Chapter 145 Giant Axe and Magical Arrows
Thirty huge axes that rotated at a high speed in the air were like kisses from the devil; they only brought destruction wherever they went. The soldiers in heavy armours were separated into two easily, as if they were soft tofu. They were all shocked to see their own bodies chopped in half with their lower bodies still charging forward, while their upper bodies remained behind in the air. The huge amount of force directly penetrated through soldiers" bodies. Their armour, long swords, and torn limbs flew into the air with the blades and axes. The blood that spurted into the air had dyed the blue sky red. No one could block these vicious deadly axes. Terrified screams resonated on the battlefield after a short moment of time. Some people only had their limbs torn off and didn"t die right away, so they held onto their wounds and screamed and whined……
This was like a living h.e.l.l on earth.
The Earth Attributed Warrior had been to many wars and battles, but it was his first time to see anything this b.l.o.o.d.y and cruel. A leg fell beside him. The warrior recognized the leg, it belonged to one of his peers. That soldier was laughing viciously three seconds ago, banging his sword on his armour, and couldn"t wait to rush into Chambord to plunder it dry. All that was left of him were some chipped bones and flesh.
The rotating axes smashed out a path of death that was about thirty yards in length and five yards in width. . After the devastating force on them were all used up, they slowed down and then fell to the ground.
Only one strike from Chambord caused the two hundred heavy armoured infantry from Shuani Kingdom to suffer casualties one quarter of their size.
The survivors were showered by the "b.l.o.o.d.y rain" and their amours and inner clothes were all soaked. Chipped bones and flesh also covered the surface of their bodies. The death and the bloodiness had scared them, and also numbed them. With the screams from their peers who were severely injured still resonating in their ears, the soldiers in the Alliance Army who charged at Chambord fell into a temporary state of terror and hesitation. But soon, they recovered and braved themselves up as they roared and continued their charge because the thirty strongmen in front of them were weaponless after they threw out their axes.
"Charge and kill them! Get revenge for our brothers!"
The Earth Attributed Warrior got up from the ground as he roar angry and charged at forefront.
However -
The actions the thirty strongmen took made the soldiers in the Alliance Army feel like they had been treated very wrongly. The thirty strongmen who were very dominating and had a strong presence protected their heads with hands as they separated themselves into two groups of fifteen people each. After that, they moved their legs and sprinted away. Without the burden of those heavy axes, these thirty people ran faster than rabbits. In a few seconds, they got away from the attack range of the Alliance Army. They rushed into the green and yellow bushes far away and disappeared as if it was a miracle!
"s.h.i.t!"
"You b.a.s.t.a.r.ds!"
"You cowards and bugs!"
"You shameful deserter!"
The soldiers in the Alliance Army and the kings were super mad and p.i.s.sed when they saw the strongmen escaping. Their hearts skipped a beat and almost puked up a mouthful of blood. After they suffered such a huge lose and from these thirty strongmen who threw out their axes, they wanted to fight back. But before they could strike back and make the trade even, their opponents escaped without any sense of pride or dignity. It felt like concentrating everything in one punch and missing the target right away after that; it felt really strange and made the Alliance feel very powerless.
The good news for them was that the king of Chambord didn"t escape.
Fei quickly became the target for the hatred and grievances.
"Charge! Let"s go and kill their king!"
The Alliance was in a desperate and mad state. All the soldiers" eyes turned red as blood filled the capillaries in their eyes, making them looked like a bunch of rabbits. They bit their teeth and charged at Chambord and it"s formations with all their strength. They all swore in their mind that they will stick the handle of the axes into this shameless guy"s b.u.t.t.
On the other side.
The red flag on the hill moved again.
The huge iron shield formation that was at the the very front of Chambord"s formations started to move. What was surprising was that the more than ten iron shields didn"t come together and march forward and form a line of defense. Instead, they separated into two groups and moved to two completely different sides while completely exposing their king and the more than a hundred Bylaw Enforcement Officers to the blades and the charge coming from the Alliance.
At this point, Chambord"s formation was very strange. It was in a "U" shape. It had a very special and wanton feel to it. It made people feel like Chambord wasn"t trying to defend at all, but welcoming the invasion from the Alliance Army with open arms.
Fei tapped the big black dog under his crouch and slowly backed off to a hill that was a bit farther away.
