Insight

As a devout follower of the Moon Goddess, Captain Jones never allowed Roy to use the Holy Light Power to heal him, even until his death.

Elves possess a high affinity for magic; if they are willing to learn magic, they can become magicians.

They are also known as the Child of Nature, and every Elf Warrior is an excellent archer.

If they hadn't encountered natural disasters or man-made calamities, elves could actually live to be eight hundred years old, even longer than dwarves...

However... elves are physically weak, and even with excellent armor, they are not immune to accidents during battle.

Captain Jones lay on the city wall, spears embedded in his chest and left leg, blood gushing from his mouth and spreading through the cracks in the stone slabs. The entire Elf Warrior of the Tenth Reconnaissance Squad surrounded him.

Everyone watched as Captain Jones closed his eyes and breathed his last.

A group of Elf Warrior roared angrily, and everyone joined the ranks on the city wall, relentlessly charging at the Highland Headhunters.

But the headhunter Chieftain was like a ghost, hovering on the edge of the battlefield.

Each time he appeared, he would wound an Elf Warrior before turning into a wisp of smoke and disappearing...

Roy stared at the Chieftain from a distance; the two were far apart, and Roy's ' Hammer of Judgment ' couldn't reach the Chieftain at all.

The battle entered a stalemate, Highland Headhunters gradually secured their position at the northwest corner of the City Wall.

Faced with several counterattacks from the Highland Headhunters, the Elf Warrior were forced to retreat one after another.

The Highland Headhunters are brutal by nature; every time they launch a counterattack, an Elf Warrior falls.

Those Highland Headhunters even dared to pounce directly, grabbing the Elf Warrior tightly with their arms, while the Highland Headhunters responsible for finishing them off would not hesitate to stab the Elf Warrior and Highland Headhunters who were entangled together through without hesitation.

The soldiers of the 10th Squad didn't even have time to deal with Captain Jones's body before they joined the battle to stop the Highland Headhunters ' counterattack.

In an instant, fighting broke out all over the City Wall.

The bodies of the Mine Private Army had long been thrown outside the City Wall, while the bodies of the Elf Warrior were leaning against the stone steps, arranged in a long row...

This square formation was something the Elf Warrior had practiced long ago. Roy couldn't get involved at all from behind the formation. He turned around and moved Captain Jones's body to the stairs, then used a damp handkerchief to wipe the congealed blood from his mouth and nose.

Langbo obtained a Battle Shortbow and mingled among a group of archers, continuously firing arrows.

Roy squatted alone on the step platform.

He also wanted to get some linen to wrap Captain Jones's body in.

At that moment, a bad premonition suddenly arose in his mind...

Roy felt as if a pair of eyes were staring intently at him from behind. He dared not make a move. If those eyes were ruthless enough to push the dagger pressed against Roy's lower back forward, Roy might follow in Captain Jones ' footsteps and become a lost soul in the mine.

Suddenly, the Elf Warrior let out a unified shout.

Roy seized the opportunity to turn around and used his Holy Scepter to block the dagger...

The dagger's blade pierced Roy's leather armor belt almost completely, and the Holy Scepter in Roy's hand just happened to brush against the Highland Headhunters's wrist, knocking the dagger away.

Then another Highland Headhunters seized the opportunity to pounce on Roy and hugged him tightly, book and all.

The Highland Headhunters who followed from behind seized the opportunity to draw his spear and thrust it at Roy.

The spear first pierced the body of the Highland Headhunters, and then Roy felt a sharp pain in his ribs.

He glanced down and realized that the spear had almost grazed his ribs.

His Magic Inscription Construct shimmered with iridescent light; had it not been for his Stone Skin and Iron Armor spell, he would likely have been pierced through by that spear...

The Highland Headhunters, who had been struggling to hold onto Roy, was injured. Roy quickly turned and pinned Roy down, smashing the ' Hammer of Judgment Book ' in his hand into the Highland Headhunters's face, knocking him unconscious. Then, Highland Headhunters raised his Holy Scepter to block the blood-soaked spear.

