Chapter 23 23. Cheating is a tradition of Druk
Dacus has already started the first batch of transfers.
The slaves on the boat desperately looked back, looking at the land that had nurtured them, which was getting farther and farther away. Their eyes were filled with tears, tears filled with longing. They didn't know where their future would be, nor what their lives would be like.
The Duruchi crew rowing the boat probably understood the slaves' thoughts, as they had seen it so often. They rowed the boat and spoke some vicious words in Elvish to comfort the slaves, regardless of whether the slaves could understand them or not.
The Scourge Walker chariot reappeared, hanging in front of the right side of the knights' route, just hanging there without firing any harpoons.
"In the sky! Pegasus!"
A knight holding a shield in front of him saw the dark Pegasus in mid-air.
Alyssa saw the Scourgewalker chariot and the eight knights galloping. She chose not to cast a spell, but instead showed off some flying stunts.
The knights began to waver, realizing that the enemy was merely teasing them, taking advantage of their lack of ranged weapons. The field and the view gradually opened up, and they could see the beach in the distance, the three-masted sailing ship, the small boats constantly moving, and the neatly arrayed black-armored troops on the beach.
"Your Mightiness?"
The one who was shouting the loudest just now was the first to stand up again.
When the leading knight saw all this, he knew it was all over. A thousand thoughts ran through his mind. He wondered why he didn't stay one more night. He also thought of his son, wondering if he could manage the territory well in the future.
Gondor held the deceased knight's lance and shield, and hung his two-handed sword on the saddle. He didn't expect that the task assigned to him by the Lady of the Lake would be so difficult. Was it because he was not pious enough?
The Knights seemed to understand what was going to happen next.
The Scourgewalker chariot maneuvered diagonally to the left, and the harpoon crossbow began firing. A harpoon struck a warhorse in the head, causing it to stumble. The Knight flew forward, tumbling to the ground. After lying on the ground for a long time, the Knight struggled to his feet, walked back to his old companion of many years, petted him, closed his eyes, then drew his two-handed sword from his saddle and began to charge at a run!
Alyssa circled back in mid-air, summoned a scorching amber spear, and hit the Knight with incredible accuracy. The Knight ran forward two more steps and then fell on the road of charge.
Dastan Coldeye paced the deck, his heart pounding with anxiety, for time was running out. A voice from the mast's observation deck announced the approach of cavalry. He pulled out his monoculars and observed, seeing that they were genuine Bretonnian cavalry. He cursed and roared, "Sound the alarm! All hands, combat readiness! Speed!" He couldn't decide what Darkius would do, nor could he stop him. All he could do was do his utmost to protect Darkius. Protecting Darkius meant protecting Dastan Coldeye himself.
The brothers Daquus and Takia raised their lances high, watching the battle in the distance, and seemed to understand what would happen next.
Daxus was a bit apprehensive at the thought of a lance clash, because this was a magical world, filled with behemoths, dragons, giants, and other bizarre creatures. The use and tactics of lances were completely different from those in his previous life. In this world, regardless of race, lances were made of extremely hard materials. Those that shattered at the slightest touch were usually seen in training and spectator duels. In Bretonnia, some lances were even sacred objects, kept as tribute and only brought out in times of danger.
To fight giant creatures, you have to thrust your lance into their vital points. Otherwise, the lance will break as soon as the tip of the lance penetrates their scales. What is impact force? What is impact force?
Cavalry charges were also common. When fighting against the Asur cousins of Ulthuan, the Cold One Dread Knights' primary targets were the Silver Helm Knights, and sometimes the mounted Dragon Princes. Whoever won the battle would have the right to charge from behind.
The cavalry's tactics against infantry are to use the iron felt tactic of charging from behind, like wearing a candied haws stick, and then directly use the secondary weapon to chop after wearing it.
He thought to himself, "Grandma? I'm not going to die here today, am I? Looks like we're going to have to clash with lances soon. Three against seven, the advantage is mine!"
At this time, the first mate ran to the position outside the three swords and knelt down, saying: "Master, Captain Dastan Cold Eyes has sent a signal, and the Reaper Ballista is ready."
"Got it. Keep busy and don't panic."
Edmund also walked to the position of the three swords, knelt on one knee and said, "Sir, I beg you to come aboard!"
"So what are you going to do?"
