Chapter 182: Four Hundred Dragoons
However, how should they respond if a real battle breaks out in the rear?
For a moment, Ace felt that he was in a dilemma.
After that, after careful consideration, Ace decided to continue advancing eastward, as he still wanted to send troops from the New Delhi Empire to support so that the scouts of Thornrose could understand the inner workings of the Warcraft Mountains!
For this, Ace obviously values it more.
Moreover, at this time, he had asked the herald to convey the news so that Yalijiang Province, the steppe, and the Dwarven Empire could prepare in advance!
As for the Black Bull Province, which is located in the southern part of the Mandala Continent, Ace is not too worried. In his opinion, Black Bull Province should be the safest. The New Delhi Empire should not have put too much effort into dealing with a province that is limited by the terrain in its development.
This time, things are not as simple as they seem. Ace even sent out a dwarven army and heavy cavalry from the savannah!
It's a gesture of fighting to the death with New Delhi!
Of course, as for whether the war will eventually break out completely, Ace has not yet made a final decision. However, he did not rule out the possibility that if a fire broke out in the backyard, he would turn around and fight back.
As the army continued to advance eastward, reinforcements from the Savannah, Yalijiang Province and the Dwarven Kingdom were also underway.
Of course, the scouts of the "Night" organization already knew about this. After all, the transfer of such a large army is very grand and cannot avoid causing a sensation.
Especially the armies of the dwarven kingdoms, they are very scary! Not only are there 30,000 dwarven soldiers, archers, knights, but also a lot of powerful artillery, siege equipment, and more!
Who is Ace? This is Prince Ari-Stark's beloved apprentice and sole heir.
Many people in the continent of Mandala know that the dwarven prince Ari Stark has always favored his only apprentice.
This time, Ace leads an army to the Crusade, and his teacher will not sit idly by. Therefore, it is reasonable for the dwarven kingdom to send troops to support.
However, from the beginning of this expedition of the Dwarven Kingdom, the two kingdoms have formed a grudge! This is a big deal for both countries!
On the other hand, it also shows that the Dwarven Kingdom has been dissatisfied with the arbitrariness of the New Delhi Empire for many years, and this deployment of troops is not entirely a whim!
Before the Dwarven Kingdom sent troops, the Dwarven King said that he did not want to send troops before because he had a friendship with the old king. Now, sending troops not only because of New Delhi's hegemony, but also because New Delhi does not follow the rules of the world and even alarms the gods to kill Ace.
You know, kamikaze and Sumeru are also good brothers. Sumeru himself likes Ace very much and treats him as his own child.
Sumeru naturally hates a person who tries to kill his own child.
This time, the army of the Dwarven Kingdom also issued a message to the world: Don't think that your New Delhi Empire can rule the entire Mandala Continent, the Dwarf Kingdom will not allow it!
Therefore, it is impossible to say that Ace has no confidence in this attack!
As Ace moved eastward, after several fierce battles, Ace managed to capture 6 cities.
Although these cities are not big, even in the province of Sharp, they are only small cities.
However, to a large extent, this shows that Ace is not afraid of the New Delhi Empire, and even dealt a huge blow to the New Delhi Kings *** team in terms of morale.
Although, at the moment, many ordinary people in New Delhi do not know that the 100,000 soldiers of the Legion were on the front line, completely destroyed in an instant. However, the soldiers in the army more or less heard the news.
Now, it is said that Ace led the army to continue the march eastward, and the soldiers in the regiment were a little weak and worried about being sent to the front line to intercept them.
Soon, news of the eastward advance of Ace's army came from the New Delhi Empire.
They used to say that Ace was a "traitor", but now what they are doing is really treason!
But when Ace did it, those who often cursed suddenly fell silent for no apparent reason!
Ace has now captured 25 cities and two-thirds of the province of Sharp. If the New Delhi Empire still does not send
Send troops to stop it, and if this trend continues, within half a month, the entire province of Sharp will be completely occupied by Ace.
However, from beginning to end, Ace did not harm any ordinary civilians in New Delhi, as long as the defenders of the city chose to surrender, he would not kill again!
Ace stood on the wall of a city that had just been destroyed, looking east.
"Almost. It is estimated that the New Delhi army will be coming soon!" Ace said calmly.
Henry looked cold: "The latest news I just got is that 200,000 troops and horses from New Delhi have appeared 100 miles to the east!"
Zavalado added: "The news also said that more than half of the 40 scouts were dead or wounded. It is estimated that very few have survived so far!"
Although Zavalado's tone was relatively flat, Ace knew that Zavalado didn't feel good.
