Chapter 45 (2/2)
”Andrew Haila!”
The ot to breathe, they didn't dare to breathe, they knehat Andrew Haila signifies
”Andrew Haila!” Left! Left side! The huddled mercenaries turned to their left, the sound wave echoed loudly in the woods
”Kill the along thundering clatter of the horseshoes
”Narcissus Knights!” ”It's thehts were the one behind this!”
”Spears!” ”Spearmen, take them down! Positions behind the fence! Quick!” The mercenaries hadn't found out about their co in accordance to protocol
”Annihilate the, the mercenaries quivered behind their shi+elds ”Be careful!” Aat his tea
The mercenaries raised their shi+elds instinctively After a loud bang, a severed head bounced into the crowd, its eyes wide The mercenaries didn't even have time to be scared, as heads flew in from all directions, they ran into each other as they identified each of the heads Several voices attracted the rowl
”God! These are our scouts!”
”My lord! They're all dead!”
”We're being surrounded by the Narcissus Knights!”
”There they are!” The last voice finally moved the mercenaries! All of them looked at the direction where the sound came from
Unfortunately, the response to that was a shower of arrows, the sound of the bowstrings can even be heard through the thick fog
The Narcissus Knights' first attack didn't cause theether, herded by the arrows The mercenaries stared at the arrows in shock There's no one, no one was there aside fro! The shi+eldbearers were all mobilized and stationed toward the direction of the attack
Bowstrings sounded again from the woods! Dozens of arrows lined up in an array of sorts, soaring above the woods and abruptly took a downturn from their peak The crowd stared at the sky, fear-stricken, as the steel rained upon theht, followed by shrieks and hopeless wails!
”Front! They're in front!” The mercenaries lost their protection in front as the arrows flanked them
The shi+elds were ain, arrows stopped after three rounds of fire A uts pulled his partner aside and shakily pointed at the flagbearer that appeared suddenly on the slope on the right ”There… there…” The mercenary's eyes widened Countless ferocious silhouettes appeared behind the flagbearer
Ti scene Warhorses exhaled whitenarcissus flowers on their shi+elds becoers as they closed in
”Andrew Haila!” ”Kill!” Terrifying screaain broken the thin veil of voicelessness
Theas they stared at the knights pouring down the hills on the right
A leading knight raised his spear, ai at the unfortunate soldier who pointed at hi out existing sounds The ets with the speed of waterfalls
The mercenaries' fears were disrupted by the javelins and axes that flew at them In a series of screaed into them with unbelievable speed
They were so fast, the Narcissus Knights didn't even have the chance to ai at their enemies Five-hundred-odd crowded mercenaries were torn to pieces in just a blink of an eye The warhorses' charging force and their hooked iron hooves stahts forced the mercenaries into two teahts disappeared into the woods on the left
Arroer came as expected as the survivors looked for covers in panic They fought over shi+elds and effective covers, tra the purpose of the arroas to prevent theht about how, under the threat of arrows, the separated teaotten, the direction where the arrow attackedattacks Just as they erected their shi+elds and spears, shouts of ”Andrew Haila!” caain
The Narcissus Knights teahtly clutched in their hands, the speed of their assault was controlled When they closed in with the mercenaries, spears shot out in between the shi+elds, the hts' weapons Ka cautiously Even though this enereat location for a cavalry to speed He had spent a large ay to keep his formation as they ride up the slope
”Kill thehts roared, they destroyed their ene their own spears to heaved their enemies bodies into the air, they used swords to sh some of them accidentally fell off their horses, it didn'tthe mercenaries on foot
Bowround, firing their deadly arroithout care The bowstrings were lined with drops of blood as the frequent firing dauards, each of the archers' hands were a bloodied mess
The knights h the ca as their warhorses were still running, they would not stop brandishi+ng their cold weapon
A Narcissus Knight was surrounded by a group of mercenaries, their spears stabbed into his abdomen simultaneously His sword slashed at the spears, but his life had been fallen as he was hoisted into the air
The knights charged at their tea howl, their swords sliced toward the ht They had no choice, it's the only place without arrow strikes
So e of sniping would, hts, causing the knights to charge even s,ense valley, which was a players in the symphony
The ap in the battlefield like a swarhts and arrows after them toward the hill behind the slope
A loud roar caer distinguish what the roarat them like the devils the iainst, the , their commander had already died, vice commander was nowhere to be found, no one could stop the for survival now
