The wind blew against my face, and the woods on both sides receded quickly, forming a green line. Not long after, the vision suddenly opened up. The sky took a long breath and escaped from the trap of dense branches and leaves. Amy hugged Fenrir's neck tightly and let him rest on its side on a raised plateau. Through this high ground, Ella was able to observe the battle not far away.
The first thing that caught the eye was Glahid and his archer troops. They took a position on another high ground further ahead, but for some reason they did not shoot arrows. Then Ella saw Southampton's men and horses, and the men who had been ambushed in the forest earlier. The team members and horses are all wearing commoners. They formed a circle and surrounded the enemy, but for some reason they did not move forward.
Surrounded in the circular formation were the fifty enemies in the report. They also formed a circular formation, facing the enemy from every direction. Compared with the men and horses in Southampton, the number of this group of people was so small that Ella almost ignored them. They wore eagle-shaped helmets and were decorated with colorful ornaments. As for the materials of the shields and weapons, Ella couldn't see clearly because they were too far away - but through this information, Ella was convinced that these people were the Aztlan people who had visited Gotland before.
In the middle of the circular formation stood a very tall enemy, probably the enemy's commander. His upper body was naked, with one hand holding a mace thicker than his thigh on his shoulder, and the other hand holding a large shield that was obviously more delicate than the others. From both sides of his mouth, billowing black smoke kept coming out for some unknown reason.
There are more than ten people tied up and kneeling on the ground in the circular formation. They look like English civilians that the enemy captured from somewhere. They hung their heads and remained silent because their mouths were gagged. The enemy also remained silent. Not even the troops at Southampton and Glahid made any movement. The two sides just stared at each other, with no one willing to take the lead.
Fenrir jumped down from the high ground and carried Ella and Amy to Glahid's position.
"What's going on now?" Ella shouted to Glahid, "Why don't you attack?"
Glahid raised his hand and showed Ella his empty quiver.
"When we arrived, Southampton's troops were already showing signs of retreating. Fortunately, we shot in time to stop them. But this group of enemies was very difficult to deal with. They used magic to deflect all the arrows we shot onto the shield. You see , their shields were full of missing arrows from us. After we shot all the arrows, we only killed three or four people. During this period, Southampton's troops regrouped, but they seemed to be afraid of being beaten and did not dare to attack. Fortunately, the enemy was also tired, so we surrounded them here and waited for you, King of Sweden, to arrive."
"The enemy is really so brave?"
Ella asked a group of soldiers to run back to the forest, collect the missing arrows from the rear troops, and transport them here. Then, she whispered behind Amy and asked: "Amy, are they really all 'self' level?"
Amy closed her eyes, and after a long time she opened them and shook her head: "There is indeed magic, but it is very weak. It should only be around the 'entry' level. No one has reached the 'self' level."
"How is that possible?" Glahid was anxious, "Although I'm not as good as you, I have also learned magic. Based on their performance just now, I think the 'self' level is low. Maybe some of them have reached the natural level! "
"I'm not doubting you, I also know that fifty entry-level people can't stop this team of more than a thousand people." Amy seemed very embarrassed, "But the magic power on them is indeed only at the entry-level level, far from the 'Self' is a long way off."
Ella was confused. She didn't understand magic. What Glahid and Amy said sounded reasonable, but how could a person's magic suddenly reach the self-level and then only the entry-level? What's more, it's not just one person?
In her opinion, these "Aztlans" are simply full of mysteries. Since we can find fifty self-level magicians to form a team, it is definitely not a small country. But she had never read about this country in any literature. She didn't know where it was, how big it was, and whether it was connected to this continent by land. Such a country would suddenly appear near the capital of Britain and attack an army of thousands of people. The suspicion was so deep that even if she were told now that Aztlan suddenly emerged from the water, she would still be willing to accept it.
After continuing to observe for a while, and guessing that the additional arrows were coming soon, Ella asked Southampton's men to separate, and she came to the group of enemies accompanied by Amy, Glahid and a group of archers. Along the way, the men and horses handed over the remaining bows and arrows for the use of Glahid and others.
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Seeing this action, the enemy's circular formation also separated. The tall commander stared at Ella in the circular formation, panting like a wild beast and puffing out smoke from the corners of his mouth.
"I am the King of Sweden under the Kingdom of Heroes, Ella Cornelius Scipio!" Ella announced her identity loudly, "Who are you?"
"A woman is king?" The commander laughed obviously mockingly, smashed the rattan shield on the ground, and pointed at his chest with his free hand, "Bangxiong Tlacopan of the Aztlan Empire. The leader of the Eagle Warriors, 'Smoke Shield' Chimalpopoka!"
Ella nodded: "Chimalpopoka, I don't know what the dispute is between you and Britain, but Alfred is my ally and the ally of the entire Hero Kingdom. What you see now is just the vanguard. , my army is coming here. You have no chance of winning. Depending on the situation, other lords of the Hero Kingdom will also send troops, and any of your strategies has no chance of success."
Saying that, Ella glanced at Chimalpopoka's weapon. As reported, it was not made of metal, but some kind of black stone. Since a leader who seems to have a high status is using such a sword, it seems that the Aztlan Empire does not know metallurgy.
"Put down your weapons, release the prisoners of war behind you, and leave Britain. This way I can consider sparing your lives." Ella said, "If your king has sufficient funds, you can also send representatives to study at the university in Gotland. Even if you can’t learn how to smelt iron, if you go back and learn some techniques of smelting copper, it will be better than using stones as weapons, right?”
"lay down your weapon?"
Chimalpopoka put away his sword and took a throwing spear from his subordinates with his backhand. Seeing the killing intent in Chimalpopoka's eyes, the soldiers who had dispersed quickly gathered together to block Ella's front. But this action made Chimalpopoka laugh even harder:
"Coward! If you want my heart, come and get it yourself!"
As he spoke, he threw the throwing spear fiercely towards Ella.
