Moldavia, the main city, the gray-haired knight was wearing light white leather armor, standing in front of the city wall with his war horse, waiting for the city gate to open.

In front of him, the city wall made of large pieces of black granite stood on the ground against the white snow like a black giant. The huge size completely obscured the vision, making people unable to help but feel awe.

"It's been a long time since I came back..." He sighed softly.

The knight's name is Elson, a guard knight in the Black Forest Fortress, he is thirty-nine years old and has worked for the Radcliffe family for twenty years.

Eighteen days ago, he was alerting the strange movements of monsters in the black forest in the fortress, and was suddenly informed by his comrades that the Earl of Winter, who swore allegiance to the Earl of Winter, the lord of everyone present, Beluo de Radcliff, died for unknown reasons. At that time, what flashed through Elson's heart was not surprise, but misfortune.

What a joke!

Lord, he is a golden-level knight. Even if he fights with the dragon, he may not lose. He also passed a document a few days ago, telling the fortress that this dark tide is extraordinary and needs to be dealt with carefully. For this reason, a large group of troops were specially sent to support him. How could he die like this?

But that's the truth, Lord Earl died.

Although I was at a loss about this, many people even said that they wanted to go back to the main city to see what was going on, but no matter what, the large troops in the fortress cannot go back at this time. The black tide in front of me needs to be vigilant and the monsters need to be wiped out. If the Black Forest Fortress does not intercept it, the wandering monsters will destroy one-quarter of the territory, and the casualties and losses cannot be estimated. Even the count's resurrection will not allow such behavior.

"Send a team back." At the meeting, the fortress garrison suggested: "This is safer and you can also understand the situation."

Everyone thought this proposal was very reasonable, but just as they were about to set off, a large group of people came to the fortress from the direction of the main city with injuries.

"The Earl's younger brother, the great merchant Danlia, led a whole of five teams of silver knights and two brigades of soldiers to capture the main city!

This is the message they conveyed.

A team of ten people, fifty squadrons, and a hundred squadrons. The guards and soldiers of the main city were completely unable to withstand such a huge force when the large troops went to the Black Forest Fortress. They were beaten to pieces and had to leave.

"Are you here as soon as your Count dies? Are you robbing the title?"

"The successor must be Master Joshua, what is that Danlia?"

The knights present were all angry, but the current form made them unable to pull out their hands. Two hundred soldiers were nothing, but fifty silver knights were equal to fifty chariots that could charge on the battlefield. When the black tide was needed, it was impossible for the fortress to draw people back to the main city.

"The situation is now confusing, we must figure out what the hell is going on!"

After a long discussion, the knights found that they were helpless about this situation and wanted to withdraw their hands, they had to wait until the dark tide ended next month.

"But next month, the Danlia who came out of nowhere must have inherited the title!" A wounded guard of the main city city said that he should act immediately: "If he succeeds, at least half of the people present will be cleaned, and at least they will return to their hometown. He does not need us knights who are loyal to the old earl!"

He was right.

No one wants to be cleaned, but Hei Chao has to be careful. If this is not solved, it will be useless to say too much.

"The main city should have been completely martial law, and it will definitely be very difficult to collect intelligence." said an old knight who is at least fifty years old. He has participated in several wars and is experienced: "It is better to do something at this time than to do nothing, but a team of people has too big goals, and I think one person is enough."

"Let a person pretend to be a lonely hunter, go back to the main city to detect the information, and then make other plans."

This is the final conclusion, and Elson has won this opportunity, which is also the reason why he stands here.

"At six o'clock, the city gate will be opened soon." There were dozens of people waiting for the city gate to open by the gray-haired Knight. He hid among the crowd, carefully observed the city wall. After a rough glance, he found that there were at least five patrol people. The number made him frown: "Why are there so many?"

His eyes moved down, and the huge city gate made of fine steel was still closed, and several strange guards stood in front of the door, scanning the waiting crowd.

The main city gate is at least five meters thick, with a simple and durable structure, which is obviously a dwarf's work.

In Moldavia, at least 200,000 northern dwarves live, some of whom live in cities and intermarry with humans, and some live traditional life between the underground and the mountains.

Not far from the Black Forest Fortress, closer to the Ass Volcano, there is a large gathering place for dwarves. They export the underground magma and form a lava lake as the center for refining and heating energy. No warcraft would ever foolishly run over to attack them, which was easy to make people jealous.

"Dong--"

The bell on the city walls and towers was ringing, and the crisp sound echoed six times.

The door is about to open.

Boom boom boom - With the sound of the operation of the mechanism, the huge steel city gate was slowly lifted up, revealing a semicircular passage.

"Going into the city in an orderly manner, no loud noises are allowed."

A guard who seemed to be the chief walked to the front row and commanded the waiting people to line up to enter the city one by one. He looked very serious and observed the people entering the city one by one, but he didn't know why.

Elson led his horse and slowly moved towards the city along the flow of people, but a small accident happened at this time.

"Where are you from?" At the gate of the city, a inspected guard noticed the tall figure and somewhat unique temperament of the gray-haired knight, and came to ask, "What are you here to do?"

"The hunter from Hongye Village on the east side is here to trade. Look, this is my prey." The deer skin that had been prepared long ago, Elson performed just right, covered with wind and frost, and his wrinkled appearance made him look like an experienced old hunter.

"That's it." After roughly confirming that these deer skins were real, the guards did not doubt it and simply let him go and told him: "You can pass, please note that the martial law in the city has been in the near future, and there will be a complete curfew after 9 o'clock in the evening. Don't come out at that time."

