stjorthotic Chapter 116116 The war begins! Fight to the death and never retreat to Birka?
Chapter 116116 The war begins! Fight to the death and never retreat to Birka?
Chapter 116: War! Fight to the Death! Billka?
The Dawn Knight army advanced rapidly, and before long, they arrived beneath the royal capital of the Billka Duchy.
Facing this city, Markov could no longer charge in headfirst as he had before.
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The royal capital's standing heavy cavalry numbered around three thousand, and even after deducting the previous one thousand, there were still two thousand.
In addition, there were two to three hundred archers, four to five hundred mage corps, and knight corps.
Plus the remaining seventy thousand royal capital guards鈥?,"It sounded like a small number, far less than the previous three hundred thousand strong army.
But these seventy thousand people could completely overwhelm Leo's three hundred thousand strong army.
In a mystical world like the Rhode Continent, the quality of the army is far more important than the quantity.
According to the information Markov had gathered, there were conservatively estimated to be several hundred intermediate knights, and likely several high-level knights and high-level mages.
Even Old Billka's strength was greater.
Markov still had confidence in victory, but鈥?,"He had to admit that the Dawn Knights, who had achieved great victories along the way without any casualties, might suffer losses.
However鈥?,"Taking out the Undying Totem from his backpack, Markov felt reassured.
With the follow-up war reserve resources sent by Layal, the problem wasn't too big!
The only thing to be careful about was the demons; Markov already knew about Old Billka's cooperation with the demons.
But this was still not a big deal; as the finale of this Holy War, Ian and the others would personally arrive.
Once Ian arrived, whether it was demons or knights, they would all have to die.
But before that, as the leader of the Holy Temple Knight Order, he had to first create impressive battle achievements.
"Commander Markov, this city is not easy to break through."
Uriel frowned slightly, offering a reminder.
The city defense forces of the cities they had attacked along the way were pitifully weak, and with the spread of the Light of Dawn faith, they often collapsed without a fight.
Few were able to put up resistance, and those that did were directly smashed through by the two thousand heavy-armored tanks of the Dawn Knights.
The charge of two thousand heavy-armored Dawn Knights meant that the defending army, let alone the city walls, were as brittle as paper.
Often, a single charge would cause a city wall to collapse directly.
But the royal capital was different鈥?,"It was covered by a large array jointly constructed by hundreds of mages, and over time, the array had become increasingly solid.
Even elite knights and archmages would probably struggle to break through it easily.
In Markov's eyes, the most troublesome part of this battle was breaking through the city.
As for the army inside鈥?,"The powerful knights would be dealt with by the Holy Temple Knight Order; Markov could down a mouthful of alchemical potion, equip his MC gear, and chase after elite knights to slaughter them.
The royal capital guards and cavalry were not a big problem for the Dawn Knights and Night Watchers; after all, there was a qualitative difference between them.
An intermediate knight could kill thousands of ordinary soldiers without injury, and the intermediate knights鈥?,"All two thousand Dawn Heavy Cavalrymen were after taking the potion.
The mage corps and knight corps also had Night Watchers sniping them.
But the prerequisite for such combat was to break through the city.
"Commander Markov."
Uriel added again.
"Our Light of Dawn Church army has been winning battles one after another, and the strength of the Dawn Heavy Cavalry is already well known by the Billka Kingdom."
"In my opinion, they probably won't be foolish enough to send a large army out of the city to fight us; they will most likely defend the city and wait for support from the Human Kingdom Alliance or the demons."
Markov said softly:
"There is no need to worry about reinforcements; His Holiness the Pope is already on his way to the battlefield."
"His Holiness the Pope is coming in person?"
Uriel's heart shook, and he immediately rubbed his hands together excitedly.
"Then we should open up the situation quickly and not disappoint His Holiness the Pope!"
"That's exactly what we should do!"
Markov nodded.
"The entire army listens to the order: the Dawn Heavy Cavalry will stand by in place. Holy Knight Harlan, take people to place TNT near the royal capital's city walls."
"The entire Night Watcher Corps will replace their arrows with instant damage arrows, spot-killing mages in the air, and destroying the royal capital's grand array."
"Once the grand array is broken, immediately ignite the TNT to destroy the city walls, and the Dawn Heavy Cavalry will follow closely, charging to flatten all resistance forces in the royal capital!"
Uriel and the others immediately accepted the order, and Harlan and the others also moved out all the Shadow Boxes.
This was the final battle, and there was no need to reserve any war reserve materials.
Use them all, and we'll deal with it later!
The Night Watcher Corps members excitedly took the instant damage arrows.
Since the start of the war, these arrows had been the most precious strategic resources, and they would not be used at all except to spot-kill particularly powerful mages and knights.
Since the start of the war, less than one set had been used to annex the entire Billka territory.
