Chapter 25: Human Cavalry, Lion Knights
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The Elf Queen regained her divine majesty and asked, "What's going on!"
"The elves living on the outskirts of the forest have gotten into conflict with the Sky Eagle Empire's cavalry. The Elf Patrol has received news and is on their way to confront the cavalry!"
"What? Conflict with humans? How could this be!" the Elf Queen frowned.
"Apparently, it's because the cavalry crossed the border, and some elves got injured when they went forth to stop them."
"Bang!" The Elf Queen slammed her hand on the table as she stood and said, "The Sky Eagle Empire has been behaving more and more outrageously over the years. Do they think the elves will sit back and allow them to bully us?"
The Sky Eagle Empire was one of the ten human countries.
Due to geographical circumstances, it was connected to Heavenly Night Forest and was why they often conflicted with the elves.
In the past, it had only been minor arguments, but this time, they dared to send out a cavalry.
"Inform Elder Norton to bring some people over. We must drive the human cavalry out of Boundless Forest."
No one had expected the elf who had come forth with the report to show a troubled expression on their face when the Elf Queen finished speaking.
"Elder Norton is already on the way, My Queen. The Sky Eagle Empire has not just sent out any ordinary cavalry this time. Instead, they have sent out their best cavalry, the Lion Knights!"
"What? They've sent out the Lion Knights!"
The frown on the Elf Queen's face instantly deepened.
The Lion Knights were the Sky Eagle Empire's elite force. Only the imperial family could mobilize them.
It would be fine if they had just been ordinary cavalrymen. However, things would not end easily if they were the Lion Knights.
It would most likely have something to do with the imperial family.
The Elf Queen was still in thought when the elf continued saying, "Elder Norton was arguing with them because he was dissatisfied with their actions. However, he was ambushed and severely injured by their Archmage, Molma."
"What!"
Two voices rang out at the same time. One of them belonged to the Elf Queen, while the other belonged to Chris.
Elder Norton had taken great care of Chris during the time he had spent with the elves.
Take the incident at the Moon Well as an example. Elder Norton had not immediately been concerned about the fact that Rufael's skull had been stolen. Instead, he had been more concerned about his safety. That one fact was enough for him to be unwilling to stand by and watch while Elder Norton was injured.
Besides, did the Sky Eagle Empire think no one knew about the disgusting things they got up to secretly?
Now that they could no longer operate in the shadows, they were preparing to attack?
"How dare Molma, a mere Archmage, dare behave atrociously in the elves' territory? Are they really bullying the elf powerhouses because we don't have any Saint-level powerhouses?"
Knights also cultivated combat aura, just like swordsmen. However, their combat methods were different.
Swordsmen were good at offense, while knights were good at assault.
The Elf Queen was furious as she took the Kaiser Bow that had been passed down several generations in the Elven era.
The Sacred Continent's magic equipment was divided into eight levels, and the Kaiser Bow was a solid level 7 weapon.
"Let your queen personally meet these human Lion Knights."
The Elf Queen's original plan was to not allow Chris to follow, but she then considered the fact he would not gain experience if he remained sheltered.
Although Chris was only fifteen years old, it would be a good idea for him to witness the dangers of the real world and grow up quickly because the elves were currently facing both internal and external problems.
However, before they set off, the Elf Queen reminded Chris multiple times to hide behind her if anything happened.
She was afraid that something would happen to him.
Chris could not help but shake his head.
As the saying went, 'worry leads to chaos'. His aunt worried too much about him.
Just then, in the outer area of the Heavenly Night Forest.
Thousands of elves wearing silver armor were holding bows and arrows that were aimed straight at the human knights.
In front of them were more than 20 thousand human knights dressed in red armor and holding spears. An aggressive aura emanated from them as they surrounded Heavenly Night Forest.
Each of them had the strength of a Middle-level swordsman.
The horses they rode were abnormally tall and covered in black scales. It was obvious that they were not ordinary horses.
However, what was most eye-catching was that there were three strange-looking creatures that had the head and wings of an eagle circling the horses.
These were the Sacred Continent's famous griffins.
Adult griffins had just as much power as a swordsman of the highest level.
However, the three in front of them were not fully grown yet. They were only equivalent to a human Level 3 Swordsman.
Even so, the griffins, which were over two meters tall and five to six meters wide, still gave the elves a lot of pressure.
Of course, the person who was stopping the elves from moving was the figure standing on the griffin's back.
On either side were the regimental commander and deputy regimental commander of the griffin Knights. Both of them were Level 9 Swordsmen.
The man standing on the griffin in the middle was a proud-looking man wearing a suit of golden armor and holding a red spear. He was Molma, regimental commander of the griffin Knights.
"Elf Elder, since when have you become so weak? Are you an imposter?"
The man standing on the back of the griffin on the left sneered.
"Finding some random scammer to pretend to be an Elf Elder so that we'll retreat. Do you think the griffin Knights can be fooled that easily?"
"Today, I'll teach you swindlers on behalf of the Elf Queen what will happen to you swindlers who taint the name of the elves."
As soon as he finished speaking arrogantly, the deputy regimental commander signaled to his griffin. The moment the griffin received the signal, it extended its sharp claws and clawed at Elder Norton, who was already injured.
"Elder Norton, watch out!"
The expressions on the elves' faces changed drastically.
They kept shooting arrows at the griffin, but the griffin was too fast and left afterimages in the air as it flew. No matter how accurately they aimed, they couldn't hit the target.
They could only watch helplessly as the griffin's claws clung onto Elder Norton.
At that moment, Elder Norton was leaning against an ancient tree and watching the claws fly toward him. When he moved slightly, he felt an intense pain travel all over his body. He had no strength left.
He could no longer fight back.
"Are you returning so soon to the embrace of the Forest God and reunite with Miele?" Norton laughed sadly as he slowly shut his eyes and said, "I'm sorry, My Queen. Please forgive me for not being able to assist you anymore."
However, a blue arrow flew out from the forest just as the griffin's claws were about to land on Norton's body.
This flying arrow was cerulean and emitted a powerful force as it whistled towards and pierced the griffin's eyes. The magic elements surrounding it trembled violently and made it even clearer that it held no small amount of power.
"How dare you!" It was then that the deputy regimental commander on the griffin's back hurriedly steered his griffin around.
Griffins were extremely valuable, with just one of them costing more than an entire city. Their combat power would be greatly reduced if they lost an eye.
Blue combat aura surrounded the blade of the deputy regimental commander's sword and clashed with the cerulean magic equipment on the flying arrow.
"Boom!"
A loud crash sounded, and the deputy regimental commander was sent flying as his sword broke down the middle. He slid more than ten meters away before spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.
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