Path of Light.

Chapter 567 568. First Battle
About ten nautical miles east from the exit of Sheephorn Fjord, there is an L-shaped island.

This island is like a mountain emerging from the deep sea. There are no shallows or islands around the island. The island is almost entirely surrounded by cliffs hundreds of meters high. There are a large number of white-headed bird nests on these cliffs. Above the hundred-meter-high cliff is a blade-like peak.

Although there are no trees on the mountain, it is covered with a thick layer of needle grass. Some short shrubs grow in the cracks of the rocks. Red fruits as big as the little fingernail grow on these shrubs. These red fruits taste sour and astringent, and are slightly poisonous. If you eat too much, your mouth will feel numb and you will drool from the corners of your mouth.

But this small red fruit is one of the favorite foods of white-headed birds.

The diet of the white-headed bird is quite diverse. They can eat the seeds of needle grass and also like to eat capelin from the sea, but they prefer the core of the red fruit on the island.

The Silver Moon Elf Knights of the Second Silver Pegasus Knights held their ground on the gentle slope of the mountain on the north side of the island. There was no way to set up tents here, so the Silver Moon Elf Knights dragged their tired bodies into the sleeping bags fixed on the grass. They had half a day to have a good rest.

The timely assistance of the Fifth and Sixth Silver Pegasus Knights helped to ease their bad mood.

The silver Pegasus were also on the grass-covered hillside, grazing on the needlegrass on the mountain.

Nearly three thousand Silver Moon Elf guards were stationed on the hundred-meter-high clifftops of the island, constantly monitoring the fleet of the gray dwarf pirates at sea...

The waves continued to hit the cliffs below, and a large number of broken medium-sized sailboats piled up on the beach. At least half of the medium-sized sailboats were reduced to ashes in the fire, and the burnt wreckage of the medium-sized sailboats was scattered into pieces of charred planks, floating on the sea near the edge of the island.

Huge waves crashed the burnt wood onto the rocks, and some of the wooden boards that were connected together were quickly broken apart.

The Silvermoon Elf Guard and the logistics transport team were attacked by the Gray Dwarf bandit fleet just before dawn. At that time, the Silvermoon Elves hastily retreated to this cliff-like island. It was the Silver Pegasus Knights who flew to the top of the cliff first and lowered a series of soft ladders, allowing the Silvermoon Elf Guards to abandon the ship and climb up the rope ladder to the hundred-meter-high island.

The supply transport team carried a large amount of military supplies, but the supplies moved to the island were less than one-third of the total supplies.

All the medium-sized sailboats were abandoned on the steep rocky beaches surrounding the island...

However, the warriors of the Silver Moon Elf Guard abandoned their ship and landed on the island first, and all of them survived.

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The gray dwarf bandits appeared in Sheephorn Fjord and intercepted the fleet of the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion on the island of Io. In fact, the local Silver Moon Elf nobles in Sheephorn Fjord received the news immediately...

It’s just that the local army here became a mere decoration a long time ago.

The young Silvermoon elves joined the army simply because the uniforms they wore looked cooler. The security guard regiment of Sheephorn Fjord had not even received any training for a long time.

It might be possible to let them ride on horses as a guard of honor, but these Silver Moon Elves do not have the courage to let them go out to sea on a ship to fight against the gray dwarf bandits.

After the three major elven races, the Dark Moon Elves, the Silver Moon Elves, and the Wood Elves, split, the elven continent was divided into three. Peace on the elven continent has lasted for nearly 1,400 years. The comfortable and affluent life has made the Silver Moon Elves accustomed to a life of enjoyment, and they always feel that war is far away from them.

In fact, in the past, gray dwarf bandits would often appear in the waters outside the Sheephorn Fjord. There are many islands outside the Sheephorn Fjord. These islands are scattered all the way and extend to the depths of the Endless Sea. The Silver Moon Elves of the Sheephorn Fjord had long since completely abandoned the islands outside the Sheephorn Fjord.

These local Silver Moon Elves simply do not have the courage to rush out of the fjord and fight the Gray Dwarf bandits in the open sea.

……

Ever since the hometown of the Gray Dwarves was invaded by the dark forces of the Abyss, the defeated Gray Dwarves bandits had no choice but to leave their homes and sail south.

Although the gray dwarf pirates occupied many islands in the sea west of the Mensa Plain, some of the gray dwarf bandits felt that this sea area was too close to their hometown and that the dark forces of the Abyss could come and kill them at any time.

They continued south by sea, and after crossing the Mensa Plains, they arrived at the Port of Saint Margaret in the Evernight Forest of the Darkmoon Elf Kingdom.

Unfortunately, the Darkmoon Elves stationed in St. Margaret's Port dealt a heavy blow to the gray dwarf bandits.

The gray dwarf bandits could only make a big circle in the Endless Sea and continue sailing northward to reach the outer sea of ​​the Silvermoon Elves' territory.

They first arrived at the Sheephorn Fjord. Although there were many islands in this area, there were no large islands.

