Fetamburg, outside the Lord's Palace.

Centered around the three-story masonry building and the open plaza in front of it, an area of about ten acres was besieged by Zareth's army.

The city's most prosperous central area is now the last place of stubborn resistance.

In order to defend their homeland, more than 2,000 soldiers of the city guard were left fighting for every inch of land, leaving their corpses on every street and every intersection.

Almost all of these white-robed warriors were descendants of the Arabi who founded Fetanburg, and they were extremely loyal to Matthew, and even under various bad circumstances such as the city gate being accidentally opened, their own heavy losses, and the city lord being seriously injured and unconscious, they still did not collapse on the spot, but relied on the streets and alleys of the city, and fought and retreated.

It's a pity that compared to the army launched by Zareth this time, their number is too small, if it weren't for the largest mercenary group in the city, the "Forgiveness Mercenary Group", which took the lead and mobilized more than a thousand mercenaries and caravan guards to support them, I am afraid that they would not have been able to hold on for a long time.

After nearly a day and a night of fierce fighting, the area of activity of the defenders of Fetamburg was gradually being eroded, and now it was completely squeezed into the square at the entrance of the city lord's palace, which was the only remaining position, and if it was missed, the whole town would change hands.

This is still under the premise that Zareth has the victory in his hands and does not want to lose too many troops and fights, otherwise if the losses are not counted, the army in black will be able to kill them all in two hours at most.

But even so, the battle was coming to an end, and every defender was exhausted and their morale was at a low point due to the lack of rest.

In the army besieging the City Lord's Mansion, there were hundreds of heavily armed and fully armored black-armored cavalry, their equipment was obviously much better than the others around them, and even the fierce war horses under their crotch were also fully armored, and their momentum was extraordinary.

It is no exaggeration to say that even Fetenburg, which is known for its abundance, could not afford to raise such an army.

These cavalry are Zareth's famous "Black Iron Falcon Heavy Cavalry Regiment", a force that can rank in the top three of the human towns led by the Prince of the Border, and it is also Zarith's most elite and valuable combat force.

Even they were dispatched, so it can be seen that Zareth is bound to win this time.

At this time, in front of the black-armored cavalry was a middle-aged man wearing gorgeous armor and carrying a long sword at his waist.

The man on a majestic black horse looked to be no more than forty years old, with black hair and blue eyes, thick eyebrows and a high nose, and dark cheeks on both sides that were sunken inward, making him look a little emaciated, but because of a pair of eagle-like sharp eyes, he looked unintimidating and powerful.

The one who can be surrounded by the stars of the "Black Iron Falcon Heavy Cavalry" is naturally the leader of this army, the lord of Zareth, and the reputation of the "Iron Blooded Falcon".

As the son of a down-and-out mercenary and a tavern girl, he inherited his father's sword at a very young age and became a mercenary, and then with his extraordinary courage and talent, as well as a few years of training on the battlefield, he was promoted to a mid-level silver swordsman at the age of thirty and took control of a mercenary group.

However, the ambitious Levarian was not satisfied with this, he did not want to live this life of fighting for others in order to make money, he also shed blood and died, he had to fight for himself.

After careful consideration, he led the mercenary group to Zareis to the east of the "Valleka Hills", which at that time was just a small town, and put down roots.

After twenty years of cultivation, Zareth grew rapidly under his tutelage, and after annexing several surrounding towns one after another, his sphere of influence also grew, and now it is the largest city in the eastern part of the Frontier Prince's Domain, and it is the most numerous city in the eastern part of the Frontier Princedom, alongside the historic "Akendorf" in the center and the "Mirmiden" established by the Tyrian immigrants in the west.

So don't look at his appearance is less than forty, in fact, this city lord who is known for his fortitude and decisiveness is already in his fifties, and the reason why he looks so young is because he has never forgotten to improve his martial arts while developing his own power.

After decades of intense training, he is now a mid-ranking Silver Swordsman, just one step away from wearing the Golden Oak Badge that symbolizes a high-ranking Golden Swordsman.

Swordsman, in the words of the game, is the collective name for all physics combat classes except knight.

Like knights, the ordinary ranks of swordsmen are also divided into three orders and nine ranks, but each rank is called bronze, silver, and gold, and has a badge that symbolizes their status, and the high-level golden swordsman is higher, and there are also great swordsmen, swordsmen, and sword masters.

The biggest difference between a swordsman and a knight is the source of strength.

In addition to paying attention to the strength of physical fitness, knights, especially those above the middle rank, rely more on the source of faith in their hearts, while swordsmen are different, they simply rely on their own physical bodies to fight.

In this respect, the knights are a bit like the devout cultists of the temple, fighting by spirit and will.

In fact, it is true that the source of many knights' power is their own gods, the most famous example is the "knight's country" Bretonnia, the whole country believes in the "goddess of the lake" Lilith, and in this way gains power.

However, in addition to the gods in the sky, there were many knights who chose to follow a variety of other paths, but all of them required tenacity and good education.

It is precisely because of this that the threshold for a swordsman is much lower than that of a knight, as long as he can withstand hard training, whether he is an illiterate slave or a bandit who does evil, he can basically become a beginner bronze swordsman, but if you want to continue up, it is not so easy.

Just like becoming a mid-level knight, you need to find the source of faith in your heart, if you want to be promoted to a mid-level silver swordsman, you must activate the seeds of vitality in your body, and a swordsman who has mastered the "vitality" is actually not much worse than a knight of the same level.

But it is not easy to take this step, in addition to years of polishing the body, it also requires systematic training and learning, and of course, a little talent and luck.

This is the case with Levalien, who, after practicing the legendary Falcon Sword Technique countless times, finally suddenly realized the existence of "Yuan Qi" at the age of 30 and became a Silver Swordsman in one fell swoop.

It is precisely because of his superior strength, and because there are no other rules and regulations to restrain the border prince who only speaks with his fists, that he was able to start from scratch, and in less than thirty years, he laid a foundation that ordinary people would not dare to think of as a lowly commoner.

Like a fledgling Iron Falcon, when it begins to soar freely over the Chaos with its wings unfettered, all the weaker creatures in its sight will become its targets.

This was the case in the small towns around Zareis in the past, and it is also true in Fetanburg today.

At this moment, Levarian, the hungry Iron-Blooded Falcon, was ready to swallow the cunning but weak white fox on the other side.