Knight and Wand

Chapter 270: Battle of Finleytown

Under a sky that seemed like the underworld, two thousand brave southern horse archers, acting as a decoy force, galloped towards the outskirts of Finleytown.

The earth trembled, and the hurried hooves of the war horses broke the silence of the land of eternal night. A bracket with a torch inserted diagonally was tied firmly to the side of each war horse.

This is the mounted archery method against the undead that the Kantadar people have explored and summarized after the bitter battle. Only with this method can they ignite fire arrows while on the move and effectively kill the corpses. No matter whether they are facing dry flesh with rapid moisture loss, or terrifying ghosts that are difficult to harm, the fire full of elemental components in this world seems to be the only effective way for mortals to attack.

As the horses galloped, the torches dragging bright trails shook violently. The team of flames burned fiercely. From a distance, the entire team looked like a few fearless fire dragons winding and cruising in the darkness.

Leon rode his horse and lit the lantern in his hand after stepping into the dangerous area. The magic light was like a barrier, dispelling the terrible magic sound that intermittently sounded in the city of Finleytown.

Corvis, who was flying low above the cavalry, also quickly activated the holy lamp.

The Holy Lake Priest and Kantadar Wizard, who were standing at key positions in the team, had the holy lamps in their hands shining brightly one after another. The light curtain enveloped all the two thousand archers, like a sacred army.

As the magic of the Horcrux seeped into the cavalrymen's souls, the warriors' spirits lifted, as if the fear in their hearts had dissipated, replaced by warmth and courage.

The thunderous horses' hooves rushed into the ocean of corpses, spears pierced through the corpses, and long swords cut off their heads. In an instant, the shouts of two thousand brave cavalrymen drowned out the sound of iron hooves, playing a mighty war song.

The invincible cavalry cut a bloody path through the tide of zombies and approached the foot of the walls of Finleytown, where they had once been unable to return.

Waves of Uriah roared among the army.

“——Shoot!!”

Walking through the bloody road, the horse archers threw away their spears without any reluctance, took down the bows at their sides, and drew out their arrows.

The Baldim family, which owns large pine forest resources and fisheries, has no shortage of pine resin and fish paste reserves. The hundreds of thousands of arrows in the coalition warehouses have all been converted into fire arrows during months of fierce fighting.

The cavalrymen skillfully used the torches on the sides of their horses to instantly ignite the rockets.

In an instant, the humming sound of bowstrings resounded through the dim sky, and thousands of flames streaked across the sky like meteors, pouring down onto the city walls.

One round.
两轮
Three rounds
The continuous rain of fire penetrated the densely packed zombies on the city wall. Although the arrows were completely unable to kill the undead, the high temperature still ignited the shriveled flesh and clothes on the zombies, and the battlements suddenly burst into flames.

The sudden dense light, flaming arrows, and the provocation of the souls of more than two thousand living people under the city completely enraged the undead who were dormant in hunger and thirst.

The commotion spread, and the hideous-looking undead ignored the flames burning all over their bodies and swarmed down from the city walls.

The swarm of zombies fell to the ground like dumplings, like a rainstorm. Even with broken bones and torn flesh, these violent zombies could still crawl up again with their twisted bodies, and pounced madly at the cavalry with flames all over their bodies.

The city gate that had not been closed at all gushed out an endless sea of ​​corpses like a flood that broke through a dam, covering the entire sky like a natural disaster.

The officers blew horns, and the horse archers turned around, making full use of the mobility of their horses, galloping on their horses using kite tactics, and turning around to shoot flaming arrows.

They followed the predetermined trajectory, circled around the outskirts of the city, and cleverly used the terrain to attract more and more undead waves.

Behind the war horses, there was a crowd of people, and on the ground, it was like several fire dragons pulling a black wave.

The cavalry attracted tens of thousands of enemies and began to retreat.
Suddenly, bursts of sharp whistling sounds pierced the night sky.

A large number of winged corpses swooped in from the sky above the city of Finlayton, circling in the air and stirring up a bloody wind. Like a pack of hungry wolves, they swooped down on the archers in groups of three or five.

