A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

Most of the setting sun in the sky has fallen into the horizon, and the fiery red sunlight shines slantingly on the earth.

The wind began to pick up, blowing coolly through the woods, making the dense canopy of trees rustle.

In the high crown of the tree, among the dense green branches and leaves, a young man was sleeping on a thick tree branch with his head in his hands. His black hair was tied into a bunch behind his head and fell into the air from the branches. With the wind, The skitter kept swinging.

His face is extremely handsome, and there is a bit of romantic charm in the corners of his eyes. He was wearing long-sleeved trousers and a slightly thick cloak wrapped around his body. Even in the middle of the night, he would not feel cold.

The young man was lying on the branch of a tree, looking very comfortable and humming a song. His voice is very clear and gives people a pleasant feeling when humming.

He was humming a song and waiting leisurely for nightfall when suddenly, the sound of horse hooves came from the side of the road. The young man frowned, not because of the sound of horse hooves, but because his keen hearing heard a subtle sound of a woman crying from the sound of horse hooves.

He turned over from lying down to kneeling on one knee on a thick branch, holding the trunk with one hand and looking down through the dense branches and leaves.

Several tall and thick men came into his sight. Suddenly, the young man's relatively comfortable expression turned sour. He looked at those men with eyes full of disgust.

Then, his eyes shifted to the women on the horse, as if he was hesitating whether to get involved in this trouble.

However, before he could finish hesitating, the troubles came to him of their own accord.

While he was watching, the dozen or so men came on horseback towards the big tree where he was living, and then they got off their horses and started to pack up. The group of men who were vulgar in the eyes of the young man were staying not far away from him, and it seemed that they planned to spend the night here.

The young man raised his eyebrows.

It seems that this is the guidance of his beautiful goddess Avdomir, asking him to rescue those flower-like young women from these bandits and prevent the flowers from withering.

In this case, he should follow the goddess's will and save those poor lambs.

After making up his mind, the young man hid his aura and squatted quietly on the branch of the tree. Although it was no problem for him to fight against the dozen or so robbers below, he thought it was troublesome and would hurt his handsome face if they fought. Oh no.

Therefore, it would be easier for him to make a sneak attack while these bandits were focused on something dirty.

So, he squatted patiently in the canopy, waiting for the night to come.

However, at this moment, the sound of horse hooves sounded again. He looked down and immediately saw a girl galloping towards this side on horseback, arriving in front of the robbers.

He clicked his tongue, thinking that this girl was really brave, actually coming to save people alone, but she was afraid that she would be the loser if she failed to save people. But it doesn't matter, he is here and he will eventually save her, but before that the girl will have to suffer a little.

After all, it is only when a hero saves a beauty that he falls from the sky at a critical moment and saves people from the fire and water. Only in this way can the girls be deeply impressed and make them willingly dedicate their souls and bodies to themselves.

Just when the young man was thinking leisurely and happily, a strong wind suddenly blew up, and suddenly the wide hood covering the girl's head was lifted.

In the setting sun, long hair as dark as night flew up, and the girl's face was exposed in the fiery red light of the setting sun.

The eyes of the young man who had been calm just now suddenly widened.

Even the fiery sunset on the horizon cannot compare to the girl's heart-stopping beauty.

That even made him lose his mind for a moment after seeing countless beauties.

The next second, without saying a word, the young man raised his hand and took off the curved bow on his back.

An arrow was shot out, hitting the robber who wanted to rush towards the girl hard, stopping him in his tracks.

A hero to save the beauty at a critical moment?

Pooh--

The goddess Avdmir is on top.

It is absolutely unforgivable to let such an ugly guy frighten that beautiful girl!

How could such dirty hands have the right to touch that white cloud-like skin?

He jumped down from the tree crown and stood between the girl and the bandits. However, he didn't even look at the dangerous group of bandits behind him. He just looked at the beautiful face with intoxication.

Ah, Goddess Avdmir, thank you for guiding me to see this beautiful girl and saving her from the abyss of hell.

If this girl fell into the hands of those damn robbers, it would be an unforgivable blasphemy against the beauty of the world.

O goddess Avdomir who brings love and beauty, your most loyal believer Shuros praises you.

