Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 361: One Disaster After Another

The battle on the other side was coming to an end.

Allen had taken on more than half of the Thunder Rage Knights alone. According to the requirements of the empire's army, the standard of a knight was usually rank ten. However, the entire territory of Storm City did not have more than twenty people that met this standard. If the Knights Order was established according to this standard, it would only have a few people. As a result, Mo De lowered his standards. As long as he had a rank 7 or 8, he could join the Order of Knights. As a result, the quality of the Order of Knights would naturally be greatly reduced.

Those who possessed rank ten Origin Energy could already be considered elites in the Knights League. As for the knights in the squadron, most of them were only around rank eight.

Allen was fighting against five rank eight knights alone, so there was no pressure at all. His saber power was as heavy as a mountain range. These knights couldn't withstand a few swords, and they didn't even have the strength to lift a sword. In the end, Allen ended the battle with an ash storm. In the fiery storm that enveloped the surroundings within a dozen meters, the knights were all turned into balls of fire. They shouted to escape from the storm, but in the end, they were roasted into charred corpses.

The Dark Blade's side also ended the battle one after another. The two of them worked together to deal with one knight each. Although there were a lot of mistakes due to the first battle, Allen's orders were still fulfilled in the end. After all the knights bowed their heads, the Dark Blade Warriors began to infiltrate the battlefield at the next level. Over there, the Mountain King's warriors defended their positions with outstanding defenses, completely isolating the Gale Infantry from the Raging Thunder Knights.

These tough men did not forget to counterattack in their defenses. As long as they had the chance, the Spirit Iron Warhammer would smash into the enemy's body with an intimidating sound of wind. The thin armor of the infantry was like paper in front of these warhammers, and it didn't have the slightest defensive effect.

After Dark Blade joined the battle circle, the defeat of the Gale Infantry became even more obvious. Originally, their numbers were low, but Allen used the limited space in the camp, coupled with the Mountain King's tight defenses, to limit the number of people he could attack. Under the cover of the Mountain King warriors, Dark Blade turned the infantry into corpses with a poisonous knife. With the Wrath Thunder Knights providing warmth and practice, these assassins were finally able to unleash their might. Their daggers displayed Regis' straightforward killing skills, and they also followed Belmond's tactical guidance, each dagger aiming straight at the vital points.

Ordinary infantry could not afford to be slaughtered by these Slaughter Gods. As the storm infantry's offensive slowed down, the Mountain King also took the opportunity to attack. As the refined iron warhammer swept through the air, the twisted human bodies quickly collapsed.

Finally, after discovering that Kevin and the Thunder Rage Knight had all died, the infantry had no intention of fighting again. The people at the back began to retreat, but when they were about to leave the camp, ten more Mountain King warriors suddenly appeared. These ten warriors had recovered their strength, while the Gale Infantry had lost their fighting spirit. Immediately, the Mountain King entered the flock like a tiger, waving his warhammer to create a large amount of blood.

Allen did not attack again, instead, he continued to order the Mountain King to shrink the encirclement from a high place. After looking at the situation, he ordered Dark Blade to withdraw from the battlefield, then switched to the firearms he had prepared early in the morning, and then fired at the Gale infantry in the encirclement. In such an environment, there was practically no room to dodge bullets. Even though the Mountain King had only defended but not attacked, the number of Gale Infantry was still decreasing at a terrifying rate.

The battle finally ended in half an hour, and the entire squadron was annihilated. Apart from a few people who were severely injured, there was no battle damage on Allen's side. Before dawn, Belmond returned to the camp. Alan was dressing the wounds of a seriously wounded soldier when he saw the soldier fall asleep and quietly retreated. Seeing Belmond at the edge of the camp, he asked, "Is the interception going well?"

"If I can't even finish this, I don't have the face to continue living here." Belmond smiled.

Seeing that there was no one around, Belmond put away his smile and said seriously, "Young Master Allen, I have something I want to ask of you."

"About Kira?" Alan asked with a smile.

"You know all about it?" Belmond said with an embarrassed expression.

"Kira's team has been disbanded. I asked her what she meant. She's willing to follow us, but I don't know if you agree. Oh, she's a Level 12 Knight. Her potential should be pretty good."

Alan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Why would I refuse to join such a woman whose strength and beauty are equally important?" However, you should know what kind of path we are on, so I will only give her fair treatment, but I will not favor anything because of your relationship. Just how long could she walk, and where could she go? It's entirely up to her. If there's no problem with that, then she's one of us. "

Belmond nodded. "Don't worry, Master Allen. We all know what kind of road this is, but it's better to have company than loneliness."

"Then let's do this." Alan walked back to the camp and shouted, "Everyone, rest on the spot. You still have two hours before dawn!"

