In just 30 seconds, Earl Owen deeply experienced the pleasure of falling from "heaven" to "hell".
Gris's unstoppable momentum made him smile, but the appearance of the Entanglement of Death froze his sneer on his face.
Earl Durant, who was next to him, had long been speechless. His troops had been stopped by Wellington and Titus – the soldiers were no match for the two guardian knights at all. Almost in just a face-to-face confrontation, their morale had been crushed.
The difference in strength was too great. In the melee, the strength of Wellington and Titus was undoubtedly highlighted … In the past, it was not obvious in a one-on-one fight, but in a densely packed environment, within the attack range of the two metal lances, almost no one could get close.
From another point of view, the two knights were completely like two harvesters, waving their lances as they moved forward, completely at a rhythm that would send anyone who came into contact with them flying.
They had originally planned to turn around to help Roddy, but when they turned around, they saw that Gris had been run over by Roddy's troops. Only then did they feel relieved to continue fighting – they could be considered to have restrained themselves and basically did not use any ruthless attacks. After knocking out and sending flying the enemies in front of them, the originally weak knights quickly lost their fighting spirit. Many of them even stopped in their tracks, timidly not daring to move forward …
Earl Owen's face was livid, and he was completely panicked – he did not expect Gris's failure at all. The fluctuation of the "Entanglement of Death" almost made Owen's heart stop beating. As a puppet, he was extremely sensitive to the Undead Spell, so he could not figure out why a delicate beauty could cast the "Entanglement of Death"!
What happened to this world? She was just using the "Holy Shield" just now!
"Undead Spell" and "Divine Incantation" completely stood on the opposite side of the spell system, this was something everyone knew … But what the hell was going on in front of him?
But what was even more surprising was that the "Rose Cross" troops that Earl Owen was extremely afraid of were all gathering in front of Roddy …
These troops holding the "Rose Cross" flag were different from each other. It seemed that they had come from various towns in the territory, but they all had a very unified action: they all rushed in front of the figure carrying the short bow, and then bowed to salute …
"Who … who is he?"
Owen and Durant were completely dumbfounded. They had always treated Sodelor as their enemy, but they never thought that the one who planned and led the operation was actually this inconspicuous archer!
Owen immediately realized that he had lost the upper hand. He turned around and was about to retreat, but when he looked at the forest behind him, he saw a large group of more than three hundred Temple Knights from Hollier City slowly approaching …
Unknowingly, Owen realized that he had been surrounded.
"We still have room for discussion-"
Roddy's words interrupted Durant. He switched his title from "The Last Witcher" to "Templar Guard Captain". Looking at the words "Regional Recruitment Successful", he sneered, "We don't need to show any mercy to traitors who collude with the undead!"
The Count still wanted to say something, but in the face of the menacing Paladins, his lips trembled, and his face turned completely ashen.
Earl Owen did not believe that Roddy would really dare to kill him. He immediately shouted, "I am an earl, a noble, I have the right —"
"Yes, you bastard."
Roddy was not interested in giving this guy a chance to talk nonsense. He waved his scimitar, "Kill!"
Such an arrogant style was not the style of a noble, but because of his ruthlessness, the lords who were originally on Owen's side instantly broke out in cold sweat.
Only then did they understand that this seemingly insignificant person actually had the authority to command all of the Temple Knights …
According to the rank, this was the power that only a Superintendent Bishop could have.
Earl Durant completely gave up hope and slumped on the saddle. So what if he was an earl? The noble system and the church were two completely different things. These religious lunatics would not give him any face at all …
Earl Owen looked at the Temple Knights surging towards him in a daze. His mind was completely unable to think about everything that had happened. Territory, wealth, women, and the desire for revenge. All of these completely disappeared with the roar of the hooves …
*****
Eron Calendar, Year 588, November 10th.
The injured soldiers groaned in the houses. Hundreds of bodies were dragged out of the town by the heavy footsteps of the engineers and buried. The weather was cold, and these bodies had not yet decomposed. However, the ravens hovering in the sky were flocks, and the depressed atmosphere made the temperature drop a lot.
There were not many traces of fighting in Gigg Town. Some of the smashed shop doors had been simply repaired at this time. The atmosphere on the streets was still solemn. Because there was no announcement, and no noble came out, people still trembled with fear and did not dare to go out. They could not be sure whether there would be a similar war again.
In the manor left by Ansadin, Roddy, who had not slept all night, was still forcing himself to write a letter. After the battle, he had ordered all his exhausted subordinates to rest. After discussing the future development with Sodelor in the middle of the night, he was the only one left in the study.
