Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  Whoosh whoosh!

  The Chinese reacted appropriately. Their archers moved forward, and when the Mongolian armored cavaliers entered their attack range, they fired at the same time.

  Dense waves of arrows flew forward like black hail, and they crashed viciously into the enemy's army!

  But the effect was small.

  Almost every Mongolian armored cavalier had their rider and horse covered in scale armor. The arrows were immediately bounced off at the moment they landed on them. Only around dozens of unlucky people had the arrows pierce into the parts that were not covered by the metal armor, and they fell off their horses while they screamed in pain.

  But this sort of situation was very rare. They were like small splashes quickly fading away in an ocean, and they did not affect the Mongolian armored cavaliers' overall charge at all!

  The continuous rounds of arrows did not do much damage to the Mongolian cavaliers!

  The Mongolian cavaliers withstood the arrow showers, and they came charging to the Chinese army like great waves crashing against the shore!

  "Change formation!"

  Boom! BOOM!

  Uniform footsteps rose swiftly among the Chinese army! The archers widened the distance between them in an orderly manner, and lancers decked in armor came up from behind the army!

  They planted their shields sturdily in the ground, and they faced the armored cavaliers who charged toward them with a suffocating presence. Dense waves of black longspears were lifted diagonally to thrust forward, and they created a terrifying steel forest of spears in front of the Chinese army.

  Forget about human flesh, even war horses will definitely be pierced full of holes by these spears when they charged forward so quickly.

  The Mongolian cavaliers seemed to have predicted that the Chinese army will do this a long time ago.

  Right before the lancers finished setting up their formation, the cavaliers at the very front of the charge drew hatchets from their waists and threw them violently at the Chinese army ahead of them!

  Whoosh!

  Whoosh!

  The dense axes might not travel forward as neatly as the archers, but when they rushed forward quickly, more than one thousand axes cut into the crowd ahead of them with a shrill whistle caused by the hatchets tearing through the air. The impact and shock they brought was far more intimidating than the archers'!

  Right when a lancer from the Chinese army was ready for battle, a black hatchet that came flying at him was swiftly enlarged before his eyes, and it was very clear.

  He instinctively dodged it.

  The hatchet viciously ripped a terrifying wound on his face, and while the blade still had fresh blood and flesh on it, it struck the head of the lancer behind him.

  Before the lancer behind the first lancer could even understand what happened, he opened his eyes in pain and shock. A hole had already been torn open in his helmet, and the hatchet was firmly embedded on it. Blood poured out from that hole and made his vision unclear.

  The injured lancer s.u.c.k.e.d in a sharp breath, but he did hear sturdy crashes rising endlessly around him.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  He turned his head around.

  Hatchets were thrown at him from across him.

  The front row of lancers further away were sent flying away one after another. Only a few of the smart ones used their shields to avoid this disaster, but they were still knocked back by a huge force, and their formation was thrown into chaos.

  "AH!"

  "Urk…"

  "My hand!"

  In the battlefield where blood was spilled everywhere, the first batch of casualties will always appear incredibly quickly and in a very astonishing fashion. During the pained screams that rose and fell, the wall formed by the lancers crumbled.

  The general's orders could not prevent the Mongolian cavaliers from speeding up their charge. The ground trembled, and thousands of cavaliers swung different weapons to charge into the Chinese infantry unit in the fiercest manner possible.

  The remaining defense lines which had not crumbled entirely was instantly torn apart.

  Before the lancers at the very front of the formation could regroup for battle, they had already been sent flying away by the war horses' iron hooves.

  The Mongolian cavaliers advanced without facing any resistance, and when they brought their arms up high, it will always be followed by them swinging their weapons down!

  When they faced their comrades' corpses flying at them, the people behind them were continuously made to retreat. In fact, they did not even have the chance to attack before they were crushed under the hooves of the war horses or had their bodies disemboweled.

  Human heads, fresh blood, and pained screams realistically painted the most brutal side of war.

  When Happy activated bird's-eye view, he heard the sounds of people s.u.c.k.i.n.g in breaths around him.

  Thousands of Mongolian cavaliers cut into the Chinese army lines like three huge awls.

  And the dense wave of Chinese soldiers were like a huge biscuit that was instantly devoured. The Mongolian cavaliers had not ended their charge just yet. They continued rushing forward, and with a force that could mow down all resistances, they continued expanding their military exploits in an attempt to pierce through the Chinese soldiers in one go.

  Even though there were occasionally Mongolian cavaliers who will be brought down their horses by the longspears on the battlefield, it was a very rare sight. Besides, these lucky lancers will soon be killed by Mongolian cavaliers who became united to deal with them, their common enemy.

  The thunderous gallops swiftly approached the Chinese army.

  The Chinese soldiers absolutely could not stop the Mongolian cavaliers' charge. Thousands of cavaliers gathered together their power to charge forward viciously. Their speed did not decrease, and they just galloped forward madly.

  When they saw this, tens of thousands of players behind the army tightened their grips over their weapons!

