Chapter 204: Surrounded by Night

"We once had a peaceful life!"

On the north bank of the Harnen River, Commander Harald gave a final mobilization speech to the troops gathered here.

He raised his scimitar high and shouted to his soldiers: "Some of you were once farmers, some were free traders, and all of you lived in peace - until the arrival of those Gondorians!"

"They destroyed our farms, attacked our caravans, let our slaves run away, forced us to lose our property, and forced us to take up arms against them!"

"The evil men of Gondor will pay for their deeds. Now is the time, warriors."

"Tonight, we repay with blood!!"

"Repay with blood!!"

The soldiers shouted loudly, their eyes filled with hatred.

The army set out and surrounded the lakeside stronghold from all directions.

This is an encirclement that leaves no room for gaps, and no one can hide.

…

"Don't stay, don't stay, retreat immediately!"

The front line, where the commandos are.

The commando team, which had just completed a perfect operation, did not relax their vigilance at all. The captain immediately issued an order for everyone to evacuate quickly.

"Something is wrong. There are many more forwards than I thought. How could they send out so many people?"

Kane was not let the near-lossless victory go to his head.

"A lot?" Levi looked back.

There seemed to be only about a hundred people.

"About two hundred cavalrymen."

The experienced Kane just took a glance and gave a similar number.

"If it's a head-on battle without any preparation or a surprise attack, we won't be able to handle even half of them."

In order to facilitate movement and camouflage, all members of the commando team wear a combination of leather armor cloak + hood. Their equipment often works wonders in chaotic environments or small-scale sneak attacks, but it is hard to say in a frontal battlefield where both sides have no place to hide.

It has nothing to do with the combat qualities of the soldiers, it is simply that their professions and equipment are not compatible and suitable.

"There are 200 people in the front alone, and there must be more people in the back."

“I can’t believe they only sent these guys out,” Kane said.

"Although the commander of the legion in the Harnen River Basin is rude and mean, he is not that stupid."

"Given his cunning character, he will definitely not send out just this one team."

“That makes sense.”

Levi nodded and asked, "So what are you going to do next?"

"Go north, retreat first. If necessary, you can retreat back to the mainland, and then take a closer look at what they are planning."

"team leader!"

As soon as he said this, the spies hurried back.

"Thousands of Haradrim are approaching from behind."

really.

Kane's eyes narrowed.

At this time, several other spies also rushed back.

"There's an army approaching from the east."

"There's a lot of movement in the west."

His brows furrowed deeper.

"You said it was a big noise...how big was it?"

Boom! The earth shook.

Everyone couldn't help but look back, and saw a huge shadow approaching in the darkness.

Boom! The sound of war drums came from all directions.

Shadows gradually approached.

"stop!"

Kane shouted quickly, and everyone stopped.

I saw some human figures appearing in front.

Surrounded.

What's going on? Is that cavalry just a bait to buy time?

Why, it simply didn't make sense, why would they use two hundred cavalry as 'bait'? This was a bit too much.

It's weird no matter how you think about it.

To say that Harald's commander was stupid is not the right thing to do. After all, he did not underestimate the enemy. If so many people attacked only eighty of his men, if the attack was successful, not many would survive.

But to say that he is smart is not quite right. If he knew from the beginning that his plan would be exposed and the commandos would counter-attack, why did he send so many cavalrymen to die?

Is it just to delay time?

In this case, wouldn't it be better to surround the commandos while they are still in ambush? That would be more covert and have a higher chance of success.

In just a few seconds, many thoughts flashed through his mind. At a certain moment, Kane suddenly turned his head and stared at Levi, his heart skipping a beat.

This was the only unexpected existence, and he disrupted everything.

broken.

"They're coming for you."

Levi raised his eyebrows.

“Is this true or false?”

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Buzz——

The horn sounded, and Harad's army gradually approached, closing the last gap for passage.

Kane drew the sword from his waist and shouted: "Let's break out to the north!"

Swoosh——

Levi pulled out his 'Nemesis' and stood at the front of the team.

"Do you mind if I lead the team?"

Kane hesitated.

This is definitely not possible according to the regulations. After all, strictly speaking, Levi is the leader of another camp. It would be an overstepping of boundaries for him to directly lead the commando team without the authorization of the Gondor upper echelons.

As for leading the army, it doesn't matter even if the person in front of you is a wizard. After all, wizards don't belong to any camp, or you can say they belong to any free camp.

But, it has come to this...

Kane nodded and said:

"That…"

Whoosh——

An arrow suddenly struck from behind, and the blood-stained arrowhead pierced through Kane's waist.

"Then please..."

Before he could finish his words, he was visibly unsteady on his feet.

"team leader!"

Two team members quickly helped him up, and after a quick check they found that he was not shot in any vital parts, but had lost the ability to move.

Levi glanced back and saw a strong Haradri man of obviously different identity a few hundred meters away who put down the longbow in his hand and punched and kicked someone next to him, as if he was venting something.

"Fortunately, there are still two bottles of potion left."

With a meaningful smile, Levi threw a bottle of instant healing potion to Kane. Kane quickly caught it, first pulled out the arrow, and then quickly drank it.

"Follow me to break through!"

With his hood off and sword raised high, Levi rushed forward, charging headfirst into the battle array, bearing all the attacks from the Haradrim.

Arrows, spears, sharp blades... nothing could penetrate the black armor and the amber runes that lit up from time to time on his body.

Boom!

Several Harad soldiers worked together to deal with the elven sword that was slashing down, but their arms felt numb as soon as it came into contact with them. They realized that the person in front of them was not a human, and that he was not swinging a sword.

This is clearly a giant beast that is more than ten meters tall swinging a giant hammer that is wider than a human.

Crash——

With just one upward strike, several soldiers flew high into the air, struggling in the air with flames burning.

When the fire lit up and shadows appeared under their feet, people could finally see the faces of the people coming through this brief gap.

That face... the hard black armor, the glowing amber runes on the body, the elven sword that could spit fire...

"ah!!"

Someone screamed in fear, and then like a mute, could not squeeze out a second sound from his throat.

This shout was like an alarm, confirming everyone's premonition at this moment.

The doubts were cleared.

Levi turned and looked to the left. The soldiers on the left immediately retreated together, trying their best to push the people behind them to prevent them from moving forward.

He turned around again and swung his sword to the right, and the soldiers on the right also began to push back.

(End of this chapter)