At this moment, Roy dared not make any unnecessary movements. Relying on the Magic Inscription Construct granted him some Magic Inscription Construct attributes, Roy managed to block the assassination attempt by the Highland Headhunters.

Just as Roy turned around, he finally finished reciting the prayer quickly, and a hammer flew out from Roy's chest, smashing the Highland Headhunters who had ambushed him, sending him tumbling down the steps into the hollow inner courtyard.

Roy also took the opportunity to push away the Highland Headhunters who was hugging him.

Unexpectedly, the Highland Headhunters had already stormed into the fortress. Roy stood on the platform and glanced at the City Wall.

The battle on the City Wall was relatively stable. He reached up and touched his waist, and sure enough, there was a very obvious scratch on his belt...

If the leather of his belt hadn't been thick enough, he might have had a large gash cut into his waist.

Before Roy could even get onto the City Wall, several more Highland Headhunters climbed up from both sides of the wall. Two of the Highland Headhunters, wielding War Blade, attacked Roy simultaneously, forcing Roy to retreat repeatedly as he was unable to defend himself.

The two Highland Headhunters Highland Headhunters were much stronger Roy, but Roy was able to hold his own against them thanks to the various magical effects on his Magic Inscription Construct.

Roy was struggling to defend himself and kept retreating on the steps.

He really wanted an Elf Warrior to rush out at this moment and help him deal with one of the Highland Headhunters, so that he would have the power to fight back.

But the steps were only occupied by a row of corpses of fallen elves.

As two more Highland Headhunters appeared behind Roy, he knew very well that his escape route had been cut off.

Facing a pincer attack from four Highland Headhunters, Roy awakened the Holy Light Power within his body in a desperate situation...

The next second, an invisible tree burst through his body.

The phantom of the Holy Light Tree appeared behind Roy. The tree exuded a strong holy aura. Although it appeared somewhat blurry in the darkness, these Highland Headhunters could still tell that Roy was the 'Power'...

The tree transformed into a blurry, ethereal shape, which, though highly unstable, still exuded a sacred aura.

Because of the presence of 'power', Roy was covered with a faint holy aura, and even the Holy Scepter in his hand was covered with a layer of holy light.

The Holy Scepter and the Hammer of Judgment Book felt lighter in his hands...

Roy was surprised to understand the concept of 'momentum' at this moment, and he couldn't help but feel excited.

He swung his Holy Scepter, forcing back the two Highland Headhunters who were blocking his way...

The two Highland Headhunters behind him attacked Roy with their knives, but this time Roy didn't dodge or evade. He held the Hammer of Judgment Book, which was chained, in one hand and the Holy Scepter in his right. The Book of Judgment he swung was quite powerful, and he rammed it directly into one of the Highland Headhunters next to him.

Holy light shone through the Hammer of Judgment Book onto the Highland Headhunters, and on the dark steps, the Elf Headhunters felt an intense burning pain.

Roy used his Holy Scepter to block the enemy's spear, and the two Highland Headhunters retreated again.

At this moment, the Elf Warrior on the City Wall finally noticed the battle taking place on the stairs. Two Elf Warrior quickly came to support Roy and took on several of his opponents.

Roy, relying on the magical effects of his Magic Inscription Construct and the Holy Light Power within him, managed to fight these Highland Headhunters on the City Wall for an entire night.

As a glimmer of light finally appeared on the horizon, the headhunter Chieftain wiped the blood off his War Blade on his trouser leg.

The headhunter Chieftain squinted, noticing a few gray shadows appearing in the pale blue sky in the distance.

As the gray figures became clearer, he saw that they were a group of Silver Pegasus Warrior, and the Chieftain's face turned grim...

This surprise attack was originally a sure thing...

He even devised five different siege plans.

Despite trying everything that night, the headhunters were unable to capture the mining fortress no matter how hard they tried.

As dawn broke, the Highland Headhunters dared not linger any longer...

The headhunter Chieftain blew the whistle from his chest. As the sharp sound rang out, the Highland Headhunters stopped fighting and gathered around the headhunter Chieftain.

