Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 24: Defeating the enemy alone! Cutting arrows with a single blow!

Valkyrie?
Valkyrie? A member of the Norse pantheon?
This discovery made Duncan's face change. He was even more shocked than the last time he saw a dragon in Iceland in the deduction of causality.

This Valkyrie seems invisible to mortal eyes.

She paid no attention to the others on the battlefield, paying no attention to the common soldiers who died in battle, nor to the dead of the monotheistic faith. Her sights were fixed only on the elite units of the Germanic barbarians, at least one-star combat units, to attract the attention of this bird-winged silver-helmeted Valkyrie.

He couldn't have been killed while fleeing.

They must be Germanic barbarian warriors who are extremely brave in frontal combat, have no fear, and believe in polytheism - the Norse pantheon.

It doesn't matter even if he was surrounded and killed by the enemy because he rushed too recklessly.

As long as he is strong enough and brave enough, he will be awakened from the battlefield by Valkyrie, and then taken away by the Valkyrie in the form of an invisible soul and disappear in mid-air.

"Hall of Valor?"

Duncan thought of many things in an instant, including his earliest heroic form in the deduction of causality - Monster Hunter-Duncan [Lower-level Heroic Spirit].

He suddenly realized that if the extinguishing of the Olympian sacrificial fire and the closing of the Pantheon in 394 AD represented the official demise of the ancient Greek and Roman pantheons, then the polytheism of this era still had a faction that had not been destroyed by the church.

——Norse pantheon.

They were rooted in the Germanic barbarians and began to invade the Roman Empire in large numbers around 400 AD, causing irreparable damage to the empire, which had already been "fully Christianized" at the time.

This timing seems interesting.

Shortly after the demise of the ancient Greek and Roman pantheons, the Germanic barbarians of Northern Europe began their barbarian invasions, impacting the territory of the Roman Empire in wave after wave.

The Huns' westward expedition may not be the only reason.

"And then there were the subsequent Viking invasions..."

"In Scandinavia, the most brutal Nordic peoples also began to attack and plunder Europe. They shouted Odin's name and piloted dragon-headed warships to plunder the European coast."

Does this mean that the battle of faith between monotheism and polytheism is not over yet?

The Roman Empire is about to fall.

The ancient Greek and Roman pantheons were destroyed by monotheism, but the Norse pantheon still had the strength to fight?
Barbarian invasion?

Does it represent a counterattack by the Norse pantheon?
In this late mythological era where supernatural powers are greatly restricted, even gods can only use other methods to influence ordinary people to decide the final outcome of faith?

Duncan didn't know whether the ancient Greek and Roman gods were dead or not, and the Raven Queen Triss only said that they had abandoned the priests.

This was a bit like the mythological games he had played in his previous life. The factions of the pantheon were destroyed in the real world, and the faith and sacrifices were cut off together. In the end, this pantheon had almost no influence in the real world.

Julian the Apostate can be seen as the emperor of the empire supporting the "restoration of the ancient Greek and Roman pantheon", but with the emperor's sudden death, the coffin lid was pressed down again.

The church is clearing out the remaining heretics just like nailing the lid of the coffin shut and then putting a cross on top of it.

This was the second supernatural unit Duncan had seen marked as 'three-star gold', the Valkyrie from Norse mythology, and the previous three-star gold unit was the witcher - George, a figure in church mythology, and the story of 'St. George slaying the dragon' has been passed down until the 21st century.

"It seems that the power of the mythical figure is not so strong that it is difficult to understand."

Samsung gold.

You can fight and break the defense, but there is a high probability that you will die suddenly.

Duncan has not been able to fully understand the supernatural power system of this world so far, but based on the clues he has obtained so far, the supernatural power in the Middle Ages is probably at the level of the Lord of the Rings in Middle-earth.

The Raven Queen Triss's normal strength may not even be comparable to those of the Maia's human forms.

As for the Dark Lord Sauron, the Elf Queen Galadriel, the Elf King Elrond, etc., Duncan has not encountered such powerful beings so far.

The Raven Queen - Triss will definitely not be able to defeat Gandalf in close combat and will probably be crushed by Gandalf, but her spellcasting ability may be slightly stronger.

After all, the extraordinary magic power she displayed when she went berserk was a bit close to that of the Elf Queen Galadriel, who could kill powerful orcs in seconds.

At that time, the Raven Queen - Triss must have mobilized a trace of divine power, and the ancient sacrificial stone allowed her to temporarily possess some of the power of the mythological era.

