Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 475 Cavalry Charge
Sir Murak led his cavalry in hot pursuit of Gaunt, but the situation became increasingly bizarre.

The Crimson Rebels surprisingly regained their morale, ruthlessly slaughtered the Blood Slaves, and, lightly armed, quickly retreated northward.

This doesn't look like an escape at all; it looks more like a purposeful migration.

"The enemy wants to break through the encirclement; their target is the legion of Silvertop City."

"Quickly inform Duke Kuraki that the spirits seem to have other plans."

In fact, Murak had warned Sumu before, but without concrete information, he dared not make any rash judgments. Kuraki, on the other hand, was prepared; Sumu said he had a plan.

Silvertop City's forces were already small. Even with Sederlos's powerful personal abilities, could they really handle a rebel army of tens of thousands? Murak had some doubts.

However, the previous battle at Silvertop City was so successful that perhaps Sederos really has some special ability to delay the enemy.

With so many troops cooperating, the Silver Peak City Legion doesn't have to fight alone. If they can hold them off, it will be a great achievement.

But now it seems that Su Mu really wants Saidelos to stop him and fight a fair battle, which is much more difficult.

The movements of the undead suggest that the enemy probably wants to eliminate this fresh force of Kuraki.

"Report, sir, a crimson legion of dark knights is approaching us in the distance!"

Mlack rode his white horse to the top of the mountain. In the distance, he saw more than 50 Death Knights rushing towards him and entering the battle's field of vision.

"All troops, mount your horses and prepare to attack!"

This time, they had already increased the distance between them, and Murak was worried about a trap, so he dared not get any closer.

As expected, the enemy's cavalry hero had been waiting for a long time. After the Crimson Rebels set out, they cast a slowing spell, but it was immediately suppressed by Murak's Swift Speed.

Now that the enemy was right in front of him, he naturally couldn't back down. The cavalry charge was the most glorious battle of the century!
"Charge with me!"

Despite being the ones who moved later, Murak and the high-ranking knights arrived first and reached the center of the battlefield first.

The Swift Knights' skills were greatly enhanced, and with the addition of speed-related treasures and Swift Acceleration, the knights' speed increased to over 25, completely suppressing the opponent's riders.

Advanced combat leadership skills boosted the morale of the entire cavalry army, allowing them to fully unleash the power of the first wave of charge.

Even the Death Knights, enhanced by Rhodes, couldn't withstand the powerful blow after the charge and were crushed into pieces.

The cavalrymen waved their flags and fought bravely.

However, before they could even catch their breath, the Death Knight, which had just been destroyed, revived from the earth, wielding its long scythe and began to fight back.

Although the withered soul monster does not have a speed bonus, its extreme health bonus and attack damage increase make it a true Tier 5 warhorse.

After surviving the first wave of attacks, the advantage shifted to the Death Knights. Their superior combat abilities, along with the terrifying power of their curses and fatal blows, claimed the lives of dozens of high-ranking knights. The terrifying screech of the withered ghosts pierced eardrums, driving people mad.

Murak did not want to fight a positional battle; he wanted the knights to create some distance before launching their charge.

The enemy's Death Knights are incredibly tanky, seemingly possessing two lives. Even with the combined strength of hundreds of high-ranking knights, they barely managed to take down one of their lives. If they were to fight on the spot, they would likely be no match for the enemy.

Just as Murak was directing the knights to teleport, he suddenly felt himself being stared at by a terrifying gaze. A flame within his body instantly disappeared, and a skill he knew all too well was forgotten.

"Advanced Combat Leadership Techniques!"

Not only did Murak shout it out, but Rhodes on the other side of the battlefield also muttered it in a low voice, though his expression wasn't too good. While the Fire Steal skill is powerful, its unpredictability is quite high, especially for heroes with multiple skills; it's easy to steal a skill that isn't very useful.

Of course, Advanced Combat Leadership is Murak's core skill, providing a significant boost to high-ranking knights. However, for the undead, there is no concept of morale, making it completely unusable.

However, the fact that it could deprive Murak of Advanced Battle Leadership greatly weakened his offensive power, so it was barely acceptable.

Upon discovering that his skills had been lost, Murak frowned and immediately summoned his cavalry to retreat off the battlefield.

Although he still possesses offensive skills, the Death Knight is too powerful. He is immortal and can be resurrected by the Spirit Gathering Technique even after losing a life—it's practically cheating. Now that he has lost his powerful morale-boosting skill, the legion's morale is visibly dropping.

What's more troublesome is that knights touched by the Death Knight cannot recover their health or be resurrected.

If they linger in the fight, they might get entangled by the Death Knights, and once the Crimson Rebels get close, they might not be able to escape.

So Murak abandoned the corpses of dozens of high-ranking knights and led the remaining troops in retreat.

The Death Knight was not good at pursuit; he simply killed the rearguard cavalry, hung their heads on his scythe, and grinned at Murak.

The blood-stained earth cast a shadow over the battlefield.

……

Sederlos witnessed the battle in the far distance using the Eye of Atmosphere, and he was equally shocked.

Rhodes' abilities are growing stronger, and the number of Death Knights seems to be increasing as well. It seems the opponent has stolen some special stealth skill; even the Eye of Atmosphere couldn't detect his presence.

After such a surprise attack, Murak probably can't keep up as closely as before. The Death Knight's speed is only slightly slower than Murak's cavalry. Once he loses his advanced air/water elemental mastery, or the most deadly advanced speed rider, he really won't be able to escape.

He is lucky to be in this war, but he cannot be so lucky forever.

The Crimson Rebels are very close and will arrive in about half a day. Moreover, there are more and more Night Skeletons around the snow mountain. These water elemental-baptized units are completely unaffected by the snowy environment, move quickly, and have the ability to forcibly avoid death.

The outer Arcane Prayer units launched small-scale attacks, but it took two shots to kill the skeletons.

Even more terrifying is that the hero commanding the skeletons seems to be one of the chosen ones as well; the skeletons only need to strike the enemy once to absorb some of their attributes.

Vera led the golden warriors in a small skirmish against the skeleton army. After a period of fighting, a full 8 points of attack and defense were stolen from them. Without hero attribute bonuses, this level of theft alone would render the golden warriors incapable of fighting, demonstrating their terrifying power.

Fortunately, it seems that skeletons can only be weakened, unlike the Hand of Fire which can be used immediately. Otherwise, facing a group of enhanced skeletons, or even tens of thousands of them, would be impossible.

The only good news is that Liliana has basically wiped out the Scarlet Army, except for Gaunt's main force, after they moved to the North. Otherwise, a large group of thugs could have gathered and become an even stronger Scarlet rebel army, which would have been very difficult to defeat.

By now, Sederos had realized that the enemy had gathered their legions with the intention of first eliminating his weakest unit.

The undead are trying to create a time difference. I heard that the Duke also encountered resistance on his way here. The undead army deliberately made an interception.

Now it's a matter of who's faster.

Looking at the crimson tide gradually approaching from the other side of the mountain, he stretched his body, realizing that a great battle was about to begin.

He trusted the Duke unconditionally.

His greatest responsibility is to protect this place.

(End of this chapter)