Seeing the sudden appearance of the city wall, Sadkamp and Padt turned pale with fright.
"Three golden rings. That's Viscount Kemp's family crest. Could it be … our family …" Padt's expression turned ugly.
"Eh? Sadkamp, why didn't you tell me there was a wall here? "Laurist urged his horse forward.
"Master, this is our clan's territory, but … but this wall wasn't built by our clan … when we were ordered to find you, this wall wasn't here yet, and our clan didn't have the manpower and resources to build a wall here," Söderkamp mumbled.
"Oh, you're saying that this wall was built in our family's territory, but it was not built by our family?" Laurist had a bad premonition. He had imagined many things he would encounter when he returned to his family's territory, but he did not expect to see a wall built by someone else.
When this happened, it meant that the Norton Family had been defeated in the territorial war, and their territory had been occupied by someone else. Judging from the perfection of the city walls, this should have happened a few months ago. Laurist only had two choices now. He could either leave with his tail between his legs, or start a war and take back his family's territory.
The guards on the wall had already noticed the Norton caravan with the Furious Bear flag. A man in leather armor pointed at the caravan and shouted at the panicking guards to get ready to let go.
"One, two, three. Haha, they really put in a lot of effort. A small wall like this actually has three ballistae guarding it. How unexpected … "Laurist narrowed his eyes as he stared at the defensive structures on the wall, clicking his tongue.
"Whose emblem are those three circles?" Laurist asked.
"Sir, that's the crest of Viscount Kemp, who has a territorial dispute with us. He fought with us for a copper mine …" Sadkamp said.
"So you're saying that our Norton Family has already been defeated by this Viscount Kenneth. That's why he's brazenly building walls and setting up checkpoints in our family territory." Laurist laughed sinisterly. It seemed like a territorial war was about to begin.
"No, sir, I don't think so." Padt seemed to have thought of something.
"Why? What do you think? "Laurist asked.
"My lord, if our family loses the territorial war and our territory is occupied, then there's no need for Viscount Gomez to build any walls or checkpoints here. That's because that's his territory, and it's connected to our family's territory. I've never heard of anyone building such a wall in their territory. Isn't that just asking for trouble? "
"Also, I've fought against Viscount Gammus's army under the old patriarch's command. His army is mostly mercenaries hired from all over the place, and they don't have much combat power. Even if we lose our family's military force, Viscount Gammus's army doesn't have the strength to take down our family's manor and castle. What's more, Northfield Town isn't far from the family's manor and castle. No matter how much of a bastard the garrison is, they won't joke around with the family's survival because it involves their own interests. If the family perishes, they won't have a foothold at all. So, they won't sit back and watch Viscount Gomez's army attack the family's manor and castle. "
"I believe that Viscount Gomez's main goal in building such a wall here is to seal off the family's communication with the outside world, trapping the family in the northern wilderness and forcing the family to bow their heads to him." Padt voiced his opinion.
"What you say makes sense. Once we take down the city, we'll know the truth." Laurist nodded.
"My lord, you're going to attack the city now?" Kemp was stunned. "But we haven't prepared anything. We haven't even made siege ladders. How are we going to attack the city? Also, there are three ballistae on the walls...... "
"Siege ladders? There's no need. Look at this wall. It's only about four meters tall, and there are twenty to thirty dogs and cats on it. Making siege ladders is too much of a compliment. Those three ballistae are too cumbersome, and they'll be a threat against a large group of attackers. I just need to avoid the angle of fire, and the ballistae will be useless. Padt, go tell Ovis to have his guards get ready. Once I'm on the city wall and take control of it, have them follow me immediately, "Lollister said.
"Yes, my lord," Padt replied loudly. Then, with a hint of worry, he said, "My lord, be careful. How about I go with you?"
"Haha......" Laurist laughed. "You should know how strong I am. This wall isn't a problem for me, but you're covered in heavy armor. It'll be difficult for you. Besides, I'm a small target and can dodge nimbly. You'll be a bigger target. Don't worry, those people on the walls are a piece of cake for me. It'll be fine. "
Laurist rode alone towards the city walls. When he was less than seventy meters away from the walls, there was a bang. One of the ballistae on the walls fired. Laurist raised his horse and dodged to the left. The huge bolt brushed past his mount and sank more than a foot into the ground.
In the blink of an eye, Laurist had passed the angle of the ballistae's firing and was less than forty meters away from the walls. He reached for a javelin and threw it.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. Three javelins nailed themselves to the walls, at least half a meter from the top. The few guards on the walls laughed. With such accuracy, they couldn't even reach the top of the walls. What use were they? They posed no threat at all.
