Chapter 115: The Deceived Mediocre Knight
Looking at the approaching fire, the lord made a prompt decision and asked Klose to pick up the package and run away.
Before leaving, he looked at the knight named Morgan lying on the ground and decided to let Summer carry this guy away with him. This guy probably knew some inside information and could probably provide some information.
The Mettenheimers were too big and conspicuous, so Leon asked them to carry two of them and run first. He drew out the black griffin sword and stayed in the woods, covering their retreat and observing.
The female soldiers came quickly. They seemed to have strict management over the surrounding camps and had already started searching everywhere.
Before they discovered his small group, the lord quickly slipped into the woods.
To leave the camp, one only needed to run about 300 meters, but one couldn't run too fast in the dark woods. Not long after he ran, Leon heard a noise behind him.
They must have discovered that Leon's tent was empty.
Through the gaps in the tree trunks, they could vaguely see a bright light chasing after them. Li Ang's small team quickly got out of the woods, but just as they were out of the woods, they saw a fire on the side.
There were a dozen or so cavalrymen patrolling the outermost area of the entire camp, all of them were doom-bringers!
They were holding torches and were several hundred meters away, heading in the direction where the lord was fleeing.
Obviously, they probably noticed something unusual in the camp, and they should have seen the people from Mettenheim running - Klose was carrying an extra-large package, and Summer was carrying a person. As long as they were seen, anyone could tell that there was something wrong with this group of people.
“Kill them!”
It seemed that these doom-bringers were all ruthless characters. They didn't even ask a single question and just rushed over shouting and killing.
Of course the lord had to run quickly, as he was at the edge of the enemy's camp and a large number of enemies would surround him within two minutes.
Although a two-legged person obviously cannot outrun a four-legged horse, the situation will be much better as long as they run two miles.
The Owl Knights were waiting on a rocky beach nearly a thousand meters away, from where they could observe the Prophet's Legion's camp from afar. The mare Alice was also there.
The night owls really knew how to choose a place. The rocky beach was not far from the River Aire, so they could hide and escape easily. They even prepared a small boat by the river...
Being able to survive as an illegal knight group in the continent of Pendor for so many years without degenerating into bandits and villains, Ors's night owl team is indeed quite capable in many aspects.
However, when they were less than 500 meters away from the rocky beach, the lord's small group was caught up.
The Doombringers' horses are quite fast, and they are all lightly armed cavalry.
Moreover, arrows were already being shot at them from behind—these women were all mounted archers!
We can't run anymore. This area is all wasteland and we're being targeted by mounted archers. It's hard to escape.
Fortunately, there are only a dozen enemies behind me now.
"Summer! You take your men and go first! Let my Alice come over here! Klose, follow me and cover your retreat!"
Li Ang stopped, turned around and faced the nearest Doombringer, and cut off an arrow with his sword.
Klose threw the package to Summer, turned around and drew his greatsword, and stood in a row behind Leon with the other Mettenheim people, pointing their greatswords at the pursuing enemies.
Summer was still running very fast while dragging a person with one hand. It was only because the people of Mettenheim had this physique. No one else would have this ability.
Even on the plains, the Mettenheim Greatswordsmen are actually able to fight against a similar number of cavalry, and their swords are enough to cut horses.
But the problem is that such a head-on confrontation could easily result in heavy casualties, and the lord is actually not willing to do so.
However, judging from the current situation, if we cannot deal with these pursuers within a minute or two, we will be surrounded by a large number of enemies.
The ones chasing us are all cavalry, and if we get entangled with them, it will be difficult to escape.
Everything was going well, but that lecherous knight named Morgan was so clingy...
According to Klose's experience, these women are probably very strong in combat and may not be able to be dealt with in a short time.
But now, I can only give it a try.
When there are other ways, Li Ang will definitely try his best to use his brain to solve it.
But when there is no way to retreat, the lord will not lack the courage to fight to the death - it is because he is afraid of death that he has to fight to the death, and he will not die if he kills the enemy!
This is what Charles said at the beginning, and the lord thinks that this is right.
Li Ang bent down and launched a counterattack against the pursuing enemy!
Klose and his team also followed suit and rushed in the opposite direction, because those Doombringers were shooting arrows, and they would only become targets if they stood still or continued running.
"Brothers! Cut down their horses!"
The lord's steps were quite agile, and he did not carry a shield, but his snake-like maneuvers after crouching allowed him to avoid all the arrows, and he came into face-to-face contact with the fastest enemy after two or three seconds.
Leon cunningly dodged to the left side of the Doombringer - the woman held a shield in her left hand and a winged hammer in her right hand.
Then, he lowered his sword and directly cut off the leg of the fast-running horse.
The horse neighed miserably and fell to the ground.
The doom-bringer was thrown out and obviously fell hard, but he still got up quickly and seemed to be quite tough.
But she had just stood up and had not yet gained her balance when Klose, who had rushed over from behind Leon, chopped off her head with a sword.
No matter how skilled you are, on a real battlefield, it’s just a matter of one sword!
Afterwards, a dozen cavalrymen and ten infantry warriors began to charge head-on like tit-for-tat.
