"Knights, prepare your thunder lances!!" As her warhorse galloped forward, Ramanlas shouted the command to herself and Lu Ming's knights. At the same time, she drew her own talisman.
The next moment, they unleashed a barrage of lightning spears. Before they struck the elven cavalry, they swiftly sheathed their amulets, drew their longswords, and prepared for close combat.
"Are they demons?" The captain of the elven cavalry murmured in near despair as he watched the barrage of lightning spears being fired at him.
Then, a barrage of lightning bolts rained down on the elven cavalry, killing nearly a hundred elves and wounding countless others.
Upon witnessing this scene, the chieftain of the Azkra tribe couldn't help but swallow hard, feeling fear towards Yogsotus.
He had never seen or heard of a cavalryman like Eugene Sotus before.
This tactic of throwing a barrage of lightning spears before the enemy has even dispelled their own defenses, before any other attacks can be devastating even for the knights of the Azkra tribe. Their morale is shattered before the battle even begins! Insufficient morale leads to a series of problems, ultimately resulting in defeat.
It could be said that Euclid's cavalry was not a respectable force, but rather a treacherous one, possessing a terrifying experience in undermining enemy morale and courage. Any army wishing to defeat them honorably would have to sacrifice an equal number of soldiers, or even more, than their total number of knights. Otherwise, it was utterly impossible!
“Those Erebus are truly terrifying.”
Suddenly, the chief heard a warrior from a nearby tribe sighing. Startled, he shouted, "What nonsense are you spouting?! Get back to battle!!"
However, as the warrior, looking displeased, went to fight the elven soldiers again, Caslan's adjutant approached him and laughed, "Yogsothus is indeed a formidable cavalry force; the warrior wasn't wrong. It's just that because we in Tartarus have a good relationship with Erebus, we don't need to worry about fighting them. However, the Yaru we're protecting now isn't so lucky. If Duke Ramanrasunos hadn't lost his mind and entrusted the ranged units to someone unfamiliar with Yogsothus tactics, perhaps even Yaru's most elite troops would have suffered a crushing defeat against them!"
"That lady is a duke?" The chief was surprised to hear from Kaslan's adjutant that Ramanlas was a duke.
“Yes!” The adjutant glanced at the chief, noticing the fear on his face, and couldn’t help but ask, “You wouldn’t be planning anything with that person, would you?”
“How could I possibly have any ulterior motives!?” The chieftain shook his head, then told Caslan’s adjutant the truth: “I was just discussing with the tribespeople why that duke was so ugly…”
Upon hearing this, the adjutant, after stabbing a elven soldier who rushed over to his death, laughed and said, "That duke's appearance is indeed not what we Miracathians consider beautiful, but in the eyes of Viscount Lu Ming, Earl Lothric of Erebus, and almost ninety percent of the undead, she is an absolute beauty."
"The Undead?" Because he had never left the Koos Plain, the chieftain did not know about the Undead.
But just as he was about to ask about the undead, he was scolded by Kaslan.
"What are you two chatting about on the battlefield?! Focus on fighting!!"
"The chieftain is in poor health, and I'm just a civilian employee. How can I possibly fight like the soldiers?" The adjutant muttered a complaint after being reprimanded. But despite his complaints about Caslan's unreasonable behavior, he obediently took up his spear and began fighting on the battlefield, leaving the elves utterly helpless.
Seeing this, the chieftain, who had been told by Caslan's adjutant that he was too sick to fight, became somewhat enraged and charged at the elven soldiers, intending to prove himself and let them know that he was not so sick as to be unable to fight.
However, once he engaged the elven soldiers in battle, he immediately discovered that these elven soldiers were not weak. If most of them were infantry and unable to fight cavalry head-on, their strength might be above that of the Tartarus knights, or even stronger than the warriors of their tribe!
No matter how strong their mounted combat skills are, they will still suffer when faced with an unpredictable cavalryman like Eugene Sotus.
After slaughtering more than a dozen elven infantrymen, the chieftain gradually began to tire. Looking at the elven soldiers who still outnumbered his own, he sighed helplessly, "If only the old man hadn't gone to the front lines with the archbishop. With his strength, he could have easily dealt with at least two thousand elves, right?"
"Isn't it a bit much to shift the blame onto someone who's not even here, Chief?" Noticing the chief was running out of energy, Kaslan immediately rushed over from a distance to support him. However, having been instilled with the idea from childhood that all the people of the Azkra tribe were bad, she couldn't help but taunt him while offering her assistance: "Besides, if you're not feeling well, then obediently stay to the side and let the guards protect you! Don't cause us any trouble!"
