The Lord Legend Of The Raicarnated Lord
Attacks and Results

Chapter 55: Ambush and Result

"My master, I really don't have the guts for this .. As I stand in front of you, I lose all the will and energy to swing my sword. I don't usually feel this fear even when facing a Blademaster like Pike. However, the moment I saw you, I had the urge to drop my sword and give up immediately. I ... I really don't know why I feel this way either. "Engelich stuttered.

Sol, this old man has the ball explode from the battle against me at a time and will not argue with me at all... Lorist lazily waved his hand and said, “Alright, please, you can go. ”

The old man felt like he had been sentenced to death and immediately left after saluting Lorist.

Right now, the most important thing on the list was to deal with Sloph and Blademaster Pike when they returned ten days later. Lorist was confident that he would be able to handle a Gold-ranked fighter, but he had never fought against a Blademaster before, so he was still unsure if he would be able to overcome this hurdle.

He recalled that time when we went to visit Instructor Claude when he had just broken through to the Blademaster level. Back then, Instructor Claude felt an improvement in his abilities and confidently stated that if he fought against Lorist in a duel, it was the case, it would not end like the last time on the island when Lorist managed to survive over 200 moves.

Although Instructor Claude considered Lorist to be Iron power rank, he was unaware of Lorist's cultivation at the peak of the Bright Stage when they were on the islands, not to mention that Lorist had broken through to the Dark Stage by the time he made his visit, which would make it even more difficult for Instructor Claude to fully dominate him in battle. During the visit, Lorist asked Instructor Claude about the difference between the Three Star Gold Swordsman and the Blademaster.

While scratching his head in thought, Instructor Claude then took out a few cups and made a simple demonstration for Lorist. He first puts the smallest chalice on the table and says that on the awakening of the Battle Force, it is as if the body has a chalice-like vessel that can store and release the Battle Force. He then took the bigger trophy and said that if the smaller cup was the rank of Bronze, then the larger trophy was the rank of Iron. Lorist nodded to signal his understanding.

Claude then placed two bowls, one large and one small, on the table. He pointed to the smaller one and said that it represented Silver rank while the larger one represented Gold rank. He then went on to explain that the difference between the various ranks of the War Force, Bronze, Iron, Silver and Gold, was a quantitative one rather than a qualitative one. For example, there is no difference between the size of the incandescent blades at Gold and Silver rank, but rather the amount of time the incandescent blades can be produced. The Iron Rank could circulate their War Forces for tens of minutes while the Gold rank would be able to easily reach an hour of War Force utilization.

That was why, it was not too surprising for the Iron rank to defeat the Gold rank if the difference in sword skill of the Iron rank replaced the relatively lower amount of time the War Force could be used. Claude then took out a large plate and said that it represented the Blademaster. According to him, the Golden Sword and the Blademaster were not much different in terms of the capacity of the War Force. For example, bowls and plates can contain the same amount of water as each other.

The main difference is that the plate coverage area is much larger than the bowl. When one fought against the Gold Swordsman, as long as he remained outside of the bowl, he would not be too affected. However, during the battle with the Blademaster, one would definitely be within the reach of the plate and any action would definitely be restricted within that area of influence. Instructor Claude took out a bowl representing the Gold Swordsman, placed it on a plate and twisted it. The bowl moves inside the plate but never once moves beyond the range of the plate to the table.

It was then that Lorist felt enlightened and fully understood what Instructor Claude was trying to reveal. The qualitative change that came from breaking through to the Blademaster level of the Gold rank was equal to having three dense dimensions spread its volume flat across a larger surface area. While the actual surface area of the object does not change, the range of influence inevitably increases.

"Then, what about Sword Saints?" Lorist asked.

“Hmm, I'm sure they'll be like the table where the bowls and plates are placed. This table is like the domain Sword Saint and we are like tables and plates on the table. No matter how we move around the table, we will still not be able to escape the influence of the domain, ” Instructor Claude resignedly said.

According to Instructor Claude's explanation, Lorist came to the conclusion that the difference between Gold rank and Blademaster was the sphere of influence they had. Instructor Claude added that when he had a fight with his wife, Instructor Anfya, right after he broke through, no matter which direction or method he swung his sword, it was not, he seems to have a precognitive instinct that allows him to predict his wife's every move, even as he seeks to change his battle approach completely.

