Ever since Bai Xiaowen taught the Ironthorn family a lesson, Black Rock City had been well-behaved for a long time. There were only two territories in the Northern Lands, and they had been living in harmony. According to the compensation agreement signed between Bai Xiaowen and the Ironthorn family, the Whitestone caravan would travel to Black Rock City every half a month for trade.
The trade went smoothly many times. Although Black Rock City tried to lower the price, the Whitestone caravan generally did not suffer much discrimination. This was all thanks to Bai Xiaowen, who had specifically stated that discriminatory taxation was not allowed when he signed the agreement.
However, a week ago, the Whitestone caravan was detained in Black Rock City.
Both sides agreed to negotiate. Cecilia brought Knight Mark and a small group of elite cavalry and rushed over. However, two days had passed and there was still no reply. The Whitestone citizens waited anxiously, but in the end, what they waited for was the invasion of Black Rock City.
Hearing this, Bai Xiaowen frowned, "The Empire's laws prohibit attacks between nobles' territories. Why did Black Rock City suddenly send troops?"
Knight Tim was tongue-tied and could not say anything.
Bai Xiaowen shook his head, "Perhaps there are some unforeseen events that we do not know of. However, when we get rid of the enemy in front of us … I believe we will have an answer. "
"Captain, we have confirmed the general situation of the battlefield." Qiao Rui lightly leaped onto the city wall and placed her palm on Bai Xiaowen's forehead. Scenes of information that the spirit of the falcon saw were transmitted to Bai Xiaowen for him to see.
Bai Xiaowen closed his eyes for a moment before opening them again.
"The enemy's commander is actually an acquaintance."
Bai Xiaowen's lips curled into a cold smile, "At first, I was worried that it would be difficult to deal with the enemy due to their large numbers, but now it's easy."
"Han Xu, Sister Qiao, lead the soldiers to guard the city wall. Shuyi, come with me! "
Bai Xiaowen recalled his summoned creatures and whistled. The white eagles circling in the sky swooped down one by one. Li Shuyi followed suit and called for the white eagles to fly to the city wall. The two of them leaped onto the backs of the white eagles.
The two white eagles let out a screech and flapped their wings. They flew with all their might towards the commander of the Ironthorn family, Baron Stantine.
The white eagles flew very quickly, and in just a few seconds, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi were already above Baron Stantine! At this moment, the soldiers of the Ironthorn family, including Baron Stantine, did not know what was going on?
One and Two swooped down.
"What monsters?"
"It's two eagles! The enemy is a beast tamer, their target! "
"Shoot them down!"
The officers of the Ironthorn Family reacted quickly and ordered their archers to draw their bows and prepare to shoot.
However, when the white eagle swooped down to a height of about ten meters, it suddenly pulled up like a fighter jet. With a screech, it rushed into the sky again.
Before the crowd could react, the two figures had already jumped down. Arrows whizzed through the air, but a huge figure appeared out of nowhere. The Butcher blocked all the arrows for the two of them.
Bai Xiaowen landed on the ground with the posture of an athlete at the starting line. The ground trembled slightly, and cracks appeared on it. Smoke and dust filled the air! He lost a few dozen HP. It was clear that landing like this was not easy to deal with.
If it was a normal jump of a dozen meters, Bai Xiaowen wouldn't lose any HP. But he had jumped down from the back of a white eagle, so he had a powerful inertia.
Li Shuyi's Dexterity was higher, so he rolled to neutralize the recoil and wasn't injured. She used the recoil to shoot out like an arrow towards Baron Stantine's position.
"Protect the young master!" Harold shouted in panic. He never thought that the enemy would use such a strange method to rush in front of Baron Stantine, who was heavily guarded by soldiers.
There were only ten elite cavalrymen by Baron Stantine's side, as well as a Rare Elite Knight Captain. The sudden change made the cavalrymen unable to use their advantage. Instead, Li Shuyi's sword stabbed their horses. The horses neighed and the cavalrymen were thrown off their horses.
Bai Xiaowen fired at Baron Stantine, but the first shot was blocked by a loyal Ironthorn cavalryman. However, that Ironthorn cavalryman's head was also blown off.
The second shot didn't have such terrifying power. Bai Xiaowen directly used Rapid Fire and fired at Baron Stantine!
