Counteroffensive Horn

The blood of the Half-Elf Warrior stained the City Wall of the Silver Mine Castle, and the corpses of some Half-Elf Warrior still hung outside the City Wall.

The headhunters on the City Wall have been wiped out by the Rebel Army Half-Elf Warrior, who are now storming into the castle and hunting down the Half-Elf Warrior hiding inside.

Commander Helik was covered in blood, with five Short Flying Spear embedded in his shoulder, left rib, abdomen, and thigh. The spear shafts were stained red with blood. He sat pale against the wall, removed the cork from a bottle of Healing Potion, and poured the pale red liquid into his stomach. A surge of power immediately welled up in his body and filled his blood.

A trusted guard handed him a cup of diluted Tree of Life Sap, which Commander Helik took and drank in one gulp.

Two Half-Elf Warrior knelt in front of his legs, dealing with the Short Flying Spear stuck in his body.

During this siege, Commander Helik took the lead, leading a squad of Half-Elf Warrior to charge up the city City Wall from the front and engage in fierce fighting with the headhunters on the city wall. It wasn't until a large number of Half-Elf Warrior rushed up the city wall that all the headhunters guarding the City Wall were killed.

Commander Helik was exhausted. He sat by the battlements, with the Rebel Army flags beside him.

The banner embroidered with Elf Dragon fluttered in the wind...

Commander Helik spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva. As the Tree of Life Sap entered his stomach, he felt his strength rapidly returning.

He gripped a Short Flying Spear and, with the help of his trusted guards, pulled it from his thigh.

Fresh blood gushed out of the wound quickly, and another trusted guard immediately wrapped the wound tightly with Hemostatic Bandage.

Commander Helik patted his trusted guard on the shoulder, gritted his teeth, stood up from beside the battlements, walked to the edge of the City Wall, raised his longsword, and shouted at the Half-Elf Warrior were still fighting bravely inside the castle, "We fight for freedom!"

A group of Half-Elf Warrior, still locked in a bloody battle with the headhunters, shoved their opponents aside and shouted in unison, "We... will surely win!"

These words seemed to possess a magical Magic Power, reigniting the fighting spirit of the Half-Elf Warrior battling in the castle. They roared and pounced on the headhunters, killing the last remaining headhunters who were still putting up a stubborn fight.

Only a group of blood-soaked Rebel Army Half-Elf Warrior remained in the mine.

The Rebel Army soldiers smashed open the tightly locked iron gate at the back of the castle, and a foul stench wafted out.

The corpses of hundreds of half- Half-Elf miners, already severely decomposed, nearly filled the Silver Mine Tunnel...

Besides the Half-Elf miners, you can also see the corpses of Gray Dwarf in the pile of bodies.

The headhunters who stormed the castle killed almost everything alive inside, and now they too are all dead inside the castle.

The Silver Mine Castle is considered easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is built on a mountain ridge that extends outward in the middle of the Kaltim Mountain Range. Although the castle is not located at a pass, it is like a nail firmly driven into the middle of the Kaltim Mountain Range.

The headhunters, coming from the north, were destined to pass through the tundra next to the Silver Mine Castle before heading south to Ghost Crow Ridge.

In this attack on the Silver Mine, the Rebel Army lost nearly four hundred Half-Elf Warrior and more than eight hundred Half-Elf Warrior were wounded, while the headhunters guarding the castle numbered only five hundred.

News of the Rebel Army' capture of the Silver Mine in the central part of the Kaltim Mountain Range was quickly delivered to Roy via the Griffon Cavalry.

At this time, Roy and his mine Guard Squad were stationed at the foot of the mountain north of Ghost Crow Ridge. He had been busy reorganizing the mine Guard Squad for the past few days. When he entered Ghost Crow Ridge, he brought a total of two thousand Half-Elf Warrior. After the victory in the Ghost Crow Ridge battle, Half-Elf who gathered from all directions took the initiative to Roy Roy's mine Guard Squad. The number of these Half-Elf was about 1,500.

After capturing Ghost Crow Ridge, the number of troops in the Guard Squad suddenly surged to 3,500.

However, the newly joined Half-Elf Warrior of the mine Guard Squad have not yet been assigned weapons and armor. They only have earthen spears and hunting bows, as well as War Blade that they took back from the headhunters.

New military equipment is being rushed over from the Second Mine.