Like the Scouts of the Thorn Rose, it was the Scouts who rushed to the front lines of the war first, and they tied their heads to their belts.
When war breaks out, scouts always die first!
Ace has always been in awe of these people, not because of their strength, but because of their spirit of going to death and fearless of death.
Therefore, Ace will give the best treatment to all the deceased, and their funeral expenses have always been high. Once they die, Ace will also make proper arrangements for their families.
Of course, most of the deceased were single men, but it should have nothing to do with it. After all, who wants to be a person who hovers between life and death if you have a lot of concerns?
However, without these scouts, the information around Ace would be blocked, and the enemy's movements would not be able to be grasped in the first place. In this way, more people may die in the savannah, the Yali River, and even the dwarven kingdoms and ancient forests.
Ace knew that the feud between him and the mad King of Firmament City could not be resolved.
Before that, Terrella even wanted to kill Ace at great cost with the help of the gods. Although he ultimately failed, a strong hatred of life and death had developed.
Now, Ace has directly attacked the New Delhi Empire, confirming his identity as a "traitor", and there is no room for maneuver between the two sides.
Soon, Ace frowned, and then snorted coldly, "It seems that it can't be good!"
Then he turned to Henry and asked, "Have you done what I told you?"
Henry nodded, "Everything was done. According to your instructions, a trench was dug five miles outside the city and camouflaged."
Ace smiled helplessly, "Unfortunately, we probably won't need it."
"Why?" Henry and Zavalado asked almost at the same time.
Ace smiled bitterly, "They sent out dragon knights, numbering as many as 400!"
Henry and Zavalado looked at each other in amazement.
"Four hundred cavalry? How can it be? When the New Delhi Empire reached its peak, there were only two hundred dragon knights! Moreover, it died in the wars of both the Warcraft Mountains and the Abyss. How is it possible to train four hundred dragon knights in more than three years?" Zavalado was shocked.
Ace said, "I don't understand either! What puzzled me the most was that our scouts didn't even notice what the 400 Dragoons looked like. It is obvious that someone has secretly trained such a powerful dragon knight in a very hidden place!"
Henry's eyes were very serious: "This is ridiculous. Four hundred wyverns are very powerful. Where are they now?"
At this time, Ace, Henry, and Zavalado couldn't help but look at each other and blurted out, "Warcraft Mountain Range!"
Zavalado frowned and asked, "Is the secret of the Demon Beast Mountain Range the Four Hundred Dragon Knights?"
Ace immediately denied the speculation: "No! It can't be that simple. If there were only these 400 dragon knights, the defenses of the Warcraft Mountain Range would not be so strict. Moreover, how could the Abyss Demon be frightened by these 400 dragon knights? So, I don't think it's that simple!"
At this time, Ace stared closely into the distance and whispered, "The dragon knight is here!"
Soon, they heard the roar of the dragon.
Ace vs. Henry
And Zavarado said, "Once the war begins, I will deal with all the dragon knights. Just defend the walls!"
Both Henry and Zavarado nodded firmly.
Soon, people faintly saw a row of dark shadows flying towards the sky.
Then, I heard the ground shaking slightly. It should be the Knights of New Delhi!
"Looks like these trenches still work!" Henry breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as Ace was about to summon dragon wings to rush into the sky.
Ace suddenly saw a small figure running towards the dragon knight dozens of miles away.
Looks like he's a wind mage.
Others may not have noticed, but Ace, as a dark mage, saw it all clearly.
Judging by the Wind Mage's clothes, he is supposed to be a spy for Thorn Rose.
Although he doesn't look strong, he is fast with the help of wind magic. Looks like he's all out here.
Ace's face brightened. He knew it was news from the Demon Beast Mountain Range!
Although Thorn Rose's spy tries to cover his tracks, he must increase his speed. In this way, the dragon knight in the sky quickly found his traces.
Only two dragon knights swooped down towards the agent's location, and the two wyverns roared in a very intimidating voice.
Despite the best efforts of the Wind Mage, after all, he has come a long way and consumed a lot of physical strength. How can it be compared to the dragons?
Seeing that the spy was about to be killed by the two dragon knights, Ace snorted coldly, and then disappeared immediately.
Ace then appears in front of the Thornrose Spy.
With a movement of his right hand, a hollow black hole suddenly appeared behind the Spy, sucking him in. In the blink of an eye, the spy was transferred to the city wall by Ace.
Ace raised his head and looked at the two dragons coldly.
"Huh!"
One of the wyverns struck first, grabbing Ace's face with a pair of razor-sharp claw-like blades.
Ace turned a little sideways and turned into a ghost. Then, the dark dagger in his hand made a beautiful arc, and the extremely hard claws of the wyvern were completely severed by Ace.