Baron Stantine raised the shield on his left wrist to block, but Bai Xiaowen's Marksmanship was already level 7 and he used numbers to replace accuracy. How could it be blocked that easily? After a few clangs, two hot bullets embedded themselves in his flesh. Baron Stantine's HP dropped by half and he fell off his horse.
"Protect me! Protect me! "
Baron Stantine hid behind the corpse of his horse as he roared in shock and anger. The surrounding soldiers of the Ironthorn Family reacted and gathered around the battlefield.
Seeing that there were only two people, Baron Stantine let out a sigh of relief. He felt that he had the advantage in numbers. He wanted to ask about the other side's background, but he saw Bai Xiaowen's face.
With a whoosh, Baron Stantine jumped up in shock, "You are … … Dior Si Kail Bloom! The cold-blooded demon of the north! "
"We meet again, Stantine." Bai Xiaowen softly said, "It's a pity that you didn't learn your lesson last time."
"Dior, it's you who didn't understand the situation."
Two groups of infantrymen charged over and protected Baron Stantine. The latter quickly calmed down and revealed a noble's polite smile, "White Stone Hill will be the territory of the Ironthorn Family from now on. A lord like you actually rushed over to your death, saving us a lot of effort."
Bai Xiaowen slightly shook his head.
"A year ago, during the war of the survivors, the Ironthorn Family was scared out of the Black Rock Fort. So, you don't know who you are messing with … … You don't know what I can do! "
Accompanied by Bai Xiaowen's words, a dense aura spread out once again! The Deterrence skill was used for the second time. After Deterrence was upgraded to Lv 6 (including Strongest Brainiac + 1), the cooldown of this large-scale control skill had been reduced to 3 minutes 45 seconds.
With a roar, the Butcher activated the Corrosive Poison Fog. His thick arms waved the Giant Snake Scepter as he charged forward.
Behind the Butcher, the Skeleton Warriors and Skeleton Sword Shieldbearers steadily advanced.
Bai Xiaowen took a deep breath and a flame ignited in his palm. The flames of Ultra Orochi surged out violently! All the Ironthorn soldiers in front of Stantine were engulfed in the flames.
Most of the soldiers were within the range of the Butcher's close combat and were affected by the Corrosive Poison Fog.
Miserable cries sounded, and the Ironthorn soldiers were like grains of sand being slapped by a Giant Wolf as they were sent flying backward. The normal Infantrymen were burned to ashes, and even the Elite Cavalrymen lost more than half of their Health Points and were heavily injured.
After clearing the obstacles in front of him with the Giant Snake Scepter, Bai Xiaowen quickly summoned the Wrath Claw, Delifa, and other creatures to reap the rewards.
Li Shuyi was the fastest. She activated the Blood Lord's Insignia's additional skill, Wrath of the Blood Lord, which increased her Movement Speed by 17%. After killing an enemy with low Health Points, her Movement Speed increased by another 17%! Coupled with her high Dexterity, she was as fast as a ghost. In the blink of an eye, she had stabbed another enemy who was five meters away.
Li Shuyi's Killing Madman title also played a role as it increased Li Shuyi's Attack Speed.
Sword shadows flew as Li Shuyi charged in front of Baron Stantine at an astonishing speed.
Baron Stantine raised his shield in a panic to block, but in a flash, Li Shuyi had already circled behind him. She followed up with a normal attack and three consecutive slashes, dealing a large amount of damage. The 20% armor break effect took effect and the final slash pierced through Baron Stantine's back.
Vital Strike!
Baron Stantine was heavily injured and immediately knelt on the ground with a scream. His Health Points fell to the bottom and he was also inflicted with a Heavy Bleeding effect.
Li Shuyi pulled out the sword in her right hand and placed the sword in her left hand on his neck, "Have your men put down their weapons! Otherwise, I'll cut you down. "
At the end of the road, Baron Stantine had some courage as he loudly shouted, "Impossible!"
Li Shuyi communicated with Bai Xiaowen in the team channel. She didn't kill him, but two Skeleton Sword Shieldbearers came over and twisted Baron Stantine's arms to guard him.
Harold called out in shock, "Quick, Beasley, save the young master … …"
With a plop, a bloody armored corpse rolled in front of Harold. This person was Beasley, the captain of the personal guards and a rare elite.
Harold froze. He raised his head with difficulty and looked at Bai Xiaowen standing in front of him.
