The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 135 Leaving
"Your Highness, are you alright?" Hollin, regaining his senses, rushed to Nyx's side and asked with concern. After all, some scrolls had extremely strict conditions for use, and no one knew the price Nyx had paid to release that magic scroll. (While most scrolls could be unleashed simply by tearing them open, the use of a few rare, high-level magic scrolls required the caster to expend mental energy or even their life force!)
"I'm fine!" Nyx shook his head. The fifth-tier wind magic Death's Song was not considered rare. Nyx released the spell without consuming any magic power. However, the precious single-target high-tier magic scroll then broke apart and disappeared with the wind.

"Protect His Highness and leave first!" Hollin said solemnly. This place was no longer safe. Staying here could lead to any accidents at any time. No one knew if these Dongyi people had any other long-range attack methods.

"Then be careful...make sure you come back alive!" Nyx clenched her fists anxiously. After all, she was still a young girl, and her calm response to Hollin was already a satisfactory performance.

"We will live up to our glory! Long live the Principality of Nyx!" Hollin pounded his chest, then turned and rode away.

Nyx gripped his staff, rode a mid-level magical beast, the Ice Galloping Horse, and, protected by nearly a hundred Lagrange Royal Guards, quickly passed through the camp and left from the rear.

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"Why are you back? Where is His Highness the Duke?" Lavian froze upon seeing Holin's face, instantly dumbfounded! You look like a big, handsome guy, but you actually lost your hometown?

"I had the guards lead the Grand Duke away from here first, after all, it's too dangerous here! Even air knights riding dragons have appeared, I wouldn't be surprised if something else comes up!" Hollin shrugged helplessly.

"Then you should retreat with His Highness! Protecting His Highness's safety is far more important than winning or losing this war!" Ravian practically grabbed Holin by the collar and yelled.

"I'm no use following Your Highness as an injured man. I'd rather join the others and contribute what I can!" Hollin sighed. To be honest, he wouldn't be of much use by the Grand Duke's side. Knights are always social creatures; the intimidation of a single knight is far less terrifying than people imagine. (Of course, if you're a sixth-tier hero, that's a different story!)
“You…” Ravian was speechless. What he didn’t say was that he wanted to leave the last bit of flame for the Knights of the Bauhinia Cross, in case this battle happened… at least someone could carry on the story and spirit of the Knights of the Bauhinia Cross!
"Knight Commander! Give the order, we should attack! We are knights! We are born to either charge or be on our way to charge!" Hollin forced an ugly smile.

Every true knight is a madman! The nature of the knightly order means they rarely have the opportunity to face enemies of equal numbers. It's common for a standard knightly order of a hundred to charge into a thousand-strong army, and it's normal for the Holy Light Knights to crush ten thousand. Therefore, being a knight means bearing pressure that ordinary people cannot bear!
"As you wish! Knights, assemble!" A surge of ambition suddenly ignited in Lavian's heart, and a flame called faith burned in the hearts of every knight!

"We are the last knights of the Duchy! We are fearless! If hell lies ahead, then let us embrace the abyss with passion! Let us face death head-on! Knights of the Bauhinia Cross! Charge!" Knight Commander Lavian raised his lance, and scorching fire-based battle aura swept out, as he activated all his status skills!
"Glory is my life!" Hollin raised his lance with his intact right hand, and then blue wind-elemental battle aura spread throughout his body.

"For the Duchy of Nyx! For the Lagrange Empire!" a Knight of the Cross and Bauhinia roared tragically. (Lagrange Empire: Finally remembered me... Am I, the suzerain state, really that unknown among the duchies I've annexed?)
You may look down on the infantry of the Duchy of Nyx; their equipment is rudimentary, their training limited, their only redeeming quality being their courage and loyalty. But this doesn't mean the Knights of the Bauhinia Cross of Nyx are equally incompetent. Don't forget, Nyx is a duchy under the Lagrange Empire! They undergo the systematic training of Lagrange knights, and every knight can be considered a true Lagrange knight! Whether in combat prowess or loyalty, they are top-tier! Their existence is the cornerstone of the empire! "Kill!" The few remaining cavalrymen of the Eastern Crusade followed Ravian's knightly contingent, charging forward. This mobile force of less than a hundred men became the biggest variable on the battlefield!

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

The steel-forged Lagrange standard lances easily pierced through the enemy's iron, leather, and cloth armor on the chariots! The knights only needed to muster their battle aura and then level their lances to easily reap the enemy. One after another, the Dongyi soldiers were lifted up by the knights. At this moment, whether they were ordinary soldiers or professionals, they were as fragile as paper when facing these knights who were fighting to the death. They were pierced with a single thrust!
"Crack!" The ear-piercing sound of a wooden pole snapping rang out. Facing the enemy formation that seemed to be combed through, the remaining Dongyi soldiers met the light cavalry's lances!

Although the light cavalry's impact was far less terrifying than that of the heavily armored knights, they were all as tempting as stationary targets when facing the Eastern Barbarians who were being desperately entangled by the Crusaders!
The sharp wooden lances easily pierced their armor and bodies. Faced with such a powerful impact, the light cavalrymen, who were of ordinary birth, could not withstand it. Fortunately, these wooden lances were designed with this problem in mind. So when the impact reached a certain level, these lances would automatically break off, preventing these brave cavalrymen from being pulled off their horses by the huge impact.

"Swoosh~" The light cavalrymen who had lost their lances drew their longswords. With the speed and momentum of their warhorses, they could easily cut off the enemy's head by simply raising their longswords at an angle. For a moment, the killing efficiency of the light cavalry increased by a few points!

"Waaaaah!" The Dongyi people were terrified by this terrifying mixed force of knights and cavalry. They threw down their weapons and let out all sorts of meaningless cries. In an instant, the entire force abandoned their armor and weapons.

"Back to base!" Ravian's eyes lit up, and he immediately abandoned the pursuit of the enemy.

"Organize a rescue for the wounded! Finish off the enemy! We need to get out of this hellhole!" Ravian roared. He didn't want to stay in this hellhole for another second. If the fighting continued, all the Crusaders would be lying on the ground. At this moment, Ravian glanced around and estimated that there were less than five hundred Crusaders still fighting! Only they knew how much damage the previous clash had inflicted on the Crusaders, but they absolutely could not withstand another onslaught!

"Retreat!" The crowd shouted in a cacophony. This order to retreat brought a sigh of relief to all the surviving soldiers. Although they had been prepared to sacrifice themselves, being able to leave alive was still a fortunate thing.

(End of this chapter)