Panic-Stricken Rout

The Pike Square formed by Swadian Footmen and Light Footmen was not a hedgehog formation that could only stand still.

Instead, it was a battle formation similar to the Macedonian Phalanx, capable of lowering their spears, moving forward, and pushing horizontally!

This required strong organization and training.

Coincidentally.

Both of these conditions were possessed by the Tier 4 Troop, the Swadian Footman, and the Tier 3 Troop, the Swadian Footman!

"Kill!"

These Swadian Soldiers advanced steadily.

Shoulder to shoulder, pressed tightly together, they moved in lockstep, thrusting their Spears forward in a continuous barrage.

In the eyes of those Gnolls and Wild Goblins, they saw a line of burly and strong Human Soldiers, holding a Shield Wall in front of them, and then pushing forward with those long, thick, and sharp Spears like a hydraulic press, already terrified!

Any Gnoll or Wild Goblin that appeared in front of those Spears, no matter if they were swinging a Scimitar or a battle axe, could only swing two or three times in vain, knocking away one or two or two or three of the thrusting Spears.

But before they could swing their weapons again to knock away the next Spear thrust, they found that their body, whether it was their chest or abdomen, or even their neck and face, had already been hit by the sharp spearhead, fiercely stabbed in, staying for half a second, and then instantly pulled out, followed by another spearhead piercing in!

As long as these Gnolls and Wild Goblins stood in front of the Swadian Soldiers and had not retreated, they would be full of bloody holes after one encounter, unable to block it!

And there was no way to block it!

With this kind of Pike Square, Spear Phalanx, or even some kind of super long Spear Phalanx, it was easy to block the first few spearheads.

But facing groups of them, thrusting forward in a continuous wave-like motion.

Could they still block the next few rounds of thrusts, or even the Swadian Soldiers in the second or third row next to them, deliberately thrusting diagonally, specifically targeting the ribs with their Spears!?

Calradia in the Mount & Blade: Warband World, since the collapse of the Khergit Empire hundreds of years ago, has experienced countless wars.

Just the chaotic wars of the Six Great Kingdoms have been ongoing.

Moreover, in addition to the main wars of the Six Great Kingdoms, there were also internal conflicts between various factions or Lords within the kingdoms.

And there were also endless bandit problems that needed to be cleared.

This resulted in an extremely high density of warfare in the Mount & Blade: Warband World, and thus the various tactics and the tactical literacy of the soldiers that developed were extremely high!

A mere group of Gnolls or Wild Goblins from the Desert Border of the Spiritual Realm, who usually bullied Serfs or Conscripts, was one thing.

But when they encountered the young men from the Mount & Blade World who yearned for honor and money, eager to achieve great deeds, who voluntarily accepted recruitment to become soldiers, and who, after upgrading, had been instilled with truly complete combat skills by the Mount & Blade System, as if they had truly experienced four or five years of battlefield combat in a white light before completing their advancement, these living war machines.

It was simply a joke that brought shame upon themselves!

"These... these Human Soldiers..."

"How could they be Militia!?"

Even Zhang Caidong and the Sun Family Brothers, who had pushed open the Stairwell Fire Door and entered, were full of disbelief at this moment.

What they had known from the intelligence before was just a dozen or so Spiritual Realm Human Race Militia on the seventh floor.

They didn't even have Leather Armor, and the weapons they held were more like inferior Human Race using farming tools!

How could they encounter a group of fully armed elite soldiers, complete with everything from Helmets to Armor and Leg Armor, and all of it Chain Armor and Chainmail, before even reaching the seventh floor?!

Looking at the back of these soldiers, in the dim light of the Stairwell, a full stone Castle appeared...

How could the three of them not be surprised?!

"Wait! That young guy that those few Gnolls mentioned, the lucky one who found the Spiritual Realm Mark, definitely didn't get a dozen Human Militia!"

At this moment, Zhang Caidong suddenly reacted, his voice sounding as if it was squeezed out from between his teeth: "It's a Lord Inheritance!"

"Lord... Inheritance!?"

When the Sun Family Brothers heard this term, their entire fat faces, full of rough flesh, showed visible trembling, and deep greed and jealousy appeared in their narrowed small eyes.

Especially when they looked up at the 34 Wild Goblins under their command in front of them, who were reduced to less than 20 in just one encounter.

Their faces showed even more heartache and resentment.

But they knew what a Lord represented.

Even if they didn't know.

Now, facing such elite soldiers, and being forced to fight head-on in the narrow Corridor and falling into a disadvantage.

How could they not understand?

"Retreat!"

The Sun Family Second Brother immediately roared, telling the Wild Goblins, who had fallen into a bitter battle from the start and had many companions stabbed to death after a few encounters, their heads in a daze, to retreat.

