Chapter 64 Commander
A group of a hundred slaves marched toward the wilderness along the main road of the horse-herding city.
Taking this group of people with him, not only would Roning's return speed be slow, but he would also have to take care of the speed of the slaves, all of whom were bought with real money, and he didn't want a few of them to die before he even reached Shanlin Town.
Fortunately, he had made sufficient preparations in advance for this trip to the Horse Herding City and brought enough rations in his space ring to ensure that these slaves were well-fed and watered.
The slaves were trembling with fear at first, fearing that their master would beat, scold and torture them at any time. However, they did not expect that after following them for two days, not only did the master not beat or scold them, but he even provided them with plenty of bread for every meal and occasionally gave them some broth after hunting prey.
Although they have to walk a long way every day, they haven't had a full meal for a long time.
So much so that when they took the first bite of fresh bread, they excitedly knelt down to thank Roning on the spot. A group reaction started, with everyone crying.
Those who knew would understand that Roning was a benevolent lord, while those who didn't would think that Roning had scared these slaves into kneeling and begging for mercy.
Five days later, in the evening, before entering the mountains of Shanlin Town, Luo Ning and his party set up camp there.
Roning left the management of the slaves to Tom, Galen, and four guards. He didn't need to take charge of these trivial matters or appear in front of the slaves.
In the past few days, Roning has practised the three spells of wind blade, Fireball, and small flame whenever he has time.
As an entry-level magic of fire attribute, a small flame is the simplest. This spell will only form a small flame at the fingertips, just like Elrond's flash spell. Ronin mastered it almost at the first practice.
Fireball is a second-level magic, and its power is almost the same as Wind Blade. If there is a difference, Fireball may have a wider range, while Wind Blade has a stronger attack per unit area. They each have their own characteristics.
At this moment, in an open space, two senior knights, McKen and Ridal, were engaged in a fierce battle.
Both of them were looking forward to this competition, which had been scheduled for several days but had only officially started today. On the way, both McKen and Riedal had asked about it intentionally or unintentionally.
Luo Ning only postponed it on the grounds that the location was not suitable. It was not until today, in the flat area before entering the mountain, that he allowed the two to start.
Of course, it's just a competition, so we should stop at the right time and not consume too much energy.
Even though Roning had given instructions in advance, once the two senior knights started fighting, the intensity was still remarkable.
Even the slaves in the distance couldn't help but look over here, wondering what the slave master was doing and why his two knights were fighting.
McKen held a long sword in his hand, his fighting spirit bursting out and condensing into a khaki armour on his body surface, which looked very defensive.
This is fighting spirit armour for knights who have reached a high level and have a strong fighting spirit. It has no attribute requirements, and basically, every high-level knight can use it.
But relatively speaking, the fighting spirit armour condensed from earth-attributed fighting spirit has a stronger defensive power.
"I'm on it!"
McKen shouted loudly and stomped the ground with his feet, trampling a large piece of soil. Then he shot out like a cannonball with fierce and resolute momentum.
Rydar looked rather serious, his whole body was wrapped in red fighting armour, and his aura was much more violent than McKen's.
"bring it on!"
Facing McKen's shocking attack, Redar lowered his body, neither dodging nor evading, and faced the collision of the first blow head-on.
With a shockingly loud noise, the swords of two high-level peak knights touched each other, and the fighting spirit burst out to form a huge gust of wind, which even Roning and others who were a hundred meters away could clearly feel.
"The impact of this blow was like a heavy hammer hitting my heart!"
Tom, who was watching the fight, was still frightened by the sound of the collision. If he faced this blow, he would probably break his sword and die.
After a head-on collision, a close combat like a storm followed.
During this period, Roning has been learning footwork and swordsmanship from McKen, and he has a deep understanding of the latter's close combat situations.
During normal practice, if McKen could perform at his full potential, he would probably be able to defeat him in one round.
But at this moment, facing McKen's attack, Ridal responded with ease. His steps were more flexible and swift. No matter where the opponent's sword came from, he could perfectly dodge and block it and then launch his counterattack.
This fight lasted for a full minute. McKen saw that he could not break through and was increasingly suppressed. After one strike, he used the force of his opponent's counterattack to distance himself.