The unfortunate wyvern howled and flapped its wings, and struggled incessantly. The dragon knight above couldn't stand and fell!
The dragon knight was in the middle of the sky, and his reflexes were quick. The "Wind Wings" wings on his back appeared instantly, and people could not easily hover in the air.
However, before he could take any further action, Ace suddenly appeared in front of him and sent the dragon knight into the air.
The dragon knight in the air snorted, drew a parabola in the air, and slammed it to the ground. Motionless, not knowing if it was alive or dead.
At this time, another dragon knight also rushed in, and a pair of sharp claws grabbed Ace's body again. Ace wields the Dark Dagger again, trying to repeat his old trick. But the dragon knight was already ready, immediately chased away the wyvern in time to dodge, and then swept again.
Ace realized that it was too late to stop, so he immediately dodged with "Extreme Speed".
Immediately the dragon fell to the ground, raising up a sky full of dust.
Later, the wyvern turned his head and shouted at Ace. His voice was high-pitched, and he wanted to cover his ears.
Ace didn't care at all. He kicked his right foot to the ground, and the whole person turned into a detached arrow, charging towards the dragon knight in the dark night.
But at this moment, the dragon knight with the strength of a paladin actually sneered, and then he raised a piece of iron armor and put it in front of him. He saw that dozens of huge arrows were tightly attached to the back of the wyvern, much thicker than ordinary arrows, but not as exaggerated as dragon arrows!
I just heard three crisp "whoosh whoosh". The three arrows shot straight into Ace's face like lightning.
Ace is in the air and has nothing to rely on, so he can only use "extreme speed" to move and avoid danger.
But just as he flashed out, three more arrows were fired. This time, Ace couldn't escape. Before he could see the exact location of the arrow, it had been pierced by the first arrow.
In an instant, a bright red blood arrow was fired.
Ace avoided it a little, almost instinctually, and then narrowly avoided his key parts.
However, two huge arrows from behind still hit him in the shoulder, and for a moment, the blood was like a spring, directly dyeing his clothes red.
Ace's face was gloomy, his face was still covered with blood, his body was injured, and his murderous aura reached its peak.
It's not because he can't really defeat this dragon knight. It's just that he used a sneak attack. He didn't expect the dragon knight to be equipped with such a powerful bow and arrow. Carelessly, he was injured!
Three years ago, the dragon knights of New Delhi were all uniform black armor, made from the abyssal mine. Despite this, it took a lot of money and manpower to build the armor of 300 dragon knights.
As a veteran blacksmith, Ace is very familiar with all kinds of forging materials, just like the palm of his hand. When he first saw the armor of these dragon knights, he knew that the materials used were unusual. It is a unique metal in the waters east of New Delhi. It is known as earth gold, which is scarce in quantity and extremely hard. This is the best material for making armor!
He didn't expect that the empire was still secretly mining rare minerals in the East China Sea all these years. Over the years, the penetration of the thorn rose seems to be insufficient. In other words, the New Delhi Empire did a good job of secrecy.
Behind all this, someone must be secretly dispatching control. As for who this person is, Ace has never been able to guess.
But one thing Ace is sure of is that this man's city is absolutely deep, and he is strict with everything.
Ace was terrified of such an opponent he had never seen before. The New Delhi Empire seems to have a very powerful figure. What's more, this person keeps a low profile and must be lurking. Otherwise, how could he have escaped the detection of the Thornrose spy?
Ace's face was cold, revealing a strong murderous aura!
He walked behind a dragon knight with a dark shadow, and the dark dagger flashed past him, trying to kill him in one fell swoop.
But who would have thought that when the dark dagger stabbed into the neck of the dragon knight, a cloud of smoke cleared and the dragon knight disappeared.
Ace suddenly understood: "Stand-in technique?"
To be exact, it should be a "scroll of stand-ins". Over the years, prejudice against dark mages throughout the New Delhi Empire has been removed. On the contrary, since dark mages are extremely rare, the Empire takes them very seriously and has been carefully cultivating them.
Especially in the "Dark Night" organization, there are dozens of dark mages. After all, dark mages have great insight and hidden abilities, which are extremely beneficial for information inquiries and investigations.
However, despite the Empire's high praise for dark mages, the number of dark spells in the entire New Delhi Empire is indeed very small.
What's more, many dark mages went to Yali River with the Slime family.
The dark magic scrolls that circulate in the empire have also been popular over the years. Unexpectedly, this dragon knight actually has such a scroll!
Just after the famous dragon knight escaped a catastrophe, bursts of roaring dragons suddenly appeared in the sky, which was very powerful and terrifying.
