Earl Bessita quickly suppressed the surprise in his heart. The people of Qin Yin did not have much fear towards the undead.
"Sir, may I know how to address you?" Although Earl Bessita was old, he was a high-level swordsman with good eyesight. He knew that this undead was powerful and did not dare to compare himself with his noble status.
Looking at the giant axe in the Winged Skeleton's hand and the six skeletons behind him, Earl Bessita did not think that his five hundred bodyguards were anything special.
"I'll call the soldiers. Take me to the top of the city to see where these two thousand cavalrymen came from."
"Then Prince Salin's safety …"
"There are four women. Don't worry." The Winged Skeleton grinned. His smile was strange. In the eyes of humans, a skeleton's smile would not give them any sense of security.
The Winged Skeleton thought to himself, Women? Hmph, Nelis really did a good job. Everyone who saw Trish and the others would think that these four demons were Salin's maids. It was normal for mages to have a bit of ostentation. These four demons looked weak, but their strength was comparable to high-level professionals.
The nameless town's city wall was exactly one mile wide. It was not tall, but extremely thick. There was an arrow tower at the top of the wall, and a catapult was hidden behind the wall. Although it was small, it had all the essentials.
The scouts reported quickly, but the cavalrymen had obviously rushed here directly. When the Winged Skeleton climbed up the wall, there were already hundreds of cavalrymen galloping two hundred meters away.
These cavalrymen were agile, patrolling outside the town, their eyes fixed on the top of the wall.
Earl Bessita took out the alchemy binoculars and looked into the distance. He saw that the cavalrymen in the distance were indeed light cavalry. There were more than two thousand of them, and there were about one thousand three hundred infantrymen, all riding on inferior horses and dismounting to change their armor.
Qin Yin's infantrymen were also equipped with horses, and moved extremely fast. The infantrymen's armor was not always equipped, but placed in the leather pouch on the horse and put it on when they arrived at the battlefield. This saved the infantrymen's stamina. Unless the infantrymen were moving alone, they were all the same.
"Earl, do the people of Holy Rock City know the military strength of this town?" The Winged Skeleton did not need binoculars to see the movements of the soldiers outside the town. These people had obviously come prepared, and they might attack this town.
"You should know. Although this town forbids civilians from entering and it's impossible for spies to sneak in, the monthly supplies are clearly visible. If someone observes on the road, they'll be able to deduce the combat power of the city." The earl was afraid that the winged skeleton did not understand, so he added, "Different ranks of soldiers have different supplies. Professionals only need to take a look to know what the convoy is transporting, what rank of army needs it, and how many soldiers there are."
"Hmph, so these people are planning to attack the city. You only have five hundred personal guards, and the enemy's vanguard is two thousand light cavalry. Tell us to close the city gates. Hmm, there are also more than 1,300 infantrymen, but they don't seem to be the main force. It seems that this is an oversized battalion, almost 20,000 people. "
At this moment, a cavalryman rode up to the city and shouted, "People in the city, open the gate."
"Earl, this is the land of the Bitter Water Prefecture, right?" The Winged Skeleton asked.
"Yes, but …"
"I know who they are, but our two countries have an alliance. If they attack your town, it's the same as declaring war on Metatlin." The Winged Skeleton said as it hooked its finger.
Earl Bessita was stunned by the human-like movements of the Winged Skeleton. Behind him, a Jade Skeleton snatched a bow from one of Earl Bessita's bodyguards, drew an arrow, and shot it towards the bottom of the city.
The ordinary hard bow, in the hands of the jade skeleton, exploded with the sound of an alchemy bow exploding in the air. The arrow flew through the air, directly piercing the head of the cavalryman's warhorse, and piercing the body of the warhorse from between its legs.
The cavalryman was not injured at all, but the warhorse died in an instant, falling head first to the ground. No matter how skilled the soldier was, he was still flustered and fell to the ground.
The cavalrymen outside the city were furious and clamored. The cavalryman who lost his warhorse climbed up from the ground and looked coldly at the top of the city. After a while, he said, "Who is in charge of the city? Send someone who can speak."
Only then did the Winged Skeleton say to Earl Bessita, "They're here for His Highness. Many people tried to stop us along the way, but I avoided them all. This time, I've exposed myself. This town is the last place where I can act. Earl, do you dare to fight those people outside the city? "
"If it's against His Highness, of course I dare!"
"Bessita, the people outside are targeting your Highness, not mine. No one knows that His Highness Salin has come in person. The people on the road can only guess that we've sent mages with spatial equipment to support His Highness Rex. If we intercept the urgently needed equipment sent by Metatlin, it will be difficult for His Highness Rex to resist the attack from the sea. What we've brought are decomposed warships. If His Highness Rex can't defeat Cloudstream's fleet at the sea, then he will be forced to marry Emperor Cloudstream. Do you understand? "
"How dare Holy Rock City!" Earl Bessita was furious.