Beowulf, King Arthur, or any of those legendary figures, their combat power shouldn't be much stronger than the Fellowship of the Ring. (Using Elf Princes as a unit of measurement. The strongest enemy I've fought so far is about 0.5 Elf Princes.)
After all, after Beowulf slew the dragon, he also died in battle.

Of all the supernatural forces Duncan has seen so far, the most terrifying one is the rampage of Triss, the Raven Queen.

"Severus's strength suddenly increased?"

"Is it because he entered the area of belief in Celtic mythology that his spellcasting ability was restored? Did he gain the special ability to talk to animals?"

"Maybe he can transform?"

Duncan was confused at the moment, but he could feel that the fog covering the world was gradually dissipating, and he could see the truth hidden in this world more and more clearly.

"The power of the Holy Grail exists."

"Then the other holy relics, including the Spear of Longinus, should also be real."

"It's better to keep a low profile. The waters within the empire are too deep."

Duncan now really wanted to know whether those mythical beings could come to the world. He knew that there were saints named "Saint" in the church.

In the Norse pantheon, apart from Beowulf, he had not heard of any other powerful legendary figures.

"British Island is the starting point for me to gain a foothold in this world."

“There’s no better place to be.”

Duncan has traveled across most of the European continent and finally got a glimpse of the truth of the world.

On the battlefield.

The situation was pretty much as Duncan expected, and Duke Dintagill's army was quickly defeated.

His auxiliary corps were too numerous, too varied, and too inferior.

The Canti, still clinging to their tribal traditions, were too poorly organized. The Saxon barbarians frightened them, and their war cries alone shook their morale. He was also not as adept at employing vassal armies as the Mongols, and was ultimately thrown into disarray by his own vassal forces.

"His only chance was to order the central army to slaughter the fleeing soldiers who were charging into the main camp when the Kanti were defeated."

The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly.

The central army must not be in chaos!
No matter who they are, even if their own people are defeated, as long as they charge into the central army line, they will all be killed.

He decisively ordered the killing when there was still a little chance, but he actually wanted to gather the remaining troops.

There is really no chance now.

The central army was in chaos.

The formations on both wings were broken by the Saxon elite axemen, who drove the defeated soldiers to attack the main formation, directly throwing the British command into chaos.

"follow me!"

A loud shout erupted on the battlefield, and the Saxon barbarian chieftain's guards began to move, followed by dozens of barbarian noble knights. Don't be fooled by the stories of thousands of troops; on the real battlefield, a charge of nearly a hundred cavalrymen is already terrifying.

The most spectacular scene in the Battle of Gondor in The Lord of the Rings actually involved the mobilization of 6,000 cavalrymen from Rohan.

Anyone who has played a game involving real battlefields knows that if you have three or four hundred cavalrymen running, the scene will be very scary. If you gather a cavalry corps of thousands of people, the entire battlefield will be covered with riders.

That is why there were many brave generals in ancient times who could defeat an enemy force ten times their size with only a few hundred cavalrymen.

At this point, to use an ancient Roman proverb, 'the dice have fallen'.

Whether it was the Hun Empire or the Mongol Empire, when the last heavy cavalry came on the field, it was the moment to decide life and death.

The Germanic barbarians were extremely ferocious.

The Goths were a branch of the East Germanic barbarians. Many chiefs, kings, and others of the East and West Gothic kingdoms died on the way to the battlefield.

Among the current Germanic barbarians, the Franks and Saxons are also in the first tier.

A wave of charge!
Destroy everything!

The Saxon chieftain's guards directly attacked the British right wing in a wedge formation. This sharp triangular formation, like a sharp knife, became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

There was the sound of galloping horses.

The center of the battlefield was so crowded that it was impossible to see the surrounding situation. The British Legion could only hear the roar of the cavalry. The momentum of hundreds of heavy cavalry charging into the battle was like a boiling oil pan being overturned.

On the entire battlefield, it is estimated that only Duke Dingtagir's personal guards and the British Legion imitating the Imperial Field Army can barely hold on.

Except for the elite heavy infantry, the other infantry corps are simply unstoppable!
Spearmen can somewhat restrain cavalry, but in fact they cannot stop it at all and have no mobility. In the real battlefield, only heavy infantry can stop a wave. It is not so important whether they are spearmen or not. Spearmen only cause more damage in the first wave.

