Looking at the golden hair and beard fluttering in the wind, King of the Kingdom of Black Rock's face turned ashen. This humiliation was no different from being lifted up and slapped hard in public. Anger was about to burn him up, but at the same time, the coolness on his neck prevented him from venting his anger.
Clearly, King of Chambord's strength far exceeds the description in the previous report; he is absolutely capable and confident of beheading him in an instant... This is truly terrifying!
King of Black Rock reluctantly turned his head to look at a cavalryman beside him, whose true face was obscured by full silver armor.
But then the man's eyes flickered, and he shook his head almost imperceptibly.
King of Black Rock sighed, instantly understanding the other party's meaning—clearly, King of Chambord's strength far exceeded their initial expectations, meaning the plan they set before departure was definitely impossible to achieve... Even with a thousand regrets, he was powerless. In the jungle-driven Azeroth Continent, the power of a strong individual far surpasses that of an army. King of Black Rock, though of average natural talent, was only Two-Star Class fire warrior at over fifty years old. However, his ability to become a king who established his nation through military might, besides being born into royalty, stemmed primarily from his forbearance and cunning. Therefore, he naturally knew what strategy was the best choice at this moment.
"One... two..."
Sun Fei paid no heed to what his sworn enemy of Chambord was thinking. His Majesty the King sat high on the back of [ Black Whirlwind ], coldly counting down. Each word was like a heavy hammer, striking the hearts of King of Black Rock and all the Black Rock Knights. The icy voice made their hearts pound uncontrollably, and they instinctively gripped their weapons tightly.
"Four... five... six..."
Sun Fei continued counting at his own unhurried pace.
A chilly autumn wind blew, and for some reason, the Black Rock City army suddenly felt an unprecedented coldness on this bright red morning.
"... seven... eight..."
It was just a few simple numbers, but at this moment, when spoken calmly and deliberately by His Majesty the King, it made every soldier of Chambord City feel their blood boil. Something seemed to be surging in their chests. For so long, Blackrock City had always bullied Black Rock City, easily finding excuses to ravage and plunder within Chambord City 'Kingdom of Chambord. Who would have thought that one day, His Majesty, One Sword, could intimidate Blackrock's two thousand elite knights with just a few words, making their arrogant and haughty King of Black Rock meek and submissive, not daring to utter a sound? The next moment, the Chambord warriors roared involuntarily, counting along with Sun Fei, as if venting all the humiliation of the past.
The roars of more than a hundred Chambord from Chambord merged together, their momentum soaring to the sky. Their voices faintly revealed the sound of metal striking stone, as awe-inspiring as the clash of swords and the thunder of horses.
The situation turned around instantly.
The Chambord Expeditionary Army, despite being outnumbered, gained the upper hand.
The angry shouts of fewer than two hundred people created a [battle atmosphere].
This far surpassed the previous battle situation where two thousand elite Blackrock cavalrymen used their Long Spear to strike the galloping horses.
Its sharp edge is intimidating!
No one dared to look directly at them!
"Nine..."
The moment the word "nine" was uttered, Sun Fei reached out and touched the air, a flash of purple light appearing as he grasped a shimmering purple longsword. Seeing His Majesty the King's action, the next second, a series of dense metallic clanging sounds rang out... all the Chambord warriors drew their Sharp Sword.
This series of crisp, battlefield-like sounds of swords being drawn became the final straw that broke the camel's back. King Blackrock Kant was terrified, and in a daze, he seemed to see that elusive, phantom-like figure descending from the sky once more. His warhorse reared up and neighed, roaring, "Retreat..."
Rumble--!!!
Like the receding tide of black water, in the blink of an eye, more than two thousand elite Blackrock Knights retreated completely, returning along the same route, raising a cloud of white dust, and disappearing into the distant Blackstone Fortress.
"Pah!" Drogba Taurus Gold Knight, spat out a mouthful of saliva several times in disdain.
"They escaped really fast..." Capricorn Gold Knight Pierce was a little disappointed.
A dozen minutes later, the Chambord Expeditionary Army arrived at the gates of Blackstone Fortress.
Sun Fei had expected the King of Black Rock, who had left in anger, to make things difficult for them regarding passage. He had even prepared to have Princess Tanasha 'knock on the door'. However, to his surprise, the gates of Blackstone Fortress were wide open. The Blackrock soldiers guarding the city had clearly received orders and did not obstruct the group from Chambord City at all, allowing Sun Fei and his companions to enter the city directly.
"Could it be that King of Black Rock wants to trap me and beat me... Uh, ptooey, I'm not a dog... Is he trying to surround me in the city like dumplings?" Sun Fei thought casually, without the slightest fear. He patted his [ Black Whirlwind ] and, 'leading the way,' was the first to step into Blackstone Fortress.
Čech, Lampard, and the others behind him had obviously thought of this as well. They quietly passed down a series of orders, and the expeditionary force's formation changed. More Urban Management guards were stationed next to the magic carriage where Angela and the princess were, creating a situation where the outside was relaxed but the inside was tense, with everyone maintaining a high level of vigilance at all times.
However, none of the imagined attacks occurred.
Blackstone Fortress was very peaceful and functioning smoothly.