"The army on the southern front of Holy Rock City is a noble army under the control of Prince Sephiroth. If we can't support him, Rex will be forced to marry Cloudstream, and our alliance will collapse. Doesn't it sound absurd? But it's true. Holy Rock City is hoping that something happens to His Highness Rex. That way, they can free up their hands to control the north of Phoenix and suppress the Metatlin Kingdom's territory. "
"Bastard!" Earl Bessita was so angry that his beard curled up. He pulled out the eight-sided sword of Qin Yin from his waist and was about to give the order to attack.
"Earl, let me do it." The winged skeleton pressed down on Earl Bessita's hand. He was more than two meters tall, and Earl Bessita's strength was inferior. The longsword was forced back into its sheath.
"Are you confident?" After Earl Bessita's anger, he began to worry again. The enemy had at least twenty thousand people, and his town was filled with new soldiers. Five hundred bodyguards were not bad. They had followed him for many years, but no matter what, 500 people were no match for twenty thousand people. The other side was Qin Yin's regular army.
"Don't worry." The winged skeleton grinned again, answering Earl Bessita with his unique smile.
"Earl, do you have any brave bodyguards by your side? Lend me one. "
"Gutsy? Kind Tree, come out. " Earl Bessita shouted, and a soldier who was more than 1.8 meters tall stepped out. This soldier was wearing a composite armor, which was made of light metal on the outside, and leather armor made of magical beast hide on the inside. This bodyguard was about twenty years old, and he carried a short bow on his back. It seemed that he was an expert at shooting.
The winged skeleton looked at Barton and said, "Are you afraid of the undead?"
Kind Tree puffed out his chest and said, "What's there to be afraid of? When Qin Yin founded the kingdom, countless undead participated in the war. Without the undead, how could there be Qin Yin?"
"Fine. Take off your armor, change into this, and follow me out of the city." As the winged skeleton spoke, a black magician's robe appeared in his hands.
"Huh?" Kind Tree glanced at Earl Bessita. Earl Bessita said, "I'll listen to Sir Bing."
Kind Tree had no choice but to take off his double layer of armor. The cloth underneath could not conceal his well-built figure. Taking off his helmet and boots, Kind Tree changed into the magician's robe, feeling indescribably awkward. This robe was not something that could be worn casually. If a normal person wore it, they would anger other magicians.
Fortunately, there was a bone symbol on his black magician's robe. That was the symbol of a necromancer, and elementalists would not care about that. There were very few necromancers nowadays. Hopefully, no one would mind him overstepping his boundaries.
After putting on his cloth boots and fastening his belt, the winged skeleton embedded a magic core into Kind Tree's belt, and then gave him a magic staff. After putting on the hood, Kind Tree looked like a standard magician. Fortunately, his face was pale. Otherwise, such a muscular necromancer would look a bit strange.
The cavalryman outside the city had already grown impatient and walked back to his team. However, the main force behind them had not arrived yet. Even though they knew that the soldiers in the city were not strong, these two thousand cavalrymen could not do anything to the small town.
Cavalrymen could not attack a city. If they dismounted and became foot soldiers, they might not be as strong as pure foot soldiers, not to mention that they did not have siege weapons.
After dressing up Kind Tree, the winged skeleton suddenly stretched out its hand and drew a magic symbol on Kind Tree's forehead. Kind Tree felt dizzy for a moment, and then immediately became clear-headed. Then, he heard the winged skeleton's voice in his mind.
"In a moment, say whatever I tell you to say. Just follow my tone and you'll be fine. "
Kind Tree nodded blankly. He suddenly felt fear in his heart. How could he be controlled by an undead? Would he lose his soul?
After being carried off the city wall by the skeletons, Kind Tree's legs no longer turned to jelly. The winged skeleton left a few Corpse Soldiers for the old count to protect him at the top of the city wall. Although these Corpse Soldiers were only level-2 undead, they were good for blocking arrows.
The winged skeleton took out four pure Green Spirit Gems. These gems were not small, and they were fished up from the bottom of the sea. In the empty space inside the city gate, a huge black magic formation flashed, and nearly a thousand undead knights appeared on the ground.
These were summoned by the winged skeleton when it was free, and they were all stored in the Green Spirit. This Green Spirit's quality was so good that it could easily hold more than two hundred level-3 undead.
Undead knights could not advance, so they were not as good as Death Knights. However, the combat power of these one thousand undead was not small. The winged skeleton laughed and helped Mu En onto a tall and majestic skeleton warhorse. This skeleton warhorse was at least level-3, and it was even more handsome than the skeleton warhorse that Salin and the others were riding.
"Kind Tree, in a moment, I am going to kill all those people who want to harm Duke Rex. Don't be soft-hearted, okay?" The winged skeleton's voice sounded in Kind Tree's mind. Kind Tree suddenly straightened his back.
"Sir Bing, I understand. I will do as you say!"
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