Knight Lords: Infinite Simulation and the Path of Light

Chapter 240 Broken Wall and Raging Tide
The deafening roar of the explosion still seemed to reverberate deep within his eardrums. The violent shaking from the city wall beneath his feet caused Havel to stumble and nearly fall. He grabbed the cold edge of the crenellations, his knuckles turning white from the force, and stared in horror toward the direction of the third section of the left wing of the city wall.

There, the formidable imperial fortress was no longer standing, but a gaping wound spewing death and destruction!

A mushroom-shaped plume of black smoke, mixed with gravel, dust, and scarlet flesh, shot into the sky, almost piercing the low-hanging, lead-gray sky.

A dull shockwave, carrying the acrid smell of gunpowder and the strong stench of blood, swept across the entire section of the city wall, causing all the soldiers to feel a suffocating dizziness. In their field of vision, a crack far more ferocious than the last one suddenly appeared, with a width of seven or eight meters and jagged edges, as if it had been gnawed by a giant beast. Broken obsidian slabs and twisted metal components were scattered all over the ground, creating an apocalyptic scene.

"A gap! An even bigger gap!!"

The messenger who had given the earlier report had a hoarse voice, and his words were drowned out by an even more violent roar.

"WAAAGH!!!"

That was no longer a tentative war cry, but a roar of a bloodthirsty frenzy that had completely broken free! It was as if the bestial ferocity that had been accumulating for millions of years had found its only outlet.

The gnolls and war pigmen who were just using their cannon fodder lives to pave the way were now being whipped mercilessly by an invisible whip, and had completely gone mad.

Ignoring the rain of arrows and boiling oil still falling from above, their eyes were fixed on the breach in the city wall that symbolized a feast of flesh and blood. They pushed and trampled on the charred and smoking corpses of their companions, letting out incomprehensible howls, rushing towards the broken city wall like a black and filthy flood!

This time, following the cannon fodder were no longer scattered tiger-man oversight teams. Outside the gap where the smoke from the explosion hadn't completely cleared, a completely different aura, thick with the stench of blood and slaughter, quietly rose. It was the true main force of the orcs! The elite!
In the shadows, one can see heavily armored infantrymen arranged in tight square formations. They are much more robust and powerful than cannon fodder, wearing heavy armor made of thick metal plates and rough animal hides, and holding huge battle axes or maces that gleam with a cold light.

The heavy footsteps converged into a muffled thunderclap, drowning out the clamor of the cannon fodder. Those were the iron-blooded warriors from the tiger-man royal family and the lion-man tribe! Their scarlet eyes, peering through the gaps in their visors, were fixed on the defenders on the city wall, filled with naked bloodlust and a ferocious rage capable of destroying everything.

"Plug the breach! Plug it at all costs!!"

The commander in charge of the area roared hoarsely, his voice distorted. The remaining spearmen and axemen desperately surged towards the edge of the breach, forming a final line of defense with their flesh and blood. Rolling logs and boulders rained down, attempting to slow the advance of the elite orcs. But against the relentless advance of the steel torrent, this resistance seemed utterly futile.

"White Lion—!!! Charge!"

A thousand knights, their entire bodies covered in the gleaming armor of the White Lion Glory construct, were like steel behemoths awakened in an instant. The cold metal flowed with a deadly glint in the dim light of the day. The heavy horseshoes crushed the ice, frozen earth, and still-dried bloodstains on the ground, producing a uniform and chilling clang!

Without another word, Kevin drew his sword with lightning speed, its tip pointing directly at the gaping hole that was devouring lives. His voice was resolute, carrying the biting cold of the northern winds and an indomitable will:

"Target! The gap on the left flank of the third section! Crush the scum that's rushing in! Leave no one alive! Block it!"

"For the Empire! For the North! White Lion—Charge!!!"

"Roar--!!!"

A deafening roar of lions mingled with the neighing of warhorses as a thousand White Lion Knights, led by Legion Commander Hudler, transformed into an unstoppable torrent of steel! Abandoning the relatively safe passage through the city walls, they charged directly from their assembly point inside the second line of defense, along the battlefield slope soaked in artillery fire and blood, towards that hellish chasm!

Kubasi instinctively pulled Havent back to the safer battlements. Havent's heart pounded wildly, almost leaping out of his throat, as he stared intently at the knights who resembled shooting swords.

The Knight's Aura instantly unfolded! Centered around Legion Commander Hudler, a massive, semi-transparent phantom of a lion's head, with edges flowing with blazing white flames, materialized above the charging formation!
The fighting spirit burning on each knight flowed like streams into the sea, making the lion-headed phantom even more solid and ferocious! The combined attack formation "Destruction Arrow" was formed instantly.

The entire knightly order seemed to merge into one, transforming into a colossal lance forged from pure fighting spirit and iron will. With a speed exceeding the limits of warhorses, it tore through the air and crashed into the surging orc horde pouring into the breach with a destructive force!
Boom——! ! !
The collision of steel and flesh produced the most primal and awe-inspiring roar!
The White Lion Knights were like a red-hot dagger, stabbing fiercely into solidified butter!

