Sir Raven Boris's combat effectiveness is indeed very strong, and his troops with hundreds of men have resisted the siege of countless degenerates.

The burly giant, with his Raven Spear Knights and Raven Realm Rogue Knights, charged left and right through the Fallen, and although he was caught in the melee, he still held out for a whole day.

He even managed to rush under the eastern wall of Lion Lake City, and built a rudimentary fortification against the wall.

But building fortifications on the edge of Lion Lake City actually meant that he couldn't run away......

It was actually quite normal that Boris failed to break out of the encirclement, and he chased Sigismund all the way for seven or eight hundred miles, basically exhausting his physical strength, especially that of a horse.

Although the horse he rode looked special, the Raven Realm knights under his command were just ordinary northern horses.

Horses in the north have some distinctive characteristics, such as thick fat and long hair, which are relatively hardy; And the horse's hooves are wide and adapted to snow.

However, this kind of northern horse is in the southwest of the Gatu grassland and the area of Shihu City, so it is quite unsuitable for water and soil - it is now midsummer, the weather is hot, and the area of Shihu City is a junction of hills and grasslands, and there are more grass and vines on the ground, and the northern horses will soon run out of horsepower in this terrain.

This is also the main reason why Boris with cavalry could not catch up with Sigismund, if it was a Gatu, Sigismund would have been hacked to death on the steppe long ago.

The Fields in Lion Lake did not attack Boris's troops, after all, the main enemy now was the Fallen, so Boris was allowed to organize a defense along the city walls.

Of course, the Fields didn't let Boris into the city either, because he looked too tall and rode a horse that looked like the demon horse of Egrem the Devourer, and the Fields weren't sure if he was a human or a ghost.

In addition, Vidis was about to take this opportunity to break through to the west, and he wished that Boris would attract more firepower to the east.

However, on the west side of Lion Lake City, the Fields and the Knights of the Dawn launched a breakout battle, but they were still pressed back by Agrave.

In this battle, Agraim showed a very high level of scheduling.

In other words, it shows the unique command style of this spirit.

There are hundreds of 'Fallen Ghosts' in its army of the Fallen, presumably the knights whose souls were devoured by the Prophetess Midya.

These people may have been members of the Lion Lake Flag Guard, but after losing their souls and skins, they became a peculiar kind of 'leading puppets'.

Each Fallen Ghost leads a hundred or so Fallen, which is roughly a combat unit.

It seems that Agraem can directly control these Fallen Ghosts, in a similar way to remote control, and use the Fallen Ghosts to control all other Fallen.

This allows all the fallen to react in a very short time, and these soulless puppets with no ability to think can be like fingers in Agraem's hands.

After Sigismund's return, Leon spent the day searching for suitable terrain and opportunities, and he saw firsthand the breakout battle to the west of Lion Lake City.

In fact, King Vidis, Count Adin, and the Knights of the Dawn are all elite troops with strong combat effectiveness, with a total of more than 3,000 people.

These troops combined to break through to the outside of the city with all their might, and it was still when the battle was taking place in the eastern part of Lion Lake City, it stands to reason that it should be easy to succeed.

But those Fallen Ghosts are like opening their eyes, and they can always lead a team of Fallen to block in front of King Vidis and the others precisely - just like when Klose brought the Silver Hand to reinforce Fox Town.

Leon had been peeping at the periphery from afar, and he understood that the level of reaction that the Three Prophets had shown in Changhe Town back then was probably similar to the way Agrim did at this time.

It is no wonder that the Three Prophets, facing the chaos caused by the fire, were still able to organize some of their forces to meet the coalition forces in just three minutes.

The Three Prophets' blood-sworn witches are probably equivalent to the Fallen Ghost of Agraeme, but the Three Prophets can't continue to control more Fallen Ones with the Fallen Ghost like Agrim.

Agrim's ability means that he can control his troops without giving orders, with only his mind, and his troops can all be executed.

So as a result of this breakout battle, the Fields and the Knights of the Dawn suffered heavy casualties, leaving behind hundreds of corpses and hundreds of 'captives', and then retreated to Lion Lake City.

The hundreds of corpses did not become degenerates, but the 'captives' without exception became Agraeme's troops.

In particular, most of the 'captured' Knights of the Dawn have become 'Fallen Ghosts', and the people of the Knights of the Dawn have more evil thoughts in their hearts than the pirates of Fieldsway......

