The sound of gunfire echoed in the pre-dawn battlefield. As Tuomen had expected, these shots were not even a threat to Allen.
Allen made a few displacement movements, causing Tuomen's attack to miss, but Tuomen's subsequent attack also followed. The Knight spear in his hand emitted a faint azure flame as he merged with his spear and smashed towards Allen. This spear didn't have any tricks. It only relied on its speed to defeat the enemy, but it also had a bit of momentum. However, in Allen's eyes, it wasn't enough. The Origin Energy that Tuomen poured into the spear wasn't condensed enough, and the spear's momentum didn't have an indomitable aura. As the Origin Energy light swallowed, it always gave people a feeling of fear.
Under the protection of Daniel's forces, Tuomen had rarely used force against others in the past ten years. Although he spent an hour or two every day on martial arts training, training was different from actual combat. In the eyes of Allen, the spear techniques that were used in the training ground lacked the aura of a bloody battle. This kind of spear technique could be used for performance, but it had many shortcomings in actual combat.
Even in terms of speed, it was far from reaching Regis's shining high.
Qianjun slanted and slashed down, instantly sweeping up an unparalleled aura. In Tuomen's eyes, the pitch-black saber suddenly turned into a mountain range, bringing with it an irresistible momentum as it pressed down from the sky. Tuomen's head was numb, but he didn't retreat. Instead, he stabbed forward with his spear. He still had some eyesight. He could tell that he couldn't let Allen use his saber power. Otherwise, this duel would be decided with one saber!
Dang! The Knight's spear collided with Qianjun's blade. Tuomen's tiger's mouth was in intense pain, and the recoil from the spear almost made him suspect that he had really collided with a mountain peak. The Origin Energy of both sides collided. Tuomen's pale green flames were unsurprisingly suppressed by Allen's blazing flames and counterattacked, causing the Sir to retreat ten meters. However, it also prevented Allen from exhausting his saber power and earning a chance to turn around.
Allen did not take the opportunity to attack. After letting Tuomen regroup, he shouted softly, "Be careful."
The blade was filled with killing intent, and even the air seemed to be filled with the smell of blood. Tuomen's expression changed. He knew that although the youth before him was young, his Battle Skills were indeed something that he had killed his way through the battlefield. This kind of aura and killing intent could only be achieved by dominating the battlefield. In an instant, the smell of blood disappeared completely, and Qianjun's blade had a sparkling red luster that slowly melted away.
Tuomen screamed in his heart. He could tell that Allen had restrained his killing intent. The next attack would definitely be earth-shattering. He did not dare to let Allen make the first move, so he could only attack first. A long spear transformed into thousands of streams of light, and thousands of pale green fireflies rushed towards Allen, like a surging green river.
Seeing the baron's spear momentum, the soldiers of Sunset City cheered. However, they did not know that Tuomen was forced to do so. Allen's eyes were lit up by the Azure River, but the fluorescence of the spear shadows could not distract him. From beginning to end, Tuomen's figure was reflected in Allen's eyes. Using the aura of Origin Energy, Allen firmly locked onto the baron.
The moment before the Azure River surged, Qianjun slashed out, giving rise to wind and thunder. In the sound of the saber, Sir Tuomen seemed to hear the roar of some kind of wild beast. His heart trembled, and his hand couldn't help but slow down. The blade of the heavy saber flashed with a red glow, like the refraction of the dusk sky. Under the glow of the Azure River, it did not seem very bright. However, as soon as the red light entered the Azure River, Tuomen's spear momentum was immediately destroyed.
The Azure River parted in the middle, and the green fireflies dissipated, revealing the horrified face of the Sir behind him. The red light flickered and was about to wipe away the Sir's face. With Allen's saber momentum, the red light deviated from its original trajectory and floated past Tuomen's left side. It flashed a few meters and gradually faded away, finally returning to the night.
First, a few strands of silk floated down, and then a thin line of blood appeared on the left side of Tuomen's forehead. Behind him, there was a loud rumbling sound. He turned around and saw that the ground behind him had been torn open by Allen's saber Qi. The wounds on the ground were three points deep into the ground. One could imagine that if this saber Qi landed on his body, he would definitely be cut into two. Even if he had Origin Energy to protect his body, it might not be much harder than the earth.
