Riding and Slashing

Chapter 120 Justice or Darkness
Many knights began to flee the scene with their men, but the men still gathered beside the Prophet Legion were actually only a few hundred, and most of them were only wearing underwear.

These hundreds of men were probably brainwashed particularly successfully, but they probably wouldn't have much fighting power without defensive equipment.

However, in any case, the Prophet Legion, which had been scattered due to the fire in the camp, finally managed to assemble before engaging the coalition forces.

In fact, under such circumstances, being able to control the chaos and complete the assembly within 3 minutes is already a very high level, and the Three Prophets have shown quite strong resilience.

It's just that, of the 200-strong army originally brought by more than 2000 knights, now there are only a few hundred weak chickens in underwear left.

The Prophet Legion's own troops are led by 150 Doom Introducers, and each of them now has five or six female soldiers.

Among them were two female soldiers wearing chain mail shirts and holding foreign two-handed sabers. They were probably the confidantes of the Prophet Legion, and they were the same female soldiers who patrolled around the camp before.There are about 300 such female soldiers.

In addition, there were three to four female soldiers in leather armor, holding long-handled knives or spear axes, and their expressions were a little panicked. They were probably recruits who had never been on the battlefield, and they might have been recruited by the Prophet Legion recently.There were about 500 recruits in total.

If these more than 800 people are as fearless as those female soldiers at Mrs. Bella's place, then their combat effectiveness is actually quite strong, and they all look young and beautiful girls, who can easily arouse those knight followers and retinues protection desire.

——If there is no fire and chaos this time, in the regular confrontation, they will definitely make those men fight for them to the end.

But now, the knights who were willing to protect them didn't have time to wear their equipment, so I'm afraid they could only be cannon fodder.

There seemed to be some people around the more than 800 female soldiers, but they were tightly covered and could not be seen.

However, counting those who were hidden and couldn't see clearly, the total number of the Prophet Legion was about 1000, plus six or seven hundred men in underwear. The direct result of this fire was at least halving the combat power of the Prophet Legion.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."

At this time, the coalition army has already sounded the horn of rapid march, and the distance between the troops of the two sides is only 300 meters, which is the standard distance for engaging in battle.

But the Prophet Legion still couldn't complete the preparations—they didn't have time to line up, they just gathered their hands.

"Go fast! Surround them!"

Baron Godric charged forward directly with his troops, because the Prophet Legion seemed to be barely gathered together and there was no formation at all. He raised his sword and drove his horse forward.

Behind them, with the knights as a small team, the large army that had already formed a battle formation and was ready to charge also rushed out.

This is an array advance, and the coalition army did not swarm up in a mess, but kept the battle array moving forward quickly.

Knights will not accelerate their horses to the highest speed, they will keep trotting at the same speed as infantry, after all, the order of the coach is to surround the enemy.

Hundreds of horses moved in unison with astonishing momentum, while hoplites and archers also ran forward in line.

These battle-tested soldiers each followed their own knights or captains, forming more than 100 small teams, and the front line quickly spread out and surrounded them.

But at this time, the three prophets drove their horses to the group of men who only wore underwear, and they didn't know what to say, and those men even took the initiative to charge against the coalition army!

This was indeed beyond the expectations of everyone in the United Army!
Most of those men didn't wear armor, and many didn't even wear shoes...

There are messy weapons in hand, but this charge, in front of the Horn Call Ranger Group, will not be much different from a group of farmers holding dung forks!
This is a suicide charge!

Li Ang was at the forefront of the coalition army, he saw the actions of the three prophets, and also saw the madness on the faces of those hundreds of men in underwear.

These people are basically crazy, probably similar to Mrs. Bella's state...

Whether it is bewitched or out of belief, once a person becomes a fanatic, it is indeed terrifying!

Especially stupid people, such fools who have been completely brainwashed by heresy, cannot be saved at all.

"Shoot them!"

Li Ang gave the order directly, and the thirty archers under him stood in the front row with their bows and arrows, while the infantry stopped and held their shields for protection.

Ralph's rangers rushed out, divided into two columns, and shot left and right around the sides of those people.

Charles also brought some sentries to the front, forming a firing line.

After two rounds of arrow rain, a large number of these men who charged frantically fell down.

They don't have any armor, and arrows can have the greatest effect on them. There is no need to fight with them in close quarters, lest they increase the damage in vain.

These are obviously cannon fodder sent by the prophets. It seems that their role is only to buy the last bit of time for the headquarters of the three prophets...

Because just behind these crazy cannon fodder, the female soldiers of the Prophet Legion are already in formation.

But their arrays and movements are very strange, as if they are performing some kind of mysterious ritual.

They seemed to be standing in some sort of strange pattern—you might be able to tell if you looked down from the sky.However, the members of the United Army who are hundreds of meters away can only see their movements as if they are praying.