This action was interpreted into escaping in the eyes of Nine-Kingdom Alliance Army, and that made them more aggressive and insane and their decision of charging firmer.
But to Fei, he only wanted to stand with the kids.
These kids were all excellent students from Chambord"s Civil and Military Academy. Most of them were from poor families, were more mature, and were recipients of the "King Scholarship". To Fei, they were the important foundation to Chambord"s future upraise and success. Therefore, despite all the disagreement from his ministers and officers, Fei took them to this dangerous battlefield to let them experience the cruelty of wars and the complex situations that changed by the second.
"My kids of Chambord, don"t be afraid. Now open your eyes, watch everything happening in front of you closely. Watch how your fathers are fighting with those d.a.m.n invaders, and feel the atmosphere on the battlefield with your hearts. Because one day, you will be doing the same thing as your fathers, protecting your homes and loved ones by battling with your enemies with sharp weapons. Remember, every student from Chambord Civil and Military Academy could be a brave soldier with a low status, but you guys shouldn"t be a timid and scared general of prestigious status!"
Fei said as he glanced at all the kids with an encouraging smile as he suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "Do you guys understand?"
"Understood, princ.i.p.al!" All the kids said in unison as they nodded. The unhidden respect and worship in their eyes made Fei feel like a real king.
At this moment, the Alliance finally were less than ten yards away from Chambord"s formation as they continued their charge. The fiftyish Bylaw Enforcement Officer stood at their spot loosely. They only raised their shields and spears and were alerted, but they didn"t really mind their enemies who were charging at them with vicious intent.
"Kill them all!"
The Alliance Army saw the sign of victory, and the Earth attributed warrior raised his arms and shouted to boost the morale of his peers.
But at this moment, a strange situation arose -
The sky that was blue and didn"t have a single cloud suddenly was lit up by a lot of colors, as if there were multiple suns in the sky.
As if he sensed something, the Earth attributed warrior looked up out of surprise. But before his smile could stay on his face for too long, what he saw caused an unprecedented terror to appear on his face. The terror on his face intensified and his pupil suddenly contracted as he shouted: "NO…….."
Boom – !
Crack – !
Whoosh – !
One second after, all these colorful lights fell to the ground, and that was the beginning of a horrifying catastrophe – Violent explosions, splashing ice chips and hail, shocking lightning, and malicious poisons instantly enveloped the Alliance Army who were charging. The fire, ice, lightning, and poison that fell from the sky caused insane damage and took away numerous lives. Screams and sad cries resonated on the battlefield one after another……
"Mages! They had mages……"
"Traps! We got tricked…… Retreat, quick!"
"Mom, save me, save me please……"
"Ah, my legs! My legs are gone……!"
Alliance Army who were influenced and blind by their hatred and biases were stunned. The Earth attributed Two Star Warrior who was charging at the very front didn"t have the chance to dodge. He was shot by a frost arrow, a fire arrow, and a lightning arrow at the same time. In an instant, his body was turned into a pile of stinky meat. His two star warrior energy couldn"t save his life, and the thick armour on his body also couldn"t protect him from the sudden a.s.sault at all.
The heavy armoured infantry formation from Shuani Kingdom also were almost instantly wiped out.
Iron was one of the best conductors for electricity. It was also a good conductor for heat, either cold or heat could easily spread over it. The heavily armoured infantries who survived the axes throws couldn"t protect themselves from this attack at all, and the thick iron armours that were supposed to protect them turned into the weapons that killed them. In a short period of time, almost all of them were killed less than ten yards away from Chambord"s formations. The soldiers who were unlucky and didn"t die to the arrows themselves right away were either burnt to death or frozen to death in their own armours.
The scale of victory instantly reversed, as if all the weight were taken off of one side.
At this moment, the soldiers in the Alliance who were close and kings in the Alliance Army who were farther away just realized the source for this devastating magic attack - some time ago, the harem on the six carriages behind the Chambord"s formations had got out and were standing in the hill in front of the carriages. Each and every one of them had a long bow in their hands and huge magic energy surged around them. Every single powerful arrow that was filled with devastating magic power were shot out of their hands. Just like the Grim Reaper"s scythe, the colorful arrows were shot into the infantry formation that was charging at Chambord like a huge flood mercilessly.
