Chapter 26: Close Combat

  On the vast plain, a cavalry team came swiftly from the southeast direction, about seven or eight riders in total. As they galloped along, dust flew up behind them. From a distance, it seemed that only three horses had riders on them, while the other horses were spare mounts.

  From the shape of the galloping team, one horse is in front, and the back presents a conical distribution.

  When the cavalry appeared in the distance, the group of goblins immediately became restless. The goblins were shouting "Ook Ook" loudly, and the princess quickly gave a few of them a knife to their backs, but she herself was also visibly frightened, looking at Xia anxiously.

  Xia Yati pulled up his pants and pressed the poor worm under the rock, saying in a low voice: "I won't call you out, don't come out!"

  "Turned around and stared at Mr. Wang Fei with wide eyes: "You too!""

  "But...!" The poor insect was clearly frantic: "Those people will kill you!"

  "Not necessarily." Xia Ya's eyes sparkled: "Maybe it was just a passing adventurer group."

  "Could......" The poor bug gritted his teeth: "They must be the ones who slaughtered that earth spirit tribe, you're very clear on this point!"

  "Believe me, there's still a way out!" Xia Ya's eyelids drooped, and his eyes flashed with a fierce light like that of a wild beast.

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  The goblin that was used as bait in front was still struggling, it had no strength left, fear and excessive blood loss made it almost faint, but when it heard the clear sound of horseshoes coming, the goblin immediately woke up, it screamed desperately.

  The cavalry's goal was clear, and they were obviously heading straight here.

  The Mercedes team quickly rushed to a distance of less than 100 steps, but did not stop or rush to get closer. Instead, they suddenly turned their horse's head, slowed down, and the cavalry ran slowly along the direction of the flank. It was clear that these guys had extremely strong vigilance and experience, and would not easily dismount. They circled around in a detour, on the one hand maintaining speed, and on the other hand keeping distance from the target before figuring out the situation.

  These knights were extremely skilled at controlling their horses, turning and playing in the midst of galloping with ease, effortlessly manipulating the horses to run a small half circle around that poor bait before slowing down and stopping far away.

  The knight at the front rode a black horse, which was tall and majestic, a fine horse that would be rare even in the horse market of Wildfire Town. All the horses were equipped with almost the same gear, carrying feed bags, water bags, bows and arrows, and the spare horses behind them also carried several packages containing wilderness survival tools. It was clear that these guys had come prepared.

  The knight at the front had a head of neat, curly short hair and a face with typical Byzantine features. He was tall and imposing, sitting upright on his horse with his back straight, holding a long cavalry sword in his hand. His eyes gleamed like sharp blades as he stared intently at the middle goblin for a while. He wore a high-quality knight's leather armor, which belonged to the light cavalry equipment, and had a medium-sized military crossbow on his back. Two quivers of goose feather arrows hung from the saddle on both sides. His arms were muscular and rough-skinned, with prominent veins and thick finger joints, exuding a strong and lean aura all over his body.

  "A dwarf? Hmph..." A faint sneer emerged from the knight's mouth.

  "Captain, there's movement behind that rock, I can smell it from afar, haha!" A knight behind him laughed loudly, his voice tinged with a hint of madness. Another knight had already drawn out his bow and arrow, grasping them in hand, his face full of vigilance.

  The knight in front sneered, lightly kicked the horse's belly, and the hooves slowly moved forward, getting closer. His eyes were not on the earth spirit that had been frightened silly on the ground, but tightly staring at the rock where Xia Ya and others were hiding. He tightened his grip on the horse knife: "Come out!"

  Xia Ya's figure emerged from behind the rock, walking briskly towards him, stopping about fifty steps away. At this moment, the earth spirit who was acting as bait happened to be right in between them.

  "An adventurer? Or a thief?" The knight looked at Xia, noticing his tall stature, which slightly surprised him. He also saw the large shield and battle-axe in Xia's hands - from his perspective, these two weapons were of excellent quality but somewhat impractical: a truly experienced warrior would not choose such ostentatious weapons, even those who relied on brute strength wouldn't select something so oversized. Although larger and heavier weapons could increase killing power, they also hindered agility and were detrimental to prolonged combat.

  Only a fool who likes flashy things would choose to use such an oversized weapon.

  "I am a Demon Hunter." Shia yelled back, noticing the other's gaze on his weapon, consciously raising his shield a bit higher.

  "A Demon Hunter?" The knight chuckled, but the smile was still full of killing intent: "What is a demon hunter doing in the Red Wastes? There are only earth elementals and ghouls here."

  "That's my business." Xia Ya sounded a bit tough - in the wilderness, if you appear weak, it will only make the enemy think you're easy to bully: "Who are you people?"

  The knight didn't respond, he withdrew his gaze and looked at the earth spirit. To his surprise, he immediately understood Xia Ya's intention: "Hmph, you're using it as bait? What a pity, the blood of an earth spirit is too stinky, I'm afraid it will be difficult to attract prey. Moreover, the wound you cut is too small, not enough blood."

  A sly smile spread across his face: "Let me help you out, rookie."

  As he spoke, he quickly pulled out a short spear from his saddle, and with the spear in hand, this knight's entire body suddenly emitted a fierce killing aura. This killing aura was obviously an instinct that had been honed through countless bloody battles. He arched his back on the saddle, adopting a swift and elegant throwing posture!

  In the midst of a sharp whistling sound, that short spear transformed into a white light and shot towards the Earth Spirit!

  As soon as Xia Ya saw the opponent's movement, his eyes, which had been wide open, suddenly narrowed, and he quickly took a big step forward, swinging his left arm to slam the giant shield over...

  Bang!!!