The cannon fodder orcs at the forefront, whether gnolls or warboars, were struck as if by an invisible hammer the moment they came into contact with the aura at the very front of the charging formation! Their tattered bodies, rudimentary weapons, and fragile leather armor were torn to shreds like paper before the steel-forged hooves, enchanted lances, and ferocious aura! Blood and flesh flew, bones shattered! In an instant, they turned into new puddles of mud on the ground!
Even the well-equipped tiger-men and lion-men heavy infantry following closely behind were no match for this devastating charge that combined the full power of a thousand construct knights.

Before the heavy battle axes and maces could be fully raised, they were easily pierced through the chest and decapitated by the high-speed charging lances! The sturdy metal plate armor was pierced like thin iron by the lance thrust imbued with killing intent! The formation was instantly shattered, torn apart, and smashed to pieces!
The breach instantly transformed into a living hell! Wherever the White Lion Knight passed, he left behind only a crimson path paved with severed limbs, shattered armor, and splattered beast blood.

The knights' lances were already stained dark red; each thrust and sweep sent up a spray of blood! Heavy warhorses trampled the fallen orcs, the cracking of bones echoing incessantly. The orc elite's mountain-like momentum was forcefully halted and shattered before this devastating charge!
"Hold on! Hold on! For the glory of the royal family!"

Outside the breach, a tiger-man overseer, exceptionally tall and robust, clad in dark gold-patterned heavy armor and wielding a massive double-edged battle axe, roared deafeningly as he attempted to reorganize the scattered formation. He exuded a powerful aura of battle energy far surpassing that of ordinary tiger-men, clearly indicating that he was a high-ranking general of royal blood.

However, his roar seemed so powerless amidst the thunder of the knights' charge and the dying screams of the orcs. The White Lion Knights' charge was too fierce and destructive. The area near the breach had become a vortex of death, and anyone who tried to stop them was instantly swallowed up.

Hudler's goal was very clear—to completely eliminate the orcs within the breach and, relying on the remains and subsequent infantry support, rebuild a temporary defensive line.

With each swing of his knight's sword, a streak of blazing white sword energy surged forth, like the scythe of death, cutting down swathes of elite orcs who dared to approach. The Sky Knight's aura was released without reservation, forming an invisible force field that slowed the movements of any approaching orcs.

As the elite orcs pouring into the breach were rapidly dwindling under the knights' relentless attacks, and their formation teetered on the brink of collapse, the scales of victory seemed to begin tipping in favor of the defenders.

"Roar—!!!" Suddenly, a terrifying roar, seemingly from the ancient primordial era, exploded like thunder from the heavens! This roar contained unparalleled majesty and soul-tearing, ferocious power, instantly drowning out all the sounds of fighting, explosions, and screams on the battlefield. A ferocious aura, ten or even a hundred times more terrifying than any previous orc powerhouse, erupted from the depths of the orc army like a tangible tsunami!

The entire battlefield seemed to freeze briefly. The White Lion Knights' warhorses neighed uneasily as they charged, even their burning battle aura flickering for a moment. The soldiers on the city walls felt as if an invisible giant hand had gripped their hearts tightly, their breath catching in their throats!
Behind the orc army, a dark red pillar of battle aura, as intense as molten lava, shot into the sky! Within the pillar, a colossal and awe-inspiring figure slowly rose into the air.

That was a tiger-man!
But it was unlike any other tiger-man on the battlefield. Its body was nearly three meters tall, with bulging muscles, full of explosive power, as if it were carved from the hardest rock.

The fur was not the usual orange-yellow, but a deep, majestic dark gold, as if flowing with lava, covered with mysterious and ancient crimson magic patterns, radiating a heart-palpitating energy fluctuation.

It wore no heavy armor, only a tough leather skirt of an unknown behemoth around its waist. Its bare upper body and limbs displayed unparalleled wild power. In its hand was a giant warhammer with an extremely ferocious and exaggerated shape—the hammerhead seemed to be forged from a single piece of burning meteorite core, with dark red light flowing inside, radiating terrifying high temperature, even the surrounding air was distorted and steamed due to the high temperature!
Its target was the White Lion Knights, who had single-handedly turned the tide of the battle and slaughtered countless elite orcs.
"Humans...insects...die!"

A deep, hoarse sound, like the grinding of boulders, echoed across the battlefield, each syllable containing a ferocious killing intent and power.

The next moment, a monstrous burst of flames erupted!
The tiger-man royal family expert stepped into the void, emitting a sonic boom. The air beneath his feet was instantly compressed and exploded by the violent force! His entire massive body transformed into a dark red meteor that tore through space, leaving a long, scorching trail of air, and rushed straight towards the warriors of the White Lion Knights at the gap at a terrifying speed that was almost imperceptible to the naked eye.

