Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 13 Breaking the formation alone!

With a guide, the rest of the journey was much easier.

Duncan and his companions spent three days traversing the war zone to reach Upper Germania, a region roughly situated between the middle reaches of the Rhine River, western Switzerland, and parts of France. This region had long been a site of conflict. While the Empire had not abandoned Lesser Germania, it lacked complete control and was subject to frequent attacks and plunder from the barbarians of Greater Germania.

(In 410 AD, the Roman Empire withdrew the last legion from the British Isles, and the British province was subsequently abandoned. During this period, the defense system of Germania Minor was already stretched to its limits.)
Greater Germania is the area east of the Rhine, including Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria and Hungary.

After the Romans conquered Germania Minor, they divided it into two provinces, Germania Superior and Germania Inferior, and stationed troops on the border to defend against attacks from barbarians in the north.

Severus was originally a barbarian, and he was also a druid with his own connections in Gaul and Germanic regions. With him as a guide, Duncan and the witch avoided many unnecessary troubles and even passed through the war zone of Laetia through a hidden route.

Now the entire European territory has become a mess, with barbarians, rebels, bandits, Hun raiders, Gothic mercenaries, Frank mercenaries, etc. everywhere.

The situation is comparable to the period of the Five Barbarians Invading China in ancient times.

"This is truly an era where human life is worthless!"

Duncan stood on the top of the mountain and looked at the plain in the distance. He could see two armies fighting in the open plain. The scale was not very large, with only one or two thousand people on the battlefield. It was a local war. It was probably that the imperial army wanted to retake part of the Rhine River area.

"Although my cheats are powerful, they are really powerless against the army."

"If the whole of Europe hadn't been in such chaos, I could have killed bandits, rebels, and Hun raiders to increase my strength in the early stages."

Duncan has rarely encountered lone enemies since he traveled through time.

He encountered three fleeing soldiers at the beginning, and the enemies he encountered later were basically in double digits. With his current ability, it was really risky to fight ten alone, and if he was slightly injured, the situation would become very passive.

If you want to fight, you must try not to get hurt. Once you get hurt or disabled, it's over.

While talking with the druid, he did hear some rumors about the "trolls", but he didn't know if he could encounter them. The trolls that Severus mentioned were man-eating monsters in Norse mythology, who had very strong vitality and could "regenerate".

This ability is of great strategic significance to Duncan!
Severus appeared in the dense woods. His expression was serious as he said, "I just received news that Lower Pannonia has fallen."

"Shortly after you left, the Huns' vanguard captured that place."

"God's Scourge - Attila leads an army of 500,000 westward!"

Half a million?
Duncan knew that ancient armies were often exaggerated, but no matter how much they were reduced, there were still hundreds of thousands of soldiers. On a battlefield of this scale, encountering even a single scout unit would put him in danger. The safest strategy was to avoid the core areas of conflict until he had fully grown.

The witch Triss remained silent. She seemed not surprised at all by the Hun invasion.

Duncan looked at the battlefield in the distance and said in a deep voice, "Should we wait until they finish fighting before continuing on our journey?"

Severus said sternly, "Now that the borders are blocked, the Empire intends to fortify its defenses and clear the land. I'm afraid we'll have to cross through no-man's land."

Duncan pondered for a moment and said, "Wait for me nearby. I'll try to get some good horses."

This is a very risky behavior.

Upon hearing his words, Triss, the Raven Queen, stood up instantly, staring at the man in front of her and said, "No, this is too risky!"

Severus also frowned, looked at the battlefield in the distance, and said in shock: "Are you planning to steal their horses?"

Duncan said calmly: "Don't worry, I'm sure."

"If there is no chance, I will retreat immediately."

The Raven Queen - Triss looked very worried, and Severus also had a serious expression, but looking at Duncan's expression, it seemed that this man was both skilled and brave.

In the end, the two were unable to stop Duncan from going his own way.

The witch walked up to Duncan, handed him a rune stone that looked like the moon, and whispered, "Be careful!"

——Diana’s emblem [strange item] [unknown]!
Ok?
From a God's perspective, Duncan looked at the rune stone in front of him curiously. This was the first piece of equipment he had seen that was named a "strange item."

Diana's Emblem [Rare Item]: Emblem of Diana, the Roman goddess of the moon and oak. Blessed by a priestess, it grants Diana's blessing in the afterlife. Additional ability: Hero's Luck. [Note: Heroes of the mythological age were blessed by the gods in the afterlife.]

