Chapter 33: North Wind Eagle Guard (IV)

Alger swooped down quickly, taking advantage of the red dragon's huge and clumsy body, preparing to attack it by passing by its side and go around to the blind spot behind it.

“Be the first to strike”

There was a flash of purple magical light in Cassius's vertical pupils, and he could see directly in the direction of Alger's flight. His strong and powerful claws slapped along his flight path.

"Iger!"

Alger clenched his legs together, tightened the reins on the giant eagle, and forcibly turned its body to the right. He changed direction at high speed and finally managed to avoid the slap.

"Shh-"

There was a sound of something cutting through the air behind me.

Alger flew to the side on the giant eagle, his brows furrowed and his heart pounding.

He raised his head and looked into the distance. The dozen or so Eagle Guards who had luckily survived had not yet escaped from his sight. Behind them, flying dragons were roaring and chasing after them.

"At least, until they completely escape."

Alger muttered to himself.

He flew around the door of death.

The monster in front of him was extremely agile, and it didn't look like a real red dragon at all. Moreover, it seemed to be able to see the direction of its attack, so the usual feint attack and harassment tactics were unlikely to work.

And Cassius also became interested in this highly maneuverable Giant Eagle Knight.

"As annoying as a fly."

"But it's a good type of soldier."

He watched the giant eagle flying rapidly around, breathing out hot, sulfurous air.

Alger continued to fly in circles, trying to find a flaw in the red dragon, and finally he discovered its blind spot.

"right here!"

He dived down again with unyielding speed.

Alger held the silver sword in both hands and used the momentum of the dive to chop at the red dragon's body with all his strength.

"clang--"

Not only did he fail to cause any harm to the red dragon, but his arms became numb from the shock.

The scale that was hit turned into a shiny golden color, and the blow was like hitting a piece of metal.

"The body of the remnant of the storm!"

Cassius whistled softly, and lightning suddenly released from his claws, quickly covering his body surface.

Alger immediately drew his sword and dodged, but the electric current had already been transmitted along the silver sword to his body and also flowed through the giant eagle's body.

A sharp eagle cry was heard.

The feathers on the giant eagle exploded and stood up, and even the whole body was surrounded by dense arcs of electricity, which made its body feel a sharp pain, followed by paralysis and weakness all over.

"It's obviously a red dragon, how is it possible?"

As a warrior, Alger had a strong physique, and although he felt pain, he was not seriously injured by the fleeting electric current.

He tried very hard to control the giant eagle so that it would not lose balance and fall. However, every time it flapped its wings, there would be a burst of electric current on the giant eagle's body. Therefore, he could only try his best to reduce his movements and glide at a low speed in the air.

"It's the caster!"

This red dragon is a spellcaster!
And this lightning is definitely not the red dragon's innate spell, but something he learned!
Alger thought to himself that it was not good. Being an enemy of a dragon wizard or a dragon sorcerer was the worst thing that could happen.

He turned his head and found that the red dragon was grinning with sharp teeth showing, and there was a shocking light flashing in its golden pupils.

Alarm bells rang in his heart and he subconsciously wanted to close his eyes, but he was ultimately unable to escape the speed of the spell.

"Phantom power!"

A heavy, red-hot iron chain was wrapped around Alger.

He really wanted to think it was an illusion, but the intense burning pain in his body could not be faked, and it was difficult to resist this suggestion without special training.

The more the person being cast believed in the illusion created by the power of the phantom, the more real and logical the illusion became. Now, in Alger's eyes, his body was covered with burn marks, and the chains were even quenched with flames.

He and the giant eagle fell together, dragged by the chains.

"no no!"

"This is fake!"

"I haven't taken revenge yet, how can I be here?"

"Just end it!"

Alger shouted loudly, his throat hoarse.

He endured the pain in his body that was about to burn him, closed his eyes tightly, and controlled the giant eagle to glide with his sense of the airflow alone. He actually managed to avoid the spell with his tenacious will.