The zombies flying in the sky like dark clouds put the human warriors in danger. The nimble monsters used their dimensional advantage to pass through the team, and their sharp lower limbs pulled at the cavalrymen's bodies. Soon, many screams were heard in the team.

The cavalrymen who fell at the end had no time to react before they were grabbed from their horses and fell heavily to the ground. Then, the wave of zombies overwhelmed them like a school of sharks smelling blood, and they disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Casualties continued to increase. The cavalry gave up riding and shooting, drew their swords to resist, and tried their best to chop the corpses above their heads. The physical strength of the living was rapidly depleted, but the offensive of the undead showed no signs of abating.

At this point, they had reached the limit of what they could do, and courage could not make up for the cruel reality that it was difficult to launch a counterattack against the enemies in the sky.

Until, at the end of the hill and depression in front of the cavalry, they saw the Allied forces formation ready for battle.

Military orders in Uriah and Feru were immediately roared out among the army.

--call!

The rain of fire shot from the infantry's longbows and Uriah's strongbows whistled up to the dark sky, and countless arrows were shot at the endless sea of ​​zombies behind the cavalry team.

The galloping horses quickly passed through the passage reserved by the army's phalanx. The light cavalry, having completed their mission, handed over the sea of ​​corpses that they were pursuing to the heavy infantry phalanx that had been ready for battle.

The raging waves of the zombie army were like a dam hitting a solid dam.

The knights and warriors of the Thorn Flower family roared and engaged in a life-and-death battle with the undead.

As the deafening sound of fighting rang out in the distant suburbs, Leon, who had already left the cavalry team halfway, had already led the other six spellcasters to the place where the main force of the assault was gathering, sharpening their knives.

Pulling the reins, the black horse raised its hooves, the warhorse neighed loudly, and Leon lit the lantern again.

"Follow me in the attack! Take back the home of the living!!"

The Knights of Avalon, Holy Lake, Ranger, and Kantardar swung the reins, held their weapons, and urged their horses to guard the two wings of the infantry.

Pendragon's sword-winged battle flag and the Holy Lake's white flame sun flag began to move one after another. The heavy infantry marched in neat steps, following the commander-in-chief under the guidance of the seven holy lamps.

Instead of choosing the frontal attack on Finlaytown, Leon personally led the main force to attack the drawbridge gate on the north side of the moat.

The city's original ditch was full of floating and struggling corpses, like a river of the underworld.

The iron chain of the suspension bridge that was destroyed by the undead not long ago has not been repaired yet. The suspension bridge that should have been raised is now placed on the river bank, and only the fallen gate blocks the way into the city.

The zombies on the outskirts of the city had been led away by the cavalry. Only a hundred or so zombies in the wild had not followed the team and were still wandering aimlessly outside the city.

The coalition's elite main attack force assembled and easily crushed the zombies that blocked their way.

When the enemy was at the gates of the city, Leon immediately issued an order. Three military bugles sounded, and the army quickened its pace. The entire army immediately began to charge in a column.

He threw the Neti brand Callisto like a flying knife.

The shocking beast reappeared and rushed towards the gate at Leon's command.

The biological siege engine crashed into the door with a deafening roar, breaking it open and shattering the thick wooden gate wrapped in riveted iron sheets.

A dozen zombie soldiers who did not dodge or evade behind the gate were crushed by the fragments of the city gate. The next second, a giant bear rushed past like a "steel roll" running away on the road. Its weight of dozens of tons crushed the ants under its feet into pieces of paper.

After taking back the behemoth card, Leon grabbed the reins, spurred his horse to gallop, and led the charge into the fortified city.

"——For Leon!! For Avalon!!"

Lohak's deafening tiger roar led the black-robed, red-winged Avalon soldiers behind him to burst into heroic war cries.

The Holy Lake Knights in silver armor also raised their lances high and roared their own beliefs:
"——In the name of Ilaril!!!"

The heavy cavalry groups entered one after another and rumbled into the city gate.

