[Yesterday was a major chapter. There will be no second chapter in the future. I will inform you in advance and not make you wait.]
The eleven swordsmen were anxious. Instead of escaping alone, they all followed Su into the camp.
After Su followed Salin, he had spent his time adventuring. It was not until he returned to Metatlin that he saw the regular army of this world. Rex's army shocked him. The camp of the swordsman camp in Kushui Commandery was mighty like an iron bucket. Even he could not sneak in quietly.
Su had thought that all the armies on the Myers Continent were like this, but this camp of bandits was sloppy and ordinary. He rushed in on horseback and kicked over two tents before the bandits reacted.
The bandits charging at Su were not even wearing armor. They only held daggers in their hands and swarmed forward. Su drew his swords and slashed left and right, his eyes searching for any troublesome people.
After going back and forth in this small camp twice, Su and the eleven people almost completely destroyed the camp. Only then did they see a cavalry unit rushing over from another camp. Su glanced at a white-robed mage in the cavalry unit. Generally, mages who dared to follow a cavalry unit had excellent physical qualities.
Su did not care about the nobility of mages. Since they followed bandits, they all deserved to die. He took out the longbow on his back and shouted for the soldiers behind him to retreat. Then, he nocked an arrow and shot into the distance.
Su's archery skills were originally practiced in the subcontinent. After following Salin, he was fortunate enough to listen to Eileen's explanations a few times and improved again. Over a distance of 500 meters, his arrow arrived in an instant, which exceeded the range of a steel crossbow.
The white-robed mage was surrounded by bandits on horseback. Suddenly, an arrow shot down from the sky. In a hurry, he only had time to raise an invisible shield. A ring on his hand shone with flames, and he opened the Ring of Resistance Fire.
The Formless Shield naturally could not withstand the arrow that carried Sword Qi, and it shattered with a crack. The arrow deviated, and the Ring of Resistance Fire lit up. However, the principle of the Ring of Resistance Fire was to burn the attacking arrow. Its physical defense was not much different from the invisible shield.
Su's arrows were personally refined by Salin. Even though they were only low-level alchemy arrows, a Ring of Resistance Fire could not burn the arrowhead. The tip of the arrow brushed past the white-robed mage's neck, hitting the artery on the left side of his neck.
The mage was scared out of his wits as he spat out a mouthful of blood. He cast a Frost spell on his neck and condensed a large piece of dark red ice. Then, the mage turned around and ran, his hands tightly hugging the warhorse's neck.
It would be strange if he didn't run. The enemy's arrow had broken through two of his defensive spells. No matter how stupid this mage was, he knew what kind of enemy he was facing.
When Su saw that the white-robed mage was scared off, he took out three more arrows and casually shot them out. These three arrows hit three Thieves wearing exquisite armour. These three guys were the first to die.
Even though the remaining thieves had excellent equipment, Su no longer had any intentions of making a move. Nie Yan couldn't kill all the Thieves by himself. The strongest Thieves hadn't appeared yet, so he just had to lure them to him.
Su was different from Zola. Even though he was young, his way of doing things was far more steady than Zola's. If Zola was here to lure the enemy, he might have to sweep through the enemy's main camp and humiliate a few people who were not pleasing to the eye. However, even though Su had the strength of a Silver Sword Saint, he still obediently followed Salin's instructions.
This was because he knew very well that Salin didn't want him alone. If he was the only one who could fight and the soldiers under him were all sloppy and ordinary, then Salin's plan would be hopeless.
Salin had him come only to protect the eleven soldiers.
After shooting down the three Thieves who looked like leaders, Su urged his horse to escape. Even though his warhorse wasn't of some noble bloodline, it was still carefully selected. Its endurance and sprinting ability were both excellent. Because there was still more than five hundred meters between them, the enemy's arrows couldn't do anything to him. Just like that, Su abandoned the chaotic camp and led the eleven swordsmen away.
The Thieves in the back were flustered and exasperated. If it was just their camp, it would be fine. As long as they regrouped and set up defensive measures, it wouldn't affect the overall situation. However, this group of people who attacked the camp also burned down five catapults.
These five catapults were gone, and it would be very difficult to purchase new ones. If they built them themselves, not only would it take a lot of time, they wouldn't be accurate, and they wouldn't be able to fire magic stone bullets.
Therefore, these Thieves hurriedly gathered their horses and chased them all the way.
The defenders in Sidestar City had already lost all hope. The enemy had the advantage in numbers, and with the military's catapults, the cracks on the city walls would soon be smashed open again. These defenders were already prepared to die in battle, but suddenly, there was a commotion outside the city. The troops on top of the city walls immediately discovered that the enemy's catapults had been ignited.
Seeing the color and shape of the flames, experienced soldiers knew that they had been burned by magic fuel. There was no way to repair them. The news spread, and the city was filled with cheers.
The Lord of Sidestar City was a third-rank viscount. He had already planned to commit suicide, but the sudden change outside the city immediately made him spirited. There was a lot of food in Sidestar City. As long as the city walls weren't broken, it wouldn't be difficult to rely on the gathered farmers to guard the city. Moreover, the people outside the city had attacked the catapults. The Thieves would definitely have to split up their forces to deal with them. With less manpower to attack the city, he could still handle it.