  The spearhead of the short spear struck the shield and emitted a string of dazzling sparks, even in broad daylight, that string of sparks was so clear!

  That earth spirit originally saw a white light shooting towards itself and was already collapsing in fear, but when it heard a loud noise afterwards, it saw Xia Ya's shield blocking the short spear and suddenly let out a shrill cry.

  "Barbarian?" The knight's eyes flickered with a hint of surprise. This guy actually used his shield to block his own spear?

  Xia Ya quickly ran over and arrived in front of the earth spirit, vigilantly staring at the knight while swiftly picking up his shield.

  A small piece on the giant shield that had been pierced by a short spear was already dented, leaving behind a deep and short scratch! This made Xia Ya feel very heartbroken - this was his best weapon after all.

  "Hunter of demons, you're quite skilled." The knight's tone was tinged with a hint of gloom, his grip on the hilt of his sword tightened: "But you rejected my kindness!"

  "Even if it's just a Geo Spirit, it's still my SoSo." Xia Yan hung his head: "If you can't even protect your own spoils of war, then you're not worthy of being in the Wildfire Plains."

  "Ask you a question." The knight circled his horse on the spot: "You came all the way from the south, right? Did you see any other humans?"

  Xia Ya shook her head: "I only see you two."

  "Hmph." The knight sneered: "Really?"

  Xia Ya didn't speak, coldly staring at her opponent.

  "Alright." The knight muttered a sentence, and suddenly his eyes flashed with a bloodthirsty look: "Kill him."

  He had barely finished speaking when another knight behind him charged forward on horseback! The horse's hooves had only taken two steps before the knight on its back raised his sword, and as the horse galloped, this guy quickly leaned down, merging with the horse, his hand gripping a sharp sword with bloodstains still visible on the blade! Under the sunlight, a chilling aura spread out!!

  Whoosh! The man arrived on horseback, with a sword in hand!!

  The knight had swiftly charged in front of Shia, his sword raised high and brought down with a slash!

  The poor worm hiding behind the rock has been scared stiff!

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  When the other party rushed up, Xia Ya's eyes had already narrowed into two slits, with a cold light flashing in the gap. His feet were taking small, rapid steps back, still keeping his body facing the incoming horse, but consciously slightly shifting his body to lower his center of gravity...

  Bang!!!

  A dull, muffled sound, people and horses intersecting, just saw Xia Ya facing the opponent's sword with a cold light, in that instant, suddenly raised his shield to block his own head!

  The opponent's knight was originally lean and powerful, and with the help of the horse's gallop, the combined force of man and horse was extremely fierce. Just seeing Xia Ya's shield being knocked flying, the shield had already split in two in mid-air!

  Xia Ya's body shook violently, and he was hit by the galloping horse. He also felt a bit overwhelmed, his chest tight, breathing not smooth, the arm holding the shield was severely painful, his whole body was shaking, and his eyes were a little dizzy.

  But he still made a move.

  He exerted himself to make a sideways movement, twisting his body over, and then stuck his back onto the horse galloping past from the side. He even felt the other's legs and saddle rubbing against his back, and then Xia Ya suddenly let out a loud roar, using all his strength to collide!

  A loud neigh, and the knight on horseback suddenly felt his horse stumble and crash to the ground!

  Xia Ya exerted a burst of strength, and unexpectedly sent a galloping horse tumbling to the ground. He himself didn't feel much better, his whole body's energy suddenly relaxing, instantly feeling somewhat short of breath. However, at this moment he couldn't relax, turning around with a sudden leap, holding an axe in his hand as he pounced forward!

  The knight on horseback fell to the ground and got up just in time to see a white light above his head, Xia Ya's axe had arrived!

  The knight on horseback hastily raised his sword, and with a clang, the blade caught the axe, but the massive force sent the knight's legs soft, and he finally couldn't get up, kneeling on one knee on the ground, and could only roll to the side.

  Xia Ya took advantage of the momentum and didn't let up, chasing after him with two consecutive axe strikes.

  After two loud crashes, the knight's sword finally broke in his hand, and his palm was full of fresh blood. He raised his eyelids in surprise and stared at Xia Ya.

  Xia Ya was just about to raise his axe to split this guy, when the sound of horseshoes came from behind him. He quickly turned around and saw a black shadow had already rushed in front of him!

  The leader of the knights, holding a cavalry sword in his hand and with a ferocious expression on his face, had already charged to the front! The blade was raised high, and had already spun to the top of Shia's head!

  Xia Ya desperately raised his axe to block, and with a loud crash, his entire body was like being electrocuted! The opponent's knife chopped down on the fine steel axe head, and in that instant, the knife edge shook violently, suddenly bursting out a cluster of gray smoke!

  The blade cut into the axe blade with a crisp and clear sound!

  Xia Ya's body was violently tossed by the massive force, landing several meters away on the ground. His mouth was filled with dirt and dust, his entire body aching in agony. As he struggled to get up, he spat out several mouthfuls of blood-tinged saliva mixed with dust. Feeling a sudden lightness in his hand, he looked down to see that the blade of his fine steel battle axe had been chopped off by half!!

  The knight leader reined in his horse, his expression not triumphant but rather unexpectedly looking at his own sword with a palm-sized notch on the blade! This discovery made the knight leader's heart feel a little surprised, he was very clear about his own strength, and had just used his inner energy earlier, originally thinking that he could cut this guy down directly with one slash, but didn't expect to be blocked by the opponent - and he had even borrowed the power of his horse!

  "Not bad, demon hunter." The knight leader hung his sword on the saddle and gave a cold glance at the companion on the ground: "Get up, waste! You've lost our face!"

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