Lord of the Oasis

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The golden light was just enough to obstruct the pursuit of the Death Knights and Skeleton Cavalry, allowing the Swadian man-at-arms to safely return to the urn city of Drondheim Castle.

As they retreated and fought along the way, they were already exhausted, or rather, completely drained.

This was the disadvantage of living creatures.

As for the Death Knights and Skeleton Cavalry, because of the characteristics of the dead, they did not have any physical limitations. Although their individual combat ability was weaker, they could harass these heavy cavalry soldiers nonstop.

Along the way, they were forced to leave their comrades behind, or they were scattered and separated into small groups because of this.

There were even more people.

Because they were covering for their comrades’ retreat, they launched a counterattack and were drowned in the sea of skeletons.

They were able to delay the skeleton cavalry and win time that was crucial to the other’s retreat.

It was also thanks to this.

If the skeleton cavalry was any stronger in individual combat, even the Swadian man-at-arms with had the best defense and the strongest charge would all die on the spot. Even if there were two gold-tier cavalry fighting with their lives on the line, they would not be able to break out of the encirclement.

Similarly, it was also due to the combat strength of the heavy cavalry that they lived up to the name of a level 4 heavy cavalry.

Most of them had come back alive.

All of them retreated into the urn city. Only then did Bandake, the royal knights, and the Swadian knights who were in charge of keeping the rear, ride their horses in. One could not tell whether they were happy or angry under the fully-covered helmet, but one could tell that their eyes were solemn.

Bandake waved his hand and gave the order directly, “Close the city gates immediately!”

The crossbowmen and infantrymen who were in charge of guarding the city gates immediately took action. The civilians who were originally stationed on the city walls were also helping out.

“Clang –”

As the sturdy wooden city gates were closed, the fence made of pig iron was also lowered. The city gates were closed, completely separating the castle and the outside world into two different worlds.

“Rest here!”

Bandake extended his hand at the same time and gave the order to the retreating heavy cavalry.

He looked coldly at the Swadian men-at-arms who had relaxed after surviving the desperate situation. With a solemn expression, he said, “After you rest, you will be examined. I hope you will think seriously about the cause and effect of this battle!”

“Yes!”

An orderly response immediately rang out among the Swadian man-at-arms.

Even though they had almost escaped from the encirclement and retreated, they still maintained their outstanding qualities. This was the confidence of the elite heavy cavalry of the Kingdom of Swadia, or it was the self-discipline that they had developed from long-term training!

The golden light shone brightly and attached to the bodies of these heavy cavalry soldiers, bringing warmth and recuperation.

Their physical strength was slowly recovering.

There were also civilians who brought over hot oatmeal and roasted dried sausage to fill their empty stomachs.

Returning to the Oasis Lookout was equivalent to returning home. They could enjoy all the peace and stability. Even if they needed to be investigated, it was just a routine matter. After all, they had just gone through a series of fierce battles with the undead, so they needed to check if their bodies carried the plague bacteria.

The undead’s fame was not limited to an army made up of zombies, an endless sea of skeletons and corpses.

There was also the plague bacteria that spread all kinds of plagues!

The heavy cavalry also understood.

Coincidentally, during the examination process, each of them sat beside their warhorse and drank large mouthfuls of oatmeal from a wooden bowl. They ate the crispy and burnt dried sausage, enjoying the hard-won peace.

Beside them, there were civilians who helped to move the food trough and place it in the corner of the wall.

With the addition of feed and water, they fed the warhorse that was also tired.

Everything was laid out very carefully.

On the city wall, Manide looked at the heavy cavalry that were squatting on the ground waiting for the inspection to end with a solemn expression. There was a hint of worry between his brows. As an elite merchant, he had already smelled the cruelty of the coming war.

Everyone was deep in thought, and the space fell silent. Only the inspection team formed by the knights were talking to each other in low voices.

However, at this moment.

A Veruga archer was running quickly in the streets of the castle.

The city gate opened a crack, and he stepped in. Looking at the heavy cavalry who were taking a short break inside, his eyes flashed with a hint of solemnity, he said to Bandake in a deep voice, “Lord Bandake, Lord Kant has ordered their commander to go to the council hall immediately and report the reason and details of their return!”

“Yes, I understand.”

Bandake nodded and waved his hand at the same time to pass on this order.

Soon, the commander of this heavy cavalry unit walked out.

“We are here.”

Two royal knights walked over with quick steps. Their faces were filled with determination and their breathing was heavy. It was obvious that the short break had not allowed them to fully recover the physical strength that had been overdrawn for the past few days.

They took off the plate armor on their heads. The robes on their bodies were tattered. Even the silver plate armor had many dents and white marks. Occasionally, one could see the black liquid stained on the linen robes, it was obvious that they had broken out of an encirclement. They looked very miserable.

It was not just them. In fact, the surrounding Swadian man-at-arms were all the same. Everyone was injured and their chain armor was slightly damaged. As for many of them, they had already given up their spears. Only the spiked warhammer for close combat were still hanging on their waists.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

The Veruga archer lowered his head.

The royal knight shook his head and said solemnly, “Everything is for my Lord.”

They were all soldiers from the continent of Caradia. At this moment, the conflict between the Kingdom of Swadia and the Kingdom of Veruga has long since been resolved. Working together to eliminate the foreign enemies was what concerned them more.

Fighting among themselves at such a critical time was obviously something that only an idiot could do.

Of course, Kant would never allow internal strife to occur.

“Let’s go.”

The Veruga archer turned around and led the way.

He walked in front, and on the way there, he reminded the two royal knights behind him, “Please recall as soon as possible what happened between the salt mine posthouse and the castle, including the origin of the enemy troops, their numbers, how many times they resisted and fought, and whether they encountered any strange phenomena. You have to answer clearly.”

The two Swadian royal knights who came out from the skeleton cavalry nodded. “We are prepared. It is all the truth that we have personally experienced. There will be no falsehood.”

“That’s good.”

The Veruga archer nodded.

Both sides were silent.

Soon, they arrived at the council hall along the road. After being checked by the lion knight guards, they entered the hall. Kant sat on his original throne and waited for them.

“My Lord.”

The Veruga archer was the first to speak, “They have arrived.”

The two royal knights walked forward quickly and half-knelt on the ground. They lowered their heads and said in shame, “My Lord, please forgive us for retreating from the salt mine posthouse and causing the entire area to fall into the hands of the enemy.”

“Alright, there’s a reason for this. I don’t blame you.”

Kant waved his hand, indicating for the messenger, the Veruga archer, to move aside.

But looking at these two royal knights., he asked indifferently, “What I’m curious about is, how did the salt mine posthouse, which was guarded by 500 Swadian man-at-arms led by two Grand Knights, fall so easily and retreat in such a sorry state? Did It lose its proper dignity?”