Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 514: A Great War is Imminent

"Boom!"

A Sequence 4 Light Orb flashed intensely a few times in the night sky, then quickly extinguished.

This made a few dark figures several kilometers away somewhat restless.

But in less than three seconds, another Sequence 4 Light Orb slowly ascended. Its bright radiance covered a radius of five kilometers, with the strongest effect especially within the core one-kilometer radius. The vast majority of toxic smoke and miasma would quickly be dispersed.

Unless one activated a Heaven-Veiling Card combined with a powerful Invisibility Skill, they could forget about approaching this area.

But if they did that, there wouldn't be much meaning to it; the cost-effectiveness was too poor.

"This Li Wei is truly hard to deal with!"

A few kilometers away, a Fourth-Tier Ranger from the Caidell Faction spoke somewhat gloomily. Beside him were a full eight Tier-3 Rangers. The Korndorf Legion was currently advancing in this direction, so more and more Scouts were being dispatched. Before the great war even began, the war of the Scouts had already started.

Currently, everything was progressing smoothly. The East Bank of the River Ness wasn't under their jurisdiction. On the West Bank of the River Ness, Li Siyuan simply didn't have strong enough Rangers under his command. So from the start, they had made up their minds to rely on the long-range firepower coverage of Kahndorf Fortress to hold their positions.

And that Li Wei hadn't sent out any Scouts either. Although it was said that he himself was highly likely an Aurora Ranger or the strongest Radiant Ranger, he didn't participate in this war of Scouts.Logically speaking, they should have successfully screened The Wilds by now. But disgustingly, there was one area they had never been able to take.

That was the complex Mountain Forest area north of Siyuan Keep. This should have been the favorite battlefield for Scouts, but now it had almost become their nightmare.

The reason was that Li Wei took five hundred Infantry every day, crossing mountains and ridges, walking briskly like on flat ground, like a foolish dog relentlessly pursuing a rabbit, chasing them until they were in a wretched state.

It had been half a month straight. Those five hundred Infantry might lack Perception, but their understanding of this terrain was like entering their own back garden.

Although they could retake this area every night, they would definitely lose it again during the day.

Since this was the case, how could they talk about screening?

Soon, another figure arrived silently; it was another Fourth-Tier Ranger. Upon meeting, both could see the worry in each other's eyes.

"In three more days, the Maclay Legion will begin attacking Kahndorf Fortress on the East Bank of the River Ness, and our Legion must also launch a feint attack on the West Bank of the River Ness. Just now, Lord Karndorf sent a message asking about our frontline intelligence gathering. How do you plan to write this intelligence report?"

When a large army moves, intelligence is first, rations are second, and armaments are third. Without a summary of frontline intelligence, the rear cannot formulate corresponding strategies.

"How to write it? It's hard to write. Li Siyuan's troop strength has been clearly scouted: eight hundred Infantry, two hundred Archers, and two hundred Heavy Cavalry. From the current looks of it, he intends to hole up in Siyuan Keep to fight a war of attrition."

"But this Li Wei is Unable To See Through. The key is he has a troop strength of one thousand four hundred, three hundred Heavy Cavalry, one thousand Heavy Infantry, and a large number of logistics soldiers. Most importantly, he also has two Medium Fortresses. Although they are just frames, once Ballistas and Trebuchets are installed, their deterrent power is the same."

"In addition to this, he has constantly been hindering us from screening the Mountain Forest in the rear. Therefore, Lord Karndorf's combat plan to encircle and annihilate Li Wei must be cautious. Or, we must find a way to scrape together a Heavy Cavalry unit of at least three hundred men to counter him. Because according to our spies' reports, Li Wei has at least thirty Tier 3 Gargoyles in his hands. These things are the easiest to detonate Magic Traps. With these things clearing the mines ahead, the Cavalry in the rear can quickly charge and pierce through. If we don't have enough Cavalry here, we will suffer a huge loss."

"Scrape together my ass. We all understand the reasoning, but isn't this to support the main battlefield? It's said that Falcon Karl's side managed to scrape together two thousand Heavy Cavalry. This time, if the Sky Gryphon Legion hadn't given up attacking Kahndorf Fortress, this battle would have been impossible to fight."

Both Fourth-Tier Rangers fell silent. As high-level Scout captains, they were at least Blue Earls. Naturally, they had Clear Insight into the situation. The conflict between Duke Will and Duke Kaidel was now a War of Attrition.

Now, one side had destroyed Maclay Castle, and the other had heavily damaged the opponent's field Legion.

Next, both sides could accept at most one more wave of attrition, and then they couldn't continue endlessly. Did they really think Duke Juniper and King William were just decorations? Not to mention the Neanderthals acting like Lingering Souls.

"Then report truthfully. Just say that this Li Wei has a Rank 3 Caster as a War Mage. His three hundred Cavalry have Unstoppable Might, all of them have at least +8 Delusion Breaking, and their Legion Skill can be unleashed three times in one wave. Also, he has built two Medium Fortresses and maintains control over his retreat route. To encircle and annihilate Li Wei, the price paid will likely be very high; preparations must be made early."

"That's the only way. But do you think Li Wei will persuade Li Siyuan to lend him those two hundred Crimson Knights? Five hundred Heavy Cavalry are not to be trifled with."

"Impossible. Li Siyuan doesn't have that courage, nor does he have enough profit motive. Furthermore, he is just a watchdog for Mountain Eagle Parker. Now that Kahndorf Fortress is under siege, his two hundred Crimson Knights are very crucial."