And now, every Night Watcher warrior could use them freely.
Taking the arrows, they flapped their wings and flew high.
The five hundred Night Watcher Corps members flew towards the royal capital, preparing to carry out the bombing mission.
But Uriel, who was full of joy, had just flown over the city wall when he was met by a sharp sword aura hundreds of meters long.
The scarlet sword mark cut through the clouds, rushing straight towards Uriel.
The latter's pupils shrank, and he drew his bow to the full moon.
A dark beam of light pierced straight down from the sky, accurately landing in the center of the sword aura.
But to Uriel's surprise, this instant damage arrow, which had always been invincible, was only stalemate for a moment before being knocked away.
The sword aura only shrank by more than half and continued to fly towards Uriel and the others.
It looked like it was going to cut them in half with one strike.
"Dimensional Slash!"
At the critical moment, Markov's voice entered his ears.
As the sword aura approached, the space suddenly shattered, and the sword aura also disappeared in an instant.
A drop of cold sweat dripped down Uriel's temple.
If Markov hadn't taken action, even if he was wearing enchanted iron armor, he would probably have suffered serious injuries.
As for the clansmen behind him, there would probably be quite a few losses.
A strong person!
An unprecedentedly strong person!
"Night Watcher Corps, retreat!"
Markov's loud voice resounded across the battlefield, and as the Night Watcher Corps quickly retreated, a majestic bugle call also rang out in the city.
"Your Majesty is mighty! Charge! Kill the rebels!"
The next moment, Markov and the others were stunned to find that the tightly closed royal capital city gate suddenly opened.
A mighty cloud of dust rose up, led by an old man riding a black unicorn tiger and wielding a black light-shimmering two-handed sword.
Behind him were hundreds of knights with fighting spirit burning on their bodies and mages surrounded by magic power.
Finally, there were the royal capital heavy cavalry and the royal capital guards.
Under the leadership of Old Billka, the army charged with a boiling aura.
Markov narrowed his eyes slightly and was shocked.
This was probably the entire army of the royal capital, but鈥?,"Why? On what basis?
Just based on that Old Billka leading the way?
Markov admitted that he was very strong, probably stronger than Layal, but鈥?,"There were so many Holy Temple Knights present, each taking alchemical potions, plus MC world equipment and Undying Totems.
It was useless for this old guy to personally lead the charge!
Although the soldiers on the opposite side were very elite, weren't they just sandbags for the Dawn Heavy Cavalry and Night Watchers on the plains outside the city?
Could it be that the Billka Duchy's intelligence was very poor and they didn't know the strength of these Holy Temple Knights?
Markov was bewildered, but regardless, the opponent had abandoned the advantage of defending the city and charged out.
Since that's the case...
"Clang!"
Drawing his greatsword, Markov raised it high.
"Dawn be with us! Charge!!"
From the sky, two thousand soldiers charged mightily towards tens of thousands of elite troops from the Royal Capital.
It was as if the situation of two thousand five against three hundred thousand from that day was reappearing.
And the result, naturally, was almost the same.
Although the Royal Capital's elite troops had the morale boost from Old Bilka's personal command, how could this morale compare to the Dawn Knights, who had almost completely annexed the entire Bilka Duchy?
Before the two sides even collided, black light began to rain down from the sky.
The full-force pinpoint strikes of the five hundred Night Watchers meant that each instant damage arrow could easily take down several knights and mages.
The further forward they went, the more severe the casualties among the Royal Capital's elite troops became.
However, Old Bilka not only didn't adjust his formation, but instead, he rode his fierce tiger alone, transforming into a black light and charging even more fiercely.
Gradually, he even distanced himself from the army, charging alone towards Markov and the others.
"Courting death!"
Markov was also enraged. This Old Bilka was even more arrogant than Leo.
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He exchanged a glance with Harlan and the others, urging their warhorses to accelerate towards Old Bilka.
"Kill!"
Upon reaching close range, Old Bilka finally shouted his first word.
A black light greatsword ignited with dark battle qi, slashing down with the force of a charge.
Markov leaped up from his horse.
"Swift Draw Iai!"
The greatsword collided with the black light greatsword, and the fierce collision's aftershock instantly overturned everything within a few hundred meters.
The earth cracked, and while sword qi swept out cracks, it even sank a little immediately.
This collision directly created a small basin.
But Markov's expression changed.
Right now, he could easily kill an elite knight.
However, after his blade clashed with Old Bilka's, he only felt an unmatched power pouring into his body from his palm.
After a moment of stalemate, Markov flew backward.
This guy...
He's not just an elite knight!
Markov was shocked. Above elite knights were those who could even be a duke governing a dozen large cities in the most central region of the Human Kingdom Alliance.
Something's not right!
But now wasn't the time to ponder this matter. Old Bilka pressed his advantage, lightly patting the black tiger beneath him, and his whole body rose into the air.
