"People of the stars, darkness has struck again, and Singari has no way to retreat! I hope you will take up arms again and accompany me on the road that the previous king has not completed!" Iovia said in a low voice as he looked at the Singari elves gathered in front of him.
"Let's go!" Iovia roared as she mounted the unicorn. The anger of the star elves quietly erupted, and the resentment that had been accumulated for three thousand years was rekindled.
"Rich guy!" Roland took a glance and saw that he was even sitting on a unicorn. The life level of that thing was at the same level as a dragon. Although it was an auxiliary monster, it couldn't withstand the other one's many buffs.
"Your Highness, don't be envious. In terms of combat power, the unicorn can't even beat the griffin." Renault comforted Roland after hearing his muttering.
"Whether he can fight or not is not important. What matters is his looks and class!" Roland was so envious that his mouth was almost watering.
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"Ah!" Several sentries on the wooden wall of Losenniel City leaned on the battlements boredly, observing the direction of the dark forest. They were so idle that they stretched lazily.
"Yes... yes... yes..." Suddenly a sentry stuttered after glancing at the dark forest in the distance.
"What the hell!" Looking at the swaying bushes and startled birds, several people were so frightened that they quickly sounded the alarm. The formation was clearly that of a large-scale army on the march, and the only ones coming from the south of the Dark Forest were the orcs from Tolgoldo.
"Climb the city wall quickly! Let the people working outside the city come back! Be ready to close the city gates at any time." Bai Yi heard the alarm bell and immediately rushed out of the office post and shouted orders to the panicked crowd.
"Bang bang bang!" The sound of heavy armor colliding rang out, and soldiers wearing dwarf armor quickly climbed up the city wall with their weapons.
"25 of you will guard the north wall, and 25 of you will guard the east wall, Adrik! You take 100 people to guard the south wall, and the rest of you will join me in fighting at the west wall!" King White Wing of Akvia raised the weapon in his hand.
The entire city of Losanir was shrouded in the fear of war.
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"Hiss! This deer is so hard to ride!" Roland made a bitter face as he helplessly controlled the Moon Deer under his crotch.
Renault rode very well and you couldn't tell it was his first time riding a Moon Deer. He rode as steadily as if he were riding a horse.
"How is it, King Roland? Doesn't the elven moon deer have a unique flavor?" Iovia laughed and teased Roland about his half-baked riding skills.
"Why do elves have mounts if they don't have knights?" Roland asked curiously. After all, the knight is the only profession that can only be inherited by humans; other races don't even have it. (Orc wolf riders aren't knights per se, just warriors riding wargs.)
"It's for the rangers to get around." Iovia said as a matter of course.
"How arrogant!" Roland sighed. Human knights are called knights when they ride their mounts, while elves are called cavalry when they ride their mounts... Is this considered a waste of resources?
"Damn! An army of elves?" Bai Yi was stunned when he saw the army walking out of the forest.
"Which army do these elves in sky blue armor come from?" Bai Yi was a little confused. In his impression, there was no elf wearing sky blue armor.
"King Roland?" Bai Yi saw Roland's conspicuous figure in the crowd. After all, it was hard not to recognize him because he wore the same skin (clothes) all day long.
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"King White Wing! What are you doing?" Roland looked at the soldiers on the four-meter-high wooden wall of Losenniel City who were pointing bows and arrows at them.
"Um... I forgot, put down the arrows." Bai Yi waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to put down the arrows, and he went down to the city to meet them.
"What are these..." Bai Yi looked at Iovia and the others in confusion.
"They are the star elves living in seclusion in the dark forest. They are the last reinforcements I can find. Oh! By the way, this is King Iovia of Singri, and this is Star Dragon Knight Peter Gro." Roland introduced.
"Hello everyone, I am the king Bai Yi here. Welcome to the city of Losenniel and the Kingdom of Aqvia!" Bai Yi extended his hand to invite everyone.
"Thank you for your hospitality, King White Wing." The elves nodded in greeting.
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"So, there are no reinforcements?" Bai Yi pulled Roland over and whispered in his ear during the dinner. At that moment, it was really inconvenient for him to say it in front of the elves, as it would be very rude.
"Yes, if we're lucky, the dwarves from Iron Hill will come to help us, but I'm afraid..." Roland stopped talking.
Bai Yi was speechless. The predecessor of the Star Elves had fought with the dwarves many times. What if the two of them started fighting each other... Bai Yi couldn't even imagine that "beautiful and harmonious" scene.
"We are very lucky. The elves brought the long-range troops that we lack the most. At least we don't have to let our soldiers throw stones to attack the orcs!" Roland breathed a sigh of relief.
In reality, Roland and White Wing's troops were rarely competent archers. Roland's current force consisted of 100 knights, 100 Badanian archers, 100 Lagran City Guards, 100 Dorwinian heavy swordsmen, 500 conscripted light infantry, and 10 Elnino Rangers. They also included Temple Priest Ivy, War Mage Radil, Dragon Knight Kaslo, and Paladin Captain Reno. Of these, 810 soldiers were capable of long-range attacks, but only the 100 Badanian archers could effectively fire. The others either had questionable accuracy or couldn't fire their bows more than once...
The White Wings were in a similar situation, having recently expanded their army to include 500 elite infantry, 200 cavalry, 47 knights, and over 150 hunters. These were the best soldiers the entire city of Losenniel could muster, with a population of nearly 7,000. (Some northerners had also migrated here, so the number was even greater than before.)
"I have just expanded the size of my army. The dwarves sent me weapons. They hope we can stop the enemies from the south, while they have to face the orc army from the north." Bai Yi introduced himself to Roland.
"Yeah, they simply don't have the ability to fight on two fronts..." Roland sighed.
"Your Highness, King Whitewing, with all due respect, the city wall here doesn't seem to be very useful... It's too low, and the key is that the wood and stone construction only uses stones in the key supporting parts. Such a wall probably won't be of much use in front of the orcs." Iovia suddenly said. He observed the city wall carefully. It was obvious that this city that was about to face a decisive battle was not well prepared.
"They just migrated from the north and established a new country." Roland touched his nose and said awkwardly.
"It seems that we have to stay here to help you repair the city wall." Peter Gro sighed. Originally, the elves planned to be stationed between the city of Losenniel and Iluber to support the two places at any time, but now it seems... there is a big problem with the city defense of the city of Losenniel!
"Your Highness Roland, is there something wrong with your city?" Iovia suddenly asked.
"Poof!" Roland, who had just taken a sip of wine, sprayed it out.
"Well, actually, I think the defense of River Rapids isn't important. After all, the orcs won't cross the River Rapids to attack there." Roland scratched his head.
"In the name of the stars... don't tell me that the defenses of River Rapids are the same as this city?" Iovia's eyes widened.
"Actually... it's not as good as here..." Roland shrank back like a quail.