The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

The choice of an era governed by knights certainly has its reasons, and at this moment, the scene of battle vividly displays the disadvantages of magicians.

When Knight Orders charge, and Sky Knights take to the air, the ambient Magic Power in the air becomes chaotic, preventing Grand Magicians from casting the spells they pride themselves on.

The seemingly overwhelming counterattack from Juniper Castle vanishes in the blink of an eye, leaving only the knights’ cries.

Bows enhanced with Dou Qi incessantly pound the walls of Juniper Castle, and the staunch rock, fortified with glutinous rice juice, begins to peel off layer by layer. The castle’s scant return fire is feeble against the onslaught of nearly ten thousand knights surrounding it, unable to even raise their heads, completely suffocated by the onslaught.

Moreover, the Sky Knights perform targeted bombings, with each swoop and powerful slash of their longswords repelling the little resistance they faced.

The battle unfolds just as everyone anticipated the evening before the banquet, with a completely one-sided situation.

Juniper Castle is in imminent danger.

Watching from a distance, Liszt feels anxious as he sees Juniper Castle being struck from the sky by the Sky Knights and from the land by the Earth Knights, bracing for the dual assault that could crumble the castle at any moment, "How could this happen? This is nothing like I imagined. The Marquis of Bull has no power to fight back!"

The knights of the Wrath Knight Order are suppressed within the castle walls, daring not to show their faces.

The magicians from the Goat Assembly have faded into obscurity.

The countdown to the end of the war is ticking.

Tick tock, tick tock.

"Damn it, I guessed wrong!" Liszt’s frustration lasts only a few seconds before he then raises his Swift Shadow Bow and shouts, "Black Knight Order, focus your attack on Juniper Castle!"

This is a bid to snatch away the glory of victory.

If not now, when?

Three arrows infused with Fire Attribute Dou Qi fly towards the walls of Juniper Castle, knocking down a piece of rock. Liszt shakes his head, dissatisfied with the result, and blows a whistle. Douson, stationed in the center of the Black Knight Order, immediately charges over—Douson has been quite the show-off these past few days.

Many nobles have made excuses for social visits just to see Douson.

In truth, using Intermediate Magical Beasts in battle isn’t rare. Many of the mounts for Sky Knights are magical beasts, and some can fly.

The mount of Marquis Ramirez White Glutinous Rice is an Intermediate Magical Beast Overlord Beetle, capable of flight and emitting lightning. At the moment, standing atop the Overlord Beetle’s head, Marquis Ramirez wields his Combat Skills while directing the beetle to unleash lightning—the benefit of a magical beast is that it can cast Magic using its own Magic Power.

Of course, Douson can also cast Magic.

"Douson, Rock Grenade!"

Boom!

A massive boulder hits the walls of Juniper Castle, creating numerous fissures. When it comes to siege capabilities, Douson could mock all the others present as trash.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

With the output from Douson’s Rock Grenades and the continuous barrage of arrows, the section of the castle wall primarily attacked by the Black Knight Order soon collapses, creating a small breach. The knights of the Wrath Knight Order stand at the gap, using shields to form a defense, preventing the charging knights.

Douson gasps for breath, depleted of Magic Power.

Liszt, holding the Swift Shadow Bow, continues to shoot, hoping to reap a few heads from afar.

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, he spots the First Prince descending from the sky, landing beside him. His expression is obscured by his visor, and the glare of the sun and shadows obscure his eyes. But the First Prince’s voice sounds excited, "Are you the son of Li Weiliam, Levis?"

"Levis is my brother, I am Liszt, the second son of Earl Li Weiliam!"

"I’ve heard of you, Liszt!" The First Prince is just taking a break from flying, as Sky Knights cannot stay in the air for long, "The dog you’ve raised is quite impressive. In the capture of Juniper Castle, you’ve earned yourself significant merit!"

"Thank you, First Prince!" Liszt immediately responds with an exhilarated tone, "I am ready to charge for the Sapphire Family!"

"Very good!"

After speaking, the First Prince once again soars into the sky, heading straight for the breach blocked by the Wrath Knight Order. His longsword swings fiercely, and his Ice Attribute Dou Qi instantly forms numerous ice spikes that follow his slashes towards the knights at the breach.

Crash!

