A team of elves was leisurely walking through the wilderness. There were not many of them, at least twenty of them, but each of them was riding an elegant silver pegasus. Gao Bin had predicted that the army of the Abyss Race would appear near Black Raven City, so he had sent hundreds of scouting teams to closely monitor all the plains, mountains, and rivers in the nearby area. As long as they found any abnormalities, the elves could retreat quickly with the speed of the silver pegasus and immediately report their findings to the Holy Crown City.
These elves were one of the scouting teams. According to their designated route, they could turn back along the mountain top after reaching the pontoon bridge in front. Gao Bin didn't hide the truth. Along the way, the elves were always on high alert, and they would observe any movement clearly. But now, seeing that they were about to reach their destination, the elves' expressions were more or less relaxed, and they began to chat with each other.
Two elves were whispering in each other's ears. The one on the left said something, but the one on the right didn't hear it clearly. He turned his head and was about to ask again when he saw a dark cloud flying towards them from afar.
"Captain, look!" The elf pointed at the cloud and shouted.
The captain of the team patted the head of the silver pegasus gently to make it stop. Then he turned around, glanced back, and looked in the direction of the elf's finger.
"What's that?" The captain frowned. It was too far away to see clearly, but he knew that it was not a dark cloud, but a large flock of migrating birds.
The cloud was approaching at a fast speed. In a moment, the distance between the two sides was less than two kilometers.
"No!" The captain suddenly shouted in panic, "It's vampires! A large group of vampires!! Let's go … "
The scouting team was immediately in an uproar. The elves all turned the silver pegasus around and rushed in the direction where they came from.
Compared to short-distance starting and short-distance sprinting, few magical beasts could compare with the silver pegasus. In just a few breaths, the silver pegasus had all turned into silver light, shooting between the sky and the earth.
The large group of vampires also saw the elves. They suddenly changed their direction and followed the elves' tail.
The speed of the silver pegasus far exceeded that of the vampires, and the distance between the two parties grew wider and wider. However, the vampires didn't seem to care at all about the widening distance between them.
Seeing this, the elven captain's expression changed. The silver pegasi were fast, but they couldn't last long. If the enemy's mount was just an ordinary horse, then the silver pegasi squad would be able to chase or escape with ease.
However, the enemy was the Vampires, one of the races with the strongest endurance. Even an ordinary Vampire could fly for several days and nights in the form of a bat.
Sure enough, after the elves had rushed out for over 15 kilometers, the distance between the two sides began to equalize.
The elven captain gave the order without hesitation. More than twenty silver pegasus Knight scattered in a dozen directions and ran out in a fan shape, like a firework blooming on the ground.
The elf captain was not worried about his own safety at the moment. Instead, he was worried that someone had to send the news back. If a large group of vampires appeared at the same time, it meant that the Abyss Army was not far away.
At a time like this, the elf captain's choice was absolutely correct. Only by spreading out could there be a chance of survival. However, the problem was that there were simply too many vampires.
As the silver pegasus warriors scattered, the vampires also split into more than ten branches to chase after them. From afar, it looked like dark tentacles reaching for their prey.
Time passed by slowly. After running for about three hours, they would enter the Beitman about 20 kilometers ahead. There was a large group of elves stationed there. However, as the stamina of the silver pegasi gradually decreased, their running speed rapidly decreased. On the other hand, the pursuing vampires maintained the same speed from beginning to end.
The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer.
Seeing that the dangerous situation was irreversible, the elven captain roared angrily. He shouted to the last remaining elf beside him, "Run! I'll stop them! "Then, he turned around and ran towards the vampires.
That elf stared blankly at the captain, not knowing what to say. He originally wanted to do the same, but he didn't expect the captain to give him the chance to escape first.
The Elf Captain seemed to be aware that his companions were watching him from afar. However, he simply waved his hand without turning his head. Then, he looked at the approaching group of vampires with a sinister gaze. He slowly raised the longbow in his hand. Even if he could only delay them for a second, this news must reach Lord Gao Bin!
The same scene appeared everywhere. When the silver pegasus warriors scattered and fled, they were all in groups of two to deal with the current situation.
More than ten longbows pointed to the sky, as if more than ten unyielding flags were erected. Just as Han Jin said, this was not a battle, but a war. In this war between the surface and the Abyss, no one would retreat. There was nowhere to retreat.
