Chapter 499: Total Victory

Only when a person has personally experienced power and despair will they remember this feeling and strive to ensure they do not fall into despair again.

Pulaxiduo is the Viscount of Watchtower; given Luoning's power and the disparity in their strength, it is understandable that he chose to surrender.

However, considering it from Luoning's perspective, if he were to let Pulaxiduo lead troops on an expedition in the future, would the other party also surrender immediately when facing a strong enemy?

Luoning values the other party's status and strength as a Meteor Knight, and he also values Melis's status as a Magus.

But as a lord, he is not willing to see his subordinates defect.

He hates fence-sitters.

Therefore, he needs to let the other party witness his power and personally feel an insurmountable gap, so that he will think twice if he ever harbors thoughts of betrayal in the future.

On the city wall, seeing his Level 6 Magic Cannon neutralized by a single sword strike from Ruidar, Pulaxiduo's expression became even more severe.

It is clear that the Knight on the opposite side is extremely powerful, at least on the same level as him!

He now has to either jump off the city wall immediately and choose to surrender, or hold on for a while longer and give up resistance once the fighting is nearly over.

He scanned the battlefield; the Knights, Magicians, and soldiers showed no signs of crouching in the corner, and as a lord, it seemed somewhat inappropriate for him to be the first to go crouch in a corner.

The arrogance of a noble prevented him from losing face immediately; he could only brandish his greatsword and shout for them to fire the cannons again.

But this time, the dragon's Flame Breath and the attacks from the Magic Cannons on the front line came simultaneously, leaving Pulaxiduo completely unable to manage both.

Accompanied by soaring flames and a roar that felt right in his ears, he felt as if his eardrums were about to shatter, and the massive impact sent him flying!

If not for his Battle Qi Armor and Black Jade armor offsetting the impact, he would have also suffered damage from the Flame Breath.

His situation was still acceptable, but the other Knights controlling the Magic Cannons were miserable.

Aside from several who were blown away on the spot and fell off the city wall—their survival unknown—the rest were all sprawled about in disarray; never mind operating the Magic Cannons, it was questionable whether they could even stand up.

"There's no fighting this!"

Pulaxiduo felt despair and powerlessness.

He knew that if Melis had not contacted Luoning to express their intentions, Luoning's attack would have been even more ferocious, rather than giving them a chance to catch their breath as it was now.

The long-range offensive had come to an end; Ruidar raised his longsword high, "Charge!"

With a leap, he stepped into the air and flew out, arriving in front of Watchtower in the blink of an eye.

Ruidar threw a punch—it was the "Heavy Strike Explosion" that had killed the Sun-level undead skeleton that day; its massive penetrating power and destructive force shattered the thick steel gates of Watchtower directly.

Pulaxiduo felt this impact, his pupils contracting violently.

"That Knight just now... he came by stepping on the air, didn't he?"

He found it hard to believe that besides Luoning, there was actually a Silver Moon Knight in West Wind Hill.

And on his side, let alone a Silver Moon, he was the only Meteor Knight.

Whoosh—

The air trembled, and Ruidar's figure appeared before Pulaxiduo.

A flash of panic crossed Pulaxiduo's eyes; he did not know Ruidar, but in front of him, he felt an involuntary sense of powerlessness.

"Knight, pick up your longsword," Ruidar said loudly, while lunging toward the other party.

Pulaxiduo gritted his teeth and used all his strength to meet him.

He was, after all, Along-renowned Meteor Knight, but with a single blow, he felt an unshakeable force like a mountain!

At the same time, a massive impact surged through his entire body, and his internal organs were shaken to the point of bleeding!

He was shot down from the city wall like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the ground and leaving deep marks in the earth.

"Too strong, we are completely not in the same league!"

At this moment, a rain of arrows from outside the castle shot in, beginning a new round of attacks.

Following the arrow rain, the Knights charged into the city, with cavalry and Infantry following closely behind.

Although Pulaxiduo had arranged for a Knight Order to defend behind the city gate, Ruidar's punch, while breaking the gate, had also blasted a large group to death.

Such a broken formation was no match for Aoduoluo and the others at all.

The slaughter lasted only a short time before the team led by Aoduoluo completely suppressed the opposition, causing the defenders in Watchtower to collapse, and then to be routed like a falling mountain.

Finally, someone remembered the contents of the letter from yesterday and began to drop their weapons and run toward the southwest corner.

Once someone took the lead, more and more people began to run in that direction, and soon a large crowd was crouching there.

Kaierluosi descended slowly, his massive claws stepping onto the city wall, collapsing a large section of it with his weight alone.

Those who hadn't managed to escape were so terrified they lay flat on the ground.

Luoning leaped over to the side of Pulaxiduo, who had been knocked down by Ruidar and was struggling on the ground.

"I respect your courage, but in the face of absolute strength, such resistance only brings needless sacrifice. Now I give you two choices: either lay down your weapons and become my prisoner, or die under my sword."

After the display of force, Luoning also gave the other party face as agreed, allowing his family in Dragon City a glimmer of hope.