To Lorist, it seemed like the ability of these Blademasters was on par with his dynamic vision. However, the ability was not as specific as hers as it provided only one common 'feelings' rather than the true visual feedback her dynamic vision provided. In other words, the Blademaster would be able to predict the direction an attack came from and react to it, but Lorist could even sense the speed and power of the incoming object.

Engelich also said that he believed he could withstand a hundred strikes when facing the Pike Blademaster. That was why Lorist was not so worried about being defeated by him and felt that they would draw the most. Even so, it did not mean that Lorist had no intention of exploiting the fact that he knew about the Blademaster's range of control that was far superior to Gold's rank. With the plan in mind, he decided to see if his 'reach of influence' was far superior to the Blademaster.

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Lorist stood on the balcony which was the highest in the entire bastide allowing one to watch every corner of the place very clearly. Rumor has it that this is Sloph's favorite hangout. Perhaps it was because it gave him a sense of control and dominance over the entire area.

In the square across from the main building, Dulles can be seen directing twelve carroballistas around him. Although each only needed three people to operate, Dulles has up to five people with one and mentions that the larger train allows more people to ride and the other two can help protect the rest from enemy fire or stab the enemy with a spear. , thus effectively improving the close combat and defense capabilities of each unit. The additional person also allows for the injured to switch with others to maintain the core function of the carroballistas, ensure that their attacks will not stop in the middle of the road just because one or two people are injured from enemy resistance.

On a small hill not far from there were Terman and 13 other knights who trained their 28 Iron-ranked servants to stay in formation when they attacked the enemy. 40-plus horses were seen racing around the small hill, causing a cloud of dust to cover the entire area.

At the end there is an even larger vineyard plot that has been replaced by Potterfang into a training field. Looking at the 600 people equipped with black helmets, black plate armor and black shield standing in formation looked like a huge black beast from afar and gave others a feeling of danger and difficulty. Satisfied with the training results, Lorist felt that Potterfang was indeed perfect for the job due to his military background. In just a few days, he managed to train the 600 men who were heavy armored battalions into top condition.

The slaves they managed to free at this time from the camps and bastides numbered around 3000 and many of them were more than happy to join the armed forces. Other than a few who wanted to return to their homeland, all the youths and their family members had decided to join the convoy on the way. The total number of Iron ranks including the soldiers they bought at Port Nupite was around 900 with 400 more than Bronze rank.

That was why Lorist decided to reorganize the various types of units he had. First, he increased the number of soldiers in the heavy armored battalion from 500 to 600. After that was the Dulles carroballista unit which numbered about 65 men with 60 assigned to 12 ballistas and five others including Dulles who acted as a courier force in charge of relaying orders within the group to order them it can function effectively as a unit.

And then there's the Terman knight brigade. While the number of knights did not really increase, the 28 officers they recruited all had Three Star Iron ranked Battle Force. As for Yuriy, he had expanded his light cavalry scout to 80 men each equipped with chain mail and leather armor and each given two mounts. Other provisions included 24 javelins, a single arrow with 24 bolts, scutum armor [1] and a longsword as well as some emergency tools such as nets or axe throwing that could be used as weapons according to their preferences. Even Potterfang was envious of the equipment the light cavalry scouts had obtained; they were much more prepared than the troops from the White Hunt Legion on that day.

Most of the soldiers who joined these army units of the Iron rank with the remaining 100 or so were recruited by Els to the police unit he led along with the other 7 Silver Swordsmen who were forced into being slaves for being threatened with the lives of their family members. . The remainder of the Bronze rank formed the basis of the 420-man Mons Malek large-army dart company with only a few Iron ranks and Bronze ranks joining the Loze infantry pike regiment. Loze complained that although the unit he led was the largest, their true combat potential was the weakest of them all. They were only equipped with spears and leather armor and most of the garrison troops in other regions were much better than them.

Lorist apologized for that and said that the main function of the pike infantry regiment was to maintain the order of the convoy during the journey and that the main force on the battlefield would be a heavy armored battalion, carroballista units, knight brigades and light cavalry were not them. The participation of the pike infantry regiments was actually only limited to strengthening their numbers to make their combat power appear much higher than it actually was and to clear the battlefield after every battle.

