Forthright Helick

Qian Ning stood on the City Wall of the castle at the North Mithril Mine, the biting north wind blowing her long, flowing hair...

She gazed into the distance, where a group of headhunters had gathered on the opposite hillside. They had once again entered the northern part of the Sudaso Mountain Range to find out if there were any Griffon Corps near the North Mithril Mine.

After several days of investigation, the headhunters were able to confirm that the Griffon Corps was not nearby.

The headhunters, who had been hiding in various places, reappeared and continued to gather on the hillside opposite the North Mithril Mine, putting even more pressure on the North Mithril Mine.

If the headhunters want to enter the Sudaso Mountain Range, the North Mithril Mine will be a fortress they must conquer. Otherwise, once the headhunters enter the Sudaso Mountain Range, they will easily be blocked by the Half-Elf Warrior in the North Mithril Mine.

Moreover, as the wild cattle herds adjacent to the Gaxi Mountain Range and Sudaso Mountain Range continue to migrate south, headhunters also need to follow the herds into difficult terrain.

At this point North Mithril Mine stood like a wall at the southernmost tip of the Sudaso Mountain Range...

A group of headhunters sat on a hillside, lit a campfire, skewered whole goats on sticks, and slowly roasted them by the fire. The smoke filled the air, carrying the aroma of goat fat, which would attract headhunters from even further away.

The Half-Elf Warrior on the City Wall were somewhat nervous. They were watching the headhunters' movements closely, and some of Half-Elf Warrior had already hung their quivers at their waists and begun checking the arrows inside...

Qian Ning, however, appeared quite calm, squinting her long, narrow eyes as she stared at the group of headhunters.

She hoped these headhunters would arrive soon...

Contrary to Qian Ning's expectations, these headhunters did not gather a thousand men to attack the castle. Instead, they spent the entire day on the hillside opposite the castle, and at night they spread out the fur rolls they carried with them and slept soundly under the open sky near the campfire.

The next morning, the number of headhunters gathered on the opposite side of the hill exceeded two thousand. Some headhunters had already tried to approach the North Mithril Mine, but they did not get too close, since the Arrow Tower in the corner of the North Mithril Mine were equipped with Cloud Piercing Ballista.

This type of crossbow can shoot bolts seven or eight hundred meters...

Headhunters will not rashly enter the effective range of the Cloud Piercing Ballista before launching an attack.

One by one, headhunters joined the opposing camp on the hillside. The longer they waited, the more headhunters appeared on the other side.

This made the atmosphere inside the North Mithril Mine heavy once again.

Qian Ning climbed the City Wall again and saw a group of headhunters standing outside the Cloud Piercing Ballista, eyeing the castle menacingly.

Then, a Chieftain of the headhunters raised his War Blade and roared towards the sky, followed by the roars of all the headhunters...

The headhunters almost simultaneously took long strides, braving the oncoming crossbow bolts, and charged toward North Mithril Castle.

At least a thousand headhunters rushed towards the castle at the same time, intending to use sheer numbers to seize the City Wall as quickly as possible.

The headhunters' hurried footsteps shook the entire hillside...

A sharp, piercing whistle rang out from the city walls of the North Mithril Mine. As the whistle sounded, the Half-Elf Warrior on the City Wall drew their forest hunting bows, aimed at the headhunters charging towards them, and waited until they reached the bows' range before simultaneously unleashing a rain of arrows into the sky.

The headhunters braved the arrows raining down from above and quickly rushed to the foot of the City Wall.

During this time, some headhunters fell in the rain of arrows, but just as many more headhunters rushed to the foot of the City Wall.

These headhunters possessed exceptional climbing abilities. As a large number of headhunters rushed towards the city walls, the Half-Elf on the City Wall dropped their Forest Bow, and Elf Warrior placed entire chests of Metal Ingots on the walls.

All they had to do was turn around, grab the Zinc Ingot, and throw them down from the city City Wall. As these Metal Ingots fell, they accelerated as they plummeted, eventually striking the headhunters. Even if a headhunter's skull were Stone Sculpture, the Metal Ingots would shatter it instantly...

The headhunters below the City Wall, some distance away, hurled Short Flying Spear at the top, and every now and then, Half-Elf Warrior were wounded by the Short Flying Spear.

The Half-Elf Warrior on the Arrow Tower fired arrows, and headhunters were constantly being hit. These Wolf Tooth Arrow had six barbs, and once they entered a headhunter's body, they could not be easily pulled out. If the arrow was forcibly pulled out, a piece of flesh would inevitably be pulled out along with it.