The black-haired young man tilted his head slightly, holding a bow in one hand and pressing his chest with the other, assuming the most handsome and calm posture.

The corners of the lips on his handsome face were raised just right.

Those naturally passionate and romantic peach blossom eyes looked at the beautiful 'girl' in front of her.

The heroic figure of jumping down, no problem.

Action, no problem.

Facial expression, no problem.

Eyes, no problem.

Very good, it has been adjusted to the most handsome posture, foolproof.

"More beautiful than the sunset, you girl, no amount of gorgeous words can describe your beauty as magnificent as the stars."

His clear voice was like singing a beautiful poem.

"I am the bard Shulos. It must have been the goddess Apdomir who did not want your beautiful flower to wither, so she guided me to your side when you were in danger."

While speaking in a beautiful voice, he used his right hand to bring a small white flower that he picked from the tree when he jumped down to the beautiful 'girl'.

"Please don't be afraid. As long as I'm here, this group of vulgar and dirty thugs can't get close to you."

After saying a few words, he quickly evaluated himself and felt that his performance had definitely reached the peak of his life. Shulos felt that he would be able to capture the heart of this beautiful girl this time.

He just raised his head and looked at the 'girl' with a smile, waiting for the 'girl's' snow-like skin to show a hint of drunkenness on her cheeks because of his words.

When Shulos stopped talking, there was silence in the clearing.

Silence fell.

There was no time to say anything to Garlan, who was still riding the horse: "..."

The corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.

The group of robbers opposite, whom Shulos called vulgar and dirty thugs: "…………"

Veins popped out on his forehead.

"Damn it, a bastard came over and said some disgusting nonsense!"

The big man, who was stunned by Shulos's movements in one breath and unable to react for a moment, finally came to his senses, shook off goosebumps, and rushed over cursing.

"Look at me seeing you in two, why are you so embarrassed!"

No nonsense, he cursed and slashed at the black-haired young man with his back turned to him.

The broadsword brought out a blast of sword wind. If it was chopped solidly, even if it couldn't be split in half, it would be a miserable death.

Shulos didn't even look back.

When the blade was about to fall on his back, his left hand holding the bow suddenly raised back.

There was a crisp sound.

The curved bow resting on his back easily caught the falling blade.

Then, Shulos suddenly turned around and twisted his backhand.

The bowstring, which was as tough as iron wire, suddenly wrapped around the man's wrist. With a strong squeeze, the man screamed in pain. As soon as his hand loosened, the knife in his hand fell to the ground.

Shulos turned again, and the bowstring wrapped around the man's wrist was somehow loosened.

He held a bow in one hand and drew an arrow from the quiver behind him with the other.

Put it on the bow and pull it, and the taut bowstring will be as full as the full moon.

Done in one go.

Just as the man finished howling, when he raised his eyes, a cold diamond arrow was already pressed between his eyebrows.

He only had time to see the handsome bard in front of him raise his lips and smile at him.

The next second, the sharp arrow had pierced deeply into his eyebrows.

It was so fast that he didn't even feel any pain.

A little blood flowed from the center of his eyebrows, and the man's pupils dilated. He didn't even have time to say a word, so he just turned his back to the sky and fell to the ground with a heavy thud, completely lifeless.

The women tied to the side screamed in terror.

Although Shulos has a slender figure, he does not look strong. Therefore, the group of robbers did not take this little weakling with a handsome face seriously. They only thought that this guy was dazzled by the beauty of the girl. Thinking of a hero saving a beauty, they all laughed and waited to see their companions beat them up and teach them how to behave.

Who knows, it is their companions who are taught how to behave.

At this moment, their expressions changed, they all picked up their weapons and rushed towards Shulos.

But they had only taken two steps when sharp arrows struck.

Shulos stood firmly on the spot, holding a bow in one hand, his wrist hanging in the air without moving at all, and quickly drawing an arrow from the quiver on his back with the other hand.

Take a bow.

Archery.

There are no missed arrows.

The bowstring vibrated and buzzed one after another, and he watched the sharp arrows pierce the robber's throat and eyebrows.

The bard seemed to have a handsome face and a smile, but when he struck, he was ruthless and left no room for error.

The group of robbers were killed one by one by his arrows before they even got close to Shulos.