The original plan was for Engelich to be the officer leading the pike infantry regiment because he had experience of being a garrison officer in his day. However, Lorist was worried that the old man had not been completely loyal to him and decided to delay giving him the position for some time while he observed his behavior and ascertained his intentions.

Currently, Yuriy had led the scouts of his light cavalry somewhere outside the bastide and their current location was unknown. In the distant vineyard, arrow shots could be seen fired while training for the pirate arrow company was being conducted. On the bastide walls stood the members of the pike infantry regiment and others who were not in charge of guarding the walls divided into small companies and were being trained under the instruction of each of the officers who were be responsible.

Lorist's armed forces now numbered 2,300 people with another 3000 being members of the soldiers' families. If the nearly 6000-man convoy were to depart north without training or regulations, chaos and confusion would inevitably ensue. It was a major factor behind Lorist's decision to continue his stay at the Sloph Bastide for a few days before restarting the journey.

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That night, the injured Charade brought Molly his maid to report the gains they had gained over the past few days. Since occupying the Sloph Bastide, the main supervisor of the place was most reluctant to give the location of the hidden treasury. As a result, it is placed in a rotating chair before being rotated in a hollow rotor. Afterwards, the old supervisor acknowledged the location of two of Sloph's secret treasures after he emptied the food he had obtained that day from his mouth, his bladder and intestines uncontrollably.

Both cashes increased their total assets by a staggering amount. The larger one was for the administrative use of the bastide and it was filled with various coins of different currencies that amounted to about 50000 gold Ford in value. The smaller ones belonged to Sloph personally and Forde's gold and gold coins reached a total of 70000 Ford gold. The armor and equipment stored within the treasurer were also distributed by Lorist to his knights while other expensive items such as paintings or rare treasures were kept just in case he needed them as gifts to upgrade relationship with some other party in the future.

In short, the convoy obtained an additional 100,000 Ford plus gold, thus breaking their current financial ties. Other resources in the arsenal, taverns and food warehouses further add to their resources. Els even personally suggested to Lorist that they be forced to carry out a raid if they ran out of resources in the future.

But that's not all. When Lorist brought Engelich's gold coin box to Charade, he realized the great fact that he had been ignoring her the entire time. Charade quickly got all the family members of the slaves and put them through the same process they did to the old overseer of the bastide and had them acknowledge the location where they were hiding the gold and other valuable things.

There is no simple solution to that as they will not be allowed to join the journey north and they cannot be freed without scotch. There was no doubt that they harbored a boiling hatred for Lorist's group for destroying their livelihood. However, Lorist was unwilling to kill them because the ones who made the mistake were their family members who joined the slaves rather than them. Although they could also be considered partly responsible for the slaves' misery, they were not the main cause and thus did not deserve the death penalty. A few days earlier, Els had suggested that slave families be sold to slave traders so that they could taste their own medicine.

However, Lorist was hesitant about the idea since there was no way he could trade slaves after announcing that the Norton Family did not support slavery. Oh, my God, headache. I guess I'll think of something later because there'll be time left before we go, thought Lorist when he irresponsibly delayed the matter for another time and decided to temporarily hold back the families of those slaves for a while.

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The three-pole baroque [2] waving the Sloph Slavers flag can be seen approaching Armatrin Harbor. This was Sloph's personal ship that he used for his journey. Since the crew were locals at Armatrin Port, there was no need for them to use a guide to navigate the shallow waters.

“Port is much quieter than usual. Not even a shadow in sight, ” Sloph told Blademaster Pike who was standing next to him. Sloph's figure swelled like a barrel after two years of no more than pleasure.

"Well, you should be aware that people in the city use your name to scare their children into obeying or face the consequences of being caught and sold by you. It's not strange for no one in port if you consider that fact. ”Blademaster Pike was a tall old man who usually wore a proud and arrogant expression.

“Hehe, I think it's true. Then again, I guess that's a good thing to be afraid of. If I show a little kindness, it might appear as a sign of weakness in the eyes of these lowly people and they will start thinking of ways to get more benefits from me. It is better to make them fear and respect me and not cause me any problems, ” Sloph said, sneering as he shared his experience in dealing with people with his cousin.

