It's eleven o'clock in the morning, which is lunch time.

The smoke lingering over the Full Moon Hill had not yet dissipated, but 20 Crescent Knights had already gathered in the hay storehouse on the south side of the Crescent Castle.

They all look young and strong, with an average age of less than 30 years old.

A group of people formed a semicircle, surrounding the two people in the middle.

One is Rosen, and the other is Knight Commander Codlin.

Kaudrin lowered his voice and said, "The forest elves in the mountains are our human race's eternal enemies, but Alais betrayed us and became an accomplice of the forest elves!"

"He helped the forest elves assassinate the old lord, and attempted to help those foreign races enslave us. He is the most shameful traitor!"

As soon as these two sentences were spoken, the Crescent Knights all showed an expression of solidarity against the enemy.

Alais does not have a good reputation on the island.

He was indeed a high-level warrior with considerable strength, but he was cruel to the weak and cowardly to the strong, making him an out-and-out rogue.

They were already unhappy with Ales occupying Crescent Castle, and now the eldest baron's son has returned.

He was as tall and strong as the old baron, but possessed a noble temperament that the old baron did not have. He even sneaked into the castle himself and rescued Caudlin.

This courage and ability impressed every Crescent Knight present.

Rosen also took a step forward and said in a concentrated voice: "Crescent City not only belongs to my Saxon family, but also to every Crescent Knight, and even more to our human race."

"Now, the aliens have put their knives to our necks. We have no way out. We can only fight to the death."

The Crescent Knights listened attentively, with tragic expressions on their faces, and it was obvious that they were mentally prepared to die in battle.

But then the young lord changed the subject.

“But remember, we are not alone in this.”

"When I was in Dawn City, I was blessed by Mother Nature and received the favor of Princess Dawn."

"Now, the princess's loyal warriors are waiting outside the city. As long as we open the castle gate, they will rush in and fight alongside us!"

These words made the Crescent Knights present, including Codlin, somewhat confused.

Kaudrin subconsciously asked, "Lord, what does the princess's favor mean? Did the princess take care of you?"

The other Crescent Knights also looked at the new lord in confusion.

Rosen shook his head: "No, the princess married me."

“.”

The Crescent Knights looked at each other, feeling as if they were dreaming.

Rosen didn't explain much, because the following facts would explain it for him.

He continued, "Next, we have to rush out, seize control of the castle gate from Alais's cronies, and then lower the gate drawbridge."

"This is extremely dangerous, and someone may lose their life at any time, but I swear in the name of Mother Nature that I will fight alongside you until the last moment!"

"Now, for Crescent City!"

The Crescent Knights all gripped their weapons tightly and responded in low voices.

"For Crescent City!"

"Set off!"

Rosen was the first to walk out of the hay barn.

He had just taken a few steps when Knight Codlin caught up with him, two steps ahead of him, and used his body to protect the right side of Rosen's body.

Immediately afterwards, several more Crescent Knights rushed up and protected him firmly in the crowd.

In the simple belief of the island warriors, knights can die in battle, but lords cannot.

The death of a knight in battle is the best proof of his courage and loyalty, and his family will be taken care of by the lord.

But if the leader is dead, the knight's struggle will be meaningless.

A group of people gathered together, and after coming out of the hay storehouse, many knights' attendants followed them, each closely following the knight they served.

On average, each knight would bring three attendants, so the team of 15 people suddenly expanded to 60 people, and became very eye-catching.

But no one has discovered them yet.

Because Rosen opened a low-level fog barrier.

The effect of this spell is to create a white mist around the crowd, enveloping them and blocking the vision five meters away.

Its invisibility effect is not as good as the intermediate invisibility curtain. When blocking the enemy's vision, it will also block your own vision.

But every Crescent Knight present was very familiar with the route to Crescent Castle and was not worried about getting lost at all.

Under the cover of white fog, they quickly crossed the narrow open space and came to the castle gate.

The gate is the key point of every castle, so it is naturally guarded by trusted men.

At this moment, the gate was guarded by the so-called "Mountain Knights", who were called Mountain Knights because Sir Alais's fiefdom was Mountain Town.

A Crescent Knight quietly introduced him to Rosen.

"The commander of the gate guard is a high-ranking knight named Savadi. He wields an iron spear and is very skilled in martial arts. He is a powerful man. He has come out. The one with red hair is him!"

