Chapter 392: Looting the Study of Marquis Bull

In the Warcraft game, the Lich King Arthas possesses a legendary weapon called Frostmourne. Now, the Marquis of the Bull wields a similar greatsword emitting blue flames, which easily reminds Levis of another legendary weapon, "Blade of Happiness."

Of course.

This sword is not called by that name, but its might is no less formidable.

The Marquis of the Bull, fighting alone against dozens of sky knights, had only seven or eight sky knights from Juniper Fortress as support. Yet, even so, the Marquis of the Bull held the upper hand, with his blue-flamed greatsword occasionally severely wounding a sky knight.

"How can mere ants understand the might of a lich!"

The Marquis of the Bull sneered as he swung his sword, and a sky knight, unable to dodge in time, had his arm severed on the spot, completely incapacitated, screaming as he fell to the ground. Fortunately, he was quickly rescued by the ground knights, saving his life. However, he was just the beginning.

A minute later, another sky knight was severely wounded, his waist nearly sliced in half by the blue-flamed greatsword.

If not for the mana forcibly stopping the bleeding, he would likely have died.

"Commander, what should we do?" Captain Leiden was extremely anxious, as the battlefield situation had already surpassed the understanding of elite Earth Knights like them.

Levis signaled him to stay calm and immediately headed towards Levis's position: "Sir Levis!"

"Baron Levis." Levis, who led the red and yellow knight regiments, also remained inactive, but his expression mirrored Captain Leiden's confusion and anxiety.

"Are you thinking of running away?"

"What?" Levis exclaimed, then lowered his voice, "Are you mad? Father is in the midst of battle!"

He still had familial love and rationality, not completely frightened by the battlefield.

Levis calmed his nerves and said directly, "We can't interfere in the sky knights' battle, but Juniper Fortress is right in front of us. Since Father has decided to fight, we shouldn't hesitate!"

Levis waved his hand, "If you've got a plan, spit it out! No time for hesitation now!"

"Good, you immediately go to coordinate the knight regiments. We'll avoid the main battlefield and continue attacking Juniper Fortress!" Levis's voice was calm.

The tension didn't make him lose his rationality; instead, his thinking became more active.

Looking at Levis, who seemed to grasp at a lifeline, he said loudly, "We must stand with Father, which means we must have the belief in victory. Then, the merit of capturing Juniper Fortress cannot be lost! You go contact the Golden Wheat family, and I'll contact the Longtaro family!"

"Can we capture..."

Levis directly interrupted, "Nonsense, can't you see the breach in the castle? If everyone charges, no castle is too big to be taken! Hurry and coordinate!"

"Alright!" Levis gritted his teeth and followed Levis's arrangement.

At that moment, the two brothers, one on the left and one on the right, began coordinating the leaderless knight regiments. All the sky knights had gone to fight the lich Andy Sapphire, and no one paid attention to the small Juniper Fortress.

However.

Levis clearly saw that Juniper Fortress was absolutely crucial.

Two reasons: first, the lich has a phylactery. According to Curtis Truth's situation at the time, the phylactery wasn't fatal, just a coordinate for her return from the exile realm. But Andy Sapphire might not be the same; perhaps his phylactery is his Achilles' heel.

The second reason is that capturing Juniper Fortress could at least disrupt the Marquis of the Bull's mindset, as it is his stronghold. There might be much wealth inside, as well as many magicians from the Goat Assembly, all potential war merits.

The coordination went smoothly, and Meopo nodded immediately, "I understand. I'll go coordinate with other families. With our strength, we can directly capture Juniper Fortress!"

About five minutes later, the battle in the sky intensified, with the number of severely wounded sky knights reaching ten. The Marquis of the Bull had also been heavily hit several times, his armor damaged, emitting more blue flames.

Meanwhile.

Under the leadership of the knights from the Longtaro family and the Golden Wheat family, the knights renewed their charge towards Juniper Fortress. The elite Earth Knights climbed through the breaches, engaging in fierce combat with the Furious Knights. With their lords battling in the skies, the Earth Knights on the ground could not afford to slack off.

Especially the family heirs, eager to relieve their fathers' burdens, were desperate to capture Juniper Fortress immediately.

Liszt, mingling within the charging ranks, kept a low profile, not overly seeking personal glory. The coordinated assault was his idea, and regardless, his share of the spoils was assured; moreover, the First Prince had already acknowledged his previous merit in siege warfare.

He had had enough of the spotlight.

As long as the war was won, the title of Viscount was certainly within reach.

If he were too conspicuous now and the Bull Marquis decided to strike, he wouldn't even know how he died.

While battles raged in the sky, the fortress was also under siege.

Around Juniper Fortress, the battle reached epic proportions, and after fifteen minutes, the knights from the Longtaro and Golden Wheat families finally broke through the blockade of the Furious Knights and stormed into Juniper Fortress.

They began a ruthless slaughter of the castle's inhabitants.

"Vermin! How dare you!" Noticing the situation at Juniper Fortress, the Bull Marquis turned and roared, preparing to rush over to stop them.

But he was entangled by the First Prince and other Sky Knights. As they became familiar with the Marquis's strength, the Sky Knights no longer suffered further losses, barely holding their ground and keeping the Marquis at bay. The First Prince soared into the sky, shouting wildly, "Knights, flatten Juniper Fortress, I am with you!"

"Flatten Juniper Fortress!"

"Flatten Juniper Fortress!"

The knights chanted slogans, launching even more frenzied attacks.

Liszt also shouted a few times, leading Eunas and other elite Earth Knights into the castle. He headed straight for the Marquis's study, avoiding all other directions. In his view, the importance of knowledge far surpassed other treasures of the castle. Activating his Magic Eye, he could easily evade stronger foes.

Elite Earth Knights blocking the way were simply bypassed, targeting only weaker ordinary Earth Knights, quickly reaching the third floor of the castle and locating the study.

"Eunas, guard the door, I need to find something!"

"Hurry up!"

The study had bookshelves lined with neatly arranged books, but Liszt did not search there; those were mostly decorations, much like his bookshelves in Flower Town. He searched the desk, where the most important manuals and the Marquis's frequently read books must be.

Indeed, there was a stack of books on the desk.

The top one, Liszt glimpsed the title "A Night of Passion with Miss Havana in the Piano Room." Without much thought, he stuffed the entire stack into his gem space, and from other corners, found a few more books, also stuffing them into the gem space without a glance.

On the wall hung a set of silver-white knight armor, which he unhesitatingly took down and stuffed into the gem space—armor stored in this study was certainly not ordinary.

Then he left the study without looking back: "Eunas, found nothing of value, let's search the Marquis's bedroom!" He remembered that the advanced mana manual "Thousand Thunderbolts Shaking the Sky" was found by a knight in Count Snider's bedside drawer.