Chapter 157: The Knight's Battlefield (7)
Bang! ~ Raising his sword to block Robin's powerful slash, Vernal, who had nowhere to borrow his strength in mid-air, flew out in embarrassment, and barely stabilized his body after breaking several metal guardrails in a row. ##笔趣阁.biquge.must go##
In the moment he staggered past Leona, he was already very close to the signal tower, and if Robin hadn't taken a shortcut to attack, he would have only needed to swing his sword to cut through the metal support of the signal tower to achieve the purpose of this infiltration sabotage, and Robin's ongoing battle plan would have failed.
Unfortunately, under the joint attack of Leona and Robin, Vernal finally fell short, not only failed to destroy the signal tower, but also faced the joint attack of Robin and Leona.
"Difficult fellow!"
Glaring resentfully at Robin, who was trying to get closer, Vernal looked at the fierce battle that was still going on at the protective wall.
When planning this tactic, Vernal never imagined that the situation would turn out to be the way it is. In his envision, as long as his team managed to approach the protective wall of the H-2 base, the whole tactic should have been half successful.
But he was grossly negligent on Robin's caution, or rather, he didn't know that Robin had already guessed his intentions. This led to the premature exposure of the raid team he led, leaving the five clone warriors under his command with no time to arm. The threat posed by a knight who is not armed with Type IV armor is quite limited, not only can he not directly support Vernal's surprise attack, but he is even suppressed by the regular infantry in the base and cannot get out.
At this moment, witnessing such a scene, Vernal couldn't help but think that if he had a full-time knight under his command, then even if he faced the same crisis, the result would definitely not be like this.
Knights are subordinate, and many people regard warriors in this position as a foil for knights. ##笔趣阁.biquge.must go ##可实际上, only a true knight will understand how important a good knight is. After all, the knight's strength largely depends on heavy infantry armor to be fully exerted, and without heavy infantry armor, the knight is just an ordinary soldier whose physical fitness is slightly stronger than that of ordinary infantry, and their various special abilities will be meaningless because they do not have the energy increase of heavy infantry armor. However, the knights were completely different, and they were not based on the combat power of the heavy infantry armor. One of the most important aspects of evaluating whether a knight is qualified or not is to look at their combat effectiveness when they are not equipped with heavy infantry.
For example, Armstrong and Arnold, who fought Robin, are a human weapon with their two special abilities, 'Steel Body' and 'Bone Armor', and only in this way can they protect the unequipped knight and buy the knight valuable equipment time.
Therefore, in terms of role, the knight's servant is the work of the knight's bodyguard. They are responsible for the day-to-day security of the knights and are proficient in a variety of firearms as well as long-range firepower, and can assist the knights in combat when necessary. When the knights needed to travel long distances, the knights were also responsible for the duties of the logistics troops, maintaining the heavy infantry armor for the knights, as well as taking care of the armor maintenance work after the battle. Even when a knight falls on the battlefield, the knight can temporarily replace the knight who died in battle and become a knight's alternative.
A good knight servant will be the knight's best help on the battlefield, allowing the knight to exert 200% combat effectiveness. Any knightly order with an independent organization pays great attention to the profession of knighthood, and even in some knighthoods of the Empire, knightly servants can enjoy certain privileges that even knights cannot obtain.
It's not that Vernal is unaware of this. However, due to financial difficulties, Vernal simply did not have enough funds to hire those full-time clone knights, and even the army under his command was only lent to him by the Marquis of Timos.
A knightly order armed only with assault men and scouts, and even the logistics department is a patchwork of rough mechanical coolie clones. It would undoubtedly be a big joke for such an army to appear in the Hoffman Empire, but Vernal, who had just received the title of baron, could not be harsh on it. ##笔趣阁.biquge.must go##
He saw this as an opportunity to prove himself, and if he could win with such a patchwork army, then in the future, he would surely be favored by the Marquis of Timos, and he would be able to build a real army of his own. As for failure...... If he had been defeated against only the mercenaries of the Federation and more than thirty motley knights, he himself would have felt unworthy of the title of baron bestowed upon him by Hoffmann the Great.
At the moment, there were only two knights standing in his way, and although their combat power was enough to pose a certain threat to him, in the five years of the extragalactic conquest, Vernal had already encountered a much more dangerous situation. And by now, the situation has become obvious, there are clearly only two knights in charge of guarding this base, and the other knights are obviously preparing to ambush his large army in the field. Judging from the actions of the two knights on the other side guarding the signal tower, the opponent's tactics should be to prepare for a precise railgun strike with ground positioning.
If the opponent's tactics are successful, then Vernal will face a total defeat on the planet Wendini, but if he can destroy the signal tower before the opponent can accurately locate it, the situation will completely fall to his side.
Both sides have to compete for time, and the only key is the 320-meter-high base signal tower in front of them. The only thing that can control this key in their own hands is force, and there is no need to think about any tactics, as long as they defeat each other with one enemy and two enemies, the balance of victory will be in their own hands.
Gradually, Vernal's composure as a commander began to fade, revealing his hideous nature as a strong man. His eyes were bloodshot with the frenzied fighting spirit that permeated his heart, and his rapid breathing made him suddenly exude a dangerous aura like a beast.
The change in Fernal's temperament, Robin in the confrontation with him clearly felt it, and the fierce aura that came to his face made Robin even have the illusion that it was difficult to breathe, and he nervously adjusted his pace, locking every subtle movement of Fernal, ready to respond at any time.
'Poof! ~’
Suddenly, the two sides launched a rush attack at the same time without warning, and the distance of dozens of meters seemed to be close at this moment.
Both swung their swords at the same time, but the advantage in speed allowed Vernal to reach the range of the attack one step ahead and unleash a sword with all his might before Robin could fully exert his strength.
The black blades collided in mid-air as expected, and in the scattering of sparks, Robin was slightly inferior because he couldn't fully exert his power, and was slashed by Vernal's fierce slash and lost his center of gravity and took a slight step back to the side.
With Robin's physical coordination, he could easily adjust his lost center of gravity through the change of pace, but Vernal's attack speed was faster than his, and before he could adjust his pace, Vernal's continuous slashes followed.
Seven slashes in a row! ~ This is Vernal's best swordsmanship, using his instantaneous explosive power and super acceleration, as long as Vernal takes the lead in the first hit and disturbs the opponent's center of gravity, he can completely release the power of seven consecutive slashes.
In the face of this kind of continuous slash like a raging storm, the opponent has no time to adjust his center of gravity, and in the case of losing his center of gravity, no matter how strong his strength is, he will not be able to fully exert his strength. Therefore, even a knight whose own strength level is stronger than Vernal's, when dealing with Vernal's move... [This chapter is not finished, please click on the next page to continue reading!] ]