Fantasy Lord: Beginning with Daily Intelligence-Chapter 252 - 71: The First Day Facing the Beastman War (Part 2)
Looking at Thor nodding, Brian continued to convey some instructions.
Thor listened attentively as well.
Although his strength was decent, this was the battlefield, where any unexpected situation could occur.
Even though he received daily intelligence, knowing that this time it was only a Tier Three Minotaur Tribe attacking, it didn’t prevent him from learning battlefield experience.
Especially with the Kingdom War starting soon.
Learning more couldn’t be bad for him.
The two sat on the garrison, eating and chatting.
But not much time had passed, and they had only used up less than half of their food.
The next moment, the urgent sound of a horn rang out.
"Quick, it’s starting!"
Brian’s face changed, and the next moment he stuffed the remaining half of the food into his mouth and quickly got up.
Thor beside him didn’t dare to delay either and did the same.
Then all the knights on the battlements stood out.
Above the battlements, a knight was signaling with flags.
"It’s a Tier Three Minotaur Tribe."
"Seems like there are more than seven thousand of them."
Brian explained the flag signals to Thor.
"Tier Three?"
Thor nodded, glancing at the flag signals once more to memorize them thoroughly.
"Be careful later, follow me, and let’s see if I can help you slay that Tier Three Minotaur, it’s worth fifty merit points."
Brian pondered slightly before speaking softly.
Thor nodded silently, knowing it was Brian’s goodwill.
"Alright!"
"Prepare for battle!"
Seeing Thor nod, Brian directly picked up the knight’s long lance beside him.
"By the way, remember to use the knight’s lance as much as possible on the battlefield, and less of the knight’s sword."
As if thinking of something, Brian reminded again.
"Understood!"
Thor nodded, having noticed this in previous battles against the Beastman Tribe.
This time he was prepared.
Not just him, but the forces he brought with him as well.
While the two discussed,
the knights on the battlements were also ready for battle.
In the distance, a dense swarm of figures gradually appeared, and soon everyone could clearly see the beastmen.
They were all figures with bull heads.
The number was extremely large, from a distance it looked like a massive black shadow.
As the shadow drew closer, even enough to clearly see the individual Minotaurs, the magic crystal cannons on the battlements began to emit a brilliant blue light.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
As the magic crystal cannon lights up, the next moment, blinding rays shot into the sky.
Following that.
The sound of explosions echoed in the distance.
Under the terrifying thunder, the distant Minotaur Tribe fell into chaos.
A large number of low-tier Minotaurs were directly scorched.
But this chaos didn’t last long.
Soon, the Minotaurs quickly scattered, and even if the magic crystal cannon lit up again, it was hard to cause large-scale damage.
"Damn it, these bastards have gotten a lot smarter."
A knight couldn’t help cursing.
Initially, the magic crystal cannon posed a significant threat to the Beastman Tribe.
But as time passed, the Beastmen figured out ways to counter it.
For tribes above Tier Four, needless to say, a Tier Four Beastman was enough to withstand the assault of these magic crystal cannons.
Tier Two and Tier Three Beastmen have their methods too.
That is to spread out.
When spread out enough, the threat posed by the magic crystal cannons becomes very limited.
Just like this scene in front of us.
The ten magic crystal cannons kept firing.
But few Minotaurs were taken down.
A vast number of Minotaurs dispersed and charged towards the garrison.
Among them, a towering Minotaur about three or four meters tall stood out conspicuously, surrounded by many two to three-meter Minotaurs. It was evident this was likely the leader of the Minotaur Tribe, a Tier Three Minotaur.
"Ready to attack!"
Brian called out, then leaped forward with his knight’s long lance.
Subsequently, the knights behind him did the same, flipping over and jumping down.
Thor also didn’t hesitate, bringing Steve, Pelos, Reine, and more than twenty Official Knights, also leapt down.
All along the wall, many knights did the same.
A Tier Three Beastman Tribe posed little threat, naturally prompting them to attack first.
Only against a Tier Four Beastman Tribe would this defense point rely on the magic array for defense.
Of course, this so-called defense was merely to see if the Tier Four Beastman Tribe would breach the array or if reinforcements would arrive first.
With the strength of this defense point alone, it was hard to fend off a Tier Four Beastman Tribe.
This is the awkward situation faced by defensive points everywhere.
A Tier Three Beastman Tribe’s charge could be repelled, maybe even defeated, but a Tier Four Beastman Tribe was a nightmare.
But this is quite normal.
While a Tier Four Beastman is not as strong as a Sky Knight, they are stronger than the average Earth Knight Peak, and not many knights reach the Earth Knight Peak tier.
Usually, only the powerful Count’s Clan and above have such knights.
The defensive line spreading across the North didn’t have enough Earth Knight Peak to guard it.
Without Earth Knight Peak, there was practically no stopping a Tier Four Beastman Tribe.
But fortunately, it’s only a Tier Three Beastman Tribe right now.
"Kill!"
Brian’s voice echoed as he charged into the midst of the Minotaurs with his knight’s long lance.
The knights behind him followed closely.
Thor did the same.
Upon engagement, Thor felt a stark difference compared to the Minotaurs he faced in the Northern Province.
The Minotaurs driven by secret techniques there lacked in power, speed, and agility compared to these real Minotaurs.
Previously, he could slice through those thousands of Minotaurs because they were mostly crafted by secret techniques, but now these thousands of Minotaurs were all genuine.
Each Minotaur was not inferior to an Apprentice Knight, some Tier One Minotaurs were even stronger than regular Official Knights.
Fortunately, the earlier magic crystal cannon had already taken out quite a few Minotaurs.
Additionally, among the over five hundred knights of the Knight Order, there were many Great Knights, and even several at the Great Knight Peak.
In contrast, the Tier Three Minotaur Tribe had only about a dozen Tier Two Minotaurs.
The defense was quickly established.
Brian alone suppressed the leader of the Tier Three Minotaur Tribe and three Tier Two Minotaurs.
The battle kept erupting.
Thor’s Life Source Power surged.
A powerful aura spread continually.
His figure, or rather, he and Reine’s figures stood out prominently, and the moment they clashed with the Minotaur Tribe.
Many Minotaurs were sent flying.
Even Tier Two Minotaurs were almost instantly taken down.
They couldn’t be stopped.
Frost and Thunder spread around.
The area around Thor was cleared almost instantly.
