Standing in the shadows, Kieran was sizing up a group of five riders before him.
The same style of leather armor, helmet, and sword indicated that they were from the same faction but not the small town before him.
Putting aside the fact that the defensive equipment and weapons of the guards he saw before were different from what he was seeing now, the five sturdy warhorses alone were more than what a run-down town could afford.
Looking at the muddy entrance of the town and the stains on the faces and hands of the townspeople, all of their clothes were worthless linen. Some of the children even ran around naked. The best building in the town was a two-story building in the center of the town, but even so, there wasn't anything noteworthy about it.
Kieran didn't believe such a poor town with a population of around 200 could feed five well-groomed warhorses.
There might be a few horses that tended the fields and hauled the goods.
But the warhorses?
Impossible!
"Captors from outside?"
Kieran was guessing the captors' identity and at the same time, he walked out from the shadows.
He needed to know more information.
The riders before him were a decent choice.
"There!"
A few seconds later, the leader rider finally found his target. He shouted loudly and urged his horse forward, charging towards Kieran.
The other four riders behind him followed closely and drew their swords.
"Hmm."
Kieran raised a brow when he saw the riders had no intention of slowing down and raised their swords up high.
It seemed like the riders weren't trying to capture him.
They were trying to kill him.
Silence the witness!
The term popped up in Kieran's heart all of a sudden.
So...
What made them decide to silence the witness?
Instantly, a couple of guesses popped up in Kieran's mind.
Regardless of which one, it wasn't a good thing.
At least, he would have to spend more effort to meet the owner of Swusters Castle.
Though, that was a matter for another day.
Now...
Kieran dashed towards the riders that were charging towards him.
Kieran's action attracted mockery from the riders.
They were mocking Kieran's ignorance.
A galloping warhorse was enough to break a person's bones and tendons.
The cavalrymen did not mind aggravating the consequences.
After all, their orders were to kill anyone who inquired about the witches.
Kieran was not the first.
He definitely wouldn't be the last.
"Hyah!"
The leader of the cavalrymen shook his reins to make his horse run faster. His eyes were fixed on the approaching Kieran, and he raised his sword horizontally.
Then, he thrust.
The longsword was comparable to a spear.
In fact, with the impact of the warhorse, it became even faster and fiercer, letting out the unique whistling sound of metal blades.
But such a sword was caught.
To be more precise, it was pinched by two fingers.
Not only that, the galloping warhorse was also forcefully pressed to the ground by a palm.
"What?!"
The leader of the cavalrymen was shocked when he saw Kieran holding the sword with one hand and the horse with the other. No matter how hard the horse neighed and stomped its hooves, it couldn't move an inch forward.
The cavalryman didn't even have the time to be astonished by Kieran's strength, he dashed forward like a cloud.
Bang, Bang!
Kieran hurled the leader of the cavalrymen away and accurately landed on the two cavalrymen on the left. Before the two cavalrymen on the right could react, Kieran leaped into the air and kicked them off their horses.
The five cavalrymen instantly rolled on the ground like gourds.
The leader of the cavalrymen struggled to stand up.
However, a sharp longsword was placed on his neck.
"Don't move!
"This is your long sword, you should know that it can easily slit your throat."
Kieran said slowly while holding the sword in his hand.
He didn't hold back and forced the cavalryman to kneel on the ground.
At first, the leader of the cavalrymen seemed to be unwilling to give up and wanted to struggle, but when he felt the stinging pain from his neck, he became cooperative.
"Very well."
Kieran then swiftly knocked out the other four cavalrymen with a kick.
"I will ask you some questions and then I will ask the other four. Do you understand what I mean?"
"I am not a patient person, and I hate lying."
"So, if I get a different answer, I will cut off one of your fingers. You can count how many times you can lie to me now."
"Don't worry, after I cut off your fingers, there will still be your toes and other things. I won't let you die in one go."
Kieran said in a calm tone.
He didn't have any interrogation skills but he had some related experiences.
He knew what kind of words he should say and what kind of tone and expression he should use to crush a person's mental defense.
Maybe such methods wouldn't work on some tough guys.
However, the leader of the cavalrymen was obviously not a tough guy.
Although the cavalryman wanted to show his toughness, when he heard what Kieran said, his face turned pale. He knew what other similar things Kieran was talking about.
When the cavalryman looked down and saw the sword on his neck, he started to tremble.
A dash of red was drawn over the sword's edge.
The cavalryman knew it was his own blood.
If he had hesitated for a moment, his windpipe would have been slit.
The thought struck fear into the leader rider's heart.
However, the cavalryman didn't give up completely.
The cavalryman tried to straighten his back and spoke in a strict tone.
"I am the honorary lord of Warren Kingdom, I have the identity of a noble, I demand …"
Pak!
Before the cavalryman could finish, Kieran slapped the back of the sword on his face.
The powerful force didn't just cut the cavalryman's face, a couple of teeth were spat out along with blood.
"I don't care what your identity was before, you only have one identity here: captive."
"Besides, your attitude is very displeasing to me, so I've decided to teach you a lesson."
As he spoke, Kieran swung his sword.
Even though he didn't have the corresponding skill buffs, it was too easy for Kieran to chop off the cavalryman's finger.
The finger appeared in front of the cavalryman's face.
The cavalryman, who emphasized his identity as a noble a moment ago, was rolling on the ground, crying out in pain and losing his noble demeanor.
When Kieran showed an impatient face and raised his sword again, the cavalryman with the identity of a noble spilled the beans like a bamboo tube.
"I am Neet, I followed Duke Sergourney to capture the owner of Swusters Castle. The duke has led his men to Swusters Castle this morning."
"I am staying behind to stop the reinforcements that might appear around Tita Town."
"I swear I am not lying!"
The cavalryman emphasized.
"Where is Swusters Castle?"
Kieran asked.
Kieran's eyes were looking at the entrance of the town again and he couldn't help but frown.
PS: First update ~
"Sorry, I woke up late."
His biological clock was messed up, he couldn't bear the pain and tears.
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