"We will fight to the last moment!"
In the distance, the knights were getting closer. Eight Reaper crossbows on one side of the ship began to fire at the maximum range. Two crossbow arrows hit two knight masters. They didn't fly away, but were nailed to the ground. One of them was even killed along with his horse.
The group of knights began to maneuver in the opposite direction, out of the range of the ballista. They would not charge directly into the pile of infantry, they would delay until the squires arrived.
The second batch of transfer boats came over, with only the rowing crew on board, and the other Duruchi were standing on the beach.
Edmund, kneeling on one knee, shouted again: "Please come aboard, my Lord!"
The soldiers and crew all knelt down and shouted in unison: "Please come aboard, sir!"
Dacus ignored them and turned his helmet to look at the Takia brothers: "Are you two ready?"
Franais said calmly, "My lord, always be prepared!"
Ryan was different. He said excitedly, "My lord, my blood is boiling."
Dacius shouted, "Edmund! Let those three groups stay, and the rest get on board!"
"grown ups!"
Edmund was about to say something when Darkius looked at him.
"Follow orders!"
Daxus patted the cold lizard under his crotch, picked up the shield, and began to control the cold lizard to jog. The two brothers sandwiched Daxus in the middle, forming a wall formation.
Edmund, who was behind, saw that he could no longer stop the attack and immediately ordered the Black Crossbowmen from each squad to stay behind and the other soldiers to board the boats. The soldiers began to push the boats, and after the boats were pushed open, they climbed aboard and began to row with their shields. The Duruchi in each small boat was rowing hard.
Edmund looked at the remaining Black Ark pirates and a replacement animal trainer and asked, "Aren't you guys going aboard?"
The beast trainer nodded in the direction of the chariot and said, "Master and Kalyon are still over there."
The captain who had been following Dacius nonchalantly spread his hands and said, "I'm a good swimmer. I can swim back to Clarkarond. What do we do now?"
Edmund took a look at the terrain, pointed to a spot, and said, "Advance there and form a long-range firing position to trap any enemy reinforcements and provide cover for you, my lord."
Alyssa saw from mid-air that Darkus and her two brothers did not board the ship, but instead rushed towards them on cold lizards. She began to pray in a low voice: "Morayig Heg, please bless me."
Then she began to manipulate the wind of Gul, and flocks of crows appeared out of thin air. They were spirits of vengeance, with steel beaks and blood-stained feathers, and they began to attack the knights' heads. But she was still too young, and she chose the wrong magic. The knights' helmets were impenetrable, and they swatted the crows with their shields, and soon the crows disappeared.
The knights saw the three Cold Ones Dread Knights charging towards them and did not show any mercy. They began to turn their horses around.
The leading knight shouted, "For the goddess! For Liones! For our companions whose souls have returned to the goddess's embrace! Charge!"
Hedging begins!
The distance between the two sides was about three hundred meters. Daxus's speed was getting faster and faster, and the knights also began to speed up.
There's no such thing as jogging, sprinting, then slowing down to hit the wall. It's all about speeding up and the coward is a grandson.
The cold lizard began to roar excitedly. Daxus felt that the speed had reached 60KM/h. He was also panting with excitement, and his whole body was trembling with adrenaline secretion. This feeling was much more exciting than riding an electric bike!
In five seconds, both sides began to accelerate.
In eight seconds, Alyssa once again manipulated the Wind of Gur and released Paine's hard fur, covering Daquus and the other two with a layer of hard skin, giving them greater protection from weapon strikes and other forms of damage.
Ten seconds later, the two brothers sped up again, forming an inverted triangle formation to share the damage for Darkus.
Twelve seconds later, both sides raised their lances.
In fifteen seconds, the two sides collided fiercely.
The screams of war horses, the wailing of people, the crackling of wood, the roar of cold lizards and the sound of metal clashing were intertwined.
Two people fell on the opposite side. One was pierced through by Flannais' Soul Eater. A lance penetrated Flannais' shield and then his plate armor. He lay unconscious on the back of the cold lizard. The cold lizard under his crotch began to fight instinctively and bite.
Gondel's lance pierced the throat of the cold lizard Renn, and the tip of the lance came out from the back of his head. He was lying on his back with his legs spread out. Renn was thrown out, rolled around, stood up quickly, and drew his Messiah to fight with a charging knight.
