A young warrior — he did not look like he was used to this bloody place — stumbled as he fled the battlefield. The young man was wearing armor made of steel and artificial leather. Two strips of simple colored cloth hung down from the gaps of his shoulder, stained with blood from his own face. The steel sword in his hand was bent and curled, and the poor quality weapon did not bring him any victory. His side was at a complete disadvantage in the melee, and the young man could only run for his life before his men were wiped out.
The soldier sprinted past a low wall at the corner of the street, and in his panic, he did not notice the shadows around the wall. A leg shot out from the corner of the wall and tripped him to the ground.
Hao Ren stepped forward and held the soldier down. He had been thinking about how to introduce himself to the locals, but he did not expect to speak to one of them under such circumstances. It seemed that no meticulous plan could keep up with the dramatic turn of events. The soldier was even more shocked when he was held down. He thought that he had fallen into an enemy ambush, and immediately tensed up, not daring to resist. He tried to lift his head to see who was holding him captive, and he saw a group of strangers dressed in strange clothing. The young man panted heavily. "My lords … and ladies? I … I'm just a soldier … "
"Quiet, we know you're a soldier, and we have many questions." Hao Ren loosened his grip slightly, but his eyes warned the soldier not to overreact. "Who are you people? Why are you fighting here? "
The soldier looked at the man in the strange clothing in shock, but fear stopped him from asking too many questions. He could only tell what he knew. "The Kingdom of Highspire and the Eisenstadt are fighting for control of Geartown. I'm just following orders, I don't know anything more."
As he spoke, he subconsciously used his hand to cover a piece of colored cloth hanging on his chest, as if he was worried that the faction he belonged to would bring disaster upon him. Hao Ren noticed the small movement and asked casually, "So which side are you from? What's your name? "
"… The Kingdom of Highspire," the soldier whispered. "Willy, my name is Willy Mormore."
At this time, Lily peeked outside and whispered, "They seem to be finishing their fight … and are coming over here!"
The outcome of the battle had already been decided, and the warriors with the same insignia as Willy were outnumbered and finally scattered, leaving behind a few corpses and a trail of blood. Their enemies, probably the warriors of the Eisenstadt, split into several groups, some stayed behind to collect the spoils of war, while others split up to pursue the fleeing enemies. A few tall and burly soldiers ran towards them. One of them shouted, "Over here! I just saw that little brat of a noble family running in this direction! That sissy couldn't have run far. Catching him is worth more than ten people! "
Hao Ren looked at Vivian helplessly. "Take them down, but don't kill them. We're not here to cause trouble."
As he said that, he took the initiative to walk out from the shadows of the wall, and the others followed closely behind.
The soldiers of the Eisenstadt saw a few strangers in strange clothing suddenly appear in front of them, and stopped in their tracks in shock. But they quickly realized that these people were not wearing any armor, and assumed that they were a group of refugees who had luckily found an ancient storage cabinet. They immediately raised their weapons and shouted as they charged forward.
Vivian opened her arms wide, and a powerful chill gathered around her. The air was covered in frost, and it swept towards the soldiers. Nangong Sanba too threw out a Letta Rune, and as the rune exploded in the air, it seized the minds of the enemies, and made it impossible for the soldiers to evade Vivian's Polar Storm.
When the Eisenstadt soldiers saw the wave of frost flying towards them, they were so scared that they pissed their pants. Someone shouted in fear, "Ice Witch! They have an Ice Witch! Winter has come … "
The soldier's screams came to an abrupt halt, as the huge hail knocked him out. Vivian had deliberately weakened her attack, or else she could have frozen these mortals into ice shards with her ultra-low temperature.
The soldiers of the Eisenstadt had charged at them menacingly, but they all fell to the ground in an instant. This scene was witnessed by the people who were dividing the spoils of war in the distance. They were stunned for a moment before they suddenly reacted. They cried out in alarm and ran for their lives, shouting strange words like "Ice Witch" or "Winter" as they ran. Nangong Sanba gestured with his enchanted crossbow a few times, and discussed with Hao Ren. "Should we take them down? I can guarantee that we'll only shoot their legs. "
Hao Ren waved his hand. "Let them go back. Maybe after they report to their boss, we'll be able to meet the big shots here."