"G.o.d……A total of twenty six magic archers?"
Everyone on Alliance"s side almost lost their language and thinking abilities, as if they were all shocked by lightning.
The night kings in the Alliance Army looked at their "preys" bluntly. The preys who they thought were easy to get had suddenly tore away their cute and naïve appearances and turned into representatives of the Grim Reaper. Their deadly stares, smooth movements of loading the arrows and pulling their bows all seemed cruel at this moment. A number of frost, fire, lightning, and poison magic arrows were like intimate kisses from the Grim Reaper, and were shot at the other soldiers in the Alliance Army who were still charging like thick dots!
Too fast!
These female archer"s shooting speed were too fast.
People were only able to see the afterimages left by their soft arms and slender fingers in the air. Each sharp arrow"s tip seemed to be touching the arrows that were shot out prior by their ends. Together, all the arrows formed into multiple trajectories. In less than ten seconds, these twenty six pure girls had shot out more than a thousand magic arrows!
There were more than a thousand lethal and destructive magic arrows.
Chapter 146: The King Is Going Off
The heavy armored infantry from Shuani Kingdom who were charging at the very front was wiped out without even putting up a fight. The swordsmen formation from Lunan Kingdom that followed the infantry formation tightly didn"t end up any better. Seventy to eighty percent of them were instantly killed. Soldiers from the other small kingdoms who wanted to benefit from the chaos caused by the Alliance Army also met a bad ending. The commander on Chambord"s side was very conservative and safe. He let the enemies charge to an area that was less than ten yards away from Chambord"s formation. This guaranteed that the female magic archers would have close to 100% accuracy, and all of the soldiers in the Alliance Army who charged at Chambord would be in the attack range of the female magic archers. Although all the soldiers who charged at Chambord turned around and retreated right away after they saw the magic arrows, they still suffered heavy casualties!
This devastating magic arrow attack continued for another three minutes.
After three minutes, all the female magic archers" mana was about depleted, and the catastrophic attack finally stopped. At this point, among all one thousand and five hundred soldiers from the Alliance Army who charged at Chambord, only less than half of them were still alive. Most of the survivors were at the back, and had instantly turned around and sprinted away from the range of the arrows after they saw the situation change. Otherwise, there would be more deaths on the Alliance Army"s side.
Smoke covered the whole battleground, and the smell of cooked meat also floated in the air.
There were corpses that were black and burnt, standing still and froze everywhere on the battlefield. Where were also chipped armours and weapons, but they weren"t comparable to the corpse.
The soldiers on the Alliance Army who survived and the kings who were a bit farther away all looked at the scene in front of them and were still not yet recovered from the fright. They all felt like they had a nightmare that they couldn"t wake up from. They were all covered in cold sweat, and the sweat had soaked their clothes. Now when they looked at the twenty six pure and cute figures on the hill far away, they didn"t dare to think of these girls as Chambord"s king"s harem trophy wives. That wave of death arrow rain had completely extinguished the obscene flames in everyone"s heart who were on the Alliance Army.
"These women all seem to have the power of Two Star Mages. They are like roses - although they are pretty, they have thorns on them. These lethal thorns would kill them instantly if they touched them.
"How could a little Level 6 Affiliated Chambord Kingdom have so many powerful men and women?"
This was a very strange mystery.
However, that mystery was no longer something that the Nine-Kingdom Alliance Army was thinking or caring about.
If possible, they hoped that everything they were seeing was only a nightmare. They hoped that they could wake up the next moment and realize that nothing had happened… All the kings were regretting their decision as they sat on their high horses. If it wasn"t because of the insight coming from that person, they never would have started this ridiculous war and hoped to seize treasures; that person told them that Chambord was so weak that it couldn"t even take a strike.
Every king on the Nine-Kingdom Alliance Army was asking themself, "What is going to happen next? Can I still leave this h.e.l.lish place alive?"
They were currently in a very sad situation - they only had about five hundred guards in front of them. The seven to eight hundred soldiers who had retreated from the frontline were already terrified. The kings knew that if those women on the hill lightly pulled on their bowstrings, these defeated soldiers would instantly c.r.a.p their pants.
This war couldn"t be continued any longer at this point.
