Mount & Blade War Chronicles
Chapter 279

For the Right of First Night

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Also falling from the sky with that arrow was the lord.

Li Ang came from the roof.

The roof of Dexian people is different from that of Lion Territory. The houses here have all the roofs flattened.

The rainfall in this place is small, so there is no need for sloping tiles. The roof is generally used for drying things and has a relatively strong load-bearing capacity.

A few Dexia Windrider were shooting arrows on the roof at this time, and Li Ang's men were also constantly attacking them.

Since there was still street fighting at this time and the street was not smooth, Wendy took the lead on the roof - the straight line between the two points was the shortest and fastest.

Then Li Ang also started to walk in a straight line from the roof, and then discovered something he had never noticed - his reflexes seemed to be greatly enhanced.

The houses in Toba City are relatively dense. Li Ang and Wendy are like two parkour partners flying from above, jumping from one roof to another from time to time.

If it were normal, Li Ang would probably not dare to jump like this - he has never learned parkour. Although his skills are relatively flexible, the most important thing to master this skill is not physical skills, but the need to overcome psychological barriers.

People are all afraid of heights, fear of not being able to pass, fear of pain, fear of injury - because they are afraid that they can't do it, their movements will be deformed, and they really can't do it.

Moreover, most people don't know themselves well. They don't know exactly how far they can jump, nor how long they can take to make correct reactions and actions, nor have they formed instincts in various actions. Therefore, they will constantly think about and hesitate over and over again, and they will not be able to connect the actions together.

Those parkour masters have actually overcome the fear in their hearts and have a very good understanding of their own bodies. Coupled with long-term training, they have the ability to make almost instinctive reactions in fast movements.

But now, Li Ang found that he seemed to have no mental barriers and had that instinctive reaction.

He can even follow Wendy running at full speed on the roof, as if he and Wendy have the same reflexes.

Perhaps this is the unexpected gain that Wendy's blood and Dragon Tear brought to him?

Has your agility improved?

Li Ang guessed.

However, Wendy's movements were as light as a cat, but when Li Ang jumped from the roof to Alistair, it was like a wild boar falling to the ground - even the ground shook twice, kicking up a large amount of dust.

It seems that the reaction and agility have indeed improved, but the skills are still far away...

But this cumbersome landing method has a very good combat effect-several Twilight Knight took a step back, no one wanted this strong man who jumped from the roof to fall on their heads.

"Dusk Knight Order... How brave! How dare you come and cause trouble when the army is attacking the city!"

Li Ang stood in front of Jocelyn, pointing the sword in his hand in a circle, and finally pointed at Alistair.

In fact, when he jumped from the roof, he didn't see so many people - only when he jumped down did he realize that there were several Twilight Knight leaning against the wall. He couldn't see it on the roof...

However, of course you can't show your cowardice at this time, and there is no need to show your cowardice. After all, Li Ang other teams will be here soon.

After shooting an arrow to save Jocelyn, Wendy blew the assembly call on the roof and shot a loud arrow into the air - she wanted to summon Li Ang's main force here.

The assembly signal sounded and the sounding arrow also appeared in the air, which means that there was nothing wrong with the commander, but he encountered the enemy at the location where the sounding arrow was launched. Therefore, all other troops of Li Ang will definitely gather here.

"It seems that you are Count Li Ang... Master Earl is really brave... Come on!"

Alistair covered his injured arm and issued the order. At this time, more than a dozen Twilight Knight finally swarmed up.

But it's not for Jocelyn who is raising the flag again, but for Li Ang!

"Are you here specifically to deal with me?!"

Li Ang heard what Alistair meant.

They attacked Jocelyn on the battlefield, not to hunt down the traitors of Dusk Knight Order, but to bring down their own flag and lure them over!

In order to get here quickly, Li Ang only had Wendy by his side - he originally only needed to determine what kind of enemy Jocelyn encountered at his location. After all, his troops were everywhere in the city.

If you can deal with it, blow the rally trumpet and shoot loud arrows to attract the troops;

If you can't deal with it, let Wendy blow the horn for the entire army to retreat, and then run away...

You really don't need to bring anyone with you, as too many people will get in the way.

And Li Ang jumped onto the street, which means that Li Ang thought he could deal with it. After all, he only saw a few Twilight Knight.

"Count Li Ang, you have become an obstacle to Goddess. We are here at the will of Goddess..."

