Chapter 407: Chapter 8: Encirclement and Annihilation

The same situation was happening everywhere.

Kassen School, Jade Tower, Forest Surroundings, Dark Emblem, Green House, Witch Castle, Pure White Tower… and many other wizard organizations of various sizes.

For a moment, all the wizard organizations in the Jade Land focused their attention on this war.

In Henry’s Orendale, Deer Horn Forest.

“Kill!”

“Draw swords, fight!”

“Fight!”

The cruel sounds of battle echoed incessantly in the forest as two armies clashed within it.

On one side was the Blood Knight Order from Feiyan City, numbering about two hundred, while on the other side was the Noble Alliance Army formed by several nearby noblemen, numbering approximately twenty times more than the Blood Knight Order.

However, the former was composed entirely of knights, while the latter mostly consisted of ordinary soldiers.

The commander of the Noble Alliance Army was an experienced knight, Knight Philman, who had participated in numerous wars and achieved remarkable victories on the battlefield. He was a renowned commander in the Jade Land.

Despite having an absolute advantage in numbers, he did not rush to attack recklessly. Instead, he gradually forced the Blood Knight Order from Feiyan City into the forest through a strategic approach.

After a series of battles, the Blood Knights were finally driven entirely into the forest.

Immediately, Knight Philman promptly mobilized his army to seal off all the forest exits, deploying chevaux-de-frise, digging trenches, and establishing defensive positions.

By the time the Blood Knights realized what had happened, they were already completely surrounded within the forest. Despite organizing several breakout attempts, they were unable to succeed due to the enemy’s heavy blockade.

At this moment, in front of one of the forest exits in Deer Horn Forest, Philman, clad in battle attire, pressed his sword as he surveyed the forest ahead.

He turned to a soldier beside him and asked, “Have they all entered?”

The soldier quickly replied, “Yes, sir. We just had a battle with them right over there.”

He pointed nervously to the front of the forest, where there was a conspicuous pool of blood, scattered with a few corpses, which belonged to their side.

The full-knight force was incredibly strong. Without the advantage of numbers, they could not have cornered this army here. Even though they eventually succeeded, they paid a significant price.

Philman walked forward pressing his sword, and through the thick underbrush, he could vaguely see several figures flickering in the back.

“Bang!” A sound.

He stopped just outside the extreme range of the enemy’s bows and arrows.

Then he shouted into the forest, his voice like a bell: “Knights of Feiyan City, surrender!”

“I admit you are all outstanding warriors, but now you have reached a dead end, with all escape routes completely blocked. You have no chance of breaking out. Surrendering now does not disgrace your honor.”

“I promise to treat you with the honors befitting knights. Lay down the Cross Sword, the war is over!”

A contemptuous sneer answered him: “Ha, dreaming!”

Philman frowned, not understanding why these guys continued to resist stubbornly.

But since things were like this, there was nothing more to say. He was reluctant to delay any further; the longer the night, the more dreams there were, so it was better to end the battle early.

Thinking this way, he immediately ordered: “Attack!”

“Yes!”

Several lines of neatly arranged soldiers emerged, removing the Sheep Horn Longbow from their backs and drawing them to full string.

Their arrows were not tipped with sharp points, but wrapped in thick cloth soaked in kerosene.

Some soldiers holding torches came out to ignite the arrowheads one by one with their torches.

“Fire the arrows!”

With Philman’s order, the Cross Swords shot out at a forty-five-degree angle, then fell into the forest in a parabolic arc, like a rain of fire.

At this time, it was late autumn, and the weather was very dry. Fallen leaves and decaying vines had accumulated in a thick layer within the forest, turning the whole forest into a powder keg.

When these fire arrows landed, the forest was instantly ignited.

“Whoosh!~”

With the gusts of autumn wind, the fire spread more rapidly.

“Fire the arrows!”

“Fire the arrows!”

Philman’s orders continuously echoed; round after round of fire arrows were shot into the forest, and the autumn wind further fueled the fire’s growth. In moments, the entire forest turned into a sea of flames.

“Hmph, let’s see how those guys run now?”

“Burn them all here to ashes!”

The faces of the Noble Alliance Army showed smug, satisfied grins. Over these days, they had been battered terribly by the Blood Knight Order, and now seeing victory within their grasp, of course, they wanted to vent their anger fiercely.

However, Philman did not relax and remained vigilant: “Keep your eyes open, don’t let them escape!”

“Alike, go check on the chevaux-de-frise.”

“Lisen, have your men stay alert!”

The more critical the situation, the more they needed to remain vigilant. After all, with no way out, the knights would only have one option: to break out.

Time passed by in seconds, and the fire grew more and more intense, rapidly spreading throughout the forest.

Yet there was still no trace of the Blood Knights within the forest.

Philman couldn’t help but frown in confusion.

The forest was already burning so fiercely. Were those Feiyan City knights truly planning to let themselves be burned alive inside?

As Philman pondered this, suddenly.

“Whoosh!~”

The sound of fierce wind breaking arose, and a gust of wind suddenly swept from all directions.

This wind was especially violent, and eerily enough, the origin of the wind had no fixed direction, blowing directly from all sides and toward the forest above.

The sky suddenly darkened, and in moments, a thick cloud gathered directly over the forest.

Vaguely, there seemed to be a figure standing eerily within that cloud!

Philman’s pupils contracted instantly, immediately realizing something: “That… that is!”

At the same time.

“Boom!”

With a thunderous roar, a torrential downpour fell from the cloud, the patter of rain echoing non-stop, instantly extinguishing the forest fire.

Following that, lightning suddenly flashed within the cloud, and a mass of lightning rapidly converged toward a certain direction, then transformed into a bolt of lightning, striking directly toward the chevaux-de-frise and other defensive positions in front of the forest.

“Boom!” With a loud explosion.

The forest’s defensive positions were blasted to pieces, and the surrounding soldiers were knocked over, creating a breach in the previously tight defense line.

Philman’s body shook heavily.

And it was at this moment.

“Da-da-da!” The sound of rapid hoofbeats erupted.

A formation of knights, orderly as an iron torrent, charged straight out, the lightning illuminating their armor brightly, like gods and demons!

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