Chapter 54: The Overbearing General

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  The two soldiers surrounding Xia Ya felt at ease: this little guy, although looking sturdy, didn't seem to be carrying any weapons and appeared to be just an ordinary good citizen, especially with the harmless smile that Xia Ya always had on his face being very deceiving.

  Although the command above was careful before going out, don't trigger any conflicts in Ye Huo Town, but that is for the demon hunters or other mercenaries living in Ye Huo Town. This kid looks like a good citizen and seems silly, he's simply born to be a hardworking laborer.

  One soldier flipped his sword over and brought the hilt down towards Xia Ya's head, while another used his shield to knock Xia Ya around, shouting: "Behave yourself, kid, don't look for trouble."

  Xia Ya still looked dazed, but with a casual turn of his head, he dodged the opponent's sword hilt and then raised his hand to grasp the opponent's wrist. With a light shake, the soldier let out a miserable cry and knelt down. Xia Ya's shoulder collided with the shield-bearing man, who was directly thrown onto the wooden platform.

  The surrounding Byzantine soldiers were stunned for a moment, then shouted loudly and drew their swords to surround them: "Rebelled! Dared to attack the imperial army!!"

  These ordinary soldiers, how could they be placed in Xia Ya's eyes? He was originally furious, and the several soldiers who rushed up immediately suffered. Xia Ya snatched a shield and knocked down several soldiers with a few collisions. He stared at one of the officers, went up and kicked him in the abdomen - also Xia Ya left his hand, if he kicked a little lower, this officer would probably cut off his offspring from then on. Even so, he let out a miserable cry and lay down with his body bent.

  After a few exchanges, five or six soldiers had already been knocked down by Xia Ya. The remaining soldiers were furious and, ignoring the rest of the crowd, rushed towards Xia Ya like a swarm of bees. The officer lying on the ground, clutching his stomach, yelled: "Catch him! Grab this guy! Behead him!!"

  Xia Ya didn't even hold a sword in his hand, but instead held up two shields and charged into the crowd of over ten soldiers who were rushing towards him. Without saying a word, he used his shields to protect himself from their swords and relied on brute force to charge forward, sending the group of soldiers tumbling in all directions.

  The square is close to the city gate after all, and the commotion here immediately caught the attention of the garrison. Soon a patrol of soldiers rushed over, looking at more than ten of their comrades lying on the ground, and suddenly made a loud noise.

  The square had already been surrounded, and as Shaya looked at the increasing number of Byzantine soldiers in front of him, he also felt some regret. This time it was a big deal, he wasn't afraid of anything else, but running away from the temple would be troublesome if he offended the officials and soldiers. He thought about it and planned to slip away, but all the exits on the square were surrounded, and the only place that seemed less crowded was the city gate, which had already been closed.

  Xia Ya let out a loud roar, raised his shield and charged forward, knocking over the two people blocking his way. He kicked away an officer who was about to strike him with his sword, and saw that the situation had turned chaotic. Xia Ya had already reached the city gate, which was originally not very sturdy - after all, the bandits from Wildfire Prairie dared to come here to commit crimes? That was like a thief stealing from their own ancestors! So the city gate was just two thick wooden boards.

  Xia Ya rushed to the gate, and the soldiers on both sides immediately raised their long spears. He blocked them with his shield twice, "bang bang", the spears broke, Xia Ya grabbed a spear in one hand and threw it away, then let out a low roar and charged at the city gate...

  Boom!

  A "big" character-shaped opening suddenly appeared on the city gate, and behind it, many soldiers were stunned, this barbaric little guy had already rushed out...

  The soldiers came back to their senses and shouted as they chased after them...

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  Rushing out of Ye Huo Town, Xia Ya felt a sense of relief in her heart, thinking that she had finally escaped the predicament. But just as she was about to feel complacent, she heard the urgent sound of horse hooves rushing towards her, and a cavalry team had already charged to a place not far from the city gate!

  A fierce gust of wind swept across the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust that obscured the sky. A troop of cavalry came pouring in like a black iron tide!