"Instead of worrying about this, it's better to find a way to scout Li Wei's Cavalry again—"

"Can't scout them. This guy Li Wei, I don't know how he cultivated them. Li Siyuan, as a centuries-old Count, actually can't compare to his foundation. His three hundred Cavalry all have Four-Star Warhorses, all have Sequence Two Magic Sigils, all have Five-Star Enchanted Heavy Armor, and all have +8 Delusion Breaking. Once their Legion Skill condenses, it dazzles my brain so much it hurts. Without +30 Perception, you simply can't withstand it."

"That's why we have to scout them when they take off their Armor."

"Then you go!"

"Fuck!"

The two of them fell silent again. There was a Rank 3 Caster in the fortress ahead, casually firing off Sequence 4 Light Orbs without sparing expense. Within a two-kilometer radius, Perception would be severely reduced.

It could be said that all of Li Wei's deployments were perfectly stuck on critical points.

"Alright, write this down too. Anyway, we must pay as much attention to it as possible. If this feint attack can casually annihilate Li Wei, that would be a good battle result too. It's a pity we can't go to the Neanderthals to claim the bounty; I heard his head is very valuable—"

"Don't talk nonsense. Take advantage of the night to quickly go deploy Traps in the mountains. Son of a bitch, I don't believe Li Wei will dare to lead troops to sweep it tomorrow! I absolutely must screen off this retreat route of his!"

The night passed without incident!

Just as dawn broke, everyone under Li Wei had eaten and drank their fill, fully prepared.

Li Yue took the lead, leading the three hundred Heavy Cavalry Veterans charging out of the First Fortress in the east. They hadn't run even five hundred meters before a golden light resembling fiery clouds condensed on everyone's bodies. This was the Legion Skill taking shape, in a state ready to erupt into a strike at any time.

I have to say, these Heavy Cavalry Veterans were truly awesome. With the buff of the Legion Skill, their original +12 Delusion Breaking could already soar to +16. This effect was extremely strong, possessing a deterrent and mind-snatching effect.

Even Li Wei, gazing over with his +20 Perception, felt his head buzzing. Delusion Breaking was indeed the nemesis of Perception!

When Li Yue led the team charging into the Second Fortress in the west, made a turn, and came out again, three hundred different men had been swapped in. Same standard Armor, same mounts, same imposing manner. There was actually a flaw of about ten seconds, but at this time, shielded by Sequence 4 Light Magic, there wouldn't be any problems.

Once all the Cavalry started running and the Legion Skill condensed again, then there would be absolutely no problems.

Because a Legion Skill can be continuously stored without being released.

"Set off!"

At this time, Li Wei also led five hundred Infantry out of the fortress and began a new day of the Battle for the Mountain Forest.

After this night, the Mountain Forest likely had many more tricky and bizarre Traps.

If these couldn't be cleared every day, then when it was time to retreat in the future, danger would lurk everywhere, making it hard to move even an inch.

This was also a war, and it must be won!

For the next two consecutive days, Li Wei's side maintained this state.

Early on the third day, small squads of Ranger Cavalry began appearing on the East Bank of the River Ness. They carried flags on their backs, riding fast horses, Brandishing Power as they roamed the edges of The Battlefield. Following them, large contingents of Cavalry entered The Battlefield, a thousand riders in a single wave, kicking up dust that obscured the blazing sun, the sound of hooves shaking both banks.

Tancred's two hundred Crimson Knights only dared to run two laps within their own firing range, completely not daring to charge up for a head-on clash.

As for Mountain Eagle Parker's Heavy Cavalry, they had all been taken away by Marshal Karl.

Under these circumstances, heading out of the city for field battles was no longer advisable. But the good news was that the Great Bridge over the Ness River was barely completed, allowing Cavalry to gallop across freely.

Also on this day, after abandoning some important areas, the main pouring of Siyuan Keep achieved initial closure, finally possessing preliminary defensive functions.

Then, Ballistas and Catapults were being installed against time.

The war had finally begun.

Today, Li Wei didn't lead those five hundred Infantry to sweep and contest the Mountain Forest behind Siyuan Keep. Li Yue's Cavalry also didn't train today. All forces shrank into the east and west fortresses, seemingly preparing to defend firmly without going out.

And amidst the blaring horns, on the West Bank of the River Ness, the Korndorf Legion finally appeared on the horizon, with a troop strength of roughly around ten thousand.

However, their main camp was built thirty li away, looking quite cautious.

Soon, around noon, on the East Bank of the River Ness, the Maclay Legion also finally arrived. This Legion, however, was quite domineering and arrogant, pressing close to within five kilometers of Kahndorf Fortress in one breath before starting to pitch camp and build stockades, and constructing Pontoon Bridges, seemingly attempting to connect both banks of the River.

That meant, if the situation changed, they could completely conduct joint operations, turning a feint attack battlefield into the main attack direction, and the main attack into a feint attack.

Besides that, the Maclay Legion actually dispatched a full one hundred and twenty Siege Troop Carriers. Massive vehicles lined up in front of the military camp, the oppressive feeling making it hard to breathe.

Could Mountain Eagle Parker withstand it?

And what was slightly worse was that even the feinting Korndorf Legion brought out thirty Siege Troop Carriers.

The dark clouds of war, after half a year, finally shrouded the Kahndorf Fortress area once again.