The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Chapter 371 : 0368: The Clash of the Knight Torrent (Second Update)

Nameless Castle, located on a hillside surrounding Mane City, was at some distance from the city. According to Baron Moray's plan, if they could quietly gather inside the city during the Black Knight Order's attack on Nameless Castle and then charge with all their might in a concerted effort with the castle's defenses,

perhaps there really was a chance to break through the Black Knight Order.

The reason knights were so powerful lay in the fact that when they charged, all the knights' Dou Qi would merge into a single force, releasing a tremendous power of attack.

It was almost invincible.

This was why knights could rule the world.

Of course, with Douson as his reliance, Liszt wasn't worried in the least about Baron Moray's stealth attack plan—because perhaps before they even finished gathering, Douson, who was capable of instant cast magic, might have already taken down Nameless Castle.

However,

now that Paris had discovered the enemy's plan, Liszt quickly decided to turn the tables. He feigned an attack on the castle but was actually using a telescope to observe Baron Moray's stealth attack in advance. Taking advantage of the moment before the enemy could launch their charge, the Black Knight Order would make the first move.

Face the battle head-on, sharpening sword blades!

Pursue the maximum casualty!

To prevent any knights from taking the chance to flee, they might have to pursue and kill.

...

The night passed in peace, and the knights on watch detected no nocturnal attack from the enemy.

By the next day before dawn, fires were lit for cooking, and as the sky showed the first light of dawn, the Black Knight Order had already finished gathering. Liszt, clad in fine steel armor, drew the Crimson Blood Sword, and pointed to the sky, "Let's go!"

A rumble!

The horses, adorned in armor and carrying knights, surged like a flood of tanks.

They raced towards Nameless Castle, crushing the earth beneath them and kicking up billowing clouds of dust that blotted out the sun. Such a commotion was naturally discovered by the time they approached the hillside.

Through the telescope, Liszt also saw the reaction of Nameless Castle—closing the gates, shuttering windows, and the knights in armor becoming archers, standing behind the crenelations of the castle, aiming at the Black Knight Order.

This was a stance for a staunch defense.

With the defensive advantage of the castle, it was very difficult for knights without siege equipment to quickly take down a castle, even a nameless one.

However, after activating his Eye of Magic, Liszt clearly saw that the magic power in these archers was faint; they were not Earth Knights after all.

Just a group of Apprentice Knights.

"The Elite Earth Knights aren't defending, but instead letting Apprentice Knights hold the defense. Arrows without Dou Qi attachments are no threat to Earth Knights... It looks like Baron Moray intends to deceive me, and he himself is quite decisive and has already begun to gather from underground passages for a stealth attack against me, huh?"

Liszt was a bit surprised; he had expected the other side to at least resist for a while, to gauge the difference in combat strength, and to pretend to defend for some time, repulse a few attacks, and then arrange a stealth attack.

Looking at the situation now, the other side had no plans of this sort and had directly initiated a stealth attack: "If it were an average person, they might indeed be caught off guard."

After all, who would have thought that the attack would start without even a probe.

Unfortunately for them, Liszt was no average person, and he immediately issued a command, "Archers, fire a feint attack!"

The knights proficient in archery immediately stepped forward, and under the leadership of Captain Layden, began a suppressive shooting around the castle. Earth Knights could now attach Dou Qi to their arrows, making them quite potent, at least chipping off a large chunk of stone with each hit at the castle. However, since it was just a feint, the speed, strength, and frequency of their shots were low.

On the battlements of Nameless Castle, the Apprentice Knight archers were quietly retaliating with even less force, posing no threat.

Liszt sat astride his Li Dragon Horse, quietly enjoying this pretense of an attack and defense, watching the arrows hit the outer walls of the castle, shattering stone after stone, and felt particularly at ease.

Douson was panting.

Stimulated by the scene of battle or not, it let out a couple of noises towards Liszt.

Liszt patted its large head, "Easy, Douson, no rush tearing down the castle."

On the other side.

Marcus had been holding the telescope, observing every move within Mane City. Thanks to Paris providing the direction at the end of the passage, he was able to easily monitor the movements inside Mane City.

"My lord, I've spotted knights gathering inside Mane City!"

"Keep me updated on the movements of Mane City," Liszt instructed before turning to address the other Knight Squad captains, "Maintain formation, and be ready to charge at any moment!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Liszt wasn't kept waiting.

Moments later, Marcus exclaimed, "My lord, knights are charging out from Mane City, heading straight toward us—nearly a hundred of them!"

A hundred knights, that was almost all of the Earth Knights from the Nameless Castle.

Liszt instantly raised his Knight's Spear, crying out, "All troops, attack! Follow me in the charge!" No need for further words, the Black Knight Order, already in formation, roared down the hillside.

He himself was also in the charging ranks of the knights. According to the original plan, he did not intend to join the charge but only to command Douson to support the knightly force, using Douson's magic to hinder the opponents. However, the atmosphere of the battlefield affected his mood at that moment.

Fired up, he joined the charge of the Knight Order along with Douson.

When a warhorse surged forward at a speed of sixty kilometers per hour, one's body rose and fell on horseback, and their Dou Qi circulated as swiftly as blood. The Knight's Spear clutched in his hand had become an extension of his body, and Liszt unleashed the ferocious Dou Qi of an Elite Earth Knight.

The Black Knight Order charged down from the hillside just as the attacking Knight Legion was also beginning their charge.

The ones caught off guard were no longer the ambushed Black Knight Order but the counter-ambushed knights of Mane City. Nevertheless, the charge had commenced; nobody could stop, and the expressions under their visors remained unseen. Two torrents racing at high speed were about to collide.

Countless glows of Dou Qi burst forth, mingling and entwining, converging into one force that drew all knights in, fusing into a single entity.

Within this entity, Liszt became an arrowhead, his wild Fire Attribute Dou Qi spreading all around him as if he bathed in flames.

Surrounded by the flames, he still retained a clear mind, cautiously judging the distance at which the two Knight Orders would soon collide.

Once the opponents entered that range.

He suddenly bellowed, "Douson, Multiple Stone Spikes! Don't stop!"

Sputter!

Sputter!

Sputter!

Douson opened his mouth and spat continuous magic, countless Rock Spikes, as if guided by sight, bursting forth precisely from below each knight. Evading a lone Rock Spike might not be difficult for a prepared Earth Knight on flat ground, but this was during a charge.

"Ahh!"

"Ahh!"

Immediately, several fast-charging knights, with their warhorses impaled by the Rock Spikes piercing through, took a heavy fall. The knights following closely behind, unable to dodge in the blink of an eye, could only trample over their fallen comrades to continue the charge.

The relentless barrage of Rock Spikes, causing only minor damage, significantly disrupted the charging formation of the Knight Legion.

Without giving them any chance to realign, the Black Knight Order, led by Liszt, charged fiercely.

His Knight's Spear, filled with raging Fire Attribute Dou Qi, thrust harshly, and an Earth Knight who was too slow to dodge, before he could even raise his shield, was brutally pierced in the chest by Liszt.

The Fine Steel Armor only slowed the strike for a fraction of a second before being instantly penetrated. The long spear brutally skewered the knight's body, lifting him into the air and hurling him away.

A mere flick.

And Liszt had claimed the first head on the battlefield.