However, Laurist had already reached the bottom of the walls. He spurred his horse past the walls. The few guards on the walls wanted to shoot with their longbows, but because of the angle, they couldn't stick their entire bodies out and aim.
Laurist turned his horse around and trotted along the walls again. He took off his stirrups and left the saddle, squatting on the horse's back. Seeing that he was about to reach the javelins nailed to the walls, he leaped lightly and as nimble as a monkey. He hooked onto one of the javelins with both hands and used the momentum to flip himself onto the walls.
This set of movements was like acrobatics, and the guards on the walls were dumbfounded. By the time they reacted, Laurist was already standing on top of the walls, unsheathing the longsword on his back.
The leather-armored leader of the guards, who had been giving orders on the walls, cursed loudly and called out the names of a few people. A few guards beside Laurist raised their spears and shields and charged at Laurist, wanting to take him down with their numbers advantage.
As the sword flashed, the five guards that had charged at him spat out blood from their throats and fell to the ground. Laurist casually walked past the twitching bodies on the ground and toward the leather-armored leader of the guards.
The leader's cursing stopped abruptly, and he looked in disbelief at the five fallen guards on the ground. Seeing Laurist walk toward him, he hurriedly unsheathed his longsword and grabbed a shield from the side. As he protected his body and retreated, he opened his mouth and yelled for the other guards to attack Laurist together with him.
Two guards wielding spears stealthily approached Laurist from behind, thrusting their spears at him from the left and right. Surprise flashed in the eyes of the leader of the guards, and the longsword in his hand glowed. Just as he was about to assist in the attack, he saw Laurist's figure stop. Instead of advancing, he retreated, turning into a whirlwind that swept past the two sneak attacking guards. With a flash of his sword, the two sneak attacking guards dropped their spears and fell to the ground while clutching their throats that were spurting blood.
The leader of the guards was shocked, and he turned to run. Do you think you can run? Laurist rushed forward, and just as he was about to reach the back of the leader of the guards, the leader suddenly turned around and used the shield in his left hand to protect his body while the longsword in his right hand slashed behind him …
Where is he? There was no one behind the leader of the guards, and his longsword missed. He only managed to stop himself after taking two steps forward. Just as he was about to search for Laurist, a cold sword appeared on his neck, and Laurist's voice came from beside him. "Abandon your sword and surrender, and I'll spare your life."
The leader of the guards froze, and with a clang, the shield in his left hand fell to the ground. He slowly turned around and faced Laurist.
Laurist pressed his sword against the leader's neck, indicating for him to drop the longsword in his right hand. The leader of the guards slowly raised his longsword, and was about to throw it away. Seeing that Laurist had focused his attention on the longsword in his hand, the leader of the guards suddenly leaned back, breaking away from Laurist's longsword that was pressed against his neck, and then wanted to roll back and escape.
However, no matter how fast he was, he was not as fast as Laurist. The longsword pierced through his throat …
"Seeking death," Laurist scolded.
He only wanted to find the leader of the guards and ask him what had happened, but he did not expect that the leader of the guards would still want to resist even after being restrained. Since he did not know what was good for him, he might as well fulfill his wish. He turned around to look at the top of the wall. Apart from himself and the eight corpses on the ground, there was no one else. The remaining dozen or so guards had already fled the top of the wall.
Standing at the top of the wall, he looked in the direction that the dozen or so guards had fled. "F * ck …" Laurist cursed. What that Viscount Gaimus was building here was not a wall or a checkpoint, but a city. About three hundred meters away from the wall he was standing on, there was an even taller and thicker wall.
Outside the city, Overkiss and his team of guards were shouting something. Laurist poked his head out to take a look, and saw that everyone who should be here had already arrived.
"Wait," Laurist said.
After descending the wall and opening the gate, Josk led the way in.
"Sir, you were too impulsive. At least wait for me to come and destroy the ballistae on the wall, "Josk grumbled as he raised the giant ballista he had pulled out from the ground outside.
"I'm fine, aren't I? You still have a chance if you want to show off. Look ahead, there's another wall." Laurist pointed at the wall in the distance.
"No problem, leave it to me. Hyah! " Josk kicked his horse's belly and charged out, bringing Overkiss's team of guards with him as they charged towards the wall.