A lucky charm?

Duncan didn't hesitate and put it close to his body.

He waved to the witch behind him and walked into the dense forest without looking back.

Damn chaotic world.

Duncan and the witch only went into the mountains to look for the secluded druids for two days, and their mounts were forcibly requisitioned by the imperial army.

The other party symbolically paid the inn that looked after the horses 5 dinars, and also took away the cattle and sheep near the village where they stayed.

The empire's finances were now close to collapse.

Of course, at this time, many large estates and landlords had appeared in the empire. They owned large tracts of land and serfs, and were transforming into medieval feudal aristocrats. However, the empire's tax collectors did not dare to ask them for money, and could only make the people suffer more.

The people here are treated equally. The number of Roman free citizens is decreasing, and the barbarian people are oppressed and rise up in rebellion.

The empire unsustainably exploits and exploits all untouchables equally.

"Expand the battlefield map!"

Duncan didn't have to think too much when he acted alone. He could fight if he could win, and flee if he couldn't. He could see if he could shoot arrows and knock down a few cavalrymen, or find some horses with dead riders on the edge of the battlefield.

The Empire stole his mount, so of course he wanted to settle the score.

The composition of the armies fighting on the plains ahead was quite complex, and Duncan saw soldiers from many different camps through a God's perspective.

——Imperial Field Army (1 star).

——The Imperial Border Guard.

——Frankish foreign mercenaries (1 star).

——Rider of the Visigothic Kingdom.

——Germanic foreign mercenaries.

These were the troops of the Empire camp, seemingly reorganized after being broken up. The Visigothic Kingdom had now formed an alliance with the Empire to fight against the Hun Empire. There were probably hundreds of cavalry units fighting on the battlefield.

The composition of the enemy camp's forces is also quite complex.

——Alans vassal army.

—Ostrogothic servant rider.

——Flan Mercenaries (1 star).

——Elite Hun cavalry (1 star).

——Germanic barbarian vassal army.

There were not many Hun troops on the battlefield. Most of them were other barbarian troops conquered and enslaved by the Huns. The most capable of them were undoubtedly the Frank mercenaries. Their equipment was not much different from each other, and they were all very brave on the battlefield.

After the Huns invaded the empire, they accepted the surrender of the Lipulian Franks. Attila, the Scourge of God, had always wanted to swallow up the pro-Roman Franks in one bite.

"There are few Romans on the battlefield."

The Franks were barbarians, the Visigothic Kingdom was a country founded by barbarians, the Germanic foreign legions were all barbarians fighting for the empire, most of the imperial border troops were composed of border barbarians, and more than 50% of the most capable imperial field troops were of barbarian origin.

The Imperial Field Army was known for its high military expenses, with salaries two to three times that of the border garrison. It later disappeared on its own due to the bankruptcy of the empire, and only in recent years has a small number of them been re-recruited.

But the situation on the battlefield is not optimistic.

The best-equipped Imperial Field Army, all wearing scale armor and shields, holding short swords and carrying javelins, were armed from head to toe. They could be said to be standard heavy infantry, but they were actually suppressed by a group of barbarian vassal troops on the front battlefield and could not even raise their heads. There were even signs of collapse on the right wing.

"Isn't the morale really that bad?"

Duncan observed from a God's perspective and found that these legion troops had additional markings, among which the Imperial Field Army had a very eye-catching "low morale" logo.

On the contrary, the Frankish foreign mercenaries next to them were in "high morale", and the German foreign legions were in average morale, but they believed that the enemy could be fought. The Visigothic Kingdom had always been good at fighting, and its king died in the battlefield during the charge, so their morale was pretty good.

Throughout the battlefield, only the empire's field army and border defense troops had obviously low morale.

"It seems the God's Perspective also has strategic functions."

Duncan tried to focus on the troops, and soon additional clues emerged. The Imperial Field Army had an "arrears" sign, the Border Guard was "reorganization chaos", and the Frankish mercenaries with the highest morale had a positive status of "fighting to protect their homeland".

This area belonged to the French region in later generations, and the Franks established their own kingdom at the end of the empire.

"This morale is even lower than that of the youth army in ancient Rome!"

