Without wasting any more time, Elvin turned around and continued to kill his way into the city.
If he allowed the pirates to wreak havoc in the city, even if the City Guard was resisting, who knew how many casualties and losses they would cause? This was something Elvin could not tolerate.
"Ah —"
"Spare me!"
"Run —"
The ferocious pirates were like weak lambs as they fell one after another under Elvin's sword.
Apart from a leader like Billy, ordinary pirates were no match for Elvin in close combat.
What was even more fortunate was that most of the pirates had already emptied their muskets during the siege and had no chance to reload in the intense battle. Even Billy The Bear was the same.
Even at the end, he had only taken out his musket to trick Elvin. Elvin had discovered this when he seized his musket.
As long as he was not focused on by the musket, Elvin, who had reached the limits of a mortal, was like a fierce general in ancient times who dared to charge into the enemy's ranks to cut grass. He was fearless!
Thus, when facing pirates who only had swords and sabers in the streets, Elvin would be slaughtered if there were fewer than three pirates. It was also at this moment that he had a clear understanding of his own strength.
As time passed, more and more pirates fell under Elvin's sword. Occasionally, he would encounter City Guard soldiers who were at a disadvantage and would be saved by him.
Wherever there were shouts and cries for help, Elvin would charge in that direction.
Finally, Elvin brazenly beheaded a pirate who was wantonly plundering a jewelry store.
Bang —
Bang —
Continuous gunshots rang out in the city. It was clear that the reinforcements had finally arrived.
"They're not too late."
At this moment, as long as the pirate captain did not lose his mind and fight to the death, the signal to retreat should be issued soon.
Elvin looked at the time. Because of his obstruction, the pirates had not been able to quickly annihilate the city guards when the city walls had collapsed. The time taken to break into the city had been greatly delayed.
Although the pirate siege had begun long ago, it had only been twelve minutes since the city was breached. With the current quality of the army, it was already very impressive for them to be able to assemble and reinforce the city in such a short time.
Whoosh —
As expected, a sharp whistle soon came from outside the city. Regardless of whether there was a harvest or not, the pirates who heard the whistle quickly gathered and retreated.
Instead of taking the initiative to intercept the pirates, Elvin went to check on his pharmacy and Sanji's house. There were no signs of pirate intrusion. When the situation was completely stabilized, he felt relieved and returned home.
However, after Elvin returned home, washed up, and sat down not long after.
Gleim, whose face was covered in dust, rushed in. Seeing that Elvin was indeed at home, he happily dragged him out.
"Elvin, come with me. Lord Nabri wants to see you. This was a good thing! Let's go! "
"Lord Nabri?" Elvin had no choice but to let Gleim drag him out of the house.
Of course, he knew who Lord Nabri was. He was the famous commander of the City Guard, Leopold's famous sword master. However, he did not think that he had much interaction with the Lord. Moreover, at this time, which should be the busiest period after the war, he did not know why the Lord wanted to see him.
On the way, Gleim also told Elvin about his experience after they separated.
As expected of a hunter who was more 'cunning' than a fox. After seeing the pirates invading the city, Gleim did not carry his hunting knife and fight with the pirates. Instead, he used the excuse of reporting the battle to welcome the reinforcements.
As a Hunter scout who was not part of the organization, even though his actions were not pleasant to the ears, no one could blame him for it.
It was no wonder that Elvin did not see him along the way when he was chasing after the pirates. Until now, he only knew that this guy dared to return to the battlefield because he joined the reinforcements.
After the battle subsided and the pirates retreated.
The commander of the City Guard, Lord Nabri, heard the report of the first batch of soldiers stationed on the city wall. He knew that Elvin was powerful enough to command the battlefield with only a bow and arrow, so he wanted to meet this sharpshooter.
After all, he had made a great contribution in this pirate invasion. It was reasonable for the commander of the garrison to express his gratitude.
Soon, Elvin met Lord Nabri in the small outpost where the City Guard was stationed beside the collapsed city wall.
