The Zenit riding the black, alien behemoth at the forefront was practically invincible. Nothing could stop him with his two axes; Ajax soldiers fell one after another under his blows, and no one could get close within a four-meter radius.
The rear guard was completely unable to withstand the enemy's charge.
Just as chaos was unfolding, at that moment—
"The vanguard of the Wolf Fang Legion, under the command of His Majesty Emperor Zenit Yasin, has arrived! Double Flag City defenders, prepare to open the city gates and welcome the vanguard into the city!"
A loud shout, like a thunderclap, resounded throughout the entire battlefield.
"Your Highness, we should abandon the siege, deploy our troops to encircle and wear down these six thousand Zenit soldiers." Amidst a collective gasp, an advisor suggested as the enemy's six thousand cavalrymen swept through the enemy's territory with ease.
Ribery was severely injured and unable to move but still standing upright in the distance, felt anxious upon hearing this suggestion. Although the Empire's reinforcements were more valiant than expected, their numbers were insufficient. If the Ajax were determined to use their 60,000 troops to wear down and surround them, even the most valiant warriors would be worn down and killed by sheer numbers.
silence.
After the silence.
"No need. Sound the horn, halt the siege, and let them in." The arrogant figure finally shook his head. " The Zenit are at the height of their power. The lives of my Ajax warriors are precious; we can't waste them like this. Haha, it's just a dead city. Letting them in means they're no safer inside than outside. They've lost their mobility and surprise. Haha, these cavalry may be useful, but they'll never get out again!"
Soon, the bugle calls rang out.
Ajax's siege army began a slow and orderly retreat. Soldiers who had already stormed the city walls began to evacuate using siege ladders or ropes. Hundreds of mages who had just floated into the air to launch their magical attacks in the center of the camp also returned to the ground. Ajax's 40,000-strong army, which was attacking, began to retreat in an orderly manner to a distance of more than a thousand meters from the city walls.
The Twin Flag City, which was already on the verge of collapse, is now temporarily safe.
With the Ajax army deliberately giving way, the 6,000 vanguard cavalry of the [ Wolf Fang Legion ], led by the super expert at the forefront of the Charge, successfully cut a bloody gap, swiftly piercing through the rear flank, center, and vanguard of the 60,000-strong Ajax army. They swept across the more than 3,000-meter-long enemy camp in one go, stepping over the blood and bones of the Ajax people, and quickly arrived at the city gate.
This attack, sweeping Zongheng a 60,000- Barracks, took less than ten minutes, killing over a thousand enemies while the Zenit cavalry suffered only a dozen casualties.
" Wolf Fang! Defense!!"
With a resounding bugle call, the knights executed a graceful turn, temporarily assuming a defensive formation, and warily watching the Ajax army a kilometer away. At the same time, the gates of Twin Flag City were slowly opening with a creaking sound.
The haughty figure watched this scene from afar and sighed softly, "That Zenit archer is indeed a fierce warrior. How wonderful it would be if I could recruit him into my ranks!"
The officers beside him lowered their heads and remained silent, knowing that their prince's almost obsessive love for talent had come to its head.
"Hahaha, you're dreaming!"
Frank Ribery watched as the reinforcements easily crossed the Ajax camp, and finally let out a long sigh of relief. Turning around, he heard the enemy commander's words and couldn't help but burst into laughter. His laughter was full of smugness and irony. Seeing this cold, domineering, and proud fellow finally get his comeuppance, Ribery felt that this was truly the most beautiful sight he had ever seen before the end of his life.
The arrogant figure turned his head, his eyes turning cold as he stared at Ribery.
At this moment, with just a flick of his finger, he could blast Ribery into a bloody mist.
However, in the end he just smiled nonchalantly.
"What's so funny? You're just a pathetic loser, your life is in my hands. I have countless ways to make you wish you were dead... Heh, look, even your companions have given up on you. They're going into the city to live a few more days, while you, with just a thought from me, will be dead!"
"To die on the battlefield is the Glory of an imperial soldier, so what is there to fear?" Ribery said without any fear.
"Haha, good, you really are a brave warrior. Hmm, but if I hang you alive in front of the city gate to be exposed to the sun, I wonder if anyone in the city will come out to rescue you?" The arrogant figure's narrow eyes gleamed with a terrifying light.
Ribery's expression changed.
The other side is using him as Decoy to lure his brothers-in-arms out to their deaths.
"Your Highness, look!" Just then, an Ajax officer suddenly pointed into the distance and exclaimed.
Ribery instinctively turned his head to look, and his expression changed drastically. In the distance, a man and a horse flew towards the hill like an arrow released from a bow. It was the same invincible archer from before.
