718 Sending Aid from Miles Away Part 2 (1/2)
Earl Besta suppressed his shock. Generally, people of Qin did not fear of spirits of the dead too much.
”Your Excellency, how may I address you?” Although Earl Besta was already very old, he was also a high-level swordmaster. He could see that this spirit of the dead was powerful and did not dare to use his status as a member of the noble family as comparison.
Seeing the giant axe that the winged skeleton was wielding and the six identical skeletons behind him, Earl Besta suddenly realized that his five-hundred bodyguards were nothing compared to them.
”My name is Bing. Bring me to the top of the city wall. I want to see where these two-thousand cavalries are from.”
”Regarding His Highness, Saleen's safety…
”He has those four women. Don't worry.” the winged skeleton smiled, which looked queer. No human would feel a sense of security after seeing a skeleton smiling.
The winged skeleton thought to himself, ”Women? Humph, Nailisi has really done well. Everyone who saw Cuisi and the rest will mistake them to be Saleen's maids.” It was normal for mages to disguise themselves so no one would guess that those four demons that looked weak and helpless were actually as powerful as high-level Professionals.
The city wall of this anonymous town was exactly a mile wide. It was not tall and was very thick. There were arrow towers on top of the city wall and hidden behind the wall were catapults. The town possessed all the necessary equipment even though it was small.
Although the scout had reported the sighting of the cavalries as quickly as he could, it was clear that the latter were in a rush. By the time the winged skeleton reached the city wall, hundreds of knights were already within two-hundred yards.
These knights were decisive in their actions. They patrolled outside the city with their eyes locked onto the top of the city wall.
Earl Besta took over the alchemy binocular and saw that the cavalries were all light-armored knights. There were more than two-thousand of them along with thirteen-hundred foot soldiers. The latter rode on horses of a poorer grade and were about to dismount to change their armors.
Qin's foot soldiers traveled on horses as well, hence they could travel very quickly. These foot soldiers usually did not wear their armor. Instead they would keep them in a bag on their horses and would only wear them when they arrived at their destination. This would help to conserve their energy. The only exception was if the foot soldiers were on their own.
”Earl, are the people of Holy Rock City aware of the military equipment that this town possesses?” The winged skeleton did not need any binoculars to clearly see what the soldiers were doing outside the city. These people obviously came prepared and there was a chance that they would attack the town.
”I think so. This town strictly prohibits normal citizens from entering so there shouldn't be any spies around. Nevertheless, there is no way to hide the monthly supplies transported here. Anyone would be able to estimate our military forces just by observing these supplies when they are on the way here.” The Earl was afraid that the winged skeleton might not understand and said, ”Soldiers of different grades will also receive different supplies. A professional need only a glance to know what are the items being transported on the wagons and thereby estimating the level of the army and its number of soldiers.”
”Humph, in other words, these people mean to attack the city. You only have five-hundred bodyguards while their assault team already consists of two-thousand light-armored knights. Let us keep the city gate shut. Hmm, they also have thirteen-hundred foot soldiers, but they don't seem to be the main force. By the looks of it, this is an overstaffed battalion with close to twenty-thousand people.
At this moment, a knight rode to the bottom of the city and shouted to the top, ”You in the city, open the door.”
”Earl, this land belongs to Bitter Water Prefecture, right?”
”Yes, but…”
”I know who they are. Our countries have an alliance. If they attack your city, it is the same as declaring war against Metatrin,” the winged skeleton said and hooked the Earl's finger as a sign of promise.
Earl Besta was taken back by this humanized gesture. One of the jade skeletons behind the winged skeleton took a bow from one of the Earl's bodyguard. It took one arrow and shot it downwards.
In the hands of the jade skeleton, an ordinary bow like this was able to create an explosive sound that could only be made by alchemy bows. The arrow directly pierced through the skull of the knight's warhorse and between the knight's legs.
The knight was uninjured, but his warhorse died instantly. No matter how agile the knight was, he could not avoid falling to the ground clumsily.
The knights outside the city were furious and protested loudly. The knight who lost his horse picked himself up and looked at the top of the city wall coldly for a long time before saying, ”Who is in charge of this city? Send someone who can talk to us.”
This was when the winged skeleton spoke to Earl Besta, ”Their target is your Highness. Many tried to stop us on our way here, but we managed to avoid them. This time around, I have revealed myself. This small town will be the last place that we can resist them. Earl, do you dare to stand up against these people outside the city?”
”If their target is her Highness, of course I dare!”
”Besta, their target is your Highness and not mine. No one knows that Saleen is here personally. Those that saw us on our way here can only deduce that mages and spatial equipment have been sent here to aid Your Highness, Lex. If they manage to intercept the equipment sent over by Metatrin, then Your Highness, Lex, will have a difficult time repelling the attack from the sea. What we have brought is a combat vessel that has been dismantled into its components. If Lex is unable to defeat Cloudflow's fleet, she will be forced to marry the Emperor of Cloudflow, do you understand?”