In a sky filled with wind and snow, an army bearing the banner of the Blue Dragon marched proudly along the road. In the distance, the massive silhouette of Iceborne Castle had already become faintly visible.
The previous provocation by the Winter Wolf Tribe had ignited the fury of the Great Conqueror King.
Under his command, a force of more than ten thousand soldiers arrived at the Northern Highlands—the only place still resisting the rule of William the Conqueror—before the arrival of spring.
The bitter cold and blizzards were disasters for marching armies in ancient times.
Although all the Blue Dragon soldiers wore thick winter clothing and wrapped their weapons in cloth, the freezing temperature still made them shiver.
Whoosh!
The wind and snow blew past, and suddenly a line of dark shadows emerged before Iceborne Castle.
They wore wolf pelts, their eyes glowing with a green light, like a pack of hungry wolves beneath the dark sky.
“Chief Carter!”
Veron Wellington, the newly appointed Earl of Iceborne Castle, exhaled a puff of white breath, looking at the forming ice stalactites with clear dissatisfaction. “We absolutely don’t need to fight outside the city. As long as we firmly defend Iceborne Castle, the God of Winter will drive and punish the enemy for us.”
“The warriors of the Winter Wolf Tribe are not cowardly southern sheep who hide behind stone walls!”
Carter gave a proud smile and then explained, “My Storm Warriors have already sent word. The enemy marched without much rest. Their bodies are bulky, and even their swords have become their enemies—carelessness can cost them a layer of skin. Moreover, they number less than ten thousand!”
Veron glanced at his own forces behind.
Besides the two thousand Storm Warriors from the Winter Wolf Tribe and three thousand auxiliary troops, he himself had brought a group of seemingly ragtag allied forces, totaling ten thousand soldiers.
More importantly, these were all men from the North, accustomed to the bitter cold. Iceborne Castle was right behind them, and after resting and eating, their faces were rosy and their physical strength was clearly quite good.
“If we defeat and kill the Conqueror King…”
Veron’s eyes suddenly lit up.
“No, no… my friend, why should we kill him? Capturing a king or defeating his army, leaving him with an indelible sense of defeat in his heart, wouldn’t that be more interesting?”
Carter’s eyes gleamed with excitement. “My people cannot rule the Highlands and Windglow. The tribe lacks manpower. We must make him hand over more grain and weapons to arm us. Once I unify Storm Cape and become the Storm King, I will march south again and repeat what my ancestors did!”
Looking at the seemingly uneasy Earl Veron, he added reassuringly, “Of course… even if I unify the entire continent, you will still be my appointed High Chief of the Highlands. Of course, you can use titles like Duke or Prince instead…”
“Great Storm King, I will certainly assist you with all my might!”
A hint of greed flickered across Veron’s face as he bit his teeth and declared.
To become a Duke Wellington and rule the entire Highlands was something he could only dream about at night.
But now, it seemed there was a glimmer of possibility, as long as he could defeat the army before him.
“They’re coming!”
Chief Carter rode atop a tall warg, leading the Storm Warriors forward, his eyes fixed on the man clad entirely in blue armor beneath the Blue Dragon banner, a man who stood unyielding against the wind and snow.
“I—Carter ben Makhtum Moldr—descendant of the ancient Storm King, Chief of the Winter Wolf Tribe, future ruler of Storm Cape—command you, the cowardly southern noble, in the name of the current Storm King, to kneel immediately and submit to me, and I shall grant you unimaginable glory and the authority to govern Windglow in the south.”
“Whoa!”
Many Storm Warriors of the Winter Wolf Tribe roared together, followed by their servants behind.
Each Storm Warrior was of high status in the Winter Wolf Tribe, typically served by several slaves who maintained their weapons, herded their sheep, and even went into battle wearing armor to fight alongside them, often displaying even more fanaticism than their masters in hopes of gaining a higher status.
“You say you are the Storm King!”
The blue-armored knight suddenly stepped forward, revealing a very young and handsome face.
Behind him, many knights and soldiers loudly chanted the name of the Conqueror King, clearly identifying him as none other than William Wallace.
At this moment, Wu Ming spoke in a provocative tone: “Then, can this Storm King of yours control the storms across heaven and earth? If you can’t do that, how do you expect me to submit?”
“Storms and snow are under the dominion of the great God of Winter, who sends them to test us. How dare you blaspheme against the gods?”
Chief Carter’s face immediately darkened.
“God of Winter?”
Wu Ming smiled slightly, then raised his voice so that it could be heard across the battlefield: “I am the Conqueror King! Under my army, even blizzards must bow!”
“Roar!”