Sawadi came out of the barracks next to the gate, holding an iron spear, cursing and shouting: "Why is there such a thick fog in the middle of the day?"

Before he could finish his words, the Knight's Guardian Sword in Rosen's hand flew out like lightning and cut directly into Savadi's unprotected neck.

'when!'

Savadi swung his iron spear and blocked the magic sword at the critical moment.

After all, he is a high-level knight with a very sharp combat instinct.

But that's all.

"Puff~"

A rune dagger followed the magic sword, piercing Savadi's heart and sending the red-haired knight to hell.

The cold light flashed again, and the magic sword and dagger quickly returned to Rosen's hands.

He felt the shocked gazes of the Crescent Knights, and this was exactly the effect Rosen wanted, because the Island Knights admired the strong the most.

He immediately shouted in a low voice: "Half of you go open the door, and the other half follow me to fight!"

"Yes, Lord!"

The Crescent Knights' response was noticeably more forceful than before.

At the same time, the movement at the gate finally alarmed the defenders in the castle.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

“Woo~~~~~”

The deep sound of the conch was blown.

"Ka-la-ka-da ...

Amid the sound of wooden wheels, the heavy and huge iron-framed suspension bridge fell down bit by bit.

It must be lowered slowly, bit by bit. If it is dropped all at once, the suspension bridge will most likely be broken into two pieces by its own weight. Not only will the work be in vain now, but it will also be very troublesome to repair it in the future.

The noise of the door opening alerted all the castle guards.

"Here~~Here~~Someone is opening the door!"

"It's so foggy, I can't see anything!"

"Hurry up and shoot arrows~ Shoot arrows at the gate~ Shoot everyone to death!"

Suddenly, a hoarse roar came from behind.

It's Sir Alais!

This guy had no potion left, but he still had some tricks up his sleeve. He planned to take advantage of the unclear situation to shoot Rosen to death with an arrow.

There were indeed many archers who were unaware of the situation and began shooting arrows at the fog.

But because the situation was sudden, there were not many archers gathered, so the rain of arrows was sparse, with only a dozen or so in number, the most powerful was no more than medium, and the target was not clear.

What was even more bizarre was that a very hidden strong air current appeared above the white fog and blew all the arrows away.

It was Levin who hid in the dark and made the move quietly.

At the same time, Rosen dispelled the white mist and revealed his figure.

"Crescent Warriors, your lord is back!"

At the same time, he raised the knight's sword and shot three bursts of light into the sky.

This was the signal for action agreed upon between him and the Flame Legion.

Less than three seconds after the signal was sent, a huge thunder was heard coming from the bottom of the hill. It was Yop's response to him.

These unexpected movements immediately slowed down the archers' offensive.

Many archers who originally belonged to Crescent City stopped shooting arrows immediately.

The archers from Gaoshan Town wanted to shoot again, but most of them were stopped by the Crescent Archers on the side.

As a result, the rain of arrows became very sparse and was decreasing rapidly.

As the white mist quickly dissipated, the situation at the castle gate became clear.

A large number of warriors rushed in from all directions of the castle, estimated to be more than 700.

The soldiers filled the narrow space behind the gate.

There were sixty warriors on their side, more than twenty of them were busy opening the door, and the other forty or so were using makeshift shields, or simply wooden boards, to surround Rosen in the middle.

Knight Codlin was standing on the right side of Rosen's body, holding a large round shield wrapped in thick cowhide in his hand, which he found in Knight Savadi's room.

He roared loudly to the soldiers rushing over: "Warriors of Crescent City, the real lord stands behind me, Rosen, the eldest son of Baron Ted!"

"Are you going to point your swords at your lord?!"

After this shout, at least half of the soldiers in the crowd showed hesitation.

The archers also stopped completely.

And anyone with eyes can see at a glance that the young man behind Codlin is the old baron's eldest son.

Because the two look so much alike.

"They are lying, shoot them, shoot them to death!"

Ales stood behind the defenders and urged loudly.

The Crescent Warriors did not listen to him, but the Alpine Warriors were instigated again to attack Rosen.

Seeing this, Rosen directly controlled Puppet No. 2 to take a few steps and stand on a high place, exposing himself completely to everyone's sight.

He roared at the top of his lungs.

"Warriors of the White Pelican Island, are you going to attack the Supreme Lord?"

This time, all the defenders could see his appearance clearly.

The full face, the tall and strong body, the exquisite brand-new armor and magical instruments, the weapons shining with cold light, all condense an aura of superiority and majesty.