After shooting all the robbers to death, Shulos turned back and raised his eyebrows at Garlan with a smile.

"You beautiful girl like a goddess, your guardian Shulos has personally punished the vulgar people who dare to offend you."

He said to Garlan with a relaxed expression.

The casual look on his face made it seem as if what he had just done was not killing a dozen people, but just singing a poem as casually as he did.

"My goddess, you have completely captured my heart."

Shulos smiled and looked at the 'girl' with charming crooked smiling eyes.

"Not only today, but from now on, I will also guard you and keep all dangers away from you."

"Please allow me to accompany you, and I will sing you all the beautiful songs in the world."

Garlan: "..."

A look of indifference.

I don’t want to talk, and I kind of want to hit someone.

Although he was a little surprised by the astonishing archery skills of this young man who called himself a bard, as soon as this man opened his mouth, all the goodwill that had just arisen in Garlan was completely eliminated.

"Speak nicely."

He deadpanned, "Speak humanly."

Shulos' handsome face, which was smiling brightly, froze for a moment.

I originally thought that my performance would definitely capture this girl's heart, but I didn't expect that the other party would not waver.

Is there something wrong with this development?

He thought about it in his mind.

Moreover, this girl's voice... seemed a bit deep, not the clear and moving voice he imagined, like an oriole emerging from the valley.

…………

Well, it doesn't matter. Although it's a little low, this sound as clean as a clear spring is also very suitable for him.

Although Garlan choked him, Shulos, who was always cheeky, didn't take it to heart at all.

Shrugging his shoulders, he still smiled at Garlan like a gentleman. He turned around and walked to the robbers he shot to death. He pulled out the arrows from the corpses one by one and put them back into his quiver. After all, his arrows are all specially made and expensive, so he usually takes them back as much as possible if he can.

As for the blood stains, he would go to the nearby stream to clean them later.

Garlan, on the other hand, got off his horse and walked quickly to the edge of the rock not far away.

The four women who were kidnapped huddled together. Because they had just seen Shulos killing people with their own eyes, they looked at Shulos standing among the dead bodies not far away with horror.

Seeing that it was the beautiful girl walking towards them, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Garlan walked up to them and reached out to untie the ropes tied to them. Seeing that the women were still in shock, he smiled at them in a comforting way.

Then, he reached out and helped the pale bride up.

"Don't be afraid."

He comforted the bride softly.

"It's okay. I'll take you back now."

The frightened bride stared blankly at the 'girl' in front of her. The soft smile and voice inexplicably calmed her anxious heart.

Once the fear was gone, she couldn't help but sob softly again when she thought of the nightmare-like experience she had experienced today. The women who had come to their senses also gathered around, hugged each other, whispered to each other, and couldn't help but shed tears.

The emotional bride cried so hard that she suddenly hugged Garlan and hugged him tightly. Her soft breasts were pressed firmly against Garlan's chest.

Garlan was startled by her, his face turned red, he hurriedly broke away from her hands, sent her to her female friend, and dodged back.

It would be okay if he was hugged.

Then he will definitely be hugged by these women.

After taking several steps back, Garlan finally stood firm.

Thinking of the soft touch that pressed against his body just now, his cheeks were still a little hot, but luckily those women were busy crying and didn't see anything unusual about him.

And he happened to have his back to Shulos, and Shulos couldn't see his face.

At this moment, Shulos was pulling out the arrows from the corpse while focusing most of his attention on the girl.

Seeing the girl's behavior, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Ah~~What a gentle and kind girl.

Not only her appearance, it’s like she has all the beauty in the world combined into one.

Just when he was looking at the girl's back and thinking intoxicatedly, suddenly, one of the dead bodies suddenly jumped up.

The man looked ferocious and kicked him hard——

When the still-living bandit rushed up at the end, all his companions in front of him were shot to death. He panicked and dragged the companion in front of him. The arrow shot at him was blocked by his companion for most of the force, but only lightly. It sank into his chest and did not cause fatal injuries.

In terror he fell down with his companions, holding his breath and pretending to be dead, praying that the terrible archer did not notice.

However, although the bard did not notice that he was pretending to be dead, he came over and pulled the arrow from the dead body.

Seeing that Shulos was about to walk in front of him, he couldn't pretend any longer. The man had no choice but to jump up. With the thought of fighting for his life, he gritted his teeth and kicked the young man hard.