Temporary prayer in this situation?

This is real cramming...

Maybe they can really get the power bestowed by Eredar, the god of darkness...

But the question is, this kind of impromptu prayer...is their God of Darkness working so efficiently?Could the goddess Ereda be called to work overtime at any time?
Also, why didn't you see those faceless monsters with no skin on their heads?
The lord suddenly became a little uneasy.

"I am Astalia... Fight for justice, child."

Li Ang was observing the movements of the Prophet Legion, but suddenly heard an ethereal and mysterious voice, which seemed to come from the sky.

This time, the voice was clearer, but only once.

Moreover, this sound is different from the previous two hearings.

Li Ang frowned.

Every time I encounter this voice falling from the sky, something bad will always happen...

It was also a female voice for the first time, but it was more gentle and made me watch out behind me, so I was assassinated by Lisa Dilan.

The second time was a rough male voice, in the Throne Hall of Sarleon City, he said 'very good', but as soon as he returned to the territory, he encountered a big battle and received the news of Earl Alden's death.

But this time, they all directly reported their names to let themselves "fight for justice"-obviously, this unknown voice may come from the goddess of justice.

But the question is, what kind of moth will appear this time?
Half of the six or seven hundred charging men wearing only underwear had already fallen.

Strangely, after they rushed to a distance of tens of meters in front of the coalition army, their footsteps actually slowed down.And all of them had no defense, but looked at the sky madly, and raised their hands.

However, it didn't look like he was surrendering, but rather... like praying?

This is too strange, a few more steps will be able to rush into the coalition army formation, although they will certainly not pose any threat, but just standing under the rain of arrows, is this begging for death?

"Stop and line up! Capture them!"

Godric ordered the army to stop. After being blocked by these weird men, the Prophet Legion had already stood in a strange formation.

And his sense of honor also prevents him from slaughtering those men who seem to want to die.

"Lord Godric, I feel that we have to kill them... These idiots are obviously abnormal. It is best to march quickly to disperse those women. The Prophet Legion is probably engaged in some evil ritual."

Li Ang didn't understand what those men were doing, but it was definitely not a good thing. In addition, he received a reminder from the goddess, so he quickly ordered Godric to continue the attack.

"Leon, these people don't even have armor, so there's no need to slaughter them, tie them up, maybe you can redeem them? Just like you saved Morgan. Moreover, the Prophet Legion doesn't seem to be planning to retreat. Since they don't If they retreat, it means that they have the confidence to deal with us, so it is better not to be impulsive. Besides, since they have no food, they will definitely retreat. It may be better for us to advance slowly."

After Godric finished speaking to Leon, he ordered the joint army behind him: "Stop advancing! All troops line up!"

Indeed, after these men charged, the Prophet Legion did not take the opportunity to retreat, but formed a strange formation, and it seemed that they had no intention of running away at all.

It is right to be cautious in this situation. Godric is a veteran who has experienced many battles and is good at defense. He has always been very careful.

Moreover, judging from the skill of those bad luck guides and the state of those female soldiers who are not afraid of death at all, direct confrontation may cause high losses, and the coalition army does not need to pursue a quick battle now.

Now it's best to form an formation and push slowly, or even avoid confrontation and take time - anyway, the Prophet Legion has no food, and they can't afford it.

But looking at those men in underwear with crazy faces, Li Ang always felt very uneasy—even if they are all brainwashed idiots, these men are at least intelligent creatures, why would they rush in this situation? Come to seek death?
They advance slowly, or form defensive formations, which can also buy time for the Prophet Legion!
Why raise your hands to die?

Could it be that they were just trying to get closer to the coalition army?
Or……

Are they purely for death?

"No, this is not right... Lord Godric, we must kill these idiots quickly... Ralph, shoot them dead, don't keep a single one!"

Li Ang naturally understood that it would be more beneficial to spend it. If the stalemate continued, it would definitely be more cost-effective to chase after the prophets when they retreated, but he still ordered to shoot all the men in underwear who charged over.

"Li Ang, what's going on, why do you have to kill them?"

Godric saw Leon's nervousness, but he still didn't understand.

"We have to show our attitude - anyone who follows heresy must die! Only in this way can the Prophet Legion completely cut off their support, otherwise there will be nobles coming to provide them with food. Besides... this kind of suicide charge is too strange It's more like an oath or a proof, and they seem to be completely irredeemable, and I always feel very disturbed..."

The lord explained to Godric very seriously.

Godric looked at the crazy faces of those men, hesitated for a few seconds, and nodded: "You are right...the archers come out and shoot them dead!"

A large number of archers from White Hart Castle also joined the lineup to besiege those men in underwear.

Under the siege of more than [-] shooters, all the men who charged the coalition army fell to the ground quickly.

But no one evaded, and no one surrendered.