The powerful knights with strong armor and sharp swords attacked the army of zombies with overwhelming force, following the light of Leon and clearing a bloody path full of broken corpses and debris for the heavy infantry behind them.

The armored war horses crushed the gathered undead. Suddenly, several huge shadows came towards them from the air.

Leon looked up.

I saw several giant bat ghosts flapping their devilish wings and swooping down towards this side.

A loud eagle cry was then heard, and an elegant bird of prey shining with holy light rushed into the undead monsters in the air like a comet.

The sharp claws of the eagle Xiao An grabbed a giant bat ghost. The huge momentum intercepted the monster and sent it crashing into the airspace on the other side.

(Gulorelite)
"Eldritch - All things are under my guidance. The covenant of the stars, summoning spirits and shifting shapes."

The biting cold wind seeped into the Hippogriff Knight's helmet, and his golden pupils shone in the shadow of his visor.

The first sword given by the master on his back was unsheathed instantly, and the blade of friendship in the boy's hand flew out. ——Puchi!
The dark blood sprayed like rain, and the ancient magic manipulated the two flying swords to transform into crossed sharp cold lights, piercing through the giant skull of the bat demon.

At the same time, Leon dropped the reins with his right hand, pulled his forearm behind his head, and called for his wand in his heart.

The surging magic lightning suddenly appeared like an arm guard, and the jumping bright arcs turned the silver magic spear into a solid entity.

With his eyes behind the visor, he peeked at the invisible trajectory that was gradually converging into one in his field of vision, as if time had stopped.

This attack is sure to hit.

"what!!"

The black-armored knight roared and threw Gungnir at the attacking giant bat demon with all his strength.

The terrifying force of the Knight of the Order of Arms created a sonic boom, and the azure magic spear flew through the air like a railgun.

——Bang! !
Gungnir pierced through the target without any error, and the gun was deeply inserted into the chest of the undead beast.

The shot-down giant bat ghost lost its balance and fell backwards like a kite with a broken string.

The remaining two monsters finally rushed over the heads of the galloping knights and pounced on the Holy Lake Knights who were behind them.

Irem, on horseback, lifted up his halberd, thrust the sharp blade into his side, and with brute force, he easily knocked over the monster that was attacking him from above.

The heavy monster screamed angrily, then fell to the ground and rolled over on the street.

The Knight Ilaril, following closely behind, ran past the monsters one by one, attacking them with his pistol and sword.

The Knights' adjutant rode closer and swung his hammer hard.

Boom!

The shining magic hammer, combined with the Holy Court's warhorse's mad galloping power, almost knocked the giant bat ghost away, knocking it to the ground again.

The knights charging from the rear took over, each with a lance. The heavy steel lances of the Knights of Arms stabbed the still struggling monster into a bloody mess.

Olivia jumped up from her horse, swung her spear, and stabbed the last monster that flew over her head.

The moment she was brought into the air, she used the force to lift herself up with her nimble body, and the iron gloves on her hands pressed down on the monster's huge head from behind like steel pliers.

Stepping on his back, the girl gritted her teeth and twisted it hard.

Click!

The blast of air caused by the terrifying force masked the crisp sound of broken bones.

The monster with bared fangs and claws immediately lost control of its body.

The moment she broke the monster's head from front to back, Olivia swiftly kicked the monster's body away and jumped back to the cavalry team below.

"Lohak!"

Hearing the girl's shout, the burly knight glanced sideways, quickly stretched out his left hand, grabbed the opponent's arm armor, and threw the girl forward with force.

Olivia was thrown high up into the air and flipped in the air. After landing, she simply stepped on the shoulder armor of several knights and jumped back onto her horse.
Leon galloped past the bat ghost that had just been shot down by the magic spear. When he passed by, he pulled out the Gungnir that was stuck in the monster, raised the spear blade high, and continued to lead the army deeper.

They attacked the city area that seemed like a ghost town, and the two thousand elite soldiers made rapid progress.

From what Leon heard and what Corvis had seen in the air before, the feint attack tactic lured away at least 20,000 undead.

