Chapter 873
"After all, we are still young people, too impulsive."
The Bloody Duke looked at the dispatches on the other side of the river and couldn't help but sneer on his face.
If it were him, he would not take the initiative to attack even if the East Land was in ruins.
"I'm afraid it's not just a matter of impulse. He may have really found his own way..."
Gerd Hoyle next to him had a serious expression on his face at this time, stroking his white beard with a gleam in his eyes.
He was indeed just a formal mage, and was stuck at the threshold of becoming a grand mage and had not yet been able to break through.
But this does not prevent him from accumulating sufficient knowledge!
In order to find a way to break through, he even studied some of the legend's related rumors.
So it is clear that, except for places like the abyss where the rules are chaotic, every legend in the Serphi world has walked his own path!
There may be similar ones, but not exactly the same.
Everyone has his own understanding, and everyone has his own mentality!
The unity of knowledge and action, not violating one's own heart, and clear thoughts are all necessary factors!
I heard that Luke used to be relatively gentle in his dealings, but after that banquet, his methods started to become tough, especially after the special envoy from Calais, William, whom he had high hopes for, also died there. His subsequent methods towards the nobles also changed significantly.
It really is possible that he has 'found' something...
Hearing what Gad Hoyle said, the Bloody Duke's face darkened. He would not look down on the other party just because he was only at the professional level. In terms of knowledge reserves, the other party was definitely better than him.
"Whether it's true or not, we will end his path with our own hands!"
The Bloody Duke spoke in a low but decisive tone.
"Indeed, we can even let the remaining troops go back, but Luke must die here this time."
Gerd Hoyle sensed that possibility and made up his mind.
"His magic advisor used to be Mage Cent, but he is dead now. So if he wants to use magic items as a foundation for this expedition, his wife will most likely go with him. From the intelligence we got from the assassination at the banquet, this Earl of Flame attaches great importance to his family, so his wife herself is a good breakthrough point."
"That elf composer has also returned, but I don't think he would be so naive as to hand over something of this depth into the hands of someone he has only known for such a short time."
The Bloody Duke climbed onto his horse, tightened his dark red cloak and said:
"Almost, we are ready to welcome this young and talented knight..."
As he finished speaking, he drew his sword.
"Form a formation!"
As the Bloody Duke who has guarded the border for many years and presided over the battlefield when the two countries were still fighting, his individual strength is not as good as Luke, but his ability to deploy troops is much better than that of Dolph under Luke.
Even if this world could possess great power, an ordinary knight order like them could not pose a huge threat to the Great Knight like the Warcraft Knights, but it was enough to help him fill the gap between the two coaches.
In addition, there are countermeasures prepared here, as well as the assistance of many spellcasters in Calais.
The Notth Border Knights are waiting for the opportunity, with the right time, place and people all in place!
After the battle array was completed, the Bloody Duke rode forward a few steps to see the Kedun army that had already crossed the bridge and was coming down the hillside. He said in a low voice that was loud enough to penetrate the entire battlefield:
"What does Earl Luke mean? Leading a large army into the territory of my Principality of Nott is an act of aggression. If you retreat now, I can pretend that nothing happened for the sake of friendship between our two countries. Otherwise, I will definitely ask the Mother Goddess Temple to administer justice."
The Bloody Duke has been deploying troops on the border, but he has not taken the initiative to attack the Principality of Kton.
Everyone knows that his target is the city of Dunnor. Once Luke leaves, he will definitely launch a violent attack, but at least he has not done it yet. Now it is indeed Count Luke who has taken the lead in leading the troops to attack the territory of Nott. This is probably one of the reasons why he easily let go of the defense of the bridge.
"There is no point in talking any more. Don't play these word games in front of me, old man. Do you dare to fight me in front of the battlefield?"
Luke rode his black warhorse, which had a hint of Warcraft aura, to the front of the battle formation, raised his lance and pointed it at the Bloody Duke, his whole body filled with awe-inspiring fighting spirit.
