Chapter 199: Taste the same treatment as the top villains from Dragon Ball!
Lancelot agreed to swap adjutant positions with Cheng Tian precisely because he knew Cheng Tian could summon the Magic War Elephant at the most crucial moment through special means, and the effect this would have during a charge was self-evident.
Just imagining it, such a suddenly appearing behemoth would undoubtedly inflict unimaginable heavy damage on the Silver Prince's cavalry.
Arthur also strongly agreed with this.
However, when Arthur explained his plan to Cheng Tian, Cheng Tian stated that he had a more suitable magic mount for dealing with cavalry charges, and he also made it clear that if he summoned that mount, not only enemy units but also friendly units would be affected.
Arthur told Cheng Tian to rest assured; his Sword in the Stone could not only protect himself but also guard legion-level numbers of members, so he should feel free to cause trouble.
In Arthur's imagination, the 'more suitable magic mount for dealing with charges' that Cheng Tian spoke of might just be another Magic War Elephant with different abilities... Who knew that Cheng Mouren would summon an ancient giant beast right from the start!
Clearly, Arthur's imagination didn't allow him to connect Cheng Tian's possession of a 'Wyvern (original Stone Winged Dragon)' with his possession of another terrestrial overlord from the same era.
Cheng Tian did follow Arthur's instructions, timing the release of his Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex to the second before the two cavalry forces were about to clash and enter combat.
And the roar, representing the top terrestrial predator of the late Cretaceous period, echoed across the entire battlefield the moment it appeared.
As soon as Crimson showed its head, it decisively activated its roar ability named 'Apex Predator'—
All units whose Charm value is not higher than the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex have a 75% chance of entering a stiffened state lasting a maximum of 5 seconds, during which any external attack will forcibly end the stiffened state.
In terms of ability effect, the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex's Apex Predator was identical to its original form, but because it became Cheng Tian's combat mount, it was inevitably affected by the monster template; theoretically, a high template could counteract the effective probability of this dragon's roar.
As a terrestrial overlord that should have existed in ancient times, the appearance of the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex brought an extremely shocking effect, and this single roar affected everyone on both the enemy and friendly sides, except for Cheng Tian himself.
The Knights of the Round Table's fully armored cavalry from Britannia were not just a little bit weaker in combat power compared to the Silver Knights' Ravager cavalry; it could be said that without Arthur's three knights, the fully armored cavalry would be utterly crushed by the Ravagers in both quantity and quality.
However, those who could become Knights and be selected as the first echelon to charge with their commander, while perhaps having some deficiencies in combat power, absolutely possessed stronger willpower than the Roman side, having dropped everything to participate in the counter-attack against Rome during such a full-scale invasion.
So, with this roar from the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex, about seventy percent of the friendly Knights of the Round Table actually resisted it, while the Ravager Knights, who were stronger but whose willpower had become weaker due to burning, killing, and looting, were directly stiffened by about seventy percent on the spot.
However, compared to the knights themselves, the most affected were actually the warhorses of both cavalry forces!
Except for the warhorses of Arthur and Balford, which had their own names and belonged to elite units, all other cavalry warhorses were startled without exception.
Buckling legs, falling, uncontrolled defecation, startled fainting, stress-induced stiffness... various horrific scenes had already occurred among the charging cavalry on the opposite side, and what happens when these situations arise during a charge no longer needs much explanation.
A chain collision, like dominoes falling, thus occurred within the Silver Cavalry; the sound of heavy objects hitting the ground and the mingled screams of humans and horses were incessant.
On the other hand, while many of the Knights of the Round Table's warhorses could be seen leaking fluids and solids, under the blessing of Arthur's raised Sword in the Stone, they barely maintained their remaining sanity and completed the charge with the main group.
Then they slammed hard into the completely collapsed Silver Knights' cavalry, and the sharp swords and halberds in their hands, amplified by the impact of the warhorse charge, began to reap the enemy.
[Ravager Speed: Normal Template. Heavy Knight. HP = 540, MP = 120. Strength 27, Agility 15, Spirit 12, Charm 16.]
[Unit Traits — Speed Enhancement, Heavy Knight]
These Ravagers, wearing horned helmets and generally wielding maces and shields, wore armor prototyped from 14th-century plate armor, completely encased from head to toe, with only a T-shaped cutout on the front of the helmet to maintain some visibility and breathing.
Fully armed, their defense against bladed weapons was virtually maxed out, even for the Speed Enhanced Ravagers; only by finding gaps or using blunt force could sufficient damage be inflicted upon them.
Based on this equipment configuration, they were considered heavy cavalry; in a normal charge, Britannia would have been utterly scattered by them.
However, the weight of this armor became an enormous burden and the culprit that led to their demise after the chain collision.
Thrown off, trampled, struck, reaped.
The Ravagers, whose health was almost equivalent to a mutated Triceratops, thus fell in a cavalry clash that should have been an assured victory.
And for this, the Dual-Wielding Knight Balford, who, due to sufficiently high attributes and willpower, successfully resisted the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex's roar along with his mount, thus becoming the most conspicuous individual, didn't even have time for his eyes to split with rage, because the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex's massive maw had already bitten towards him!
As a master swordsman, Balford actually followed a nimble, agility-focused path similar to Lancelot's, so a light side somersault allowed him to easily dodge the Tyrannosaurus Rex's gaping maw—
However, his warhorse could not achieve the same agility and was instantly impaled by Crimson's huge and sharp teeth.
With a lift of its head, the poor warhorse, held in its jaws, let out an even more tragic wail, but the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex's response was an even more resolute closing of its upper and lower jaws.
The warhorse's neck was completely severed, and its unseeing head fell directly from Crimson's mouth, rolling into Balford's line of sight.
The Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex, having swallowed the remaining horse carcass whole, then closed its eyes contentedly, looking very much like it was enjoying itself.
For a medieval knight, a warhorse's importance even surpassed that of their loved ones; the Dual-Wielding Knight, witnessing this scene, already had blood spurting from the corners of his eyes!
But just at this moment, a voice from above made Balford look up involuntarily, and the content of this voice was—
"Solar Flare!!!!!"
Blinding light instantly pierced the Dual-Wielding Knight's retina, his eyes turning completely white, so much so that he couldn't see that Cheng Tian, who had just released the Solar Flare with his hands at his brow, had already raised his hands above his head, cupped as if he had directly pulled a holy sword from the dazzling sunlight, and mercilessly brought it down upon his head—
Holy Grail Knight combat skill! Blade of Blessing!