At seven o'clock, Dawn visited Storm City. Just as they left the warm bed, the yawning soldiers opened the city gate to welcome the arrival of a new day. It was still early in the morning, and everything was quiet, so the sound of horse hooves could be heard clearly from the wilderness outside the city. However, the sound of the horse's hooves was somewhat strange. It sounded intermittent, as if the horse had been injured. Sure enough, a moment later, the soldiers guarding the gate saw a warhorse trotting towards the city gate with great difficulty.

On the horse, there seemed to be a person on his back. The soldier hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the horse. He saw a Thunder Rage Knight lying on the horse's body. His fingers trembled slightly and landed on the great artery beside the knight's neck. He found that there was no movement at all. He immediately shouted in the direction of the city gate, "Not good, come quickly!"

A quiet morning was broken just like that. josei

Half an hour later, the knight's corpse was placed in front of Maud. Legg waved his hand after Mo De had seen the corpse. When there were only two people left in the hall, Mo De roared, "What's going on? A demonstration?"

Legg said in a low voice, "Sir, there's something fishy about this."

"Of course I know there's something fishy about it. Then can you tell me who did it?" Mord pointed out the window and shouted, "Also, what did you do? You actually sent this corpse here directly. Do you know how many people in the city would panic if they saw it now?"

"This subordinate did not do a good job."

"Of course you're not strong. Where's the crusade team? It's been a day. Why hasn't there been any news yet?"

Sweat started to form on Legg's forehead. "They had already tracked down Devil Raven Ridge last night. I'm afraid they've already captured the gang of bandits that entered. They should be on their way back by now, right?"

"Better be, Legg, don't disappoint me!"

"Yes, Your Excellency." Legg hurriedly said.

In the evening, however, when a Gale Eagle flew into Storm City's barracks, Legg's expression turned extremely bad. A message came from the Gale Eagle that the corpse of the crusade team had been found on the Moya Ridge. Including Captain Covey, the entire punitive squad had been killed, and none of them had survived!

In the end, Legg had no choice but to tell Mo De the news. Thus, a storm arose in Maud's study, as well as the furious roar of the knight. Hearing this roar, the servants secretly discussed. At night, many people in the city already knew that the crusade team had been buried at Demon Crow Ridge. For a moment, everyone in the city was panicking.

In this situation, another shocking news came the next morning. Two more towns were attacked last night, following the three towns of Tulsi. The bandits were even more rampant this time. Not only did they take down the barracks in the town, they also set fire to the granaries and other important buildings. As a result, Storm City took in a large number of refugees today. With the addition of the last batch, more than a thousand refugees had suddenly poured into Storm City.

This was undoubtedly an even worse matter for Storm City. Not only was there a shortage of food reserves, there was also an outbreak of conflict between the people in the city and the refugees. The soldiers of the city protection corps were having a hard time. They split up into several teams and patrolled the city alternately in order to stop the conflict between people at any time.

What made Maud's mood even more solemn was that by understanding the refugees who had entered the city today, he learned from their mouths that the number of bandits seemed to have increased. From twenty to thirty people before, there were now more than a hundred of them. All of this seemed to indicate that Dick's father, who had been entrenched in the Bloodstone Wilderness for a long time, was invading Storm City's territory.

The people of the city even held a parade that night. They hoped that Maud would send a large army to suppress them as soon as possible and take back the land they had lost. All of this worried Mo De, so the next day, a squad of nearly two hundred people left Storm City under the cheers of the crowd. On the evening of the same day, the crusaders returned, but the soldiers were found to be listless, and everyone was wounded. As for the captain and the Raging Thunder Knight, none of them had returned.

Legg had personally captured a soldier and shouted, "What's going on? You have 200 people, 200 people. Why are you still leaving empty-handed?"

The soldier smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, we were ambushed halfway." The captain led us out of the trap, but we didn't expect that we would be attacked again soon. We kept changing our course, but the enemy was always able to sneak attack us at the right place, as if they were a prophet. In just one day, we were ambushed nearly five times. "In the end, the captain and the knights died in battle. Everyone can only return."

"Trash! Trash!" Legg shouted, although not all the members of the punitive squad had died this time. But another cavalry captain and twenty raging lightning knights had died. Even the Gale Infantry had suffered some damage, but at such a price, they still couldn't catch a so-called "bandit", which made Legg lose all face.

He went to see Mo De overnight and took the initiative to ask for battle. After a night like this, on the morning of the second day, an army left Storm City. This was a real army, a mixed legion of Thunder Riders and Gale Infantry. The number of more than five hundred people was already considered a colossus. From this army, it could be seen that Maud and Legg were determined, but it was ironic that they had sent such an army to deal with a group of bandits in the country.

Most importantly, this army had almost exhausted the elites of Storm City. The ones who stayed behind to protect the city were fewer than two hundred recruits.