Book 1: The Believer of Light Chapter 47: Into the Mount of the Necronomic
Countless sharp arrows burst through the air and shot at the army of skeletons that surged in waves, and at the end of a volley, the archers in the first row put away their longbows and silently retreated to the last row of the archers, and the longbowmen in the second row were ready to shoot forward in unison. This is the famous longbowman of the Kingdom of Ovite, which terrifies countless cavalry teams!
The Earl of Palmerton looked at the skeletal army that was constantly attacking the heavy infantry column, and his expression was a little solemn. Ten minutes earlier, the Earl of Palmerton, on the orders of Dregri II, had his soldiers attack the skeletons of the Valley of the Kings. I thought that skeleton soldiers with only a skeleton frame and poor equipment would be easy to defeat, but I didn't expect to realize how difficult it was to face the seemingly weak skeleton soldiers after the actual battle. There are just too many of them.
In these ten minutes, the 1st Heavy Infantry Regiment, the most elite of the Ovite Kingdom, had advanced less than ten meters before it was stopped by the Sea of Skeletons. Fortunately, after the change in the Valley of the Kings, Dragri II ordered the troops stationed near the city of Corlus to be on standby, so that they could arrive in time. If these skeletons were allowed to break out of the Valley of the Kings, it would be an absolute disaster for the Kingdom of Ovite.
"Let the mage troops do the magic. If they were trapped here, the King's Army in the Valley of the Kings would definitely be eaten. Now it's imperative to enter the Valley of the Kings and get the mage troops not to skimp on their magic. The Earl of Palmerton ordered. "Yes, sir. After receiving the order, the herald on the side immediately ran to the back of the military column to convey the order to the leader of the mage, the black-robed mage Andr.
Receiving the order, Andrgery nodded slightly, and then the gray and white mages standing behind him began to chant the spell of the fireball technique in unison. As the fire elemental agitated, the fiery sensation intensified, and countless fireballs began to form on the mage's staff, and then smashed into the skeleton army that was still attacking the heavy infantry phalanx.
Although the damage of the fire elemental to undead creatures is not as obvious as that of the Hallow system, compared to other elements, the damage of fire elemental to the undead is still good, especially the damage over time.
It was obvious that the range of the fireball sent by the mage was purposeful, and with the explosion of the last fireball, a one-meter wall of fire was formed in front of the hoplite phalanx, although the fire was not very strong, but it also made it impossible for the follow-up skeleton soldiers to replenish it, and the general Ontario, who commanded the hoplites, immediately made a decision, and the hoplites began to launch a more fierce offensive against the skeleton army.
The Earl of Palmerton, who saw the effect of the mage's attack, was satisfied, "Let the Andrgerie affair continue." The longbowmen will also be replaced by magic blasters, and I need to defeat the skeleton army of King Gu Taniguchi within twenty minutes!" Although I am satisfied with the results of the mage's attack, the situation is still not optimistic, and the attack needs to be intensified.
With the command of the Earl of Palmerton, the phalanx of longbowmen began to replace with more powerful magic blast arrows, venting the wrath of the Ovite Kingdom to the skeleton army.
On the continent of Elda, the delving into magic is not particularly deep. There are very few people in history who have been able to break through the magic barrier and become a magician, let alone a legendary magician. Since it can't break through on its own, the technology used in magic combined with alchemy slowly develops. The most typical examples are the Knights of Windton and the Legion of Longbowmen in the Kingdom of Ovite, as well as the Hammer of Fury hoplites of the Eloda Empire, and the Knights of the Right Hand of God of the Holy See. The power of magic is perfectly carved into the metal of the demon by using alchemy techniques to create a more powerful army than ordinary legions. It's just that this requires the consumption of a lot of rare metals such as mythril, etc., so there are not many such legions in the countries of the Elda continent, and the Kingdom of Ovit has done its best to create a Knights of Fengton with 3,000 troops and a longbowman army of 5,000 troops, except for the Knights of Fengdon stationed in the northwest of the kingdom to defend against the barbarian tribes of the empire and the Walloon Plateau, the longbow army has been stationed near the royal capital for a long time, and each leader is the current king.
Far more violent than the explosion caused by the fireball technique, explosions rang out one after another in the sea of skeletons. Soon, more than half of the originally dense skeleton army was wiped out, and the skeletons at the mouth of the King's Valley became very rare.
Although the effect was remarkable, the Earl of Palmerton knew that such results were achieved by piling up gold coins. With just one salvo, tens of thousands of gold coins disappeared with the sound of the explosion.
"Assault!" General Ontario ordered, and the hoplites quickly wiped out the remaining skeleton soldiers, and then advanced into the Valley of the Kings. Just entering the Valley of the Kings and seeing the sight made the Ontario general who led the charge a little desperate. As a general who can command the elite legions of the Ovite Kingdom, General Ontario has participated in many battles, including in the Hell's Gate counterattack twenty-two years ago. At that time, he was only a small commander, and he did not face the impact of the army of hell, so when he saw the dense army of skeletons as far as the eye could see, he realized that his previous battle was simply pediatric.