If spearmen could truly counter cavalry, then the Central Plains dynasties would have no problem deploying over 100,000 spearmen. (Those who could defeat cavalry were all top-tier heavy infantry, such as the Han Xianzhen Armored Soldiers, the Tang Mo Dao Soldiers, and the Song Beiwei Army.)
Once the heavy cavalry charges, they are like a runaway dump truck.

——Saxon Chieftain Guard (Heavy Cavalry) (High Morale) (Decisive Moment)!

this moment.

Duke Dingtagir hesitated. He did not lead the guards to charge against the enemy immediately. By the time he reacted, the entire battlefield had become one-sided.

There is only one situation in which heavy cavalry will charge directly into battle.

The enemy and we fought for a long time.

The infantry's physical strength and energy were greatly consumed (fatigued).

There was an obvious flaw in the enemy's line. The heavy cavalry took advantage of their high mobility to seize the fleeting opportunity and decisively struck the final blow!
When the hammer came down, the entire battlefield was smashed to pieces.

Since ancient times.

Heavy cavalry are the final decisive force on local battlefields. Their high cost requires any general to be extremely cautious when using them.

The loss of thousands of heavy cavalry in one battle could bring a regional power close to collapse.

When the Mongol Empire swept across Europe and Asia on its westward expedition, once the Mongol heavy cavalry appeared on the scene, it was almost the final decisive move on the battlefield.

No regrets on your move!

The Saxon barbarian chief's guards penetrated the battlefield directly from the flank, and more than ten cavalrymen protected the general tightly, ready to die for him on the battlefield at any time.

The barbarian chief's guards are truly willing to die!
Not to mention these people, in the battle against the Exiles rebels, the barbarian rebels inspired by Duncan all used their bodies to guard him on both sides.

A cheer like a landslide and tsunami rang out!
The moment Duke Dintagir's guards met the enemy, several men fell off their horses one after another. In a panic, a dozen or so guards knights fought desperately to protect him and break out of the encirclement. They directly abandoned the British Legion on the battlefield and retreated to the back of the forest.

The commander's guards were all defeated, and a one-sided massacre immediately ensued on the battlefield.

The British Legion was defeated and a large number of them died on the way to being hunted!

"There is a situation."

The Raven Queen, Triss, suddenly said, "It seems the Britons have been defeated!"

The Saxon chieftain's guards were chasing closely from behind, and seemed to be planning to kill Duke Dintagir directly.

"Is he going to die here?"

"If that's the case? Did King Uther, with Merlin's help, transform into his appearance and sleep with his wife?"

Duncan's expression changed, and he said directly: "Stay here and wait for me."

But this time, things are different.

Severus shook his head slightly and said, "I'll go too."

Duncan nodded slightly, realizing he had regained his fighting strength.

The Raven Queen, Triss, stared at Duncan and said firmly, "I've recovered a lot recently and can help you!"

This is the British Isles.

There are many beings with supernatural powers here. She is not questioning Duncan's personal strength, but is worried about encountering other supernatural beings.

Can you gain a foothold in this world?

Can history be changed?
Duncan wanted to know if he could save this 'destined man'.

Duke Dintagir fled in a panic under the protection of his personal guards, and only the barbarian chiefs' guards were chasing him. Their number was not large, so Duncan was confident that he could fight a battle.

He never quite trusted King Uther, who had massacred wizards.

Triss, the Raven Queen, wasn't entirely confident in seeking Merlin's help, simply because he was one of the world's most skilled prophet. Iceland was a retreat for the Norse pantheon, and she was effectively pulling teeth from the tiger's mouth. (Iceland served as a forward base for developing Granling Island.)
"bring it on!"

"Enter the great events of history from here!"

"As long as Duke Dintagir is alive, the power struggle between him and King Uther will never end. As a foreigner, I must seek opportunities amidst the strife if I want to take root in the British Isles."

"If King Uther completely seizes power, it will be even more difficult for me to rise!"

Start from your own interests.

What Duncan wanted was not a king who could unify the British Isles, but a king who could resolve the disputes among the heroes. King Uther must not be allowed to hold all the power.

kill!

Duncan's figure gradually approached the edge of the battlefield, and Duke Dingtagil's guards were in a panic and were getting closer and closer to them.

The sharp arrow broke through the air.

Duncan shot a Saxon rider who rushed into the woods with a forty-five-degree angle, knocking him off his horse. The forest affected his shooting, but fortunately his archery skills were high enough and his shooting felt very good at the moment.

