The Knights of the Round Table and the Silver Fortress once again faced each other across a distance, and this time, Prince Allen himself led the opposing force.
Under Prince Allen's brutal rule, the soldiers, whose morale had been somewhat low after their defeat during the day, were now in a state of mental overload, as if injected with stimulants, because they feared the Golden Grand Duke's violence even more.
In this state, they would most likely display stronger combat power than normal, but theoretically, this could only be maintained for a period, and if they were fortunate enough to survive the battle, the time required for their physical and mental recovery might be longer than imagined.
But this was no longer important, because in this battle, it was victory or death!
The fear of death could sometimes lead to an even greater increase in combat power.
The Knights of the Round Table were now on the defensive. During the day, they had set up a considerable number of chevaux de frise outside the camp to prevent cavalry charges. Based on the fact that they had been ambushed by players during the daytime battle, the segment where the main commanders of both sides would step forward to exchange threats was directly omitted.
Even though Arthur believed that the enemy's commander, Allen, the younger brother of the evil Golden Grand Duke Garibaldi, was not the type to secretly launch a sneak attack, the mercenaries on the other side clearly had no such scruples. Also, out of responsibility for his own faction, Arthur chose to remain still, relying on the large number of chevaux de frise to await the enemy's active assault.
"Orange Knight."
"Huh?"
"Are you that excited?"
Percival looked at Cheng Mouren, who was constantly changing mounts beside him, and asked with some curiosity about his current mental state.
He had counted: from the beginning until now, Cheng Tian had ridden an elephant, a giant dragon (Tyrannosaurus Rex), a wyvern, a warhorse, and now, an armored wild ox.
Yes, Cheng Tian was currently sitting on the back of Carter Brubas.
In the game, the armored wild ox and its evolved form, while possessing the ability to spew petrifying curse smoke, also had broad backs that could be freely stepped on. This was a characteristic of this type of monster.
The wild ox was relatively small in size, allowing it to hide within the cavalry. However, one couldn't expect speed from this creature; it simply couldn't run fast. But for defensive battles, it was quite suitable, and Cheng Tian could even sit cross-legged on it with plenty of room.
"Excited! Very excited!"
Cheng Tian answered truthfully.
If it were simply Prince Allen personally leading the charge, Cheng Mouren wouldn't be so agitated. But just a short while ago, the Sun God Gem Shard embedded in Cheng Tian's glabella had been continuously emitting a slight heat. This was the strong attraction generated by its desire to devour a gem of the same origin.
Even from kilometers away, Cheng Tian immediately spotted the dazzling orange-red gem embedded in the crown on Prince Allen's head, who stood conspicuously like a small Silver Giant at the forefront of the enemy's army.
Cheng Tian yearned to reclaim the gem shard, and Prince Allen harbored the exact same thought.
Ever since the gem on his crown was replaced by this orange-red gem, a color he disliked, Prince Allen gained some new powers. The previous 'Silver Touch' purification light was a new ability brought by the gem.
As the younger brother of the Golden Grand Duke of the Roman Empire, Allen naturally wouldn't always be content to live under his older brother's shadow. He, of course, also harbored the desire to surpass his older brother, but in terms of strength and influence, Allen was no match for Garibaldi, so this wish had always been suppressed in his heart.
However, the existence of the Sun God Gem Shard offered Allen the possibility of surpassing his older brother, and it wasn't a vague, ethereal possibility, but a tangible increase in combat power.
With his magical attainments and the instinctive longing brought by possessing the gem, he knew that by collecting more shards of the same origin, he could become even stronger, eventually surpassing Garibaldi!
What was that saying again?
With a sharp weapon in hand, murderous intent arises!
Without the enhancement of the Sun God Gem Shard, Prince Allen might have suppressed his anger and chosen to rely on the Silver Fortress for a defensive war of attrition. But now, having chosen to lead his army into battle, he simply couldn't swallow his pride.
Unexpectedly, he even discovered another holder of a gem shard in the opposing camp!
This pleasant surprise even diluted much of the murderous aura on the Prince's face!
The Knights of the Round Table of Britannia, who dared to defy the dominion of the Holy Roman Empire, he would crush them!
The Sun God Gem Shard, which could make him stronger, he also wanted to claim for himself!
...Coincidentally, Cheng Mouren thought the same!
Facing an opponent who also possessed a gem shard and had already demonstrated a 'Silver Touch' ability similar to purification light, Cheng Tian decisively released the Crystal Demon Eye, and both Red Shock and Blue Shock were placed in the most convenient item slots.
As the Prince pointed his warhammer forward, a group of 'mass-produced inferior Guts' wearing simple light armor, but each wielding a greatsword almost as tall as a person, directly bypassed the Prince's position and charged towards the ground full of chevaux de frise.
It seemed the Prince had also completely abandoned the pre-battle taunting and decisively launched the attack.
The task of the greatsword knights was to clear the chevaux de frise, paving the way for the cavalry charge.
Meanwhile, the few archers among the Knights of the Round Table also began to shoot their already scarce supply of arrows.
In this era of scarce resources, bows were still relatively easy to find, but arrows were a genuine rarity. The Knights of the Round Table could only use arrows scavenged from the battlefield, and arrows that had been shot once were usually damaged to the point of imbalance. Moreover, artisans capable of repairing or crafting arrows by hand were even rarer than imagined.
Therefore, these crooked, barely cohesive arrow rains truly had little power.
At this moment, it was time for the players of both sides, who possessed long-range attack methods, to engage in an aerial bombardment.
Since players could use equipment as long as they met the equipment requirements, even those without relevant long-range skills would tend to carry a long-range weapon for emergencies. Among them, bows and crossbows were the most numerous. For example, Luo Meiling had a blue hand crossbow, which she might have deliberately bought in the last dungeon when fighting the Sun God due to a lack of long-range capabilities.
But just as she raised her hand to shoot an arrow, a thunderbolt unexpectedly descended from the sky, striking directly at her location.
In the Roman faction, a player holding a lightning magic book from the 'Fire Emblem' dungeon unleashed a random bolt of lightning from an extremely long distance!
However, the moment a strong light flashed in the sky, not far from Luo Meiling, Evan, the Morningstar Elf in a magic robe, made a sword-finger gesture and rapidly chanted—
"Cold light born from iron armor on the vast desert!"
The target of his sword-finger was not himself, but Luo Meiling, who was about to be struck by lightning.
A shimmering, metallic cold light enveloped her, successfully deflecting the lightning strike that would have caused considerable damage.
At the same time, the Morningstar Elf also threw open his magic robe, revealing his usual weapon, a sharp steel spear wrapped in white cloth.
Evan was one of the rare individuals who had already completed a job change at this stage, and his profession was not a pure spellcasting class, but a special class that combined physical attacks and magical abilities—
The Fangshi, with its professional blueprint originating from 'The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky'.