Chapter 507: The Occupation of Miwu City

As the Flame Seal Knights unleashed their full combat power, the Noble Allied Forces on the front lines of Miwu City faced over twenty knights of Meteor level and above.

Knights with high power levels had vast room to maneuver in the chaotic battle; they could avoid crossing blades with tough opponents like Gushan and Yiben, instead swinging their sharp blades at weaker knights.

Even though the Noble Allied Forces were trained to surround strong enemies in small squads, once the enemy's strength reached a certain level, squads of five or six were completely insufficient.

They were like a pack of wolves entering a flock of sheep, or like cutting melons and vegetables, killing a large area in a short time and dealing a heavy blow to the Noble Allied Forces.

Fortunately, Gushan, Yiben, and a few others reacted, quickly crossing the battlefield to reach Silver Moon-level knights like Wulaer, which prevented the losses from expanding further.

"Wulaer, since you have such power, why did you let outposts like the forward camp, Watchtower, and Lieyan-yaosai fall?"

"Hehe, if I didn't do that, how would you have entered Miwu City so quickly? If I didn't do that, how would you have let your guard down instead of continuing to increase your troop numbers?"

Yiben and Wulaer had clashed many times on the border; now that they were fighting together, the surrounding soldiers retreated one after another under the collision of their powerful forces.

Yiben suddenly realized that this was the other party's plan all along.

And based on his understanding of Wulaer, this Border Count of the Tricia Kingdom had always harbored the ambition of becoming a Border Marquis, or even a Duke.

Perhaps taking the opportunity to clear out the Watchtower and other noble territories also served the other party's interests.

"Unfortunately, it's not yet certain who will win or lose this battle!"

Yiben took a step, Wind Elements swirling around his body; as a Silver Moon Knight who practiced both magic and martial arts, he had many small tricks to employ in battle.

"Look, that dragon is back!"

Hm?

A single sentence stirred his heart; Wulaer could not help but look at the sky, only to see the massive figure of Kaierluosi appearing once again above the main battlefield.

Kaierluosi could not easily unleash large-scale attacks in the air, so it could only manipulate flames to form ropes of fire, binding the pattern-covered Flame Seal Knights and allowing the Allied Forces to attack.

In the face of its fire-manipulation ability, those Golden Grade Flame Seal Knights likewise had no power to resist and were soon trapped and killed by it.

The Dragon Hawk knights in the air and the remaining bird-men who claimed to be of the Heavenly God Clan abandoned their Griffins, wanting to unite to surround Kaierluosi, but were roasted by a burst of flame sprayed by the latter without hesitation, falling from the sky.

"How could this be... did Teacher and Catherine actually fail to trap the dragon?"

"Where is Luoning?"

For a moment, Wulaer, who had great confidence in victory, became flustered.

As the saying goes, the more you worry about something, the more likely it is to happen.

Soon, a figure arrived in the air; it was Luoning, who had come using the Wind Shadow Art.

At his speed, it would take no more than a few minutes to travel from the West Gate to the North Gate of Miwu City.

His Mental Power swept across the battlefield, and combined with his vision, he roughly understood the situation here: the losses were quite heavy.

"My Lord, how are you?"

Ruidar had finished off his opponent, Wina, who possessed Sun-level strength through the Flame Seal, and he came to Luoning's side to ask with concern.

Just as Luoning's first concern was the situation at the West Gate, Ruidar's first concern was Luoning's safety.

From Luoning's disheveled hair and his dust-covered cheeks and clothes, Ruidar knew that the other party's trap formation must have caused the latter great trouble.

"Those people have already been wiped out by me and Kaierluosi."

He saw Jialete being besieged by three Silver Moon Knights; the other party was already retreating steadily, and if no one helped, there was a risk of being killed at any moment.

However, the three people surrounding him did not know whether they were playing around or had other concerns; they never dealt a killing blow, instead appearing as if they wanted to capture him alive.

Luoning's thoughts raced: if he didn't help and let Jialete be besieged until he was killed, would King Bruno have no son?

If so, who would inherit the vast Auduin Kingdom?

Would it be Bruno's younger brothers, Princess Xuelun's son, or perhaps his wife, Blanche?

In any case, everyone had a legitimate reason to contend for the succession.

"Marquis Luoning, please assist His Highness!"

The loud voice pierced the battlefield, interrupting Luoning's train of thought, and he could not help but look over.