  Just as Xia Ya burst out of the city gate, the soldiers behind him shouted and chased after him. The knight running in front immediately came forward without hesitation, his body leaning down, sticking to the horse's back, and the flail in his hand whizzing by!

  Xia Ya was hit head-on, only just in time to raise his shield... when he heard a loud crash, and he was sent flying backwards by the powerful force of the galloping horse. His shield shattered into pieces, and Xia Ya rolled several times on the ground before finally coming to a stop.

  The knight on the horse, even though he had run far away, turned his horse around, straightened up his body, still holding the mace in his hand. Under the helmet that covered his face, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes. He ran back, raised his hand and drove off the infantry who were about to catch up and attack.

  "What a fierce little guy! Come on, take another swing at me!" The knight commander laughed loudly, but Xia Ya had already gotten up, seeing that there were cavalry blocking the way in front and infantry behind. He knew he couldn't outrun them, no matter how fast he ran, as the cavalry would always be faster. Originally having a strong temperament, he angrily shouted: "You have horse power, come down from your horse if you've got skills!"

  The knight was taken aback and hesitated for a moment before hearing a stern voice from the cavalry behind him: "Kevin, test him."

  This voice was thick and majestic, full of momentum, with an irresistible tone. The knight named Kevin heard it, burst out laughing, jumped off the horse, pulled out his crusader's long sword from the horse, and threw it far away, inserting it under Xia Ya's feet: "Pick it up, kid, I won't take advantage of you."

  Xia Ya took a look around and saw that the cavalry in front of him had about 110 riders, all riding high-quality horses. The riders were all robust and gave off an aura of sharpness and neatness that was hard to describe. Each one's back was straight as a spear, wearing black light armor and carrying maces and long swords. After stopping, they naturally formed a triangular formation, surrounding a middle-aged knight like a cluster of stars around the moon.

  The middle-aged knight wore a black leather cloak, without armor, with a black cape fluttering behind him. He didn't hold a spear, but had a long sword hanging from the saddle, one hand grasping the reins and the other raised to signal to the infantry in the distance, shouting at them to stop advancing.

  This middle-aged knight's appearance was majestic, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, his eyebrows and eyes were full of majesty, his nose bridge was high and straight, his lips were tightly pursed. People like this are generally extremely stubborn and unyielding. Unfortunately, such a majestic appearance had a diagonal scar that pulled down from the left corner of his eyebrow to the right corner of his mouth, almost dividing his entire face in two! It looked especially ferocious and eerie.

  He sat on the horse, broad shoulders and narrow waist, unexpectedly more than three points stronger than the subordinates behind him. When his eyes swept over Xia Ya, that gaze even made people's hearts tremble!

  This guy just sat there, his overwhelming aura couldn't be concealed. Even the scar on his face didn't reduce his majesty, but rather made him look even more like a man of great vigor and intensity!

  "This guy is a big shot!" Xia Ya immediately made a judgment in her heart.

  "Hey kid, pick up the sword and give it a try." The knight named Kevin approached Xia Ya with his mace at the ready. Xia Ya snorted, spat out a wad of saliva, and without even looking at the sword, pulled out the fire fork from his waist and grasped it with both hands, giving Kevin a cold stare.

  Just now, the two of them exchanged blows once, and Xia Ya immediately judged that this guy's strength was three points greater than Ximu's when they fought on the Wildfire Plains.

  Kevin saw that Xia Ya didn't draw his sword, but instead picked up a black pitchfork to deal with him. He didn't show the slightest bit of disdain, and instead became even more serious, gripping his sword tightly as he took step by step.

  Xia Ya looked at his opponent, and the killing intent and battle intent in his eyes gave him a unique pressure, as if he was facing not a person, but a fierce beast! The two cautiously confronted each other for a while, before Kevin let out a loud roar and suddenly charged forward several steps, his warhammer coming down fiercely.