  Only Happy noticed that while he observed the army from a bird's-eye view, the two two thousand men cavalier unit at the flanks of the Chinese army finally moved. They went to surround the back of the defense line belonging to the Mongolian armored cavaliers. They moved like two pairs of huge scissors and stabbed into the back of the Mongolian cavaliers' battalion!

  When he noticed the trend of the battle, Happy narrowed his eyes slightly.

  His chance was here!

  There were also many people who noticed this.

  Most of them decided on fighting in groups. Batches of people rushed forward from behind Happy and surrounded the Chinese infantry in an attempt to charge into the battlefield ahead of other people and seize points.

  But there were also a few people who were bold because they were skilled. They stepped on the infantries' heads and the lancers' spear tips to rush into the frontlines, where the fiercest battle against the cavaliers was.

  And Happy was one of them!

  Chapter 825 - The Quest He Did Not Want to Trigger

  Even though the Mongolian cavaliers' retreat had been intercepted, they still continued charging forward like lightning and barrelled through all the obstacles in their way. Not only did they not show any signs of shrinking back, they went straight toward the general who was protected by a group of guards.

  On their way, the Mongolian cavaliers cut down the infantry beside them as if they were just cutting through fruits and vegetables. Every cavalier was stained with blood, and they looked so fierce that they caused people to tremble in their boots.

  The few people who charged into the formation with Happy clearly had extraordinary judgment, and they had the same idea as Happy—all of them wanted to attack only when the Mongolian cavaliers arrived in front of the general and the group of guards.

  The army had nearly ten thousand infantrymen, but they could not form any effective counterattack against the Mongolian cavaliers at all. However, to Happy and the group who charged forward wi
th him, they could tell with just one glance that the group of guards beside the general not only had great equipment, there were dozens of them, and all of them were captains. Their strength was above ordinary soldiers!

  When the Mongolian cavaliers arrived in front of them, their charge will be at its weakest.

  It was the wisest to attack at that moment.

  However, not everyone was able to see this clearly during the chaos.

  There were a few rash people who stepped on the soldiers' helmets and flew over with boundless enthusiasm.

  But there was no way there will be no one who will "take care" of them if they appeared in such a flashy manner, and the cavaliers at the back were frustrated as well because they did not have enough enemies to be treated as target practice.

  When they were less than 328 feet away from the Mongolian cavaliers, the Mongolian cavaliers who charged forward furiously suddenly threw a few hatchets forward, and there was even the sound of bow strings being pulled and released.

  Bang!

  They were caught off guard, and two people had their c.h.e.s.ts reduced to bloody ribbons on the spot. They screamed in pain and fell into the group of soldiers, and two other people were also shot down from the air. The number of arrows on them made them look like hedgehogs.

  There was a similarity among the four people's landing spot—all of them fell on a land of sharp and black spear tips that shone with a chilling light.

  Thud! Thud!

  Four corpses were flung into the Chinese army with sharp longspears still attached in their bodies.

  The players were stunned silent. Happy and the others saw the tragic fate of those players ahead of them. Some of them snorted, and some showed grave expressions on their faces.

  The damage in the Mongolian cavaliers' hatchets was incredible. Their body fortifications absolutely could not withstand it, and even their equipment was destroyed straight away.

  A few people on the spot s.u.c.k.e.d in sharp breaths. They hastily changed their direction in the air and left the frontlines.

  The only people remaining were one boy and girl.

  The boy held a black gold longsword with incredibly high durability. He was nimble, and his gaze was resolute. The girl was further away from Happy, and he still could not see her clearly. But she had no weapons in her hands, making her look a little odd.

  When Happy noticed those two, the boy and girl were also sizing him up in secret!

  After all, there were quite a lot of people who wore a set of fourth-echelon equipment like Happy, but there were only a handful of people who dared wear a Bamboo Hat to hide their faces in a battlefield that could determine his life and death in an instant.

  Even though there were people who liked to pretend to be mysterious or wanted to attract others' attention by wearing that Bamboo Hat, the fact did not change that the thin white veil will definitely cause a certain degree of interference to its user during a fight. Besides, the feeling of the white feeling touching the face and the sound it produced will also affect the players' vision and hearing. Wearing a Bamboo Hat in this sort of dangerous battle was the same as suicide.

  But forget about the fact that he wore a Bamboo Hat, he actually came to the battlefield with just his fists. This person just made himself look even more unfathomable by doing so.

  To them, this person was either an extremely good player or an incredibly stupid person.

  Both the boy and girl looked away very quickly.

  The horse hooves thundered against the ground, and the cries for murder came at their faces like a wave. The Mongolian cavaliers finally arrived near the general who was surrounded by his guards.

  *****

  A large group of soldiers around the guards might have spontaneously formed a defense line, but at the moment the cavaliers rushed over to them, they were still soon cut down. While they screamed in pain, their defense line was torn down.

  The group of guards could even see the Mongolian cavaliers' brutal and fierce faces as well as their savage smiles.

  "HAHA! It's a general!"

