The knight lifted his helmet visor, revealing the face of a middle-aged man with a handlebar mustache. Originally stern-faced, he couldn't help but smile slightly upon seeing that someone had finally stepped forward to claim his large bounty.
"Very good, you shall take his head, and after the deed is done, I will reward you handsomely!"
Upon this reminder, Bazuso also understood.
Most likely, someone had snuck into the castle beforehand and rescued Nidhogg when the enemy army breached the castle; as for how those armor, sword, and shield were recovered, it didn't matter now.
"Hmph!" Bazuso snorted coldly, raised his massive battle axe, and strode toward Nidhogg. "You want to take my head? Just you, a cowardly scout?"
"I should have killed you sooner, but it's not too late now. I just didn't expect you to be so stupid; you had already escaped, yet you dared to come before me to die! Let me chop you to pieces with one axe swing!"
Bazuso raised his battle axe high and swung it down violently at Nidhogg's head!
Nidhogg didn't say a word; he had been forced by Bazuso and the knight into the role of someone responding to the bounty. Though annoyed, he didn't dare to block this strike head-on and quickly jumped backward.
Bang—
Under the heavy blow of Bazuso's battle axe, a deep gash was carved into the earthen ground, looking as if it had cracked, which made everyone watch in terror.
Nidhogg's heart also skipped a beat, and he was thankful he hadn't used the heater shield to block; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to execute a defensive counterattack and would have been split in two by Bazuso's axe.
"Come, come on—"
Bazuso pulled up his battle axe and charged toward Nidhogg with a menacing look.
Nidhogg had originally been in a state of chaos due to the matters concerning the Eclipse, but with his life directly threatened at this moment, he instead felt a sense of relief, cast aside all chaotic thoughts, took a slow breath, and calmed down.
No matter what happens in the future, first, he had to get past this hurdle right now!
He didn't run away, but instead charged toward Bazuso, sword and shield in hand.
Bazuso grinned and let out a wild, insolent laugh; he didn't take this prisoner he had captured to heart at all. If this prisoner really had any skill, he wouldn't have been easily captured back then.
Therefore, the contemptuous and arrogant Bazuso, like swinging a gale, slashed his battle axe horizontally toward Nidhogg, who was rushing to his death, wanting to cut him in half at the waist!
Nidhogg, however, didn't even blink; in that split second between life and death, he entered a flow state.
He seized the timing and suddenly crouched down; the horizontally slashing battle axe flew right over his head without even touching him.
A miss by a hair's breadth, a miss by a thousand miles.
Bazuso was stunned; due to momentum, his massive battle axe swung to one side and couldn't be pulled back in time. As someone who liked to dual-wield battle axes, he had no shield in his hand, and at this moment, his front was wide open!
He saw that vagabond knight suddenly erupt with a ferocious aura, completely different from the timid lamb-like posture he had shown before; those eyes were as chilling as a venomous snake!
Oh... oh no!
Bazuso felt his scalp tingle in an instant!
Nidhogg, without hesitation, pressed forward, thrusting his longsword with a charged strike, aiming directly at Bazuso's throat!
Pfft—
The protection of the helmet and armor only paused the thrust for a moment, but he still pierced through it with one sword strike!
Ssh—
The longsword was pulled back, and a jet of blood sprayed out!
Bazuso stood blankly in place, staring fixedly at the longsword in Nidhogg's hand that had pierced his throat.
Then, he rolled his eyes back, and his giant bear-like body collapsed with a thud, kicking up a cloud of dust as blood gushed out like a fountain.
Nidhogg looked down at the corpse; the last shred of fear hidden in his heart for this terrifying "The Grey Knight" finally vanished completely.
He breathed calmly.
"Short-term Mission" Kill "The Grey Knight" Bazuso (Completed, Reward: Level up from LV7 to LV12, obtained The Grey Knight's Battle Axe)
"Weapon" The Grey Knight's Battle Axe (Battle Skill: Charged Heavy Cleave)
"Short-term Mission" Kill the people obstructing the castle battlefield (1/2) / Get to know important members of the Band of the Hawk (0/6) / Get to know Guts (0/1)