  Xia Ya raised the fire fork to block, and his body immediately dodged to the side. With a "ding" sound, the fire fork chopped off one of the flail's prongs. Kevin didn't hesitate in the slightest, and with a swift turn of the flail, he swept it horizontally, changing moves quickly and fiercely, without any hesitation or delay.

  Xia Ya gritted her teeth and swung the fire fork again, blocking it once more. With a loud clang, the fire fork chopped into the mace, getting stuck deep inside. Both of them were taken aback, entwined at such close distance. Without hesitation, Xia Ya and Kevin simultaneously lifted their legs and kicked each other with all their might.

  The two let out a simultaneous grunt, Kevin's foot kicked into Xia Ya's abdomen, but Xia Ya rushed forward with one foot and aimed at the opponent's crotch. Kevin hastily fended it off, and Xia Ya's kick landed on the opponent's thigh root instead.

  Xia Ya's body was strong and sturdy, and after being kicked once, he didn't have any problems for half a day. Kevin, on the other hand, stumbled backward with one foot, his thigh hurting so much that he almost couldn't stand upright. He hastily retreated two steps, and just then heard a "ka" sound - his pickaxe had been cut off by the fire fork after all, leaving only the handle in his hand.

  The middle-aged knight in the distance clearly saw the fire-tipped spear shape in Xia Ya's hand, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He pursed his lips, Kevin stood there, looked at the hammer handle in his hand, but didn't get angry, and instead, his eyes burst out with an even stronger will to fight.

  This guy is really arrogant, the weapon was destroyed, and beside him was the sword he had just thrown to Xia Ya, but he didn't pick it up! He let out a low growl and charged at Xia Ya with his bare fists!

  This guy rushed up with bare hands, but it was like a fierce tiger pouncing on its prey, and his momentum became even more ferocious! However, he had only taken two steps when he heard the middle-aged knight in the distance suddenly speak up.

  "Alright, stop it!"

  Kevin had clearly run a few steps, but upon hearing the command, he forcibly turned around and stood still, panting heavily, staring intently at Xia Ya, yet not daring to take another step, obviously obeying the middle-aged knight to the extreme.

  The middle-aged knight slowly walked his horse a few steps forward, came to Kevin's side, and smiled slightly: "Convinced? There are always people in the world who have more strength than you. Next time you take action, pay attention to using your brain."

  Kevin glared at Xia Ya heavily, but nodded obediently: "Yes." Then he silently took two steps back, retreating behind the middle-aged knight, as if showing extreme respect for him. Even though his opponent was on horseback while he was on foot, he didn't dare stand alongside him.

  At this moment, the city gate opened and a team of soldiers rushed out, surrounding a man who looked like an officer wearing armor. The officer had a beard and pushed his way through the crowd, shouting: "What's going on? Who dares to make trouble here?"

  At a glance, he saw the middle-aged knight and caught sight of the flags held high in the cavalry column behind him. He couldn't help but frown, took a deep breath, and saluted: "So it's General Adrick, I didn't know you were coming to my defense zone..."

  The middle-aged knight didn't even glance at him, but stared at Xia Ya: "What's your name?"

  Those majestic eyes swept over Xia Ya's body, with an unmistakable tone that was obviously accustomed to giving orders, and the double pupils were like electricity. The majesty in that tone made Xia Ya involuntarily answer: "My name is Xia Ya, Xia Ya Leimeng."

  "Hmm, what's going on?"

  "Pah! I'm a Demon Hunter from around here, but these guys wanted to conscript me as a civilian laborer. I refused, and they tried to force me..."

  Xia Ya hadn't finished speaking, when the officer in charge of the garrison at Wildfire Town interrupted him loudly: "Nonsense! General Adrick, I am the acting commander of the defense forces here at Wildfire Town. This is my jurisdiction, please hand over this troublemaker to us for handling! He's causing a disturbance in a military zone, forcing his way into the city gate, we have reason to suspect he's a spy..."

  The middle-aged knight still ignored the commanding officer and looked at Xia Ya: "Are you a local?"

