The New Civilization of Witches

Chapter 114: Thunder

A large number of Longsong Stronghold's allied forces were marching into Border Town. The front of the army consisted of six knight families in the fortress.

Of the various armor the knights wore, it was easy to determine how strong each family was when compared to the others.

Without a doubt the most conspicuous among them was the knight Duke Ryan,

their horse is a branch of the King type of short-tailed horse, which is excellent in long-distance running and has a larger body than any other horse.

Yet even with how amazing the horses looked, the Knights sitting on their backs seemed even stronger, even more so,

their armor was created by the famous Longsong Stronghold blacksmith "Hammer and Dragontooth" who gave them a fused look.

On their thick chests were carved the heads of large and shiny silver lions, while on their shoulders were depicted two wolves, who seemed to open their mouths to roar.

Their robes that were waving behind them in the wind were embroidered with delicate decorative designs, and around their waists, each of them had also tied a red ribbon.

This knight not only attracted attention. Every year after the end of the Devil's Month,

it was these knights who were responsible for cleaning up the remains of the demonic beasts and making sure that it was once again safe to travel through the ground.

Each of them had accumulated a lot of combat experience when fighting one on one,

they were not much worse than Knights of the King, they were only a little less in number –

of course, as a Duke, being able to support one.hundred and fifty elite knights, was already an incredible feat.

So when Duke Ryan saw his knights, he always had a very satisfied expression. There is never the slightest doubt that no one in the West has enough power to stop it.

Walking in the middle of the entourage were mercenaries, their equipment when compared to the knights was much worse.

Most of their clothes were ancient armor or plate armor that had no gloves or helmets.

There were even some people who only wore cheap leather armor and they also wore all kinds of different weapons.

When walking along the path, they did not hold on to any formation, but rather always walked in small groups of two or three people, often even while laughing.

Seeing this, one could sense that they were not on their way to battle but instead seemed to go hiking during the spring.

At the end of the line, walking behind the mercenaries were free men who had been forced to serve God, dragging one wheel cart behind them filled with food and tents.

Due to the difference in movement speed of 1,500 people resulting in a very slow-moving entourage,

the knights riding in front had to stop from time to time and wait for the troops behind them to follow.

"Master," Count Elk, Holger Medela pulled out control of her horse so that she could directly ride side by side with the Duke,

"We are half a day away from the border town, if we continue at this speed, we have to get there.

at 4pm At that time, it would be best if we let our troops rest for tonight, then tomorrow morning we will start the attack, he said, or do you might want to immediately attack the Prince's palace?”

“It looks like you also want to sleep in the wild,” Duke laughs,

“I myself would rather sleep in a castle bed than in wet mud.

Of course, we still have to give a little respect to the Royal Family.

So, when we arrive at Border Town, I will send an envoy to persuade the Prince to surrender.”

Count Honeysuckle rose slightly in front of them, turned around and said,

“The cavalry has spent all day in the field, people and horses are tired, so starting a direct attack would not be very appropriate, right?

After all, even though he only had miners and hunters, it was still a fact that Roland Wimbledon was able to spend all of the Demon Months within the Border Town.

I think it would be best if we stayed a little careful. ”

“Haha, I can understand that others do not know it, but even you do not know the truth about demonic beasts?

My old friends. They are really scary when they meet in the wild,

they move fast and nimble and possess incredible strength, in other words they are deadly opponents.

But if you stand behind a wall, then they are just stupid wild beasts”

The prince of the deer family shrugged his shoulders,

“I was more surprised that he could build a wall so quickly. But with that alone he can't withstand the power of our knights, right?

They are not idiots who have no mind.”

“That is the problem, and I have also received a message from the North,” Duke Ryan said casually,

“This year in Hermes they had to deal with the power of an unusually large demonic beast, almost resulting in the fall of the New Holy City.

So thinking about this logically, it seems that this year's demonic beasts are mostly directed towards them, and here at the Western Border we only have to deal with a few who escaped the net.”

As the Ruler of the entire western region of the kingdom, his eyes were not only concentrated in this remote place.

