Attack

early morning.

Sulu went to the stable, led away the old horse that had been fed well, and left the inn.

He changed into a clean and smart rider's outfit, a style favored by nobles on the Dragon Continent for hunting, allowing for easy movement.

With the Cross Sword hanging at his waist and the bundle on his horse, he certainly looked like a Wandering Knight about to embark on a long journey.

"The Northern Territory is simply too remote... The true heart of this era lies in the Royal Capital of the Dragon Kingdom, not to mention the Dragon Tomb is there..."

Sulu plans to take the King's Road directly to the Royal Capital!

Be a spontaneous person and take a trip whenever you want—it's that simple!

He rode away from the gates of Wolf Castle on horseback.

The city walls were still covered with a thin layer of snow.

Andrews and Mars watched his figure disappear into a black dot.

"Why... why is it that just because he's an ordinary citizen, all he has to do is find the sheriff and give him any name..." Mars stared at Andrews, somewhat puzzled.

In his view, this was the safest approach.

If Sulu dares to resist, he will be violating the laws of the North! He will be making an enemy of the entire Wolf Castle, and the Northern Knights are stationed here. There is no way he can escape.

If you don't resist and are thrown into a dark cell, you can be killed easily.

In this era, the words of the nobles were law, and human life was practically worthless.

"If it were any commoner with no background, it might be enough, but he is, after all, a Black Iron Rank knight who has even met the Duke... If things escalate, what do you think the Duke will think of us?" Andrews shook his head.

Mars couldn't help but think of the Duke Frank's reputation.

The duke was rigid and fair, the kind of true 'honorable nobleman,' and I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"So... the best way is to let him die quietly." Andrews smiled. "I will take my squadron and order them to patrol with crossbows... It just so happens that because of Lady Monfali, the Duke has requested the Knights to strengthen security in the area, which is perfectly justified... When the time comes, we will intercept him and execute him as a bandit."

Mars felt a chill run down his spine.

Each official knight of the Northern Knights has four to five squires, who, while not of the Black Iron Rank, are still very powerful ordinary knights.

A squadron consists of five official knights, plus him, an outsider, and a squadron leader!

There are more than thirty squires alone, enough to fight a small war!

"With so many people, coupled with crossbow bolts, even a Black Iron Rank... no, even a Bronze Rank knight, if they get bogged down, will probably still die in the end."

He looked at Andrews and felt he had to think more highly of him.

Such scheming and their all-out effort are truly frightening.

Sulu, riding on his horse, was unaware that a conspiracy was approaching.

Or rather, even if they knew, they would just laugh it off.

His attention was now focused on the Constitution attribute in the Attribute Panel.

Under his gaze, the 350 experience points became translucent, seemingly about to drop to zero in the next instant, while the 4.3 constitution remained unmoved, like ice that would never melt.

"As expected... using experience to improve attributes is the worst possible outcome..."

Half a day later, Sulu gave up and sighed.

From the very beginning, he knew the 'omnipotence' of experience points; they could not only improve skills and passive abilities, but also directly boost attributes.

But the consumption is terrifying.

At lower levels, an increase of 0.1 requires about 100 experience points, and once each attribute breaks through its peak, the demand skyrockets.

Now, with over 300 experience points, I haven't even improved my constitution by 0.1, which is completely a losing proposition.

This is only the third attribute of physique!

Considering the primary attribute of Spirit and the secondary attribute of Agility, it's even more despair-inducing!

"As expected... using experience points to improve skills and thus boost attributes is the most cost-effective method."

"Huh?"

The Inspiration that had been spread out suddenly sensed danger.

Whoosh!

Sulu tilted his head, dodging an arrow.

The next moment, thump! thump!

A large number of knights appeared and surrounded him from all sides; there were more than forty of them, and each of them was wearing armor.

Although most of them wore iron-trimmed leather armor, there were also seven fully armed, genuine knights!

Most of them were dressed in white robes, and their movements were not very orderly, but they were full of fierce spirit. One of the riders held a flag with a pale Running Wolf depicted on the blue flag!

"The Northern Knights?"

Sulu stared at the seven professional-level knights and recognized one of them. "Mars Mas... are you here to see me off?"

Mars opened his helmet. "Commoner Sulu Potter! By order of the Duke, we are clearing away any potential security threats in the area. We suspect you of colluding with the Mountain Clan. Come with us immediately for questioning!"

This was, of course, a lie. All the knights had been ordered before they set out to kill the enemy on the spot as soon as they were disarmed!

"I see hatred and jealousy in your eyes. Can you tell me why?"

Sulu was certainly not a fool, but out of curiosity, he still had to ask.

"Haha... Perhaps it's because you're too young and more handsome than him. Our Sir Mars has never been a generous man."

Andrews, in the center of the seven knights, laughed loudly, "Prepare the crossbows!"

Beside them, at least a dozen knights raised their crossbows and aimed at Sulu.

"Even if you're a speed-type knight, you have nowhere to escape under this kind of relentless fire... unless you're Silver Knight."

Andrews said, "Let me introduce myself. I am Andrews, the captain of the Northern Knights... When your soul is dragged away by the Ice Ghost, you may mention my name."

In northern legends, Ice Ghost not only represent natural disasters and terror, but are also rumored to be servants of death, dragging the souls of every dead person into the Underworld, preventing them from ascending to the Divine Kingdom.

"Do it!"

Knight Mars made a gesture.

Whoosh!

More than ten crossbows roared.

The speed at which these mechanisms erupt, coupled with their all-encompassing, blind-spot-free firing, is enough to kill any professional below the third rank.

Just like in the Main World, even though first and second-tier professionals possess some extraordinary abilities, they still end up in a miserable state when surrounded by guns.

Pfft!

A series of crossbow bolts pierced Sulu's body, but deflected at crucial points, circling around him on the ground.

"Well..."

Sulu sighed softly, "I didn't even want to take advantage of you, but you all came to me willingly!"

In his hand, a Thaumaturgy Card had already turned to ashes.

This is a third-order ' Deflection Field ', which can even withstand gun attacks in the Main World. Even though it has been weakened in this world, it can still withstand some crossbow bolts without any problem.

"Wizard!"

"He's Wizard!"

Among the knights, one suddenly roared, his voice filled with barely concealed fear.