  "Yes, I live nearby." Xia Ya said bluntly, knowing that today's pass was difficult to get through, and the other side had both infantry and cavalry. It was impossible to run away, so he simply told the truth. If it didn't work out, they could fight to the death later.

  But being enveloped by the gaze of this middle-aged knight, there is always a kind of heavy and oppressive feeling!

  "How old is he?"

  "... eighteen." Xia Ya swallowed hard.

  "General Adrick......" The defeated commander was left there, his face lost in shame, unable to help but speak again.

  The middle-aged knight finally reacted, he raised his head, turned his face impatiently to look at the defensive commander, rode his horse over, arrived in front of him, raised his chin and said coldly: "What did you say?"

  "I am..." The sentinel commander replied with his head held high, a hint of arrogance in his tone. He thought to himself, "I'm not under your jurisdiction, we're not from the same unit, and I'm not afraid of offending you."

  Before he could finish speaking, the middle-aged knight gave him a cold glance and suddenly whipped out his horse whip, striking him in the face!

  The soft whip in his hand, the moment it was drawn out, it became a straight line and landed on the face of the guardian general. Suddenly, a dull thud sounded, and that guy was directly whipped to the ground, leaving a heavy red swollen mark on his face, his nose was also beaten flat.

  The middle-aged knight looked at this guy with a cold gaze, raised an eyebrow, his voice was very light, but the tone was full of arrogance and domineering!

  "Who gave you the right to interrupt when I'm speaking?"

  The officer in charge was whipped to the ground, his face in agony, his heart burning with anger. He was about to get up and attack when he saw a glint of disdain and contempt in the other's eyes, accompanied by a hint of murderous intent. His heart skipped a beat as he suddenly remembered the man's notorious reputation in the army, and his momentum vanished, leaving him too afraid to make another move.

  The commander was stunned, and the soldiers below naturally did not dare to come out, standing there in a daze with their hands tied.

  This arrogant middle-aged man hummed a sound, didn't even look at the commander who was lying on the ground and humming, turned around and came to Xia Ya's face, quietly staring at Xia Ya, but found that this young man's bright black eyes stared at himself, although there was some tension and vigilance, but not a hint of fear, and there was a hint of unyielding.

  A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Very good, young man, is there anyone else at home?"

  "......None." Xia Ya replied - huh, earth spirits shouldn't count as humans, right?

  "I've taken a liking to you, you're a promising young fellow! From now on, follow me!"

  The middle-aged knight stared at Xia Ya, the kind of arrogant and domineering look in his eyes suddenly made Xia Ya's blood boil, as if this guy was full of heroic spirit, so energetic!

  Besides, Xia Ya's original ideal was to leave the mountain and become a demon hunter or a mercenary. At this moment, a general with an obviously high status came to ask if he would follow him - this is more interesting than being a small warrior in a mercenary group, right?

  Xia Ya's heart skipped a beat, but he still asked, "What's in it for me if I join you?"

  The cavalrymen behind him couldn't help but burst out laughing, while Kevin hummed a tune, muttering under his breath: "The general has taken a liking to him, yet he's still hesitant and indecisive... who knows how many people in the army have sought after this opportunity in vain..."

  "Haha! What benefits?" The middle-aged knight raised an eyebrow, proudly smiled: "Big bowl to drink wine! Big piece of meat to eat! Big knife to chop people! Big scale to divide the spoils of war! No one bullies us, only we bully others! Is this not a benefit? Do you dare or not!"

  Good grief!

  Xia Ya's little heart was racing with excitement.

  "Dare! What's there not to dare!"

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  Later historians recorded... Screw later historians anyway.

  At that time, the middle-aged knight squinted his eyes and stared at Xia Ya: "Young man, follow me, and from now on you will be my brother! When I have a piece of meat to eat, I will take it out and share it with everyone! Remember my name, I am Adelick, General of the 13th Cavalry Regiment of the Empire. I have an unpleasant nickname, called 'General Trouble'. You remember that! Following me, you must be a man with a backbone, don't make me lose face!"

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  (This chapter was written smoothly, and accidentally wrote around 5,000 words...)

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