With the passing of time, the thick fog that shrouded the castle dispersed gradually. Now, everyone could clearly see the groups of knights that appeared in front of them.
They sped down the path, kicking up an overwhelming amount of smoke and dust into the air. The groups were estimated to be around two to three thousand knights, or even more.
Old Wilson and the knights in the territory were combat-ready and on alert. Their greatswords flashed with a cold light. At the command of Old Wilson, they would charge forward to fight immediately.
However, Old Wilson did not give the order even after stalling for a long time. Instead, he was getting more concerned.
"3,000 people, at least 3,000 bandits," Old Wilson whispered. His facial expression grew even more serious.
Then, in a low voice, he called out to Prat who was by his side, "Prat, protect Merlin. No matter what the situation is, you've to keep him alive!"
Prat hesitated for a moment but he followed the order and went to Merlin. Ever since he left the battlefield with Old Wilson, he had never seen him feeling such worried and nervous.
"All heavy armored knights, get into formation. Be ready to charge!" Old Wilson yelled aloud.
In an instant, the knights dressed in black heavy armor aimed the long spears in their hands at the sky. They queued up behind Old Wilson, prepared for the charge at any time.
Soon, a large crowd of bandits swarmed forward in an orderly formation. They came to a halt at a few hundred meters away from the castle, and gradually, three men in white robes who were wearing golden masks emerged from the crowd.
Old Wilson narrowed his eyes. He figured that these three masked men should be the leaders of these bandits. On cursory examination, there was a large number of bandits and they seemed to be able to surround the entire castle.
In terms of quantity, Old Wilson's most combative two hundred heavy armored knights were much lesser in comparison with the bandits. At most, they could gather up to a thousand including the other six to seven hundred knights within the territory. In comparison with the 3,000 bandits in front of them, Old Wilson's strength was indeed too small.
Moreover, judging from the orderly marching of these bandits, Old Wilson concluded that their combat literacy was at a commendable level where it was only possible after rigorous training.
Seeing the group of bandits in front of him, Old Wilson felt that he was back at the cruel battlefield. He felt as if he was not facing a group of scattered bandits but a group of well-trained elite army troop.
"When were bandits eligible for such quality training?"
Old Wilson's eyes flashed like lightning as his gaze swept across the large group of bandits in front of him, before finally landed his gaze onto the leaders of the bandits – the three men who were wearing golden masks. Only by defeating them that he was able to protect the territory.
At this thought, Old Wilson raised his greatsword with one hand, and shouted at the two hundred heavy armored knights behind him, "In the name of the knight's glory, attack!"
"In the name of the knight's glory, attack!"
Two hundred heavy armored knights yelled in unison. The tremendous momentum shown was so intense that it seemed like they did not regard those three thousand bandits in front of them as a threat. Their imposing manner shook the earth.
This was the heavy armored knight troop which Old Wilson had constructed after spending more than ten years of effort and almost half of the taxes collected from the territory. Finally, today would be these heavy armored knights' first battle!
"Boom!"
Like a landslide, the two hundred heavy armored knights moved and shook the earth. Two hundred heavy armored knights followed closely behind Old Wilson as they rushed forward to the bandits like a black torrent.
Old Wilson fought at the forefront of his men. Leading the two hundred heavy armored knights, he rushed out to make a bloody opening path. No matter how many bandits were there, they could not seem to resist the impact of the heavy armored knights.
The heavy armor on the knights was not destructible by ordinary swords and spears as a powerful force was required to damage it. Only when the knights fell over the horse or when they were exhausted by the fight, which left them with no combat power, that these groups of heavy armored knights could be taken down.
Old Wilson led the two hundred heavy armored knights through the battlefield and killed more than 300 thieves in just one attack. Yet, he did not injure himself. The three men wearing golden masks in the distance looked at Old Wilson who was leading the heavy armored knights, attacking the bandits incessantly. Although they concealed their appearances, they looked tough to bring down.
"Such powerful heavy armored knight troop. This Wilson is indeed something. No wonder he survived the Slaughterhouse. It'll be great if he can return to the arms of God..." one of the men wearing a golden mask muttered disappointedly.
"Angus, we can't let him go on like this. I'll take him down and that should collapse his heavy armored knights."
The three of them could make out that Old Wilson was the soul of the heavy armored knights, just like the alpha in a pack of wolves. With Old Wilson charging in the front of the battlefield, this heavy armored knight troop was fearless, as if nothing would go wrong.
Therefore, to defeat this heavy armored knight troop, they must take down Old Wilson.
"Queiro, Lelo, the two of you go together. Be sure to eliminate Wilson!" Angus said coldly.
"Haha, Angus, be rest assured. It's just a Wilson, how much does he have?"
Hence, the two white-robed men wearing golden masks rushed to Old Wilson on a horseback.
Although Old Wilson's heavy armored knights were invincible that almost no one could fight against them, the number of bandits was too great in comparison after all. Even if they tried to break through from either side, they could hardly go beyond the tight encirclement. Instead, the number of bandits surrounding them seemed to increase gradually.
Queiro and Lelo quickly rushed down. They commanded some bandits to separate Old Wilson from his heavy armored knights.
Queiro, with short red-hair, rushed directly at Wilson's face. He slowly pulled out a greatsword, all the while staring fiercely at Old Wilson.
"Remember, you're dead in the hands of Queiro!" Queiro bellowed, and the greatsword in his hand released a blinding light. Even in the melee, this ray of light dazzled in the battlefield.
Looking at the ray of light on Queiro's sword, Old Wilson's expression changed as he realized it was an unbelievable powerful wave produced from the Light Elements. The voice that came through his throat next sounded slightly hoarse, "Light Elements... You're a Guardian Swordsman from the church?"
Old Wilson was shocked. He thought he was dealing with bandits, not Light Swordsmen who could control the Light Elements. He was clear that this kind of Light Swordsman would surely be taken in by the church to become the Guardian Swordsman.
In the blink of an eye, these bandits had become the highly respectable Guardian Swordsmen from the church, and it came as a tremendous surprise. Even Old Wilson did not know what was going on.