The charge of the Mettenheim people was very wild. They would hold their greatswords in front of their chests and swing them left and right to protect their chests, abdomens and heads - this would block some of the incoming arrows, while they ran very fast with big strides.
This way of running is difficult for most people to learn, because this movement basically requires the hands and feet to take care of themselves, and it also requires very strong wrist strength and endurance.
But the effect was still good. Most of the oncoming waves of arrows were blocked by the rapidly swinging greatswords in front of them, and the rapid counterattack allowed them to engage in close combat with the rapidly pursuing enemies in the shortest time.
At the last second before contact, all the Doombringers dropped their bows and replaced them with shields and hammers.
Fortunately, fortunately they all used one-handed shield hammers instead of lances.
Fortunately, they did not seem to possess the battle discipline of a regular army - otherwise the people of Mettenheim would surely have suffered heavy losses in such a fight.
The tough guy from Mettenheim is not a lightly armed fighter like Leon. Except for Klose, the others do not have such flexible steps.
If it was a lance charge in formation, such as a row of five or ten men, it would be difficult for the Mettenheimers to avoid all the lance thrusts with their large bodies.
Even if they didn't have lances, they could use shield hammers and keep the team in a row for cavalry charges, which would cause the Mettenheim people to suffer heavy losses due to the impact of the horses.
But these doom-bringers seemed to prefer fighting on their own, and they were all lightly armed cavalry, using one-handed weapons - this made them drive their horses past the sides of the Mettenheim people so that the hammers in their right hands could use the horse's speed to attack.
This is exactly what the people of Mettenheim want - their two-handed swords are up to 1.7 meters long, much longer than the one-handed hammer of the Doombringer!
Moreover, slashing from the side is quite convenient!
They just need to move sideways to get in front of the horse, and then take advantage of the opponent's horse speed to strike first!
After all, the Lord's order was to cut down the horse, and the target was so big...
Having a weapon that is longer than your opponent's has this advantage - you can hit your opponent first in hand-to-hand combat, or prevent your opponent from attacking you first.
So, after just one frontal charge, half of these Doombringers were lost.
To be precise, they lost half of their horses.
Six or seven horses were chopped to the ground, and several doom-bringers fell off their horses and rolled on the ground, but they did not make any sound of pain, as if they had no sense of pain, and they quickly turned over and climbed up.
Fortunately, they were targeting horses. If they were targeting people, I'm afraid they would not be able to be dealt with in a short time.
Only one of the Mettenheimers was wounded; he was not walking fast enough and was knocked down by his horse.
Only one Doombringer was chopped into two pieces, and her upper body fell to the ground with blood. After the horse ran a long distance with half of the corpse on its back, her lower body slowly slipped off the horse's back.
This was done by Klose. He had just dealt with the doom bringer who had fallen off his horse, and faced the enemies coming one after another. He was so hasty that he didn't have time to put away his sword. So he simply turned with his sword and made a series of slashes, just taking advantage of the enemy's horse's momentum to cut him in half.
The other five or six enemies who were relatively far behind were blocked by the fallen horse corpses in front. Two of them ran off the track and two lost their speed.
Only one doom bringer rushed towards Leon.
However, the lord nimbly dodged to her left side again, rolled on the ground, and chopped at the horse's leg with his sword again - this fighting method was called "ground knife" in the Celestial Empire, and it was specifically used to chop the legs.
The horse fell down with a heartbreaking cry.
There is no other way. Although this practice is unfair to the horses, they must be killed.
However, Li Ang felt that after these women lost their horses, their fighting power became stronger...
But it doesn’t matter. The intention wasn’t to kill them all, and it’s not realistic to kill them all within a minute or two.
As long as they can lose their horses.
The few remaining Doombringers still on horseback turned around and charged again. They still hadn't learned their lesson - and as a result, this charge directly destroyed their remaining horses.
It seems that they do not have much tactical awareness - maybe they are good at playing with men's minds, maybe their individual combat capabilities are remarkable, but they are not a real army after all.
More and more fires were lit up in the enemy camp a few hundred meters away, and it seemed that quite a few people were heading in this direction.
The doom-bringer who fell off his horse surrounded them relentlessly, shouting "Kill them".
But the enemy had already lost their horses, so there was no need for Li Ang to continue fighting. He waved his sword to force back the two enemies beside him and shouted, "Run!"
The group of people started to run away again.
A dozen Doombringers who had lost their horses immediately chased after them. Although they could not catch up with them for a while, they kept falling behind them.
However, when they were about 200 meters away from the rocky beach, Alice and the Owl Knights finally came out to support them.
Ors brought a dozen knights, each with a crossbow. They shot two rounds of arrows from behind the rock, blocking the Doombringer's pursuit a hundred meters away.
The little mare ran quickly towards the lord.
"Klose, you guys go take the boat! Ors, get on your horse and follow me!"
Li Ang jumped on his horse and shouted loudly.
There was only one boat, which could only carry a dozen or so people from Mettenheim on foot, and it was originally a backup for emergencies.