At the mouth of the Valley of the Kings, Ontario made a rough calculation that the army of skeletons that had been wiped out was not 10,000 but 8,000. And now the skeleton army in the valley is said to be more than 100,000. Moreover, compared to the skeleton soldiers in Taniguchi, the skeleton soldiers in the valley are more well-equipped. Not only was the round shield in his hand intact, but the long knife in his hand was also glowing cold. I really don't know how the Marquis of Oheber could have rushed into such an enemy.
In the camp of the King's army, the Marquis of Oheber is also suffering now. After Joseph and Ossad led their troops out to find Arthur, he began to line up against the army of skeletons outside the barracks. It's just that I didn't expect that after the battle, the Marquis of Oheber found out that something was wrong. The skeleton army in front of him was completely different from the skeletons that he had just trampled on at will, not only was it equipped, but the skeleton supporting them had also turned from gray to iron-blue, and it was even more strengthened when he looked at it. This change made the Marquis of Oheber a little overwhelmed, after all, the combat effectiveness of the light cavalry after leaving the horses was not half a star, and the light cavalry lost now were all their own noble private soldiers, each of which was precious to the Marquis of Ohebir's family. The Marquis of Ohebir's heart was bleeding. "Hold on, His Majesty's reinforcements will be coming soon. "The Marquis of Oheber, who was originally standing in the barracks and commanding the battle, also brandished his two-handed sword and rushed towards the Sea of Skeletons after boosting his morale. Now every bit of power has to be used!
Just as the Marquis of Oheber was leading the horseless hussars to fight with the army of skeletons, a riot broke out on the left side of the Sea of Skulls. It was clear that someone was trying to rush over. But the Marquis of Oheber didn't notice, because there were too many skeletons in front of him, so he couldn't be distracted from observing the others.
"Your Royal Highness, the barracks are ahead!" Joseph said to Arthur as he slashed the skeletons. "Okay, Uncle Joseph, let's hurry up. ”
After Joseph and Ossad leave the barracks to look for Arthur, they soon meet Arthur, who is rushing to the barracks. Arthur and Joseph, who had joined the army, briefly recounted what had happened to each other, and then hurried to the barracks.
"Lionfang, help us get out of the way!" Arthur rushed to the front with Liontooth in hand, and the reluctant Golden Lion-Lionfang vented his anger on the skeleton in front of him after hearing Arthur's order. When he first saw the Golden Lion, General Ossad was startled, and unaware that he thought that the Golden Lion was a new type of undead chasing Arthur and them. But Joseph, who knew a little, knew that it was the spirit of the sword and lion's tooth that had been passed down from the Osapangon family.
With the golden lion in front of them, Arthur and the others quickly reached the entrance of the barracks, and the Marquis of Ohebir, who had already discovered the anomaly in the skeleton army, also moved away from the battle towards the entrance of the barracks. "Lord Ochber, here we are. His Royal Highness the Prince has been found!""I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince. The Marquis of O'Heber came to Arthur and knelt down on one knee and saluted. "Lord Marquis, please get up quickly. I am dragging you down, and I beg your forgiveness Lord Marquis and General Ossad. With that, Arthur apologized to Joseph and the other three. The three Ossad accepted Arthur's apology. This is the style of the Ovit Kingdom, where the relationship between the royal family and the nobility is harmonious, and the royal family is not high. And the status of the nobility was not so low.
"How's the situation going, Lord Ochber?" asked Arthur. "The situation is not optimistic. The Marquis of Oheber simply recounted the changes in the skeletons. "What you said, my lord, I also found out when we broke through. In the skeleton army besieging us, there are not only the existence of black knights, but also some more skeleton mages, perhaps the change of skeleton soldiers is caused by skeleton mages. General Ossad simply repeated what they had seen on the road. "It's okay now. Now that His Royal Highness the Prince has been found, then we can break through. The Marquis of Oheber said, a relaxed smile on his face.
While Arthur was discussing with the Marquis of O'Heber how to break out, a raven flew onto the conference table. Joseph picked up the raven and took down the letter tied to the raven's leg, "A letter from His Majesty the Kingdom." Joseph slowly opened the letter and began to read the information in the letter: "Order the Marquis of Oheber and General Osard to organize an attack on the Necronomical Mountain, and establish a stronghold to wait for the king's army." ”
"What does Your Majesty mean?" the Marquis of Oheb did not understand the news of the letter, or rather, he could not believe what he thought.
"Father must want to destroy the Necronomion Mountain in one fell swoop and get rid of the aftermath forever!" Arthur said Dergery II's thoughts. "Since my father's army has reached the outside of the valley, it is also very fast to attack the valley. Lord Auherber, let's follow our father's orders and attack the Mountain of the Necrons!"
The Marquis of Ohebo glanced at Arthur in surprise, feeling that His Royal Highness the Prince he was familiar with before was a little unfamiliar at this moment. Arthur used to be more of a playful child, but now he's like a little adult.
"In that case, then, according to His Royal Highness the Prince, let's start marching towards the Necronomicon Mountain!" Ossad and the Marquis of O'Heber glanced at each other, but did not object. So under the leadership of Arthur, Joseph and the three began to organize troops to attack the Mount of Necrons.
Outside the Valley of the Kings, under the dual attack of magic blast arrows and fireballs, the skeleton army retreated one after another. The king's army quickly advanced into the valley, and it was not far from the Necronomicon Mountain. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Valley of the Kings, Duke Hendries stepped into the Valley of the Kings with a relaxed expression.