Chapter 463: Skilled Siege Rhythm

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Tulip Castle is not particularly tall, at least compared to Tulip Castle, there is a significant gap. However, the scale of Falcon City at the foot of the mountain far exceeds that of Coral City.

The population of Coral City is about thirty thousand, while Falcon City has at least forty to fifty thousand people.

"My lord, if we are to plunder Falcon City, our charge formation will inevitably be disrupted. The knights from Tulip Castle could launch a charge at any moment and defeat us," reported Viscount Trick after leading the knights on a patrol around Falcon City.

Although the city is not as fortified as a castle.

It still has basic city walls and many squires guarding it. Breaking through under a rain of arrows is not easy. Moreover, the elite knights of Tulip Castle are watching closely.

In the past.

The Coral Island Knights would bypass large cities, plundering small cities and rural towns, and finding a mine would be like hitting the jackpot. At that time, the knights hiding in the castle would have to decide whether to come out for a decisive charge or to stay firmly inside, allowing the Coral Island Knights to plunder and leave.

However, now, Lee William glanced at his increasingly steady second son and the black beast beside him, confidently saying, "Then let's first defeat Tulip Castle, and then plunder Falcon City!"

His gaze turned to Liszt: "Is Hiddleston ready?"

"Hiddleston is ready to attack the city at any moment, my lord!" Liszt patted Hiddleston's large head. Nearly two years old, Hiddleston has matured in all aspects, with four types of magic particularly adept, basically reaching the peak level its bloodline can achieve.

"Then, let the siege begin! I will deal with the Blazing Sword Saint Stark. You are responsible for suppressing the archery counterattacks from Tulip Castle. Hiddleston and the eight Blizzard Beasts will lead the main attack on the city!"

The command was issued.

The battle was imminent.

The sharpshooters of the Coral Island Knights surrounded Tulip Castle, exchanging arrows with the knights on the city walls. Liszt, riding on the land bird Loki, wielding the Swift Shadow Bow, began directing the Blizzard Beasts to attack the city. The eight small ones were responsible for using rock spikes to pry at the base of the city walls, while Hiddleston was responsible for bombarding the walls with rock grenades.

The mixed mana of the knights could shatter the magic cast by magicians gathering free magic power in the air, but it could not shatter the magic released by the mana within magical beasts.

However.

During the siege, Liszt discovered that there were also sporadic magic releases from Tulip Castle, injuring several knights of the Coral Island Knights.

"There are magical beasts in Tulip Castle, but fortunately, they should be low-level ones, only capable of casting wind blades and fireballs," he thought, using his Magic Eye to quickly lock onto the castle's arrow slits.

Identifying the non-humanoid mana glow.

He soon found the magical beasts that kept changing positions. Drawing the Swift Shadow Bow to a full moon, a poisoned arrow was being charged. Multiple arrows had already been mastered by him to a proficient level. As the magical beast just poked its head out to cast a spell, he released the bowstring, shooting an arrow in anger.

Whoosh!

The arrow spun through the air, tracing a trajectory barely visible to the naked eye, accurately flying into the arrow slit and piercing the mouth of the magical beast.

A cry seemed to come from the direction of the arrow slit, and the magical beast that had poked its head out had retreated into the castle, no longer showing itself.

Liszt's lips curled slightly upwards; his archery skills had probably reached a level of perfection.

Among the nearly thousand Earth Knights of Coral Island, he should be the best archer, not in vain for his daily archery training, coupled with his superior talent.

Combined with the use of Magic Eye, the effect was even better.

Drawing the bowstring to a full moon again, he aimed at the second magical beast. When this beast also poked its head out to cast a spell, he shot another arrow in anger, spinning it into the beast's mouth.

Another cry of pain was heard.

The magical beast retreated into the castle.

It was uncertain whether the two magical beasts had died, but the arrows were tipped with a highly concentrated toxin from the fast-growing poisonous thorns. Even if they didn't die, the beasts would lose a layer of skin.

When shooting at humans, he adhered to the knight's code and did not use poisoned arrows.

But when shooting at magical beasts, there were no such considerations.

Suddenly.

He shouted, "Rock, come!"

It turned out that Rock, one of the blizzard beasts, had gotten carried away and charged into the range of the arrow rain. Since Liszt could shoot down the magical beasts of Xiangcheye Castle, the castle's archers naturally dared to shoot his beasts. So he immediately called Rock back, ensuring that the eight little ones stayed out of the arrow rain's range.

The discipline of the eight little ones still needed improvement.

Only Hiddleston didn't require much attention from Liszt.

It simply clad itself in a suit of stone armor and charged forward, using rock grenades at close range to bombard the castle walls, causing cracks to appear one after another.

After exhausting its magic power.

The attack paused, and the knights retreated like a tide, waiting for Hiddleston to replenish its magic power before continuing the siege. After the previous Iron Hoof Island battle, the knights of the Coral Island Knights had already learned to coordinate with Hiddleston's rhythm, launching wave after wave of attacks.

"Father, do you think we can capture the Blazing Sword Saint?" Liszt asked during the break.

Lee William shook his head, "It's difficult. A sky knight who has reached the level of a sword saint, even if there is a significant gap in attack power, their escape abilities are always unique. Moreover, I am not skilled in tracking opponents, and my mana and mana techniques are not outstanding in terms of speed."

He practiced the advanced water attribute mana technique, "Giant Wave Breaks the Great Tide," which excelled in endurance, attack resilience, and defense, but was slightly lacking in explosive power and speed.

"I wonder what advanced mana technique Stark has. It would be great if we could capture his mana technique," Liszt said with anticipation.

From the title of Blazing Sword Saint, it was clear that Stark Xiangcheye practiced a fire attribute mana. He had already obtained an advanced fire attribute mana technique, "Red Sun Rising, Fire Burning," but he wouldn't mind acquiring another new advanced mana technique. Cross-referencing them could lead to greater mastery.

Although practicing more mana techniques isn't necessarily better, and could even cause issues due to conflicting techniques.

Liszt believed his understanding could overcome such obstacles.

The Earl said, "It's highly likely that he carries his mana technique with him. If we can't capture him, we won't be able to obtain his mana technique."

The father and son discussed post-battle matters.

They didn't take Xiangcheye Castle's stubborn defense seriously at all.

However, before they could rest properly, the alarm horn suddenly sounded. The knights of Xiangcheye Castle surged out of the castle and boldly charged towards the Coral Island Knights' camp.

With the telescope, Xiangcheye Castle's movements were detected immediately.

"I thought they were cowards hiding in their shells, but it seems Stark Xiangcheye still has some courage. Then, let me erase that courage!" Lee William stood up abruptly, his advanced mana surging, giving the impression of an ocean about to unleash towering waves.

Liszt also quickly stood up and returned to his knights, forming up to face the enemy.

He had charged many times before, relying on the assistance of the blizzard beasts, and each time he achieved a great victory. Facing the knights' charge again, he felt no pressure, only a burning desire for battle—all these were automatic contributions to his achievements!