A look of gratitude appeared in Pulaxiduo's eyes; he had really been worried that Luoning would make him surrender in public, but fortunately, the other party was proceeding according to plan in this matter.

He threw his weapon on the ground and lowered his head: "I am defeated!"

Luoning gave Aoduoluo a look, and the latter understood immediately, taking out two large iron chains to bind the man tightly, making it look completely authentic.

Could this be considered a form of ruling with both kindness and severity?

"Ruidar, I leave this place to you."

Luoning said, "I am going to check on Grey Valley."

"Go ahead without worry, my lord," Ruidar said.

Luoning nodded, stepped onto the dragon's back, and left Watchtower.

Meilongnika, following Luoning's instructions, deliberately slowed down the pace of the attack.

Lieyan-yaosai seemed to have sensed this, as their lord actually led the Knight Order out of the fortress to launch an active attack.

Accompanied by the mutual bombardment of Magic Cannons, there followed the charge of Knights and the melee of Infantry.

The intensity of the slaughter was far greater than at Watchtower.

Fortunately, Meilongnika mastered secret techniques and possessed relatively strong power, so no accidents occurred.

By the time Luoning arrived riding the dragon, although it could not use Flame Breath, the presence of him and the dragon exerted an invisible pressure that swayed the battle, greatly boosting the morale of the Wushan Territory side.

Luoning struck twice at will, knocking down several Golden Knights, and brought the battle to its end.

At the same time, several other battlefronts also achieved unexpected, sweeping victories.

Count Wulaer had established an outpost camp on the plains between Red Pine Castle and Miwu City; usually, two Knight Orders were stationed here, and today that number had increased to three.

However, even so, it was still broken through by the troops led by Jialete and Gushan.

"Hehehe!"

Jialete laughed very heartily, sweeping away the unhappiness of the past few days.

"Not even reinforcing the outpost camp—it seems the Telixiya Kingdom has truly changed."

Gushan frowned on the side, "It's a bit strange. If it were me, I would pull all the outside troops back to Miwu City to hold the line, rather than leaving them outside without support to be defeated one by one by the enemy."

"There is nothing strange about it."

Jialete's tone was full of confidence, "Our operation was completed within two days, seizing the initiative in the action, leaving them with no time to react and make corresponding deployments."

"Plus, as a great noble of the Telixiya Kingdom, Wulaer must have been affected by this change of kings; it is even possible he is not in Miwu City, which is why such a brainless arrangement occurred."

Gushan shook his head. With the border so tense, would the Border Count Wulaer leave?

In any case, Gushan felt it was unlikely.

"No information has come from Miwu City; it is likely our people have been controlled."

"That doesn't prove anything."

Once the fighting started here, the news would soon reach the Golden Feather Palace, and by then, Bruno would know that Jialete had changed orders and acted without authorization.

Considering that his father, the King, would very likely send someone to forcibly bring him back, Jialete could only stake everything on one throw and take Miwu City as quickly as possible.

Once he washed away the shame brought upon the Aoduoyin family by the defeat thirty-some years ago, at that time, his father would have nothing more to say.

"Gushan, have the Griffin Knights go to the other battlefields to check the situation."

Jialete laughed, "If my guess is correct, they should all be great victories. Tell the knights that we will arrive at the walls of Miwu City tomorrow morning, and attack the city in the afternoon!"

Gushan was startled, "Your Highness, we should reorganize for a day or two, then summon the nobles to discuss the attack plan. Moreover, as Luoning is the Military Advisor for this operation, we should also ask for his opinion and respect his thoughts."

Hearing the name Luoning, Jialete felt somewhat displeased, but he did not say it explicitly.

"Gushan, if we stop for a day or two as you say, what if reinforcements from the Telixiya Kingdom arrive?"

He said coldly, "Besides, I am the commander-in-chief of this operation. Father asked you and Luoning to serve as deputy commander and advisor, but that is only to provide opinions; the final decision is still up to me. I hope you understand this point!"

"I am not questioning your status as commander, Your Highness, I just feel it is too hasty."

"Delaying will only make us more passive!"

Jialete interrupted the other party, "Now that we have victory on all fronts, and have two Blazing Sun Knights and a dragon, we should strike directly at their base! I am the commander-in-chief, and also the Crown Prince; if any unfavorable consequences really occur, I will bear them!"

"This..."

Gushan wanted to say a few more words, but seeing the unquestionable look in the other's eyes, he thought about it and let it go.

The other party was right; if something really happened, the blame would not fall on them.

Moreover, the Aoduyin Kingdom would belong to Jialete in the future.

If Gushan appeared too stubborn and offended the other party, he did not have the confidence Luoning had.

"Alright, you are right; in terms of strength, we do have the advantage."

Jialete's expression finally softened; he did not wish to fall out with too many people.

"It is good that you understand. Once we take Miwu City, your merits will be even greater than mine, and there will be a share for you in this vast border line!"

"I am also looking forward to that day!"

Gushan grinned, which counted as a smile, then turned around to execute Jialete's arrangements. (End of chapter)