When he opened his eyes again, there was nothing in front of him.

The chains, the flames, the scars, all disappeared.

Even Cassius, who was high in the sky, was a little surprised.

"Good fellow, he can still be immune even after the spell has taken effect. He really is the captain of North Wind Castle."

After seeing such a brilliant performance, Cassius finally remembered the origin of this Giant Eagle Knight.

The famous gatekeeper boss in the previous life, the leader of the Northern Wind Eagle Guard known as "Eagle's Claw" and "Rackman's Sharp Sword" - Alger Yeoman.

He led the Eagle Guards in many sieges and massacres of Tieflings. He was a notorious executioner under Duke Blood and a future Death Knight.

Alger lost his parents at a young age. Under the deliberate guidance of Duke Blood, he firmly believed that it was the Tieflings who sacrificed his parents to the devil. As a result, he was bewitched into becoming a loyal soldier of the Rackman family, swore lifelong allegiance, and participated in the brutal "Tiefling Camp Massacre".

But when Alger finally got close to the truth about his parents' death, Duke Brad, whom he once trusted so much and was willing to sacrifice his life for, turned him into an unconscious Death Knight, making him ride a Bone Eagle and wander forever outside the Duke's Mansion.

Thinking of this, Cassius decided to spare his life.

It was not out of so-called pity, but just to pave the way for his plan to seize North Wind Fort. After all, those goblins and kobolds were just cheap consumables in his mind, and the death of a few of them was not worth mentioning.

Such a personal guard who grew up in North Wind Castle and followed the Duke for many years is also a Giant Eagle Knight with extremely high training costs. His value can be imagined. Cassius can definitely squeeze a lot of benefits from him.

The red dragon flew across the sky and rushed behind the giant eagle knight who was gliding slowly.

Before he could react, Cassius cast twin spells, aiming at two targets at the same time.

"Sleep spell!"

A flash of magical power appeared, and the knight, unable to resist, fell into a deep sleep along with his giant eagle. He fell from the sky and was then picked up by the red dragon's powerful claws.

Originally, with Alger's strength, the sleeping spell would have no effect on him, but after experiencing the exhaustion of the battle, he was almost exhausted and had no way to resist.

"It's fine if you are immune to illusions..."

"Can you still be exempt from hard control?"

Cassius threw it to the ground and couldn't help but say.

[Based on your own strength and the enemy being in a "sleeping" state, you can observe the following information]
[Captain of the Northern Wind Eagle Guard]

Name: Alger Yeoman
Type: Medium humanoid (human), lawful neutral
AC: 18 (Fine Plate)
Speed: Fly 90 ft., ground 30 ft.

Strength - 17
Agility - 16
Constitution——14
Intelligence - 11
Perception – 13
Charm - 12
Occupational Level: Warrior (Giant Eagle Knight) Level 8

Mount: Anzeta Giant Eagle (Level 4)
Military weapons: longsword, shortsword, greatsword, longbow, heavy crossbow, spear
Simple weapons: dagger, shortbow, light crossbow
Skill proficiency: Riding +14, Military +9, Hunting +7, Athletics +6, Perception +4, Leadership +4, Survival +4, Investigation +2, Tracking +4, Stealth +4
Senses: Passive Perception 14
Language: Common

Actions: Group attack, commander surprise attack, dive attack, emergency stop in the air, rapid turn, slash attack, piercing attack, action tide, recovery

Feats: Alertness, Cleave, Great Weapon Master, Heavy Armor Use, Ride Expert, Fly Master

Combat equipment: Eagle's Silver Sword, North Wind Castle Standard Plate Armor, Eagle Guard Cloak
Challenge Rating: 9 (5 XP)

“What a luxurious panel.”

Cassius was amazed.

　In principle, the Death Knight is a Paladin, but for reference only, don't worry about it.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)