Although everyone could tell that those female magic archers had depleted their mana, no one dared to risk their lives to test it out. The precedent of the hundred spear and shield soldiers from Chishui Kingdom and the corpses that covered the entire battlefield had scared everyone in the Alliance Army"s off. The war horses also backed off one step at a time; they also felt the sensation of death.
At this moment, Chambord started its first counterattack.
The red flag moved.
The female rogues who were trying to quickly recover their mana on the hill started moving. Just like the other soldiers from Chambord who disappeared after separating themselves into two groups and rushing to the bushes on both sides of the battlefield, they also separated themselves into two groups and rushed into the bushes and disappeared. The only thing that was a bit different was that their speed was much faster than the regular soldiers from Chambord.
This strange situation that occurred consecutively made the kings in the Alliance Army feel a little uncomfortable.
"Bark! Bark! Bark! Bark!"
Everyone in the Alliance Army heard the arrogant dog bark, and a new change occurred - they saw the young king Alexander of Chambord, who was riding on the big black dog, suddenly move. With the young king on its back, the black dog slowly walked off of the hill. The Bylaw Enforcement Officer formation who was in front of him split in the middle and made a path for their king. The young king sneered as he slowly glanced at all of the nine king"s faces. He didn"t hide his disdainful expression at all. As if all the seven to eight hundred defeated soldiers were nothing, the king rode the dog towards the nine kings on the Alliance Army"s side slowly and casually.
Soon, he moved past the battlefield that was filled with corpses.
The seven to eight hundred defeated soldiers were already terrified. They didn"t dare to block Fei"s path at all when they saw Fei walking towards them. They all quickly backed off and made a path for Fei in unison, as if Fei was a bloodthirsty demon. Especially when they saw the big black dog that was bigger than a war horse under Fei"s crutch, they were almost scared to death. But as soon as they looked at the beast"s eyes, they felt like a chilling sensation ran loose in their bodies. Their minds turned blank, their legs started to shake, and their souls seemed to escape from their bodies.
The more than seven hundred defeated soldiers didn"t create any obstacles for the dog and the man.
They were more like guards who were protecting and welcoming their king.
Fei easily got past them as if he was riding the big black dog on a wide road.
Although there was only a man and a dog, it made everyone in the Alliance Army feel like this man and dog were even more frightening than the strongmen and the female magic archers. No one in the Alliance Army had seen Fei attack before, so they didn"t know about the real strength of this king. However, just his bold and unruly presence dominated over all the other nine kings.
"The game is almost over. I will give you guys two choices: either surrender and pay up, or die!"
Fei stopped Blacky when they were less than ten yards away from the nine kings. His warm smile looked like the smile of a demon and his gentle voice sounded like the melody of h.e.l.l from the perspective of the nine kings. For a moment, no one dared to look at him directly in the eyes. But behind Fei, the defeated soldiers who slowly recovered gradually realized something and slowly blocked Fei"s way back as they held onto their weapons tightly.
"Kill him for me!"
The king of Chishui Kingdom said to one of his personal guards with a gloomy expression on his face when he saw the opportunity.
Killing a king who was canonized by Zenit Empire violated the empire"s law, and it would cause some problems. Ransacking and killing were different, after all. The law of the empire allowed conflicts between its affiliated kingdoms, but it didn"t allow for the killing of a king. However, the king of Chishui Kingdom was feeling a little arrogant because of his [Fire G.o.d"s Iron Fleet] cavalry since two of the princes of Zenit wanted him on their side. Also, things like the law were meaningless in front of powerful warrior and mages. The laws of Zenit were no longer followed to the same degree as a hundred years ago. To a level 3 affiliated kingdom, as long as the king was willing to spend the money to influence the n.o.bles and decisions makers at St. Petersburg, killing a king of a level 6 affiliated kingdom wasn"t an issue at all. In fact, as long as the king of Chishui Kingdom was willing to spend the money, he could kill a few kings without stirring up a big situation. After losing an elite spear and shield infantry formation, the king of Chishui Kingdom was extremely angry.
The personal guard rushed out of Chishui Kingdom"s formation.
This was a Metal Attributed Two Star Swordsman. He would be considered a master in all level 3 affiliated kingdoms.
