After summoning all the familiars, I mounted the Sith, and we quickly began to approach the Ironborn army of seven or eight hundred men. Mormont's castle was in even worse shape than Glover's. Deepwood Castle's wooden walls were at least 10 meters high, while Mormont's wooden walls were less than 5 meters high. Therefore, it was impossible to retreat behind the walls and use similar tactics.
After Buff everyone, I only had 80 mana left, so I had to use that mana to intimidate the army and make them retreat.
To do this, I can only bluff, or inflict massive damage in a short time, terrifying them into a rout. I brought about 150 arrows.
First, I want to make the best use of every arrow. In this battle, I'll use Lika as my mount. I need Sith to fight away from me, and although Lika's speed and strength are not as good as Sith's, they're sufficient. Lika is a little bigger than a donkey, so I can ride her, but because she doesn't have a saddle, it's a bit difficult to ride her.
Apart from Lika, Im, Po, and myself, my other familiars were scattered around the army, and I ordered them not to join the battle.
I began my attack, hurling two Earth Clod at the most concentrated area of the army. Two rugby ball-shaped boulders, each 50 centimeters long, crashed into the army, reaping souls in their path like scythes.
Because it was a linear motion, everyone who came into contact with it suffered fractures, collapsed chests, or broken skulls. Most people died in the impact, but those who lost limbs lay on the ground screaming in agony, while others yelled that there was an ambush.
Each time I cast the spell, I kill about 40 people. Of course, the number of people I kill decreases each time I use the spell. After a few times, they will understand the spell's weakness. "Don't line up in a row." The Ironborn start running towards me as soon as they see me. They don't have a horse because there's no room on their ships, so I can kite them at will.
I first targeted the ones giving the orders and began firing arrows at them one by one. But the Ironborn realized they couldn't keep up with me and started building a shield wall. This is a typical defensive tactic, assuming they were facing a regular archer force. It's the right way to waste arrows, but in their panic, the Ironborn forgot one thing.
They lined up again. I fired two earthen balls at two different points on the shield wall. This time, more soldiers lost arms and legs than died, because every soldier was hiding behind their shields, but that meant they were also unable to fight. In just five minutes, nearly 250 soldiers were either killed or wounded, accompanied by arrows and spells.
I still have 64 mana and 80 arrows. The Ironborn are getting smarter; they realize I'm fighting alone and start forming shield walls in groups of 5 or 10. Using Earth Clod is no longer an effective spell. That's when Im and Abo come into play. Like bombers, Po uses the Wind Bullet spell in their most concentrated area.
Wave, which killed about 50 people in six dive attacks, retreated after its magic was exhausted. Im, on the other hand, could move freely as if swimming underground, sometimes surfacing, sometimes biting, and sometimes returning to the ground.
Im's venom is not inexhaustible. Yes, its venom is very potent. Im can only kill 60 people. Meanwhile, I felled another 40 people with 80 arrows.
I had used up all my arrows, and at this distance, all the spells I could use couldn't kill more than two or three more people, and these fanatics didn't seem to be running away anytime soon. Ten or twenty of them started to flee, but the rout stopped when the soldiers behind them began killing those who were running away, as ordered by their commander.
It seems I need to revert to the hit-and-run tactic. Lika, Berus, Erebus, Sith, and I began attacking the remaining 400 soldiers from different locations. Each of us killed a few soldiers and then ran back without being surrounded. This wouldn't be an effective method for such a small force if they were ordinary animals, as it's very tiring, but with the stamina Buff, it's still quite effective.
Another bonus was that when Lika infiltrated their ranks, I used the spell Perzys ondos ( Burning Hands ), which spread flames on both sides like flamethrowers, killing many people and making it easier for us to escape.
I did this several more times, killing another 150 soldiers, but my mana was down to only 45 points. Once again, when I infiltrated the Ironborn ranks, they were trying to avoid me and were still trying to shoot me with arrows. Of course, it was all in vain. Despite only having 15-20 soldiers on each side, I still used the " Burning Hands " spell.
A cone of flame, five meters in diameter, began to engulf the men, their screams of agony filling the air. Hearing these screams and the sounds of slaughter, the soldiers began to slowly break down; even the fanatical soldiers could not keep the others in formation.
Just then, a fully armored man burst out of the flames and struck Lika from the side with his red shield, which was imprinted with a bone hand. Because I wasn't saddled, the blow knocked me off my Lika and I fell to the ground.
I don't think I could hold on even with a saddle, because this attack caught me completely off guard. These weren't campfires. These were level two spells that could turn a normal person into coal. Even in armor, if he entered these flames, he would be roasted like a turkey in an oven. How could that be possible?