Alien Knights

The Blackhead Clan Chief and the Claw Clan Chief, one old and one young, stood at the two ends of the dueling springboard, posing in a fighting posture, and stood facing each other.

The resistance of the Valkyries and the spectators of the tribe made Crofts completely cut off the idea of ​​escaping. In order to survive, he calmed down, no panic expression on his face anymore, instead he made up his mind to fight with all his might.

Huggins took the dry cloth from his subordinates, wiped off the blood on the armor, came to Todd's side, and asked in a low voice, "Which of the two of them can win?"

"The purpose of one person's battle is to survive, and the other is for honor. I don't think I can give you an accurate answer." Todd took a sip of the hot water in his cup. Although his words were aimed at the two duels on the field, his eyes turned to the Valkyrie beside the duel field.

These female fighters have good faces, well-proportioned figures, no trace of fat on the whole body, and their height is almost the same as that of men, which made Todd inexplicably reminded of the "Victoria's Secret Angel" who was on the model stage in the previous life. Putting aside these complicated thoughts in his mind, the head of the regiment focused his thinking on their combat capabilities.

Shooting down crossbow arrows with a bow and arrow, this kind of shooting technique similar to the Arabian Nights, is simply unimaginable.

Could it be that they are really Valkyries under the command of the North Island gods? That's why you got divine power?

After thinking about it for a while, Todd denied this idea. At least since he traveled to this different world, he has never seen the scene where the gods appear. It is not his style to use spiritualism to explain the unknowable world.

Then, there is another possibility that these Valkyries are heterogeneous, a group of heterogeneous with special abilities.

Todd put down his water glass, touched the bridge of his nose and thought carefully, so what kind of supernatural ability can allow a person to shoot down a high-speed crossbow bolt?

There was a burst of exclamation from the field, interrupting Todd's thoughts.

Crofts picked up the dirt with his shield, disturbing Morgan's vision, and then kicked the opponent's knee hard with his foot. The man with the centipede scar on his face was severely injured, and he knelt on the ground involuntarily, barely parrying the attack of the Claw patriarch with his shield. When he stood up and walked again, his steps were limping, and his center of gravity could not be kept stable. The situation became unfavorable for the Blackhead tribe in an instant.

"Morgan! Back then, you and your father fled Blackhead Island like bereaved dogs. On the day you fled, your brothers were brought here by me. On the land under your feet, I cut off their heads with my own hands!" Crofts turned the long sword in his hand and roared: "Today, you will join their ranks!"

Morgan blushed, roared and rushed towards Crofts, but was tripped by the Claw patriarch and knocked down to the ground.

Huggins clenched the sword in his hand and was about to stand up when Todd pressed his shoulders.

The latter signaled the knight to look to the side of the duel field. The silver-haired Valkyrie kept her eyes on it, and the arrow in her hand was also on the bowstring.

Huggins put down his sword angrily, and said to Todd, "This Crofts, who was too scared to even go to the battlefield just now, has the courage now, how strange!"

Todd said with a smile: "Only when people are pushed to the brink of death, will they think of their survival instinct. The previous fear of the Claw patriarch stemmed from the unknown of our group. Now that the opponent is Morgan, this chance of survival gave him courage, so it's not surprising."

Just as Huggins and Todd were talking, another change occurred on the field. Morgan entered the state of a berserker. The muscles under his skin twisted like water pipes, and his limbs swelled as if being injected with air.

Seeing this scene, Todd frowned.

The experienced Crofts avoided the berserker's attacks again and again, and he began to run in circles and curves, consuming Morgan's physical strength.

Todd understood that at this time, he had to find a way to remind the Blackhead patriarch of his situation.

He pretended to be annoyed, and threw the cold water glass in his hand to the duel field, and said loudly: "Morgan! Fury will only make you farther and farther away from victory!"

Cold water splashed on Morgan's head, waking up his sanity.

The black-headed patriarch suppressed the fury in his body, thought about the respective tactical advantages of both sides, and began to use his young and abundant physical strength to fight Crofts in a battle of attrition.

After an hour of fighting, the old patriarch of the sharp claw was finally caught by Morgan due to lack of physical strength, and pierced his chest.

Watching Crofts struggle on the ground for a while, he finally lost his breath. The Valkyries walked up to Todd and looked down at each other.

Todd is very dissatisfied with the current state. As the head of the majestic Knights, he actually wants to look up at the woman in front of him. But when it comes to the reason, on the one hand, it is because the height of these Valkyries in the North Island is really staggering, and on the other hand, it is also because Todd's stature has not yet begun to develop.

"The leader of Muxi Town, the patriarch of Claw is dead. I must confirm that you will not harm other Claw people, otherwise, my sisters and I will use bows and swords to carve inscriptions on your tombstone!" The silver-haired Valkyrie took off the spear in her hand and said, looking at Todd.

Todd glanced at the old and weak women and children who were slowly gathering up. They raised their weapons again, and even Morgan's soldiers cast hesitant glances. He realized that if he ordered the attack on the Valkyries now, there was no doubt that these people would protect their spiritual leader with their lives without hesitation.

