Early in the morning, carriages arranged by Kelyat were already prepared outside the city of Auvik.
Firi carried Elsie and went into the carriage to wait.
Inside the city, Aize, clad in full heavy armor, slowly approached on a white horse also adorned with silver armor.
Behind him were eight heavily armored cavalrymen, also armed to the teeth, and a mercenary group that appeared to be temporarily recruited.
The mercenary group was small, consisting of only six people: a light infantryman, an archer, a priest, a scout, a warrior, and a warlock—all sorts of professions.
[Wow, quite a few people, but unfortunately they're all low-level professions. Don't follow their example and try to accumulate stats; let's just switch to Heavy Knight!]
"I don't believe your nonsense!" Elsie had seen Aze get beaten up by Kyryat a lot in the past few days.
She also noticed that the heavy armor knight had a major drawback: it was very dependent on attributes, and the equipment was very expensive!
Lightweight classes can easily outmaneuver heavy cavalry if they coordinate well.
So, that's why Azer would hire a mercenary group to assist him, right?
"Let's get ready to set off!" Aize rode his horse to the front of the group and had his adjutant arrange the formation.
The group gradually moved away from Orwick City and embarked on the road to Locke City.
Perhaps it's because autumn is approaching, but last night's light rain caused the temperature to drop a few degrees.
Aize stopped his horse and gazed at the distant city of Orvik from the hilltop.
"Auvik City is connected to the Hed Mountains. I wonder if Uncle and the others can stop the goblin army."
"Don't worry, my lord, as long as the civilians evacuate the vicinity of Orvik City, the casualties won't be too great," Lieutenant Leon reassured Aize.
...
On the way, Aize calculated the time it would take to travel from Orwick City to Locke City.
At night, apart from the heavy cavalry on guard duty, everyone else gathered around the campfire to rest.
"We'll arrive in Locke City tomorrow, Ya Yan. Did you get the letter I asked you to deliver to Walson?" Aize asked the scout in the mercenary group.
“Of course, Baron Aize,” Ya Yan replied. “The Wolson family would be very happy to receive you. They have already informed the city guards that we can enter the city directly tomorrow.”
"That would be perfect." Aize took Elsie from Firi's arms.
"It's great news that Elsie can eat solid food. Thank you for your help during this time, Miss Ferry."
Ferry smiled and nodded. Although she was young, she had grown up in the manor since childhood and was quite adept at handling everyday matters.
Moreover, Elsie was exceptionally well-behaved, never making a fuss, eating when she woke up, and sleeping after eating.
【It's rare that you didn't go to drink your milk. Looks like you still care about your image, huh?】
Elsie: ???
Why that expression? Is it that your flat chest can't handle you?
[Seeing how free you are now, this narrator just wants to stir things up!]
"I urge you to be kind!" Elsie waved her little hand.
Shh, listen!
"Alright, everyone get some rest. Tomorrow we..." Aize stood up and smiled, but before he could finish speaking, a wolf howl shattered the silence of the night!
"Baron Aize! The wolf is coming!" shouted a heavily armored knight.
“I can hear you!” Aize looked at the crowd behind him and handed Elsie to Firi: “Firi, take Elsie and hide in the carriage.”
"Lunan, Ya Yan!"
Aize shouted to the mercenary warriors and scouts, "Escort the carriage to Locke City!"
"The rest of you, form ranks!"
The cavalrymen picked up torches, and the other mercenary members took their positions to support the heavy cavalry units.
"Lu Nan, let's go!" Ya Yan pulled Lu Nan onto the carriage, gently waved the reins, and the brown horse in front of the carriage galloped wildly down the road.
At this moment, under the moonlight, more than a dozen dark figures flickered – they were a pack of wolves!
No!
On the backs of those wolves, there were some easily overlooked little goblins!
"Goblin Wolf Riders!"
"What are these guys doing here?"
Aize recalled his master's words: not all goblins are weak; due to years of crossbreeding, there are always some with high potential.
The strongest among them will become the Goblin King, establishing his own kingdom in the ruins and gathering an even larger goblin army.
"Heh, guys from the Goblin Kingdom?" Aze guessed.
How could the goblins be so hasty in deciding to attack Orvik City at such a coincidental time as the Harvest Festival?
Perhaps someone among humanity has become a traitor, or perhaps it is the reappearance of the Demon King's forces?
In short, these large numbers of goblin wolf riders seemed to have known all along that they would be leaving the city.
"Ambush us? Ridiculous!" Aize mounted his white horse, Jade Love, gripping his lance as he faced the goblin wolf riders ahead.
"Form ranks! Charge!"
As Lyon sounded the charge, all the heavy cavalry lined up in a row, and with the earth shaking, they crushed every passing plant!
At that moment, the goblin wolf riders opposite suddenly smiled and turned around... and fled!
"What the hell!" Someone was stunned. The enemy was fleeing too fast; the heavy cavalry couldn't catch up at all!
"Damn it! Coward! Don't run away!" Leon couldn't help but cast a buff on all his attributes, but he still couldn't catch up.
And it would be terrible if there were traps ahead.
"Alright, stop!" Leon ordered everyone to halt the pursuit, but to avoid disappointing them, he burst into laughter: "Hahaha! These kids are scared out of their wits! They won't dare come back!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's previous discouragement vanished.
However, someone soon noticed the anomaly.
"Huh? Where's Baron Aize?" Everyone called out names, but Aize was the only one missing!
"Damn it!" Leon remembered that someone had brushed past him during the charge.
Could it be that Aize charged in?!
Seriously? This speed... this recklessness!
"..." Lyon was silent for a moment, then immediately decided to remove his heavy armor.
"Borando! Borando!" he called to the mercenary group's light infantry.
"Here they are!" Borando arrived with his mercenary group after a long delay.
They truly live up to their reputation as mercenaries who work for money; as long as the money is right, they are absolutely reliable.
"Give me your equipment, and hurry up!" Leon didn't have time to explain and quickly took off the equipment from his warhorse.
"Ah? Okay!" Borando handed one of his shields and longsword to Leon, while also noticing something amiss.
"Where is Baron Aize?"
"Haha..." Lyon laughed and looked at everyone, saying, "Baron Aize has already gone ahead to pursue the enemy leader. Thanks to Tilan, he is the pride of our family!"
"But he is also my lord, and I must protect his safety. You stay here and guard this place; I'll be right back!"
Lyon didn't explain further and chased after them, reining in his horse.
How could he not know Azer's nature? He was a true knight, but certainly not a victor; he would pay the price for his chivalrous code.
“But I won’t allow it!” Leon recalled the scene of Azer bestowing his title upon him.
He felt proud that his mother would become a heavy cavalryman.
"I must help you, my lord."
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