Chapter 52: Fireball Ending
"Get out of my way!"

The man in the wolf hat who was rolling on the ground in a panic jumped up and roared angrily.

He spread out his hands and grasped the swords of Holmes and Loren who were attacking from both sides.

Then he twisted his body again and pulled the two elite knights into the air.

The body began to spin like a fan.

The outpouring of violent force threw the two men away, and they rolled several times like two tin cans, making a clanging sound.

The attacks of the two knights were thwarted, and the sound of metal shields and spears clashing was heard soon after.

One by one, the shield and spear soldiers retreated from the front line of defense.

The spears were raised and surrounded the man in the wolf hat.

Although surrounded, the man in the wolf hat was not afraid at all and glanced around with disdain.

He ignored the other two knights and the shield-spear soldier, and finally fixed his eyes on Rhodes with a wary look.

The body is tense with high tension.

Behind him, a wolf cavalryman rushed to the outskirts of the tent.

After discovering the leader's dire situation, he was about to charge to help.

But it was at this moment!
In the distant tent, a red streak of light shot out and flew straight into the sky.

About half a second later, a huge fireball exploded in the sky a hundred meters high, like a second sun hanging in the sky.

The dark night was driven away, and the red light of the flames illuminated the earth, lighting up the area where the camp was located.

The chaos came to a brief halt.

All the serfs and wolf chieftain soldiers looked at the sky in disbelief, fear making their bodies unable to move.

Many people knelt on the spot and prayed for forgiveness from God.

"Is this the power of the blood artifact passed down by all the major families?" Rhodes put his hands in front of his eyes and squinted at the sky.

The fireball illuminated the earth, which was extremely shocking from a visual perspective.

But with his true vision, it is actually not that exaggerated.

The power is just so-so, slightly stronger than ordinary artillery shells.

It was barely able to blow up the five-meter-high ice wall of Sarko Ice City, but it could not do anything about the thick stone wall.

The lighting is quite useful and can be equivalent to several super flashlights with 100,000 lumens.

But it’s not long-lasting enough.

In just a few seconds, the fireball above his head began to die out and dim.

It's just a large-sized firework, just average.

Thinking of the powerful fire magic in the ruby ​​and seeing it being wasted, Rhodes made such an evaluation with a sour heart.

Shaking his head distressedly, Rhodes raised his hand and issued an order.

After receiving the instructions, the shield-spear soldiers in the distance retreated to make way and stared at the man in the wolf hat with wary eyes.

"Get out of here." Rhodes waved at the man in the wolf hat, indicating that he could leave.

If Charlie used the weapons to break into the city, what good would it do?

In order to kill the man in the wolf hat, at least half of the shield and spear soldiers here would have to die. Rhodes would not do such a thankless task.

The soldiers under his command are much more valuable than the kingdom's military merits.

"I lose this time." The man in the wolf hat stared at Rhodes and left his scimitar in the ground.

"But next time you will be defeated by me! Look forward to that day! Then I will let you go."

After saying that, he turned and left, joining the wolf cavalry outside.

"Retreat! Return to the city immediately!"

Sitting on his subordinate's iron-backed black wolf, the man in the wolf hat turned around and left.

As Charlie's fireballs bloomed in the sky and the Wolf Chief's soldiers fled in a hurry, this sudden night battle finally came to an end.

The chaos lasted all night, leaving a mess behind.

As the sun rose over the distant horizon, light returned to the earth. Only then did the Alliance soldiers in the camp come to their senses.

I collapsed on the ground, exhausted and grateful. I had never been so happy to be alive.

The soldiers could relax, but the Knights of the Round Table, as their leaders, looked uglier than each other.

After cleaning up the mess in their respective tents, the six people came to Charlie's tent one by one.

The post-war conference was held here.

"Okaf! Where were the people from your Third Scouting Regiment when the Wolf Chief attacked the camp? Why didn't you stop them?"

Charles sat in the first seat and pointed at the knight opposite and shouted angrily.

As the leader of the Third Scouting Regiment, Knight Okaf's expression became even uglier, and he slammed his hand on the table.

He growled, "Shut up, Charlie! My men are only responsible for reconnaissance, but the Second Regiment is responsible for defense! After receiving the warning, it is their responsibility to stop the enemy!"

Seeing the spearhead pointed at him, the commander of the second regiment, Knight Byrne, coughed and looked at Charlie.

"Charlie, you shouldn't have used the 'Flaming Spear'. Without it, we won't be able to attack the city next time."

"Stop changing the subject. I don't need all the Alliance soldiers to die! Where were you at the time? Are you dead?"

Seeing that he still dared to accuse him, Charlie turned his fire and said, "Do you want me to go outside and build a grave for you now? Our glorious Blind Byrne will rest here forever?"

After Byrne was under fire, the commander of the Fourth Regiment, Knight Ulysses, who was on good terms with Byrne, suddenly spoke up:
"Well, the situation was quite complicated at the time. I don't think Knight Byrne can be blamed entirely."

As the team leaders spoke one by one, they expressed their ideas.

As a result, the meeting turned into endless arguments and blame-shifting.

After all, we are all noble knights, and there is no real superior-subordinate relationship.

The military's system of punishing people according to their crimes doesn't work in the Alliance.

Even if a Knight of the Round Table made a serious mistake, the others would not be able to impose severe punishment other than reprimanding him.

In the end, we can only fall into endless and meaningless quarrels.

"Knock knock." At this time, Rhodes knocked on the table.

The other five looked at him.

Remembering that he was the first to sound the warning and stop the most powerful man in the wolf hat, everyone chose to give him face and temporarily stop arguing.

"So, the siege is still going on?"

Rhodes asked the most concerned question, which was also the big problem they would face next.

First, there was a skirmish with the Wolf Chief's soldiers in the wild, and then a night raid broke out tonight.

After successive battles, the personnel of each side were counted.

The number of soldiers has dropped from more than 4,000 at the beginning to just over 2,500 now, and the number of injured is countless.

The knightly orders led by the major pioneering knights were not much better off, with a small number of them killed.

The most important thing is, how to attack the city next?

In order to increase the marching speed, the army did not carry large facilities such as battering rams and catapults.

To continue the siege, we can only rely on human lives.

"The Wolf Chief's soldiers are not much better than us. Their casualties will only be more serious."

Byrne of the Second Regiment said, "This level of casualties is enough to scare the tribes in Sarko Ice City and make them stay in the Ice City to lick their wounds this winter."

Rhodes and the other Knights of the Round Table understood what he meant.

Instead of continuing the siege, he meant that the alliance had achieved its minimum goal.

Strike the Wolf Chief's forces so that they have no spare energy to attack the territories in winter.

Rhodes glanced at the Knights of the Round Table and saw deep fatigue in their eyes.

Although no one said it explicitly, after losing Charlie's secret weapon, everyone was tired and had no motivation to attack the city.

"Well, that's it. Let's retreat." Rhodes expressed their thoughts.

After a moment, the five people nodded silently and breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)