"Right! Retreat!" At this moment, Zhang Caidong also reacted, and at the same time shouted for his Gnolls to retreat.

His eyes also showed heartache.

Because his Gnolls were as tall as ordinary people, and their legs were long, so they ran fast.

This also caused the most deaths among his 13 Gnolls in the initial few rounds of Harpoon volleys and when the Pike Square pushed horizontally, and now, at most, there were only a mere 6 Gnolls left, wailing and retreating backward.

This made Zhang Caidong, whose strength was not strong to begin with, feel despair when he saw these 6 Gnolls who were more or less injured!

In this era, whether one has the inheritance of the Spiritual Realm Mark and whether one has Spiritual Realm Creatures following them is the most important thing.

This is a symbol of strength.

The stronger the Spiritual Realm Inheritance one obtains, the more powerful the Professional they become, which represents great strength.

Similarly, the stronger and more numerous the Spiritual Realm Creature followers one gains, the more it also indicates their strength is not low.

After all, when a large number of Spiritual Realm Creature followers are obtained, it will also cause special Spiritual Realm rule mutations, making one more like the Spiritual Realm Creature they follow, possessing various characteristics and powers of that creature, and even some extraordinary talents, and so on.

You can see this example by looking at the Sun Family Brothers next to them, who look stout and strong, holding warhammers with a fierce appearance.

And indeed, that is the case.

When they first liberated a large number of Wild Goblins, instead of doing so, they used the power of the Space-Time Crystal Core Fragment to transform and mutate their own bodies towards Wild Goblins, becoming stronger in power, sturdier in physique, fatter and shorter in stature, while also becoming more and more similar in appearance to Wild Goblins.

This is also why Zhang Caidong was so eager to win over the two brothers, because their combat power was indeed formidable!

But none of this had anything to do with Zhang Caidong anymore.

After a bloody battle.

Seven of his 13 Gnolls were gone.

And there was no possibility of any gain.

This meant that not only would his strength be severely damaged, but he was also likely to lose his position as deputy captain in the Diesel Company!

Zhang Caidong knew clearly how realistic the Diesel Company was, where the strong rose to the top.

Of course, at this time, Zhang Caidong was also frantically rushing into the stairwell, starting to flee back the way he came.

Including those Gnolls and Wild Goblins, as well as the Sun Family Brothers.

They were practically scrambling and crawling.

They were afraid that those elite Human Soldiers behind them, and that Human Race Lord who must have obtained the Lord Inheritance, would continue to lead the elite troops and rush out to chase and kill them!

"Damn it! Damn it! This is a Human Race Lord! This is a Human Race Lord!!!"

"You have to compensate us for our losses! Zhang Caidong!!"

However, when they fled out of the apartment room, the Sun Family Brothers were completely enraged.

They looked at the 17 Wild Goblins who had escaped with them, all of whom were injured, panting, and looked extremely panicked. After the panic, they saw Zhang Caidong, who had insisted on dragging them out, and at this moment, they were so angry that they wanted to grind their teeth.

If it weren't for Zhang Caidong, how could they have suffered such great losses!

"I... I..." Zhang Caidong was even more frustrated.

When they were eating meat before, he didn't think about himself.

But now that they were caught, they wanted to blame all the losses on him. How could there be such a good thing?

Zhang Caidong was about to curse angrily, but seeing the obviously murderous, stout faces of the Sun Family Brothers, and thinking that he now only had 6 Gnolls left, his heart suddenly trembled.

He still forced himself to grit his teeth and slowly explained, "This time, the three of us failed, but it's not a complete failure."

"What do you mean?" Sun Boss asked, looking at him fiercely.

"A Human Race Lord, and a Human Race Territory that has just arrived! Do you understand what this means?"

"As long as we bring this news back!"

"The Diesel Company will have to give us a chance to prove ourselves! You know, a new wave of the Black Tide is coming soon! Countless Undead Monsters will appear even during the day! They will attack all visible territories!"

"Our Diesel Company is also one of the biggest targets in this area that will face the attack of Undead Monsters!"

"If the Diesel Company can obtain the Territory Core Fragment controlled by this Human Race Lord before the Black Tide..."

"Then it will be easier to get through the Black Tide!"

"And even..."

"Surpass those Wood Elves of the Green Leaf Group!"

The more Zhang Caidong analyzed at this time, the more a certain look of enticement and excitement appeared on his face.

Because what he said was indeed very reasonable.

So much so that even the two Sun Family Brothers were drawn into Zhang Caidong's line of thought at this time, and subconsciously nodded.

"That's right, we should go back and report to the Diesel Company."

"That's how it is."

Hearing this, Zhang Caidong smiled: "Then, let's go, this is our chance!"

But when he turned his head, his eyes were full of coldness.

He, Zhang Caidong.

Was not someone easy to get along with either!