As long as they held on for a few days, reinforcements would arrive from Mars City. The Thieves didn't have any supplies, so they would naturally retreat when the time came.
This was the effect that Salin wanted. If the defenders had no morale, the city would be breached very quickly. Even though it was only five catapults that had been burned, for the people in the city, this was equivalent to a life-saving straw.
Outside Sidestar City, there was a heavily guarded camp. This was the camp of the leader of the Thieves. Inside the tent, a Thief came in to report that the catapults had been burned. The leader of the Thieves was rather calm. He asked in a low voice, "Who did it?"
"I don't know. They also destroyed another camp. The Black Dragon King's men went in pursuit."
"Pursuit?" The leader of the Thieves looked very young, but he was very cautious. He immediately said, "Call the Black Dragon King's men back!"
The Black Dragon King's light cavalry had long since chased far away. The Thieves behind didn't have fast horses, so how could they call back? The young leader of the Thieves immediately issued an order for the scattered Thieves to gather together and rebuild the camp with his camp as the center.
The soldiers in Sidestar City had been observing outside the city all this time. When they discovered these actions, the veterans were filled with regret. If there was a Great Magician in Sidestar City, they could have set the city on fire. The Thieves' camp was too densely packed, and there were no corresponding defensive measures. It was the easiest to be attacked by Magicians.
Fifty kilometers away, in Salin's camp, Sharman was pestering Salin. Salin was helpless. Although this little girl was clingy, she wasn't hateful and spoke with propriety. Moreover, Salin could see that the fifth-rank Magician under her was clearly unwilling.
Sharman must have warned him repeatedly. Although the fifth-rank Magician listened to Salin's orders and went to stop the enemy, he still kept a straight face.
Sharman was very sensible, so Salin didn't have a temper. If it were someone like Helene, Salin might even secretly want to kill her.
Sharman took advantage of the Magician's absence to say to Salin, "Big Brother Salin, ignore him. Little Four's temper is like this, but he listens to Big Sister."
Little Four? Salin felt a bit awkward with this title. A fifth-rank Magician would be addressed respectfully as Lord no matter where he was. Sharman's words clearly showed that she didn't treat him as a Great Magician.
"Heh, the Roland Family has nurtured four Great Magicians, and he's ranked fourth. When my sister came to Metatlin City, he was the only one willing to follow. The other three are all … hmph. "
Salin laughed, "Understood." He thought to himself that this Magician must have taken a fancy to Baroness Guya, which was why he was willing to follow when the Baroness's future was uncertain. Sharman had said at first that she wanted to introduce her sister to him. No wonder this Magician gave him such an attitude.
But there was no need to be jealous. He had Sicar, so why would he think of Guya?
"Big Brother Salin, are you confident this time? I think the bandits will increase their numbers when they attack the city. " Sharman didn't dwell on the topic just now. She was worried about her subordinates. The hundred people in the ambush weren't some high-speed cavalry. If they failed, they might not be able to run back.
"Don't worry, with Sue here, your people won't be in big trouble," Salin comforted Sharman. In reality, he wasn't too worried about the servants' safety. A hundred crossbows would ambush and shoot, then run after shooting. There was no need for close combat. If it was close combat, the quality of the servants was far inferior to Sharman and Ainphent's bodyguards.
Things were pretty much as Salin had predicted. Sue and the eleven swordsmen tried their best to control their speed. They ran for fifteen miles before they were gradually caught up. There were only about two hundred bandits chasing them, and the bandits behind them had long fallen behind. The two hundred cavalrymen were shooting arrows from behind.
Phoenix's official roads were wide enough for two carriages to pass each other. There were no trees on either side of the road. The bandits were in such a rush that they didn't notice that there was a sparse forest on the side of the road. After a dozen cavalrymen passed by, arrows flew from the forest, shooting more than forty bandits off their horses.
Even more bandits' horses were hit by arrows. They didn't run more than ten steps before they were thrown off.
Even for elite troops, it was difficult for light cavalrymen to fully equip their horses. It was the same for the bandits' cavalrymen. The arrows came from the side, mainly aimed at the horses. The ambushed bandits didn't have a chance to turn around. They could only rush forward, hoping to break through the forest.
In the blink of an eye, the hundred-odd cavalrymen passed the archers' range and continued to chase Sue's team. The bandits who fell off their horses were a little frightened. The second wave of arrows had arrived.
Seeing that the enemy's cavalrymen still dared to chase, Sue simply turned around and killed his way back. Sharman's Elementalists were lying in ambush ahead. Bringing them back would only be a waste of scrolls. He originally thought that the enemy would send a large group to chase after them, but there were only about two hundred of them. Sue was a little disappointed.
Seeing Sue turn around and attack, two bandits rode forward side by side, holding two bladed spears in their hands. Bladed spears were good for fighting on foot, but they were obviously not as good as spears or even crossbows when fighting on horseback. The bandits who were chasing after them probably rarely rode horses, so they didn't switch to weapons suitable for fighting on horseback.
Sue saw the enemy charging at him. He sheathed a long and a short sword at the same time and shouted.
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