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The sky became a territory where black turbidity currents converged.

Although it was noon, the sky was as dark as when the sun had set, and only in the gap between the black clouds could you glimpse the splendor of the noon sun, like a coin that had gone through several eras, still shiny, but losing its new side, and looking faintly and gloomy.

The black clouds flow a little fast, and the eyes of the people who are rushing below are like black rivers flowing rapidly, constantly converging and scattering, as if they are endless.

Corresponding to the environment of the sky is the mountain wind that blows through the treetops at high speed, and the wind is very strong, bringing up the fallen leaves and sand, which brings a lot of trouble to the people walking on the ground, as if the ominous world is gathered here and poured on people.

Gehr turned his horse back, and the wind that swept the tip of his nose could faintly feel the thick bloody breath, and he didn't know if it was from Fenos in front of him or the bloodthirsty people in the rear.

"Tonight?" Ger muttered.

"Yes, my lord, if they can continue to maintain this level of speed, they will probably catch up with us by the time Nora lights up. Fenos replied respectfully. His right upper arm was wrapped in a thick white bandage, and the bright red color shone from underneath, and it was clear that this excellent hunter had suffered a lot of injuries, and only recently.

Nora is a star that rises immediately after the sun sets, heralding the onset of night, and has always been seen as the guardian of the moon goddess Ingrid, who, according to Fenos, is overtaken by pursuers before dark.

Since three days ago, it was discovered that a pursuer had arrived and was following the group. These days, the refugee team has repeatedly adjusted its direction to move towards complicated and difficult places, but the pursuers bite the refugee team like a tarsal sword. Even if they are sometimes dispelled by hunters who are well-versed in the jungle environment, they will soon find their way and quickly catch up again, and it is clear that the opponent also has a hunter with an extremely keen sense of smell.

After all, there are many women and children in the refugee team, and they can't go fast at all, and they will leave a lot of traces.

In the past three days, the distance between the two sides has been decreasing. Tonight, the two rivals, who have been separated from each other, will finally meet face to face – although this is not what the refugee team wants to meet.

"I see, you told the scouts to shrink in the direction of the ranks, there is no need to continue fighting them now. Leave it all at night. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

"Go down and have a good rest, the combat mission at night will not be light. ”

Looking at the figure of Fenos after he saluted and left, Gehr was thoughtful.

These days are certainly a race of time between the refugee team and the pursuers. It is also a contest between the elite hunters led by Fenos and the scout troops chasing the soldiers.

As a result, Fenos' hunter force was reduced by five. And the scouts of the pursuing soldiers were killed and wounded at least a dozen or so. It seems that Gehr's side has a big advantage, but on the whole, due to the asymmetry of the combat power of the two sides, it is Gehr's side that has suffered more losses, so Gehr does not want to continue to consume the strength of his hunters before the decisive battle, after all, on the frontal battlefield, the superb archery skills they have cultivated through hunting prey all year round are a very important force in Geer's hands.

The identity of the pursuer was already known, it was the Templar Order of the Church of Slarkna. Led by the Knights' Deputy Captain Bynes, it is the main force that is entrenched in the next stage of Gehr's target, Eriblock.

Elite is not elite. Gehr still can't judge, it is said that this is the strongest strength of the Slarkna Church, and there is no comparison with the squad that was annihilated by Gehr and them before, and the strength of the other party will never be bad, plus the excellent quality shown by the chasing scouts- According to Fenos, who directly fought with the pursuer scouts, these scouts are short and very flexible, especially suitable for jungle combat, if it is not for the fact that they are not as familiar with the environment as the hunters led by Fenos, it is difficult to say whether the two sides will win or lose, and Fenos's injuries are obtained when fighting with a scout boss.

All in all, this is an enemy to be reckoned with.

Speaking of the Knights Templar, Gehr is reminded of the enemy who invaded the Merzai region of Haysting.

According to the summary of information obtained from the captives in the past few days, it has been determined that the composition of the invading enemy is mainly composed of the forces of the Church of Srakna and the Azure Lords, supplemented by some of the lords' private troops in the Gantt Empire, thus forming the invading forces.

The Church of Slarkna and the Blue Lords are both from the Wayne Islands in the southern waters of the Gantt Empire, although they are just archipelagos, but the land area there is enough to be the size of two or three Hysting, and since the collapse of the Radiant Empire hundreds of years ago, there has never been a unified regime, and it has been divided into many small countries to conquer each other, and at most the number of small countries that exist at the same time reaches hundreds, immigrants, natives, pirates, bandits and other forces are different, it can be said that it is chaotic and abnormal.

Although these small states were nominally vassal states of the Gantt Empire, in reality the Gantt Empire did not have much control over them.

As a school of primitive worship, the Church of Slarkna was abandoned by history for its inhumane and bloody canons after a period of prosperity on the mainland, but it spread to the Wayne Islands, where it was popular with the natives, where it took root and finally became an important force that could dominate the situation in the Wayne Islands.

Since the Thirty Years' War, the shipping industry of the Gantt Empire has flourished greatly, which has led to the rise of pirates, because of the fierce confrontation with the Chelufe Federation in sea power, the Gantt Empire has adopted the method of supporting some of its own pirates to improve its sea power, and the Azure Lord is a special pirate who has been officially canonized by the Gantt Empire.

