Chapter 176: Lure the Snake Out of Its Hole
Many people had recently trampled the mountain road connecting the Gray Earth Village and the Black Collar Tribe, and the weeds on the road had even been widened, wide enough for two or three horses to run side by side.
At this moment, Baburin led his team along the mountain path towards the Black Collar Tribe.
Soon, a group of cavalry appeared on the opposite mountain road.
"Quick, turn your horses around and retreat!"
Baburin gave the order without hesitation, and the team retreated to the spot.
These days, they are accustomed to such provocations and even use the opponent's pursuit to hone the team's riding skills.
Knight Unai, led by Sean, led his men and horses in pursuit.
He hasn't had a peaceful day since being transferred to the Black Collar Tribe.
If you chase them, they won't fight you;
if you don't chase them, they may even dare to come and hang around your door.
Unai is almost having a mental breakdown because of these guys.
"These damn bastards, I'm going to chase them down today!"
The two groups were galloping on the mountain road, but a second wave of people suddenly emerged from the woods beside them when they crossed the middle line.
"Hahahaha, you idiots from Sean, you're done!"
Unai's expression changed drastically, "There's an ambush; retreat quickly!"
He quickly led the team to retreat. Horn and Baburin joined forces and chased the enemy, but their speed was not fast enough for the enemy to escape.
Unai entered the gate of the Black Collar Tribe's stronghold with trepidation and ran towards Feridon's room.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
He knocked hard on the door, "My lord, this is bad!"
Feridon was still sleeping soundly in the room. When the rapid knock on the door awakened him, he was obviously in a bad mood.
"Who is it?"
He complained angrily.
Ever since Feridon came to the Black Collar Tribe, he has regarded himself as the lord here.
Although the Black Collar Tribe is poor, it has a population of over a thousand, and there are still some attractive young women;
When he left Sen County, he brought a batch of food, such as meat and drinks, so there was no problem eating and drinking them daily.
Philidon's life has been very enjoyable lately, and yesterday's New Year celebration was even more so.
After being awakened, he subconsciously glanced at the women sleeping soundly on his left and right.
Perhaps they were too tired from last night's New Year celebration, and the knock on the door just now did not wake them up.
"Sir, the knights from Gray Earth Village are coming again!"
Unai's words interrupted Feridon's thoughts. He was thinking about something else, but it became a trivial matter again.
He was nervous for a while when the other party crossed the line for the first time, but after they crossed the line more and more times and were chased away by them every time, he got used to it.
In Feridon's opinion, although the relationship between Sen Territory and Shanlin Town is not good, bloody conflict is unlikely to break out in the short term.
What's more, Ronin is still in Wushan Castle. Without the lord's order, he doesn't believe that Redal will rashly attack the Black Collar Tribe.
"Unai, didn't I tell you that you can just take your people to chase them away if they come? Why are you still bothering me?"
"Are you deaf, or do you not understand what I am saying?"
"Do you still want to be the deputy captain?"
Unai was flustered and angry after being scolded but did not dare complain verbally. He was really afraid that Joffrey would take away the position of deputy captain.
"My lord, this time is different!"
He quickly explained: "This time, they have over thirty people!"
"What?" Feridon was shocked.
In the past, when crossing the border, there were at most five or six cavalrymen from Gray Earth Village. Why did so many come this time?
What did these guys want to do?
"Is Ridar here?"
As Feridon asked, he circulated his fighting spirit to dispel the remaining alcohol and sleepiness, and he woke up.
He jumped off the bed and quickly put on his clothes and armor.
"Rydar is not here. It's still the Savage Tribe led by Baburin and Horn."
Unai said hurriedly: "They didn't fight hard but insulted us along the way, saying that we were idiots and trash and that Lord Leisen was good-looking but useless and was a big idiot and a big trash."
Hearing that Radar was not there, Feridon felt a lot more relieved.
These provocations can be dealt with after Baron Leisen returns from Wushan Castle. He does not want to have a head-on conflict with Redal unless necessary.
Now that the other party has not shown up, even though many people are in Huitu Village today, they are probably here to cause trouble or train their troops.
"Fuck, do you treat us as sparring partners?"
Feridon was furious: "Let's teach them a lesson today!"
He was unwilling to confront Redal directly, but that didn't mean he feared the Gray Earth Village. Baron Leisen would be responsible for everything if a fight broke out.