He realized that the order in the ark city had been destroyed in some way, and the ship's administrators and maintenance personnel were probably all gone. So to find the current ruler of this' world ', they had to start from scratch.
The people who were running for their lives ran quickly, and even though they were wearing heavy armor, they disappeared at the end of the street in a blink of an eye. Soon, only Hao Ren's group and a group of Eisenstadt soldiers covered in ice shards were left. Oh, and also a stunned Kingdom of Highspire soldier. Hao Ren turned to look at the soldier, and asked curiously, "What do you mean by 'Ice Witch'?"
Willy shuddered when he heard the name, and he looked at Hao Ren's group with the same fear as the Eisenstadt soldiers when they were attacked by the ice shards. "The legend is true … The legend is true … You are the Bringers of Winter, you are the Bringers of Winter! You want to freeze this world … "
Lily could not stand the cowardly and shivering guy anymore, and slapped Willy on the head. "Calm down, Winter! We just saved your life! "
Nangong Wuyue reminded softly, "In fact, we were the ones who tripped him, or else he would have run away …"
Lily waved her hand. "Don't worry about the details, and the one who stretched out his leg was Mr. Landlord."
Hao Ren put his hand on Willy's shoulder, and the young soldier recovered a little. "Relax, relax. I don't know what you mean by the Ice Witch and the Bringers of Winter, but we're not bad guys."
"You know witchcraft …" Willy looked at Vivian carefully, and took two steps to the side. "But grandmother never said that the Ice Witch and the Bringers of Winter could talk … Are you sure you're not the Bringers of Winter?"
Lily thought for a moment, and pulled out her flaming claws. "Look, it's hot! I can even use fire! "
Willy was speechless.
"We're … outsiders, just passing by." Hao Ren awkwardly spouted the unbelievable excuse. It was a strange thing to mention 'outsiders' in a sealed world that was only a hundred kilometers long, but he had no way of explaining to this cowardly and ignorant young man what was outside the ship. "Do you know any place where we can rest?"
"This is the Eisenstadt's turf, and they'll probably chop off all outsiders' heads with their axes." Willy put his feet together, and swung around uneasily. "But if you can escort me back to my family's territory, I can be your guarantor, and let you have a warm room in Hearthfire. That's if you don't start a blizzard in the city. "
"Escorting them all the way, getting a foothold. It's worth it." Hao Ren shrugged. "Where's that Hearthfire you mentioned?"
Willy pointed at a wide street in the distance. "Follow the Path of Fertility to the end, and then follow the Royal Avenue for a while, and you'll see the walls of Hearthfire. But this path is the shortest, and the most dangerous. Not only are there Eisenstadt soldiers, you might even run into marauders from the Freistaden … "
Hao Ren was just thinking of meeting more people, and nodded. "Oh, then we'll take this path."
"Huh?"
"We'll take care of any trouble." Lily gave Willy a sideways glance. "Just lead the way."
Willy shrunk his neck, and nodded quietly.
"What about these people?" Nangong Sanba pointed at the unlucky ones who were hit by Vivian's hailstones. "This one should be waking up soon."
One of the strongest Eisenstadt soldiers moaned softly, and was slowly waking up from his coma. Willy immediately used his sword hilt to knock the soldier out again, and then bent down to tear off the tattered cloth with the emblem of his faction. He then tore off a few rags from the bodies of the Eisenstadt soldiers.
"What are you doing?" Hao Ren asked curiously.
"Bringing their emblem back." Willy's face flushed red. "… To report."
Vivian snorted. "But you're just running away."
"Whatever, that's his problem." Hao Ren waved his hand nonchalantly, and turned to Willy. "We'll keep this a secret for you. Now, bring us to meet some of the more powerful people here. "
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