Chapter 331: Annihilate the Invading Demons!

"Roar! You damned two-legged sheep!" The third-rank demon sheep, in charge of command, flew into a rage and spurred his mount—a hideous gray demon wolf—forward to crush the cavalry unit.

But at that moment, Lei Meng and the others, who had been waiting, charged forward immediately.

"Demons, your opponents are us!"

Eleven titled knights blocked the path of the third-rank demon sheep and his subordinates.

"Two-legged sheep, you seek death!" The third-rank demon sheep roared in fury, swinging his long blade, "Charge! Tear those two-legged sheep to pieces!"

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

"Comrades, for glory, slaughter these demons!"

"For glory! Kill!"

In the next instant, Lei Meng and the knights also shouted as they charged forward, locking combat with the demons.

Yet in this situation, the knights had fully aligned with Gervas's side.

Although the demons included three third-rank and three second-rank creatures, Gervas's subordinates included two Silver Knights and nine Bronze Knights.

Their numbers were twice those of the supernatural demons, and as the battle began, they quickly overwhelmed the leading demons.

Without their leaders to guide them, the ordinary demons could not withstand the charge of two hundred elite light cavalry.

Before long, they were scattered and broken.

"Spearmen, advance!"

"Kill!"

"Swordsmen, advance!"

"Kill!"

Seeing the demons broken, Commander Laurent seized the opportunity and ordered the Storm Guard to launch a proactive advance and counterattack.

To Mil and the others, this scene was both shocking and unbelievable.

In the past, when they faced demons, they had barely held their ground, relying on numerical superiority and sacrificing countless cannon fodder to wear down the demons' strength.

Only then could they win.

That kind of tactic was no different from a turtle's strategy.

Yet now, within mere minutes, Gervas's men had torn apart and scattered the demons—and even launched a counterattack.

Compared to this, they themselves were utterly shameless.

Of course, everyone understood that Gervas's guards were also elite.

But today, the greatest factor had been those two hundred cavalrymen!

"These cavalrymen are simply too elite! Gervas, when did you train these cavalrymen?"

Ian meant to ask where Gervas had borrowed these cavalrymen from.

But he realized that asking this sounded like an accusation against Gervas.

So he immediately changed it to when they had been trained.

It was no wonder Ian thought this—such a large, well-trained cavalry force simply could not be assembled in a few months.

Mil and the others also turned curious eyes toward Gervas.

Gervas did not pretend, "Gentlemen, I certainly could not train such elite cavalry in such a short time!"

"So, I bought this cavalry unit!"

"Bought… bought them? Cavalry can be bought?" This only made the others even more astonished.

"Of course, gentlemen—you all know the Violet Count. I acquired them with the Violet Count's help!"

Hearing this, their astonishment lessened slightly.

The Violet Count had ties to the Hernade Ducal Family; acquiring two hundred cavalrymen was entirely plausible.

Realizing this, the others could not help but gaze at Gervas with envy.

Among border nobles, only Gervas could possibly have persuaded the Violet Count to seek aid from the Hernade Family.

As for them, they could never even dream of it.

Gervas sensed their gazes but offered no explanation.

Because when he chose to attribute the matter to Catherine, he intended for them to believe it was through the Hernade Family's influence.

"By the way, Gervas, how many gold coins did two hundred such elite cavalry cost?" Mil suddenly asked, curious.

"About two thousand gold coins," Gervas replied, deliberately halving the true cost to avoid terrifying them.

But unexpectedly, even this figure made Mil and the others widen their eyes.

"T-Two thousand gold coins?!"

"Of course, I didn't have that much myself—most was advanced by Baroness Catherine, and I'll need to repay it gradually."

Hearing this, Mil and the others nodded, finding it more reasonable.

They did not doubt the truth of Gervas's words—only envied him endlessly.

A thousand gold coins—Baroness Catherine lent them without hesitation—what this implied needed no explanation.

"Aaaah!"