Feridon mounted his warhorse and quickly assembled the knights and cavalrymen of the Knights Squad. As the gate of the Black Earth Tribe was pushed open, they rushed out like a torrent.
Horn and Baburin slowed down on the mountain road, not far from the center line.
After hearing the sound of horse hooves, they looked at each other. There was no panic in their eyes but rather unusual excitement.
"It's out!"
"Look, the leader is still that Feridon!"
"After so many days, this guy finally couldn't help but come out!"
"Hahaha, let's turn around, brothers, and curse at them if you have anything to say!"
When Feridun saw the people on the other side turn around and retreat, his anger grew even more intense. He drew the long sword at his waist and said, "Everyone, charge! They will pay the price today!"
With a roar, the fighting spirit condensed into a huge sword beam and rushed out. Unfortunately, the two sides were three or four hundred meters apart, and the attack dissipated without hitting the target.
Horn laughed loudly and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Feiliton, you are such a loser! That's all you can do. Hurry and bring Joffrey back!"
Babblin echoed, "If it were Joffrey, he would never hide in the castle like a turtle."
"Hahaha, maybe Lei Sen values Feridon's turtle spirit more, and that's why he let him guard the Black Collar Tribe."
When Joffrey wasn't mentioned, Feridon could still control his temper, but when Joffrey was mentioned, his anger could no longer be contained.
He used to be Thayne's second most powerful knight, but now he is only third. What he hates most is that people compare him with Joffrey.
Now, hearing this, his eyes turned red with anger.
Feridon whipped the warhorse's butt hard and sped up sharply, "You bunch of rubbish, if you're a man, stop and fight me!"
The quality of this guy's warhorse was very good. He quickly shortened the distance between himself and Baburin and Horn. The smile on his face became more and more ferocious.
"I will send you to hell today!"
But just as they were about to make their move, the sound of hurried horse hooves and charging came from the woods next to them, and in Feridon's peripheral vision, he saw a dark shadow approaching quickly.
He couldn't help but look over, and suddenly, his soul was scared to death!
"It's Rydar!"
A terrible thought came to Feridon's mind - will the Gray Earth Village attack the Black Collar Tribe?
"Rydar, what do you want to do? Are you going to tear up the agreement reached between Baron Ronin and Baron Leisen?"
He paid no attention to him. He galloped on his horse and quickly approached Feridon from the side. Under the influence of his fighting spirit, man and horse became one.
He suddenly raised the greatsword in his hand and chopped at the opponent's head when the horses of both sides passed each other.
Feridon was shocked, but he did not forget to respond. He raised his sword to meet the enemy.
A loud clanging sound!
Redal's strength was already stronger than his opponent's, and with his charge speed, he could knock Feridon off his horse with one blow.
"kill!"
He roared, and Baburin, Horn, and others immediately turned their horses around and rushed toward the knight squad of the Black Collar Tribe. At the same time, the archers in the mountains and forests launched a wave of arrows at the enemy in advance.
The threat posed by archers' arrows to knights is limited because professional knights can react and swing their swords to block the arrows.
But the ordinary cavalry suffered.
Some people with quick reactions were able to raise their shields to block the arrows, but many of those who reacted slowly were shot through the body, fell off their horses, and died on the spot.
"Whoosh!"
Amidst the rain of arrows, a thick blue water arrow shot toward Knight Unai.
This is the water arrow spell cast by Jenny, an intermediate water magician.
Knight Unai didn't expect that there was magic hidden in the arrow. When he discovered it, the water arrow had already arrived before him.
"Hold!"
He could only chop the water arrow with his sword and unleash his fighting spirit, but his hasty reaction could not intercept the magic.
The water arrow technique hit Unai hard, knocking him off his horse.
For a moment, the knight squad of the Black Collar Tribe fell into chaos.
"Everyone, charge!"
In the woods, Elrond, riding on horseback, roared.
A strong milky white light burst out from his body, which fell on the soldiers, eliminating their fear and pessimism and making them braver.
The primary light magic, Invigoration, is a range magic. With Elrond's current strength, he can cast it a few more times to invigorate everyone.
"Kill!"
The inspired cavalry rushed out first, ready to break through the knight squad of the Black Collar Tribe;
the infantry followed excitedly behind, prepared to carry out the next step of harvesting.
The first real battle of Hillwood Town began in the wilderness.
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