Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
This was a problem that demanded attention. Kant did not have the slightest intention of questioning or doubting.
However, for the two royal knights who possessed the strength of a king, as well as the 500 heavy cavalry of Swadian man-at-arms who were equipped with chain armor and were at the knight level, to be defeated just like that, there was no doubt a big problem.
Kant focused his gaze. He also saw that the plate armor of the two royal knights was already full of potholes and scratches caused by weapons, he continued in an extremely solemn manner, “I believe in your loyalty, but I don’t know what kind of enemies you have encountered. I want to know how they defeated you so easily!”
“Yes, that’s right, my Lord. Three days ago, in the middle of the night, we were ambushed by the undead cavalry for the first time. Accompanied by a cold current, they rode their horses and galloped on the salt and alkali soil that had condensed on the ground.”
The royal knight opened his mouth and did not refute at all. He only described what he knew in a serious manner.
They retreated in such a sorry state.
They were indeed defeated.
If it was not for their outstanding military accomplishments and their long-standing experience on the battlefield that supported them, the ordinary cavalry would have fallen apart. They would have ran for their own lives and fled all over the mountains and plains!
That would be the true defeat. They would be caught one by one by the enemy like they were slaughtering lambs, and then their throats would be easily slit!
Defeated soldiers were more worthless than bandits.
The principle also applies in this world.
And to be able to defeat the elite Swadian man-at-arms, or even come close to defeating them and have all of them fall apart, that was Kant’s main concern. He wanted to know what the enemy was.
How did they defeat his troops!
The royal knight continued to explain.
“When we discovered that it was already too late, they quickly appeared at our tent. If it wasn’t for the cavalry who were in charge of sentry duty taking the lead to meet the battle on foot, the position where the undead cavalry charged was also the tent where the slaves lived. I reckon that we would have been completely wiped out by the first wave of the undead cavalry’s sneak attack.”
“Continue.” Kant’s expression was solemn.
“Yes.”
The royal knight nodded and continued, “We reacted very quickly. Everyone was fully equipped to face the enemy. In front of the two knights with extraordinary powers, we defeated all the skeleton cavalry at the front and managed to stabilize the front line. However, at this moment, those slaves were already running around in panic. We did not care about them. We only stabilized ourselves and prepared while fighting. We brought our supplies and got on our horses to retreat.”
Kant nodded and said calmly, “You did well. This is just a group of useless slaves. We really don’t need to care. We will have more slaves in the future.”
“That’s exactly what we were thinking. So, we prepared to retreat under the assault of more and more skeleton cavalry.”
The royal knight said with a difficult expression, “Then… then…”
“And then?”
Kant sensed the hesitation of the royal knights.
Frowning slightly, he said in a deep voice, “Tell us what happened directly. Since it has already happened, it can not be undone, but it can prepare us for the future.”
“And then…” the royal knights shook their heads and smiled bitterly, “It was.. the Death Knights!”
“The Death Knights.”
Kant repeated this word.
However, his frown deepened. “That’s right, it’s the Death Knights. I know this troop class of the undead race. Perhaps it’s the commander of the Skeleton Cavalry.”
“Yes, you are correct, my Lord.”
The royal knight smiled bitterly. “It’s indeed the commander. There are five death knights among them. They actually possess extraordinary powers with negative energy. They entangled the two of us. At the same time, they allowed even more skeleton cavalry to entangle the heavy cavalry of Swadia, directly surrounding us. It was also because of this battle that we lost dozens of heavy cavalry. During our attempt to break out of the encirclement, we even lost twenty to thirty people. At that point, we were most likely doomed.”
“Is that so?” Although Kant asked, he frowned and understood more. This was no different from what he had guessed. Since the enemy was a Death Knight, it was normal for them to have extraordinary powers.
Although the undead were a special race that was born from other races.
It was still similar to the mainstream system.
If one was a knight and the commander of the undead army, according to Kant’s understanding in the movies and literature works in his previous life, it would be natural for them to have some intelligence and even extraordinary powers at his disposal!
After all, this was also a fantasy world!
“Along the way, we encountered the pursuit of the undead cavalry. We are fortunate that we are already prepared, so we did not suffer any serious injuries. Although there are a lot of undead cavalry soldiers, and they look scary, their true combat strength is still not enough. They are weak as bones.”
The Royal Knight hesitated for a moment, but still said with certainty, “One Swadian man-at-arms heavy cavalry can easily kill three skeleton cavalry. If we go all out, killing five skeleton cavalry would not be a problem.”
“Continue. I’m very curious about the true combat strength of those undead.” Kant nodded.
“Oh, maybe I’m bluffing.”
The royal knight said, “But according to my observation, at that time, we, the 500 Swadian man-at-arms, paid a certain price to break through the encirclement of at least 3,000 skeleton cavalry. Moreover, behind the dozens of casualties, at least 200 skeleton cavalry were beaten to pieces. And when they pursued us, they often caught up, but they were unable to truly defeat us.”
“Hmm?” Kant frowned slightly. He was even more curious after hearing the words of the royal knights.
However, he was also a little curious in his heart.
The royal knights would not lie.
Moreover, to be able to charge out of the encirclement of so many skeleton cavalry, it also meant that these undead cavalry were useless. If the cavalry of the Dukedom of Leo were here, they would probably be able to surround and kill these Swadian man-at-arms.
On the battlefield, the advantage in numbers was not something that could be easily made up for with a little advantage in quality.
This was also something Kant was certain of.
And now, according to the Royal Knights, 3,000+ Skeleton Cavalry had surrounded them. Among them, there were five death knights who possessed extraordinary powers but still allowed them to break out of the encirclement.
This was enough to show the weakness of the undead in terms of individual combat strength.
“If we had 1,500 Swadian man-at-arms, we would be able to easily defeat those skeleton cavalry.”
The royal knight finally concluded, “If we had 3,000 Swadian man-at-arms, we would be able to directly crush those skeleton cavalry into bones!”
At this moment.
On the stairs next to them, the Veruga archer quickly came over as a messenger.
Standing beside Kant’s seat, he reported respectfully, “We discovered that the undead cavalry had begun to retreat, leaving behind a death knight with rather gorgeous equipment. We speculated that the other party might have deliberately left a messenger behind, wanting to negotiate with us.”
“Negotiate?”
Kant revealed a playful smile. “How interesting.”
