"Amy, isn't Harvest City Guru Abel's territory?" Buford whispered to his companion as he walked with the Knight's army.
Buford was a normal Knight living in the Duchy of Laka. This was not his first time going to war with the Knight's army. Just last year, he participated in a surprise attack on the Duchy of Keyen. This time, it was too secretive. He didn't even know where his destination was.
Knight Captain Job's motivational speech made most of the Knight's Knight very excited, but there were still a lot of Knights with a clear head.
When he heard the name Harvest City, his heart skipped a beat. They were going to attack the Duchy of Carmel, the only Grandmaster Blacksmith's territory.
Abel had always been a legend in the human world, especially in the Kingdom of Saint Ellis. His story was sung by countless people.
Today, he was going to attack this legendary Grandmaster Blacksmith. It was hard for him to control his emotions.
"Buford, yes, Harvest City is Guru Abel's territory, but why are we attacking Guru Abel's territory?" Amy couldn't understand the order, so she asked herself helplessly.
No one could answer her. This was the army, the Knight's army. There was only discipline and order!
But the leaders of the 5 Duchies didn't know how much influence the name Abel had in the human world. A subtle emotion began to spread among the 14,000 Knight's army.
At the back of the Knight's army, 5 intermediate wizards were sitting in a carriage. The atmosphere in the carriage was very tense. None of the Knight's leaders could understand the feelings of these 5 intermediate wizards.
"Malory, you've fought Abel before. How strong is he?" The intermediate wizard from the Duchy of Tex turned to Wizard Malory from the Duchy of Thunder and asked.
All the intermediate wizards here had heard about Abel's name from various sources. No matter what they heard, they were all shocked.
However, there weren't many people who had actually seen Abel in action, so Wizard Mallory, the only one among them who had actually fought with Abel, became the target of the wizards' inquiry.
Wizard Malory didn't want to remember that unpleasant experience. His "instantaneous movement" was ended by Abel's "telekinesis." He didn't even know how he lost.
Wizard Mallory tried to organize his thoughts, "His speed was so fast that I couldn't even see it clearly. It only took him a split second to cast the spell!"
The intermediate wizard from the Duchy of Laka voiced his opinion, "Do you really think that one wizard's casting speed is faster than five of us intermediate wizards casting spells at the same time?"
The intermediate wizard from the Duchy of Laka nodded, "Yes, I've always heard that Abel has a powerful contracted creature. As soon as we see him, we'll instantaneously move around him and use our strongest spells to kill him!"
The intermediate wizard from the Duchy of Rohr lowered his voice, "Yes, but he's just a beginner wizard. How powerful can he be? I think it's his contracted creature that's powerful!"
Wizard Malory listened to the conversation between the 4 intermediate wizards. He knew one thing for sure. The 4 intermediate wizards didn't care about Abel as much as he thought they would. Instead, they felt a lot of pressure, so they were just trying to lessen the pressure with their words.
Wizard Malory didn't want to go to the Duchy of Carmel. That place was a nightmare for him. If he didn't break this nightmare, he would never be able to level up again. Ever since he returned to the Duchy of Thunder, his power had stopped increasing. Instead, it started to decrease.
The alliance of the 5 duchies was an opportunity for him. Although he didn't want to go, he was persuaded by the king and promised him a lot of benefits.
Wizard Malory followed the other intermediate wizards and said, "Abel's strongest point is his Knight skills. His wizard ability isn't that strong. As long as we can control his speed, we should be able to kill him!"
The intermediate wizard from the Duchy of Tex lowered his voice, "Abel will become a thing of the past. The Duchy of Carmel will become a thing of the past. We will win!"
The other intermediate wizards repeated the same thing as well. It was almost as if they could kill Abel this way. They didn't act like wizards at all. They acted more like believers.
It was hard to tell what Abel had brought to the duchy of Carmel on the surface. Most of the cities in the duchy of Carmel were peaceful. There was plenty of food and a stable environment. Every city was developing steadily.
However, Abel added a teleportation circle in every city. He had so many credit points in Ante City that he didn't have anywhere to spend them.
These teleportation circles weren't made public. Instead, they were controlled by the intelligence agency. This was one of the ways he could strengthen the intelligence agency. At least in the Duchy of Carmel, the intelligence agency's speed of information transmission was unparalleled.