But right now, the tragic war in the North is not a place where the main focus is laid.

A few days ago he had received a secret letter from Steep Cliff City, which told him that the new King Timothy Wimbledon was

and the Queen of Clearwater had held a fierce fight in the southern region of Eagle City. According to the news, Timothy's team took a month to return from Eagle City.

The letter did not mention the outcome of the fight, in which it was simply written that after Timothy had returned to Steep Cliff City, he was not,

he had lost thousands of troops, which made it impossible to maintain a blockade against his sister. .

It seemed that Eagle City had also fallen victim to the fire, a puff of black smoke almost covered the entire sky, this spectacle was all witnessed by the surrounding townspeople.

Without a doubt, regardless of whether the Queen of Clearwater had died at Timothy's hands or not, losing such a painful warrior was a serious blow to the new King.

The contents of the letter had made Duke Ryan so uneasy that on that very night he sent many trusted aides to King's City as well as to the Eastern region, hope to find out more about Timothy.

Perhaps this great battle between the two Kings would give him a chance to destroy the new King's regime which was still unstable,

he did not mind throwing a torch at the prepared campfire.

If he wanted to become an independent King, now was the best chance he had ever gotten.

The Northern warriors buried beneath the feet of the New Holy City, the South had just experienced war and were still lying on the ground licking their wounds,

The Eastern Border Lord and the new King were not in a better situation. But he feared that in a few years they would return to power.

As long as he got some people to attack the North, it could easily tear the Kingdom of Graycastle in two.

At that time the territory and population under his rule would be comparable to the Eternal Winter Kingdom in the North.

With the two largest cities in the southeast under his control, his strength would be comparable to everyone in the Kingdom of Graycastle. And he, Osmond Ryan, will be the first King in this new country.

After he thought everything over, the Duke smiled in satisfaction. He wants to end this joke with the Prince today and tomorrow he will be home soon.

Fortunately, three days later I will be able to welcome my trusted aides back to the castle, hopefully, they will bring good news for me.

As the sun gradually descended, approaching the top of the mountain, Duke Ryan could finally see the outline of Border Town ...

and outside of the city, he saw a number of dense silhouettes.

"Dad, Duke," Rene, who was in charge of leading the vanguard, returned to report

"The people in front of us should be the guards of the 4th Prince, they are all armed, clearly indicating that they have no intention of welcoming us.

"Well, at least we don't have to bother going to the castle to ask him to surrender,"

Count laughed, though,

"Tell the knights that they must slow down and must stop at a close enough distance to attack."

"Yes, Dad,"

after receiving his orders, Rene turned around and left. Duke Ryan raised his gaze and looked at his opponents.

The guards in front of him all looked very strange, they were also holding strange weapons, they were standing side by side in two rows.

If you call the spear their weapon, it means that the spear does not have the correct tip, and the grip is also too short.

Moreover, his comrades who adopted the disposition of trained troops were also at odds with common sense ...

their defensive lines were extremely thin, didn't they run with their eyes open towards their own death?

This made the Duke a little confused. Even if the Prince did not have any common sense or any battle experience to speak of, it was,

he still had some knights as well as his personal bodyguards by his side, couldn't they prevent him from making such a mess?

Thinking for a moment, the Duke decided that he would let the mercenaries lead the attack, while the cavalry would stand to the side, and remain prepared to start their attack at any time.

Of course, he would still send an envoy, to try to persuade the prince.

"Go and tell the Prince that I have no intention of hurting him" Duke Ryan said,

"but I still have the duty of the new King's command, they will not be harmed if they lay down their weapons without resistance. .

On the way back to King City, I will treat it according to the treatment of the nobles.”

Getting his troops into formation was a very slow process, first was the cavalry, and then the,

they went one after another into their positions, while the mercenaries slowly took their positions in front.

But at this moment, Duke Ryan suddenly saw four short flashes of fire in the enemy camp - first came a flash of light, then came smoke.

He frowned, thinking that maybe something was wrong.

He even thought of taking out his binoculars but then suddenly a series of thunder-like sounds exploded near his ears!