The components of the enemy are clear, then there is a certain understanding of the current form of Merzai, according to Lucarin's analysis, this time for the intervention of the Haysting situation, the Gantt Empire did not directly intervene, or was unwilling to take direct action out of some scruples. Therefore, a third-party force was leveraged to intervene, although I don't know how the high-level leaders of the Gantt Empire let these wild monkeys who had been nesting on the island for hundreds of years run so far to fight, but obviously the Gantt Empire was unwilling to expend its own strength for the chaos of Haysting. After all, now that the confrontation between it and the Chelufe Federation is intensifying, there is no time to think about anything else.

But this is also good news, after all, no matter how powerful these robbers from the island country seem, they are always easier to deal with than the regular army of the Gantt Empire, as long as the behemoth does not officially intervene, then the situation here still has a chance.

Of course, this is a matter that will only be considered after the chasers have been resolved.

Then. Food was delivered. Gehr dismounted and took the food from the servant, which was a pot of tender rabbit meat. There was an enticing aroma, two loaves of bread smeared with piping hot meat oil, and even a small jug of ale.

The food for the other soldiers, including the militia, was not bad, and it was already the best food that could be put together in the ranks. Not far away, there were only refugees with black bread and wild fruits, although they swallowed saliva when they saw it. But they did not have the slightest dissatisfaction, because they understood what it was for, and could only silently wish these brave people to defeat the murderous invaders.

"Upper hills. ”

After eating a rare meal, Gehr made a round in the team and immediately gave the latest order.

As the group of refugees walked forward, they soon saw a relatively gentle plateau with a stream on it, of course. This is the basics of station selection in the discipline of non-commissioned officers.

This is the location chosen by Gehr for the final battle.

The soldiers carried carts full of wooden stakes, each about a meter high, up to the high ground. There were probably more than twenty of them, one of which had been sharpened, which Gehr had the soldiers prepare during their rest after realizing that they could no longer escape their pursuers.

When they went up to the high ground, the soldiers dug a pit with various tools, then inserted the tip of the stake into it, and used an iron hammer to lay down the stake, and then removed the planks on the board cart and tied them to the stakes, forming a simple low wall, which served as a defensive circle for the team.

The hunters are at the forefront, condescending, and they will be an important force to deliver the first blow to the enemy.

The militiamen in the back were armed with all kinds of simple long weapons, and they waited in a whole formation under the leadership of the veteran Senede, looking like a regular battle formation, but at the first glance of the general gray hair of these soldiers, they could not be convinced of their combat effectiveness.

The last is the cavalry led by Gehr himself, which will be the final strength to determine the victory.

This is also the reason why Gell did not consider what kind of surprise ambush to attack the pursuers.

In the final analysis, strategy is to eliminate the opponent's strengths through general means, improve one's own advantages, and then decide on a battle.

These days, the scout fighting between the two sides can be seen that the commander of the other party is an experienced and relatively cautious person, every step is very steady, and there is no chance for Gehr, although the other party is not familiar with the terrain of the mountains and forests, but they obviously have their own hand for mountain and forest operations, so if you want to use any risky strategy, it is likely to backfire, it is better to fight in a dignified manner, and this very flat and open place is the terrain that Geer has chosen to maximize the combat effectiveness of the cavalry under his command.

The refugees who could not participate in the battle were placed in a low depression behind the highlands, and they were surrounded by the remaining cart supplies, which could effectively reduce the damage caused to them by the stray arrows, and in case the battle in front of them failed, they could also disperse and flee directly from the rear jungle, of course, it is difficult to say how many people would be able to get out of this hill at that time, which is also the most helpless way.

"Lucarin, are you ready?" said Gelzema alone to his companion at the back of the group, dismounting and staring directly at his lieutenant.

"Yes, no problem. The silver-haired girl nodded, her face full of solemnity.

If the battle is lost, then Lucarin and the others will directly lead Sylvia and the Church to break away from the main army, climb over the mountains, and go directly to Elmlock, with the road map drawn by Fenos and good skills, they are likely to be able to successfully escape this war-torn place safely, and it is unlikely that the enemy will chase such a small group of enemies into the deepest part of the Mira Mountains.

"Remember, when you see the promise or defeat, go away without any hesitation. Gell admonished.

"I know...... You...... Be careful...... If....... Lucarine looked at Gehr and stopped talking, a hint of worry in her eyes.

"I'm not going to lose!" said Gehr, then greeted the men behind him who had fought side by side, turned on his horse, and returned to the front line without looking back.

"Don't worry, he was born to be strong, and victory will always be with him. A hand was placed on Lucarin's shoulder, and the warmth on it ran down her skin to add a touch of warmth to her somewhat cold body, it was Iona.

"Well, he always has been!"

......

Woo~

The trumpet sounded to signify the arrival of the enemy.

Gelzema came to the front, staring at the enemies that had gathered from the jungle below the heights.

No one spoke, and there was silence.

Turning, he drew his sword and shouted.

"Prepare for battle!"

All the horsemen turned their horses, the hunters drew their bows and arrows, and the militiamen clenched their weapons in a metallic sound.

"For the sake of loved ones!

"It's all about victory!" (To be continued......)