Duncan went around the right rear of the battlefield. The best-equipped imperial field army was afraid to move forward. The front battlefield basically relied entirely on the Frankish foreign legions to withstand the enemy's offensive. The cavalry of the Visigothic Kingdom fought with the Huns, and suffered heavy casualties in the first collision. The elite cavalry of the Huns were really too brave.

"Back then, the Han Dynasty suffered heavy losses in the battle against the Xiongnu."

Ancient nomadic people started learning to ride horses before they learned to walk. A head-on cavalry confrontation showed that the Huns' riders were very powerful. Whether it was mounted archery or mounted warfare, the Huns had a clear advantage.

Of course, there are some exceptions.

For example, there is a unit on the battlefield marked as "Visigothic Noble Knight", with a one-star silver-gray mark, which can knock the opposing Hun rider off his horse with one charge.

This was transformed from the original barbarian chief's guard, and the barbarian warrior class became the new nobility of the Visigothic Kingdom.

Duncan put his thumb and index finger into his mouth.

A loud whistle! Soon, at the edge of the battlefield, a horse that had lost its rider and was wandering on the periphery raised its head and trotted towards Duncan. Then Duncan jumped up and mounted the horse, his movements as agile as those of an elite nomadic rider.

Calling a Warhorse [Riding Branch]: You can summon a nearby unattended warhorse with a whistle, with a chance of it approaching you. Higher Riding Skill increases the chance of success. (Druid abilities can further enhance this skill.)
This is the ability of the Hun Condor Archer, which has been seized by Duncan.

Duncan immediately jumped on his horse and approached the direction of the cavalry melee on the right wing of the battlefield. If the right wing was completely defeated, the imperial army would surely be completely defeated.

Come here.

If we don’t kill a few people, it would be a waste of time!
Duncan put an arrow on his bow and aimed at a Gothic servant rider. The sharp arrow flew through the air and the enemy was shot off his horse on the spot and then trampled to death by the mob.

One kill!

The battlefield was in chaos and not many people noticed Duncan's presence. The Imperial Mixed Legion also thought he was a helper.

In this situation, he took advantage of the situation.

Two kills!

The sharp arrow flew through the air, and the Alanis servant rider fell off his horse and was seriously injured. He was directly stabbed to death by a Visigoth cavalryman.

Duncan moved around as a mounted archer, always on the lookout for the Hun archer units on the map. He shot an arrow directly, knocking off the horse an Imperial armored cavalryman who wanted to escape.

Three kills!

This was considered a semi-accidental killing, because the opponent's head happened to be in the crosshairs of the crosshairs, and Duncan subconsciously shot him in the head.

Who made him lose morale and want to escape?

Anyway, the battlefield was in great chaos and no one knew where the stray arrows came from.

Duncan's main targets were the Huns and barbarian troops. Occasionally, he accidentally shot and killed one or two imperial cavalrymen, but that was all accidental.

But his appearance undoubtedly caused some changes on the right wing of the empire. More than ten Huns came on horseback to chase him, but Duncan ran away without saying a word and escaped directly from the enemy's range.

"The improvement that the Condor Shooter has brought to me is too obvious!"

Duncan's riding skills were no less than those of the Huns' elite riders. He calculated the distance.

——Rest in peace, my horse!

The arrow was thrown at a forty-five-degree angle and hit the chest of the Hun rider at an incredible angle. The enemy quickly fell off his horse and died.

"The Eagle Shooter!?" (Hungarian)
This word is used to describe a sharpshooter, and in the Hunnic Empire, sharpshooters held a high status.

Four kills!

Duncan was neither hurried nor slow, controlling his warhorse through his mind, as if he were using his arm to move his fingers, and shot another arrow. The arrow was aimed steadily at the cross star, and shot an elite Hun rider in the head on the spot.

The Huns were now a little frightened and drove a small group of Gothic servant riders to chase him.

"Isn't this just giving me a kill?" Duncan was overjoyed.

The Ostrogoth servant riders were equipped with shields and spears, rarely carried bows and arrows, and their riding skills could not catch up with him. From a God's perspective, it was impossible for Duncan to run around on the battlefield. Other riders might lose their way in the rush, but he could clearly count the heads of every enemy near him.

One arrow shot the warhorse in the head, and the second arrow directly killed the Gothic rider who fell off the horse.

Pentakill rampage!

Duncan's killing became more and more convenient, but he had to waste a few more arrows if he wanted to kill the Gothic servant riders with shields, and occasionally a rider who fell off his horse was trampled to death by his own people.