The shields upheld by more than a dozen Elite Earth Knights were violently repelled, causing them to fall onto the castle’s walkway.

But before the First Prince could rush in, a streak of green sword light suddenly thrust out from inside, heading straight for him.

Clang!

The First Prince raised his sword to block the sneak attack, his voice icy, "Antus, are you betraying the Sapphire Family just like your father? Have you forgotten our past friendship? I’m giving you a chance now, surrender to me, and I guarantee your survival!"

The one who launched the sneak attack was none other than Antus Sapphire, the Marquis of Bull’s son and a Sky Knight of the Sword Saint Level.

He held the title of Hurricane Sword Saint.

"My father’s decision is my decision!" Antus coldly replied before withdrawing to the breach to continue marshaling Elite Earth Knights to block it.

Disappointment, loss.

The First Prince, landed and his face frosty with contempt, bellowed, "Attack, all of you attack! I want to see Juniper Castle fall within half an hour!"

Boom!

The battle around the castle’s breach intensified fiercely.

Sky Knights charged at the breach, engaging in close-quarter combat with Sky Knights inside Juniper Castle, each employing Combat Skills from the Advanced Dou Qi Manuals. Despite the stalemate for a moment, as the castle walls continued to collapse and the breach grew wider, the defense of the knights inside Juniper Castle became increasingly ineffective.

Liszt’s quiver was now empty of arrows.

At this moment, riding atop a Landwalker Bird, he ceased his attack and relished watching the Sky Knights in battle.

Dozens, hundreds of Sky Knights, nearly four-fifths of the Duchy of Sapphire’s Sky Knights, had come. As several Sky Knights exhausted their Dou Qi and landed to recover, others joined the fray. They sustained relentless pressure on Juniper Castle.

Sea Wave Sword Saint Li Weiliam was among them, and as a Sky Knight of the Sword Saint Level, his performance was stellar.

Apart from a few veteran Sky Knights of the Completion Level, he was one of the strongest among the Sword Saints.

"This siege of Juniper Castle could possibly go down in the history of the Grand Duchy of Sapphire, an epic battle indeed!" Liszt’s blood boiled as he longed to immediately return to his study in Fresh Flower Town and take the neglected historical chronicle "Dragons Fight in the Wild" off the shelf to continue writing.

To record this segment of the battle.

"...Dragon Knight Liszt, in his youth, took part in the siege of Juniper Castle, leading the charge and breaching its defenses first. As an Elite Earth Knight, accomplished what a host of Sky Knights couldn’t. With his help, the knights of the Duchy of Sapphire, captured Juniper Castle."

He then felt he should add, "The eldest son of the Sapphire Duke personally offered his profound respects to Liszt."

However.

Just when everyone thought victory was within grasp, that Juniper Castle would soon be conquered, suddenly the sky above the castle roiled with dark clouds, sunlight disappearing into the rolling mass, turning the sky instantaneously gloomy. Following that, a blue light burst from the highest spire of Juniper Castle, piercing into the dark clouds.

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Thunder boomed and rumbled within the clouds.

Such a dramatic change caused all the knights to pause their assault, fixating on the dazzling blue light. The surging atmosphere of war came to an abrupt halt.

"Anthony, are you so eager to see your uncle die?" A voice resonated between heaven and earth as if emanating from the castle and likewise from the clouds.

The next moment.

The light retracted.

The Wrath Knight Order at the breach of the castle unexpectedly cheered, making way for a passage, and after about a dozen seconds at the breach, a tall figure emerged.

A figure twice the height of a normal person.

Covered in pitch-black armor from head to toe, the bull-shaped helmet especially, with flames of blue in the area of the eyes, seemed icy, merciless. In the hands of this tall figure was a curved greatsword—or more accurately, a curved sword made of bone, with the same blue flames dancing along it.

Pitch-black armor.

Blue flames.

The towering presence, twice the height of a normal person, all exuded an immense oppressive force.

He simply stood there, yet not a single knight dared to attack—none had regained their senses to confront such a supersized human, a human doubled in height, eyes aflame with blue fire.

The bull-shaped helmet turned half a circle, scanning the knights amassed below the walls of Juniper Castle, and let out a disdainful laugh, "A bunch of ants, truly a bunch of ants... My dear nephew Anthony Sapphire, come and meet your immortal uncle—Lich Andy!"