The sounds fro mercenaries used all they can to maneuver the mountainous woods Finally, there was no more path in front of them A hundred-meter-tall cliff blocked their path The first few mercenaries returned to the nature in shrieks of despair as their fellow uys used the daed weapons in their hands to cut down a few after the forward
The Narcissus Knights stopped their horses about thirty ht formation Soon after, hundreds of foot warriors erected their shi+elds beside the knights, followed by the bowmen behind the shi+elds
”Kill 'ehts were restraining their excited warhorses to stand still, only the shi+eldbearers from the sides approached the mercenaries slowly
”Kill, kill, kill!” A huge breeze blew past the area, clearing the woods of the wispy mist
”I surrender! I surrender!” A braverhis battle ax far away fro, and tears crawled all over his face To hie to complete
The other mercenaries on the cliff were affected by this, and started throwing down their weapons by the bunch, the clink-clangs of weapons dropping on the ground filled the air
The fog slowly faded as the first ray of sunlight squeezed its way into the valley
”Toot… toot… toot…”
”Andrew Haila!” Together with the unique blaring of horns, the whole valley was filled with cheers, at another spot in the woods, the injured knights puffed up their chests, pointing their backup weapons to the sky Even though they weren't able to move due to the various injuries they've received, it didn't i their loudest cries
Prince O'Neil Andrew Morisette stayed on his ht, as his Mahness started having a fever, the dolantin he took h his exhausted eyes, and ers' roars that were not there
”Your Royal Highness!”
”Your Royal Highness!”
”Your Royal Highness!”
As Oscar treaded the careeted hihts genuflected with the swords stabbing at the ground, giving hiard as the commander-in-chief of this battle
The teenager opened his eyes, the noisiness around htly dizzy
Oscar took a look around, the tent was brightly lit, but since when had he slept in a bed? Furthermore, this may not even be his own tent
The teenager struggled to get off the bed, but the action brought hi to crumble Oscar panted, he could still endure this It's like, it may be, it may have been, the chubby boy felt really confused, he only knew he had withstood this level of suffering, it really was nothing
”How is the sky dark?” Oscar waddled out of the tent he knew not of, asking the guards keeping watch on him by the side of its entrance
”Your Royal Highness, it is now seven in the evening, you had been sleeping for a whole day” A knight answered his question
”Oh! Have on? I think I remember”
”Yes, Your Royal Highness! We'd achieved the final victory, killed over three hundred bandits and captured over two hundred of them! All this was your wise decision to assault ht expounded excitedly
Oscar didn't say anything, he didn't even kno they had won He saw his butler, his knight co of Sins, and his doctor They were all wearing a grin on their faces
”Your Royal Highness, how are you doing? You shouldn't have gotten off bed”
Oscar's ears were ringing, he looked at the sky with its brightly twinkling stars A moment of dizziness hit hi
”Kaans were hurt, you should definitely not get off your bed”
The Prince finally heard it clearly, he stood as straight as he could, held up by his butler's arm Hasn't he won? Winners shouldn't look sickly, like him
”I had slept for a day? Have you gotten any gains?” Oscar wanted to look more princely, but his voice was scratchy, as if his voice box was punctured multiple times with needles
”Your Royal Highness! The Italian Le-Mans Mercenary Group had already been elih this battle, they had sacrificed more than seven hundred men, two hundred more are in our hands” Colonel Kae victory for the Narcissus Knights, they had eradicated a whole warrior organization with two temporary cavalry squads
”Heheh, heheheheheh!” Oscar laughed uncontrollably, no one knew if he was still conscious, he looked like he had just ingested hallucinogenic drugs
”We had separated the key leaders and kept watch individually, the main issue now is hoe should handle the war captives, they are similar in number with us”
Oscar could no longer tell who's talking to hiain
”Karabbed the necktie of the person in front of hinon-stop
”No captives, Kamille! No captives! No, captives!” Oscar repeated
Beco soleh about He placed the Prince's hands on his own necktie ”Your Royal Highness, is this an order? No captives? To validate this order, could you please clarify the reasoning behind this decision?”
Oscar yelled i? Ask your soldiers, these captives were all doused in the blood of the Narcissus Knights Remember! I don't want any captives, but I do want to spare one, let him return to Italia, let him report to those people anted my head as a business deal, let them see the real O'Neil… Andrew… Morisette!”