At the moment, the number of enemies in the city was no more than 10,000, and they were scattered everywhere. He was leading the strongest elite of the coalition forces. Facing the undead that attacked like fuel one after another, he could defeat them one by one. Naturally, he could kill them all in the ghost town as if there was no one in the land.

But he also knew that he didn't have much time left. The 5,000 troops delayed in the far suburbs were now under siege by more than four times the number of undead. The altar must be destroyed as soon as possible.

After attacking all the way into the inner city, Leon immediately ordered Lohak to lead the Knights of Avalon to attack the nearest altar.

Irem takes the Knights of the Holy Lake to destroy the altar in the lower city.

He and Olivia led the heavy cavalry of the Griffin Mercenaries and the knights of the Baldim family to attack the Undead Clock Tower in the upper city.

The team was divided into three groups according to the plan and attacked separately.

Holding the holy lamp and wielding Gungnir, Leon led his troops through bloody battles to kill the zombie army along the street. The closer they got to the main altar in the city, the more vengeful ghosts and spirits there were around.

Torches can only scare wandering souls but are difficult to truly eliminate.

The mortal army, lacking magical weapons, was fortunately able to rely on the holy lamps and spells of Leon and the wizards who accompanied the army.

The knights killed the zombies, while Leon and the southern wizard continued to drive away the approaching souls.

After considerable casualties, they finally arrived at the square in the upper city.

Leaving behind Kantadar's soldiers to defend against the surging zombies, Leon and Olivia jumped off their horses.

The girl drew the sword of victory and rushed towards the clock tower.

Leon inserted Gungnir, which was difficult to perform in a narrow space, into the floor at the door, drew out his sword, held the holy lamp, and followed Olivia's back.

The two kicked the door open and rushed into the dark interior. The lantern only illuminated two Death Knights guarding the stairs.

The corpse knights raised their heads suddenly, and a faint light flickered in the human-faced helmet of Kantadar. They raised their gorgeous long swords and roared as they attacked from the left and right.

"Quick battle, quick decision!" Leon raised his sword and stepped out.

Olivia repeated the move from the other side, leaning forward and slashing, knocking the enemy's sword down with one blow, and the girl kicked out.

Bang!
The knight's steel boots kicked the opponent hard, causing him to fall heavily into a row of benches behind, with wood chips flying everywhere.

On the other side, Leon tilted his sword and easily dodged the slash.

The blade that was still fierce in the eyes of ordinary warriors now looked dull and rigid in his eyes.

There were almost no changes in the trajectory of his eyes. This Death Knight, with his sword skills that he instinctively used when he was alive, could only display less than 30% of the martial arts he had in his life.

The sword pushed aside the long knife full of gaps and rust. Leon leaned over and stabbed with one hand, the sharp blade pierced into the shin strap, and then he turned around and dodged and chopped again.

He only left a crack on his cloak, and then he used the hilt of his sword to hit the iron buckle behind the Death Knight's helmet.

With a bang, although the handle failed to stun the undead, it still broke the connection between the helmet and the neck guard.

Seeing the undead shaking its head and rushing towards him again angrily and blindly, Leon took a half step back and swung the holy lamp of soul protection in his left hand.

There was another bang, and the sharp edge of the magic weapon directly knocked off the loose helmet on the corpse's head.

Before he could swing his sword to finish off his opponent, the familiar blade of victory pierced through the head of the zombie in front of Leon from behind.

He tilted his head and saw that the other Death Knight had been chopped into pieces by his little lion.

The girl drew her sword and slashed horizontally, completely decapitating the Ghoul Knight with one strike.

Leon kicked the fallen body away and rushed towards the stairs of the tower building with her in big strides.

After a while, the Kantadar knights who were fighting desperately to kill the zombies in the square heard a loud bell ringing from above.

An invisible force vibrated, and the green light rising from the clock tower gathered into a torrent that penetrated into the clouds.

The crowds of undead in front of them suddenly became dull and stagnant.
(End of this chapter)