One-Sided

From Wushan Castle to Mountain Forest Town, the Guards spent ten days with Luo Ning.

During these ten days, Luo Ning completely established the image of a "Lord" in the Guards' minds by promising them high salaries, allocating them sufficient food, and training them in discipline and obedience.

So when he ordered the attack, the Guards all gripped their longswords and followed the Knight in the charge.

The tense situation completely erupted with Luo Ning's shout of "Kill!"

The two sides were only a few dozen meters apart on the mountain path. Under the Warhorses' gallop, in the blink of an eye, Macken had already engaged Prinster.

Longswords collided, Battle Qi erupted, and the two men's mounts let out fierce neighs.

Under the immense impact, Prinster's Warhorse seemed to be in poor condition, stumbling and about to fall. Its rider hadn't expected the strength of this Knight before him to be even greater than his own!

He kicked the horse's back directly, leaping into the air and flying over everyone, landing outside the battle.

As Prinster retreated, his subordinates swarmed forward. Two Knights surrounded and attacked Macken, while the remaining two attacked Luo Ning and David respectively.

Luo Ning had tried fighting on horseback when sparring with Macken, but his experience was still insufficient.

Fortunately, the opponent's Knight didn't seem to be very skilled either.

After just one exchange, the opponent couldn't withstand the force transmitted through Luo Ning's longsword.

"A bit intimidating, but too weak, right?"

Luo Ning was currently a Beginner Knight at full mastery. If not for the restriction of his characteristic, he would have already broken through to Intermediate.

The opponent, on the other hand, was clearly a long way from full mastery, so in a direct clash of strength, he was no match for Luo Ning at all.

"I already gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it."

The moment their swords collided, Luo Ning pressed forward with the momentum. The immense force directly compelled his opponent's sword to smash against his own chest!

Luo Ning then swept his sword upward again. In the instant the two horses crossed paths, he directly cut the opponent's throat vertically, sliced open their jaw, and struck them down from their horse.

"Everyone, charge!"

Having succeeded in one strike, Luo Ning reined in his horse and shouted loudly. Seeing that their Lord had already killed one person, the Guards' morale soared.

They quickly passed Luo Ning and charged down.

The Infantry on both sides clashed.

Close combat was dangerous and terrifying. Luo Ning's group of Guards had been eating well, drinking well, and training well during this time, and each of them was very strong;

In contrast, the twenty opposing Infantry had likely exhausted a lot of energy from rushing out of Mountain Forest Town, and coupled with the disadvantage of fighting uphill, they were completely at a disadvantage.

As soon as the Infantry on both sides engaged, Luo Ning's side quickly suppressed the opposition.

Luo Ning quickly glanced at David; he was quite worried about this kid who had just broken through to become a Professional Knight.

Fortunately, although this guy was somewhat suppressed by his opponent, he could still barely hold on, and it seemed he would be fine for a short period.

Therefore, the key to deciding this battle lay with Macken.

Luo Ning immediately turned his horse around, preparing to help Macken.

But before he could move, Macken repelled the attacking Knights with two moves, then jumped off his horse and charged directly at Prinster, who had left the battle.

"Impossible, how do you have such a strong Knight by your side!"

Prinster was greatly alarmed, shouting in surprise while gripping his sword hilt with both hands. Battle Qi surged on his longsword, turning into flames, and slashed towards Macken.

Luo Ning's eyes lit up. This Prinster was a Fire Attribute Professional Knight, and this move should be a Battle Technique.

Seeing his opponent use a Battle Technique, Macken reached back and pried off the iron shield from his back.

He let out a roar, like a warrior making a desperate counterattack. Battle Qi erupted all over his body, and even the shield glowed with an earthy yellow light.

"Boom!"

The Blazing Slash struck the shield, shattering into countless sparks. This guy Macken actually blocked this attack with his shield head-on.

The immense impact forced Macken to retreat. He thrust his sword into the ground, stopping his backward movement, while Earth Attribute Battle Qi was injected into the ground.

Suddenly, a Spike Earth Spear shot out from the ground. Taking advantage of Prinster's reduced attention after making his move, it pierced into the opponent's calf!

"Ah!"

Prinster cried out in pain. He struggled to pull his leg out, wanting to escape, but soon a cold sword was placed against his neck.

"Surrender!"

Macken said coldly, "If Lord Luo Ning weren't merciful and told me not to kill you, your head would already be at your feet!"

Prinster's eyes were wide, completely unable to believe that he had failed, and so quickly at that.

