Edge of the Apocalypse
Chapter 518: Split Up Troops

"Bastard! Isn't that Allen just a baron who thinks he's something amazing?" On the way back, Abel said with a ferocious expression, "Uncle, after this war ends, I will leave the Deep Sea Scaled Concubine. At that time, you will confer me the title of Knight. In less than three years, I will be able to sit in the position of Baron. At that time, I will see how Alan will use his title to suppress me."

Grar shook his head and said, "That's no problem, but are you willing to part with Miss Ruola?"

Abel's face darkened when he spoke of Zora, and he smiled bitterly, "Actually, you know that even if Miss Zora doesn't like Alan, it's not my turn. I heard that the Count is going to marry the Marquis of Iron Spear, most likely because he wants to marry Miss Zora to Hoy's son."

"I'm afraid I won't get Miss Ruola, but at the very least, I can't let Alan underestimate me."

"If you can see this clearly, I have nothing to say. Ruo La has a special status. She is the Count's younger sister. It's not surprising that Ou Ban will marry her to Hoy's son for the sake of rejuvenating the family."

Abel nodded and said, "I just want Miss Jorah to look at me differently, even if only once. Uncle, you will definitely help me, right?"

"You are the most outstanding young man in our family," sighed Glar. "I won't help you. Besides, I don't like Alan very much."

As the uncles and nephews were conversing, the sound of horse hooves sounded from behind them. The two of them turned around and saw that Ruo La was riding a snow-white war horse. It was her beloved horse. Ruo La came to their side and got off the horse. His gaze swept over Abel and finally landed on Grar, "Uncle Grar, why are you doing this?"

Glar pretended to be confused and said, "Miss Jorah, what did you say?"

'"You know what I'm saying. I know what you and Abel are thinking. But I warn you, this is the last time. Don't provoke Sir Allen again. You and I both know what Sir Allen and his army can do in this situation. I need their strength. If you do this again, I can only ask you to leave." With that, Ruo La rolled over and mounted the horse. With a flap of his horse, the warhorse sprinted away.

Immediately, Ruo La's teeth itched with hatred, and she secretly said, "If I knew that this Glar was so hateful, I should have let my brother plunder the vault in his nest!"

The young miss was still obsessed with Grar's vault. Of course, anyone who could plunder millions of dollars in a single night would be like her. Unfortunately, this was not the right time, and Ruo La could only read it in her heart.

The Unicorn Legion was strangely quiet and did not launch another attack.

However, just before dawn the next day, a group of cavalry left the unicorn barracks. The horse hooves of the cavalry were wrapped in soft cotton cloth, making the horse fall silently. As that cavalry flew out of the camp like a whirlwind, the few hidden guard that Ruo La had set up near the enemy camp were all found and knocked out one by one.

Daniel, who had disguised himself as a soldier, watched the cavalry leave. Beneath his feet was the corpse of a scout. He used the clothes on the corpse to wipe off the blood stains on the sword before lowering his helmet and heading back to the barracks.

In the darkest hours before dawn, the cavalry of the Unicorns ambushed Bauhinia City. However, this was only a harassing attack, but when Ruo La arrived, the corpses of dozens of guards had already fallen on the city wall. After the enemy cavalry attacked, they immediately flew into the distance, not even looking at the result, causing Ruo La to truly stomp her feet in hatred, but there was no way to do anything about it.

After dawn, the horn of attack sounded in the unicorn's camp. Troops left the barracks and attacked in the direction of the main city. This time, Hagrid sent out three fronts. As the army charged forward, a muffled cannon rumbled. Eight artillery cannons pulled over with Daniel yesterday were repositioned in the shelling position, with heavy troops deployed in front of the position to prevent the incident where the position had been taken over by Allen's lightning bombardments yesterday.

This time, under the cover of the artillery shelling, the Deep Sea Scaled Concubine was no longer as relaxed as yesterday. Several firepoints on the defensive wall had been patronized by enemy artillery shells. Black artillery shells descended from mid-air with sharp whistles, causing continuous explosions on the defensive wall. Although Ruo La and a few other experts of the army had risen to intercept him, their numbers were limited, and there were relatively few defensive wall areas they could protect.