As the magic power of the breathing method surged, even though it had not been actively activated, it caused strong winds to blow around, pressing the weeds around to crawl on the ground, and a sharp breath was directed at the Bloody Duke.
Even though the Bloody Duke himself was a veteran knight, Earl Luke was not yet born when he became famous.
But at this moment, I felt the oppressive feeling and the slight pain in my eyes, and I was shocked in my heart.
The opponent is stronger than five years ago!
"As expected of you, the renowned genius knight, Earl of Flame. Is this the reason you dare to lead your army to invade Nott?"
The Bloody Duke had passed the period of being carried away by passion, and although he was shocked by Luke's provocation, he still spoke slowly and calmly.
Give up your own advantage and fight the opponent in a one-on-one duel?
I'm not stupid!
As the Bloody Duke waved his hand, the cavalry on his side slowly dispersed, rows of spearmen walked out from the middle, and the cavalry were divided into two teams standing on both wings of the spearmen.
He clearly showed a defensive attitude.
But at this moment, many magical fluctuations appeared in the Bloody Duke's position, and blessing magic began to appear on the cavalry on both wings.
Various blessing lights also began to appear on the nobles and knights under the Bloody Duke.
The magical fluctuations of the opposing military camp could be vaguely seen in the air, and from time to time a spell model would emerge from behind their position.
This phenomenon made Count Luke look solemn.
Such a number of spellcasters?
This is not the work of the Principality of Nott, but of the Calais Federation!
Although Luke was mentally prepared that the Principality of Nott would get assistance from Calais, he did not expect that Calais would directly and openly send people to participate. This was really an ugly act.
"It seems that the rebellion of the nobles in our East Land and the Nott troops stationed on the border were all led by Calais. I also have the image bead."
Lilith, who was not far away , also raised the photo beads in her hand, indicating that these were all evidence.
Although the Temple of the Mother Goddess rarely cares about these matters nowadays, the vigilance caused by the barbaric expansion of Calais merchants will also make people pay attention to these excuses.
"Lord Luke, please don't spit blood at us. We just studied in Calais, but we are authentic Notts."
The Scarlet Duke's magic advisor, Matt, also explained leisurely through the use of amplifying magic.
But it's obvious that they went out of their way to explain this so quickly. This is the excuse they had thought of a long time ago, and it also shows that they really care about this matter.
"There is no point in talking any more..."
While scolding, Luke picked up his longbow and pulled the bow to its full length. In an instant, the arrow flew out of the string.
This immediately caused Mage Mite's face to change drastically as he spoke, and he immediately cast the shield spell he had engraved in advance.
But then he discovered that the arrow was not aimed at him. Instead, the teacher who was hiding in the crowd let out a muffled groan.
Then, there was a sound of 'crack~' and breaking.
"Demon-breaking Arrow, Your Excellency the Count is thoughtful."
Gad Hoyle looked at the cracked ruby on the ring in his hand and the shattered arrow, and couldn't help but sigh.
Fortunately, he lived long enough and accumulated enough things.
Who could have thought that Luke, who had been talking nonsense before without even looking at him, would suddenly do something so cruel?
Fortunately, I have something, otherwise if I had relied entirely on the Bloody Duke, I would have been nailed to the ground by now.
His perception is really sharp. He noticed the threat to me before I even did anything?
Is it the protection of the temple ?
Luke, who failed in his attack, did not become discouraged when he found that his attack did not work. Instead, he took the opportunity when the Bloody Duke was shocked and angry and wanted to say something, and led the charge.
"Charge with me!"
Luke completely left his own army behind and rushed forward. The magic power on his body surged more and more violently, and his breathing seemed to create a tide.
Then his entire body turned into a red flame.
The grass ten meters away began to burn and turn black.
Head straight towards the Bloody Duke's position!
Although the cavalry behind were much slower, they also followed suit and launched a charge with high morale.
Lilith, who was holding the photo crystal before, has now completed the magic scroll guidance that she had been preparing.
A group of fiery red clouds gathered from the sky, and the rich fire element seemed to be cheering.