Master-level combat skills are the beginning of qualitative change.

——Calling for a mount.

With a whistle, the ownerless warhorse came galloping over.

One kill!

Severus moved quickly. He uttered an ancient whisper, and the enemy's horse in front seemed to suddenly lose control and galloped directly towards his position. Then the horse suddenly raised its hooves and neighed. The Saxon rider was so panicked that he almost fell off his horse.

The warhorse was out of control.

The supernatural powers of the druids influenced it.

Severus flew up and knocked the enemy down with a hammer, and the second hammer hit the enemy in the head on the spot, then he quickly jumped on his horse.

After spending enough time with Duncan, he also likes headshots.

He really has become an elite unit!
Through some strange supernatural power, Severus was able to influence the enemy's warhorse, capture it and tame it.

A druid is still a druid.

Arrows flew from the hands of Raven Queen Triss, and the witch Anya caused the war horses to panic. The two witches joined forces to cause chaos in a small group of enemy cavalry.

——Rest in peace, my horse!

Two kills!

Duncan shot an arrow and shot down one of the chief's guards. The Raven Queen - Triss jumped on the horse and had enough strength to take the slave girl with her. The slave girl was not very good at speaking and had a congenital stutter. She had basically no presence along the way and just served the two witches.

At this time, the Saxon riders reacted in panic. Duncan turned around, drew his bow, and shot continuously. He shot two arrows in a row and killed another enemy.

Three kills!

"careful!"

"It's the sharpshooter!" The Saxon riders were in a panic.

At this time, the witch Anya also whispered softly, as if summoning, and the ownerless warhorse automatically came to her side. She was a good rider, so she also jumped on the horse and followed.

A group of five people.

After Severus recovered his strength, he finally looked like an elite team.

Duncan is leading the way!
He rushed out of the woods and intercepted the chieftain's guards who were chasing Duke Dingtagir halfway. These people were very powerful, all one-star units, and two of them were marked as two-star, marked as Saxon elite noble knights.

"Are there reinforcements?"

Some of Duke Dingtagir's guards reacted, but they only saw one person with a very hesitant expression, who continued to retreat madly.

Duncan went to the meeting alone!

The other four people seized the horses and retreated along the woods, while the witches looked for opportunities to cast spells remotely to assist.

Their melee combat abilities are too poor, and their riding skills are not good enough.

——Rest in peace, my horse!

Duncan shot his bow from horseback, turned 180 degrees, and shot another arrow, killing another man. However, the man was wearing a heavy helmet and the arrow did not penetrate his head. He just fell off his horse and was seriously injured.

The heavy cavalry's equipment is too good.

The Northern War Bow was a little lacking in power, and as his strength grew, he urgently needed a rare-item-level war bow.

The others gradually followed.

The Raven Queen, Triss, was whispering and chanting hundreds of meters away. Amidst the agitation of the war horses, the pursuing enemy's formation became chaotic, but the enemy's riding skills were excellent and no one fell off their horse.

Her spells seemed to require a certain distance, otherwise their power would be weakened.

The spell set off a gust of magical wind.

On the battlefield.

Valkyrie, who had just taken away the souls of the two warriors, quickly turned around and looked directly in the direction of the Raven Queen - Triss.

But she did not take any action and remained neutral.

Her existence was invisible to the naked eye and did not seem to belong to the real plane. She followed everyone like a ghost, and even stopped to take away the soul of a chief guard killed by Duncan.

For a while.

She seemed to have formed some kind of tacit understanding with Duncan.

Duncan was killing people in the front while she was collecting souls in the back, appearing to be quite devoted to her duty.

"Does the Valkyrie exist or not?"

Apart from Duncan's God's perspective, no one could sense or observe the existence of Valkyrie, not even the Raven Queen Triss.

Even from a God's perspective, she looked like a translucent spirit.

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

Four kills!

The Saxon chieftain's guard finally sensed something was wrong.

Several people took out their bows and shot in the direction of Duncan. The Saxon forest hunters were very strong and were a relatively powerful archer unit. The noble knights could also shoot on horseback.

Another small group of enemies went around the slope and tried to intercept the defeated Duke Dingtagir's guards.

clang!
An incredible scene happened on the battlefield.

Duncan drew his sword in an instant, and the Oathkeeper turned into a shadow and actually cut off the arrow shot at him!

Defeat the enemy alone and cut the arrows with a sword!