As the barque docked at the harbor, the sailors on board jumped and tied some ropes around the pegs at the port before placing the walking boards as a makeshift bridge. Sloph and the Blademaster got off the ship with twenty other sailors carrying large chests following behind them.

Sloph looked around the harbor and started cursing viciously. “Did I go too long this time?- at the bastide it was supposed to come here to receive me now! I will make sure to teach them a lesson that they will never forget when I return. ”

At that moment, Blademaster Pike inspected the surroundings and his expression stiffened. "Be careful, something doesn't feel right …"

The sound of a pair of clapping hands rang out as Lorist approached the port followed by Reidy and Patt who each carried three slabs of javelins in their hands.

"Who are you?" Blademaster Pike asked as he narrowed his eyes to look at Lorist with the sharp gaze of an eagle.

Ignoring him, Lorist continued to applaud and the 600 heavy armored warriors carrying black diamond-shaped shields in their hands appeared behind him and surrounded the harbor. Following which, another 400-odd arrows appeared behind the rows of shield soldiers.

If that heavy armored battalion had not shaken the Blademaster, it would have been the crossbow. The four warriors armed with arrows would definitely pose a serious threat to a Blademaster like Pike.

"Who are you and what are you planning?" Shouted Blademaster. The fat slob standing beside him had a pale face. Sloph retreated behind the two men who were wearing letter chains and revealed ferocious expressions.

“My identity is not important. All you need to know is that I intend to take your life, ” Lorist replied calmly in a confident tone.

"If you want my life, you must be capable enough to take it," Blademaster Pike said as he unsheathed his sword from its sheath.

Lorist waved his hand and the twang of hundreds of bowstraps could be heard. In an instant, over 400 arrows were airborne and headed towards the Sloph group ……

The sword in the Blademaster's hand danced frantically, smashing many arrows that came towards him …

The rain of arrows stopped and Blademaster Pike looked extremely haggard. However, not a single wound could be seen on his body and it was clear that he had managed to fend off all the arrows that threatened to hurt him.

Taking advantage of the sniper who was reloading, Blademaster Pike let out a loud growl and dashed towards Lorist at almost lightning speed ……

As the two were only twenty meters away, Lorist smiled coldly and pulled out a javelin from the tremble ……

The sharp sound of a javelin being fired at extremely high speed resounded throughout the area. The speed of the javelin caused the Blademaster to be unable to dodge it and be forced to fend it off continuously ……

Bam! The javelin was smashed to pieces with the Blademaster staggered back a few steps from the force of impact. His expression instantly changed as he never felt a javelin being thrown with that much energy. However, before he managed to finish that thought, Lorist sent a javelin emblem towards him.

Bam! Bam! Bam! A series of smashed javelins could be heard as the Blademaster was forced to retreat from the javelin's consecutive impact ……

"Aghhh!" Shouted the Blademaster with pain.

"Ugh," the Blademaster grumbled with much agony.

After all six rounds of javelin throwing were taken out, Lorist exhaled loudly with a flushed face and his hands and feet relaxed for having used up all that energy. He has launched 72 javelins packed with internal energy in quick succession and which have depleted most of his energy reserves and left him in a difficult position. He made a mental note not to do this kind of thing again so that he would have enough stamina for emergency situations.

While Blademaster Pike was still alive, a huge javelin had found its way through his thigh and another could be seen inserted into his right shoulder. The most serious injury came from the javelin that hit his body and directly pierced through his body and reappeared from his back. For him to be able to block 69 other javelins had already proven his ability as a Blademaster. It was a pity that he could not do the same to the remaining three.

"You .. you didn't give me a chance to utilize my skills ...." Blademaster grumbled as blood flowed out of his mouth.

"I'm not stupid enough to fight you." It's too risky and dangerous. "Although the Blademaster's voice was very soft, Lorist heard it clearly and once again waved his hand to signal an arrow. The blademaster finally looked like a huge hedgehog at the moment the arrow stopped flying.

As for Sloph and his other followers, they had long since perished from the first arrow shot and died miserably.

“Clean the battlefield and occupy the ship. Also, cut off the head of Sloph and Blademaster Pike and take it with us, ”command Lorist.