As if in response to the question posed by the arrogant figure earlier, the man and his horse charged Charge into the 60,000 Ajax cavalry without hesitation.
Everyone understood what this archer was there for.
He came to rescue people.
They came to rescue this officer named Frank Ribery.
How could one person possibly save someone from an elite army of 60,000?
Is this guy crazy?
Ribery was in a panic and wanted to shout loudly to stop this imperial expert from coming over and risking his life for him.
Ribery was well aware of the strength of the arrogant and aloof Ajax commander beside him. He had been defeated by his opponent in a single move, which meant the commander was likely far beyond a six- or seven- Star Class. Not to mention the hundreds of skilled officers and tens of thousands of well-trained elite cavalrymen beside him.
This is practically suicide!
There is absolutely no chance of success!
If he had caused the Imperial army to lose such a skilled fighter, then Ribery truly felt he deserved to die a hundred times over.
However, the severity of his injuries prevented Ribery from shouting. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his heart filled with shock, anxiety, and anger. He staggered and almost lost his balance.
call out!
call out!
call out!
He continued to fire arrows steadily, one after another, with unstoppable archery skills; anything that stood in his way was utterly shattered.
"Shield!"
Amidst the shouts of the vanguard officers, a dozen massive tower shields, propelled by Ajax soldiers, slowly Teleport and finally blocked the path of the lone archer on horseback.
If we slow him down, we can slowly overwhelm and kill him using sheer numbers.
call out!
Arrows remained the response to the changes in Ajax.
Terrible arrows.
Boom boom boom boom!!
Amidst a tremendous roar, the massive, three-meter-tall iron tower shield in the very center was blasted apart.
It was an incredibly horrific scene. Iron filings flew everywhere like splinters of wood, and the Ajax soldiers hiding behind were blown apart, their intestines torn open, and they fell to the side screaming in agony. The archers spurred their black beasts, which charged straight into the front line of the shield formation like Black Lightning.
"Hmph, mere brute force. Let's see how long he can hold out!" Atop the hill, a cold and arrogant figure said in a chilling voice, "Order the Barracks to surround and kill this Zenit expert!"
The bugle sounded.
Ajax's formation has undergone a significant change.
The two flank armies slowly converged on the center, and the heavily armed soldiers blocked the hill like a tide. Some mages, their bodies shimmering with Magic Power, cast Levitation Spell on themselves and floated in mid-air, with powerful magical elements surging in the air.
"Arrow!"
At the officer's shout, a rapid buzzing sound of bowstrings vibrated, followed by a massive, dark swarm of arrows, like locusts, shooting out from the army ranks and heading towards the lone rider in the distance.
These arrows are extremely precious armor-piercing arrows, fired from powerful crossbows. They are incredibly powerful, capable of piercing half-centimeter-thick steel plates within a hundred meters. They can even penetrate the protective Dou Qi of experts below the Two-Star Class. They are powerful weapons for shooting down elite enemy troops and heavy cavalry on the battlefield, and can also be used to indiscriminately kill some powerful experts.
This volley of arrows was terrifying.
Many Ajax officers firmly believed that, faced with such indiscriminate attacks, this fearsome Zenit archer would be wounded, if not killed.
However--
Ding ding ding ding!
The Zenit archers, advancing at breakneck speed, seemed oblivious to the swarm of armor-piercing arrows raining down like bloodthirsty locusts. Their bows and arrows had vanished without a trace, and their aura... well, it had shifted slightly. But this subtle change altered everything.
The terrifying armor-piercing sword, fired from the crossbow, froze in mid-air just one meter in front of him, unable to advance even an inch further.
The archers' advance did not slow down in the slightest.
His speed was so fast, like a whirlwind, that dust and debris rose into the sky behind him. The arrows that had been suspended in the air only paused briefly before being scattered by the terrifying gale, flying everywhere like straw and falling to the ground with a clattering sound like waste.
In the blink of an eye, the man and his horse charged into the vanguard of Ajax's army.
That's too fast!
That's incredibly fast!
The vanguard Barracks still had many battle formations that hadn't been used, but the enemy had already charged past them.
The soldiers charged forward like a tidal wave, risking their lives to surround him. However, the vast gap in strength often cannot be bridged by numbers and spirit. The soldiers who rushed forward retreated even faster. The archer, sitting atop the black behemoth, casually unleashed a single punch, and all the charging soldiers exploded into puffs of blood mist.
The black behemoth did not slow down in the slightest; it swept past like a whirlwind, carrying the soldiers on both sides away, who spun around in the air like willow catkins, howling in agony.
In less than five breaths, a single man and his horse easily broke through the vanguard.
Second update.