The Silvermoon Elf ships that the Gray Dwarf bandits' warships encountered in the waters near Sheephorn Fjord could not even be said to have collapsed at the first touch. When the Silvermoon Elves saw the Gray Dwarf bandits' sailboats from afar, they would immediately hide back in Sheephorn Fjord.

The weakness shown by the Silver Moon Elves in Sheep Horn Fjord made the confidence of the Gray Dwarf bandits extremely inflated. They thought that the Silver Moon Elves were just a bunch of weaklings...

At this time, a group of gray dwarf bandits happened to find the Queen Evenny Islands.

The islands in this sea area are very dense, and there are two large islands that are very suitable for the gray dwarves to live. So after the gray dwarf bandits did some reconnaissance, they began to plot how to seize the Queen Eweni Islands.

But this group of gray dwarf bandits did not realize that the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion of the Silvermoon Elf Kingdom was stationed on the Queen Ivni Islands.

They were defeated in the Queen Ewenni Islands, and the powerful fleet of the Gray Dwarves retreated directly along the open sea back to the waters of the tribal orcs.

But some of the gray dwarves hid in the many islands outside the Sheephorn Fjord.

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The Port of Murayaki in Sheephorn Fjord is the northernmost seaport in the Silvermoon Elf Kingdom.

Sailing north for a hundred kilometers from here is the border between the Silver Moon Elves and the Dark Moon Elves - the Veranoz Mountains.

The Veranoz Mountains lie between the Evernight Forest and the Whispering Forest. In fact, Golfito is a canyon in the southern part of the Veranoz Mountains.

The Silvermoon Elves and the Darkmoon Elves regard the Veranoz Mountains as a buffer zone. The Silvermoon Elves can operate in the southern area of ​​the mountains, while the Darkmoon Elves operate in the northern area of ​​the mountains. Neither side has established towns or villages in the Veranoz Mountains.

The Veranoz Mountains are a disputed area between the Darkmoon Elves and the Silvermoon Elves.

Due to the sparse population of the Silvermoon Elves, most of the islands outside the Sheephorn Fjord are deserted islands, and the Silvermoon Elves here are almost all concentrated in the city of Murayaki inside the fjord.

Outside the Sheephorn Fjord, the gray dwarf bandits occupied some islands with independent water sources.

They appeared here not to plunder the resources on the island, but to tell the local Silver Moon Elves: "We are here, and we want to live here."

The gray dwarf bandits took the initiative to attack the Silvermoon Elves' ships, also wanting to show the Silvermoon Elves how powerful the gray dwarf bandits were.

The supply fleet of the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion and the Silver Pegasus Knights appeared in Sheephorn Fjord. The gray dwarf bandits mistakenly believed that this was an active attack by the Silvermoon Elf Army, and they prepared to clear out the gray dwarf bandits on the islands outside Sheephorn Fjord.

The gray dwarf bandits never imagined that this group of Silver Pegasus Knights were actually preparing to go to Golfito, and had no idea that there were still gray dwarf bandits active here.

It was under such circumstances that the gray dwarf bandits assembled more than a hundred three-masted sailing ships and blocked the supply fleet of the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion outside the Sheep Horn Fjord. If the Second Silver Pegasus Knights had not foreseen the gray dwarf bandit fleet in advance, this supply fleet might not have had time to retreat to Io Island and would have been blocked at sea by the gray dwarf bandit fleet...

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Starting from the port of Murayaki, the local Silver Moon Elf nobles in Sheephorn Fjord assembled nearly three hundred medium-sized sailing ships, and the fleet sailed along the northern coastline of Sheephorn Fjord towards the exit of the fjord.

Earl Macaulay was standing on a medium-sized sailing ship. Viscount Feleck, who was beside him, looked pale, and the smile on his face looked like he was crying...

This morning, he was dragged out of Countess Stasa's bed by a group of elf guards, tied naked to a wooden post used to tie horses outside Count Stasa's house, with thorny vines wrapped around his body. At that time, he was still shouting at the elf guards who were whipping him with whips:

"What's wrong with an upright Silver Moon Elf pursuing love and freedom? Why don't you send me to the court of justice?"

As the deputy commander of the Security Guard Corps, Viscount Felec possesses a delicate and beautiful face that is more feminine than a woman, and his skin is as delicate and smooth as milk. He has been hooking up with Countess Stasa for a long time.

In the past, we always had dates when Count Stasa was out, but last night, Count Stasa held a grand ball in the city hall to welcome Count Macaulay of the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion.

After the dance, Viscount Feleck heard that Count Stasa was going to spend the night at his lover's house, so he sneaked to Count Stasa's house...

How enjoyable your sleep was last night, how miserable you will feel when you wake up in the morning.

Viscount Felec was tied to a wooden stake for tying horses, his whole body was pricked and itchy by the poisonous thorns of thorn vines, and he had to be whipped all the time. Moreover, he was surrounded by Silver Moon Elves who were watching the fun. In order to avoid beating Viscount Felec to death, Count Stasa asked the elf guards to give Viscount Felec a cup of life tree juice every once in a while.