When the alliance of the five duchies arrived outside of Neking City, Abel had already received the latest information from the intelligence agency in Neking City. Then, Abel's orders were sent to Neking City.
There were four Knight's fiefs in Neking City. All of them belonged to the head of the Bodley Knight's family. Abel's orders were to evacuate them from Neking City as soon as possible.
"Quick! His Majesty's orders are to protect Neking City. Reinforcements will arrive soon!" Head Knight Harlow was the city lord of Neking City. He used to be a member of the Hari family of Gamba. Now that the Hari family of Gamba had risen in status, he was given the position of city lord of this new city.
However, he had only brought ten men of sacrifice from his family and some civil servants with him. The soldiers here were all recruited from the local area. The foundation of the army was from the nobles of Neking City.
This was Abel's idea. The Duchy of Carmel lacked everything. It was a new city, so they couldn't afford to station too many troops there. Since they had already reached an agreement with the Duchy of Thunder, there was no need to station too many troops there.
It would take a long time to integrate a city into a new duchy. Abel wanted to use autonomy to ease the resistance of Neking City.
The crisis of crop failure had given Abel a great opportunity. The abundant supply of food had calmed the hearts of the people in Neking City. The Duchy of Carmel was gradually growing stronger, and Abel's personal strength had made the people of Neking City accept them as a member of the Duchy of Carmel.
If Neking City had been given two more years, it would have become a piece of land under the Duchy of Carmel's control. The people of Neking City would also be extremely loyal to the Duchy of Carmel.
However, the arrival of the five duchies had ruined everything. The arrival of the five duchies, especially the army of the Duchy of Thunder, had shaken the hearts of the people in Neking City.
Most of the people and nobles here had never experienced starvation before. They had never imagined what would happen to Neking City without the food provided by the Duchy of Carmel. They were shocked by the endless army of Knight soldiers outside the city. They wanted to return to the strong side.
Head Knight Harlow stood on the city wall. The duchy had handed the city to him, so he had to ensure that it wouldn't be taken away.
Although there were tens of thousands of Knight soldiers outside, he wasn't worried at all. No duchy would be willing to sacrifice their Knight soldiers to attack a city. That kind of loss would be too much for them to bear.
Head Knight had thousands of city guards on his side. These soldiers had all received city defense training. As long as they could defend the city with all their might, it would only take a few days for the Duchy of Carmel's reinforcements to arrive. When that happened, the entire situation would change.
Head Knight Harlow, who was born in Bakong City, worshipped Abel. In his mind, as long as Abel was willing to do something, nothing was impossible.
Outside of Neking City, the fourteen thousand Knight soldiers stopped. The city was right in front of them, and they were waiting for an opportunity to strike.
"My men are already on the move. In half a day, the gates of Neking City will be opened!" Head Knight Ewell looked at the city in front of him. His heart was filled with excitement. The territory they had lost was about to be returned to them.
Head Knight Job waved his hand, "Then let's wait. Everyone, get off your horses and let them rest. Feed them and rest!"
He didn't have to worry about letting his knights rest. There weren't many official knights in Neking City. With so few Knights, the enemy wouldn't be able to take the initiative to attack.
The war horses of the five duchies were tired after the long journey. It was a good opportunity for them to rest and prepare for the upcoming battle.
Head Knight didn't think about sending intermediate wizards to open the city. Wizards were participating in this battle, but as long as the enemy didn't send wizards, their wizards couldn't participate in the battle. If wizards, especially intermediate wizards, were to participate in a secular war, the consequences would be unimaginable.
If an intermediate wizard were to make a move right now, they would've been able to open the gates of Neking City and kill the guards. However, that would've meant that the Wizard Union would've investigated them.
Wizard Dunn had a close relationship with Abel. Although he couldn't interfere in a secular war, he wouldn't go easy on wizards who made mistakes.
Because of this, the wizards sat in their carriages and didn't show their faces.
On top of the city wall, Commander Harold looked at the knights outside the city who didn't even put him in their eyes. They had already dismounted and rested. His heart was burning with anger. He loudly ordered the city guards to set up the defense.
The city guards obeyed his orders and kept moving the city's goods. However, some of the high-ranking noble officers had a strange look in their eyes.