These dozen or so Owl Knights all had horses - and they were all lightly-armored black and gray horses. They quite liked using black and gray things, so it was really hard to spot them at night.
Although Ors was unwilling to fight head-on, he was still very helpful in this situation. He led the Owl Knights to guard the rocky beach and fired two rounds of crossbow arrows again to ensure that the Doombringers could not get close.
Only after making sure that all the Mettenheim people were safely on board did he lead the team to follow Leon and start running wildly.
Soon, the Lord and the Night Owls disappeared from the Doombringer's sight.
The coalition army's main camp is actually only thirty miles away from the Prophet's Legion's camp, and the Prophet's Legion will probably soon discover the arrival of the coalition army.
Therefore, the lord returned to the coalition camp as quickly as possible, intending to quickly determine the next plan.
Klose and his crew sailed downstream quite quickly, and both sides returned to the camp almost at the same time.
Seeing Leon coming back, several leaders came out to greet him, and then watched Leon throw the two hostages into Godric's tent.
Baron Godric curled his lips and said, "You really are able to kidnap people every time..."
Li Ang shook his head: "We only caught a small figure this time. I have to use my tongue to ask for more information to see if I can understand more about the enemy."
After saying that, he picked up a bucket of water from the door of the tent and poured it on the thin knight to wake him up.
This guy must have been following the Prophet Legion for some time. The reason they tried so hard to bring him back was to squeeze more useful information out of him.
As for the doom bringer, she didn't even feel pain, so the lord didn't want to waste time on her.
"Mr. Morgan, right? Why did you join the Prophet's Legion?"
Seeing that the skinny guy opened his eyes, Li Ang began to question him directly.
"You... who are you! Do you know who I am? You will be beset with misfortune, and the prophet will punish you!"
Morgan looked around and screamed in panic.
Leofric was obviously in a bad mood and slapped him: "Just answer whatever I ask you! Don't talk nonsense! Otherwise I will punish you now!"
I have to say, the Doombringer of the Prophet's Legion is probably really good at controlling men...
The guy sat down on the ground after being slapped. He did not answer Leon's words, but instead saw the doom bringer still lying in the open package.
Then he rushed over and shouted: "No! Baby, what's wrong with you... Dear..."
The five leaders in the military tent rolled their eyes...
Baron Leofric couldn't help but kick him again, kicking the idiot aside.
Li Ang shook his head and sighed, then squatted down and pulled the face of the Doombringer, watching as the tender face became somewhat strange and could not be restored.
The skin on her face was wrinkled, and unlike a normal person's, it did not bounce back quickly, but stretched slowly and gradually - it was obvious that the skin had not grown together with her muscles.
"Morgan, see? Your baby is not a normal person..."
"No! Don't touch her..."
Morgan screamed and rushed over, but Ralph grabbed her collar from behind.
Li Ang stretched out his hand and pulled twice again, and the Doombringer's originally delicate face became distorted. It was very obvious, and anyone could see that this face was just a layer of skin.
Morgan stopped struggling. He stared blankly at the crooked face and muttered in a daze: "No... Impossible... No... Ugh..."
After being stunned for a full minute or two, the Doombringer's face remained the same. Morgan finally started to sob, "How could this happen... How could this happen! She lied to me?"
His baby is obviously a plastic surgery girl. It seems that this guy is seriously traumatized...
Baron Leofric slapped him again, leaving four finger marks on his face: "Stop crying! Answer the question now!"
Morgan, who suffered
He was a knight from Serenmis, and was approached by the Doombringer more than a month ago. The Doombringer's beauty and gentleness easily attracted him.
After the two became "friends", the Doombringer told him that the Three Prophets could guide him to quickly gain power and wealth, so he contributed one thousand dinars and got the opportunity to follow the prophets.
——His martial arts skills are not that good, and his family background is average. As for wisdom...well...it is actually normal for this mediocre knight to desire to stand out in this way. After all, he is ambitious.
Although he had only seen the Three Prophets from afar once and attended one of their tea parties, Morgan still firmly believed that the Three Prophets could bring him blessings because he had a doom-bringer whispering in his ear.
The doom bringer often had intimate trysts with him, and under the dual effects of beauty and certain poisons, Morgan was basically completely addicted.
And a few days ago, the Doombringer told him that his time had come and his wish would soon come true.
So he contributed several thousand pounds of food, left his territory and joined the Prophet's army.
In fact, this was equivalent to giving up his territory on his own, because joining heresy would inevitably lead to exile.
But at this moment, he could no longer tell whether it was for his own wish or for this "beautiful and considerate" doom-bringer.
Morgan's experience is not complicated. It is nothing more than a process in which a foolish man is seduced by beauty, then brainwashed, and continues to be deceived because of his own greed.
This can probably be considered a scam of money, sex and emotions.
Fortunately, he was only deceived for more than a month, and he was just a minor character and was not taken seriously. He was just obsessed with beauty and desires and had not been completely brainwashed to become a hardcore heretic.
And from his experience, the lord obtained a key piece of information - the three prophets have recently been supplying food to these knights who were tempted by the Doombringer.
