The cavalries used the advantage of speed to break through the blockade of the rain of arrows and escaped from the encirclement of the valley.
"Troy, quickly count the number of people! Report the number of casualties! " Nesta panted slightly. In that situation just now, he still maintained the territory power to protect the soldiers around him. It was indeed a huge consumption.
Because of this, Nesta's prestige and status in the Magic Shadow Knight Legion was irreplaceable.
Soon, Troy reported, "There are now 14,500 cavalries left. About 3,000 of them are seriously injured and 5,000 of them are slightly injured. Also, Sir Anspu has not returned yet."
"Anspu is a Demon Overlord powerhouse. Even if he can't beat the enemy, it should not be a problem to escape. It's just that this time we haven't even touched the edge of the enemy, and we have lost more than 5,000 people! "
This number was more than Nesta imagined. He couldn't help but clench his fists. If he didn't detect it early and didn't go deep into the trap, it was likely that the number of casualties would be far more than this.
Troy frowned and said, "General, the enemy just used Advanced Magic Arrows with extremely strong armor-piercing ability. Our round shields were penetrated."
"All Advanced Armor-Piercing Magic Arrows?" Nesta took a deep breath. These are not ordinary arrows. The cost is terrifyingly high. Even the most elite capital archer regiment can't be equipped with arrows of this quality. Only some legion leaders can afford to use them. The enemy is throwing money at us …
"Some soldiers are seriously injured. Do you want to rest on the spot?"
"No! We can't stay! " Nesta shook his head, "March at the fastest speed and rush back to the Moonlight Fortress immediately. I hope the situation has not reached the worst situation in my estimation."
— That Hardy is likely to have a problem. I already feel something is wrong when the Moonlight Fortress was easily taken down previously, but time was tight at that time. I was eager to attack Town Dico, so I didn't have time to think about it. Even if I have a trick in advance, it may not work. Now I must rush to the Moonlight Fortress as soon as possible or even return to the Red Spirit Estate!
Troy wanted to say something, but seeing Nesta's firm eyes, he immediately gave up the plan and ordered the soldiers to march at full speed at all costs.
After a while, the cavalry legion had run along the main road to the winding mountain road. As long as they crossed the 2 mountains in front, they could reach the Moonlight Fortress smoothly.
However, at this moment, Nesta, who was at the front of the team, suddenly had an extremely dangerous premonition. There was no trace in advance. It was purely an instinctive warning of a high-level powerhouse.
Before he could say, "Be careful!", he saw a dazzling light shining from the side.
At first, it was just a speck of light. Then, it turned into a ball of flame. The flames were wrapped in a faint purple color, and there seemed to be crackling lightning in the middle, which was especially dazzling in the middle of the night.
Almost in an instant, the flames expanded in front of the Cavalrymen, and a destructive aura erupted in a shocking manner along with a dull bang.
As the mountains crumbled and the earth cracked, several hundred cavalrymen within a hundred meters were instantly turned into dust. The demonic horses and cavalrymen in the vicinity were sent flying by the huge shockwaves, leaving behind an incomparably terrifying crater. The sound of residual energy could be faintly heard.
"Magic crystal cannon!" Nesta showed a horrified expression and yelled.
He had never seen such a powerful Magic Crystal Cannon!
Originally, Nesta was still thinking about how to prepare a counterattack after arriving at the Moonlight Fortress to wash away the humiliation, but this terrifying Magic Crystal Cannon almost destroyed his confidence.
Although he was outside the power range of the Magic Crystal Cannon just now, Nesta could feel that even with his intermediate stage of the Demon Emperor strength, he would be seriously injured if he was hit by this kind of Magic Crystal Cannon.
Another beam of white light shot out from behind. It was different from the previous cannonball explosion. This time, the white light was a beam of light in a straight line. However, its diameter was a little exaggerated. Moreover, it was a continuous stream of energy. Wherever the "light beam" swept past, the living beings would be disintegrated into particles and dissipate. After the light beam cleared a fan-shaped area, it finally weakened and disappeared.
Nesta didn't want to fight back at all now. There was only one thought: Escape!
Escape with the soldiers out of the range of these terrifying Magic Crystal Cannons!
"Activate [Magic Shadow Charge]! Disperse as much as possible and rush back to the Moonlight Fortress with all your might! " Nesta roared, and 2 wings appeared behind him. There was a long sword and a huge square shield in his hand. He flew in the direction of the Magic Crystal Cannon.