At that moment, a distant cry of agony drew everyone's attention again.

One of the third-rank demons had been slain under the knights' combined assault.

With the death of this third-rank demon, the fate of the remaining demons was sealed.

Indeed, once freed from their previous engagements, three Bronze Knights joined Lei Meng, the Knight Captain, in attacking the third-rank demon sheep.

Though the third-rank demon sheep was formidable, two fists could not fight four hands; within moments, Lei Meng pierced its chest with a single sword thrust, severely wounding it.

Lei Meng pressed his advantage, striking again—this time slashing the demon sheep's neck, finally ending its life.

"Aaaah! The demon sheep leader is dead—run, everyone, run!"

"Roar! Everyone, run quickly!"

Amidst the panicked cries, the remaining monsters began to flee.

However, they were clearly unable to escape.

Seeing this, Mick and the others immediately spurred their horses toward a distant grove of trees.

And within that grove, five griffins had been waiting for a long time.

Mounting the griffins, swapping their long swords for iron hammers, the five of Mick transformed into griffin knights and, out of sight of Mill and the others, pursued the monsters.

"Viscount Gervas, then I thank you very much!"

"No need for courtesy, my lords. If you have time in the future, come visit Storm Territory often!"

"Certainly! Certainly! Viscount Gervas, then we shall take our leave first!"

Several hours later, Mill and the others departed.

With the monsters' rout, coupled with the griffins' pursuit, their fate was already sealed.

Leaving the cleanup work to his subordinates, Gervas first returned Mill and the others to Storm Castle.

After treating everyone to a banquet, Mill and the others prepared to take their leave.

Gervas did not insist on keeping them; he gave each person two Rainbow Swan eggs and dozens of jin of dried fish, then watched as the few departed.

And not long after Mill and the others left, Lei Meng and his subordinates also returned after cleaning up the battlefield.

This battle, with two hundred elite light cavalry present, was naturally another great victory.

Especially since this was the cavalry's first battle after joining Storm Territory, and all the cavalry wanted to prove their strength.

And now, they had done so.

Gervas also issued an order to reward them, just so they could feel his clear distinction between reward and punishment.

Of course, although the battle was a great victory, casualties were unavoidable.

The guard team had eighteen severely wounded and nine dead.

Such casualties, placed in the hands of other nobles, would surely be considered almost the same as zero casualties.

But here with Gervas, they felt the casualties were quite large.

Moreover, according to Witch Isabella's report, one or two more of the severely wounded might later die from their injuries.

Regarding this, Gervas, though heartbroken, was powerless.

Although he still possessed a vial of Life Potion, this single vial could only be used to save a life and could not be used again.

Besides, with so many wounded, being able to save only one person, no matter who was saved, it would not be appropriate!

【Ding! Daily intelligence has been refreshed!】

【Intelligence One: The Spring of Life is the most miraculous and precious spring recognized in this world.

And in everyone's understanding, it is believed that only the Elf race can possess the Spring of Life.

Actually, this understanding is incorrect.

The Spring of Life, like other springs, can also be born under specific conditions.

And the most important condition among them is the presence of Life Elements.

The source of Life Elements is unknown; there are legends that, like other elemental magics, they form naturally.

Others say that a certain place was once blessed by the Goddess of Life, and then Life Elements were born.

But regardless, it is indeed an essential condition for forming the Spring of Life.

When a spring's location happens to have Life Elements, the combination of the two can form a Life Spring.

And located at the foot of the highest peak of Maple Leaf Hills, ten li south of Wheat Fragrance Town in Storm Territory, there is such a spring.

In the past, it was ordinary, but since the earthquake half a year ago, which opened a Life Element earth vein, the Life Elements within began to leak out.

If a pool could be built here to retain this spring water containing trace amounts of Life Elements.

Then, after long-term nurturing, the spring water here would gradually become extraordinary.

Even in the future, it could become a true Spring of Life!】