The Low-Key Life of a Necromancer

Chapter 500 Target Farm

A team of knights riding on their fine horses were galloping quickly on a small road in the suburbs.

Their mission was to find out the revolutionary army's conscription situation and destroy several of the revolutionary army's supply warehouses before the Brotherhood could react.

"Grand Duke Feng is really old. A bunch of peasants and slaves can be considered an army? Even if I send out my old butler, he can kick their asses to pieces!"

"Haha~ Duke Feng probably envies our youth, strength and vitality, so he assigned us this thankless task."

"You are so brave! You were having sex with your lover when Lord Feng was holding a public war meeting. You didn't see it. When Lord Feng heard the news, his face turned green!"

The well-equipped, young and strong knights marched towards their goal while complaining about Grand Duke Feng's unfounded worries.

Grand Duke von was too nervous about the so-called revolutionary army. In the eyes of the young knights, this legion formed by adventurers was probably not as powerful as the Simon Army that had caused them trouble some time ago.

Simon's army fought with the coalition's slave army for two months and finally retreated successfully.

This group of naive knights did not participate in the frontal battlefield. They were only responsible for attacking Simon's supply convoy from behind.

The young knight, who had never been to the front battlefield and was disdainful of observing the battlefield, spent most of his time singing and dancing in the rear.

They came more to socialize than to fight a war.

More girls were deceived by their sweet words than the enemy soldiers who died at their hands.

"Okay, there is a transfer warehouse ahead. According to intelligence, this is where the revolutionary army stores ammunition."

"It's really interesting. These guys don't just hide in the neutral zone, but build a warehouse in the suburbs. Throwing two torches over can solve the problem here!"

An inconspicuous farmhouse sits alone on the edge of the woods.

With the naked eye, there is not much activity here. A few birds are jumping on the roof of the farm. It looks very peaceful.

"Two people go light the torches~"

Since the goal could be achieved with torches, there was no need for the knights to charge forward.

Two knights' squires lit torches and ran towards the farm amid the envious looks of others.

As long as they complete this task, they can use this military industry to support themselves in the future.

No matter how big or small the matter is, as long as you have something to talk about, it will naturally attract other people's attention.

By then, young girls and wives will automatically gather around you, and the path to becoming a noble will be smooth.

"You've seen it, it's not a loss to be my servant. If there's a good opportunity, I'll let you do it!"

"Young General is better at employing people than Grand Duke Feng. He will surely be able to obtain the title of Duke in the future!"

"Hey~ Don't say things like that~"

The knights who stayed where they were were praising each other and chatting leisurely under the shade of the trees.

However, after a while, the expected fireworks did not appear.

The knights were confused at first, and then felt something was wrong.

"Oops! We were careless. Let's be prepared!"

The knights adjusted their armor, drew their weapons, and quickly formed a battle formation.

Although these young knights have high aspirations, day after day of practice still allows them to make correct responses.

If it was just a normal ambush, they would have been able to get through it today.

It’s a pity that the form of war has changed long ago!

boom!

A violent explosion occurred in the cavalry camp, and a large pit appeared directly in the middle of the formation.

The knight in the middle of the formation, whose protective gear was not strong enough, had turned into minced meat on the ground, while the one with strong armor protection also fell to the ground, holding his head and wailing.

"It's Yi Tou Bao! Let's disperse!"

The knights responded immediately. The encapsulation magic was powerful, but it was only effective against dense formations. As long as the cavalry dispersed, the easy throwing treasures would fall down, and at most one or two people would be killed or injured.

This was the battlefield experience that Archduke von gained through sacrifice when he fought against Simon.

The knights who had been disdainful in the past this time implemented Grand Duke Feng's response strategy.

Unfortunately, this time it was not Simon who ambushed them, but the elite troops of the North led by a brave man.

High in the sky, a giant eagle flying above the clouds is overlooking the battlefield below.

On the giant eagle's lower abdomen, a small head poked out from the soft feathers.

Batu, the first graduate of the Northern School of Magic, grandson of the chief of a great Highland clan, and a natural giant eagle trainer, is looking down at the ground.

Batu trained the giant eagle using the methods taught by his clan, and learned magic and basic cultural knowledge from the Magic Academy. Batu, who yearned to be powerful, signed up for the army immediately after graduation. Today is his first official mission.

Batu was wearing windproof goggles on his face. He turned the focusing knob on the goggles to confirm how the cavalry responded after being bombed by Yi Tou Bao.

The allied knights dispersed after the explosion, and their formation instantly became scattered, but some of them gathered into small groups of a dozen people out of fear.

Batu quickly confirmed the target. He took out a communicator from his arms and used the method he learned during special training to connect with the artillery squad on the ground.

"This is Hawkeye One, calling the ground team, please reply!"

“…The ground team has received a message that there is strong signal interference. Non-critical units please stop communicating!”

The ground team's response came from the communicator, and other chaotic sounds could also be heard.

After the Northmen officially marched into the central part of the kingdom, several teams were equipped with communicators. When these people used the communicators together, it would cause serious interference.

Fortunately, other units did not have any combat missions. After Batu contacted the ground artillery, everyone else who had a communicator remained silent.

"Thank you for your support, comrades. After the war, I will mail you beef jerky from my hometown. Now, the artillery team, check the shooting scale!"

Batu thanked the other communicator owners and then instructed the artillery squad to continue firing.

Another Yi Tou Bao fell from the sky, blowing the knights on the ground to the ground.

"Long-range strike hits the target! The enemy's formation has been changed, the gun crew data has been corrected, the horizontal rotation is one degree and thirty-five minutes, and the muzzle elevation is adjusted by twelve minutes..."

boom!

The successive explosions not only killed several knights, but also frightened the horses they were riding.

The knights' followers had never seen such a scene before, and the cannonballs falling from the sky seemed to have eyes and followed them wherever they moved.

"How about retreating?"

Someone suggested retreating, but how could the knight captain, who had been chatting and laughing just now, swallow this?

"We can't retreat. If we do, how will Grand Duke Feng look at us?"

This was just a small reconnaissance mission, and there were not many shells falling from the sky.

As long as you calm down and observe, you will notice that the number of easy-to-invest treasures that attacked the cavalry was only one or two at most.

"Charge! Charge! As long as we find the people who attacked us, we can win! The target is that farm! Charge!"

Inspired by the captain, the knights rekindled their passion, and facing death has always been the knights' creed.

However, Batu, who saw this scene, sighed helplessly.

"What a bunch of idiots! The artillery squad is on the other side of the woods. How can they find it?"

The artillery squad was two kilometers away from the cavalry team. Even if they knew their location, it would not be easy to rush there on horseback.

Not to mention, the Allied cavalry, who had mustered up their courage, charged towards the farm. They actually thought that the artillery squad was hiding behind the farm. How wrong they were!

The moment this group of knights decided to charge the farm, the outcome of this local battle was already determined.

The huge windmill slowly rotating in front of the farm silently mocked the knights.