Perhaps Prinster's strength wasn't much worse than Macken's, but it was clear that Macken had significantly more combat experience than his opponent.

Furthermore, the opponent completely underestimated Macken's strength, leading to emotional breakdown after being defeated in one blow, which allowed Macken to completely overwhelm him.

"This guy..."

Luo Ning couldn't help but laugh and shake his head. If it were him, he would never have used a shield to block the opponent's Blazing Slash. What if the shield shattered?

One could only say that Macken was incredibly brave in combat and had strong intuition.

"Administrator Prinster has been defeated!"

Luo Ning shouted loudly, "The rest of you, drop your weapons and lie on the ground! You will not be killed!"

His voice carried far. Prinster's infantry were stunned by his words. In just a moment of daze, Luo Ning's infantry pierced through their bodies.

After a brief, one-sided slaughter, the infantry from Mountain Forest Town finally reacted. With terrified looks, they dropped their weapons and lay on the ground, wailing and begging for mercy.

They had lost the courage to continue fighting.

As for Luo Ning's Guards, although a few didn't stop in time and injured some surrendering enemies, the vast majority reacted quickly. They simply held their swords against the necks of the others, refraining from further attacks.

The chaotic battlefield instantly fell silent, with only the sounds of wailing and horses neighing.

The two remaining Professional Knights under Prinster saw that things were going badly and surprisingly mounted their horses, fleeing for their lives.

They weren't fleeing back the way they came, but intended to escape south along the mountain road, away from Mountain Forest Town.

"Trying to escape?"

Luo Ning slapped his warhorse's flank hard. The warhorse neighed and galloped towards the two.

"It would be great if I were an Intermediate Mage," Luo Ning thought as he pursued.

If he could use the Wind Blade spell, he could have easily hit them from behind right now.

However, his mount was of excellent quality and accelerated quickly. Even though the other two got a two-second head start, Luo Ning quickly caught up.

"Stay!"

His longsword aimed directly for the back of one of them from behind. Forced into a corner, the man had no choice but to turn and counterattack.

In the clash, the already flustered Knight was cut on the arm by Luo Ning's sword, fell from his horse, and rolled in the dust.

Luo Ning ignored him and chased after the other one, using the same method to intercept him.

David walked up and placed his sword against the neck of one of them, taking control. Luo Ning took control of the other.

At this point, Prinster and all his subordinates were either under Luo Ning's control or lying on the ground, having lost the courage to resist.

"David, well done!"

Luo Ning praised him. He hadn't expected this novice, who had just broken through a few days ago, to win against his opponent in his first battle.

David looked a little embarrassed and chuckled, saying, "Sir, I actually couldn't beat that guy. But after he heard your shout, he immediately dropped his weapon and lay on the ground to surrender, which allowed me to disengage."

"Oh?" Luo Ning raised an eyebrow.

He turned his head to look. The Knight who had just fought David was indeed lying on the ground, very well-behaved. As expected, there were still people who knew how to adapt to the situation.

As he surveyed the battlefield, the Mage Elrond moved among the injured, continuously casting Healing Spells, quickly healing the wounds of the bleeding Guards.

Luo Ning gathered the five professionals together. He went up to Prinster and asked with a smile, "Is this outcome a little different from what you expected?"

As he spoke, he beckoned to Elrond, "Give his injuries a bit of healing. I don't want him to die just yet."

"Yes, sir. You are truly merciful to your captives!"

Elrond came over, pulled out the earth spikes from Prinster's leg, and cast two Healing Spells.

The rate of blood flow slowed down significantly under the effect of the healing, but perhaps because the injuries were too severe, there were no signs of the wounds closing.

"Sir, the earth spikes injured the bone. Healing Spells alone cannot fully restore the wound."

Luo Ning waved his hand, "That's enough. As long as he doesn't die."

Prinster looked at Luo Ning with a pale face, "I didn't expect you to not only have an Intermediate Knight by your side but also a mysterious Light Attribute Mage!"

He gritted his teeth, suppressing his anger at his defeat with reluctance, "I also didn't expect that the Legitimate Grandson of the Marquis, who was said to be useless, is also a Professional Knight."

"Administrator, there are many things you didn't expect, and they are quite fatal."

Luo Ning smiled faintly, "I'm very curious, who told you this information about me?"

Prinster lowered his head, seemingly contemplating whether to answer the question.

Just then, the Knight kneeling beside him, who was controlled by David, whispered a reminder, "Don't forget your oath!"