Chapter 241

Boom—! Boom—!

The thunderous hoofbeats drew nearer; fifty cavalrymen seemed few, but when charging as one, their oppressive force was overwhelming.

"Look over there!"

"Good heavens, it's cavalry—are those enemy cavalry?"

"Definitely—they've come from Lord Pa Ke's fiefdom. What do we do?"

Cavalry, to many, were considered inferior to knights.

After all, knights trained in battle aura; once their power grew, facing ten or even a hundred enemies was no challenge.

But in truth, on the battlefield, cavalry were the true terror that dominated infantry.

Because knightly guardians were too costly to train and far too few, they appeared only in critical battles.

Cavalry, however, were different—their training cost was far lower than that of knights.

They did not need years of cultivating battle aura or refining martial skills.

They only needed to practice riding and charging.

Once mastered, and combined in large numbers into a cavalry formation, they became infantry's nightmare on the battlefield.

Though the Storm Guard had undergone rigorous training, seeing the slowly advancing cavalry spread unease through their ranks.

"Hold firm! Only fifty cavalry! Nothing to fear!"

"That's right, hold firm! Anyone who flinches or retreats will be punished by military law!"

Knight Mi Gen and other knights, serving as temporary overseers, immediately moved to suppress the panic.

Fortunately, Gervas's guards clearly had willpower unlike ordinary soldiers.

After a brief moment of panic, hearing the knights' reassurances, they calmed instantly.

Ki Lan and the others, of course, knew nothing of the countermeasures Gervas had prepared.

Seeing the cavalry arrive on the battlefield, they immediately broke into smiles.

Now, with just one cavalry charge, the Storm Legion's formation would surely collapse.

And once a formation shattered, no matter how elite the individual soldiers, they could not escape annihilation.

"Brave men of Pa Ke's domain, see—those are our Pa Ke family's reinforcements!"

"Now, everyone, attack fiercely! When the cavalry reaches the battlefield, these Storm fief bastards will break!"

"Kill!"

Instantly, Pa Ke's army surged as if injected with bloodlust.

All their pent-up frustration erupted at once.

And if they won this battle, every soldier would receive rewards.

Though small, they were tempting enough!

Boom—! Boom—!

The light cavalry drew ever closer; at two hundred meters, the ground began to tremble faintly.

At this moment, they had circled around to the gap behind the Storm Legion's right flank.

Seeing this, Gervas immediately ordered the fifty reserve longsword guards to rush and seal the gap.

Even the knights and knightly attendants assigned as overseers now moved toward the rear gap.

"Reacting now? Too late!"

Lord Pa Ke, witnessing this, was ecstatic.

Especially seeing Gervas's frantic, hoarse shouts, he felt as if he'd swallowed ice in summer—pure bliss.

Because everything Gervas was doing now was futile.

Dozens of infantry and half a dozen knights—how could they possibly stop a professional cavalry charge?

They'd only add a few more corpses beneath the hooves!

"Quick! Tell Ki Lan and Bell to mount up and ride straight to the Storm Legion's rear flank gap—join Yada Ni and his men in the charge!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Thus, the light cavalry finally reached the forest gap.

"Light cavalry—charge!"

At the shout, the light cavalry, previously trotting, accelerated.

The distance was now precisely two hundred meters.

This distance ensured sufficient acceleration while preserving the horses' stamina!

Boom—boom—! Boom—boom—!

As the horses' speed surged, the thunder of their hooves changed, growing more terrifying.

One hundred ninety meters, one hundred sixty meters, one hundred thirty meters, one hundred meters, seventy meters…

The distance shrank; acceleration neared its peak.

Yada Ni and his men could clearly see the fear in the enemy's eyes seventy meters ahead.

Meanwhile, the infantry and knights who had just moved to reinforce now stood frozen—terrified.

Yada Ni grinned savagely and shouted: "When we charge, smash through their line first—let Lord Pa Ke's men join the fray…"

But mid-sentence, his peripheral vision caught movement in the trees twenty meters ahead.

Standing there were towering, abnormally large human figures.

"Barbarians?" Yada Ni's experience was not slight—he recognized them at once.

But how could barbarians be here? And why were they staring directly at us?

And those ropes in their hands…

"No!"

Adani, who had been grinning savagely, suddenly cried out in shock, his face twisting from horror.

He had already guessed what those ropes were for!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The ropes hidden underground were pulled up, then stretched taut and tied to thick tree trunks, blocking the way ahead of Adani and his group.

"Damn, it's an ambush! Stop!"

While shouting, Adani desperately yanked on the reins.

Unfortunately, having just been about to charge into the enemy camp, he was too excited and had unknowingly surged to the very front of the formation.

At such a distance, there was no time for him to brake.

The warhorse neighed; Adani felt his body suddenly launch into the air, spinning continuously.

Of course, many other cavalrymen around him found themselves in the same situation.

Thud, thud, thud!

A series of dull thuds echoed; after a spell of dizziness and a pounding head, Adani finally came to, finding himself lying on the ground.

Of course, he was a Silver Knight.

In that split second, he had subtly adjusted his landing posture, so aside from a momentary dizziness in his head, he hadn't even suffered a minor injury.

He quickly drew his sword and looked around, only to find that others did not share his fortunate outcome!

Among those light cavalrymen, only one true light cavalry captain possessed Bronze-level strength.

Thus, many of the cavalrymen who had been thrown from their horses lay motionless on the ground, their fate unknown.

The few who could still roll about and groan were probably the lucky ones.

This single incident had cost nearly seventeen or eighteen light cavalrymen, which was nearly killing Adani.

Because these light cavalrymen were supposed to return later.

If one or two were lost, he could still find an excuse to cover it up.

But with seventeen or eighteen dead or wounded, the high command of Eagle City would surely investigate the cause!

Of course, that didn't mean the remaining thirty-plus light cavalrymen would escape unscathed.

As it was, those thirty-plus cavalrymen, having been further back, had finally managed to stop, avoiding being thrown from their horses.

But before they could even celebrate, dozens of barbarians, each standing two meters and eight centimeters tall, came crashing out of the forest on the right.

These barbarians were each clad in leather armor and wielded terrifying spiked clubs reaching one meter and eighty centimeters in length.

The thickness of those spiked clubs was even greater than their own thighs!

"Barbarian warriors! Kill!"