The life potion was poured directly onto Viscount Felec's body, spoonful by spoonful.

After receiving the news, the family behind Viscount Felec quickly tried to rescue Viscount Felec through various channels.

After communicating with many parties, Viscount Feleck, with wounds all over his body, put on the standard armor and personally led the Murayaki Security Guard to go out to sea...

"This is not going to war! This is clearly going to die."

Viscount Felec, with a bitter face, kept crying in his heart.

Earl Macaulay, deputy commander of the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion, stood on the deck with an intriguing smile on his face.

As soon as the fleet sailed out of Sheephorn Fjord, they saw a dense fleet of Gray Dwarf bandits crowded around the island of Io on the sea. The Silvermoon Elf Guards only had medium-sized sailing ships. Although they were numerous, these ships were extremely vulnerable in front of the three-masted sailing ships equipped with crossbows.

Viscount Felec felt as cold as if he had fallen into an icy cave. Life was so good, he didn't want to die so early.

The fleet of medium-sized sailing ships stopped at the mouth of Sheephorn Fjord and did not move forward any further.

Earl Macaulay was also shocked when he saw the fleet of gray dwarf bandits.

I originally thought that the naval battle in Queen Ewenni Islands would definitely cause heavy damage to the gray dwarf bandits, but I didn't expect that there are still so many pirates in Sheephorn Fjord.

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The fifth and sixth Silver Pegasus Knights were flying in the air. The arrows they shot from high altitude could hardly hit the gray dwarf bandits on the three-masted sailing ship. Once they rode the silver Pegasus close to the sailing ship, they would immediately be subjected to the concentrated fire of the crossbows on the ship.

After several rounds of attempts, the Silver Pegasus Knights no longer dared to swoop down and shoot the gray dwarf bandits on the ship.

More than a hundred three-masted sailing ships surrounded the island of Io, and the gray dwarf bandits began to take advantage of the high tide to prepare to force their way onto the island.

A group of gray dwarves wearing barrel helmets and full-body heavy armor climbed from the three-masted sailing ship to the landing craft. They were wearing very exaggerated shoulder armor. After more than thirty landing craft were filled with gray dwarf bandits, they rushed towards the island of Io.

The Silver Moon Elf warriors on the cliff of the island suddenly became nervous.

When the gray dwarf bandits rushed to the bottom of the island in landing craft, they immediately hid in the sunken area of ​​the island's rock wall, where they could effectively avoid the rolling rocks falling from the high cliffs.

When the Silver Pegasus Knights saw the gray dwarf bandits trying to force their way onto the island, they finally took out some flaming spears and threw them at the three-masted sailing ships of the gray dwarf bandit fleet.

The gray dwarf bandits adjusted the ship's crossbow to the maximum elevation angle, used medium-sized crossbows with increased range, and aimed at the silver Pegasus knight in mid-air to fire...

The war seemed to break out suddenly, and the sails of several three-masted sailing ships were instantly caught fire under the flaming spears thrown at them.

The long-range crossbow arrows shot from the three-masted sailing ship also hit several Silver Pegasus Knights. Some of them held iris shields and leaned over to block the crossbow arrows.

Some silver Pegasus knights did not notice the flying crossbow arrows. The crossbow arrows pierced through the wings of the silver Pegasus, and the silver Pegasus immediately stumbled and fell from the sky...

Nine magic airships slowly descended from the clouds, just in time to see the Silver Pegasus Knights engaging in a melee with the Gray Dwarf bandit fleet.

Several half-elf warriors held the horns of bison, stood on the roof of the magic airship, and blew the low horns almost at the same time.

“Wuwuwu…”

The deep voice spread across the battlefield, and all the elven warriors turned their gazes toward the clouds.

Miss Christine was riding a silver Pegasus and also standing on the deck of a magic airship.

Roy kept issuing instructions to the captains of the magic airships, asking them to use the propulsion devices to adjust the suspension positions of the magic airships, and then he personally lifted the rain cover of a ship-borne crossbow...

In an instant, all thirty-six ship-borne crossbows on the magic airship were exposed to the sunlight.

Roy inserted a magic crossbow arrow about 1.5 meters long into the arrow slot, and then began to adjust the shooting angle...

"Ready! Release..."

Roy operated the ship-borne crossbow and shot a magic crossbow arrow.

After the magic crossbow arrow flew out, ice crystals continued to condense around it, and even a sparkling tail appeared at the end of the crossbow arrow. Unfortunately, Roy shot it too far, and the magic crossbow arrow fell into the sea. The moment it fell into the sea, all the ice crystals attached to the crossbow arrow shattered, and instantly a piece of ice crystal with a diameter of more than one meter condensed on the sea surface.

Afterwards, more than thirty twisted magic crossbow arrows were shot out from the magic airship, almost all of them shot into the sea...

This caused the gray dwarf bandits on the three-masted sailing ship to burst into laughter.

(End of this chapter)