Bai Xiaowen didn't have a single trace of blood on her, she was as clean as a gentleman. But Harold's heart was filled with fear. He finally understood why the man in front of him was called the disaster of the north, the cold-blooded demon.
"Stantine, you're not letting the soldiers surrender. You're just letting them die in vain and increasing the casualties," Bai Xiaowen said calmly, "Delifa, you can start preparing."
Delifer nodded and began to chant Corpse Resuscitation.
Ten seconds later, Skeleton Warriors crawled up from the corpses of the dead soldiers. They raised their rusty swords and charged at the Ironthorn soldiers who came to rescue … … Moreover, Delifa's soul guidance was still in effect. As long as her Spirit wasn't exhausted, the surrounding corpses would continue to be turned into Skeleton Warriors!
With these newborn Skeleton Warriors at the front, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi naturally had enough room to attack. The speed at which they killed the enemy and created corpses was astonishing. This was especially true for Li Shuyi. During the duration of the Wrath of the Great Lord, she was practically a cheat-like existence. Her extremely high movement speed made it difficult for enemies to even touch her clothes, and even if she was occasionally injured, her powerful lifesteal ability allowed her to quickly recover her health.
The Ironthorn soldiers charged in vain several times. Not only were they unable to save Stantine, the number of newborn Skeleton Warriors increased.
"You … … You demon!" Baron Stantine didn't know what to say.
"You really are a useless noble. You don't even know how to curse."
Bai Xiaowen's Desert Eagle continued to shoot out flames. He specifically targeted the uninjured enemies with full HP. Every shot would trigger Bloodlust, so the speed at which he killed the enemies wasn't any slower than Li Shuyi.
Seeing that victory was hopeless and the number of Skeleton Warriors kept increasing, Baron Stantine finally accepted his fate. He said dejectedly, "Harold, have them put down their weapons … …"
Under Bai Xiaowen's gaze, Harold trembled as he took out a magic whistle and blew into it.
The short whistle was amplified by magic and spread across the battlefield.
The Ironthorn soldiers who were besieging White Stone City with heavy casualties heard the whistle. After the initial confusion, they quickly retreated and approached Baron Stantine's flag.
Harold loudly shouted, "Put down your weapons! Put down your weapons! This is Lord Baron Stantine's order! "
Li Shuyi nodded in satisfaction. But the sword pressed against Harold's back moved forward another half an inch, forcing Harold to shout himself hoarse to convey Baron Stantine's order.
Clang, clang, clang, clang. The sound of weapons falling to the ground could be heard. The Ironthorn soldiers threw down their weapons one by one and were driven to the open ground by Bai Xiaowen's Skeleton Warriors. They crouched down with their hands on their heads. Of course, even more people chose to escape from the battlefield.
The White Stone City's soldiers, under the lead of Knights Tim and Phil, walked out of the city gates and watched over the unarmed surrendered soldiers.
Baron Stantine noticed that batch after batch of newborn Skeleton Warriors began to die, scattering their skeletons on the ground. He said in shock, "These Skeleton Warriors … … Only have the ability to move temporarily? They can't last long! "
With a series of crackling sounds, the Skeleton Warriors fell one after another. Bai Xiaowen obviously knew that he couldn't hide it, so he smiled and said, "That's right." At the same time, he gave Li Shuyi a look.
Baron Stantine's expression changed. If the Skeleton Warriors only had the ability to move temporarily, he would be a complete idiot to tell the soldiers to give up resisting.
However, before he could yell out, Li Shuyi hit the back of his head with a palm knife from behind. Baron Stantine's vision turned black and he fainted on the ground.
"You … … murdered the young master?" Harold exclaimed.
"Calm down, Butler Harold," Bai Xiaowen lightly said, "I still have a lot of questions to ask him. Before that, he can't die even if he wants to!"
Two Skeleton Warriors cooperated and pried open Baron Stantine's mouth. They poured a hemostatic potion and tied him up.
Bai Xiaowen gave the order to tie up the unarmed surrendered soldiers. After counting, they found that there were more than eight hundred surrendered soldiers.
This time, Baron Stantine led two thousand five hundred soldiers to attack White Stone City and left a few hundred corpses on the city walls. Then after the order to surrender was given, there was another group of soldiers who didn't want to be captives and didn't dare to continue fighting, so they became deserters. So in the end, these eight hundred surrendered soldiers were detained.
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