The Herb King

217 War Continues

“Place the traps in the entrance and prepare our javelin unit! Shields forward! Porcupine formation!” Ramiel issued a series of commands and the soldiers snappily executed them.

The porcupine formation was something that Aethelwolf taught them. The soldiers would form a box shape with their shields to protect everyone inside the formation and they would slip their long spears through the gaps between the shields. When they were training, they thought that it was silly and useless in the face of Espers, but when they executed the formation, they found out that it was effective with the support of Defensive Runes.

Meanwhile, the javelin unit was already prepared. They lifted their javelins over their shoulders as they stared at the giant gate.

On the other hand, General Robert’s army which was composed mostly of dual-wielding infantry soldiers was on standby.

The combined number of their soldiers, including General Gavin’s Flame Tiger Army, was only around twenty thousand and they would be facing seventy thousand enemies!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The gate of their camp was being fiercely bombarded by their enemies and it was already showing signs of breaking apart.

Looking at this, the soldiers of the javelin unit tensely held their weapons. The moment the enemy breaks through the gate, they would immediately throw their javelins at them.

Legion Commander Ramiel, General Gavin, and General Robert stared at the gate with cold expressions on their faces.

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BANG!

The gate was finally blasted into smithereens and a large number of attackers entered. Their maddened shouts echoed throughout the camp, making the soldiers of the Leone Empire a bit nervous.

“Javelin Unit, kill them!” Ramiel shouted in a booming voice and as soon as he said the command, the soldiers of the Javelin Unit threw their sharp weapons with all their might toward the attackers.

Suu! Suu! Suu!

The first attacking soldiers of the Ford Empire cowered when they saw thousands of javelins thrown in their direction.

“Noo!!”

“Ahhh!!!”

However, most of them ignored the threatening volley of javelins. They charged through without fear while holding their swords and shields.

Puchi! Puchi! Puchi! Puchi!

A huge number of the attackers were penetrated by the javelins, nailing them in place! Some of them were still alive and they cried out in pain.

“H-Help!”

Despite their cries for help, no one offered any assistance. This was war and a slight mistake would cost them their lives so everyone was careful.

There were some attackers who managed to evade the fearsome javelins, but they were eventually killed by the soldiers who were in porcupine formation.

“What kind of formation is that?!”

“How can we kill them?!”

More and more attackers entered and they all saw the horrifying rain of javelins as well as the impenetrable porcupine formation.

Suddenly, Vhincent, one of the Vice Leaders of the Northern Viper Group, arrived at the scene and he also witnessed what was happening. “Raise your shield and scatter! Attack!” He shouted as he charged along with his soldiers.

“Kill!”

“Kill!”

Vhincent wasn’t the sole Level 4 Esper who arrived to support the frontline unit, there were four more experts who came with him. The strongest among them was even a late stage Level 4 Esper!

Seeing the arrival of the experts, Ramiel and the other two nodded at each other before making a move. They decided to confront the five experts!

Vhincent smirked coldly when he saw this. “There are just three of them! Let’s kill them and take their heads to the Grand General!” He shouted vigorously.

The other four experts laughed coldly as they took out their weapons.

Soon, the experts started clashing and their battle was so intense that it caused the ground beneath them to fracture!

General Robert was facing the late stage Level 4 Esper and an early stage Level 4 Esper. He was strong, but because he was fighting against two enemies, he found it hard to counterattack. He could only try to parry the attacks of the experts.

Ramiel was also facing two experts and one of them was Vhincent who was a mid stage Level 4 Esper. The guy was one small level stronger than Ramiel so he was also at a disadvantage.

On the other hand, General Gavin was facing another mid stage Level 4 Esper.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Vhicent frowned as he looked at Ramiel. The man was weaker than him in terms of level, but they couldn’t push him back at all. He was like a solid fortress, unbreakable and mighty.

Ramiel was equipped with Aethelwolf’s unique creations so he was able to fight tooth and nail against two experts.

He brandished his mace like it was nothing. Each movement of his mace created a violent wind that threatened to slice through his enemies!

Bang!

The expert who was together with Vhincent was struck by the giant mace which instantly smashed his head.

Seeing the sudden death of his comrade, Vhincent was shocked to his core. The sheer power behind Ramiel’s mace was so intimidating that it made the hair all over his body stand on end.

Vhincent quickly pounced toward Ramiel when the man was still propping his mace. He raised his weapon and aimed for Ramiel’s neck!

Clang!

Ramiel managed to block his attack with his shield and the resulting force of their clash created a shockwave.

Vhincent felt his hand vibrating after his attack was blocked.

“Dammit! This guy is so hard to kill!” He muttered coldly as he glared at the heavily armed Ramiel.

While the experts were fighting, their soldiers were also engaged in a fearsome battle. Their loud battle cry echoed throughout the battlefield, shaking the nerves of everyone.

Blood and mutilated body parts littered the ground.

The death toll increased as the fearsome battle between the two sides continued.

The once peaceful valley became the graveyard of these brave soldiers.

Soon, the sun disappeared and the sky was enveloped by darkness. However, the horrible collision between the two armies didn’t stop...