More places were bombarded by artillery fire, causing the Deep Sea Scaled Concubine's fire. Gunners were unable to effectively suppress the enemy's troops below the city wall. A few rounds of intense offensive and defensive battles ensued. After more than an hour, the unicorn camp blew the trumpet of retreat. As a result, they abandoned the city that was filled with wolf smoke and quickly retreated. If La was not angry, he sent out cavalry to chase after them, but he only managed to kill a group of enemies. The unicorn sent out reinforcements, and the Deep Sea Scaled Concubine had no choice but to withdraw.

If you attack me and defend me, the battles that you retreat from my pursuit will be staged many times in this day. The frequency with which the Heavenly Unicorn fought was astonishing. Haggers organized the entire army into several squads, each of which fought one after another. Every battle was short and intense. After a battle, the squad returned to the camp and new squads were sent out. Even though the unicorn army's physical strength was being depleted, it was clear that the consumption of the Deep Sea Scaled Concubine was much more intense.

Especially the endless attacks of the enemy. The continuous attacks made the Deep Sea Scaled Concubine feel suffocated. In the end, the soldier jumped up almost instinctively when he heard the cannon. He didn't have time to rest at all.

It wasn't until dusk that the unicorn stopped attacking. The soldiers of the Deep Sea Scaled Concubine were already exhausted. Many people randomly found a corner on the wall and fell asleep with their eyes closed.

"The situation isn't good."

Ruo La said worriedly on the wall.

Alan swept his eyes over the exhausted warriors. Such a soldier had little fighting strength, and what was even more deadly was that their morale and fighting spirit had been completely wiped out by the enemy's repeated attacks today. Allen sighed, "Hagrid intends to wipe out our morale and combat strength before launching an all-out attack. The outcome of this battle will be decided."

"Then they have miscalculated. Tomorrow, brother's army will arrive. At that time, we will kill all of them."

"It's not that simple." Alan shook his head and said, "The two armies are facing each other. Military intelligence is first. If Daniel doesn't even know that Earl Oban's army is heading here, he doesn't have the qualifications to sit in this position. If I were Daniel, I would definitely make some preparations to delay the Earl's army."

As if to verify Ellen's words, Jorah received an urgent report shortly after. The emergency report was sent by Ou Ban, claiming that he was harassed by Daniel's army halfway and probably couldn't arrive on time. Jorah should continue to do her defensive work. After handing the urgent report to Alan, Jorah sighed, "Looks like we'll have to guard it for another two days or so."

After reading the emergency report, Alan sighed, "If that's the case, then it's exactly what Daniel wants. We have to do something so we don't have to be passive all the time."

With that, a faint smile appeared on his face. "I have a plan. I just took some risks."

"What kind of plan?" Ruo La raised her head and asked.

"Based on your knowledge of Daniel, he has set up a large number of troops here, and he still has the strength to harass the count's army. How many more troops do you think he has left in the territory?"

Ruola said seriously, "The unicorn army has about three thousand men. You crippled a thousand men army." Even if the reserve forces were used, they would barely be around 2,500. This was almost the number of heavy troops that had been deployed here. The power Daniel used to harass his brother is likely to be mercenaries or adventurers recruited from other sources. As for the territory, there won't be many guards. "

"At most, it won't exceed three hundred, right?"

Alan nodded and said, "I think so too, so I have a plan. Tonight I left with a team and went around the bauhinia to raid Daniel's lair. I want to see if his backyard is on fire and will keep all the troops here."

"You mean, you want to force Daniel to split up?" "This is a good idea, but Daniel is not here. He must be in charge of his own territory. I'm afraid you'll run into him right away," Zora said cheerfully.

"That's why I said it was a bit risky. However, no one will have the confidence to win the war. As long as you have more than five points, I feel that you can take a risk." Allen said resolutely, "Let's do it this way. I'll go down and have someone prepare and leave late at night."

"Be careful." Ruo La was not a drag-and-drag person, so he immediately agreed.

Alan turned around and was about to leave when Ruo La caught his hand. She pulled back, and when Alan turned around, Ruola's red lips were already imprinted on his lips. Although the two of them were separated by a touch, Ruo La's face was already as red as a ripe apple. She whispered, "You must come back."