Of course, Leon also knew that it was impossible for anyone to surrender to Agrim as a prisoner, and those who were 'captured' were obviously attracted by Agrim's spells and offered their souls to him.

In Lion Lake City, Vidis released Sir Raven Boris into Lion Lake City after suffering heavy losses in the Breakout Battle.

But by the time Boris entered the city, there were only about 200 people left with him.

It's a good thing that Agraim didn't come to him, otherwise this guy would have turned into a powerful Fallen Ghost.

After that, it was completely unclear what was going on in the city, Leon could no longer get in touch with Vidis, and Agraem tightened the siege of Lion Lake City a little more.

Now, Leon has a comprehensive understanding of Agrim's abilities.

Agraim is not a necromancer, and it can't turn dead corpses into degenerates, so soldiers killed in battle won't turn back against their own people.

The Devourer's greatest ability is not in personal force, but in the ability to control the battlefield - it is actually a 'soul manipulator'.

Every Fallen Ghost that he devours his soul is equivalent to its doppelganger, and even if it leads tens of thousands of troops, it is equivalent to directly commanding each squad—an extremely huge advantage when it comes to commanding on the battlefield.

In addition, its 'soldiers' are all degenerates, infinitely powerful, fearless, and do not need military salaries, nor do they need to think about logistics, and they are not distressed when they die......

This alone is terrifying, but it can also transform the Fallen directly from its opponents - some of the Dawn Knights become mushy walking corpses as soon as they get close to Agraem.

It's just that they weren't turned into Fallen before the battle ended, probably because attraction and transformation are two different spells that can't be used at the same time.

However, most of the people who dare to approach Agraim on the battlefield are strong knights, which makes it easy to devour more strong souls and create more ghosts of the degenerate......

If it can't be completely destroyed at once, its troops will fight more and more, and it will become stronger and stronger.

Such a demon is indeed difficult to deal with.

Sneak attacks or run-ins won't be too useful for Agrim, as their troops won't mess up.

The only way to deal with it with conventional means is to push it head-on, squeezing its tactical space little by little, until all the Fallen Ghost is killed, and then before it consumes more souls.

However, to fight such a monster head-on, it is a bottomless pit!

Leon felt that his little strength was probably not enough to fill in this.

Therefore, Leon began to pray for the first time, praying that God would give him strength and hurry up for a thunderstorm, otherwise when Lion Lake City was breached by Aglame, the army of the Fallen would probably double again......

In late July, Leon found the most suitable battlefield.

This is a hilly slope between Payne Village and Lion Lake City.

This place is a gentle slope, not very high, with a drop of only a few tens of meters from the flat ground below.

Actually, this is where Gondor found - Leon tells everyone to look for a nearby spot that is vulnerable to lightning strikes.

Although Gondor the Doom Seeker does not understand physics, the captain of this ship, who has been committing crimes at sea for many years, is indeed more prone to thunder than most people know what kind of situation it is.

Gondor found this place because there were many towering trees at the top of the slope, but the slope was bare all around, and it looked like a huge ship with several huge and towering masts.

There are several ancient giant trees on the hillside, somewhat similar to redwoods, estimated to be thousands of years old, at least 800 years old, the height of the canopy must be more than 80 meters, and the diameter of the base is 6 or 7 meters.

It is only in this era that there are so many giant trees......

The trunks of these giant trees were scarred—the ones Gondor said had been struck by lightning.

The roots of these giant trees occupy most of the hillside, and it is difficult for other trees of the same type to survive, so the slope is sparsely wooded.

The huge trunk of the tree is close to the height of a thirty-story building, but it is at the top of the slope, and the surrounding area is a wasteland.

In this case, as long as there is a lightning strike, it usually splits into these giant trees.

Leon could even see patterns in the trunk of a tree......

The tallest tree, with a distinct twist in the middle of the trunk about forty meters above the ground, was apparently cut by lightning and regrown.

And the other trees, the traces of lightning strikes are all fifty meters above - it is clear that this belongs to whoever is the tallest and who is chopped, and after being cut off, the upper half is burned, which is shorter than the other trees, and the other taller is chopped again......

The latest lightning strike was on a massive broken tree, nearly cutting the entire tree in half.

