Trial by combat is Toussaint's method of adjudicating and resolving disputes.
The two sides will fight to the death, and no one is allowed to intervene.
The side that survives will win the trial.
Philibert would rather conduct a trial by combat in which only one person could survive, rather than allow them to go in and search.
At this time, in fact, everyone can almost conclude that there is 100% problem with this Philibert.
But trial by combat is as sacred as fine wine in Toussaint.
Once proposed, it cannot be refused, and no one else can interfere.
Maximus was silent for a moment, and then agreed, "Okay, if you insist..."
The men and horses on both sides retreated together, leaving enough space for the two of them to duel.
Philibert drew his sword and took the shield handed to him by the robber disguised as an attendant.
Same goes for Maximus.
The two were so close that they could clearly see each other's faces.
"I'm going to kill you! Maximus, you shameless guy! You ungrateful bastard! I'll let you know what happens if you dare to go against me! I'll make you regret it!"
Compared to Philibert, who was full of foul language, Maximus seemed much silent.
As if they heard the signal from the starting gun, the two men fiercely pounced on each other like wild beasts.
The two sword blades collided hard together, then separated, collided again, and separated again.
No one can count how many rounds they fought.
All you can see is the sparks caused by the collision of the sword blades, which are so dazzling.
But in the end, Maximus won.
He once again blocked Philibert's attack.
Then when the opponent's arm was numb and unable to parry, he swung away Philibert's sword.
And a finger with blood splattered on it.
Maximus kicked Philibert hard on his open stomach.
Kicked him to the ground.
Philibert subconsciously wanted to get up.
But the blade of the long sword he was holding was firmly stepped on by an iron boot.
"Kill me," even at this time, Philibert said firmly, "Kill me if you dare."
"You lose, Philibert. I won't kill you. For the sake of your father taking me and my family in, I will spare your life."
"But you are no longer a knight. You have lost your honor, so you should no longer stay at Toussaint. Leave and never come back."
After saying that, Maximus moved his feet and took a few steps back.
In his mind, the outcome was decided.
However, Philibert shouted like a mad beast, "Kill them! Kill them all!"
A row of robbers stood behind the courtyard wall, each holding a crossbow.
"Take cover!"
Damien's roar arrived almost at the same time as the arrow.
The sound of the crossbow strings being loosened and the crossbow bolts piercing the night sky was mind-numbing.
The sound of horses neighing, screaming, and the sound of crossbow bolts hammering into shields and penetrating armor were mixed together.
The knights errant and their armed squires responded quickly.
He protected himself with a shield in time.
But there were still three soldiers of the Principality Guard who were injured in the round of arrows just now.
Philibert laughed very wildly.
But this madness only lasted a few seconds.
Because the crossbow bolt only fired one round and then stopped.
Philibert turned his head in surprise and confusion, and then he was shocked to see that his bandit men were being quickly slaughtered.
Arrows were also shot out of the dark night, hitting the robbers accurately.
One of the robbers tried to fight back in the direction of the arrow.
But how much accuracy can be guaranteed with trembling hands?
And soon a sharp silver light will come back with revenge, nailing the robber to the wall.
When more than half of the bandits were killed by arrows shot in the dark, they had not even seen the true face of their enemies.
The remaining bandits finally collapsed, threw down their crossbows, climbed over the courtyard wall, ran in the direction of the Duchy Guards and Knights Errant, and surrendered to them.
"Asshole!"
Finally realizing that the situation was over, Philibert quickly mounted his horse and ran for his life.
But he didn't have time to run very far.
A ray of silver light shot from the manor.
Explode his chest.
Philibert didn't even hum. He was like a huge rag doll, flying out from the horse and falling heavily to the ground with a bang.
On the sentry tower in the vineyard, Lynn, holding the longbow Kovir, put down the longbow after confirming that there was no more stubborn enemy.
After killing Philibert and his bandits, everyone entered the vineyard and finally found the missing people in the wine cellar.
They were cold, hungry, and had signs of torture on their bodies.
The soldiers took them out of the wine cellar, found blankets and food in the manor, and distributed them to them.
Captain Damien also asked several soldiers to return to the pass immediately and find some carriages.
Given the weak state of these people, they may not be able to walk.
Others searched the entire estate.
Finally, a diary was found in the secret room.
The reason why Philibert did this is recorded above.
It turns out that he was indeed responsible for so many missing persons cases in the Principality during this period.
He just wants to kidnap these people and sell them to the Nilfgaardian Empire to be slaves.
He was not ordered by anyone.
Because slavery already exists in Nilfgaard.
As long as the slaves are sent over, the nobles and businessmen of Nilfgaard will not say a word.
As for why he did this.
It was because of a female noble named Lucy Anna.
Philibert was madly infatuated with her.
In order to pursue her and please her, Philibert spent all his money.
So they had to rely on slave trade to make money.
"For Her Majesty the Glorious Duchess, for our victory, for the Witcher..."
"Cheers!"
Under the leadership of Palmerin.
The knights errant, armed attendants, and soldiers of the Duchy Guard cheered in unison and raised their glasses to pay tribute to the two demon hunters.
This has been several rounds.
But no one present took it seriously.
It was a short and quick victory.
The battle was over before they could rush into Castelcia Manor.
But of the three soldiers shot by the bandits with crossbow bolts, only one survived.
One of them died on the spot, and the other died on the way back to the pass.
That's why it's so important to celebrate.
It is also to pay tribute to those soldiers who sacrificed their lives heroically.
Everyone is grateful to the witcher.
Everyone knows it.
If it weren't for the demon hunters, their casualties would never have been only three.
In this noisy atmosphere, Milton suddenly came to Lynn and whispered to him.
"Master Lynn, can you take a step to speak?"
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