After half a day of work, it was already afternoon. Captain Knight Captain Harlow didn't understand why the five duchies didn't attack, but he noticed that there were fewer and fewer officers on the city wall.
Captain Knight Captain Harlow ordered one of his family's men of sacrifice, "Go check where the officers are."
The family's man of sacrifice bowed and retreated, disappearing from the city wall. As soon as the family's man of sacrifice got off the wall, he saw five hundred well-equipped soldiers in leather armor heading towards the city gate.
And because of the noble officers among them, no city guards stopped them along the way, nor did they question them.
The family's man of sacrifice was shocked. He quickly ran up the wall to report this to Captain Knight Captain Harlow.
One of the officers recognized the family's man of sacrifice and yelled, "He's the city lord's guard! Kill him!"
Some archers took out their bows and shot at the family's man of sacrifice. The family's man of sacrifice tried to dodge, but he couldn't avoid the continuous barrage of arrows. Three arrows hit him in the back, and the force of the impact pushed him forward.
It was this rush that allowed him to reach the top of the city wall. He used the last of his strength to climb forward. In a trance, he saw Commander Harlow, but he couldn't say anything.
Still, his mission was complete. Captain Knight Captain Harlow knew something was wrong when he saw the family's man of sacrifice.
Captain Knight Captain Harlow put down the family's men of sacrifice and ordered loudly, "There's a rebellion in the city. Prepare to fight back. Team one and two, follow me down the wall!"
What awaited him was the city guards standing there silently. Not a single one of them paid any attention to his orders. Unbeknownst to him, those high-ranking nobles had already given these city guards a lot of benefits.
There were tens of thousands of Knight Legion outside the city. Under the pressure from both inside and outside, some of the city guards who weren't loyal to the Duchy of Carmel chose to rebel, and some chose not to participate.
This was what Knight Captain Harlow saw. His heart was cold. He didn't understand who gave these soldiers food to feed their families. Compared to the city in the Duchy of Thunder, these people were too happy.
However, Knight Captain Harlow didn't know that these soldiers didn't know about the shortage of food in the Duchy of Thunder. Even if they knew, they didn't experience it for themselves.
Captain Knight Captain Harlow looked at these silent soldiers and didn't say anything. Instead, he turned to the 9 men of sacrifice behind him and said in a deep voice, "Do you dare to fight with me to the death?"
"Fight to the death!" The 9 men of sacrifice yelled with fanaticism in their eyes.
Knight Captain Harlow laughed loudly and rushed down the wall. He whistled as he ran.
A black war horse under the wall heard the whistle. It broke free from the horse's leash and ran towards the source of the whistle.
Captain Knight Captain Harlow saw his horse halfway. He used his Knight's Greatsword to deflect 2 arrows that were shot at him and jumped on his horse.
"Honor is my life!" Captain Harlow got on his horse and took down his shield from the saddle. He stared at the 500 noble private soldiers in front of him who had closed the city gate and were about to open it.
Although he was alone, he still charged forward. The reason why warriors were always suppressed by Knights in the Holy Continent was because Knights were more powerful. A knight on a war horse could do anything without a knight of the same rank.
Of course, he was only a Knight Captain. Although he was much more powerful than the 500 noble private soldiers in front of him, he couldn't really crush them. All he could do was kill as many traitors as he could.
The 9 men of sacrifice also followed. They didn't yell. They just silently rushed into the battlefield and kept waving their weapons.
However, Knight Captain Harlow was too late. Some of the 500 noble private soldiers blocked him, while the rest slowly opened the gate.
As soon as the gate was opened, a giant shining Knight's Greatsword appeared in front of the noble private soldiers. 15 Head Knight Captains formed a battle formation and rushed in from the gate.
Although there were only 15 Knights, they were all Head Knight Captains. Therefore, the combined combat qi from their battle formation was enough to cut the 10 noble private soldiers in half.
The noble private soldiers didn't even know why they were killed. The other noble private soldiers yelled, "We're here to help open the gate. Don't kill us!"
However, what awaited them was a giant shining Knight's Greatsword. The 500 noble private soldiers were all killed in a few breaths.
"Knight, charge!" Knight Captain Harlow didn't wait. He knew that this was his last charge as a Knight. He felt the family crest on his chest burning. It burned his heart and his blood.