"Of course, Daniel is not a beauty. I have no interest in wandering around his territory." Ellen joked, and then he really left.

Late at night, Alan did not alarm anyone. He quietly left the city under the cover of Ruola's confidant team. He brought over a hundred warriors, an elite team composed of Mountain King, Inch Fire, and a few Dark Blades. The target was Daniel's territory.

But even Alan didn't know that he had dialed the wrong number. Daniel had secretly come to the Bauhinia Territory to deal with him. As for the Viscount's own territory, it was now at its most empty.

The warriors Allen brought out were all elites. The combat strength of this team was no weaker than that of a regular 500-man army, and even more brilliant. The troop advanced at full speed, crossing mountains and rivers, and after a night of galloping. According to the detailed map given by Jorah, Alan and the others had infiltrated from the side of the Emerald Mountain Range, heading straight for the Unicorn Castle, hoping to give Daniel a pleasant surprise.

Alan was hiding in the canopy of a large tree in a forest facing Lake Portilli before dawn. Looking from his direction, there were only a few sporadic flashes of light on the pitch-black lake. These were the flames reflected from the sentry towers of Unicorn Castle.

Allen could vaguely see that there were only a few guards on the high and low defensive walls. As he and Zora had guessed, Daniel had a pitifully small number of guards in his territory when all his elite troops were out.

This was an opportunity, and only Daniel was worried about it.

Counting the time, it had been a month since Charlie had poisoned him. According to Baggins' estimation, Daniel should have fallen by a level by now. A rank 24 viscount might not be that difficult to deal with. Even if he was defeated, he could still calmly retreat from Allen and ask himself.

He slid down the tree, even though four Dark Blade Warriors dressed in black night clothes came to his side. Alan pointed in the direction of the castle.

The Dark Blade Warriors immediately understood. They restrained their auras and sneaked towards the castle under the night sky.

Alan gestured, and the soldiers hiding in the woods quietly rushed over, ready to attack at any time. Right now, he was waiting for the Dark Blade to move. Not long after, on the left side of the castle facing the forest, the flames in a sentry tower swayed back and forth. That was the signal for the Dark Blade Warrior to succeed. Without hesitation, Alan raised Qianjun and pointed forward.

In this darkest hour of the world, a horse with cotton hooves sprinted out of the woods, taking silent steps and galloping like a group of ghosts onto the castle's main road between the lakes. It wasn't until half the way through the passageway, when a dozing guard on the wall accidentally looked down, that he realized that the enemy was already in front of him. He hurriedly rang the silver bell beside him, sending out the signal of the enemy's attack.

Just as he finished knocking, the guard's chest turned cold. Behind him, a Dark Blade Warrior appeared like a ghost. After pulling out the poisonous dagger that pierced through his chest, he placed the guard firmly on the ground of the guard wall and then rushed towards a group of guards who had drilled out not far away.

As they neared the wall, the Inch Fire Warriors in the team raised their menacing fire rifles. Under Allen's orders, the sequence was activated, and lines lit up on the rough rifles. In the next moment, more than 30 fireballs dragged their flame tails and landed on the sentry tower, the commanding heights, and the two defensive cannons on the castle.

A series of loud explosions immediately tore through the tranquil night sky of Lake Portilli. A stream of fire soared into the sky, igniting the night sky above the castle. The flames reflected on the surface of the lake, clearly reflecting the reflection of the ancient castle that was bursting with flames.

The people in the castle were woken up. The warriors hurriedly put on their armor and ran out of the barracks towards the castle's defensive wall. In the castle, the old butler who heard the explosion was holding an ancient fire. The gun walked out of the door, and the screaming servants in the corridor ran everywhere. Sporadic explosions and continuous gunshots continued to come from outside, causing the old butler's heart to beat incessantly.

He shook his head and smiled bitterly. The moment Daniel left the castle, the castle was actually attacked. This had never happened in the past twenty years. This was the first time Lake Portilli had been set ablaze, and the old butler realized that Daniel had indeed provoked a terrifying opponent.