"Thank you." Elson handed over a few silver coins, but the guard did not refuse. When stuffing the silver coins into his pocket, the guard whispered: "Be careful of the wandering warriors patrolling the city, stay away from them. Those people are not as easy to talk to as me."

After saying that, he walked towards the next person who was about to enter the city.

Elson naturally walked through the passage at the city gate and entered the city.

The cold wind in the morning blew across the streets, making the city look extremely deserted. Every door was closed and no one cleaned the snow on the ground. For a moment, he thought it was a dead city.

The martial law is so powerful? That guy named Danlia really wants to inherit the title and become the lord, rather than destroying the city?

Just when Elson was dissatisfied, a shrill alarm sounded from the city wall behind him.

Dou! Dou! Dou! Dou! Dou!

Have you been discovered?!

The sudden alarm ringing made the gray-haired knight's heart tighten. He touched his right hand into his arms, held the short knife hidden in his underwear, and set off a battle posture in an instant, but after a moment, he realized that he was self-indulgent.

This rhythm and frequency are the most advanced alarms that represent extreme danger!

Elson was knowledgeable and quickly identified the meaning of the ringtone. He knew that he was just a mid-level guard knight in silver. Even if he was discovered, he could not be an alarm of this level. This was an alarm that would only sound in the face of invading troops and golden strong men. It could not be targeted at himself.

Since that's the case, who are you targeting?!

Without the same as other people who entered the city, they ran away in panic after hearing the alarm. Elson pretended to be scared and ran to a corner, then immediately turned around and carefully observed the situation behind.

There was nothing unusual. All those who entered the city fled in panic. There were only a few guards who had drawn their weapons at the gate...

No, there is another person!

Focusing his eyes, the gray-haired knight stared at the figure standing alone at the city gate, but not long after, he felt a sense of familiarity.

"Wait... Yes, yes, Master Joshua?!" Opening his eyes wide, Elson couldn't help but exclaim: "Why is he here?!"

Shouldn’t he participate in the glory expedition against the orcs in the Northwest Plain? The war has not ended yet, how did he come back?!

Could it be for the title? But what is the use of him alone? The other party has more than fifty silver knights and hundreds of soldiers. Why didn’t he come to the Black Forest for help, but instead came to the main city alone!?

A tricky move is completely a death sentence! It is really too reckless!

Too much doubt and surprise filled the grey-haired Knight's mind, making him unable to think about other things until a string of neat and rapid footsteps came from the avenue behind him, which made him awake.

Tattatatatatata.

At least five fully armed soldiers appeared from nowhere. They held spears in their hands and rushed towards the city gate, with their targets very obvious.

It’s Joshua standing at the gate of the city!

Go quickly! Elson was about to scream. The other party had a large number of people and Joshua had not advanced to gold. How could he break in?! If he didn't leave now, he wouldn't be able to escape!

And someone's thoughts are exactly the opposite of him.

A harsh alarm ringing sounded in my ears, and the steel city gate that had just risen behind me fell, completely blocking the retreat, but Joshua did not show any surprise.

Everything was expected. His appearance must have been known by the other party, and he informed every soldier that he would definitely be discovered whether he sneaked in or walked towards him head-on. The other party would definitely send large troops to kill him. This is the cruelty of the title competition.

Joshua naturally moved his arms, without any fluctuations in his heart.

Yes, the retreat was blocked, but so what?

——Is there anyone who can stop him from moving forward?

“What a grand welcome ceremony.”

Without any intention of retreating and running away, Joshua casually knocked away a guard who was intending to attack him, snatched the straight sword from his hand, and then took a deep breath against dozens of soldiers holding spears and charging at him.

Dou Qi is the derivative of vitality and the power naturally generated in a strong body. It lurks in the body and slowly accumulates.

Take a deep breath, and with the movement of the internal organs of the lungs, this hidden force explodes, spreading through the blood throughout the body, and increasing the power several times in an instant. This is the first fighting qi attack skill that all warriors on the road to Mycrov [Qi-enhancing Slash]

This skill allows human warriors to knock the strong orcs to fly in one blow, even cut them in half, study them deep, and even form an extremely sharp air blade.

As a former martial arts museum owner, Joshua was able to use the adjustment of musculoskeleton and posture to burst out several times of physical strength in his previous life without Dou Qi. Due to the system in the game, he could not use both at the same time, but now it is different.

This is a real world, and the skills of fighting qi and physical crafts can exist at the same time, and the superposition of the two is not as simple as addition.

"Dong!"

The red light like fire lit up from Joshua's chest, accompanied by a heavy heartbeat. A series of surging light rose from his body. The air around him seemed to be driven away by invisible force and began to roll into wind, blowing away the snow around him.

He took a step forward facing the soldiers who were charging forward.

"Dong!!!"

The heartbeat sounded heavier, and it seemed that the sound of blood surging in the blood vessels could be heard. A red fire lit up in the warrior's eyes. It was the color he had been running in the game for thousands of times, familiar and unfamiliar. It belonged to him and Qiao Xiuya's fighting spirit.

Joshua could feel the power leaping, delighting at his use of them.

"Pick up your breath!"

He raised the long sword in his hand, his spirit condensed into a point, and the accumulated power in his body conformed to the strange breathing method, gushing out from blood, muscles, bones and every corner of his body, gathered on the straight sword in his hand, allowing the dazzling flames to rise and faintly form an invisible sharp blade.

The enemy is already in front of him, like a long spear in the forest, and the sharp metallic light shines.
Chapter completed!