The appearance is so outstanding that it gives people the feeling that he is a natural lord.

In comparison, Sir Alais, dressed in tattered leather armor, looked like a down-and-out country tramp.

The Crescent Warriors didn't like Ales from Gaoshan Town in the first place, and felt ashamed deep down.

Now that the legitimate heir has returned, and he looks so majestic, everyone is immediately impressed.

After a momentary pause, at least half of the Crescent Warriors switched sides on the spot and turned their weapons against Sir Alais.

The remaining half of the Crescent Warriors also lost their will to fight.

Sir Alais's cronies, the mountain warriors, also stopped attacking, with confused looks on their faces.

After all, the other party is a genuine baron lord. It would be fine if he was a waste, but the current situation has greatly shaken their confidence.

As a result, the strength of Rosen and Sir Ales's troops increased from 60 to 700 to more than 200 to more than 500 in a blink of an eye.

Ales seems to have some advantages, but not absolute advantages, and even has a huge disadvantage in morale.

The two sides confronted each other in the open space in front of the gate, and the drawbridge of the castle gate was already halfway lowered.

Seeing that the situation was becoming more and more favorable for Rosen, suddenly, there was a loud "bang" from the defenders, and an iron arrow drew a light red fighting spirit in the air and shot directly into Rosen's heart.

It turned out to be a fatal arrow.

'Dang~~~~'

Another loud bang occurred.

Rosen stood there without dodging or avoiding, and used the sword in his hand to block the arrow with one hand.

"Hmm~~~"

Everyone subconsciously exclaimed.

Using a melee weapon to block an arrow head-on is the most dazzling and dangerous operation on the battlefield.

And the new lord not only succeeded in doing it, but also did it calmly, which is really admirable.

If such a lord is still a waste, then everyone present is a waste! Therefore, this eldest son of the baron should be the supreme lord of the White Sturgeon Island.

Rosen sensed the subtle change in attitude of the island warriors, and this was exactly the effect he wanted.

He looked at the group of defenders, among whom there was a white-haired knight who had not yet had time to put down his iron bow.

Shock was written all over his face.

Knight Kaudrin immediately rushed forward, protected Rosen behind him, and roared at the white-haired knight.

"Goodman, you despicable traitor!"

That man was none other than Goodman, one of the three Crescent Knights.

This despicable arrow and Rosen's powerful move of blocking the arrow with his sword immediately made 80 to 90 percent of the Crescent Warriors stand on Rosen's side.

The number of people on both sides became 400 to 400.

Only nearly 300 mountain warriors, two rebellious Crescent Knights and their few diehard followers still stood by Sir Alais.

The military strength of both sides was almost equal.

But this is not a good thing.

Because the venue is very narrow, if the two sides really fight, it can easily turn into a brutal meat grinder battle.

Rosen doesn't want the Crescent Warriors loyal to him to be killed in vain.

Because the real enemy is the forest spirits in the mountains and forests.

So, he looked at the short and strong man behind the castle defenders again and asked loudly: "Uncle~~In what name are you fighting against your lord?"

Sir Alais looked at Rosen with complicated eyes.

He wanted to say you were a loser, but that excuse has failed.

Therefore, he actually had no legitimate reason to fight against Rosen.

Originally, I could have used the other party's mother and sister to threaten them, but I couldn't find them.

Alternatively, he could take the Dragon's Blessing and kill Rosen by force, but this powerful potion was also gone.

So, he knew that he had failed.

But he also knew very well that with what he had done, there was no room for retreat. Once he laid down his weapons, it would mean complete doom.

His thoughts raced as he noticed Rosen's concerns and grinned.

"My dear nephew, now that you are back and have learned some great skills, I am completely relieved."

"You are the new lord. I will immediately return to Gaoshan Town with my warriors."

As he spoke, he gripped his weapon tightly, looking ready to fight to the death.

If Rosen really returns alone, then unless Levin launches a sneak attack, the way to minimize losses would be to let Ales leave.

But Levin is Rosen's biggest trump card at the moment, and he will never be revealed to the public unless it is absolutely necessary.

But he did not come back alone, and he had already written the ending for this cheap uncle.

With a loud 'boom', the iron drawbridge at the castle gate was completely lowered, and the gate slowly opened.

Outside the door, the Flame Regiment was already lined up in an orderly formation.

(End of this chapter)