The tip of a spear and half of a spear head were stuck on the inside of Daxus's shield. His left hand had no feeling, the knuckles of his right hand were broken, the Soul Eater was nowhere to be found, his head was confused, and the half moon crown on his helmet was gone.
The cold lizard under his crotch was pierced through the chest, and he was thrown out and fell to the ground. This time he fell hard. After regaining some consciousness, he bit his tongue hard, staggered to his feet, threw down his shield, spat out the blood in his mouth, drew out the Messiah, and held it tightly with both hands.
A knight had just risen from the ground when a cold lizard from Flanais bit down on his shoulder blade, its jaws slamming down hard, shattering his armor. The cold lizard pinned his body to the ground with its front claws, biting and tearing at him.
Gondar ran over, raised his two-handed sword, and slashed through the armor where it met, severing its neck. The knight, along with the flanais on his back, fell to the ground, and the victim, the flanais, died. Gondar's hands went numb, and the two-handed sword he had fought with for years began to show a nick. He turned and saw Dacchus standing up, and Dacchus saw Gondar.
The two men collided head-on, and Gondar's two-handed sword danced into a silver afterimage. As he rushed forward and rotated, he weaved deadly images and kept attacking Daquus. Daquus used all his strength to dodge and parry the fierce attack.
Over there, Ryan had already finished the fight, the knight's head tucked on his waist. Kaleen approached on his Scourge Walker chariot. Two beastmasters aimed their harpoon crossbows at Gondar, and Ryan was eager to give it a try.
After being passively beaten for several rounds, Daxus found that he really could not defeat this Half-Step Holy Grail. His strength, skills and agility were directly suppressed.
"Could this be a Holy Grail Knight? No, there's no Holy Grail emblem on him."
In this moment of distraction, Dacus was hit in the chest, and Gondar's two-handed sword bounced back. Dacus only felt a violent shock in his chest, then spit out a mouthful of blood and took two steps back.
Gondar rushed forward half a step and made a sweeping strike. The blade of his sword caught the notch of the Messer's knife. Dacus's weapon slipped out of his hand and he fell backwards to the ground.
Gondal raised his two-handed sword and was about to chop it down, when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back, his vision went dark, and the head of the harpoon hit the inside of his chest armor.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Dacus raised his right leg slightly, took out his flintlock rifle, turned on the safety, aimed at Gondar, and said sinisterly: "Ashina Swordsmanship!"
Bang!
The shot hit Gondar's abdomen accurately, and then another harpoon hit his back. His eyes were full of disbelief, and an expression of surprise and pain was forever engraved on his face.
Ryan rushed over and kicked Gondel down with one kick.
Gondal fell to the ground and uttered his last words: "Despicable!"
"I'm sorry, but meanness is a virtue of Druch."
"May your soul return to the arms of the Lady of the Lake."
"Where's your brother?"
Only then did Ryan react and ran to the crowd to find his brother. Kallion drove the chariot over and two trainers got out to help.
Dacus picked up the Messier knife and shouted to Alyssa in mid-air: "Alyssa, go support over there. See you on the boat later."
On their way, the squires saw only grazing or dead horses, and the corpses of their masters. Following the trail all the way to the beach, they saw two knights nailed to the ground, a group of men in black armor waiting for them, small boats returning to the sea, and a black sailing ship already underway.
A few servants who didn't believe in evil took their bows and arrows and prepared to go over to try it out. Before they could reach the range of the bows and arrows, both they and their horses were shot into a hornet's nest.
At this time, a dark Pegasus flew across the sky. The Pegasus did not stay in the air, but began to circle.
Alyssa spoke in Bretonnian, "Your masters have all perished in battle. I suggest you retrieve your wives and children before the other masters are unaware. Do you want me to bring you their heads as proof?"
A few sharp-eyed servants had already seen what was happening on Dacus' side, but they weren't sure. Upon hearing this, they began to waver, chattering. "All the masters were dead in battle, what were they going to do back there? To be promoted to nobility?" A few broke away from the group, heading west, bypassing the area and heading directly to Musilon. Some headed north, seemingly returning to their families. Soon, no one was around to help the two masters pinned to the ground.
Flannace was carefully carried onto the chariot. He was injured but not dead.
Darkus looked up at the dawn sky and sighed, "What a busy day!"
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