Chapter 101: Steel and Steel
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"Champion Swordsman, forward!"
The battle flags embroidered with sword and shield logos fluttering in the wind were lowered heavily, and with the dull and heavy sound of drums, the first meritorious hoplites from the founding of Stormwind City took the first step
"Boom!"
Tens of thousands of people fell almost simultaneously, unable to distinguish each other, and under such power, even the earth seemed to be overwhelmed, trembling and moaning helplessly
This legion, formed by Leo himself, accompanied almost all of the Stormwind War, and the hoplites, composed entirely of farmers, civilians, and small craftsmen, grew from their initial youthfulness
They are stable, and even in the face of the onslaught of knights, they can hold their positions like a rock in the face of enemies several times their size
They are loyal, and under Leo's orders, they will not hesitate to wave their long swords even in the face of the gods
They were fearless, and the sacrifice of their comrades-in-arms and the strength of the enemy could not shake their strong hearts in the slightest
They are powerful, armed to the teeth with armor weapons and shields from the finest craftsmen of Stormwind, and their personal training from the Knights of Punishment has brought them somewhat close to the legendary Knights on Foot
Of course, more importantly, each of them had a fanatical belief that the man behind them would still lead them to victory and glory......
On the side of the first row, the champion swordsman who was equivalent to a mid-level officer, with a long sword inlaid with silver wire, was swinging up and down rhythmically, and the integrity of the queue was the most basic criterion for measuring a legion in this era, and the officers were adjusting the steps of the soldiers in this already skillful way
According to the standards set by Stormwind and Leo, all the legions under their command, especially the Champion Swordsmen, who face brutal hand-to-hand combat every time, must appear at the front of the queue after the battle begins, and even the legion commander must participate in the battle himself
Perhaps this is one of the reasons why such a soldier has been able to maintain high morale at the expense of an army with the highest number of soldiers
In the center of the array, the leader of the third champion swordsman corps roughly estimated the distance, and the left arm holding the shield was raised high and shouted loudly to the surroundings
"Second speed, keep the formation!"
As his words fell, the speed of the slowly marching phalanx increased suddenly, and row after row of swordsmen pulled down their half-concealed visors to cover the area below the bridge of their noses, revealing only a pair of eyes full of fierce battle intent staring at the Believer Legion on the opposite side, which had also begun to accelerate
Seeing this, the leading officer in the front row lifted the steel shield hanging by his side and placed it on his chest, and the long sword clasped in his right hand struck hard across the spine of the sword
"Knock~~Knock~~Knock, knock!"
Following the rhythm of the officer, the rest of the swordsmen did the same, and in a short time, the sound of metal striking became a ......
Champion swordsmen, who had never used such a method before, made such a move for the first time in the face of an equally powerful enemy, and the sound of the impact that resounded throughout the battlefield made people's blood boil and almost roar to the sky
"They...... Very strong......"
Marshal El Andergrims stood quietly beside Leo, hesitated for a long time before he struggled to spit out these words from his lips, his hands clenched into fists on his chest, looking at the Champion Swordsman Legion that began to accelerate again, even if he was as calm as he could, he couldn't help but have a hint of jealousy and unwillingness to complicate his heart
"If I had such a legion under my command in the Empire, even if the number was only half of what I was in front of, how could those knights from Sarion be able to act recklessly on the land of their homeland, and how could those bastards from the pirate kingdom take advantage of the fire to loot and plunder!!"
As if reading his thoughts from El's slightly trembling body, Leo turned his head and spoke softly
"Their birth was an accident and a ...... Well, a legend that can't be replicated, maybe they're enough to be called a legend by now! Al, do you know, I believe that after this war, these former peasant children will definitely attract the attention of the entire continent, and all those with evil intentions can only tremble and fear in the cold night! ”
Bowing deeply, Al whispered in a tone that desperately suppressed his fervor
"Yes, my lord, when you are truly crowned king, they will be one of the most glorious jewels in your dazzling crown, I have no doubt about it!"
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Time does not stand still because of someone's wishes, and while Leo and his marshal were talking in a whisper, the legions of archers that had long been lined up in the rear of the army were ready to go
Tyr, the strongest archer known as the Meteorite of the Humans, was the first to step towards the front of the linear array, his large, hard black longbow untied and held in the palm of his hand
Squinting his eyes, Tyre looked up to face the rising sun, and after calculating the angle and wind speed slightly, he quickly pulled out a thick black arrow from the strangely shaped prismatic quiver behind him
"Hey!"
Inhaled, bent over, exhaled and opened, the equally thick bowstring pulled away with a sore "crunch" of the full moon, while Tyr's arm was steady without the slightest tremble
He raised his arm slightly, and the sharp and flashing arrows pointed diagonally at the sky......
"Come on, demon, this is the first gift from the human and western souls!"
In the soft mocking mutter, Tyr, who had lived in the Western Territory for more than ten years, firmly let go of his palm, and with a whistling and vengeful resentment, the black giant arrow disappeared in an instant as if it had cut through the space, and then the whistling explosion was heard in everyone's ears......
Nearly a meter in length, the black arrow that had made Ardalian turn color did not disappoint Tyr and everyone, and it turned around its body in mid-air like a meteor and shot down, and the terrifying speed even blurred around the arrow
An officer of the Believer's Heavy Infantry Legion, whose armor was significantly more luxurious, became the first sacrifice of the human army in this war, and the whistling arrows pierced directly from the top of the skull without giving him any time to react and defend
The sturdy iron helmet was torn apart without resistance from the combined force of gravity and Tyr's arm, its massive head shattering and disintegrating like a watermelon, and the red and white greasy liquid bloomed in the air with a rich smell of blood
In the middle of the night, in the frightened and disbelieving eyes of the demon believers around him, the officer's headless body fell to the ground heavily......
The longarrow seemed to be the beginning of the attack, and according to Tyr's target, the tens of thousands of archers behind him put away their hip-hop expressions and raised their longbows solemnly
"Shoot!"
A dark cloud appeared in the clear sky, and even the sun was darkened by a rain of arrows that obscured the sky, and they collided with each other in the air, screaming happily and rushing at the enemy without hesitation, ready to suck the most delicious flesh in the world with their sharp fangs
Not far away, just as the human archers drew their second arrow, led by Tyr, a rain of arrows thrown from the enemy camp also covered the array of champion swordsmen
At the same time, as if they had made a pact with each other, the commanders of the Champion Swordsman Legion and the Believer Heavy Infantry Legion shouted a set of words at the same time
"Charge! Kill! ”
The silver and black steel fortresses began the final stage of assault on each other, and brutal hand-to-hand combat was about to break out......