His palm moved towards Markov, and a strange magic circle condensed in his palm.
In the next instant, a scarlet torrent of magic transformed into sharp chains, piercing towards Markov.
Dual cultivation of magic and martial arts?!
Nonsense!
Is this the ability Old Bilka could have?
This guy is definitely not right!
An ender pearl flew out, and Markov quickly teleported away.
He didn't have time to look at the magical explosion that annihilated everything behind him.
Markov's greatsword shone brilliantly once more.
"Dimensional Slash!"
This time, Harlan and the others released Dimensional Slash together with Markov.
Nine slashes that tore through space appeared before Old Bilka.
Old Bilka's eyes narrowed, and he clasped his hands together, lightly uttering an obscure and incomprehensible syllable.
Endless blood energy surged out of his body like dragons and snakes, coiling around him and transforming into an indestructible shield.
The nine dimensional slash blades stubbornly withstood the attack, but the shield also turned into blood-colored crystal light and dissipated.
"Bloodline Magic!"
Uriel in the air exclaimed in alarm, and then hatred filled his eyes.
"Damn thing! How dare you! The Hundred Races Alliance will grind you to ashes!"
Old Bilka's eyes hardened, and without a word, his figure flew through the air, continuing to kill Markov.
"Captain Markov! He's become a Bloodkin Mind Flayer! Be careful!"
Uriel was extremely anxious, repeatedly drawing his bow and shooting arrows, but the instant damage arrows were all swatted away by Old Bilka.
"Don't let him absorb your blood!"
Markov's heart tightened, and he quickly retreated.
He remembered Lyall saying that Bloodkin Mind Flayers were high-level units among Mind Flayers, compared to other Mind Flayers.
The Bloodkin Mind Flayers' bloodline magic was even more bizarre and unpredictable. During the Anti-Demon War, the damage caused by Bloodkin Mind Flayers to the Hundred Races Alliance was far greater than that of other Mind Flayers.
But until now, no one knows how Bloodkin Mind Flayers are born.
Now it seems...
Perhaps it's the result of human intervention.
But Markov couldn't care about these things right now, hastily glancing at the Dawn Heavy Cavalry.
Although dealing with Old Bilka's side wasn't going smoothly, the Dawn Heavy Cavalry was still invincible.
In this short while, they had already made the Royal Capital's elite troops pay an extremely heavy price.
In the blink of an eye, the outside of the Royal Capital had already become a sea of blood.
Markov breathed a sigh of relief, while cooperating with the others to besiege Old Bilka, he verbally stimulated him in an attempt to find a flaw.
"Old thing, your army is about to be gone!"
"Can the power you gained by falling into demonhood allow you to win?"
"Where are your demon partners? Have they abandoned you like this?"
"What has being a lackey of the demons brought you? A short life?"
Markov felt that his taunt skills were also quite refined.
At the very least, Old Bilka, who had continuously lost territory and had been pushed to his doorstep, should be unable to withstand it.
But this guy was simply like a cold puppet, no matter what Markov said, the greatsword and magic in his hand were still released fiercely and cunningly.
How could this guy look like an old man of over one hundred and fifty years old?
Markov cursed inwardly, but he no longer wasted his breath, wholeheartedly entangling Old Bilka with Harlan and the others.
When the army crushed the Royal Capital's elite troops and the heavy cavalry encircled them, he would see if this old thing could still be so energetic.
The Royal Capital's elite troops were extraordinary. Even with the Winged Race's sniping, the Dawn Knights still inevitably suffered losses.
Although the number of battle losses was very, very small, it was already unprecedented for the Dawn Heavy Cavalry, who had been on a winning streak without any losses.
However, compared to the losses of the Royal Capital's elite troops, that could be completely ignored.
Of the Royal Capital's elite troops of over seventy thousand, at least thirty thousand have been lost in battle.
At this point, the Royal Capital's elite troops already had the will to collapse.
Just like the previous soldiers, one by one, they cried out in fear and ran towards the Royal Capital.
But suddenly, Old Bilka, who was entangled with Markov and the others, suddenly swung his sword towards the soldiers fleeing towards the Royal Capital.
Crossing over a thousand meters, this sword cleanly cut off nearly a thousand people.
"Those who flee! Cut them down!"
"Fight to the death! Kill!"
Old Bilka turned back again and continued to fight alone against Markov and the other knights.
"Old guy..."
Markov narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Old Bilka, his attacks becoming even sharper.
"Although I still look down on you for joining the demons, but..."
"At least you're still a warrior!"
Old Bilka didn't answer, only feeling the increasingly hot scroll after each expansion and contraction in his chest.
The killing intent in his eyes also became more and more pure.
Soon...
Soon, I will make you feel everything I have felt!