He stomped his foot, and the fighting spirit was injected into the ground, raising countless clods of earth. Then he swung his sword, and under the influence of the yellow fighting spirit, these earth bombs flew towards Riedal like shotguns.
This is the fighting skill he acquired after being promoted to a senior knight.
Looking at the whistling sound of the earth breaking through the air, Luo Ning had to believe that if such a piece of earth hit him, his bones would probably be broken.
Redal flipped the sword in his hand and slashed it out, and a curtain of fire was like a woven net that caught all the earth bombs.
The sound of the two people's fighting skills colliding became more and more deafening, especially the hot air waves brought by the fire attribute fighting spirit after the collision, which made everyone watching the fight feel the breath of danger.
"It's my turn!"
Rydar chuckled and inserted the sword into the scabbard. He rushed towards McKen like a catapult, with the hot fighting spirit surging on his fists, forming a huge flaming fist.
"boom!"
Rydar threw a punch, a flaming fist, towards McKen, and then he threw a second punch, a third punch...
"This is the fire fist bombardment!"
Luo Ning recognized this fighting skill at a glance but did not expect the opponent to use this move continuously.
Facing the opponent's first active attack, McKen looked serious. He changed position at an extremely fast speed and quickly dodged the opponent's punches.
Since he was blocked by the opponent and couldn't dodge, he leaned against the earth wall to resist.
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"
Redal transformed into a bomber and bombed at high speed as if his fighting spirit had endless power, and he didn't consider consumption at all.
Moreover, with a little observation, it is not difficult to find that during the bombing, Redal kept changing the direction and attack angle, making the opponent's situation more and more dangerous.
McKen was breathing heavily, his face covered with sweat. In this smoke-filled battlefield, he knew that if he continued to defend like this, he would be defeated sooner or later.
"drink!"
He roared, and fighting spirit surged on his fist to meet the flying fist. At the same time, the long sword was inserted into the ground, and the fighting spirit quickly flowed to Redal's feet.
The ground suddenly surged, and the nature of the land changed accordingly. Earth spears poked out from the ground at an extremely fast speed.
Redal's heart trembled, and he felt it almost as soon as the fighting spirit reached his feet. At the same moment, the earth spear poked out of the ground, and he jumped up.
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh~"
All the earth spears pierced into the air. When Redal fell, the impact airflow formed by the fighting spirit under his feet trampled the earth spears and broke them.
On the other hand, the fire fist bombardment collided with Mikan's fist, which was full of fighting spirit, and set off a huge shock wave. Under the fierce impact, Mikan staggered and retreated violently.
"boom!"
Another flaming punch landed on him, knocking him directly away. The fighting spirit armour on his body dissipated, bringing this competition to an end.
Roning rode forward and clapped his hands in praise, "As expected of you, you are a high-level peak knight. Your battle really opened my eyes!"
"Wonderful, really wonderful!"
Elrond and Tom Jianzhuang couldn't help but applaud. This competition was really exciting and opened their eyes.
"Thank you for the compliment, sir."
Rydar calmed his breath, and the violent look he had just shown in the fight disappeared, replaced by a relaxed and confident look.
Roning looked at McKen on the side and said, "Guard Officer, how are you doing?"
McCann was a little embarrassed at the moment, mainly because there was a lot of dust on his body and face. He coughed out the dust in his mouth, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Don't worry, sir. I'm not hurt."
He said as he looked at his opponent, "Rydar is too strong. Whether it's a power fight, close combat skills, or the use of fighting skills and fighting spirit, I am no match for him."
Rydar laughed, "After all, you are not at your peak yet. If your strength improves a little more, it won't be so easy for me to deal with you."
The two of them had a fight in the business district, and there was a win and a loss, but it did not affect their relationship.
Roning could see that even if McKen's level progressed to the fullest, he would probably not be a match for Rydal. In the previous fight, McKen almost used all his strength, while Rydal obviously held back a lot of strength.
As expected of the commander-in-chief of the Flame Expedition, Redal's qualifications and identity can reflect many problems.
"Then Rydal."
Roning pulled the reins and said to the victorious knight, "From now on, you are the commander of our Shanlin Town!"
Rydar knelt on one knee, "I am happy to serve you, my lord!"
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