Roy never expected that the victory at the Battle of Ghost Crow Ridge would have such a chain reaction.

When news of Commander Helik's occupation of the Silver Mine reached Ghost Crow Ridge, Roy specially had Kaka carry him to a high altitude to take a look at the terrain at the southern end of the Kaltim Mountain Range.

The area between the Kaltim Mountain Range and the western mountains of the Pagisto Plateau is a narrow tundra, and the headhunters are currently trapped in this tundra south of the Kaltim Mountain Range.

The headhunters who were originally stationed in the southern part of the Kaltim Mountain Range have noticed that something is wrong and have begun to slowly retreat to the central part of the Kaltim Mountain Range.

Although they hid in the jungles of the Kaltim Mountain Range and secretly retreated north, this move was discovered by the Griffon Corps immediately.

The headhunters clearly realized something was wrong; they were trying to retreat to the north of the plateau...

Roy didn't want these headhunters to get away so easily.

A pack animal caravan slowly made its way towards the Mine Guard Army camp along the tundra at the foot of the northern side of Ghost Crow Ridge. Leishande rode a argali sheep at the front. After months of travel, Leishande had lost a lot of weight. His caravan brought a new batch of military supplies and food to the Mine Guard.

In addition to the more durable Elf Biscuit, I also brought some fresh apples this time.

However, Leishande did not expect that Roy's mine Guard Squad would suddenly expand to 3,500 people, which made the supplies he brought with him quite insufficient.

"Oh dear, I didn't expect you to expand your manpower so much all of a sudden. I should have brought more Elf Biscuit," Leishande said with a hint of self-reproach, but his eyes were filled with relief.

Those Half-Elf hiding in the southern part of the Pagisto Plateau are willing to stand up and fight together against the headhunters in the Kaltim Mountain Range.

This in itself signifies that these Half-Elf, who usually live a secluded life, will no longer run away; they are rebelling against the ideas of the Highland Slavers.

"Leishande, your caravan needs to be expanded further. You can temporarily rent the carriage companies in Padesto City, preferably the entire ones, to transport supplies for us. Just agree to whatever price they offer. For the next period of time, the Griffon Corps will not be transporting supplies. There are still five thousand Half-Elf in the middle of the Kaltim Mountain Range who need us to provide necessary logistical supplies." Roy greeted Leishande and said.

Leishande nodded and replied, "It's been arranged. The second caravan should have already set off from the Valley Camp below the plateau and is heading this way."

As he spoke, Leishande had two Half-Elf open a Wooden Box, inside which were rows of jet-black, gleaming iron spears, each only about the thickness of a thumb. These spears were rather thin for the Elf Warrior, measuring only six feet in length. The spears were entirely made of black iron and were extremely heavy. The tips were even plated with mithril, making them appear exceptionally sharp, and the tips were also forged with six barbs, mimicking those of Wolf Tooth Arrow.

Leishande took a Short Flying Spear from the Wooden Box and said to Roy, "This is a javelin that Qian Ning made according to Captain Tiprado's description, specially issued to the Griffon Corps Riders."

"Go and fetch Captain Tiprado!" Roy said to a Half-Elf Warrior behind him.

Captain Tiprado quickly arrived and his eyes lit up when he saw Roy holding a black spear.

"It was built so quickly, much faster than I expected..." Captain Tiprado said happily.

Roy handed the black iron spear to Captain Tiprado, Captain Tiprado, upon holding it, exclaimed in surprise, "... It's so heavy!"

"It's made of pure black iron, so of course it's quite heavy!" Mulin said, holding a Black Iron Spear. "And the shaft is a bit thin, so it's not very easy to grip!"

"I'll give it a try!"

As Captain Tiprado spoke, he whistled, and a light brown griffin spread its wings and suddenly darted out, gliding at low altitude for nearly a hundred meters before landing steadily beside Captain Tiprado.

Captain Tiprado, gripping a spear, mounted the griffin. The enormous griffin then spread its wings, leaped into the air, and with a few powerful flaps, soared into the sky...

A sudden gust of wind swept around Roy and his companions...

After Captain Tiprado circled high in the sky, the griffin suddenly folded its wings at an altitude of nearly a thousand meters, and its body fell straight down from the sky like a meteorite.

Roy thought the griffin was about to unleash its ' Iron Will '...