Six kills, super god!

The Seven Killings are threatening!

Eight Kills is horrified!

Nine kills were defeated!

The morale of this group of Gothic servant riders went from being high at the beginning to being low. By the time Duncan got seven kills, they were already intimidated. Then another rider fell off their horse, and they immediately became horrified. Finally, when they got nine kills, their morale collapsed. Although they still had more than ten riders, they actually fled on the spot.

This is so scary!
Not to mention the Gothic vassal troops, even the elite Hun cavalry showed the mark of "fear".

Ten Killers Flee!
About one kill every thirty seconds.

It only took Duncan a few minutes to complete an astonishing record of ten kills on the battlefield. The Visigothic riders exclaimed in surprise, shouting "Warriors of the Lord", and their morale suddenly soared.

Some of the Goths who migrated westward converted to Catholicism, and many barbarians in Germania were also church believers.

"almost!"

Duncan was not in a hurry to defeat the Huns and their vassal troops, because he felt around and found that he had few arrows left.

He always carried two quivers, and he hadn't expected to use up his quivers so quickly. (The leather quiver held 12 arrows, but was easy to carry and quick to retrieve, not a hindrance at all. The large quiver held 24 arrows, and the largest held 36, but both were somewhat restrictive. Usually, only infantry bows would carry more than 60 arrows.)
"Flan!"

"Elite barbarian warriors."

Duncan must take a few very important heads. One is the elite infantry of the Franks, who are good at using Frank throwing axes. The second is the elite warriors of the barbarians, who may have special abilities.

He began to wander around the periphery of the battlefield, trying not to get close to the enemy's archer troops.

opportunity!

Duncan quickly marked several elite Frank warriors conquered by the Huns on the large map. He pulled the reins suddenly, and the warhorse neighed and raised its hooves high. At an almost vertical angle, Duncan aimed at the target with a better perspective.

——Rest in peace, my horse!

Arrows flew across the battlefield.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

puff!

A headshot with one arrow.

The elite axemen of the Franks conquered by the Huns died instantly.

Eleven kills!

Duncan continued to ride his horse. He noticed that the enemies on both sides were unwilling to give up and surrounded him again. If he did not have the God's perspective, he would not be able to pay attention to the overall situation of the battlefield at all, and he might be surrounded by the enemy.

"It's time to test your skills!"

Duncan took a deep breath, pulled the reins suddenly, and the horse leaped up. In the moment when it was half-air, Duncan locked onto a marked target.

——Barbarian Chieftain Warrior (1 star).

——Rest in peace and return to the horse’s arrow.

On the battlefield, the barbarian chief warrior just roared and swung his two-handed battle axe to chop off the head of an imperial field soldier. The next second, an arrow broke through the air and pierced his neck directly.

Twelve kills!

Duncan's quiver is empty.

His figure suddenly sank to the side of the horse, hanging on it in an instant, and picked up a fallen knight's lance. This was a horsemanship skill that only the Hungarians excelled in, and most knights in Europe did not have such advanced skills.

Hold the gun under your arm.

Duncan took a deep breath, looked at his stamina bar which was mostly depleted, and faced the Ostrogothic rider who wanted to double-team him.

——Lance charge!
puff.

In an instant, sparks of lightning flashed, and at the moment of intersecting each other, Duncan's lance pierced the enemy's body on the spot. He loosened his lance in an instant, and even had enough strength to use his superb riding skills to pull out the long sword from the enemy's horse when he was out of position.

Thirteen kills!

Run away!

Duncan didn't hesitate at all. He fought his way from the right wing of the battlefield to the left wing, then left without even looking back.

The stamina bar is almost depleted.

He could feel the arm of the body he controlled trembling slightly in the dimensional space.

Crossing the seventh day.

Heads: 37.

After you have found all the horses left around the battlefield, go back and write them down in your notebook.

On the mountain outside the battlefield.

The Raven Queen, Triss, was so shocked that she was a little dazed. Severus could not see the situation on the battlefield, but she could see it clearly with the help of some kind of witchcraft using the eyes of a bird.

She witnessed the entire scene of Duncan killing his way through the battlefield and finally walking away.

This scene made her body tremble slightly!
Among thousands of soldiers and horses, Duncan killed more than ten people in a row, and finally shot and killed the barbarian chief warrior and left.

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(End of this chapter)