Most nomadic people are straightforward and proud, so after Kaslan's mockery, the exhausted chieftain gritted his teeth and charged at the elven soldiers once again, wanting to prove his ability!
But if you're physically exhausted, you're physically exhausted, and there's no use in forcing yourself to keep going.
After killing two more elven soldiers, he was nearly cut off his horse by an elven soldier's sword!
Just as he watched the elven longsword slash towards him, he thought he was doomed. But suddenly, a sharp sword shot from afar, like a longsword or axe, severing the elven soldier's head as it pierced his neck!
This startled the chieftain. Such terrifying archery skills were something even their tribe's best archers couldn't achieve; in his memory, only the elven archers in the stories told by the tribe's elders could accomplish such a feat. Yet, the person who had done it was none other than Lu Ming, the mage!
At this very moment, Lu Ming had already put away the Aries Staff and replaced it with the Bow of Hope, beginning to use his terrifying archery skills to kite the elves. In his hands, even the elven cavalry could only be shot down one arrow at a time!
"Is that a magician?!" Perhaps frightened by Lu Ming's reaping-like shooting, the chieftain stood there stunned and exclaimed in fear.
“Viscount Lu Ming is an exception… No! Strictly speaking, those who are immortal or know about immortals are all exceptions!” Caslan’s adjutant arrived with a knight to support the chieftain and happened to hear his exclamation. While instructing the knight to protect the chieftain, he also offered an explanation.
Because they were on the battlefield, the chieftain didn't ask further questions. However, what he had seen and heard since leaving the Koos Plains made him realize that he, who had once participated in slaying dragons, was nothing more than a frog in a well. At least now, after witnessing Lu Ming's hunting and the fighting style of the Yugsotus knights, he finally understood why the tribe's wizards insisted that he persuade Lu Ming to allow their tribe's children to attend magic school.
When magic-based classes fight, if they have a big enough imagination, their destructive power is definitely several times that of warriors! Especially when two mages who are not weak in melee combat lead a large group of magic-based classes.
Yugsotus is equipped with the Blue Flame Sword and a replica of the Blue Flame Sword made by the (Hunter) organization. It is not only an extremely sharp blade, but also a powerful catalyst. While fighting against the Elven cavalry, he can often use the Blue Flame Sword to turn the tide of battle with a magic spell when he is in a stalemate with the enemy!
And sometimes, a single Soul Spear from the Knight of Yggdrasil can kill an opponent in one strike!
What's most frightening is that their close-combat skills are not weak; they are at least among the ranks of top-tier cavalry! (To be continued...)
Chapter Thirty-One - Reinforcements
After more than an hour of fierce fighting, Lu Ming and his men, having lost nearly three thousand soldiers, successfully defeated the Elven army, forcing them to retreat with fewer than eleven thousand soldiers remaining.
Seeing the elven army retreating simply because they felt the exchange would be a loss for them, Lu Ming felt uneasy. Yogthotus hadn't suffered many losses in this battle, only seventy-nine men, but that wasn't without its consequences. Moreover, selecting and training Yogthotus's soldiers wasn't easy. So, every death meant a loss for him!
However, compared to Caslan, who lost more than two thousand infantrymen, he and Ramanlas were relatively lucky, since they didn't lose so many for no apparent reason.
"So many people died from a flanking attack, those bastards of the Elven race are really something!" Lu Ming said angrily, watching the Elven army fleeing further and further away in the distance.
"We only outnumber them by a little, so achieving this result is already quite good. Besides, your Yugsotus's record is also very good, so don't keep such a long face." After having his soldiers take custody of all the wounded elves, Kaslan came to Lu Ming and Ramanlas.
"Sigh~ Whatever." Lu Ming sighed softly, then looked at the Azkra tribe chief, whose face was extremely pale. Clearly, that proud fellow was suffering terribly from the heavy smell of blood on the battlefield, but Lu Ming felt that the guy wouldn't learn his lesson until he was taught a lesson, so he didn't ask the priest of Yugsotus to help him. Besides, having a rough-and-tumble Azkra man who clearly couldn't take care of people look after him would teach the chief that stubbornly causing trouble for others comes at a price!
Perhaps sensing Lu Ming's malice, the chieftain shuddered involuntarily. However, he did not know why he was shuddering, nor did he know that Lu Ming was very dissatisfied with his stubbornness in leading troops and his attempt to put on a brave face, and was preparing to teach him a lesson.
