Chapter 14: The Fierce Battle
After solving Essien's problem, Richard spread out the map on the table and began to discuss the next step with Reilly.
"This is where another group of invaders landed. Richard made a mark somewhere on the map and said.
"Those guys, most of them, will become our enemies. Reilly said lightly.
"As things stand, we can't stay any longer, we have to find a place to live. As he spoke, Richard's finger traced a curved line on the map, heading northwest.
Heading north from the junction of the Land of Turmoil and the Duke of Wolves, through the Redwood Kingdom to which the Duke of Wolf belongs, you will enter a desolate and chaotic land: the Bloodstained Lands.
The Bloodstained Lands are a complex and diverse landscape of rich and barren land, but there are few stable food producers. It was a paradise for villains, robbers, and murderers, as well as a nightmare for ordinary people. Countless ferocious slave traders and bandits roamed the land, peering like hyenas on the highlands.
This blood-soaked chaotic place is just right for Richard to survive.
"A strategic shift? Reilly thought for a moment and said, "But I still want to fight again." β
"Why?"
"I want the skeleton warriors to attack, eat a wave of reinforcements from the Principality of White Rock, and then turn the strong man who leads the army into a puppet knight. β
Richard took out a map of the distribution of power in the Principality of White Rock and looked at it carefully. Grand Duke Baiyan had a marquis, five counts, twelve viscounts, and more than fifty barons. Judging by geography and subordination, the Count of Galeon was the most likely to send reinforcements.
"A viscount, four barons, a jazz general, and two archmagicians......" Richard's eyes swept over the names one by one, and his pupils contracted when he saw Baron Pelisakin's introduction.
Baron Pelisakin is one of the famous generals of the Duchy of White Rock, and his personal strength has also reached level fifteen. If this man had led the reinforcements, Richard would not have seen any chance of victory.
"Are you really sure you're going to eat reinforcements?" Richard said, looking at Reilly suspiciously.
They do not have an absolute superiority in troops, even if they do not consider the situation of ordinary soldiers, and raid Pelisakin's Chinese army with their core strength, they can only fight and lose. Without the death of a small number of people, it is simply impossible to eliminate Pelisagin and his personal guards.
"I don't need your troops to fight this time, I'll kill them with seven thousand skeleton warriors. Reilly waved his hand and said.
"Seven thousand...... In that case, I'll leave it to you over there. β
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The road leading to Barony Fossa was filled with smoke and dust, and a group of brightly armored knights galloped, their bright silver armor and scarlet cloaks making them look very formidable. The knights were followed by three times as many light cavalry, and at the tail of the ranks was a large group of infantry. Most of these infantry wore chain mail or half-body plate armor, and carried various heavy weapons or large tower shields. Hundreds of archers lined up at the end, carrying longbows as tall as a man, were clearly elite longbowmen.
The size of this army was not large, only about five hundred men, but they were well-armed and well-trained. Judging from the momentum alone, it was far superior to Baron Fosa's troops. More than a dozen red and gold flags fluttered in the wind, which was the emblem of the Count of Galeon. These flags of battle fluttered on many battlefields, terrifying countless enemies.
Baron Pelisakin wore his trademark dark black full-body armor and rode in the center of the procession. He was tall and thin, with a sallow face, and his short, well-trimmed beard did not give a sense of elegance, but gave him a bit of an eerie and fierce aura.
Baron Pelisagin was not only the number one soldier under the command of Count Galeon, but also the latter's own nephew. Of course, even without this connection, he is easily reused. After all, a baron with fifteenth-level strength was considered a powerhouse in the entire Principality of White Rock, and he was an excellent general in his own right.
"Stop the march and line up for defense!"
Pelisakin shouted loudly, and this sudden order did not stir the troops, and the warriors quickly stopped and lined up the defensive formation. The whole process was less than a minute, showing the military quality of an elite army.
At this moment, a deep voice came: "Did you find out so quickly? β
As soon as he finished speaking, countless white arms appeared in the ground on both sides of the road, and one by one the skeleton warriors lifted the dirt and crawled out of the ground.
"Thisβthis is ...... Lots of undead!"
"Oh my God, we're surrounded!"
In the blink of an eye, a tidal wave of undead surrounded five hundred warriors in the middle. Although they were all battle-hardened elites, they were also stunned when they suddenly saw tens of thousands of miserable white arms sticking out of the ground.
Pelisakin made a quick decision to break through: "The knights and servants will rush out with me, and the infantry will defend on the spot!"
Ruthlessly abandoned, the infantrymen were no longer able to express their anger at the baron. Suddenly attacked and faced with an enemy ten times their size, they quickly fell into disarray. The longbowmen at the end of the line were the unlucky, as ranged units were pinned to the enemy at the outset, forcing them to draw their daggers and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the vicious undead. Faced with an enemy ten times their size, the archers, who were not good at melee combat, quickly fell in large numbers.
Pelisakin took the lead and rushed outside. The baron's greatsword swept away, and the skeletal warriors were reduced to pieces of bones, and the knights who followed him swung their weapons, widening the path he had opened.
"Cannon fodder is cannon fodder, and in the face of elite troops of all sizes, it will only become butter to be cut. Seeing this scene, Reilly was more sure of the development model of expensive and not expensive.
Pelisakin had been keeping an eye on the necromancer, who was wrapped in robes, and seeing him begin to prepare spells, the baron's face changed, and he quickened his pace again.
A ring of cold ice spread through the air, slicing Pelisakin's team in two. Most of the knights and their horses were covered in frost, and they could only watch with despair at the swarming skeleton warriors, and then drowned in a sea of undead.
Pelisakin's mouth was bitter, he knew that today's battle was more than lucky. The opposing mage is not only powerful, but also has extremely high combat intelligence. He placed the Ice Ring in the middle of the cavalry instead of in the front, leaving the Baron with a strong fighting spirit but unable to protect his men, and in the end, only four knights managed to break out of the sea of skeletons with Pelisakin.
Seeing a group of heavily armored knights running towards him, Pelisakin showed a resolute expression. Whether it's life or death, it's up to this charge!
Curse of Weakness!
Curse of Slowness!
Protect your body!
Three group spells fall one after the other, strengthening allies and weakening enemies. Pelisakin's face turned pale, his strength was directly weakened by thirty percent, and his speed slowed down a lot.
The next moment, the two teams of knights finally collided head-on. With all his might, Pelisakin slashed at a knight who was facing him, and without dodging, he slashed at the baron with his axe. Due to the disparity in strength, Pelisakin took the lead and split his opponent in half, but the knight's big axe also slashed at the baron by inertia, making a big opening
Seeing that "Mintai" was killed in battle, the "Gao Yue" and "Huber" next to him also brandished their giant swords and slashed over, condensing the fighting energy of their whole bodies into weapons, completely giving up their own defenses!
Pelisakin's face changed, and then he showed a hideous expression: "Do you want to work hard?
When the curtain came down on this brief encounter, Pelisakin collapsed in a pool of blood, and none of the four knights who had been ordained after him were spared. "Goyo" and "Mintai" were split into four pieces and scattered around the baron, and "Huber" was also crushed in the head by Pelisakin's dying punch.
In this battle, Pelisakin's troops were wiped out, and Reilly lost the three highest-ranking puppet knights.