Initially, as the commander, he couldn't act rashly, but the current situation was urgent, and Anspu was not there. As the only Demon Emperor powerhouse with the ability to fly, he must go to destroy the biggest threat of the Magic Crystal Cannon.
[Magic Shadow Charge] could generally only be used once a day. If he used it more than once, the magic circle would consume a lot of vitality of the knights and mounts as a price. However, the current situation was urgent. If he didn't make a prompt decision, the entire cavalry legion would be wiped out by the terrifying Magic Crystal Cannon.
Although the 2 Magic Crystal Cannons were terrifying, they had a common problem of the Magic Crystal Cannon, which was the cooldown period. Due to the huge energy fired, they must rely on the magic circle to cool down. Otherwise, they would not be able to withstand the power and explode.
Before Nesta's figure flew close to the position of the Magic Crystal Cannon, he felt a strange mental wave impact. His brain was extremely painful as if it was about to split open. When his body paused in the air, a black shadow had appeared in front of him. 2 faint blue lights in his hands struck like lightning.
In a panic, Nesta shrank his body and placed the square shield in front of him. He only heard continuous "ding" sounds. He didn't know how many attacks of the enemy were blocked in an instant, and he could hardly hold the shield in his hand firmly.
Nesta was secretly shocked. He waved the shield fiercely, and a [Shield Bash] forced the opponent away. Then, the long sword in his right hand stabbed toward the black shadow. The long sword emitted a terrifying black flame with a strong destructive breath. It was the strongest attack talent of the Lucifer Royal Family, [Dark Flame].
After the black shadow's figure floated, the blue lights that looked like 2 blades in his hands began to spin, forming a vacuum-like force field. The [Dark Flame] on the long sword was involuntarily sucked into the force field and shattered. The movement of this black shadow was extremely fast. Taking advantage of the opponent's strength on the sword, the blue light was like a long snake winding around a tree. It coiled around the long sword and instantly swept toward Nesta's throat.
Nesta hurriedly raised his head and narrowly avoided it. The square shield in his hand hurriedly blocked in front of him. At the moment when the shield covered his body, his ribs and lower abdomen were numb at the same time as if he was electrocuted. Then, there was a splitting pain.
The Magic Crystal Cannon in the distance once again ejected a terrifying light. There were actually more than 2 of them. Although the cooldown time was a problem, the power was too terrifying. Wherever they went, the lives of the Magic Shadow Legion soldiers were quickly reaped. Fortunately, many soldiers had already rushed into the mountain road. With the cover of the terrain, they escaped the scythe of the Grim Reaper.
The death of the soldiers made Nesta furious, but the strength of the opponent in front of him was still above him. In addition to terrifying power and speed, he also had the terrifying [Spirit Shock] ability. If he continued to fight, he was afraid that even leaving would be a problem.
This ambush was a complete failure, and the cavalry legion suffered heavy losses. The Moonlight Fortress in front might still be in danger. I must lead the remaining soldiers out of danger!
With this thought in mind, Nesta's whole body burst out with an amazing momentum. It seemed that he was going to fight desperately, but it was a feint. The wings on his back emitted a raging flame. Such a forced fusion of the 2 talents [Dark Flame] and [Holy Light Wings] was quite dangerous for Nesta's current strength. His internal organs had suffered a lot of damage because of the backfire, but the effect was also quite obvious. With just a flap of his wings, he had already flown far away.
Nesta's flying speed suddenly accelerated several times. The black shadow with the blue light dual blades couldn't catch up. The pupil of his left eye suddenly turned golden, and a beam of golden light burst out, hitting Nesta who flew far away. Nesta snorted. Ignoring his injury, he accelerated to fly away with this force and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"If we are on the ground, it will be strange if this guy can run away!" The black shadow waved the blue blade in his hand angrily, making a hissing sound.
Using the terrain of the mountain road, Nesta barely gathered the remaining soldiers and rushed toward the Moonlight Fortress. He did not ask Troy, who was seriously injured, to report the casualties because he could judge that there were no more than 5,000 soldiers just by visual estimation.
The loss this time was far beyond imagination. What was even more frustrating was that the enemy basically had no casualties except for a few who were wiped out by Anspu. From the arrow ambush in the valley to the magic crystal cannons later, the Dark Moon's ambush had made use of the advantages of terrain and light to the greatest extent. The cavalry had strong mobility, but they could not exert their own advantages at all. They could only be beaten passively. Especially the magic crystal cannons with terrifying power, I must report to Royal Highness Regent!
