Chapter 30: 30 A One-Sided Affair

From Wushan Castle to Shanlin Town, the Guards spent ten days with Luoning.

In these ten days, by promising the Guards high wages, distributing sufficient food to them, and training them in discipline and obedience, Luoning completely established the image of a "Lord" in the hearts of the Guards.

So when he ordered the attack, the Guards all gripped their longswords tightly and charged following the Knights.

The tense situation erupted completely with Luoning's loud shout of "Kill!"

The two sides were only a few dozen meters apart on the mountain road; as the warhorses galloped, Maiken and Pulinsite made contact in the blink of an eye.

Longswords clashed, Battle Qi erupted, and the two men's mounts let out violent neighs.

Under the immense impact, Pulinsite's warhorse seemed to be in poor condition, stumbling as if to fall, and the master on its back had not expected this Knight before him to be stronger than himself!

He kicked directly against the horse's back, vaulted into the air, leaped over the crowd, and landed outside the fray.

As Pulinsite retreated, his subordinates swarmed over; two Knights besieged Maiken, while the remaining two launched attacks toward Luoning and Dawei respectively.

Luoning had tried fighting on horseback when sparring with Maiken, but his experience was still not very sufficient.

Fortunately, this Knight on the other side did not seem to have a very high level of skill.

After only one exchange, the opponent could not withstand the power transmitted through Luoning's longsword.

"A bit of a bluff, are you that weak?"

Luoning was currently a Primary Stage Knight; if not for the limitations of his traits, he would have already broken through to Intermediate.

And the opponent was clearly still Along way from the Primary Stage completion, so in a head-on clash of strength, he was no match for Luoning at all.

"I have already given you a chance; it is you who did not cherish it."

The moment the two swords collided, Luoning pressed forward, the immense force directly forcing the opponent's sword to smash against his own chest!

Luoning then performed an upward slash, and as the two horses crossed, he directly sliced open the opponent's throat vertically, cut through the opponent's chin, and struck the opponent down from the horse.

"Everyone, charge for me!"

Having succeeded in one strike, Luoning pulled on the reins and shouted loudly; seeing that their Lord had already killed one person, the Guards' morale soared.

They quickly passed Luoning and charged down.

The Infantry of both sides fought together.

Close-quarters combat is dangerous and terrifying; Luoning's group of Guards had been eating well, drinking well, and training well during this time, and each one of them was very strong.

Conversely, the opponent's twenty Infantrymen had likely wasted a lot of stamina running all the way out from Shanlin Town, and coupled with the fact that they were fighting from a low slope against a high slope, they were completely at a disadvantage.

As soon as the Infantry of both sides made contact, Luoning's side quickly suppressed the opposite side.

Luoning cast a hurried glance at Dawei; he was quite worried about this kid who had just broken through to become a Professional Knight.

Fortunately, although this guy was suppressed somewhat by his opponent, he could still barely hold on, and there should be no major problem in the short term.

Then the key to deciding this battle lay with Maiken.

Luoning immediately turned his horse around, preparing to go help Maiken.

But before he could move, Maiken had already repelled the besieging Knights in two moves, and at the same time, he jumped off his horse and lunged straight at Pulinsite, who had left the fray.

"Impossible, how could you have such a strong Knight by your side!"

Pulinsite was terrified; while screaming, he gripped the hilt of his sword with both hands, and Battle Qi surged on the longsword, turning into flames as he slashed toward Maiken.

Luoning's eyes lit up; this Pulinsite was a Fire Attribute Professional Knight, and this move should belong to a Battle Technique.

Seeing the opponent use a Battle Technique, Maiken backhanded and pried the iron Shield off his back.

He let out a roar, like a warrior making a desperate counterattack, and Battle Qi erupted all over his body, causing a yellowish-brown light to appear on the Shield as well.

"Boom!"

The Flame Slash slammed into the Shield, shattering into countless sparks; Maiken actually blocked this strike head-on with his Shield.

The huge impact forced Maiken to retreat; he stabbed his sword into the ground, stopping his backward momentum while injecting Earth Attribute Battle Qi into the earth.

With a sudden sound, a Zhuici Tuma shot out from the ground, taking advantage of the moment Pulinsite's attention dropped after executing his move, and pierced into the opponent's calf!

"Ah!"

Pulinsite screamed in pain; he struggled to pull his leg out, wanting to flee, but soon a cold sword was held against his neck.

"Surrender!"

Maiken said coldly, "If it weren't for Lord Luoning's mercy in telling me not to kill you, your head would already be at your feet by now!"

Pulinsite stared with wide eyes, completely unable to believe that he would fail, and fail so quickly at that.