The gathering of a large amount of fire elements also excluded a lot of other elements, and in the same way blessed Count Luke in the opposite direction, making the flames on his body thicker and the range wider.
Like a soaring phoenix.
These are just the additional effects of this scroll, and the gathered elements are mainly used to complete the guidance of the magic itself.
If there are players here, they will find that this is very similar to the spells that Zabo showed in the Novice Village, but the range is slightly larger.
After the fire cloud covered the enemy's formation, a whole rain of fire fell from it.
As soon as he started, Luke used all his strength without any hesitation.
I don't feel bad about using the attack magic scroll that I have kept at the bottom of my box.
The purpose is to defeat the opponent in one fell swoop!
The other party has the support of Calais, and even so many spellcasters have come, it is impossible for them not to bring scrolls!
If you really fight back and forth, something might go wrong in the end.
In that case, why not just deal a ruthless blow to you so that you don’t have a chance to reveal your trump card!
The purpose of his initial shot was to distract the opponent. It was a pity that it didn't succeed, but it definitely delayed the opponent's time to use the response scroll.
Once this blazing rain of fire is released and lasts for a few seconds, it can still cause considerable damage.
This is a large-scale magic specially prepared for the battlefield. Although the single-target attack is limited, the falling rain of fire falls on the cavalrymen in full armor. Unless they are roasted by long-term and large-scale hits, they will not be able to break through the defense of the armor.
Just some sparks.
That is, those unarmored and lightly armored units screamed one after another, disrupting their formation.
As Luke was about to rush into the range of the rain of fire, he felt like a fish in water because of the increasingly concentrated fire element.
This fierce charge caused the Bloody Duke, who was supposed to intercept, to retreat a little.
Unstoppable!
If you try to block it, you may be directly injured by the opponent's accumulated momentum, or even killed!
The great knight is also a human being, and he will die if he is hit in the vitals after a few moves. It is not surprising that many opponents who were originally equally powerful lost their lives in just a few moves due to accidents and carelessness!
"Old man! You don't even dare to stop me. Who gave you the courage to stand here?"
As Luke roared, the fire phoenix condensed on his body broke out of his body and attacked the Nott Border Knights head-on.
With the fire rain in the sky, the fire phoenix seemed to become real!
"Don't be so arrogant!"
After Luke released his momentum and launched this large-scale attack, the Bloody Duke roared and rushed straight towards the giant flaming bird.
There was a dark red blood light flashing on his body, and for a moment his hair and beard all turned blood red, including his eyelashes and eyebrows.
Holding the huge sword, he slashed hard at the giant flaming bird, directly smashing the bird with its power dispersed.
But even so, the aura emitted by the broken bird still rushed towards him. A large number of spearmen in the front row were burned and screamed, and many cavalrymen farther away were blown off their horses, and the formation became chaotic.
As for the professional nobles and knights, they were even more frightened when they saw Luke. All their courage was wiped out by this attack, and they dared to lead their cavalry to bypass Luke and intercept the knights who were in high spirits behind him, giving the chaotic formation behind them time to reorganize.
Otherwise, if you can’t hold on to this wave, you’ll really be taken away by another wave.
Who would have thought that Count Luke, who had no experience in large-scale battlefields, would be so reckless, opening the battle at full firepower without leaving any room for maneuver!
"That's a little clever, but steel is easily broken!"
Gerd Hoyle, who was using various water spells with his students to mitigate the damage of the rain of fire, snorted coldly when he saw the situation.
They had to deal with Luke, and almost everyone had memorized some water spells in advance, so they could cast a lot of them instantly. Now they were able to deal with the follow-up of the rain of fire in a complementary way, greatly reducing its destructive power.
After stabilizing the situation, Gerd Hoyle took out a scroll with a sneer.
People are different!
The power of magic scrolls used by different people is completely different!
The understanding of the spell model, the reserve of knowledge, and the accumulated foundation all affect the release of the scroll.
When it comes to the use of magic scrolls, I am the best on the scene!