The top half of the tree was charred and blackened, and when it broke, it fell to the ground, forming a huge barrier, like a wall.

The black charcoal from the bark of the tree had not yet peeled off, and there was not much moss on the tree, apparently not long after it had been cut off by lightning.

In this world, whether it is a person or a plant, it is easy for accidents to happen......

Of course, the most important thing is that the scene here shows that this area often has lightning strikes and is a natural area for mine guidance.

After the battlefield was found, Leon prepared the chains and other things, and asked the Noldor elves to climb the trees to make careful preparations, and sent fast horses to observe the 'celestial phenomena' in all directions.

It's not really about astronomy, it's just about seeing which direction there are dark clouds, and once you find that there are clouds gathering nearby, you have to hook up with Agraim immediately.

Everything is ready only to the east wind, but this east wind is not something that can be decided by manpower.

Can only wait.

However, there is good news, Wentlf has come with a large number of Noldor warriors to reinforce.

Wendy has been touring Leon's territory all this time, on the one hand, to give orders, on the other hand, to check if there are any problems in the place, and also to take on the responsibility of picking up Fawsett and Eric.

Fawsett was an undercover agent for heretics in Herminerd, and Eric led troops to encircle and suppress the town of Long River, and the two worked closely together, one openly and one in the dark, and after Wendy and the Noldor troops entered Long River, they wiped out the heretic seekers in Long River.

Speaking of which, Forsette has made a great contribution this time - if he hadn't gone undercover in time, Long River Town would probably have formed a similar situation to Lion Lake City.

However, Forsette was as ruthless as ever, and except for a few heretical leaders who were kept alive by him, all the other followers of heretics were killed by him and then burned to ashes.

During this time, more than three hundred heretics were captured and killed by him.

There must be some innocent people who have been blinded by heresy, but both Fawsett and Eric have chosen to kill the wrong person rather than let it go - Eric is the administrator of Changhe Town, and he will act as the government agent in Leon's absence, and Fawsett actually needs his consent to kill heretics without trial.

Now Fawsett has the name of 'butcher', but whether it is a butcher or a murderer, at least he and Eric have not put Long River in danger.

After confirming that most of the eastern part of the country was safe and sound, Wendy rushed to Lion Lake City with the Noldor troops to help in the battle, and at the same time mentioned to Leon a little situation in the villages of Kwyn and Fletcher.

Dalion organized an unsung order of knights in Kwyn, who were originally fighting to protect the villagers.

However, this chivalrous knight has recently disappeared suddenly.

Charles returned to the village of Fletcher some time ago and organized a troop of archers, who had been waiting for Leon's orders, but had suddenly disappeared recently.

The village of Kwyn is Leofric's domain, and Wendy certainly won't care. But Charles is Leon's subordinate, and the lord's mysterious disappearance naturally has to inform Leon.

However, Charles's state in the system list is quite good, and Leon doesn't care too much about it - the knights who are sealed out are all independent individuals, Charles may have his own business, and it is understandable that he is not in the territory, doesn't Leon himself run around all day long......

Anyway, Leon has no plans to recruit Charles for the time being.

Wendy's arrival gave Leon more room to operate and security, and she brought more than 400 Noldor warriors, half of whom were 'new residents' of Fort White Deer and other places, and half of them were mercenaries, but without exception, all Noldor had great respect for Wendy and Leon.

This is probably the credit of Vendatier and Aldalian - Wendy's 'one arrow to blow up the Eagle Claw Castle' was said by Wendatier to be 'magic awakening', and Aldalian saw Leon in White Hart Castle let three ordinary soldiers use 'thunderstorm magic', plus the elven king of the Fenway family, Felgosian, also insisted that Wendy was about to awaken for some reason......

So now the vast majority of Noldor elves have basically decided that Leon is a magister, and they feel that sooner or later Wendy will fully awaken and become the first Sindari elf in a thousand years......

If it weren't for the fact that Wendy was not yet an adult, I am afraid that she would have an extra crown on her head now.

Agraem had also discovered Leon's camp in Payne, but it had not allowed the army of the Fallen to attack.

Perhaps it still wants to swallow the army and inhabitants of Lion Lake City first - after all, it has been besieged for so long, and it has been building siege equipment, and turning its head to attack Payne Village at this time will most likely cause the people in Lion Lake City to successfully break through.

(End of chapter)