Perhaps Pulinsite's strength was not much worse than Maiken's, but it was clear that Maiken's combat experience was far ahead of his.

Coupled with the fact that the opponent had not expected Maiken's strength at all, leading to a loss of emotional control after being crushed in one blow, this allowed Maiken to completely overwhelm him.

"This guy..."

Luoning couldn't help but laugh and shake his head; if it were him, he would absolutely not use a Shield to take the opponent's Flame Slash—what if the Shield broke?

One could only say that Maiken was super brave in battle and had strong instincts.

"Administrator Pulinsite has been defeated!"

Luoning shouted loudly, "The rest of you, drop your weapons and lie on the ground, and you may be spared!"

His voice spread far away; Pulinsite's Infantrymen were plunged into astonishment upon hearing this, and after just a moment of daze, Luoning's Infantry pierced through their bodies.

After a brief one-sided slaughter, the Infantry of Shanlin Town finally reacted, threw away their weapons in fear, lay on the ground, and kept wailing and begging for mercy.

They no longer had the courage to continue fighting.

As for Luoning's Guards, although a few did not stop their actions and injured several surrendering enemies, the vast majority reacted and merely held their blades against others' necks without continuing to attack.

The chaotic battlefield quieted down in an instant, with only wailing and the neighing of horses.

The remaining two Professional Knights under Pulinsite saw that things were going badly and actually turned their horses to flee.

They were not fleeing back, but wanted to escape south along the mountain road away from Shanlin Town.

"Still want to run away?"

Luoning slapped his horse's rump hard; the warhorse neighed and galloped toward them.

"If only I were an Intermediate Mage," Luoning thought while giving chase.

If he could use a Wind Blade Spell, he could have easily hit the opponent with one from behind right now.

However, it was fortunate that the quality of his mount was excellent and accelerated quickly; even though he had let the opponent escape for two seconds, Luoning caught up very quickly.

"Stay!"

His longsword struck directly at the opponent's back from behind, and the man, forced into a corner, had no choice but to turn around and counterattack.

During the clash, the Knight, who had already lost his footing, was slashed on the arm by Luoning's sword, fell from his horse, and rolled into the dust.

Luoning ignored him and chased after the other person, using the same method to intercept him.

Dawei walked up and placed his sword against the neck of one of them to control him, while Luoning controlled the other.

By this point, Pulinsite and all his subordinates were either controlled by Luoning's men or lying on the ground, having lost the courage to resist.

"Dawei, well done~"

Luoning praised him; he had not expected that this novice, who had only broken through a few days ago, would actually win against his opponent in his first battle.

Dawei felt a bit embarrassed and said with a chuckle, "My Lord, actually I couldn't beat that man. But after that man heard your shout, he threw away his weapon and lay on the ground to surrender, so I was able to pull away and come over."

"Oh?" Luoning raised an eyebrow.

He turned his head to look; the Knight who had just fought Dawei was indeed lying on the ground, very obediently. As expected, there were still people who knew when to yield.

While he looked around the battlefield, the Magician Aierlong moved among the wounded, casting Healing Spell continuously, allowing those injured and bleeding Guards to heal their wounds quickly.

Luoning herded the five professionals together, walked up to Pulinsite, and asked with a smile, "Is this ending a little different from what you imagined?"

As he spoke, he beckoned to Aierlong, "Give his injury a Healing Spell; I don't want him to die just yet."

"Very well, My Lord. You are truly merciful to your captives!"

Aierlong came up, pulled the earth spike out of Pulinsite's leg, and then cast two Healing Spells on him.

The speed at which the blood flowed out decreased significantly under the effect of the healing, but perhaps because the injury was too severe, there was no sign of the wound closing.

"My Lord, the earth spike damaged the bone; a Healing Spell alone cannot make the wound fully recover."

Luoning waved his hand, "That is enough; as long as he doesn't die."

Pulinsite looked at Luoning with a pale face, "I didn't expect that you would have not only an Intermediate Knight by your side, but also a mysterious Magician with Light Attribute!"

He gritted his teeth, suppressing his anger at his failure with reluctance, "I even less expected that the Marquis's eldest grandson, who is rumored to be good for nothing, would actually be a Professional Knight."

"Administrator, there are many things you didn't expect, and they are also fatal."

Luoning smiled faintly, "I am curious, who told you this information about me?"

Pulinsite lowered his head, seemingly contemplating whether to answer this question.

Just then, the Knight kneeling beside him, who was being controlled by Dawei, whispered a reminder: "Don't forget your oath!"

(End of this chapter)