Everyone in the Alliance Army was confident in this personal guard"s ability. Because the Alliance Army was formed under the insight of that person, they gather the proper intel and didn"t know the real strength of the king of Chambord since they hadn"t see the king fight. There were a few kings who were afraid of the trouble that might arise from killing this king, but it was too late to stop the king of Chishui Kingdom"s personal guard……
However -
Tink!
Sparks appeared in the air.
Shadows flashed by where the spark was.
Before the people in the Alliance Army could see the two people clearly, they saw the personal guard being beheaded. The personal guard"s body fell to the ground like a punching bag. His sword had a similar ending. It was also cut into two pieces and fell to the ground. Now, they could see the situation clearly. Some time ago, this little king had a sharp green sword in his hand. The blade of the sword looked like the edge of a chainsaw, and blood was dripping down from it. Heat was still coming off of the blood.
A master!
Everyone felt a chilling sensation in their bodies again.
This was another shocking and unexpected discovery; the soldiers and kings in the Alliance Army almost had their eyeb.a.l.l.s fall out of their sockets.
This scene made the kings who were afraid of death feel an enormous threat. They all knew what it meant to have an enemy who could instantly kill a Two Star Swordsman less than ten yards away from them - it was just like voluntarily extending their own necks to their enemy"s murdering blade. This time, Fei"s glance made the king of Chishui Kingdom extremely nervous; he was the first one who sensed this great danger. He screamed on top of his lungs as he almost c.r.a.pped his pants; he immediately turned his horse around and ran away…
This action instantly collapsed the Alliance Army"s last bit of morale and hope.
The other kings were woken up by the king of Chishui Kingdom"s action as well. As if their b.u.t.ts were getting poked by a spear, they screamed as they whipped their horses and tried to get away as fast as they could.
The kings" actions immediately influenced their bodyguards" actions.
The bodyguard"s actions immediately influenced the seven to eight hundred defeated soldier"s mentality; these soldiers were hesitating at first, but they immediately started to run when they saw their kings and their bodyguards escaping.
That was how the Alliance Army"s collapse occurred. Everyone in the Alliance Army started to run under the lead of the kings. It was a huge loss; they thought they were about to conquer this little kingdom and plunder the riches, but now they were like homeless dogs being chased by tigers. Everyone in the Alliance Army wished that they could grow a few more legs to help them run faster. Some soldiers in the Alliance Army even started to kill their peers so they could get their hands on the scarce war horses. It was a huge chaos…
"Haha, you want to run now? It"s too late!"
Fei suddenly jumped up from the [Black Tornado]"s back. He left a series of afterimages in the air as he immediately chased up to the kings. His terrifying strength was demonstrated again. The green and purple dual swords turned into sparking shadows like stars in the night sky. The air-piercing sounds resonated on the battlefield as the two shapes sword dominated this chaotic situation. Wherever these two swords went, soldier, cavaliers, and bodyguards fell to the ground without any chance to defend themselves. Fei was very fast and agile. Like a bouncing ball, he leaped in the air about a dozen times and all the bodyguards screamed as they were killed instantly…
Bark! Bark! Bark!
[Black Tornado] followed Fei with its lightning speed as it barked loudly, and all the war horses within a fifty yard radius were terrified. White foam spurted out of their mouths as they fell to the ground, while their body twitched.
The kings on the horses didn"t expect it and screamed as they fell to the ground and dirtied their faces and clothes.
When they got up and screamed as they wanted to run away with their own legs, they saw a shadow flash by in front of them. Fei had already reached and stepped in front of them as he landed on the ground from his leap. The green and purple dual swords in his hands had blood dripping off them. The blood landed on the gra.s.s on the ground, and the heat and b.l.o.o.d.y smell filled all the kings" noises.
At this moment, Fei really looked like a demon who had just crawled out of h.e.l.l. All these kings had never seen anything like this; they were terrified. They kneeled down and begged for mercy and forgiveness as their bodies trembled…
Beside them, all the soldiers were still running away; the defeated soldiers were in a chaos themselves and didn"t have the time and chance to save their own kings.
What an ironic scene!
"Tie them up!" Fei waved his hand and the Bylaw Enforcement Officers who were chasing after the defeated soldiers rushed by viciously and tightly tied the kings up very tightly. The ropes strapped into these king"s soft skins, and the huge amount of pain made them forget about their high status. They all started to scream and beg, as if they were pigs in a slaughter house.