The Herb King

"What did you say?! Say that again!" George Dustin had a grim look as he roared at the Communication Rune.

He received a report that Prince Renz and his army were actually hiding in the eastern gate and they intentionally lured them to attack that area and ambush them!

The moment George heard that more than a thousand Ice Wyverns died in that ambush, he almost vomited blood. Those magical beasts were carefully trained by them and they even used up a lot of resources to nurture those creatures, but they died just like that.

As the chief commander of the Dustin Empire's army, he would have to bear the consequences of their deaths! How could he not be angry when he heard about it?

"Those damnable bastards! They actually planned this from the start!" George slammed the table in front of him, breaking it into pieces. His closest aides didn't dare breathe loudly when they witnessed their raging commander.

George angrily threw the Communication Rune before grabbing his spear. He then muttered with a dark look. "Get me my Ice Wyvern! Do they think that I'm a pushover? I'll show them why everyone calls me the 'Spear God'!"

His closest aides glanced at each other. They looked like they had something to say, but when they saw their commander's hideous expression, they immediately saluted as they said in unison. "Yes, Commander! We will prepare your mount immediately!"

George Dustin walked out of his tent, his eyes filled with killing intent.

His aides hastily prepared his Ice Wyvern.

It was way larger than the normal Ice Wyverns. It had a pair of icy blue horns that were pointing at the sky. The beast's dark blue scales looked majestic and coupled with its intimidating image, it seemed to possess the aura of a dragon!

George Dustin jumped on top of the Ice Wyvern with his hands behind his back. He then urged the creature to fly by tapping his foot gently.

Before they rose into the sky, he turned his gaze to his subordinates and said. "I want the main gate to be breached today!"

"Yes, Commander!"

Soon, the Level 4 Ice Wyvern flapped its wings and flew above the clouds.

Meanwhile, Prince Renz and his troops were now fighting against the Ice Wyvern Battalion. Even after their successful ambush, his group was still struggling against the aerial unit. Now that their positions were exposed, the riders of the Ice Wyverns skillfully controlled their mounts, evading the javelins thrown at them.

The commander of the Ice Wyvern Battalion raised his arm and gave his troop a hand signal. They then regrouped and formed a formation above the sky.

Seeing this, Prince Renz' troops tensed up as they gripped their shields tightly.

Suddenly, the commander of the Ice Wyvern Battalion shouted. "Attack!"

As soon as his voice fell, all the Ice Wyverns summoned ice bullets toward the soldiers on top of the eastern gate!

Suu! Suu! Suu! Suu! Suu!

Thousands of ice bullets were shot.

"Raise your shields!" Prince Renz shouted right away. However, the ice bullets were so fast that many of his soldiers were turned into sieves!

"Aaarghh!"

"Aahhh!!!"

Seeing the miserable deaths of his soldiers, Prince Renz' face darkened. He grabbed the Two Lion Sword and jumped straight toward the commander of the Ice Wyvern Battalion. "Die!" He bellowed.

Prince Renz moved so fast that the air produced a keening sound. As soon as he slashed the Two Lion Sword, two incorporeal lions suddenly emerged behind him and roared mightily, scaring the enemy troops.

ROOARR!!

ROOARR!!

"What the hell is-" The commander of the Ice Wyvern Battalion stared at Prince Renz in horror, but before he could continue his words, the Two Lion Sword had already cut off his head, sending it flying!

"Commander!"

"Commander!!"

The Ice Wycern Battalion were shocked by the abrupt death of their commander. They then stared fearfully at Prince Renz who had stolen the mount of their commander. Was this still the person known as the Lazy Drunkard Prince? They finally knew that it was all a ruse! He was actually a terrifying expert!

Prince Renz held the reins of the Ice Wyvern he had stolen as he glared at the enemies. "All of you will die here today!" He shouted with rage.

