Chapter 62 - The Battle For Robynhill Part 3 (1/2)

The moment Sudfeld shouted the order, his commanders leaped without hesitation. Ben noticed they were former Meso knights who were captains or higher in rank. The infected jazz supercharged their power beyond what they would have normally been capable of, and their lightning-fast movements fortified that thought.

The stronger ones went directly for Hauxwell and Le’Vieux, who easily dodged away from their attacks and began pummeling them with parry counters before explosions of magical energy erupted over the main road.

Jerry leaped into the trees while Quicksilver took to the sky and used his altitude advantage to avoid attacks and throw some of his own. The surrounding landscape was soon subjected to wholesale destruction.

Ben leaped back before bending the top half of his body. If he didn’t charge his legs a moment before, he knew the blow from one of the infected commanders would have slashed across his neck and decapitated him. He had to hop back continuously as the enemy charged him with a flurry of attacks.

[Infected Knight Captain Level 14]

The enemy Ben faced was fully armored, wearing a suit similar to Alfred’s, except that it was branded with the marks of Meso. It used two short swords as weapons, expelling dark smoke glistening with slimy glitter patches. Its attacks followed a set combo pattern, which wasn't too hard to learn. Sometimes, it mixed and matched a few different ones and finished with a lunge, presenting a small opening.

Ben’s body was full of sweat, and his muscles were getting tired from the dodging workout he had been forced to implement to avoid sudden death. His magic started running low from charging his movements, and thus, he began to passively regenerate from his surroundings. He even went as far as to siphon the excess energy from the nearby magical explosions that missed their targets.

After his arm almost sliced, Ben had enough of being a moving target for his enemy. He charged his legs before driving the excess to the end of his hammer. Waiting for the opening, he side-stepped and swung his hammer with everything he had.

The blow landed on the enemy's dark metallic helmet with a loud church bell ring. Sparkling blue specks of magic radiated away like dandelion seeds. It caused enough of a stagger for Ben to get a few more blows landed on the enemy before it started bellowing smoke from its body like a smoke grenade.

Seeing the enemy in the already dark conditions was impossible, forcing Ben to rely on his senses to feel the enemy. Suddenly, his enemy leaped out with a lunge, almost impaling Ben’s head, who had to quickly allocate his reserves to that area to form a protective barrier. The bludgeoning force hit his face like a train, causing him to be knocked back a few meters and roll on the ground. He didn’t even get a chance to gasp air before continuing the roll to avoid another leaping attack.

That was it. Ben had enough of messing around. He charged every last bit of magic and supercharged it with everything he could gather. Ben waited for the enemy to leapfrog towards him again before shooting a death ray. Once it made contact, he adjusted its properties with the same fire-based magic used in the enchanted arrows.

The resulting flame tornado stopped the enemy in mid-air. Its armor began to glow orange before melting like butter on a hot pan. The damage was so sudden that there wasn't even any indication of a struggle. With the effects of the attack dying, Ben rolled away not to get caught by the mangled mess of molten metal that fell like a rock.

[+210XP]

Phew! Talk about another close one!

Huffing a sigh of relief, Ben noticed the others were fishing up with their battles while Hauxwell and Le’Vieux were already done and advancing towards Sudfield.

“Leave this sly bastard to me.” Hauxwell motioned Le’Vieux to stop before cracking his neck side to side and stepping forward.

“You can’t wait to get him back for what he did to you at Dimmiwood. I assume there will be plenty of action for the rest of us when we get to the Chateau, so I guess you can have him to yourself. At least I’ll see how much stronger you’ve become since last we fought together.” Le’Vieux nodded before crossing his arms and hopping back.

“Are you just going to let him do that? The thing we faced in that fairy valley took a dozen of us to defeat.” Alfred shook his head.

Le’Vieux and Jerry chuckled before the Grand Marshall turned to face Alfred and explained. “You're too young to have ever witnessed one of the most powerful knights in the kingdom fight in his prime. This will be the greatest battle of our age, and we all have the pleasure of firsthand viewing.”

Hauxwell had begun charging himself with a golden aura that burned so bright it acted like a lighthouse, illuminating the surroundings and almost blinding everyone there. The residual energy hit Ben like a ton of bricks as it interacted with his magic, to the point where his legs wobbled like jelly. The spectacle was on a different spectrum of magical ability.

Quicksilver stood beside Ben and asked. “That power is greater than any I have felt before. There is no doubt in my mind that this is the human whose stories were told by the elders of the fairy tribes who fought in the war a few decades prior.”

Ben couldn't even put any words into his mouth. He had heard the stories from the others about Hauxwell's power, but feeling it in person was boggling his entire being.

Jerry approached and patted Ben on the back. “If the two of you think this is power, wait till he warms up.” He looked around before adding, “Speaking of which, what he did at Dimmiwood was nothing. We should move back to a safe distance so we don’t get caught up in their attacks.”

Note From Author

Hey, I hope all is well.

Sorry this one's a little short. I don't want to rush things as we're at a very important part of the story. I want to focus on making these chapters as good as possible which sometimes needs more time.

I will be releasing the second half tomorrow along with the end of arc stats. I think the next arc should be the last one for Book 1 and should wrap any lose ends up. Thanks for reading and supporting the story :)