Knight Captain Harlow was facing the charge of 15 Knight Captains. The 15 Head Knight Captains even formed a battle formation. In the end, Knight Captain Harlow was sent flying. His body slammed heavily on the city wall.
The 9 men of sacrifice also rushed in without hesitation. One by one, their bodies were sent flying.
"King Abel will make you pay!" Knight Captain Harlow spat out his last words. With a mocking smile on his face, he died.
"Damn it, I hate his smile!" Knight Captain Ewell broke away from the battle formation and slashed Knight Captain Harlow's body with his Knight's Greatsword.
"You better not insult a Knight's body. There are 14,000 knights behind you. Do you want all the knights to see what you're doing?" Head Commander Job lowered his voice as he blocked Head Commander Ewell's strike with his knight sword. "You're not going to let this go.
Head Commander Ewell didn't know what was going on with him, but that smile made him feel scared. It made him feel like his heart was going to jump out of his chest.
That was why he acted so irrationally. After being stopped by Captain Job, he realized what he had done. No matter who he was, anyone who insulted the body of a brave knight would be despised by all knights.
"Give all the Knights one day. This city is theirs!" Captain Job turned around and ordered the Knight not far away.
"Yes, sir!" The messenger's voice was filled with joy. A city of wealth was right in front of him. He turned around and passed on the order.
Head Commander Ewell turned around and yelled at Head Commander Job, "Head Commander Job, this is the territory of the Duchy of Thunder. How can you give such an order?"
"The territory of the Duchy of Thunder? This is Neking City, the first city we've conquered. If we don't let the Knights get what they deserve, who will fight to the death in the coming battle? "Captain Job shouted.
"This is only the first battle, Captain Ewell. The Duchy of Carmel wasn't prepared, so we won so easily. The next battle will only get more intense. The Knights need motivation!" Captain Armand said.
Head Commander Ewell still wanted to say something, but it was too late. The fourteen thousand knights were no longer in a battle formation. In the face of a defenseless city, this city was like a juicy piece of meat in their eyes. Now, it was time to see if they had enough bags to fill their pockets.
"How am I going to explain this to the nobles of Neking City?" Head Commander Ewell murmured to himself as he stared blankly at the knights who were rushing into Neking City. Their eyes were filled with passion and passion.
It had been a long time since Neking City had been at war. The nobles had already forgotten the cruelty of war. The nobles had betrayed the Duchy of Carmel, and they were still thinking about returning to the Duchy of Thunder as heroes. Perhaps they would be rewarded with the title of nobles.
When the doors of the nobles' houses were broken open, countless Knight rushed in and took everything they could see. Even the women of the nobles' houses were not spared.
Food was the first batch to be taken, followed by gold, silver, jewelry, and art. Everything that could be picked up was taken away on the horses.
The Knight would smash whatever they couldn't take with them. The Knight of war was a terrifying existence that destroyed everything.
If any of the nobles resisted, death would be the only thing waiting for them.
Screams of agony kept coming from Neking City, and the smell of blood enveloped the city. The city was crying, and so were the foolish nobles and the ignorant commoners.
After an entire day, Neking City fell into a dead silence. Even the sound of the wind was muted. There were no more screams or cries to be heard.
Head Commander Ewell was sitting in the Lord's Mansion. There were three local nobles standing next to him. Their luxurious robes were in tatters, and the gems that were embedded in their robes had been ripped apart. The gems had been taken away from them.
"Captain Ewell, is this your promise?" one of the old nobles asked in a sorrowful voice.
"The Duchy of Thunder will compensate you for your losses!" Captain Knight Ewell couldn't do anything about what was happening in the city. He could already feel that the operation had gone beyond his expectations.
"Compensate? Which of my two sons will compensate me? "another noble roared with bloodshot eyes.
"My daughter has just come of age, and now she's been taken away. I don't even know if she's still alive. Is this what you call a good day?" the last noble said in a hoarse voice.
"The Duchy of Thunder will compensate you! Definitely! " Captain Knight Ewell couldn't believe what he was saying. His Knight's spirit was on the verge of breaking down.
By the time the five allied armies left Neking City, there was no food left in the city. Every family's food had been taken away. None of the valuables had been left behind. The entire city had been ransacked.
A few hours after the five allied armies left, the rebellious nobles were stoned to death by the angry citizens. The city was once again plunged into chaos.