To treat wounds caused by arrows, you need to use a skinning knife to cut a cross-shaped notch around the arrow and then carefully remove the Wolf Tooth Arrow.

Headhunters wouldn't handle it like that in battle; they would simply break the Wolf Tooth Arrow in half, leaving the arrowhead embedded in their body...

Metal Ingots falling from the city walls continuously injured some headhunters.

At this moment, nearly two thousand headhunters completely surrounded the North Mithril Mine Castle.

A group of headhunters hiding in the gaps between the Arrow Tower and the City Wall had already climbed to two-thirds of the height of the City Wall. Once they reached the City Wall, it would mean that a melee on the city wall would begin immediately.

Qian Ning had already retreated behind the City Wall. Her gaze passed over the City Wall, looking towards the narrow mountain range to the southwest. She frowned and muttered softly, "Why haven't they arrived yet..."

Before Qian Ning could finish speaking, a row of Half-Elf Warrior suddenly appeared on the southwest mountain ridge.

These Half-Elf Warrior stretched for a full two kilometers along the mountain ridge.

They wore all sorts of armor and carried a variety of weapons. The Half-Elf Warrior in the center were the first to charge down the hillside, followed by the other Half-Elf Warrior, instantly covering a large area of the hillside...

The shouts of battle coming from behind filled the headhunters who were besieging the city with terror...

Although the headhunters had already surrounded the City Wall, and a small group of them had even rushed up the City Wall, the number of Half-Elf Warrior rushing up from behind them was simply too great, a vast, dark mass that almost covered the entire mountain range.

Although these Half-Elf Warrior did not have the same style of standard armor, they were still fully armed.

Although they weren't riding horses, they could still assume a charging stance using only their legs...

Soon, the Half-Elf Warrior rushed up from behind collided with the headhunters.

They were distinctly different from the Half-Elf Warrior on the City Wall. They were highly experienced in combat, and when they fought the headhunters, they were extremely ruthless. They charged straight to the headhunters' rear, and the two sides clashed...

To Qian Ning's surprise, these Half-Elf Warrior turned out to be a group of battle-hardened individuals.

Upon contact, the Half-Elf Warrior overwhelmed a large group of headhunters.

The headhunters immediately turned and charged back...

Now that a large group of helpers had appeared on the other side of the hill, Qian Ning immediately instructed the Half-Elf Warrior on the city wall, "Once these headhunters show signs of defeat, we'll all rush out together and have a good fight with them..."

The Half-Elf Warrior on the City Wall were instantly invigorated, and even their speed in throwing metal blocks downwards increased significantly.

Nearly two thousand headhunters had gathered at the North Mithril Mine, attempting to quickly seize it by virtue of their numerical advantage. However, they never expected that North Mithril Mine -Half-Elf warband, twice the number of headhunters, was lying in ambush behind the mountains to the west of the castle.

The inner circle was the impenetrable North Mithril Mine, while the outer circle consisted of a large number of mixed -Half-Elf Warrior Half-Elf Warrior who had completely surrounded the two thousand headhunters.

Leading the charge were Sword Dancer wielding Heavy Sword. These Half-Elf shimmered with dazzling light as they swung their greatswords and Heavy Sword into the headhunter's ranks.

The Half-Elf Warrior followed closely behind...

These Half-Elf Warrior swept the headhunters away like a tidal wave, leaving them crushed on the beach.

The Half-Elf Warrior on the City Wall rained down arrows, throwing the headhunters into chaos.

Several headhunter Chieftain led their trusted men in a breakout attempt to escape. Immediately, several Half-Elf captains rushed out from the group of Half-Elf Warrior and entangled the headhunter Chieftain.

The battle raged on until nightfall.

The entire castle was brightly lit, and fighting was still raging outside.

After several hours of bloody fighting, only a little over 500 of the nearly 2,000 headhunters remained. Almost all of them were wounded and their bodies were at their limit.

The battle raged until midnight, and not a single headhunter escaped the clutches of the Half-Elf Warrior.

Two thousand headhunters all perished in the North Mithril Mine...

There wasn't enough time for so many Half-Elf to move into the castle at the North Mithril Mine.

A Half-Elf Chieftain entered the castle with several subordinates, Qian Ning was waiting at the castle gate...

The remaining Half-Elf Warrior could only clean up the battlefield, dispose of the corpses, and set up camp on the western hillside.