Todd raised the cross on his chest, nodded towards the Valkyrie and said, "The culprit who attacked Muxi Town is dead. I swear in the name of the Heavenly Father that I will not harm these people."

The silver-haired Valkyrie seemed very satisfied with Todd's oath, put away her weapon, and planned to leave.

"Valkyrie, can you tell me your name?"

The silver-haired woman turned her head and looked at the boy who asked the question. After thinking for a moment, she replied, "They call me 'Brünnhilde'."

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Todd sat in the conference hall of the Talon Longhouse, looking at the circle of people sitting around the firepit, lost in thought.

Morgan sat on Todd's left after receiving a simple bandage from the monk. He glanced at the wound on his body, and the scene of the battle just now flashed in his mind. He couldn't help being afraid for a while, and whispered to Todd: "If you didn't warn me, I'm probably just a corpse now, and I owe you my life."

The latter waved his hand, signaling Morgan not to care.

Huggins and Jerry stood behind Todd. The knight looked at the Talon tribe sitting in the longhouse—two princely warriors and two tribal elders, and said with some concern: "Chief, the Talon tribe once attacked Muxi Town. Why should we negotiate with these people?"

Todd shook his head and said, "Using force to solve the threat of North Island to Muxi Town is not a good solution after all. If we can start with negotiations and break the chain of interests between pirates and barbarians, it may be more effective."

Negotiations between the Muxi Knights, the Blackhead Tribe, and the Claw Clan officially started, and the elders of the Claw Clan spoke first.

"I heard that Muxi Town is holding a group of captives from the Claw tribe..."

After hearing this, Todd said to the old man with sharp claws: "Lev told you, right? It seems that he secretly gave you a lot of news last night."

Morgan slapped his hand heavily on the ground and said loudly: "That bastard named Lev! Being a prisoner is not honest!"

The old man with sharp claws pretended not to hear Morgan's words, but turned his face to Todd: "The leader of Muxi Town, please forgive our mistakes and release those prisoners."

After hearing this, Huggins angrily touched the long sword at his waist.

Todd laughed: "Let me think about it. A man came to your house with a torch and a weapon. He burned your house and killed your children. Now this man has been caught. His parents found the victim's family, hoped to be forgiven, and asked to let the murderer go."

Todd tilted his head to look at the old man with sharp claws, and asked amusedly, "If you were the victim, would you agree?"

The old man turned pale and sat back in his seat without saying a word.

A princely warrior with sharp claws said: "Haven't we already had an honor duel?! A dozen of our clansmen died under your sword. Doesn't this end the matter?"

Todd was completely speechless to the strange logic of these North Island people. He said patiently: "First, the honor duel between us was not over at all, and it was forcibly terminated by the Valkyrie; second, I promised the Valkyrie that I would not harm the Claw tribe, but I never said that I would not pursue the attack on Muxi Town, let alone that I would release the captives."

The princely warrior stood up excitedly and shouted: "Then what do you want?!"

Todd leaned back and said helplessly: "Calm down, we are negotiating, and shouting can't solve any problems. If you can come up with conditions that satisfy me, I may release the prisoners."

Another old man of Claw suddenly said to Todd: "What if we are willing to compensate you for your loss? Will you release our people?"

Hearing this, Todd became a little interested and asked directly, "How do you plan to compensate me for my loss?"

The old man was taken aback, then discussed with the people around him for a while, and tentatively said: "How about gold, silver and jewelry? There are still some in the tribal warehouse, we can negotiate a price to exchange prisoners."

Todd shook his head after hearing this. Now the Muxi Knights are attacking the aristocratic fiefs of the Silver Ring Kingdom, plundering countless treasures.

"Then weapons and shields? Our people have sharp weapons and strong shields, and can exchange prisoners with you..."

Todd was even less interested in this. He knocked on the knight's armor behind him, drew out his sharp long sword and swiped twice in the air, and then gave everyone in the Claw tribe a "Are you kidding me?" look.

The old man of Sharp Claw discussed with the people around him for a long time, finally stood up, and said in a low voice through gritted teeth: "There are some young and beautiful virgins in the Claw Clan, and we are willing to exchange them for warriors of the clan."

Todd's face sank: "Who do you think I am? I am the head of the Knights, not the leader of bandits!"

Hearing this, the old man sat back dejectedly and sighed repeatedly.

Seeing this scene, Todd didn't intend to go around in circles anymore, and said in a questioning tone: "What I want to know is, do you have any special products that can be traded here? For example, rare mineral deposits, rare resources..."

The members of the Claw tribe looked at each other, and after a while, a princely warrior suddenly said, "Someone might know."

Ten minutes later, contrary to Todd's expectations, a foreigner in a white robe and a turban was brought into the longhouse by several warriors.

The foreigner bowed slightly, smiled and said, "My name is Abu bin Sabah Kendi, and may the blessings of Allah be upon you!"