The Ice Wyvern he was controlling struggled under him, but Prince Renz wasn't bothered by this. He tightly held the Two Lion Sword and jumped from one Ice Wyvern to another, and just like that, he managed to kill more than twenty riders!

Prince Renz' troops were also shocked by his sudden display of power. They were unaware that the prince they once disdained was actually hiding an earth-shattering power! He was moving like a phantom, ending the lives of their enemies with sheer ease! He could even wield the Divine-Rated artifact, the Two Lion Sword, without difficulty!

Prince Renz who was covered in blood returned to the top of the walls. His troops cheered for him, but the prince frowned as he looked in a certain direction. He could sense a strong aura moving toward the eastern gate. "A peak stage Level 4 Esper? Is their commander taking the initiative to attack us?" He muttered to himself with a serious expression on his face.

****

In the most brutal part of the battlefield, the Ward Household's unit was engaged in fierce combat together with the frontline force of the Leone Empire. Because of the cruel fighting, they lost many of their comrades. This time, only a small portion of their soldiers were alive. Among them was their young master, Alec Ward.

Alec Ward was slowly losing his youthful features. His cheeks looked sunken and his once energetic eyes now seemed incredibly evil.

He was already an early stage Level 2 Esper and his proficiency with the sword was steadily evolving as the war continued.

With a pair of calm eyes, Alec brandished his sword skillfully, culling the lives of the enemies that got on his way!

He even intentionally headed into the most dangerous areas, but it seemed as if the gods were helping him because he would always be able to escape death.

"Why couldn't I die?"

"Kill me!"

"Kill me!!!"

Alec shouted as he charged madly toward the clustered enemy soldiers.

"Young Lord! Don't move far away from us!"

"Young Lord!"

The loyal servants of the Ward Household hastily followed their young master. He was the remaining heir of the Ward Household and if he dies, no one would continue their bloodline. They didn't want their patriarch's sacrifice to be in vain so they followed Alec in the middle of the enemy troops.

Because of their young master's recklessness, many servants of the Ward Household died. However, none of them retreated. They bravely fought alongside Alec, disregarding the danger that surrounded them.

When the soldiers of the Leone Empire saw their bravery, their morale was ignited.

A Level 4 commander who was leading the infantry also saw this scene and he immediately commanded his troops to support the Ward Household's small unit. "Soldiers, on me! Support Alec Ward and help them retreat!" He saw a huge potential in Alec. Although the kid was the son of a traitor, he believed in second chances so he wanted to save Alec.

***

The battle between Gustavo's advanced force and Ramiel's army was slowly reaching its climax.

The two sides regrouped their forces before engaging in frontal combat.

This time, the advantage of the Iron Elephant Army became evident. Their huge size and overwhelming power caused major casualties to the cavalry of the Leone Empire. Even with Harold holding leading them, they could only barely contend against the behemoths.

"Sir Harold, we're here!" Aurus shouted when he saw a bloodied Harold riding his Equus.

"Are you alright?" Ramiel scanned the man from head to foot. The guy was covered in wounds all over his body and even his Equus was on the verge of collapsing.

Harold wiped off the blood that covered his line of sight and laughed heartily at them as he said. "As you can see, I look like hammered shit. You guys came just right on time!"

Ramiel nodded his head. "Leave the rest to us. Go to the medical room and take a rest."

"No way! They have a lot of experts on their side, you won't be able to handle them!" Harold rejected it without hesitation. He was severely wounded, but he could still fight!

Ramiel frowned when he heard this. "Sir Harold, we don't want you to sacrifice yourself here! Their Grand General hasn't even moved yet. We would need your power when shows up on the battlefield. Just take this chance to have a rest. You can join us once you've rested enough."

Harold still wanted to reject him, but he swallowed back his words when he saw Ramiel's solemn look. "Fine, but I'll return right away! You guys, be careful!" He muttered before urging his Equus to retreat.

They stared at his figure as he retreated.

"Let's go." Ramiel muttered as he led the group to the front.