The battle formation of Elf Warrior continued their attack...

The headhunter Chieftain was the first to jump off the city wall, and the other headhunters followed suit, landing one after another outside the rock face.

Before the Silver Pegasus Warrior arrived, the group of Highland Headhunters quickly withdrew from the mining fortress.

Before leaving, the headhunter Chieftain even took the dying Grantham mine owner with him. Along with the Highland Headhunters, there were also less than a hundred Mine Private Army below the City Wall. These Highland Headhunters were very agile; they disappeared into the rubble after a few leaps.

The headhunter Chieftain stood reluctantly on a boulder, looking back at the mine fortress hidden behind the rock wall...

Unable to take away the astonishing wealth accumulated by the Grantham mine owner, the Chieftain could only take away the Grantham mine owner, whose life was hanging by a thread.

A quarter of an hour later, a reinforcement squad of nearly thirty Silver Pegasus Warrior finally flew over.

With no natural predators, these Silver Pegasus can fly freely in the sky...

When the Silver Pegasus Warrior arrived above the mine fortress, they saw that the City Wall were stained with blood, so they had no choice but to obediently land their warhorses in the inner courtyard.

The Highland Headhunters had already retreated, and now the dead Elf Warrior were being carried into the courtyard and neatly laid out.

The Silver Pegasus Warrior were also startled when they saw the corpses of the Elf Warrior scattered all over the ground.

These Silver Pegasus Warrior never imagined that so many fortresses would die in last night's battle...

The surviving Elf Warrior were all injured, and their depressed mood had not yet recovered from the turmoil.

Roy, clutching a blood-stained Holy Scepter, sat leaning against the steps.

His body was somewhat exhausted, and he even left the Hammer of Judgment Book on the steps to the side. The Holy Light Power in his body was completely drained, but he still clearly remembered the feeling of the Holy Light Tree appearing.

So this is what 'momentum' looks like, Roy thought to himself.

Having grasped the essence of power means that Roy's ascension to the position of High Priest will be unimpeded.

Captain Jones's body was laid out alongside the fallen soldiers of the 10th Reconnaissance Squad. Of the twelve members of the Tenth Reconnaissance Squad, only four survived, besides Roy and Langbo.

Langbo survived only because he found an Elf Longbow during the battle last night, then ran to the watchtower and, like the other Elf Archer, stood there and kept shooting down the Highland Headhunters.

If it weren't for the headhunter Chieftain constantly causing casualties here, perhaps not so many Elf Warrior would have died.

The bodies of the Elf Warrior are now laid out in the courtyard; the number of the fallen exceeds half the total number of the remaining warriors...

The Silver Pegasus Warrior have already followed the trail of those Highland Headhunters, while the mine fortress needs to clean up the battlefield before the corpses rot.

The cracks in the City Wall were filled with congealed blood, which was impossible to clean for the time being. So, everyone could only carry the bodies of the Highland Headhunters and the Mine Private Army who had died in battle outside the fortress.

Although Roy was also exhausted, he joined everyone in cleaning up the battlefield.

Langbo had muscle strains in both arms, but at this point, he could only grit his teeth and persevere, silently following the group.

The Silver Pegasus Warrior chased after them for a long time, and reportedly cornered a group of the Mine Private Army at the foot of a cliff, but the Highland Headhunters disappeared into the mountains again.

Captain Yalige returned around noon. He rode his horse back to the mine fortress and immediately noticed the charred marks at the entrance.

The entire fortress was filled with a strong smell of blood. No one expected that the Highland Headhunters would launch a surprise attack on the mine when it was at its weakest. This should be considered the most brutal battle since the Silver Pegasus Legion entered the Pagisto Plateau.

All the Elf Warrior fought desperately all night long...

Captain Yalige looked at the corpses lying on the ground. These Elf Warrior were almost all handpicked by him, and now they were all cold, lifeless bodies.

Captain Yalige stood in the courtyard of the fortress, remaining silent for a long time.