Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 224: The Final Strike
Maru also noticed these people. Although they were dressed like mercenaries, their movements were remarkably coordinated, and they demonstrated good teamwork. It was evident that they were not ordinary mercenaries but a military unit that had undergone formal training.
Zhao Hai saw the mercenaries as well. This time, several hundred mercenaries had climbed over the wall. Once they entered the courtyard, they did not immediately attack Zhao Hai and his group. Instead, they took a moment to organize themselves into a formation. Although it only took a little time, this brief moment allowed them to quickly form a battle array before they charged at Zhao Hai and the others.
However, Zhao Hai was not anxious. There were still many undead beings around him. At this moment, he was only using the humanoid undead beings; he had yet to deploy the beast-shaped undead beings.
Zhao Hai had counted the knights attacking from the main gate of Xin Manor. There were a total of eighteen knights, all sixth-level knights with an exceptionally high level of coordination.
Soon, both Maru and the cardinals realized something: Zhao Hai’s undead beings were quite special; they showed no fear of the charge from the knights of light.
It is known that the weapons and armor of the knights of light are imbued with light magic, and given that these knights have strong combat abilities, it was unbelievable that Zhao Hai could withstand their attack with fewer than a hundred undead beings.
Knights are different from ordinary warriors. In the eyes of many, knights are seen as a higher rank than warriors, and knights can be described as the nobility among warriors.
An ordinary warrior usually has just a set of leather armor and a weapon, and the lesser ones might have only a warrior outfit and a weapon, which does not qualify them to be called a warrior.
However, a knight must have a mount, armor, and multiple weapons. A knight's arsenal cannot consist of just one weapon; at the very least, they must possess a knight's spear, a tower shield, and a heavy sword to be recognized as a knight.
A warrior only needs to take care of themselves; even if their weapon is damaged, they can just replace it without much cost.
But a knight, besides caring for themselves, must also take care of their mount. Their knight's spear is also a weapon that can be easily damaged, and once it is, it must be replaced, which is considerably more expensive than ordinary weapons. For these reasons, knights are often seen as a costly profession. Without noble status or wealth, one cannot become a knight.
It is precisely because knights are typically wealthy that many knights have a squire. This squire helps manage the knight's daily life, takes care of the mount, and stands by the knight during battles.
The combat power of knights is undoubtedly formidable, and it is related to their mounts. The stronger the mount, the greater the knight's combat ability. Of course, the stronger the mount, the more money is needed for its care.
These knights of light all rode fifth-level magical beasts, unicorns. Unicorns are a type of fifth-level light magical beast and are said to be related to the sacred beasts of the Elven Race, the ninth-level magical beast unicorn. They have strong combat abilities and significant carrying capacity, making them excellent mounts.
Most knights of the church of light choose these unicorns as their mounts, not only because they are powerful in battle but also because they look quite imposing.
If they were ordinary warriors, a hundred of them would not stand a chance against eighteen sixth-level heavy knights. A knight, leveraging their mount's strength, could easily tear through a formation of warriors, killing a hundred warriors in just a few charges.
However, this time, the knights of light were not facing ordinary warriors but a formation of undead beings equivalent to seventh-level warriors. Their unstoppable knight charges could not break through the formation of undead beings, which was indeed a rare occurrence.