Even a few men in underwear who clearly held shields in their hands did not use shields to block arrows.

"These heresies are indeed strange..."

Godric frowned too.

"The recruits go to make up the knife, don't leave a single one alive! Check them for any abnormalities!"

Li Ang waved his hand and signaled his recruits, who had never killed anyone, to do some work to get used to the atmosphere of the battlefield.

But just when dozens of recruits came out and made up their swords all the way forward, before they checked much, an abnormal situation happened directly...

Two men with several arrows pierced all over their bodies staggered up from the pile of corpses!
The two men seemed to be seriously injured, with blood all over their bodies, and their feet were dangling, as if they might fall down again at any time.

But they completely ignored the recruit who was making up the knife nearby. Instead, they pulled out the arrows on their bodies, and then clasped the wounds on their bodies with both hands.

Then, they started tearing hard!
Tear off their own skin!
The recruits next to the two men were obviously startled by this self-mutilation, and didn't dare to approach them for a while.

"This! My lord, that Mrs. Bella once planned to do the same! Their power will become very powerful! Greater than me!"

Klose said to Li Ang in surprise.

And Amy also hurriedly brought Godric's personal guards to Leon's side: "Ms. Bella seems to have done the same... but was stopped by Klose and the others!"

"Don't stand still! Cut off their heads!"

Li Ang immediately greeted the recruits with a loud voice. He felt that this might be what Mrs. Bella said about "gaining strength with the blood oath"?
Several recruits swarmed up, but they did successfully cut down the two men to the ground.

The Legion of Prophets still stood there praying, but their voices became louder and louder, and they could be heard singing hymns in unison from hundreds of meters away...

"...the kiss of the goddess drives away death, and gives hope to her warriors...she watches over all injustice and evil...if a warrior swears in blood to uphold justice, strength and courage are added to him... ..."

Behind Li Ang, Sarah and Anson's expressions changed drastically at the same time.

Anson shouted tremblingly all over his body: "My lord, this is the prayer of Astalia, the goddess of justice! But the heretics worship Ereda, the god of darkness, and they also use this prayer?"

As a good student who dropped out of the seminary, Anson knew a lot about the gods of Pendor Continent.

Although his whole family is a believer in Damia, the goddess of protection, Anson, who wants to be an upright knight, also respects the goddess of justice.

Sarah seemed to have the same idea as Anson, but she was even more frightened: "I once heard a bard say that the heretics were originally priests of the Lady Justice, but after the Lady Justice left the mainland, these priests were punished. Tempted by the Goddess of Darkness... These three prophets were probably once priests of Goddess Astaria!"

The lord frowned: "The goddess of justice, Astalia, has left the mainland?"

But I heard that mysterious voice just now, calling herself Astalia!

Anson turned his head: "The information in the college also says so... It is said that the goddess of justice will return only when justice and justice re-dominate the earth... But why do these heretics..."

The heretics have used the prayers of the Goddess of Justice... It seems that the Goddess of Justice may not be able to come back - the lord feels that Eredar, the God of Darkness, may have completely replaced her...

So, was the voice just now the goddess of justice Astalia?
After just a few words, the voice of the Prophet Legion became louder and louder, and the huge prayer sounds even enveloped the battlefield!

Li Ang felt more and more uneasy.

"Amy, you stand back... don't join the battle! I feel very dangerous!"

The lord feels that something terrible will definitely happen, and the Legion of Prophets cannot be treated with common sense!
As soon as Amy was driven away, Li Ang saw an unbelievable scene-the corpses that were lying on the ground being repaired by recruits actually stood up again!

And, more and more people are standing up...more and more!
It's just that everyone's first reaction after standing up was to howl crazily, a howl that didn't belong to humans at all, and then tear their wounds desperately!
The recruits frantically raised their swords and stabbed them, but it didn't seem to have much effect. These heretical lunatics are still tearing their skins desperately!

Under their violent tearing movements, the swords of some recruits were touched by their arms, and then those swords were easily knocked away, and some recruits were even brought down to the ground because they were holding the hilts—just because He stabbed into the chest of a madman who was scratching at the skin of his own chest.

Afterwards, the lunatic tore off a large piece of skin with his hands, directly to his face, and then, like taking off a tights, he tore all the skin off his body from top to bottom.

He just took off a complete piece of human skin!

What terrible strength is required to do this?

Li Ang immediately remembered the cicada-like human skin he saw in Lion City...

"Back them all! This is a fallen person!"

Li Ang shouted loudly, leading the team to rush over to meet the recruits.

He finally knew why these idiots who had been brainwashed into fanatics made a suicide charge!

These people are indeed begging for death!
And the prayers of the Prophet Legion seem to bring them back from the dead!
In other words, it wasn't resurrection from the dead, but something else—these people were no longer human, and their crazy cries were more like some kind of beast.

Or, demons.

(End of this chapter)