"Now that the elven army that went around to attack Yaru has been repelled, should we continue to pursue them to prevent them from taking another detour to attack Yaru, or should we not pursue them?" After the soldiers had taken custody of all the wounded elven soldiers, Kaslan asked Lu Ming.
Upon hearing this, Lu Ming pondered for a moment and said, "That elven army has just suffered a defeat, losing a quarter of their soldiers. Their morale is severely damaged, so even if they wanted to launch a surprise attack on Yaru, the damage they could cause would be much less. Even if we ignore them, Yaru's army can defeat them. I, who have fought against Yaru's elite troops before, understand this best. But we still need to pursue them! However, we should wait a bit before chasing them. After all, even when a cat is catching a mouse, it will give the mouse a glimmer of hope before slowly toying with it until it dies!"
"Can you stop making it sound so scary? It's terrifying!" Hearing Lu Ming's words, Kaslan frowned and said with some dissatisfaction, "Also, why can't we start the pursuit now?"
“Although the elves were defeated, their numbers are still the same as ours. This means that if we pursue them now, we might corner them and force them into a desperate fight. That would put us in a difficult position.” Lu Ming explained to Caslan and Ramanlas before stating his thoughts: “Therefore, I think we should return to Forbes City to rest and regroup before pursuing the elven army. At that time, they should think we aren't pursuing them, and thus be caught off guard and ambushed again!”
Feeling something was amiss, Kaslan asked Lu Ming, "Then how can you be so sure we can find them again? You know, Karna Territory isn't small! They could hide in any forest and we might never find them again!"
Lu Ming simply smiled and rode his horse towards Fubai City. This displeased Caslan, as she felt that Lu Ming was belittling her and not treating her like her older sister.
But at that moment, Ramanlas suddenly said, "Do you think that with so many mages like us in Yogsotus, we wouldn't be able to track down an army that has already been engaged in battle?"
Upon hearing this, Caslan realized that Yogg-Sotus wasn't a battlefield cavalry regiment, but rather a magic-oriented one; magic and miracles were their forte. Using magic and elemental creatures, Yogg-Sotus could easily hunt down the fleeing elven army! And all of this, without being detected by the elven forces!
Having thought things through, Kaslan immediately instructed her adjutant to inform the soldiers and Azkra tribe knights to prepare to return to Forbes City to rest before pursuing the elven army. She herself rode up to Lu Ming's side and apologized to him.
However, Lu Ming wasn't actually angry. He knew that Kaslan was just not quite there yet, so he didn't say anything. He simply told Kaslan to use her brain more so that others wouldn't think the two sisters were so different in ability when comparing them.
Of course, this was just a joke.
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Upon returning to Fubo City, Lu Ming and Ramanlas immediately went back to their temporary residence in the noble district to get some rest.
As soon as they returned, they saw Miral sitting on the living room floor, making a puppet soldier with a huge pile of materials.
"Where did you get these materials?" Seeing this, he was dumbfounded. He took out his phone and found that the materials were still on it. There was no sign that anything had been secretly stolen from it, so he asked angrily.
"Alex brought it!" Upon seeing Lu Ming return, Miral immediately climbed onto the pile of materials, looking at Lu Ming warily, while simultaneously diverting Lu Ming's anger elsewhere.
Upon hearing this, Lu Ming and Ramanlas were both taken aback. They exchanged a glance and immediately headed towards the bedroom. When they opened the door, they saw a Dark Elf fast asleep on the bed.
Seeing this, Lu Ming wanted to go up to her, call her up, and question her about why she had given those materials to Mirar without his permission.
But Ramanlas stopped him and whispered, "Forget it. She must have rushed here overnight and just arrived. Let her sleep a little longer."
Lu Ming thought about it and agreed, so he didn't wake Alex Chimera. Instead, he went to the living room with Ramanlas to see what the disobedient Miral had to say!
Seeing that Lu Ming and his companion had only been gone for a short while before returning, Miral swallowed nervously. Then, under Lu Ming's gaze, she had no choice but to abandon the huge pile of materials and obediently stand in front of Lu Ming, waiting to be scolded.
"You should listen to me, understand?" Looking at Mirar, who was covered in dragon bone ash and scales of some unknown aquatic creature, Lu Ming suppressed his anger and said to Mirar, "I should have said that you are not allowed to create or modify puppet soldiers when I'm not around! So you should know what you're supposed to do, right?"