"Is our Town Chief Roy here?" the Half-Elf Chieftain asked Qian Ning in a loud voice as they entered the castle.

"The Boss isn't here; he's at Aidasi Mountain in the southern part of the Gaxi Mountain Range. You all come from..."

Qian Ning answered honestly.

"We are Half-Elf Warrior who came from Rampart Town..." the Half-Elf Chieftain briefly explained his origins.

Qian Ning stared at his scarred armor for a while before she finally figured out the origins of these Half-Elf Warrior, and then asked, "Are you the rebels from Rampart Town?"

"Indeed, we heard from Leishande that Elf Warrior and headhunters are fighting on the Pagisto Plateau, and the situation doesn't seem too good, so we came here..."

The Half-Elf officer explained...

Qian Ning stared wide-eyed at the Rebel Army Chieftain who had escaped from the Bulwark Village.

These were the guys who overturned the table in Padesto City when Lord Alvis of Padesto City was selling slaves.

Qian Ning immediately decided to write a letter to Roy to report on the situation at the North Mithril Mine.

Roy arrived in haste two days after the battle at the North Mithril Mine ended.

Kaka was carrying Roy through the air.

When Roy to the North Mithril Mine, he saw a large number of Half-Elf Warrior stationed on the slope outside the City Wall, and on the hillside opposite the castle, a huge pile of corpses was constantly emitting flames...

With so many Half-Elf Warrior stationed here, Roy estimated Half-Elf Warrior numbers to be at least five thousand...

These Half-Elf Warrior did not continue north, probably because they were afraid of rashly entering the territory controlled by the headhunters. They were unfamiliar with the area and might be ambushed by the headhunters.

Roy first met Qian Ning, and then met the Half-Elf Chieftain in the castle. He thought the Chieftain looked familiar, and after thinking for a moment, he remembered that he was the blacksmith from the blacksmith shop in Rampart Town.

Last year, Roy even asked him to repair a section of the chain on the Hammer of Judgment Book.

Roy knew that there were many Half-Elf rebels in Rampart Town, and it was precisely in order to keep an eye on them that Earl Swynborne of the Silver Pegasus Legion appointed Roy as mayor and planted some Silver Pegasus Legion spies among the town's scribes.

"Helick greets Town Chief Roy..." Commander Helik stood up to greet Roy.

"Helick, what brings you here?" Roy asked.

When the Rebel Army disbanded in Rampart Town, some left Rebel Army to travel together to the Rampart Town Pattington Plane, some returned to Padesto City, Rebel Army the last Rebel Army stayed in Rampart Town and became Rampart Town new residents.

The group of the Rebel Army fighters that Helick brought this time were the same Rebel Army who had stayed in Rampart Town.

"I know that Lord Alvis sold some of the Half-Elf slaves to the Pagisto Plateau. We even planned to march to the Pagisto Plateau and rescue our compatriots trapped here. Unfortunately, we were defeated by the Silver Pegasus Legion in Padesto City and were trapped in the Bulwark Village until the Rebel Army disbanded. We were still unable to rescue the Half-Elf slaves here..." Helick explained to Roy.

"We heard that the Headhunters are planning a retaliatory operation, mainly targeting the Half-Elf on the highlands, so we came from Rampart Town hoping to do something here!" Helick continued.

Roy was surprised that the Rebel Army had been disbanded for so long. When Helick stood up and casually shouted, several thousand Half-Elf followed him to the Pagisto Plateau.

Fortunately, they arrived in time; the situation on the plateau is now extremely unfavorable.

If they hadn't suddenly appeared, the North Mithril Mine might have already been breached by the Headhunters...

Roy touched his forehead and said to Helick, "Since your predecessors were Rebel Army, I can't let you join the Mine Guard. But since you came to the Pagisto Plateau to deal with those headhunters, I can provide you with military supplies and food."

A hint of joy clearly appeared in Helick's eyes.

Roy knew very well that no matter how dire the situation on the Pagisto Plateau became, the Silver Pegasus Legion did not want the sparks of the Rebel Army to be rekindled...

"If you leave Rampart Town like this, you might not be able to go back. What do you plan to do after that?" Roy asked.

Helick said frankly, "Now that we've escaped from Rampart Town, we don't plan to go back. I plan to take a look around the Pagisto Plateau first, and if possible, head north towards the plateau. I believe... the Pattington Plane is so vast, we can thrive anywhere!"

Roy frowned, thinking to himself, "Saying this to the mayor of Rampart Town, you're really straightforward..."