He recognized the person speaking; he had seen him earlier in the Golden Feather Palace. The man had a scar on his face and was Jialete's personal guard; his name seemed to be Geman?

The shout he made by condensing his Battle Qi gave his opponent an opportunity to attack; a sharp blade slashed across his neck, taking away a string of blood and his life.

However, this voice, projected by using Battle Qi, spread all around, and many people knew that Luoning had returned.

"Ruidar, go help Jialete."

It would not be appropriate for Luoning to stand by any longer; he glanced at Geman, who had fallen to the ground, and unleashed a Fire Flash, directly killing the Golden Grade Flame Seal Knight opposite him.

It could be considered avenging this loyal knight.

"Kill!"

The flames burning on the Liuyan Sword ignited the momentum that had been suppressed.

As Luoning and Ruidar, two Sun-level knights, threw themselves back into the battlefield, the scales of the battle instantly shifted from tilting toward Miwu City to tilting toward the Noble Allied Forces.

"Haha, you have failed, Wulaer!"

Yiben and the others felt emboldened; they no longer held back their strength for escape during the fight and began to slaughter with full force.

Luoning did not go after Wulaer; he only focused on dealing with the Flame Seal Knights and the bird-men knights in the air, while conveniently capturing a few Dragon Hawks for Kaierluosi to control.

With the loss of the three Sun-level generals, Aruba, Catherine, and Wina, solving the rest was only a matter of time.

And as the noble armies from the East Gate and West Gate positions supported the North Gate from within the city, the Miwu City troops here were surrounded on three sides. After a brief slaughter, those who were not yet dead threw down their weapons and knelt on the ground to surrender.

"We won!"

"We won!"

After the brutal battle, the knights of the Noble Allied Forces were bathed in blood from head to toe, but their faces were all filled with excitement.

Miwu City had been conquered by them.

This place, which had always been called the shame of the Kingdom, had actually been reclaimed by them.

This was an unprecedented glory, a matter worth bragging about for the rest of their lives!

It was just that while some were happy, others were extremely dejected.

First are the Knights of Black Jade Bay, whose lord, Viscount Weilisi, died in battle.

Luoning thought of Viscount Weilisi, who had wanted to arrange a marriage between his granddaughter and Buleidun before the battle began, and could not help but feel a moment of lament.

If it had only been a serious injury, Aierlong could have saved him, but unfortunately, he was wounded too early, and by the time Luoning arrived at the battlefield, he had already breathed his last.

Besides Black Jade Bay, Gushan and the others felt both the joy of victory and the sorrow of losing their capable commanders.

In this battle, the Meteor Knights, Golden Knights, and others under their command suffered heavy casualties.

Although they could replenish their ranks with new blood after the war, those who died were their long-time capable officers; they could not be replaced by just anyone.

Of course, the one who felt the most sorrow and loss was Prince Jialete.

First, he himself had been in a sorry state under the attacks of the three, with countless scars on his Golden Knight armor and several wounds on his body.

If Ruidar had not stepped in to slay those three Silver Moon Knights, Jialete felt he would have followed in Viscount Weilisi's footsteps.

Besides his own wretched state, the Knights who followed Jialete—Youge, Geman, Mika, Dino, and others—had all died in battle, especially Youge, who was the only Silver Moon Knight under his command.

Most crucially, there was the psychological blow this battle dealt to Jialete.

Watching everyone gather around Luoning, grateful for his rescue, while he could only lie to the side licking his wounds, this contrast deepened his resentment.

It was at this moment that the shrill cry of a Griffin came from the sky in the distance.

Everyone turned to look, only to see a Royal Griffin Knight squad flying over from the direction of Red Pine Castle.

"It is Buluoer."

Yiben was the Regiment Commander of the Royal Griffin Knights, and Buluoer was the Deputy Commander; the two were very familiar with each other.

"It is just a pity he arrived late; otherwise, he would have had the chance to participate in such an intense battle."

Jialete's face, however, turned deathly pale in an instant.

Buluoer's arrival meant his father the King's orders had arrived.

Although the battle of Miwu City was won, it was not the one-sided victory Jialete had envisioned.

Moreover, the massive losses in this war were ultimately due to his own rashness and failure to ascertain the true strength of Miwu City.

He feared that using such a victory to claim credit before Bruno would not be enough. (End of chapter)