Obviously, through the interception of these two dragon knights, the other dragon knights will pass Ace and rush directly to the city not far away!
How can Ace make them successful? He snorted coldly, and then appeared in front of the dragon knight with extreme speed. Behind him, the dragon's wings flapped, blowing out a black glow.
"Launch!"
Under one command, all of the dragon knight's arrows and crossbows were shot out together, forming a dense network of arrows and approaching Ace.
Faced with this situation, Ace was not afraid at all. He gently waved his five fingers with his right hand, and in an instant, a huge void formed in front of him.
At the moment of the appearance of the black hole, almost all the arrows become more terrifying. In the blink of an eye, they were completely engulfed by the black hole and disappeared without a trace!
Not only that, but the huge attraction also attracted a dozen dragon knights to approach the black hole in front of them, which frightened those dragon knight troops to drive the dragon back.
Soon, the black hole disappeared, and Ace appeared in front of everyone again, looking at the dragon knight coldly!
"Want to go there? See if I agree!" Ace looked at the dragon knight and said coldly.
At that moment, a voice came, "Kill this traitor!"
Then I saw the dragon knight rushing towards Ace.
Ace discovered that the 400 dragon knights were not all paladins, and more than 200 were only high-level knights.
Come to think of it, how could there be so many paladins in the New Delhi Empire? Even if there were, it would not be possible to make all paladins dragon knights.
Ace was soon surrounded by 400 dragon knights. The wyvern roared, constantly attacking Ace.
At first, Ace just dodged with extreme speed and killed several high-ranking cavalrymen.
But later, Ace soon realized that this was wrong. After he was temporarily trapped by more than 200 dragon knights, the other dragon knights began to continue attacking the nearby city, but Ace was unable to escape.
What's more, most of the dragon knights who stayed behind to keep Ace in custody were high-ranking cavalrymen. As for the more than 200 paladins, they have already left the battlefield and headed west into the city.
Ace couldn't help but laugh, "Looks like you're all going to have to die here today!"
As soon as Ace spoke, he immediately used the magic of "Time Stasis". In an instant, all the dragon knights stopped in the air, motionless.
Ace wasn't surprised after that, and the dragon's roar shook the sky. The more than 200 dragon knights around him were completely frozen by the frost, and their bodies were covered in white frost.
The roar of the Frost Dragon was the secret technique of the dragon that the dragon Ryls had taught him. At this point, what he was doing was the Frost Dragon Roar.
Later, he turned to the more than 200 paladins who were far away from here.
Just as he was about to use the Frost Dragon Roar again, the magic of time standing still vanished at that moment.
More than two hundred frozen dragon knights fell to the ground and were shattered. It seems impossible for them to survive!
The remaining dragon knights continued westward.
Ace now fully understands that there seem to be 400 dragon knights, but they are just a cover. They just want to use those dragon knights who are not strong enough to drag Ace, and the rest of them will soon break through the city!
Ace uses this empty black hole to teleport to 200 paladins and dragon knights. Without saying a word, he aimed at them and unleashed the Frost Dragon Roar again.
However, without the help of time stagnancy, the remaining dragon knights were significantly stronger, so this time the dragon roar only hurt more than 20 people, without causing much damage!
As the dragon knight continued to sprint, Ace looked determined, and a black dragon core appeared in his hand.
"Since you're not afraid of my dragon's roar, listen to the roar of the real ancient dragon!"
Ace blew the sacred pendant.
In a matter of moments, the dragon's roar spread throughout the world! On the distant hills, countless birds began to fly, but soon fell into the forest again, because they could not withstand the great power of the dragon, and all the birds fell to the ground, shaking their bodies incessantly.
Some of the originally small birds were even shattered with fright and died on the spot!
After hearing the sound of the sacred pendant, the approximately 200 surviving wyverns also lost their original ferocity and fell to the ground one by one. They clung to the ground, trembling, not daring to raise their heads.
This is Gaia's dragon core! It is the ancestor of all dragons. It has a huge soul suppression on all the monsters and animals, especially the dragons!
Therefore, after the bugle sounded, these people completely lost their combat effectiveness.
One of the dragon knights shouted, "Guys, stop the dragons from hearing strange sounds!"
Many dragon knights followed suit. As a result, the wyvern lying on the ground when he heard the horn gradually regained consciousness, and their ferocious nature was once again revealed.
While the sound of the sacred pendant is powerful, it is not the roar of a real dragon.
If the dragon Ryls or Gaia can come, then these dragons are estimated to not be able to fly at all, because the dragon's suppression of these dragons comes from the depths of the soul. This oppression is irresistible, and the Wyvern cannot resist.