“Yes, I know…” Hearing Lu Ming’s words, Miral nodded with a wronged look on her face. Then she put the materials into her own phone and handed the phone to Lu Ming.
However, Lu Ming did not take her phone. He simply said, "Go take a shower!" and then went out to the lord's manor.
Seeing this, Miral breathed a slight sigh of relief and said, "You scared me to death! I thought I was going to die!"
Seeing Mirall's reckless attitude, Ramanlas couldn't help but shake her head and remind her, "Lu Ming went to see the people Alex brought, he'll be back soon. You'd better go take a bath and don't take those things out for a while, or you'll be in big trouble!"
"Eh~!!" Upon hearing this, Mira was immediately startled and quickly stopped taking out the materials, staring blankly at Ramanlas. It wasn't until half a minute later that she reacted and dashed towards the bathroom.
"Sigh! This girl is hopeless!" Seeing this, Ramanlas, Miral's good friend, couldn't help but sigh...
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After leaving the mansion, Lu Ming went directly to the lord's mansion in Fubai City.
"Viscount Lu Ming? You've come at the right time, I was just looking for you!" Seeing Lu Ming come to him, Viscount Mimir immediately handed him a document and said, "Grand Duke Reys Hadist has sent Alex Chimera, a black-clad hunter from the (Hunter) organization, with three thousand Yogsotus Knights. He said they are all warriors, but all can throw lightning spears, and can throw them three to five times. He also said that the Yogsotus's numbers are already full, and if there are any further losses, you will have to train them yourself. Also, this is the list of those three thousand men."
After receiving the list, Lu Ming sat down on the sofa and began to look through it.
"To be honest, I'm really a little envious of you, being able to build such a powerful cavalry force with the help of your duchess wife." Viscount Mimir placed a cup of coffee on the coffee table in front of Lu Ming, then sat down on the sofa opposite Lu Ming and said with a hint of jealousy.
"Then why don't you marry a duke?"
"Don't give me that. First of all, where would Miracaissa get so many unmarried duchesses? Even if she did, they wouldn't possibly be interested in a mere viscount like me, would they? Besides, I'm a man. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to use the word 'marry'?"
"You said it yourself, the duchess might not even be interested in you, which is why I suggested you marry a duke."
“…” Viscount Mimir’s face darkened as he understood Lu Ming’s words.
But soon, both Lu Ming and he stopped joking.
"Viscount Lu Ming, I want to train my army into cavalry similar to Yggdrasil. What do you think?" Viscount Mimir looked at Lu Ming with a serious expression and asked very solemnly.
“If you want to build a similar cavalry, I can tell you it’s very difficult. Not to mention having a special place for soldiers to train in the use of miracles like the Thunder Spear, just finding so many people in the territory who can learn to use miracles is not an easy task!” Lu Ming put down the list and answered Viscount Mimir’s question.
"I can do both of these well!"
"Have you figured out how to tell Earl Wara-wu-la? Do you think your three thousand soldiers aren't performing well in battle, so you're planning to replace them? Or are your soldiers dissatisfied with working for you and want to defect?"
"..."
Lu Ming reached out and patted Viscount Mimir on the shoulder, saying, "How about this, I'll show you a way out."
"What road?" Viscount Mimir suddenly stared intently at Lu Ming.
"That means training your three thousand soldiers so that a third of them can unleash miracles. Yugsotus and I from Ramanath also followed this path. Once we have that third, the rest will just need time to train. Although it might take a while!"
Upon hearing Lu Ming's suggestion, Viscount Mimir nodded emphatically and then said, "Once they return from the front lines, I will begin training them! I will turn them into cavalrymen like Eugene Sotus!"
"Have you figured out how to train them?"
"Then it's up to you!"
"..." Upon hearing this, Lu Ming was somewhat speechless. But in the end, he didn't say anything, just nodded slightly, and then left to take a look at the reinforcements that Alex Chimera had brought before returning to his mansion to rest.
However, no sooner had he left than Count Wara-Ula emerged from the room next to where Lu Ming had been discussing matters with Viscount Mimir, entered this room, and asked Viscount Mimir, "Did he agree?"
“Yes, he agreed.” Viscount Mimir stood up and nodded.
"Then, from now on, this special cavalry unit will be under your command. Remember, don't let me down!"
"Yes, Your Excellency!" Mimir exclaimed excitedly upon hearing this.
At that moment, Viscount Kaslan entered the room from next door. But as soon as she stepped in, she frowned and asked Viscount Mimir, "Mimi, why do you think Lu Ming agreed to help you?"
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