"F * ck, Old Josk, I didn't ask you to attack the city! F * ck, you're pretending not to hear me, and you're running so fast … "Laurist stomped his feet in frustration.
The wall in front of him was much taller than the one he had just taken down, and it looked very thick. The defensive facilities were probably more complete than this one. If Josk and his team of guards rashly crashed into it, they would probably be badly injured.
Laurist ran out of the gate to find the mount that had brought him here, but he discovered that the mount had run back to the caravan on its own. It was currently being led by Padt, and Sadkamp, as well as Redi, who was driving the carriage, were leading the caravan towards the wall.
Laurist waved at Padt, signaling for him to bring the horse over quickly. However, Padt, Sadkamp, and Redi misunderstood and thought that Laurist was showing off because he had taken down the wall single-handedly. Thus, they cooperated and waved in response, even letting out waves of cheers.
Laurist was almost angered to death. He thought to himself, 'They're usually so smart, why did they all turn into idiots at such a crucial moment? They even misunderstood when he waved at them to come over quickly. What geniuses.'
When they finally got closer, Laurist roared angrily, and the three realized that they had made a huge mistake. Padt hurriedly brought the horse over. Laurist glared at him hatefully. Just as he mounted the horse, the sound of hooves could be heard, and an excited guard ran back, "Sir, sir, we've taken down that wall!"
"What?" Laurist shuddered, and almost slipped off the horse.
"How many casualties?" Laurist asked nervously.
"Casualties? Uh, no casualties. "The messenger thought for a moment, then said," The enemy didn't suffer any casualties either. "
Laurist was stunned. What did that mean? We didn't suffer any casualties, and the enemy didn't suffer any casualties either. Yet, we've taken over the wall. Are we kids playing house?
With such a tall wall, the defenders only needed to shoot arrows down from above to make the attackers suffer. Even if Josk's divine arrows were invincible, he was at a disadvantage at the bottom of the wall compared to the defenders. He only had one bow, and as long as the defenders suffered some casualties, they would be able to force Josk to retreat.
Laurist had taken a risky path to take down the wall single-handedly. First, he had taken advantage of the fact that the enemy was unprepared, and he wouldn't be able to attract the attention of the defenders. Second, he had made use of the fact that the wall wasn't that tall, and used acrobatic moves to climb up the wall. The defenders couldn't do anything to him. However, he still had to kill eight defenders to take down the wall.
"How did Knight Josk do it?" Laurist was very curious.
"Yes, sir. Sir Josk only shot three arrows. The first arrow broke the flagpole, the second arrow knocked over one of the ballistae, and the third arrow pierced through the two-handed axe of the mercenary captain. When the mercenaries realized that Sir Josk was at the Gold rank, they all gave up and surrendered, "the messenger said.
Comparisons were odious. Laurist could imagine that when Josk shot three arrows, the mercenaries guarding the wall were shocked. Gold rank. Not to mention, they were armed with bows. They couldn't escape even if they wanted to. When they saw that there were so many fully-armored followers behind them, they decided to surrender as soon as possible to save their lives. Hence, the Silver and Iron ranked mercenaries all knelt down.
On the other hand, even if Loriste managed to kill five guards on the city wall, the guards would still think that he was an Iron-Level swordsman with superior swordsmanship because there was no sword gleam on his sword. Therefore, they would still think of ambushing and resisting. Even the leader of the Silver-ranked Guardians thought that it was embarrassing for a Silver-ranked Guardian to be controlled by an Iron-ranked Buckingham. That was why he resisted with all his might.
After figuring out why the leader of the guards wanted to die, Laurist's expression was extremely interesting. He had a fake smile on his face, but he was extremely sullen inside. Fortunately, he didn't attack the wall behind him, or else he would have had to fight from one end to the other. The mercenaries guarding the wall wouldn't have surrendered until blood flowed like a river. Unlike Josk, who easily shot three arrows and showed off his Gold rank fighting aura, the enemies would admit that they were no match for him and surrender.
Damned fighting aura, damned Inferno Fighting Aura, damned family's secret Inferno Fighting Aura. Laurist cursed in his heart with a face full of unwillingness … …
"That's right, my lord. Lord Josk has asked for you. He seems to have found something important." The messenger remembered the second reason he was sent here, and immediately reported to him.
"Alright, I'll go now." Laurist calmed himself down and said to Padt and Sadkamp. Redi and the other two ordered, "Settle down the caravan and set up camp here for today. Close the gates and send people to guard the walls, understood? "
"Understood, sir."
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