This scene frightened the Saxon noble riders so much that they stopped their horses and dared not move forward.

Is that human being?
Unlike the sorcery of Triss, the Raven Queen, the former used invisible wind to deflect arrows, making it feel like they were shot off target, while Duncan relied purely on his physical fitness and powerful fighting skills to draw his sword and cut off the enemy's arrows.

This is even scarier!
This scene.

Even Valkyrie, who was like a spirit in the air, was surprised. Her eyes under the silver helmet of bird wings could not help but look at Duncan in the distance with a slightly surprised expression.

obviously.

The shock Duncan brought to the barbarian noble knights at this moment was no less than the immense pressure the Priory had once put him under. This special ability depended heavily on comprehensive combat skills, and Duncan's comprehensive combat skills far surpassed those of the Priory.

too strong!
Duncan alone forced back more than ten riders, frightening them so much that they dared not continue to pursue him.

On the other side, Duke Dintagir's guards also engaged in battle with the Saxon noble knights who took a shortcut. After a round of close combat, several people fell off their horses.

"You stay behind to cover our retreat."

Several guards cavalrymen had solemn expressions and turned their horses around without hesitation to die.

——Blood Axe-Nidelon (two-star silver-gray) (Elite Chieftain Guard) [Thor Warrior].

An extremely fierce, burly, and drunken barbarian warrior broke out of the formation.

With one axe, he beheaded the guard cavalry in front of him. Unlike others, he could fight on horseback while holding a two-handed battle axe, and his strength was amazing. After beheading two people in a row, this brave barbarian was stabbed in the back. He roared wildly, forced everyone back, and rushed back to join other barbarian riders.

This guy has amazing physical fitness, he acts like nothing happened even after being injured!
He killed a lot of enemies.

Duncan had caught up by then, his bow was like a full moon, and his sharp arrows pierced the air. He fired three arrows in a row, directly killing another barbarian noble knight.

Pentakill!

Perhaps he should consider learning from the Mongolian riders, a bag of light arrows for long-range shooting, and a bag of heavy arrows for breaking armor.

——The Barbarian Chieftain’s Guard (morale shaken) (slight casualties) (encountered a strong enemy)!
At this time, there was a noise from behind.

The two separate cavalry units joined together but did not continue to pursue.

Because the distance has widened.

Only light cavalry can chase, but light cavalry is really giving away heads when facing Duncan.

Ming Jin withdraws his troops.

The pursuing barbarian knights were unwilling to give up, but they still retreated, ready to continue strangling the fleeing soldiers on the battlefield.

They are the real foundation of the barbarians, and the death of one of them will cause great pain for a long time.

If Duncan had not stopped a team of more than ten riders, he would have been able to outflank them from both sides and attack them head-on and kill the fleeing Duke Dingtagil.

There are too many enemies.

Duncan could only fight and retreat, using the kite-flying tactic to slowly consume the enemy. He was an excellent rider and was not afraid of being caught up by the enemy.

It would be difficult for heavy cavalry to chase him, but light cavalry would die if they chased him.

What Duncan fears most at the moment is supernatural power, but fortunately he is accompanied by a druid and two witches.

Valkyrie stopped.

Her eyes under the bird-wing silver helmet glanced at Duncan from afar, and then disappeared with the soul of the barbarian warrior she had just shot.

In this battle, nearly half of the souls she took away were shot by Duncan.

Today's performance of Valhalla is entirely due to Duncan's killing spree.

The edge of the battlefield.

Duke Dintagir did not stop to express his gratitude, but continued to gallop on his horse under the escort of his personal guards. He escaped for more than ten miles before he slowly stopped and sent people to invite the people who saved his life to come forward to express his gratitude.

The Duke of Dingtagir even lost his helmet, revealing a middle-aged face in his thirties or forties. He looked quite heroic, but was only marked as a one-star blank unit.

His cavalry guards suffered heavy casualties, with only a dozen or so escaping.

Defeated!

Duke Dintagir suffered a crushing defeat in this battle and almost lost all his fortune.

Duncan looked at Duke Dintagir, who was in a panic because of the defeat, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

That is to be a mercenary.

Find a way to bring the exile rebels from Gaul over and establish themselves in the British Isles as mercenaries.

No one needs a powerful mercenary army more than the defeated Duke of Dintagir!

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　I don’t like to write too much about the background, so I will delete it. I have already deleted more than 10,000 words. I will try to write more briefly in the future.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)