Tuomen's face was ashen. After a moment, he smiled bitterly and said, "I lost."
As soon as these words were spoken, Allen's army immediately burst into heaven-shaking cries. In this battle, Allen's absolute power to completely crush Tuomen left an indelible figure in the eyes of the soldiers. If there were still people who questioned the young Sir's strength before, then the soldiers were now almost blindly worshipping him.
The empire was martial, and the strong were respected. Only by displaying true strength would he be able to win the respect of the soldiers from the bottom of their hearts.
In contrast to Allen's side, the morale of Sunset City fell to the bottom. An army without morale naturally lost its fighting spirit. Tuomen kept his promise and did not completely abandon the dignity of a Sir. He announced his surrender to the soldiers of Sunset City.
The city gates opened wide and Allen's army was able to enter the city. Allen also kept his previous agreement with Tuomen and allowed the surrendered soldiers and villagers to regain their freedom. However, that didn't make much sense. When the original flag of Sunset City was lowered and Allen's wolf flag was raised instead, as well as the flag representing Earl Oban, it was equivalent to announcing that the city had been incorporated into Earl Oban's territory and was directly under Allen's management.
As a result, Sir Tuomen's original territory, including Sunset City, was naturally transferred to Allen's name. As a result, they were also dominated by Allen's will.
By the time Allen was invited into the City Lord's Mansion, it was already dawn. In Tuomen's study, the baron shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Lord Allen, there's no point in you doing this. If Sir Daniel finds out what you've done, his army will arrive here soon. You must have seen the situation in Sunset City. We are not a military stronghold. There is no danger. How are you going to resist the Viscount's army? "
"Before I planned to take down Sunset City, I had already made some arrangements. I believe I can restrain Sir Daniel. At least in the short term, he probably won't be able to take back the lost land. At the very least, even if he does come with his army, don't I still have you, Baron Tuomen? "Allen said indifferently.
Tuomen knew that the moment he announced his surrender, it was equivalent to betraying Viscount Daniel's alliance. This indirectly tied him and this territory to Allen, and it naturally became a relationship of honor and disgrace. However, the situation did not leave Tuomen with much choice, and he had never been a warrior who was unafraid of death. He cherished his life as much as an ordinary person. At the same time, he knew that if he chose to surrender, at least his subjects would not have to bleed and sacrifice their lives.
The baron smiled bitterly and said, "I don't seem to have a choice."
"We always have very few choices, don't we?" Allen said.
"Then, what are your plans next?"
Allen stood at the window and looked at the city bathed in the morning light. "Gather all the adult men in the territory, open the armory, and give the equipment to the recruits," he said. "I have someone to train them. In addition, leave the command of the Sunset City army to me. I have to reorganize the army to deal with the possible future wars. "
"I will stay here for a month. It will be a crucial period of time. Once we survive this month, it will be easy. "
Tuomen sighed, "I hope that as you said, Lord Daniel's army will not appear during this period of time."
The news of the fall of Sunset City spread to every corner of Daniel's territory within a day. The beautiful Lake Portilli still showed its elegance in the sunlight. However, in Unicorn Castle, the viscount roared angrily, "This damn Tomen actually surrendered. Useless trash, just give the territory to Ouban like this?"
After hearing the news of the fall of Sunset City, the viscount's subordinates rushed to the castle and were trembling in fear as they faced Daniel's anger. Sir Lafus whispered, "Baron Tomen messed up the recruitment of Sir Allen. In the blink of an eye, Sunset City was captured by the other party." I heard that Sir Allen didn't attack at all. He just fought with Tomen outside the city gate. "This subordinate thinks this may be a premeditated plot between the two of them. They are after your territory."
Daniel's chest rose and fell rapidly. He took a few deep breaths to restrain his anger. He put his hands on the table and said in a deep voice, "Lafus, your territory is adjacent to Tomen's. Now, I order you to raise all your troops and attack Sunset City first. My army will arrive soon. "
Sir Lafus nodded, and there was a knock on the door. The Sir frowned. Obviously, it was not a good thing to disturb Daniel at such a meeting. The viscount frowned and said in a deep voice, "Come in."