The opponent's attack just now was very strange. The last blow caused serious damage to his spirit power and body at the same time. Nesta drank a bottle of healing potion and tried his best to suppress the injuries in his body. Finally, he led the soldiers to cross 2 mountains. The road in front of him was open. He saw the brightly lit Moonlight Fortress from a distance. It was particularly dazzling in the darkest moment before dawn.
Due to the previous experience of being ambushed, Nesta did not dare to neglect. He ordered the soldiers not to let down their defenses and be ready to fight at any time.
"Which general of the Magic Shadow Legion is it?" The fortress guard who noticed the arrival of the cavalry had shouted out and looked at the cavalry not far away vigilantly.
Nesta did not relax his vigilance because of this inquiry. Instead, he was more suspicious. I led the army to Town Dico previously, but now I have retreated in defeat. How did the Moonlight Fortress get the news so quickly? Moreover, these people don't look like the team I left behind.
"I'm Nesta." Nesta responded loudly. At the same time, he issued a secret signal to the soldiers to prepare for battle. This was the rear of the fortress. The defense was much weaker than the front. They could break through the enemy's blockade with the least cost and escape back to the Red Spirit Estate.
"General Nesta! Please wait a moment, I will report to Sir Kanita now! "
This answer stunned Nesta. Soon, Kanita's familiar figure appeared in front of him, "Is it General Nesta?"
"Sir Kanita! It's me! "Nesta really breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the soldiers to disarm their defenses.
"Quickly remove the protection and let the general's team come in!" Kanita quickly ordered.
Nesta entered the fortress with the exhausted cavalry. It could be seen clearly under the light that many of the cavalry were pierced with arrows. Most of them were injured.
Kanita frowned, "General! I just received a scout report that there is a fierce battle on the mountain ahead. There is also the light of the magic crystal cannon. I guess the general is fighting with the enemy … "
"Sigh!" Nesta sighed painfully, "It's my oversight. I was anxious to go to Town Dico. As a result, I fell into the enemy's ambush. The soldiers suffered heavy losses. I will apologize to the Regent Royal Highness."
"There is an old saying in the Demon Realm that victory and defeat are common in the army. General, don't be too depressed. I believe this shame will be washed away by the general with blood and victory."
Nesta looked at Kanita with a hint of appreciation in his eyes, "That's right. It's all thanks to you this time, Sir Kanita. When you came, did you see the team of cavalry that I left for defense and the spy arranged by Sir Josh, Hardy?"
"I was about to report this to the general. When I received the general's signal and rushed to the Moonlight Fortress, I happened to find that Hardy and the Magic Shadow Legion's cavalry were fighting. Those cavalry were all sacrificed heroically. After I took down Hardy, I found that this person turned out to be a fake. The capital and the spy arranged by my father were all seen through by the enemy. This is purely a trap set by the Dark Moon. Unfortunately, I arrived here too late. The general's cavalry legion marched too fast, and the scouts couldn't catch up … "
"Your speed is fast enough. If it weren't for you, the Magic Shadow Legion might have suffered greater losses." Initially, Kanita was just a lord's son in Nesta's eyes. Now it seemed that he really had some ability. "The Dark Moon's preparation and intelligence capabilities are far above my expectations, and they also have very terrifying weapons. We can't stay in this fortress for a long time. The enemy's pursuers are likely to arrive soon. We must evacuate as soon as possible."
"General is right. I just received a report from the scouts that the enemy has assembled and is heading here. However, the soldiers of your legion are seriously injured. Town Mordo is too far away. If we rush there directly, I'm afraid it will be difficult to support. Let's go to the Bloodmist Valley where I am stationed first. There are enough supplies there to take a good rest. The Dark Moon's army will at most recapture the Moonlight Fortress. They will never dare to enter the Red Spirit Estate. "
Nesta looked at the scarred and exhausted legion troops and agreed, "Before that, it is best to destroy the magic circles and defense facilities of the Moonlight Fortress as much as possible."
"Don't worry, general, I have already arranged it." Kanita smiled confidently, "There is also the captive, Hardy. After returning to the Bloodmist Valley, general can interrogate him carefully. There may be unexpected gains."
When Hardy was mentioned, a murderous look flashed in Nesta's eyes. He nodded, "Then without further ado, let's set off immediately to evacuate the Moonlight Fortress and head to the Bloodmist Valley!"
Soon, Nesta quickly left the Moonlight Fortress with the Red Spirit's troops and headed to the Red Spirit territory.
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