He raised the lava hammer high in his hand, and the dark red light on the hammerhead instantly became dazzling, as if he were holding a sun about to explode! Terrifying power frantically gathered on the hammerhead, and the surrounding space groaned in agony as if it could not bear the weight!
This attack was as powerful as the collapse of the heavens! Its target was none other than the core of Hudler and the White Lion Knights' wedge formation behind him!

"not good!"

Havent on the city wall cried out in shock, his heart feeling as if it were being squeezed by an icy hand, almost stopping in his tracks. He could clearly feel the destructive energy descending from the sky, enough to completely obliterate the breach and the knights inside!
The moment the tiger-man roared as it ascended into the sky, every hair on Hudler's body stood on end! It was the most instinctive warning of a deadly crisis, honed through countless life-and-death battles! He suddenly looked up, his sharp, hawk-like gaze instantly locking onto the dark red meteor hurtling through the air.

"Spread out! Continue to mop up the remaining enemies! Seal the breach!"

This level of powerhouse is beyond my ability to fight, but I don't need to worry. The Marquis will naturally step in to stop them. What I need to do is quickly clear out the surrounding orcs and then fill the gap.

"Roar--!"

A soul-stirring roar of a white lion resounded through the heavens!

The moment the tiger-man royal family expert appeared, Marquis Hailan, standing on the city wall, unleashed a surge of powerful battle aura. Like a white comet breaking free from the shackles of gravity, he charged headlong into the dark red meteor of destruction! His target was the trajectory of the tiger-man expert's seemingly inevitable giant hammer!
boom--! ! !
The sky has become the new battlefield!

Rumble——! ! !
An indescribable roar! It was as if the sky had collapsed and the earth had shattered!
A dark red energy shockwave, forming a ring, spread out instantly from the point of impact! The ground reacted as if it had experienced a magnitude 10 earthquake.

The hard frozen soil and rocks were easily torn apart and lifted up like tofu! A huge pit with a diameter of more than 20 meters appeared in an instant. The bottom of the pit was scorched black, and the rocks melted into red magma, which sizzled.

The terrifying impact sent more than a dozen White Lion Knights, who hadn't had time to fully disperse, flying off with their horses. Even with their armored constructs protecting them, they all coughed up blood, their armor dented, and their fates unknown.

Further away, the human infantry attempting to reorganize their defenses were instantly blasted away and torn to shreds, like fallen leaves swept by a whirlwind! The temporary defensive line near the breach collapsed completely under this attack! Smoke and rubble mixed with blood and flesh fragments, forming a chaotic zone of death!

However, the tiger-man's powerful attack, which was determined to kill Hudler along with the core of the Knights, ultimately failed!

Just as the giant hammer was about to strike, Kevin's bright white figure soared into the sky and successfully intercepted the destructive torrent in mid-air! Instead of choosing to confront the hammer's most terrifying core of power head head head-on, he used all his lifelong learning and understanding of combat to the fullest extent in a flash!

"Instant Step: Lion Shadow Flash!"

Kevin's figure flickered eerily in the air, seemingly transforming into two indistinguishable afterimages. One afterimage appeared to be instantly torn apart by the terrifying wind pressure carried by the giant hammer, while his true form, through this minute spatial shift, narrowly grazed the scorching hammer surface capable of melting gold and iron, appearing beside the tiger-man powerhouse!

"Deliberately Unleashed Fist - White Lion Shatters the Sky!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Kevin concentrated all his battle aura into his right fist! The killing aura of a peak Sky Knight was compressed to its limit, no longer a huge lion head phantom, but transformed into a blazing white fist imprint, condensed to almost solidity, only the size of a fist, yet radiating a sharp aura that could pierce through everything! The space around the fist imprint was slightly distorted due to the high concentration of power!
In the instant that the tiger-man warrior's old strength was exhausted and new strength had not yet been generated due to the giant hammer missing its target, Kevin's punch, which gathered all his power and skills, struck the tiger-man warrior's shoulder blade joint with the hammer-wielding arm like lightning piercing through the void!
boom! ! !
A deep, muffled sound, like two massive hammers colliding, exploded in the air!

Blazing white light clashed violently with crimson flames! A raging torrent of energy ripped outwards like a runaway tornado! The sky seemed to be torn apart, emitting a sharp, mournful cry!
"Roar—!" The tiger-man warrior let out a deafening roar, a mixture of pain and rage!

Kevin's precise and ruthless strike was timed perfectly! The highly concentrated fist imprint was like the sharpest armor-piercing cone. Although it failed to completely break through the tiger-man expert's powerful body, which contained the power of royal blood and was as tough as legendary metal, and the dark red battle aura flowing on his body, the terrifying power and penetrating battle aura still pierced into his body!

Crack! A subtle yet clear sound of bone cracking rang out!

The tiger-man's muscular right shoulder blade was cracked by Kevin's desperate strike! The violent impact caused its massive body to stagger backward half a step in mid-air! The heavy lava hammer in its hand also drooped slightly due to the injury to its arm and the impact!
"Kevin Hylan!!! Good day, let me see what you've got."

(End of this chapter)