Of course, a mere few elves couldn't scare off the vampires. Although there were bound to be casualties from the elves' dying counterattack, the vampires who were determined to take revenge weren't afraid of casualties at all.
The sound of arrows whistling through the air rang out one after another. Dozens of blood flowers bloomed on the black tentacles of the vampires. The vampires in their bat form were too weak. Some of the arrows only lost their strength after piercing through three or four vampires.
Dozens of vampires' corpses fell from the sky one after another. However, compared to the number of vampires, these dozens of corpses were really insignificant.
After the elf captain released the first arrow, he didn't even look at the result. He had already nocked the second arrow on the bowstring. When the second arrow flew towards the vampires with a piercing whistle, he mechanically pulled out the third arrow from his quiver.
Every single Elf who stayed behind did the same thing. It was as if their lifelong wish was to shoot out all the arrows in their quiver. It was as if they were not only shooting out arrows, but also shooting out their anger at the same time.
The dozens of tentacles formed by the bats split into two. One went after the silver pegasus Knight, while the other turned and rushed towards the elves on the ground who only knew how to draw their bows and arrows. They didn't know the meaning of life and death at all.
Facing the overwhelming number of vampires, the elves who stayed behind to fight on their own became even more isolated. Even so, no one stopped attacking.
The elf captain was the first to fall. He was the first to decide to stay behind. Therefore, he was also the first to be drowned by the flood of vampires.
One after another, more and more elves fell. However, every fallen elf turned into a bloodthirsty beast. They twisted their bowstrings when they couldn't shoot anymore. If their bows were broken, they tore them with their hands or bit them with their teeth. At that moment, the unique elegance of the elves was gone. Every elf's eyes were red. As long as they had a little bit of strength left, they used every single part of their body to fight back.
Unfortunately, compared to the vampires who were good at melee combat, the elves' attacks were childish. In the blink of an eye, they were all defeated.
It wasn't that the vampires didn't want to leave anyone alive. They just didn't expect the elves to be so violent. A vampire who had his eyeball gouged out gasped for air and covered his wound. He looked at the corpses on the ground with lingering fear. Who said that the races on the ground were weak and couldn't withstand a single blow? If the elves, who were known for their elegance and civilization, were turned into ferocious ghosts who chose to devour humans, what would happen to the races that were always strong?
Victor looked at the rows of elven corpses on the ground with a gloomy expression. Every corpse was covered in wounds and tatters.
"Why didn't you leave anyone alive?" Victor's voice was filled with dissatisfaction. He thought that it must be the bloodthirsty nature of his subordinates acting up again.
"Master Victor, we initially wanted to leave a few of them alive, but these elves resisted too fiercely. Many of the children who went to capture them were injured, so we …" A vampire standing beside Victor replied cautiously.
"I see …" Victor nodded. "It's not a big deal. I can still find out what I want to know."
Viktor waved his hand at an elf's corpse. The corpse shriveled at a speed visible to the naked eye. Then, a drop of dark red blood appeared between the corpse's eyebrows and flew into Viktor's mouth.
After swallowing the drop of blood, Victor closed his eyes slowly. After a while, he opened his eyes with a complicated expression on his face.
Seeing that Victor's expression was a little off, all the vampires present fell silent.
After a long while, Victor said, "Pass down the order. Don't let a single elf go!"
"Yes!" The vampires beside Victor immediately bowed and replied.
Another large group of vampires rose into the air and chased after the elves in dozens of directions.
After issuing the order, Victor's expression returned to normal, but in fact, a storm was set off in his heart at the moment.
"It turns out … what I'm worried about has happened …" Victor thought silently in his heart. "This news can't be released at the moment. It's too demoralizing."
"The lord of the Holy Crown City? A dragon slayer? " Victor thought in his heart, "Should I slow down a little? In terms of strength, Alquete is more powerful than me. If even he can't defeat me, I'm afraid that I won't be able to win either."
"It seems that I should report this to Lady Catherine as soon as possible and let her decide. But … will Lady Catherine care about this?"
At this moment, the surviving Silver Pegasus Knights were still fleeing for their lives. After gaining two mounts, their chances of escaping had increased. As soon as their Silver Pegasus showed signs of exhaustion, they would immediately switch to another Silver Pegasus. Although the Vampires were still hot on their heels, they wouldn't be able to catch up to them in a short period of time.
(I went out during the day. Something happened at my friend's house. I really can't finish 5,000 words. I'll try to make it up tomorrow …)
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