Starting With an SSS-Rank Swordsmanship Talent

“You guys better stay here. Don’t leave or we won’t be able to protect you.” Arthur warned Faye and the other rescued slaves.

“What’s going on, sir?” One of them asked with an anxious look.

With a grim expression, Arthur replied. “Enemies are coming, hundreds of them.”

“That many?!” Everyone was stunned, disbelief written all over their faces.

“Sir, I will help you!” Apoy volunteered, his voice filled with determination. His pride as a warrior wouldn’t allow him to hide behind his benefactors.

Hearing this, Arthur immediately rejected him with a shake of his head. “No! Our task is to ensure your safety. I understand your willingness to help, but I can’t allow you to take such risks.”

Apoy clenched his fists unwillingly.

Arthur didn’t linger and left without hesitation.

After he left, Faye asked with concern, her shoulders trembling from fear. “What should we do?”

It wasn’t just her, everyone else was also afraid.

“It must be them! They must be warriors sent by those evil nobles!” Muttered Atasha, the girl from the Black Eagle Tribe.

Hearing her words, everyone panicked. They had faced all sorts of abuse under the hands of those people so they were afraid to fall into their hands once again.

“Don’t panic! We have Sir William on our side. He is a Transcendent Knight. Even if we are outnumbered, our side has more skilled warriors.” Apoy muttered, hoping to convince everyone to remain calm, but his words didn’t offer much help.

“We can only trust them.” Faye closed her eyes and brought her hands together to offer her prayers to Aru.

Aru, please guide Sir William and the others. Protect them and give them strength.

Seeing this, the others who followed the same religion also prayed to Aru.

Meanwhile, Azazel silently assessed the strength of the enemies.

Two Transcendent Knights and ten Elite Knights. Can they handle those warriors by themselves?

His eyebrows knitted into a frown when he discovered the presence of multiple powerful warriors on the enemy side.

This might be a tough battle for them. If there is no choice left, then I might have to destroy these restrictions to protect Faye and Apoy…

His eyes flashed with profound light as he thought of this.

At this moment, William’s army had already formed a defensive line. Although the enemy attack was sudden and took them by surprise, William’s troops had undergone strict military training so they were able to hastily form this defensive maneuver.

“Sir, everyone is ready.” Reported Jeffrey, the former captain of a mercenary group who was now William’s subordinate.

(See chapter 98 for reference.)

William nodded. He made a hand gesture and shouted. “Archers, take aim and wait for my signal!”

Upon hearing his command, the archers immediately took aim, nocking their arrows into their bows.

Soon, the enemy forces had finally entered their sights. Their vanguard unit was composed of one hundred cavalrymen, while the rest were infantry soldiers.

William narrowed his eyes as he silently measured the enemy’s distance. Once they stepped into their archers’ range, he forcefully swung his hand and shouted. “Release!”

Suu! Suu! Suu!

Dozens of arrows fell from the sky, but the enemy cavalry didn’t even stop their charge. They raised their shields to protect their heads.

Most of them survived, but there were still some who were struck by the arrows, making them fall off from their mounts.

Seeing that the enemy was undeterred by the barrage of arrows, William’s gaze hardened. “Continue firing your arrows!”

“Cavalry, unsheathe your weapons and prepare to charge!” He issued another command while pulling out his sword.

A few more of the enemy cavalry fell, but there were still over eighty of them who weren’t affected by the arrows.

William no longer hesitated. He raised his sword, squeezed his legs, and bellowed. “Warriors of House Silversword, charge with me!”

William led the charge, urging his horse to rush towards the enemy’s centermost formation.

I have to destroy their formation to give us the advantage!

Thinking about this, he searched for the enemy’s commander while quietly imbuing mana into his sword.

Found you!

He locked his eyes on the person leading the enemy cavalry.

It was a warrior wearing full steel armor. He held a spear on his right and a shield on his left. His Transcendent aura burst out with overwhelming intensity.

William didn’t falter in the face of this formidable opponent. He raised his sword and swung it with great precision.

Whoosh!

Powered by his mana, this seemingly casual strike brought forth a heavy blow akin to a rampaging monster!

The enemy cavalry commander snorted upon sensing his attack. He waved his spear to deflect William’s sword.

Clang!

While the two Transcendent Knights exchanged blows, the two armies clashed violently!

The cries of the horses and warriors echoed across the surrounding hills!

At the initial clash, House Silversword held the advantage. They were properly equipped and their strong defensive formation also played a major role in helping them take the upper hand. Furthermore, there were warriors like Butch and Fredrinn who were effortlessly killing enemies from left to right!

Something isn’t right.

William sensed that something was amiss the longer he fought the enemy cavalry commander. He felt that the other party was only trying to delay him.

Thinking about this, he scanned the surroundings and saw the enemy infantry soldiers approaching them from both sides, clearly intending to sandwich them!

His eyes darkened and he immediately pushed off his enemy as he shouted. “Spiral attack formation!”

It was a move that they had practiced regularly so there was no hesitation in everyone’s movements.

Upon hearing his command, they immediately regrouped and attacked the enemy lines in a spiraling motion. The goal of this attack formation was to confuse the enemy and force their way into the enemy lines using the momentum of their spiraling charge.

They hadn’t done this in a real battle so everyone felt a bit nervous, but surprisingly, they managed to pull off this difficult maneuver!

Within a few minutes, they managed to penetrate and escape from the enemy’s three-pronged attack!