Alistair spoke quite righteously, and he raised the sword in his hand again.

But as soon as he raised the sword, he put it down in pain - the wound on his arm that had been penetrated by the arrow was still bleeding.

So Alistair took a few steps back and did not join the battle again.

"Goddess? You mean Erebus? Ha..."

Li Ang waved his sword to force back the combined attacks of the two Twilight Knight, and stood back to back with Jocelyn.

Surrounding them were a dozen Twilight Knight.

But these dozen masters were unable to do anything to Li Ang--Li Ang's sword was extremely sharp, and every blow was so powerful and heavy that it could even cut Twilight Knight's sword directly.

In fact, as soon as I handed it over, Li Ang's heart was already half at peace.

Because he had determined that Dusk Knight Order's people did not dare to kill him - none of the attacks launched by Twilight Knight were aimed at his vital points.

In fact, if you think about it for a while, you can understand that if you die, Alistair and these Twilight Knight will definitely not be able to leave Toba City alive.

They can only capture themselves alive!

Therefore, Li Ang seems to be very active. Even if one fights more than a dozen, the fight is still impressive.

Coupled with Wendy who was jumping around on the roof and shooting arrows constantly, and Jocelyn who had regained his composure, and Dusk Knight Order, these dozen people were gradually at a disadvantage.

After being chopped off several swords by Li Ang, Twilight Knight were a little hesitant to move forward.

"Brigi! How long do you want to wait?!"

At this time, Alistair once again let out a cry with mysterious power.

As soon as the voice fell, Twilight Knight who was intercepting the sergeants behind them all retreated, and a large group of people completely trapped Li Ang.

Behind the Twilight Knights, Brigi appeared from several houses with a group of Omen Seekers, blocking Li Ang's troops on the other side of the street.

At the same time, a group of troops in black rushed over from behind Alistair. They were the slave army of Twilight Knight, the dusk slaves.

These dusk slaves only came out at this time. Apparently Alistair had done this to prevent Li Ang from showing up due to too many people here - this was obviously premeditated.

In this alley, which was only a few meters wide, Dusk Knight Order people were blocked at both ends, and Li Ang and Jocelyn were surrounded in the middle. Some Omen Seeker also appeared on the roof, forcing Wendy to fall onto the street.

The enemy created a local numerical advantage, and this advantage seemed quite large. Almost four to five hundred people surrounded three people - Li Ang, Jocelyn, and Wendy.

This scene is really troublesome. You can barely fight against a dozen of them, but it's really impossible to fight hundreds of them...

Although Li Ang's army must have begun to gather here, no amount of troops will be effective in this case, just like Li Ang himself kidnapped Justus and Livius.

"I am Alistair...Count Li Ang, how about you put down your sword and follow me? You are already trapped here by us. Even if your army gathers here, it will only cause more damage to your reputation..."

Seeing that his men were surrounding Li Ang, Alistair had a smile on his face and took two steps back again.

This guy is very cautious. When the situation is so good, he moves further away from the lord.

"Oh? It seems that I really have nowhere to escape... In that case, why don't you let me die and understand?"

Li Ang looked at Alistair and lowered the sword in his hand. The current situation was indeed not good. He tried to delay for a while to allow his troops to break through the blockade of Omen Seeker and extract some useful information.

"You have become a threat to Goddess... Okay, let me be more direct..."

Alistair probably felt that the situation was settled, and he had a somewhat proud look on his face. "Count Li Ang, your strength has grown too fast, and many people want your life... The most important thing is that you have been making enemies of Goddess's servants..."

"Goddess's servant... you mean Three Prophets?"

Li Ang has not forgotten that when he first met Twilight Knight Jocelyn, the fake Igor had a different face - that was obviously done by Three Prophets.

And Jocelyn's mission at that time was actually to protect the fake Igor.

In this case, Three Prophets obviously has some trouble or cooperation with Dusk Knight Order.

It's just that Jocelyn didn't know the specific situation, so he didn't understand it at the time.

And Li Ang does have a grudge against Three Prophets. He initially defeated Three Prophets when Long River Town was there. If Ryman hadn't come to intercept Hu on King Ulrich's order, Three Prophets would have died at the hands of Li Ang.