  "Catch him alive! Kill the rest!"

  The Mongolian cavaliers behind them quickly agreed to the orders.

  Hatchets and arrows flew in the air!

  The hatchets and arrows that shot out from behind the cavalier unit threw the guards protecting the general into chaos. The few guards who stood in front of the general to protect him did not manage to react in time, and they were cut down on the spot.

  Thud!

  The other guards were beheaded by the Mongolian cavaliers who rushed at them from the side. Their blood gushed into the air.

  "Leader Li, protect the general!"

  "Others, follow me!"

  The group of guards did indeed have extraordinary skills. When they saw how urgent the situation was, they bent their backs and knocked against their enemies.

  More than ten Mongolian cavaliers heard their cavaliers neigh pitiably. They bent down, and they crashed against the ground along with their horses!

  Those dozen or so guards moved nimbly, and their attacks were ruthless. They did not stop for even a moment and continued rushing at the Mongolian cavaliers, swiftly creating a certain degree of chaos. Since the beginning of their charge, the Mongolian cavaliers' charge was finally blocked, but only by a little.

  However, when the Mongolian cavaliers reacted to this, they seized the chance when the guards were beheading the Mongolian cavaliers they cut down to throw their hatchets.

  Thud! Thud!

  Those dozen or so guards had their c.h.e.s.ts destroyed by hatchets right when they had just begun to show their worth, and they crashed violently against the ground, and this scene served as one of the many epitomes of war.

  But even though Happy was slightly shocked about the combat prowess in the general's guards, he still did not want to miss such a good opportunity to join the battle.

  Whoosh!

  Without any hesitation, Happy rushed over.

  At the moment his feet landed on the ground, a guard who had his arm severed by a hatchet and had not completely died seized the hem of Happy's pants.

  If Happy had not activated Nine Yang Divine Skill and noticed that the guard under his feet did not harbor any ill will to him, he will definitely not allow the guard to seize his trousers while remaining so cordial about it.

  The part where the guard's arm was severed was a ghastly sight. His face was pale, and bloody bubbles foamed at his mouth. He looked like he was almost near death's door.

  But while he struggled to speak, Happy managed to hear the meaning behind his fragmented words.

  "...Young swordsman… please… protect… the general…"

  His grip around Happy's pants relaxed. The guard breathed his last with his eyes still open.

  The system notification arrived.

  "Ding!

  "Triggered a quest. You are entrusted a mission by the dead guard to protect the general!

  "If the general does not die and is not captured alive by the Mongolian cavaliers, you will be considered to have completed the quest, and you will receive an extra one thousand points. If the general dies, the quest will fail, and as punishment, you will have one thousand points removed from your current acc.u.mulated points."

  Happy was stunned silent.

  The notification at the back caused Happy to instantly retreat when he was just about to charge at the Mongolian cavaliers.

  Happy could no longer care about cursing the guard who was absolutely dead. He gritted his teeth and tapped against the ground to avoid a hatchet that flew at him before he charged to where the general was. His heart burned with anxiety.

  'I don't care what sort of general you are, don't die!'

  One thousand points might not be a lot, but at that moment, he could afford to lose any points.

  Chapter 826 - Kill and Save

  The general from the Chinese army was dressed in shiny white armor, and he stood out like a sore thumb in the army. At that
moment, he had already been completely surrounded. With the help of the last three guards, he fought hard to fend off the Mongolian cavaliers' attacks. He appeared to be in a perilous situation, and it was only a matter of time before he was either captured or killed.

  "That bastard has quite a lot of guards, and he's pretty good as well! He's definitely at least a vanguard general! Haha! Don't try to steal him from me! I'll bring him back alive to get my rewards from the khan, and I'll marry Gege Ushan as my wife."

  While the horse hooves thundered, a path was suddenly opened among the cavaliers. A man with an alloy staff of more than six and a half meter long charged to the Chinese general with crazed glee on his face and with an astonishing charge. Judging by the look on his face, it was as if the general was already his captive.

  The three guards beside the general instantly sensed just how threatening this person was. One of them said nothing and went up against him with nimble movements. When he was no less than sixteen feet away, he suddenly tumbled on the ground and swept forward with his longsword. A fatal sword glare instantly cut through the legs of the Mongolian cavalier's steed.

  A shrill neigh sounded. The Mongolian struck at his own steed, and it fell to the ground with a bang, but the Mongolian jumped several feet into the air like a demon, and while he was airborne, he held his staff with both hands, and with a momentum that tore through air, the staff charged down with the force of a mountain crashing down. He crushed the guard who already had nowhere to run until he was a bloody pulp, and he was sent flying far away.

  "Oh no!"

  "General, leave! We'll hold him back!"

  When they saw that the man with the alloy staff rushed to them without stopping, the last two guards beside the general looked as if they were now determined to fight till their dying breath.

  The general, who was protected behind them, thrust his longsword forward repeatedly to cut down several Mongolians, but more people surrounded him, and it was impossible for him to break out of the encirclement.