The door to the meeting room was pushed open. A soldier trotted to Daniel's side and whispered something in his ear. Daniel's expression immediately turned ugly. He waved his hand and let the soldier retreat. The Sir below looked at each other, and Baron Oru dared to ask, "What happened? My lord. "
"It's Ou Ban." Daniel clenched his fists and smashed them heavily on the table. He said hatefully, "Just now, the soldiers reported that Ou Ban's army had appeared near the Emerald Mountain Range. Ou Ban has made a big move this time. He has mobilized two of his three large mercenary groups. In addition to his own direct troops, he has gathered about three thousand troops outside the boundary of the Emerald Mountain Range! "
The Sir's expression changed. Behind the Emerald Mountain Range was Daniel's territory. Ou Ban put on such a formation, making it clear that if Daniel sent out his army to attack Sunset City, he would definitely take the opportunity to attack. The quality of the Count's army might not be as good as that of the unicorns, but once they had the advantage in numbers, even the Unicorn Legion would find it difficult to turn the tide. It could be foreseen that as long as Ou Ban did not withdraw his troops, Daniel would not be able to use his troops to go to Sunset City.
In this way, if Ou Ban wanted to crusade against Allen, then the mission would definitely fall on Lafus and the others, Sir. Not long ago, their alliance army had suffered a loss outside Allen's Storm City. This time, it was inevitable that the Sir would have a shadow in their hearts if they were allowed to fight again. At this moment, they even wanted to advise the viscount not to pay attention to Sunset City. After all, Tomen's territory was not rich. If he used his army to attack in vain, even if he recaptured the lost land, he would probably suffer a loss.
While Daniel was hesitating about Ou Ban's arrangement, on the other side of the Emerald Mountain Range, on the border of the Earl's territory, Ou Ban's army of mercenaries and direct troops was building a temporary camp. As some fortifications gradually took shape and formed positions, Ou Ban put on a posture that would not retreat in a short period of time.
In a tent, Ou Ban looked at the letter in his hand. The letter was written by Allen and handed over to Ou Ban by Roger before he left. Allen wrote in the letter that after he left, he would ask Ou Ban to gather his army and gather at the border of the Emerald Mountain Range to restrain Daniel's army. Allen made it clear in his letter that the Count's army only needed to make a show of it, not actually attack. Of course, if Daniel was arrogant enough to not put the count in his eyes and directly sent his army to Sunset City, then the count might as well take advantage of it. At that time, Allen would naturally withdraw.
This tactic could be said to be extremely flexible, and it all depended on Daniel's reaction. Allen attacked Sunset City overnight and successfully occupied Tuomen's territory. His swift and decisive tactical style shocked Ou Ban, and at the same time, he once again looked at Allen with admiration.
He smiled and looked away from the letter to the dragon who was acting as an advisor. "Mr. Long, what do you think of Sir Allen's operation this time?"
'"Smart and resourceful. This Sir Allen is indeed a talent. More importantly, Viscount Daniel had previously tried to recruit him, but he had rejected him. He has some loyalty to you, Count. "Mr. Long said calmly.
Ou Ban laughed and said, "It's rare for Sir Allen to be able to stand his ground. This kind of talent must be put in an important position. "
Mr. Long reminded, "It's naturally important, but the count can't concentrate too much glory on him alone. Otherwise, I'm afraid the young Sir will be spoiled and arrogant." Moreover, the way to govern was nothing more than the word balance. The count put Sir Allen in an important position, but he also had to restrain him in other ways. Otherwise, with his talent, it would be difficult to control him if he lost his balance. "
Ou Ban nodded, obviously seriously considering the matter. At this moment, a soldier opened the tent and reported, "Sir, we found the unicorn army."
"Daniel really can't sit still. Alright, let me meet this old friend." Ou Ban stood up happily and led Mr. Long out of the tent. When he arrived at the edge of the camp, a soldier handed him a telescope.
Ou Ban looked over and saw Knight continuously emerging from the forest on the other side of the Emerald Mountain Range. Behind the Knight were groups of infantry. The banner fluttered, and a unicorn could be seen on it. It was indeed Daniel's army. Among them, Daniel was riding a tall horse at the front, followed by his elite troops, the Holy Unicorn Legion.
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