However, he was clearly wrong. The griffin folded its wings only to accelerate its descent. When the griffin was only a few hundred meters from the ground, Captain Tiprado was riding on the griffin's back, threw the Black Iron Spear in his hand to the ground.

He put all his strength into this throw; the Black Iron Spear even disappeared in mid-air. Just three seconds later, a huge rock, only fifty meters away from Roy, exploded with a loud bang. The rock, which was more than one meter in diameter, shattered, and a Black Iron Spear was deeply embedded in the rocky ground.

The powerful impact was so great that even heavily armored warriors wielding Tower Shield could not withstand it.

Originally, those Griffon Cavalry were just shooting Fletched Arrow from the air, but the Fletched Arrow falling from the sky did not have the power of the Black Iron Spear.

Once Captain Tiprado landed back on his griffin, Roy approached Captain Tiprado and asked, "Captain Tiprado, how many Black Iron Spear can you throw in one battle?"

"Three spears won't be too much of a burden for me, five should be the limit, and these Black Iron Spear are too heavy, so we can't carry too many..." Captain Tiprado said.

"Can all the Griffon Corps warriors learn this throwing technique?"

"It's not that difficult..." Captain Tiprado replied.

"Alright, I'll have Qian Ning continue manufacturing these spears and equip them to the Griffon Corps ..." Roy said happily.

Over the next few days, all members of the Griffon Corps practiced throwing Black Iron Spear...

Meanwhile, the headhunters hiding in the southern part of the Kaltim Mountain Range realized that their escape route had been almost cut off. They began to panic and stopped hiding their retreat to the north. Instead, they fled north in large numbers.

Headhunters dressed in fur coats can be seen everywhere in the mountains and fields.

Roy didn't wait any longer. He led the Mine Guard from Ghost Crow Ridge and chased after them north along the Kaltim Mountain Range...

The Mine Guard didn't pursue them too closely, but instead cleared out some lone headhunter squads along the way.

Captain Tiprado, however, saw this as a rare opportunity for training, since the headhunters were on the run and unlikely to take the Black Iron Spear stuck in the ground with them. So he led over a hundred Griffon Cavalry to follow them in the sky.

Once the headhunter is spotted, the Griffon Cavalry will swoop down and hurl their Black Iron Spear when they are only a few hundred meters away from the headhunter.

In fact, throwing the Black Iron Spear from such a distance, with headhunters fleeing north below, who, though lacking fighting spirit, were extremely vigilant, made it difficult for the Black Iron Spear to hit them. Furthermore, the Griffon Cavalry would have to fly down to retrieve the Black Iron Spear, an action that would be even more dangerous.

However, Captain Tiprado insisted that the Griffon Cavalry do this, and Roy was very supportive...

Every nightfall, the Assassin Squad emerges from the Kaltim Mountain Range, like a pack of Night Blade Leopard hunting in the darkness, constantly reaping the lives of those fleeing headhunters.

They were everywhere, always managing to get ahead of these headhunter squads.

Even if they encounter some particularly troublesome headhunter Chieftain, these Assassin Squad members will use the shadows of the forest to make a safe retreat...

To deal with the Assassin Squad, the headhunters who retreated north had to gather together. Even at night, they had to light torches. When resting, they would almost always huddle together or simply stay in a cave. All the headhunters lived in the cave, and a few headhunters were left at the entrance to keep watch at night, which effectively prevented them from being assassinated by the Assassin Squad.

However, this forces headhunters to retreat as a group.

The large group of headhunters gathered together, becoming easy targets for the Griffon Cavalry.

The headhunters gathered together, and the power of the Black Iron Spear thrown from the sky became apparent. Once these Black Iron Spear pierced a headhunter, they would often penetrate from the top of the head, then emerge from the tailbone, and finally embed themselves firmly into the rocky ground, pinning the headhunter to the spot and killing them instantly.

Although these Black Iron Spear didn't pierce many headhunters' bodies along the way, they left a huge shadow in their minds...

Headhunters are accustomed to throwing spears and are well aware of their power. When they find themselves in the sight of spear hunters, the fear that arises in their hearts spreads throughout their bodies, causing them to involuntarily flee north, sparing no effort in their frantic escape.

Roy led the mine's Guard Squad, following at a distance, like a flock of shepherds driving their sheep northward...

On the Pagisto Plateau, Roy's mine Guard Squad finally seized the initiative and sounded the horn for a counterattack.