He didn't expect anyone to be alive. He was caught off guard and the bow in Shulos' hand was kicked away.

Seeing that the bow was kicked far away, out of his reach, Shulos' heart suddenly thumped.

He reflexively wanted to chase his flying bow, but the robber who wanted to fight him was already attacking him crazily.

Hit him hard with a punch.

With a muffled bang, the punch hit Shulos firmly, knocking him to the ground.

The robber himself was stunned for a moment.

The bard's performance just now was too terrifying. Although he wanted to fight desperately, he didn't think he could beat Shulos at all.

Now, this terrifying archer was knocked down by him with one punch, which made him stunned.

He subconsciously punched him hard several times in succession.

The first punch was blocked, but the next few punches were all solid.

This bard, who was extremely handsome a second ago and whose archery skills frightened him, fell to the ground, resisting his punches and kicks in a panic, and was beaten by him to the point where he was unable to fight back.

While I felt happy, I felt a surge of anger.

It was this damn guy who killed all his companions and almost killed himself!

He pressed on Shulos with a ferocious expression, grabbed Shulos' throat with both hands, and wanted to strangle him to death.

The fair face of Shulos, who was pinned to the ground by the robber and couldn't move, and had his throat pinched, was now red.

At this moment, he felt extremely upset.

Although his archery skills are amazing, once he loses his bow and is approached by someone, he has almost no power to fight back.

In the past, he was very cautious and only approached after confirming that everyone was dead. This time, because he was attracted by the girl, he accidentally fell into the hands of the robber.

Aphidomi, the goddess of love and beauty, your loyal believer Shuros has encountered the biggest crisis in his life.

Can you bear to let your most beautiful disciple die in the hands of such ugly people——

Just when Shulos, whose face had turned red, was praying to his goddess in his heart, suddenly, a shadow fell on his face.

A kick flew up and came from the diagonal ground.

He kicked the robber on top of him hard on the side of his face, knocking him out of the way.

A kicked-out tooth rolled around in the air with traces of blood and fell to the ground.

The man was kicked and rolled around a few times, lying on the ground and looking up.

His eyes met a pair of golden eyes.

The 'girl' stood in front of him, her dark hair brushing her cheeks, and her pupils reflecting the setting sun seemed to have bright flames burning, astonishingly bright.

The angry man got up, grabbed a big knife beside him, and rushed towards Garlan with a roar.

Garlan did not evade, and just faced the man who raised the sharp blade.

The long sword in his hand turned, and the scabbard was ejected by him, hitting the man's knee heavily.

The severe pain caused the man's knees to weaken, and he staggered forward. He managed to stabilize his body, but his momentum slowed down involuntarily.

The next second, Garlan had already rushed in front of him.

The staggering man managed to chop off the blade in his hand.

With a clang, the long sword held its blade.

Garlan turned around and kicked him hard in the abdomen.

The severe pain in his abdomen made the man bow forward. He desperately reached out and hugged Garlan.

But a hand pressed on his shoulder, and a force forced him to fall down, and he was thrown into the air.

But Garlan, who had a hand on his shoulder, used his strength to flip lightly in the air, soared into the air, turned around, and hit his knee heavily on the back of his neck.

The man fell forward.

Almost at the same moment, the long sword pierced the back of his heart.

The man lay on the ground, his eyes wide open in fear, and the blood stained the ground red.

From the time Garlan rushed forward to stabbing the robber to death with a sword, it only took five seconds in total.

His body is strong and strong, and he is as fast as the wind.

He stood tall beside the still twitching bandit.

He raised his hand and drew out his sword, and bright red blood splashed out in front of him.

The group of rescued women held their hands and looked at Garlan standing there with admiration and shining eyes.

They just felt that the figure of this 'girl' was so handsome that their hearts fluttered at this moment.

Next to him, the bard whose life was saved by Garlan was dumbfounded.

etc.

Goddess Avdmir, you promised that I would be the hero to save the beauty?

Don’t you think there’s something wrong with this development——

The author has something to say: The current configuration of the team is actually like this.

The role of melee warrior is actually the little prince.

Shulos can only use long range, because he is fighting against the fifth scum in melee.