Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong

Chapter 736: Chapter 490: Prelude to the Fortress Defense Battle_2

In that direction, there was a relatively flat and wide road, which was the only way for the Saint Night Army to come here.

“Your Excellency, since the enemy has gathered their forces, we should also take our positions.”

On the other side, Lord White, who also received the news through secret communication, nodded to Leo Ray.

Then, under Lord White’s command, all soldiers except those with blue armbands began to retreat and head for their predetermined hiding spots near the city walls.

For a moment, the whole scene became extremely tense.

A great battle was about to begin.

“Understood. Let’s wait for the enemy to arrive.”Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Seeing this, Leo Ray smiled slightly and, surrounded by his subordinates, began to head towards a large arrow tower that led directly to the inside of the fortress.

…

Under the twin moons, the night wind was cold, and insects sang and jumped.

Suddenly, on a mountain path covered with dense bushes, the motionless low green leaves began to tremble slightly.

In no time, accompanied by the dull thumping sound, even the ground’s fine gravel began to vibrate without wind, like dancing on a drum’s surface.

At this moment, in such an environment, the only thing that could make the earth vibrate at this frequency was the synchronized footsteps of the Saint Night Army.

The next second, a large number of soldiers appeared at the end of the road.

At the same time, the heavy footsteps mixed with the crisp sound of the armor collision grew louder and louder, like the bass cannon at its peak, shaking people’s spirits.

In a short time, the road was filled with neatly lined rows of blue-patterned armored soldiers. The rows of shiny armor and sharp spear tips reflected the cold light in the silver moonlight.

At the same time, a wave of cold, bone-chilling breath radiated from each soldier.

Then, it converged into a mighty and vast aura, like a pair of hands gripping one’s throat, making it almost suffocating.

Upon closer inspection, although the whole army had no lighting, the soldiers still moved swiftly, with flashes of light occasionally shooting out from their murderous eyes.

It seemed that they had been under some group magic that enhanced their night vision.

Thus, in complete silence, this endless torrent of steel flowed like a giant beast crawling on the ground, rapidly approaching the silent mountain fortress.

…

Time flew by, and just before an hour of daylight, the massive Saint Night Army timely arrived at the foot of the fortress.

At a glance, there were seven huge squares neatly distributed on the vast land directly in front of the fortress.

Among them, the three huge squares closest to the city gate were in a conical shape, with one in the front and two at the back.

Further back, there was a large depression in front of the fortress. Due to unfavorable terrain, the Saint Night Army indeed did not deploy soldiers there.

On both sides of the depression, there was one huge square each, facing the two small fortresses on the side of the mountain.

Behind the depression were two more huge squares, one in front and one behind.

“One square is clearly the scale of an army of ten thousand, but why are there only seven squares?”

At this moment, wearing a Blessed Invisibility Cloak, Leo Ray was in the corner of the arrow tower above the fortress, peering through the shooting hole and pondering thoughtfully.

It should be noted that, according to the information obtained from August Montgomery and the reports from Serena and Stella Clark, the Saint Night Army had indeed emptied their camp, leaving only a small number of elite troops to guard the main camp and food supplies.

“I must say, unexpected things do happen on the battlefield.”With a slight curl of his lips, Leo Ray regained his composure and continued thinking: “In any case, we must ascertain the whereabouts of that Saint Night Army as soon as possible. After all, there are only ten thousand troops in the Mountain Fortress. Should the enemy manage to infiltrate the vulnerable parts of the fortress, the consequences would be unimaginable.”

With that thought in mind, Leo Ray used Mind Talk to quietly contact Serena, Stella, Bianca White, Abigail, and Amelia who were still outside. He instructed these five subordinates to begin investigating the surrounding areas of the fortress.

Moreover, he asked Taylor and Rednight beside him to focus on sensing any abnormalities around the fortress.

After making all these arrangements, Leo Ray narrowed his eyes and resumed watching the situation below the fortress.

The time for August Montgomery and the Saint Night Army’s scheduled rendezvous approached.

Gideon Black, who had already prepared, immediately activated a special signal-type magical scroll.

The next second, a silent deep blue signal flare shot violently toward the sky.

With a long tail trailing behind, it began to slowly descend above the Saint Night Army, like fireworks in the quiet moonlit night. It was extremely conspicuous.

At the same time, accompanied by the crisp sound of chains rubbing against each other, the iron bridge hanging high in the fortress was suddenly dropped. The gigantic metal door behind the bridge also opened completely.

“Finally, it’s open!”

Seeing this, the commander of the Saint Night Army sitting at the forefront of the fortress, couldn’t help but reveal an elated expression.

However, just as he was about to give the order to charge into the city, he was stopped by a deputy general beside him.

“General, something’s not right,” said the deputy general with a solemn face. “Although the timing is perfect and the signal is fine, I feel it’s too quiet here. Why don’t we first send our cavalry from the main unit of three squadrons to investigate?”

“You’re overthinking it, deputy general. Now that the fortress gate is wide open, if we let those bastards from Coldflame react and miss this excellent opportunity, could you bear the responsibility?” The commander sneered.

This assault force from the Saint Night Army was composed of elite troops selected from multiple legions. The commander and the two deputy generals were from different legions.

Thus, the commander was naturally afraid that the deputy general would take away his merit.

It was well known that obtaining the first achievement would grant one the right to freely rule a Coldflame City.

By then, they could act wantonly as they pleased.

With such thoughts in mind, a lewd smile appeared on the commander’s face while he revealed his murderous intent. He raised his axe and shouted, “Soldiers, follow me and charge in, kill those Coldflame bastards!”

The next second, the commander took the lead, followed by his soldiers.

At this moment, apart from the commander,

The soldiers behind him showed fierce expressions as they ran wildly, brandishing their sharp lances and longswords, which emitted a bone-chilling cold light.

Seeing this scene, the other two deputy generals followed suit, unwilling to be outdone.

Thus, the elite assault legion composed of five squadrons of cavalry, four squadrons of light infantry, and one squadron of mixed mages charged headlong into the fortress gate.

In a matter of moments, the bloodthirsty assault legion had completely entered the Urne City within the fortress.

The leading commander finally realized that the large gate leading to the inner fortress had not been opened and seemed impenetrable.

“Damn it, what are you dawdling for?”

Looking at the several Coldflame soldiers with blue armbands above the Urne City, the commander spat while pulling on the reins of his steed.

However, after waiting for a moment, the expressionless soldiers showed no reaction, merely staring coldly at him.

Seeing this, the commander instantly revealed a disdainful expression and cursed, “Nothing but a bunch of traitorous rats, now hurry up and open the…”

However, the next second, before his enraged words could be fully uttered,

A rumbling sound resounded as a massive metal sluice gate suddenly fell in position at the back of the fortress gate, trapping the entire Saint Night Army, who had just been preparing for a massacre, within the vast Urne City.