Seeing that the sky outside the window was already bright, Roddy stretched out his hand and extinguished the lamp wick. His fingertips were almost numb after a long battle. He rubbed his eyes and glanced at the snapping turtle Nokia that looked like a paperweight on the table. He exhaled tiredly, then picked up a few pieces of firewood and threw them into the fireplace. He stared at the jumping fire in a daze.
After the battle, it was supposed to be the time to reap the rewards. However, Rody did not feel much excitement. This battle was completely on the verge of 'destruction'. If the other forces had not made adjustments, he would have been the one buried in the graveyard outside.
There was still a lingering fear in his heart. When the fear struck, Rody always felt a deep sense of powerlessness. Just a few nobles with a few broken knights could almost kill him. If it were not for Ansadin's potions and Akasha's support, this team would not have been able to maintain a zero casualty rate.
"I still need time … but time is really running out."
With a sigh, Roddy reviewed yesterday's battle and summed up the gains and losses —
This battle killed Earl Owen directly … Not only him, but even the two puppet barons were all trampled into meat paste, and their bodies could not even be put back together. Their death also meant that the most important "puppets" in Eiffta's territory had all been uprooted by Roddy.
Earl Durante did not die, and this was the result of the game between the parties. Titus brought Angmar's words, and the general idea was that not too many nobles should die, or else it would cause more trouble than gain. Roddy naturally had no objection, but before he left, he still shot the traitor with a hidden arrow and crippled him … His vengeful nature had never changed, and it was definitely not his style not to take revenge.
Howard and the other barons retreated dejectedly. Roddy did not treat them as prisoners of war for ransom, which was already giving face to the Dukes Of Angmar. But he did not hesitate to take half of the supplies they brought — so the three nobles could only grit their teeth and roll back to their territory dejectedly.
The two Guardian Knights prepared to return with their troops today. According to the message they conveyed, Gigg Town was directly given to Sodelor. In addition, the knights under Tranka were also ordered by Duke to sign a contract with Sodelor. No matter how many knights would eventually fulfill the contract, this was already a very generous "return".
In this way, the wealth of Sodelor's territory was already in the upper middle of Eiffta's territory. For Roddy's strategic policy, this was definitely a big step.
Glancing at the experience bar, the 110,000 experience gained from such a large-scale battle was not a lot as his level was getting higher and higher. But he was very concerned about the changes after his team had accumulated enough experience. After fighting Ansadin, Magda, and now defeating the traitors of the kingdom's cavalry, all the scouts had reached the basic level of 10. Next, he had to start thinking about how to change the class of these scouts.
After sitting for a long time, Roddy hammered his stiff back, then squatted down and continued to daydream. At this moment, there was a knock on the study's wooden door.
"Come in."
Roddy's voice was a little hoarse. Turning his head, he saw that the person who came was Natha.
Last night, he specially apologized to Brody sincerely for a long time, but he did not expect the old village chief to not reprimand him. Instead, he mentioned something else …
Roddy suddenly thought of the book Brody gave him, and for a moment, he was a little lost in thought. Looking at Natha outside the door for a full three to five seconds, he finally reacted and coughed dryly. "Hmm? What's the matter? "
Only then did he remember that Natha had not spoken to him since yesterday.
When this Wood Elf walked in with a cold face, Roddy, who was squatting on the ground, wanted to stand up, but because his muscles were so sore, he almost sat on the ground. It took him a long time to get up.
In the past, such a pathetic appearance would have been laughable, but Natha understood what this fellow in front of her had done … He had led dozens of people into the town to rescue his team, single-handedly lured over a hundred soldiers away, and forcibly opened up a path of escape. In the end, he had even gathered all his forces and defeated over a thousand enemies …
If one did not personally experience and witness such a feat, it was likely that no one would believe it.
Therefore, when she saw Roddy's haggard and exhausted appearance, an unprecedented sense of respect arose in her heart. Before this, Natha admired Roddy's abilities and admired Roddy's archery skills. But after yesterday's incident, she sincerely admired Roddy as a person.
Because of this admiration, she decided to come here just to say a few words to Roddy.
"Teacher."
Natha bowed. She had addressed him this way before, but it was definitely not from the bottom of her heart as she did today.
In a daze, Roddy recalled the "Teacher Iceberg" in his memory.
Back then, he had initially been "unconvinced" by the colder and more mature looking Natha. However, as he interacted with her for a long time and witnessed Natha fight several times, he was completely convinced and put away the contempt in his heart. Instead, there was a sense of reverence in his heart.
Looking at Natha before him, Roddy felt as though he was looking at his past self …
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