The Thousand Year Dynasty
11. Responding to Challenge II
Not waiting for long, on that day also seen the Urbar royal troops had begun to march making camp in front of the south gate. There were about three hundred soldiers in the tent.
"Areally how far is the distance benchmark to make a fortress siege camp like this?" Aksa asked as she was above the cliff wall of the south wall. Next to Huebert who is ready in front of the harpoon throwing weapons in the place.
"It should be twice the range of the arrow" Hubert replied while looking at weighing.
"Perhaps after this, the benchmark must be reviewed" said Aksa later.
While below, it looks like the south gate is opened. Lucia is seen coming out with Caspian, Helen, Jean, and Vossler on their horses.
Along with the five horsemen, there was also a wagon pulled by a donkey. The five of them and the wagon went forward near the encampment of the Urbar kingdom.
They stopped as soon as they were right in front of the camp. The cart-pulling donkey and the person who was controlling it had immediately returned to the south gate. Leaving the wagon with Lucia and her four knights.
"Listen, Urbar's army!" Shouted Lucia from on her horse. "I, Lucia Eleanor Elbrasta the fifth. The ruler of Pharos. Commanding you to leave this place immediately" he continued loudly and sounded defiant.
Lucia was seen wearing a noble knight suit similar to the one Lugwin wore. It's just that, hers was dominated by red and gold accents.
All the soldiers in the camp looked surprised to see the presence of the opposing leader in their place. Some immediately prepared to pick up their weapons and bow arrows.
It seemed that one of the Urbarians thoughtlessly released his arrow towards Lucia, in the midst of Lucia speaking.
And yet to enter the distance of two steps from Lucia's place, the arrow suddenly bounced sideways into two pieces. It was as if someone had broken it.
Not another responded, suddenly an iron pillar along half the body of an adult shot out from the direction of the gate wall. Destroying everything in its path, and landing hard right on the ground in front of the soldier who had released an arrow towards Lucia earlier.
"Sok the idea of the soldier" said Aksa who was still beside Huebert, with a pair of binoculars in front of his face.
Which means they are still within range of attacking weapons that are above the gate wall. And if they wanted, Pharos' side could finish them off from the moment they arrived.
While the archer soldier had now fallen limp after almost his life floated.
In response, the three noble knights who appeared to be the leaders of those forces, were seen advancing forward with horses ready for battle.
"I have a letter for your superior" Lucia said confidently, throwing a scroll at the three knights. Who then fell near the feet of one of the knights. But not cared about either.
"Also return something that he has sent" added Lucia pointing towards the cart behind her.
The soldiers as well as the noble knights did not reply, they did not even make any sound. They just kept quiet and looked alert.
"Consider it as a warning" said Lucia, who then turned her horse towards the south gate. It was followed by Caspian, Helen, Jean, and Vossler.
"If it is like that, he does look like a leader" Aksa said later.
"Maybe it's innate from his line of sight" Huebert chimed in.
"It could be" Aksa replied quickly as she lifted her binoculars before her eyes. "We'll start the fun part" he added later.
The noble knight still had not moved from the position of their horses. Lucia then raised her hand up, and an iron pillar slid again from the direction of the gate wall, which this time struck the wagon that Lucia had brought out earlier.
It was easy for the iron pillar to smash the wagon into pieces, and then dozens of heads of Urbar soldiers who attacked the east coast overnight, scattered right in front of the camp.
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