Sun Fei carefully observed this fortress, the most important military stronghold of the enemy country, lost in thought.
Due to its unique geographical location and strategic importance, Blackstone Fortress is a completely militarized fortress. All the buildings inside are constructed entirely of massive black stones, with no flammable wooden structures in sight. Moreover, the layout and height of all the buildings are clearly the result of careful and rational planning, with various small Rock fortresses scattered throughout, heavily guarded. Because the fortress is built along the mountainside, the mountain peaks on both sides have also been carved out with numerous stone chambers and sentry posts, with fully armed archers appearing and disappearing intermittently, indicating that a large force is deployed inside.
The fortress has many narrow streets and a maze-like terrain. Even if the enemy breaks through the city gates and rushes in, they will not be able to organize a large-scale attack. Instead, they will be divided into scattered squads, losing the advantage of having the majority of their troops, and will be annihilated by the Black Rock Army, which is familiar with the terrain and has the advantage of terrain.
The entire fortress perfectly embodies the ingenious design of military fortresses in the era of cold weapons, resembling a cold-blooded killing machine perched in the valley.
King of Black Rock clearly valued this fortress highly. He had made preparations before Sun Fei and his group entered, and many military facilities had been hidden to prevent the enemies of Chambord City from discovering anything. Therefore, what Sun Fei and his group saw at this time was only one-tenth of the fortress's military strength.
The widest street running through the entire fortress was only about two meters wide, barely wide enough for one carriage to pass through. The streets were sparsely populated, with hardly any residents or small vendors in sight. Aside from the heavily armored, cold-blooded soldiers, there were only a few medium to large caravans passing by. Blackstone Fortress occupied the shortest route to the imperial capital, Saint Petersburg, and levied heavy taxes on anyone wishing to pass through; only these caravans could afford such prices.
Aside from soldiers and a few caravans, the largest group consisted of slaves.
Mining slaves!!
Black Rock City has many mines and caves in the Blazing Sun Mountains, which continuously extract large amounts of ore. This is one of the pillars of their national finances and the capital that allows the King of Black Rock to wage war. As long as there is a sufficient population, he can organize and assemble a fully armed army at any time. The supply of iron weapons has never been a problem for the development of national power like it has been in Chambord City.
For King of Black Rock, the only problem was the shortage of slaves for mining. This is why the country loves war, because war can bring them a large number of prisoners of war, who are one of the sources of high-quality mining slaves.
For nearly thirty years since the ambitious King of Black Rock ascended the throne, in order to meet the labor demand for mining, Black Rock City has openly or covertly participated in countless conflicts between imperial vassal states, instigated student conflicts between different countries, and even secretly supported armed bandits and mercenary groups to abduct people from other countries and sell them into slavery. Chambord City is one of the countries that has suffered the most from this. Especially in the last three years, Chambord City's national strength has weakened, its King is recognized as an idiot, and the ambitious Bazel has been causing chaos in the country. At least one-sixth of the young and middle-aged laborers have been openly or covertly abducted to the Blazing Sun Mountains to serve as mining slaves, resulting in countless deaths and injuries. The piles of bones have forged the Glory of the Kingdom of Black Rock.
The two countries have long harbored deep-seated hatred that is difficult to resolve.
This explains why Sun Fei went on a killing spree last night, and it also explains why guys like Pierce, Drogba, and even the warden Oleg were so warlike and bloodthirsty when facing the soldiers of Kingdom of Black Rock. It's because Chambord City has been ravaged by Black Rock City. Countless women in Chambord City have lost their husbands, countless children have become orphans, and countless Old Man Old Wu to rely on... All these tragedies are thanks to Black Rock City.
The Chambord Army Expeditionary Force marched slowly through the streets.
Upon entering the very center of Blackstone Fortress, Sun Fei frowned.
He saw three or four hundred bloodstained stone pillars of varying heights standing on both sides of a small central square. The white pillars stood out starkly against the backdrop of black buildings, their surfaces stained with large amounts of dark red blood, a horrifying sight. Despite it being late autumn, swarms of flies buzzed around them. But what made Sun Fei frown wasn't just this; he quickly noticed that some of the pillars were tightly bound with iron chains to naked, filthy, emaciated people with hair matted like straw.
Without exception, every one of these people was covered in shocking wounds.
Sun Fei's eyes flashed like lightning, and he quickly realized that some of the people tied to the stone pillars had been tortured to death and were now corpses, some had fallen into a coma, and others, although they retained a sliver of consciousness, were groaning and howling in pain, but the sounds coming from their mouths were no longer human voices, but rather the low growls of wounded wild beasts, their facial expressions twitching and distorted, their lives worse than death.
"Your Majesty, these must be miners who have made mistakes. They were hung on the stone pillars after being punished to deter other miners!" Čech explained softly.
Sun Fei nodded without saying anything.
In a barbaric age of cold weapons like Azeroth Continent, such a cruel scene was exactly what Sun Fei had expected. He was powerless to change anything, nor did he have the ambition to do so... but seeing this scene still made him feel a little uncomfortable and affected his mood.
Just then, a heart-wrenching scream suddenly came from the other end of the square.
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