Chapter 3: Encounters, and the correct use of source power.
Ryan and they had a hard time through the night, and in the morning there were soldiers who reported that three people had frozen to death last night, and more than a dozen of them had frostbite, and their morale was a little low.
Since the land was frozen all year round, the ground could not be excavated, and in the end, the bodies of the three soldiers had to be buried in ice and snow, and they could not take them with them, which would be a great burden.
Ryan looked at all this coldly, in the past two years on the battlefield, he has seen too much death, from the fear at the beginning to the numbness now, he has completely transformed.
The team was soon on the way, and Ryan could clearly feel that the morale of the team was very low.
But he also knew how difficult it was for the team to survive in such a situation, they were all professional soldiers, the elite of the kingdom. If you replace those conscripted militias, you will already be deserters when the front collapses.
"Hope everything goes well." Looking at the hazy sun in the sky, Ryan muttered to himself.
I don't know if his prayers worked, and the next two days were calm, and even the wind and snow calmed down a lot.
In the past two days, Ryan insisted on meditating every day, and sure enough, he discovered new changes in the dragon crystal, and every day that passed, the "little dragon" in the dragon crystal, the source power, would increase a little, and it was like this for two consecutive days.
So he came to the conclusion that the source power in the dragon crystal could be generated by itself, about one drop a day, and this discovery made him ecstatic, and his worst concern was solved!
"It's a magical substance, I just don't know how it's generated." Ryan sighed while cultivating with source power, he could only be sure that the generation of source power was related to the purple mist that the dragon crystal was constantly absorbing, but he didn't have a clue what the purple mist was in the air.
A drop of source power was quickly absorbed, and although it still gained him a lot, the effect was a little weakened compared to before.
Ryan guessed that it might be the reason for his breakthrough, but it also showed that if he continued like this, the source force's help to him would become weaker and weaker, or even negligible.
"In this case, the value of the source power will be greatly reduced." He said with a frown.
"Eh, why don't I try to take the source power out? If it can be saved, I can trade it even if it doesn't work for me in the future! Ryan patted his head and became excited again.
A treasure that can assist in cultivation is an irresistible temptation for any transcendent being!
Ryan just did it, and the moment the source power dripped down, he immediately used his spiritual power to wrap it, trying to guide it out of his consciousness space.
The consciousness space was the name that Ryan had chosen for himself, as he really couldn't describe which area of his head the dragon crystal actually existed.
As he expected, the source force was smoothly dragged away from the vicinity of the dragon crystal by him, and soon the source force was separated from the consciousness space as if it had penetrated a layer of diaphragm.
Unexpectedly, after leaving the consciousness space, the source force still exists in his body, and Ryan suddenly became Spartan, how can this be done?
"Do you want to force it out?" He suddenly recalled the online novel he had read before, intending to force the source force out of his fingertips, as he thought, the process went smoothly, and he clearly sensed that the source force reached his right arm along a "channel" from his brain.
Just as he reached his fingertips, the mutation occurred, and the source force directly merged with his right arm, and a majestic force suddenly exploded from his arm, Ryan tried to swing it a few times, and found that his speed and strength had increased significantly.
It took half an hour to get back to normal.
"This ...... Could it be that the source power can also strengthen the body parts? Ryan was surprised and delighted, if he could, he would need to re-examine the value of the source power.
He had the heart to try again, but looking at the source power in the dragon crystal, he estimated that there were only three drops left, so he had to dispel this unrealistic idea.
A new use of the source power was developed, and Ryan was in a good mood, looking up at the sky, the snowflakes were falling like catkins, the night had fallen, and the camp had already started to light a fire while the night was falling, everything was normal.
Just as he was about to move, a sharp chirp came into Ryan's ears from afar, it was the scout's whistle arrow!
Ryan suddenly changed color, and raised his head to the sky and let out a long roar: "Enemy attack, enemy attack." β
The busy crowd in the camp was obviously stunned for a moment, and then there was chaos, some were busy putting out the fire, and some were climbing on their horses...... It became a pot of porridge for a while.
Fortunately, Alan was in danger and shouted: "The cavalry immediately got on their horses and hid their figures, and the infantry formed a formation around the baggage!" β
These soldiers were worthy of the elite border troops of the Tistan Kingdom, and although they were a little flustered at first, they quickly carried out after hearing Allen's order.
For this kind of encounter, Ryan and Allen had already planned for it, and Allen led the cavalry to roam around the flanks of the army, waiting for an opportunity to divide the enemy army.
Lane, on the other hand, led the remaining infantry to resist the frontal pressure.
Alan soon led a small number of cavalry to hide in the night and snow, and Ryan also commanded the remaining soldiers to form a simple arc formation, and the aura of slaughter was pervasive for a while.
"Da Da Da"
There was a chaotic sound of horses' hooves, but in a moment, a well-equipped cavalry carrying banners pierced the snow like black arrows, and silently rushed towards Lane's army.
Ryan only felt that his adrenaline was soaring, and he couldn't see how many people there were on the other side at night, but it was definitely more than fifty people!
He could clearly feel the slight commotion in the group, and he knew what he needed to do about it, or the team would probably break up.
"[Knight Guard]!" Ryan raised his sword alof, and his fighting spirit turned into a cyclone around him, instantly condensing a shield wall at the front of the line to protect the soldiers in the front row.
Although it is only the most ordinary knightly combat skills, the courage and confidence brought by these ordinary soldiers is obvious.
Like an indestructible spearhead, the Andes cavalry rushed into the tightly packed army formation with an indomitable momentum.
At the moment when the war horse collided with the military formation, a loud voice came from the ranks of the Andes: "[Knight Impact]!" β
The dazzling light bloomed, and the vast fighting spirit connected the entire team into a whole, turning into a spear head, and slammed into Ryan's shield wall.
"Click......"
Ryan's shield wall only lasted for a few breaths before it shattered like glass, and the shield soldiers in the front row were directly smashed by the people and shields together.
The cone of the Andesian army crashed in, but was quickly poked into a blood gourd by the spears of Ryan's men.
But their cavalry continued to pour in through the gap, and Ryan was unstoppable with a knight's sword and split several men in half in a row.
But they were quickly stopped by an Andes knight, and after Ryan was blocked, the Andes quickly split the formation, just waiting for them to turn around and make another impact, Ryan and they will become lambs to the slaughter!
The one who stopped Ryan was a middle-level knight of the Andes, whose strength was still above Ryan, and he was unusually tall and very oppressive.
In a hurry, Ryan directly mobilized two drops of source power to strengthen his arms, and a surging force burst out in an instant.
"[Knight Slash]!"
Ryan held the knight's sword high in both hands, gathered his fighting energy and tried his best to slash out a sword, the burly knight's face suddenly changed greatly, and he could only swing his sword to resist.
"Block!"
"Qiangβ"
Swords collide with swords, and sparks burst out for a while! Under the terrifying gaze of the burly knight, Ryan's sword directly sliced his sword in two, and the sharp blade slashed through his neck without hindrance......