At the moment his words fell, a terrifying aura erupted from the Conqueror King.
It was like the gaze of an ancient dragon, carrying an oppressive force that made the wargs of the Winter Wolf Tribe and the warhorses under Veron’s command defecate in fear.
A massive blue shadow appeared around Wu Ming, suddenly soaring into the high sky, taking the form of a colossal blue dragon.
Its eyes were golden, its scales blue, and with just a flap of its giant wings, the blizzard suddenly stilled. Then the clouds dispersed, and long-missed sunlight poured down.
“A dr… dragon!”
Veron stared in disbelief. Although he had long known that the bloodline origin of the Blues was a blue ice dragon, the impact of witnessing it was unparalleled.
The Storm Warriors of the Winter Wolf Tribe were equally terrified.
They were brave and fearless, revering only the storms at the edge of the world.
But now, what were they seeing? Under the shadow of the blue dragon, even the storms had to submit!
“Conqueror King!”
“Conqueror King!”
…
In stark contrast to them, upon witnessing this, Wu Ming’s army behind him suddenly surged with morale, striking their armor and shields and shouting at the top of their lungs.
“Now, I command—attack!”
Wu Ming raised a stone broken sword, golden light spreading from it, expanding across the entire battlefield.
Arthur, among the knights, felt a powerful enhancement surge through him and exclaimed in shock: “This is… the power of the Heroic Spirits?”
What Wu Ming displayed now was the Blessing of the Heroic Spirits of Excalibur, a power only attainable by completely lifting the seal.
Moreover, empowered by the strength of ten thousand people, the enhancement was even greater than when Arthur had used his full power before.
Witnessing this, Arthur finally lost all hope and gave up any thought of resisting William the Conqueror.
“Charge!”
“Valor is with me!”
Many knights shouted their battle cries and launched a dense charge, like sharp arrowheads.
Meanwhile, the sudden paralysis of the horses and wargs, the appearance of the dragon, and the dispelling of the snowstorm dealt a massive blow to the allied forces of the Winter Wolf and Iceborne Castle, causing great chaos.
Puh!
Despite the individual bravery of the Storm Warriors, they were still overwhelmed by the disciplined steel tide of the knights’ charge, being pierced and flung into the air like blossoms of red flowers blooming fiercely against the icy, snowy backdrop.
Under the gaze of the Blue Dragon, the original bitter cold seemed to have vanished entirely.
Behind the knight formations came the main infantry forces.
They shouted battle cries, leveled their spears, and advanced like rows of spear walls. At both the front and rear positions, specialized shield bearers and crossbowmen formed deadly killing machines.
In the face of such disciplined formations, no matter how skilled the Storm Warriors were individually, they were scattered and soon suffered heavy casualties.
“Veron? Damn it!”
Although the battle was going poorly, Chief Carter was no ordinary man. Yet, just as he was preparing to join forces with Earl Veron to turn the tide, he found Veron fleeing toward the gates of Iceborne Castle with his ragtag troops. This sudden retreat not only further disrupted his formation but also completely exposed the warriors of the Winter Wolf Tribe to the enemy’s sharp edge.
“Yah!”
He had no time to think further, for his exceptional bravery had already drawn the attention of the Conqueror King, having slain several knights.
In the next moment, the massive blue dragon’s shadow gazed down, and the Conqueror King charged forward like a blue phantom.
“William! William!”
Carter tore off his fur coat, his muscles visibly bulging, transforming into a small giant.
Unlike noble inheritances, every tribal chief was the bravest warrior in the tribe!
As the great chief of the Winter Wolf Tribe, Carter not only possessed enough martial prowess to command respect but also, due to his Storm King bloodline, had gained a certain berserker ability.
At this moment, he swung his massive, crude hammer, creating a black whirlwind.
Bang!
Wu Ming showed no intention of dodging, directly thrusting his Excalibur forward.
At his will, the originally stone blade suddenly erupted with golden flames, instantly completing its form into a golden greatsword.
With a tremendous clang of metal, golden and black forces entwined, and then Carter was violently thrown backward.
His hands dislocated, he fell to the ground in a battered heap, his eyes still wide with extreme shock.
“Submit? Or die?”
Placing the greatsword against his neck, Wu Ming asked coldly.
This overwhelming majesty and terrifying martial power immediately planted a seed of spiritual pressure deep within Carter’s heart.
“You are the king of the south. I will submit to you!”
Looking at the one-sided battlefield and his own situation, Carter rasped.
“Good… Order your men to surrender unconditionally!”
Wu Ming stood up, noticing the chaos still at the gates of Iceborne Castle, his eyes flashing with a cold light.
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