After getting Long River Town, Li Ang also asked Forster and Granlon to find Three Prophets's lair - although this was just to pin the blame for stealing the king's seal on Three Prophets, it definitely created a lot of trouble for Three Prophets.

To be honest, Three Prophets did not take the initiative to provoke Li Ang. It was indeed Li Ang who took the initiative to make Three Prophets an enemy.

Now when Alistair talks about Goddess Eredar's servant, Li Ang naturally thinks of Three Prophets.

"Ha... maybe you are the king? Count Li Ang, your territory is no less than that of the king..."

Alistair did not answer directly, but took a step closer with a smile, "Count Li Ang, put down your sword and follow me. I don't want to kill you, that will cause me to be chased by your men... But I think you don't want your troops to be counterattacked by Brigi, right?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the Omen Seeker who were intercepting them at the other end of the street.

This is true, Li Ang is trapped here, and the large army will definitely not dare to attack Dusk Knight Order, but Brigi's team can counterattack without any scruples. At this time, the army becomes the constraint of Li Ang.

"King? Come out to disrupt the situation when I am about to capture Toba City? Ha... If you are talking about Prince or the princess, then I can understand."

Li Ang did not put down the sword in his hand, he kept looking into Alistair's eyes.

When he mentioned 'Princess', he noticed some subtle changes in Alistair's eyes.

The change was very small, but Li Ang still noticed it.

The look in Alistair's eyes was like surprise, and it passed away in a flash.

Is it the princess?

Li Ang figured out everything at once...

Lionheart Kingdom's queen passed away a few years ago. Ulrich recently adopted a new princess. It is said that she is young, beautiful, smart and virtuous.

But the king did not hold any grand banquet this time when he accepted his concubine. Even powerful lords like Li Ang or Godric did not receive invitations.

Now it seems that this "young and beautiful" princess may have a deep relationship with Three Prophets, and may even be one of Three Prophets!

Their skills seem to be getting better and better, even Ulrich can be deceived...

If that's the case, then we definitely have to fight to the death.

If it falls into the hands of Three Prophets, it is better to die early - Li Ang can even think of what Three Prophets will do to him, and his skin may appear on another person, right?

"Alistair, have you ever thought about... what will happen to Dusk Knight Order if I escape?"

Li Ang glanced around and began to think about how to escape, "I'm very curious as to why you would deal with the marshal of a kingdom... You should be able to imagine the risk. Why do I feel that you Dusk Knight Order are being used as swords?"

"If I can get Long River Town as territory, do you think it's worth taking such a risk?"

Alistair smiled and looked at Jocelyn: "Jocelyn, do you now know what you gave up by rebelling against the Knights? Ha... You could have enjoyed wealth in Long River Town, and even had the right to have the first night..."

"I'm not interested in your customs and hobbies in Barkley, Alistair, you are a scumbag..."

Jocelyn was not moved at all.

"Then you will become a prisoner that I whip for fun at the banquet...Jocelyn, I originally thought you would look back. I actually care about our comradeship back then."

After being called a scumbag by Jocelyn, the smile on Alistair's face disappeared and his tone changed to a threat.

"Then you have to catch me alive first..."

Jocelyn turned his head away and ignored Alistair.

"Alistair, you just said... the right of first night? Why don't I remember that the lord of the Lionheart Kingdom has this privilege?"

Li Ang was still looking around, thinking about how to escape while talking, but Alistair was now several meters away from him.

Wendy behind him snorted, obviously very unhappy about the "right of the first night".

From this name, we can understand that this is a privilege enjoyed by noble lords in certain places, that is, they can enjoy the bride's first night when people in the territory get married.

Generally, this is when a big country like Barkley grants some newly conquered territories far away from the sea to attract nobles to lead troops and serve as lords to maintain their rule.

But several countries in the Pande Continent do not have this statement - as early as the late king Kavala era, this kind of privilege that easily inspired civil rebellion was completely abolished.

"Lionheart Kingdom did not exist before... but what if Lionheart Kingdom is no longer Lionheart Kingdom? Ha... how many plump young girls do you have in Long River Town, Count Li Ang, I mean the kind with flesh, the kind of firewood girl behind you does not count..."

Alistair has some longing in his eyes, as if he is quite yearning for the right to have the first night and the fat girl he is about to get.

Wendy glanced sideways at Alistair and tightened the sword in his hand. Apparently he had some objections to the phrase "chaihuo girl".

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