The Lord Nabri, who was famous for his sword skills in Leopold, did not wear a military uniform. He only had a beautiful long sword hanging on his waist. He looked more like a pampered aristocrat than an officer of the kingdom.
After a simple greeting.
The Lord invited Elvin to sit on the surrounded sofa. He looked at Elvin's clean and handsome face, straight back, and slightly calloused hands, which were obviously used to holding swords, even though he was dressed in hunting attire. He asked with great interest, "What about you?
"Aristocrat?"
Elvin responded with a decent smile. He did not admit nor deny.
Nabri nodded when he saw that Elvin did not have any family emblem or other things that indicated his identity. He thought he understood something. He no longer asked, but his attitude suddenly became a lot warmer.
Elvin did not know that in just a short time.
The Lord had already labeled him as a descendant of a declining aristocrat. He had inheritance, knowledge, and the ambition to revitalize his family, but he lacked an opportunity.
Just like himself when he was young.
This kind of thing was very common, especially with the rise of new business aristocrats. More and more traditional aristocrats were forced to leave their homes after going bankrupt. Apart from his former title, all that was left was the "noble demeanor" that was ingrained in his bones, and Elvin was categorized as such.
Because a person's identity could be faked, but his temperament and speech could not be concealed.
The upper-class aristocrats of the Tulip Alliance, including the royal family, had a history of intermarriage for hundreds of years. Many upper-class people had titles recognized by many countries at the same time.
There was no estrangement between the aristocrats of different countries. As long as they could maintain the dignity of an aristocrat, they could quickly integrate into the local circle.
For Elvin, a young man who could not even maintain the basic dignity of an aristocrat, but who could stand up when the city was in crisis, Nabri saw no doubt that he had the character of a traditional aristocrat.
So instead of looking down on him, a trace of appreciation rose in his heart.
As a traditional aristocrat, he had extensive knowledge and had the intention to guide the younger generation. The other had knowledge and vision beyond the era, and also wanted to know more about the upper class of the kingdom. He unexpectedly found that there were a lot of common topics between the two. For a time, they chatted happily.
"Your Excellency …" At this time, Nabri's adjutant suddenly came in. He glanced at Elvin with a strange expression and whispered to the Lord.
It turned out that after the battle, the cleaning of the battlefield had been completed.
The loss of personnel and property would be counted tomorrow, but the corpses of the pirates had been collected.
When the soldiers were counting the corpses of the pirates, they unexpectedly found the boatswain of the Blood Anchor, Billy The Bear!
This was a person whose name was on the Navy's bounty list. The Lord was convinced that except for himself, no one in the City Guard could be Billy's opponent.
And the Lord had learned from the information provided by the soldiers that the captain of the Blood Anchor did not actually get off the ship. Billy The Bear was the leader of this siege and the main culprit!
The leader of the pirate siege was beheaded. For Leopold, a bad thing could become a good thing, especially for him, the main person in charge. It had extraordinary significance.
For the first time, Lord Nabri, who was facing Elvin, straightened his body. He no longer had the casual attitude of a superior facing a subordinate.
Elvin and Billy The Bear did not deliberately hide from others when they fought. The soldiers who fought the pirates at the beginning were all witnesses.
So it was not difficult to guess who killed Billy. And from the fatal sword wound on his throat, the killer's swordsmanship was far above Billy's.
It was really frightening!
This was not the end.
According to the adjutant's report, combined with the sword wounds on the pirates' corpses and the number of people he killed with his bow and arrow, this young man alone killed almost a third of the pirates, which was comparable to more than half of the City Guard.
This made him no longer dare to look at this young, handsome, and courteous man with ordinary eyes. He originally wanted to take advantage of the atmosphere to recruit him, but he could not say it out loud.
Several times he wanted to say something but stopped. In the end, he stared at Elvin as if he was looking at a monster and only said one sentence.
"Your swordsmanship is very strong! I hope there will be a chance to compare notes later. "
Elvin responded with a smile, "There will be a chance, Your Excellency!"
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