think carefully before answering! "
"Damn, I met an idiot." Jared didn't expect the other party to not even give face to Marquis Filmte. If Marquis Filmte found out, his family would definitely be wiped out according to his personality. But how could he inform Marquis Filmte now?
"Ten, nine …" On the other side, Gilbert had already started counting.
"Everyone, listen up!" Jared stood in the crowd and said, "You all know who these goods belong to. Think about Marquis Filmte's temper. If you fight now and win, you can go back to claim your reward. If you die, your wives and children won't be implicated. If you hand over the goods, not only will you be executed, your wives and children will also be demoted to slaves. Think about the consequences! "
Everyone's expression changed. Indeed, Marquis Filmte would do something like this. A few members of the Chamber of Commerce who had wanted to hand over the goods immediately gave up and started thinking about how to deal with it. The guards were soldiers, so they only waited for orders from their superiors. Now that Jared said they would counterattack, they immediately prepared for battle.
"Brave warrior, will you fight with us? If we win, I'll reward you handsomely when we return, "Jared said to Li Huailin.
System Notification: Commander Jared has issued an A-rank quest: Protect the merchant group. Do you accept?
"No!" Li Huailin rejected the offer without even thinking about it. With a glance, he could tell that this Chamber of Commerce was a very wealthy organization. If he were to be rewarded with ten Gold Coins or something, the system would deduct it, and his savings would be reduced to zero. Moreover, it was an A-rank quest. The experience he would receive would not be little. Who would be willing to do such a scam quest?
"Brave warrior, even your life is in danger. Why don't you fight with us against the mounted bandits?" Seeing that Li Huailin had rejected him, Jared wanted to persuade him again. Although he did not know Li Huailin's strength, it was true that he had more people.
"I don't have time. Fight on your own." Li Huailin was determined to reject these scam quests. He had been cheated by NPCs too many times recently, so he needed to slow down.
"This … sigh …" Jared sighed. However, he wasn't very familiar with Li Huailin, so he couldn't force him. Instead, he turned to the Chamber of Commerce members and guards and shouted, "We have no way out. We can only fight to the death! Pick up your weapons and fight! Only by fighting can we return alive! "
"Fight!" Everyone shouted in unison. Even the Chamber of Commerce members who didn't have much combat strength shouted as well. They were just trying to boost their courage.
"Looks like there's no need to count anymore." Of course, Gilbert had also noticed the other side's choice. There was no need to count at all. He waved his hand and said to the mounted bandits behind him, "Brothers, negotiations have broken down. Prepare for battle!"
"Roar!!" the mounted bandits behind him roared in unison.
"Kill!" Gilbert pulled out the two-handed sword on his back, stepped on his warhorse, and took the lead. Following his roar, Marvin and Gurym immediately pulled out their weapons and followed behind Gilbert. Behind them were about 70 mounted bandits. Although their shouts were messy, the charging team was surprisingly neat, as if they had received some kind of training.
There were more than 70 people on the opposite side, while there were only 20 guards and a dozen ordinary members of the caravan. Merchants who didn't have much combat strength were at an absolute disadvantage. From the beginning, the guards had no intention of getting on their horses and charging at the other side. Instead, they used the carriages and horses as obstacles to form a defensive formation.
Facing the defensive formation, Gilbert, who was charging at the front, had no intention of taking a detour. Instead, he rushed directly to the place with the most people. When the guards saw Gilbert charging at them, they raised their spears at the same time, ready to let Gilbert run into the spears and stab him to death.
Unexpectedly, Gilbert pulled the reins in his hand and stepped on the spurs at the same time. The horse under his feet neighed and actually jumped up. Just as the guards were dumbfounded, Gilbert waved the sword in his hand and stabbed at the face of the nearest soldier.
With the sound of flesh being pierced, the soldier instantly fell to the ground. Gilbert and his horse crashed into the group of guards, directly opening a path of blood.
"Kill!" Gilbert jumped off the warhorse that could no longer stand, raised his bloody sword, and roared.
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