Lord Wizard

Chapter 59 Clash

Traveling light means not using heavy siege weapons; even equipment such as ladders and giant shields need to be made on the spot.

Unfortunately, they didn't have that much time.

With nearly 20,000 troops in pursuit, if the situation drags on for too long and Nero's army catches up, the Rising Sun Group will even have its last base in Aden, Solent City, destroyed. In that case, the Rising Sun Group will lose its competitive advantage in the competition between the two companies.

"Knock knock knock!"

The sounds of war drums and horns echoed across the battlefield.

Herris's army advanced in layers.

When the army entered the range of the crossbows, the crossbow carts positioned on the city walls were the first to release their taut bowstrings.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Hundreds of crossbow bolts instantly pierced the sky and struck the dense crowd, easily piercing the bodies of soldiers as if they were made of paper.

Some crossbow bolts could even pierce through the soldiers' bodies and kill those behind them.

A single volley of arrows resulted in the deaths of hundreds of soldiers, clearly revealing the ferocious fangs of this weapon, which was touted as the most powerful killing machine of the cold weapon era.

Heris frowned. Without siege weapons, the power of these crossbow bolts was simply too great. Even he, a great knight, dared not take the full force of the barrage.

But the current situation...

We have no choice but to grit our teeth and keep going!

He had already secretly contacted several families in the city, who would cooperate with them from within and without at a crucial moment.

"Continue the attack. The crossbows are fired at long intervals. Take the opportunity to storm the city wall. The first person to reach the top will be promoted three ranks and rewarded with a thousand gold pieces."

Herris shouted loudly.

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

Countless besieging warriors carried the long ladders they had made and rushed desperately down the city walls.

"Release the arrows!"

Seeing that the enemy soldiers had entered the archers' firing range, Goss decisively gave the order.

Arrows rained down immediately.

Countless arrows whistled from the city walls, and soldiers fell one after another on the road ahead, only to be trampled into mincemeat by their comrades.

As seasoned veterans, the soldiers under Heris were in high spirits and fought bravely, enduring a hail of arrows as they charged to the city walls.

Wooden ladders with hooks were attached to the gaps in the battlements, and strong apprentice knights and knights were already climbing up with their shields on their heads.

"Roll the stones and logs, quick!"

Countless stones were thrown down from the city wall. There was no need to aim carefully, as the entire area below the city wall was occupied by Marquis Heris's army. As long as the stones were pushed down, there was basically no need to worry about hitting anyone.

As the second volley of crossbow bolts was fired, the area it was aimed at was instantly cleared. However, compared to the attacking soldiers, the area covered by these hundreds of arrows was far too small, and a large number of soldiers continued to surge towards Solent City.

"They've charged up, they've scaled the city walls."

Suddenly, a cheer erupted from the left side of the city gate tower.

It turned out to be a knight-level expert from Heris's side who hid behind the soldiers and took the opportunity to rush up the city wall.

This is a common siege tactic in this world: using the individual strength of knights to charge up the city walls and then turn the tide of battle.

"I'll do it!"

Upon seeing the knight-level expert arrive, Mishu quickly passed through the crowd and bravely met him head-on, engaging the knight in combat.

"They're here too."

"We also have knight-level experts on our side!"

More and more knights emerged from the city walls, gradually leading to chaos.

For a time, the knight-level experts around Lin Meng ran around frantically, constantly putting out fires and doing their best to hold back the enemy knights who were charging forward.

"A small Winterhold, yet it has quite a few knights... It's a pity that if my main force hadn't been left to hold off Alfonso, I could have stormed into the city with just this one wave of attacks."

Heris was clearly dissatisfied with the progress of the siege, and he suddenly stretched out his hand.

"Bring me my sword!"

Immediately, his personal guards handed him a specially crafted greatsword that was nearly 1.5 meters long.

Heris grabbed the sword, donned his armor, and led his personal guard, charging swiftly towards the weakest point in the city wall.

"Great Knight, it's Heris, Heris has arrived."

Eileen stared at Herris, who was leading his men forward, and hurriedly informed Lin Meng.

Only the Great Knight can withstand the Great Knight.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Lin Meng sent a message to Gertner, then raised his longsword and faced off against several Herris who leaped up the city wall.

"Leylin? You think you can stop me? You think you can fight me just because you killed Jason, who was seriously injured by a crossbow bolt? Who gave you the courage!"

With a low growl, Heris charged toward Lin Meng without hesitation.

"I'm not trying to stop you, I'm going to kill you."

Lin Meng charged forward recklessly.

The Great Knight's full-force strike could kill even a fully grown brown bear with a single blow. As Lin Meng unleashed his sword strike, a layer of crimson energy seemed to appear on the blade, and anyone who stood in his way felt a wave of heat.

"You've actually mastered breathing techniques to this level; it's truly remarkable. It's a pity you ran into me."

Heris raised his sword to meet the attack, his sword thrusts quick and decisive.

"Bang!"

The two swords clashed, sparks flying.

Both swords simultaneously developed a nick.

Heris's body trembled violently, his hands went numb, blood spurted from his tiger's mouth, and his sword almost flew out of his hand.

"How is that possible? How could you have such power? You're not a newly promoted Grand Knight at all."

Herris's pupils contracted sharply.

"Who told you I'm just a newly promoted Grand Knight?"

Perhaps the two are evenly matched in strength, but Lin Meng's 4.8 physique has reached the peak of the Great Knight, and in this respect, he can almost crush Heris.

"Regardless of whether you're hiding your strength or not, you're doomed to die today!"

Heris roared and charged again.

His strength had already reached that of a mid-level Grand Knight, with average attributes exceeding 3.5. Lin Meng in front of him was not enough to make him flee without a fight.

Furthermore...

He dared not imagine what kind of punishment the company would receive if Solent City were lost.

"Well done!"

Lin Meng accepted the challenge.

Their figures and swords clashed once more.

"Bang!"

Flames burst forth.

In this direct confrontation, the swords in both men's hands shattered simultaneously under the immense force.

Just as Heris was about to exchange blows after their exchange, he suddenly realized that Lin Meng's hand had already landed on his shoulder and was holding him tightly.

"court death."

Seeing Lin Meng's carelessness and arrogance, Herris punched him in the chest with the force of thunder. If this punch landed, even the wall would collapse.

However, Lin Meng only grabbed Herris to prevent him from escaping.

Speed ​​is his biggest weakness.

Once Heris chooses to engage in hit-and-run tactics, the outcome between the two will become uncertain.

And now...

Lin Meng abandoned his sword, clenched his fist, unleashed his power, and directly smashed it against the fist that Herris was throwing at him.

"Snap!"

"what!"

A slight cracking sound rang out, and Herris took two steps back, writhing in excruciating pain in his hand, where several finger bones were twisted and deformed.

Lin Meng's face also turned pale.

Although his hand was in great pain, his physical advantages meant that he suffered almost no real damage.

"Again!"

(End of this chapter)