Abel sat on Sky Ship One with a grim expression. Three hundred Knights were all that the Duchy of Carmel could muster. There were still two hundred Knights left, but there wasn't enough time.
The three hundred Knights were resting in the dimensional warehouse. The three Sky Ships were already above Murray City, but Abel didn't plan to land there.
He didn't need the city to defend itself. He needed a victory. A victory that didn't involve him. A victory that belonged only to the Duchy of Carmel.
"Neking City is in a bloodbath!" Abel's voice was filled with anger. He had just received the latest report from the Griffin Knight.
This piece of information came from Murray City's intelligence department, and the Gryphon Knights became the bridge for this information.
Abel had brought all of his Griffin Knight with him. He didn't need to hide his power anymore. He wanted the entire Holy Continent to know his power and the power of the Duchy of Carmel.
Otherwise, there would be reckless people coming to disturb his life in a few days. He decided that this time, he would beat his opponent until they felt pain. He would beat them until they trembled at the thought of it.
Although 300 knights wasn't a lot, Abel had invested a lot in them. Almost all of them were intermediate knights and above, and more than half of them were advanced knights. This ratio was already very scary.
It must be said that even among the 14,000 cavalrymen, there were no more than 200 Advanced Knights.
The Grand Knight Of The Bodley bowed, "Your Majesty, thank you for ordering my family to evacuate as soon as possible!"
He was thankful that Abel had ordered his family to evacuate as soon as possible. Otherwise, his family would've been in big trouble.
Abel shook his head, "The Duchy of Carmel's control over Neking City is too weak. My original plan was to integrate Neking City into the Duchy of Carmel in five to ten years. Too bad the war came too early!"
He ordered the Grand Knight Of The Bodley's family to evacuate first because the Grand Knight Of The Bodley was his friend. Neking City's defense wasn't strong, and the situation was complicated. He didn't want the family of the Grand Knight Of The Bodley to get hurt.
It turned out that he had thought everything through, but he didn't expect the five-nation alliance to massacre Neking City. He thought they would capture the people sent by the Duchy of Carmel and ask for a ransom.
It seemed like the five-nation alliance wasn't as simple as he'd thought. They wanted more, so they didn't care about the Knight's Code at all.
Since they didn't abide by the Knight's Code, Abel didn't have to show them any mercy. He didn't have to worry about capturing them. He could kill all his enemies without hesitation.
What happened in Neking City made him stand on the moral high ground. He had to respond to a bunch of robbers who didn't abide by the Knight's Code.
The Grand Knight Of The Bodley lowered his voice, "Your Majesty, we don't have many Knights, but if a battle breaks out, we can take on at least ten knights. Plus, we have the three big guys in the sky and the help of the Griffin Knights. We can definitely take on the five-nation alliance!"
He didn't sound very confident. Three hundred Knights could take on ten knights, which was already a very strong performance. The reason was that Abel had provided the equipment for those three hundred Knights.
There were three hundred sets of magic knight equipment made by Abel himself. Just those three hundred sets of magic knight equipment were enough to bankrupt any kingdom.
The Knight's mounts weren't normal, either. They were trained in Harry Castle, and they usually ate straws provided by the wizard circle. Wheat straws grew in a mana environment like this, and they were a byproduct of the combat qi increasing bread that the Knight made.
After eating the wheat straws, the battle horses' bodies became stronger and faster. They were basically the best battle horses in the Holy Continent.
The best battle horses couldn't be mass-produced. They could only be inherited from a small number of good battle horses. Abel gazed at the Grand Knight Of The Bodley. It seemed like the Grand Knight Of The Bodley didn't know what the sky ships were or what the weapons on them were.
Abel didn't explain. Sometimes, you had to see it with your own eyes to believe it.
Outside of Murray City, the sky ships landed and let down the three hundred Knights. The Grand Knight Of The Bodley led the three hundred Knights into the Knight Battle Formation, waiting for the arrival of the five-nation alliance.
The three sky ships rose into the sky, and Abel turned on the defense circle and the camouflage circle. Although the camouflage circle couldn't make them invisible, it allowed the black ships to merge with the white airbags on top. They floated in the sky like a piece of Bai Yun.
The worst thing about the camouflage circle was that it couldn't be moved. Once it was moved, the camouflage circle would lose its effect.
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