Chapter 444: The Priests Among the Water Bandits
They were only cooperating!
The water bandits revealed the information in exchange for the support of the Silver Platter Kingdom.
They fought together, and after victory, they would divide up the loot together. Then, the n.o.bles of the Silver Platter Kingdom would help these water bandits escape from the waters near the Dukedom of Leo, these water bandits would then use their legal ident.i.ty to live in other human countries.
If not for this reason, these brutal water bandits would not have any connection with the greedy n.o.ble families!
That was why these water bandits were so impolite.
Seeing that the knight commander of the Silver Platter Kingdom was hesitating, they suddenly felt annoyed.
Baron Kant’s troops were right in front. Although they looked terrifying and were full of heavy armored cavalries, they did not have more than 2,000 people. Compared to their group of more than 6,000 people, Kant’s troop only had very few soldiers!
They had the advantage of numbers, why should they be afraid?
“Hey!” the leaders of the water bandits revealed a sinister smile.
Clapping their hands slightly, they raised their heads and said, “Come out, my friends. Let these people from the Silver Platter Kingdom see the true power of the Crimson Sect!”
“What?” the knight commander and the other knights looked over one after another.
The group of water bandits split apart.
More than 30 people wearing black hood robes walked out.
They were holding a staff that was as tall as a person. On it, one could see that it was inlaid with pitch-black gemstones. There was also a faint dark red glow flickering within it. It carried a sense of mystery and wickedness, as well as a mind-stirring madness.
The leader of the water bandits laughed sinisterly, “These are the Crimson Sect’s priests, lord knight.”
“Priests of the Crimson Sect?” the knight commander snorted coldly.
The Silver Platter Kingdom had full faith in the Holy Church, and they were against other cults. They also looked down on the so-called Crimson Sect. “They are just a bunch of wild mages who have mastered a mysterious power. What kind of lord priests are they?”
“That’s right, knight commander. We are just a bunch of cowardly mages who have lost their support.”
The leader of the Crimson Sect priest lifted his hood.
It was an old man. His white beard and hair, his tall aquiline nose, and his eyes that were as dark as the night. He spoke in a hoa.r.s.e voice. “We can use the power we once possessed to exchange for the right to escape from here. Therefore, in the upcoming battle, we will be very useful. This is the power of magic.”
“The priests who have mastered the power of magic are willing to cooperate with us!” the leader of the water bandits also smiled proudly.
He looked at the more than 30 black-robed men beside him, his eyes also showed some pride. “Although the cooperation won’t last long, if we finish this job, who will care about the past? We can use thousands of great silver coins to start a new life, even if it is to buy a knight’s ident.i.ty!”
“Hehe, this is our common goal.”
The priests of the Crimson Sect showed disdain in their eyes, but they did not refute.
This was the truth.
They had originally spread their religion in the East County.
They were in charge of secretly developing the believers and at the same time monitoring the group of n.o.ble families to prevent the Crimson Sect’s businesses from being invaded, and to allow the Crimson Sect to grow stronger.
But unexpectedly, all of this collapsed last week.
The Crimson Sect was destroyed.
Even the devils of h.e.l.l that they wors.h.i.+pped were killed.
The entire Mountain of Death had long turned into a purgatory, and everyone had become corpses.
Only the priests who had not been able to gather together in time were left behind. They were still barely maintaining the Crimson Sect. In their fear and trepidation, they encountered the onslaught again and again. Without the Crimson Sect, they were rootless duckweed.
The first ones to attack were the n.o.ble families who had been monitored and threatened by them.
The priests suffered heavy losses from the wanton slaughter and purges.
They had no chance to resist.
Even if they had magic, without the support of the Crimson Sect, they would eventually have to flee in front of the endless army of the n.o.ble families. They would leave behind the loot they had plundered and leave in humiliation like dogs.
But even so, only about 30 of them would survive.
They had to cooperate with the water bandits that they had once looked down on.
If not., they would have been ma.s.sacred in the East County and turned into corpses. They would have been buried in the remote land by the n.o.ble. It would be like they had no connection with them at all, and they would have cut off all ties with the Crimson Sect.
It was good that they could survive now. Although they were not as glorious as they were in the past, they could at least live peacefully.
“Finish this job.” the leader of the priests looked at the knight commander and said in a hoa.r.s.e voice, “We can guarantee success because we have a mysterious spell. As long as we release it into the enemy’s troops, victory is in our hands.”
“That’s right, this is our trump card!” the other water bandit leaders laughed loudly with fanaticism in their eyes.
“Oh…” even the knight commander was hesitant.
They were all moved, including the knight commander. He looked at Baron Kant in the distance and finally made up his mind. “Prepare for battle, we are about to launch an attack!”
“Yoo-hoo!” the water bandits shouted fanatically.
Greed filled their hearts.
Everyone saw the treasures in the temporary camp not far behind the cavalries as something in their pockets.
This was the inflated mentality of a tyrant for a long time. After all, on the Resniston River, even the river patrol teams and fleets of the human countries could not completely defeat them.
Now, they were only taking the initiative to attack the enemy who was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of the size of troop.
This was extremely simple in the eyes of the water bandits.
Moreover, there were grand knights who possessed extraordinary powers in their troops.
Including these 30 or so Crimson Sect priests who could release mysterious spells, this ensured their subsequent victory!
Although the water bandits were not familiar with land battles, they had still some experiences. After all, when they invaded the land around the river, when they robbed the commoners and wealthy merchants, they were just as ferocious.
With the famous reputation of these water bandits, the knight commander also led his troops forward.
The war had begun.
But they didn’t know.
Kant had been waiting for a long time for their attack.
He was even a little impatient. He already felt a little disgusted by these people’s dilly-dallying.
If the troops of the Silver Platter Kingdom and the water bandits of the Resniston River didn’t attack, Kant would lead his troops to directly launch the most brazen charge and engage in a frontal decisive battle!
If that was the case, the losses of the troops would undoubtedly be greater, and it would be easier to counterattack without defending.
Kant was undoubtedly relieved now.
It was over.
The enemy formation that was attacking was not as tight as when defending.
Therefore, for his Mamlukes and Sarrandian Hors.e.m.e.n, as long as they went around to the back and attacked from both sides, they would be able to easily defeat the huge enemy army that was mostly composed of light infantrymen.
A group of ragtag troops, even if there were elites among them, they were still a ragtag group that could be defeated with a single strike.