Chapter 89

"Raise your shields..."

No one knew who shouted this in the chaotic night, but the voice was deep and resonant.

The heavily armored infantry soldiers, as if they had found their backbone, stopped in their tracks, turned around, and raised their shields toward the demons.

The demons chasing behind them rushed forward, and the infantry soldiers fell like wheat being harvested.

"Construct Knights, charge the demon camp ahead!"

The deep voice sounded somewhat irritated, with a hint of restlessness.

The Construct Knights guarding in front of the military tent raised their lances, and the sound of hooves echoed.

The heavily armored infantry soldiers moved to the sides, clearing a large battlefield in front of the camp.

The demons chasing the infantry soldiers were met with a barrage of arrows that fell from the sky, accurately dividing the battlefield. Some demons tried to charge through the rain of arrows but were pierced by several giant crossbow bolts, firmly nailed to the ground.

The infantry soldiers now controlled seven ballistae. After firing the giant crossbow bolts, the sound of winch chains clanking could be heard. The soldiers quickly reloaded the ballistae, and the crossbow strings were pulled back again, aiming at the demons in the camp.

Auras appeared beneath the hooves of the Construct Knights, and the magical runes on their armor emitted a faint magical aura as they charged into the demon camp, engaging in fierce combat.

In terms of strength, the Construct Knights were slightly inferior to the demons, but they could use their horses to gain speed and increase their power.

The Construct Knights collided fiercely with the demons, and several lances broke instantly. The knights were surrounded by colorful magical auras, while the demons were shrouded in a faint black mist. The two sides engaged in a brutal battle, quickly becoming the focus of the battlefield.

The lances were only useful during the initial charge. Once the melee began, the Construct Knights would abandon their lances, draw their swords, and raise their light shields, charging recklessly into the demons.

The demons would not allow the Construct Knights to break through their ranks, as that would expose them to a second charge. No one, not even the demons from the Abyss, could withstand repeated charges from the Construct Knights.

Dozens of knights, holding light shields, leaped from their horses, striking the demons' faces with their shields.

On this battlefield of iron and blood, each hard collision seemed to have an irresistible charm, drawing countless Construct Warriors. They preferred to forgo flashy combat techniques to display their overwhelming momentum.

Hundreds of Construct Knights released their 'aura,' and shadows appeared behind them. Their aura suddenly reached a new level.

The Construct Knights blocked the demons from the front, while the heavily armored infantry soldiers in the camp began to re-form into a phalanx. The longbow archers gathered behind the phalanx, nocking their arrows and aiming at the battlefield a hundred meters away.

The heavy cavalry also found an open area to reassemble. They lined up, maintaining a certain distance from the main battlefield, exerting a deterrent effect.

The 57th Heavy Infantry Regiment's 4th Battalion assembled near the weapons and supplies. Baron Sidney, wielding a double-bladed greatsword, stood on a ballista, directing his heavily armored infantry soldiers to aim the ballistae at the gap in the camp wall where the demons had broken through. He planned to cut off the demons' escape route at the moment they were bound to fail.

During this night raid, the 57th Heavy Infantry Regiment's 4th Battalion's outstanding cohesion was evident. Even during the retreat, Baron Sidney managed to organize effective resistance, which did not go unnoticed by the higher-ups in the camp.

The 2nd Squad controlled a ballista, with Suldak standing at the main shooter's position, focusing on the demons on the battlefield.

After the longbow archers adjusted their aim, they began to rain arrows on the demons, assisting the Construct Knights in the battle. Demons fell one after another, and seeing the tide turning, they began to gather and attempt a breakout.

At this moment, the heavy cavalry had assembled and blocked the gap in the camp wall.

The demon commander was decisive, splitting half of the forces to engage the Construct Knights, while the remaining demons, numbering less than a hundred, charged through the rain of arrows, determined to break through the heavy cavalry blocking the gap.

As soon as the demons approached the gap in the wooden fence, several giant crossbow bolts flew out, accompanied by sonic booms, piercing the bodies of several demon warriors. At the same time, the heavy cavalry charged at the demons trying to break out.

The balance of power began to tilt in favor of the Imperial Army...

A hint of dawn appeared on the horizon.

At dawn, the last demon fell less than fifty meters from the camp, just a few steps away from the dense forest, with a dense cluster of iron arrows in its back.

However, its fatal wound was a large hole in its chest, inflicted by a knight's lance.

A support soldier, wielding an axe, ran quickly to the demon's body, ignoring its convulsions, and skillfully decapitated it, marking the forehead of the demon's head. This item was worth a significant amount of military credit, and its ownership could not be taken lightly.

The Construct Knights began to regroup, and the camp was in disarray. The heavily armored infantry had already sent some of the wounded to the camp's aid station and were now dealing with the bodies. The fallen heavily armored infantry soldiers would be registered, and their personal items and compensation would be sent to their hometowns.

The camp began to return to order, and the leaders of each unit began to tally the losses from the battle.

The 58th Heavy Infantry Regiment suffered the most casualties, with at least five hundred soldiers falling in the camp.

Count Munde Goss, mingling with the camp's leadership, began to assess the losses of each unit. When he reached the 57th Heavy Infantry Regiment, he stepped out of the crowd, approached Baron Sidney, and personally adjusted his cravat. Though he did not speak, his approving gaze was unmistakable.

The 57th Heavy Infantry Regiment's 4th Battalion had performed exceptionally well, as everyone could see.

The 4th Battalion's heavily armored infantry soldiers controlled eleven ballistae, making a significant contribution to preventing the demons from escaping.

The demons on Mount Moya seemed unwilling to let the Bena Army camp too easily at the foot of the mountain, so they launched a night raid.

Both sides suffered heavy losses from the outset. The demon camp lost two hundred warriors in a single night, while the Bena Army's expeditionary force lost at least seven hundred soldiers. The camp also suffered severe damage, but fortunately, the supplies were not significantly affected.