Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 44: Surprise Attack and Seize the City! The Power of a Great Victory! (+ Subscriptions)
Night falls.

Anya's supernatural abilities make her feel refreshed and relaxed after using them.

Inside the tent.

Duncan carried a bow and a sword. Triss, the Raven Queen, was gently adjusting his armor. When her fair fingers touched the red mark on Duncan's neck, she couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. In a gloomy voice, she admonished, "The battle is imminent. How can you be so indulgent?"

This must be Anya seducing the master. I will give her a good beating when I get back.

Anya, who was half-kneeling to fasten Duncan's waist armor, trembled slightly when she heard the words. She was really a little afraid of the Raven Queen - Triss.

Duncan held Triss's fair hand and said with an apologetic smile, "I was just obsessed with beauty. It has nothing to do with her."

"It's out of the way."

"It's just a preliminary stretch of my muscles."

When Anya heard this, her eyes, which were as beautiful as peach blossoms, immediately became moist and she couldn't wait to serve him again.

Triss, the Raven Queen, glared at her and helped Duncan put on his ranger mail. She said gravely, "After all, we're alone deep in this area. If anything becomes impossible, we must retreat immediately."

She was still a little worried.

The Raven Queen, Triss, still didn't know that Duncan was fighting his way in and out of Devonshire alone. Although she had heard some rumors, only a very few people knew the details.

Duncan patted the back of her hand and said, "It's okay. I know what I'm doing."

Southampton is not a high-walled fortress. He has a God's perspective and if he wants to leave, no one can stop him.

We've even fought in Valhalla!

This is nothing.

It’s a pity that Anya was not in the audience at Valhalla at that time.

Severus has transformed into an animal form and sneaked in. Duncan is preparing to march in alone, seize the city gate and let people in. He will first control the city gate with a small number of elite troops, and then let the main force attack.

Everything has to be fast!

Tonight, under the magic of Triss, the Raven Queen, a faint mist appeared near Southampton.

She can change the weather.

The last time we encountered Saxon pirates on the sea, it was Triss, the Raven Queen, who changed the wind direction. Her magic, while not particularly effective at killing enemies directly, is incredibly useful in other areas. It feels a bit like the sorcery of the Yellow Turban generals in my old Three Kingdoms games.

From God's perspective.

Duncan's figure sneaked into Southampton, and on a roof chimney not far away, there was a raven marked with 'Druid Severus'.

"There are many enemies."

Duncan glanced at the marked units on the projection page. There were three centuries near the gate of Southampton. One was stationed directly on both sides of the gate, and the other two took turns patrolling and replacing each other. They were on high alert. They probably suffered a loss in Devon County, so they also strengthened their defense.

"Magic wind detected!"

On the projection page of the dimensional space, a row of characters appeared and then quickly disappeared.

This is the dimensional space capturing the Raven Queen - Triss casting a spell.

There was no such prompt before Duncan opened the mana bar. Only after he had the mana bar and mastered the 'Runes' did this prompt similar to spell identification appear.

Even on the projected page, there was an invisible magical wind surging.

In the past, I just felt that the projection image was a little blurry, but now the magic wind is clearly visible and I can tell the approximate location of the casting unit.

This is very useful, Duncan can find hidden spellcasters.

"As my abilities improve, my God's perspective also strengthens."

——Sleeping Charm (ritual magic).

There was a strange ritual circle under the feet of Raven Queen Triss. She held an ancient emblem in her hand, and her voice was as melodious as a siren, but only a few people could hear it. Soon they became drowsy and eventually fell unconscious.

In ancient Greek mythology, sirens were said to be able to control others with their voices.

"It's my turn now!"

Duncan's eyes narrowed slightly, a murderous aura emerging. He gestured towards Severus and mouthed, "Set fire."

Severus is a disabled unit.

The Priory Temple cut off two of his fingers, and its frontal combat effectiveness dropped a lot. According to the plan, if the enemy discovered it in advance, Severus would find an opportunity to set a fire to cause chaos among the enemy and buy time for Duncan to enlarge his army to enter.

Sonorous.

The sword came out of its sheath.

Duncan's figure was like a ghost, sneaking in silently and then cutting the throat of a sleeping enemy.

call out!
He put an arrow on his bow and shot the guard in the watchtower dead with one arrow.

Immediately afterwards, Duncan's figure was like a hungry tiger pouncing on sheep, and the Oathkeeper in his hand flashed with cold light, easily killing more than ten people. With the magic prepared in advance by the Raven Queen - Triss, he dealt with these ordinary soldiers as easily as killing chickens and sheep.

"Open the city gate!"

In just a few minutes, the city gate was filled with the smell of blood.

From a God's perspective, Duncan doesn't even need to look for anyone, he can eliminate the marked enemy units one by one.

——Gallic Warrior (one star).

——Polytheist Temple Guard (two stars).

——British Elite Infantry (one star).

in the dark.

A force of dozens of people approached rapidly, but because Duncan had already taken care of the watchtower in advance, no one noticed it at all.

It is now midnight, the time when the enemy is most sleepy.

Squeak!

A heavy wooden city gate opened, and Duncan's elite troops all poured in, quickly controlling the street entrances on three sides. The whole process took less than ten minutes. The Gallic warriors who rushed in were even more nervous than Duncan. They ran out of breath and rushed forward for their lives, hoping to control the city gate as soon as possible.

Duncan is the backbone of everyone!

He shouldn't have been assigned to such a dangerous mission, but he was the strongest, so the others would risk their lives to protect him.

They are considered Duncan's personal guards, the kind that can fight to the death at critical moments.

Signal! A faint light flickered.

Soon, a large army began to advance rapidly towards Southampton in the darkness. This was when the Raven Queen, Triss, knew that the city gate had been taken.

"Fire!"

"Someone come and put out the fire!"

There was a cry of surprise from the distance.

This was Severus' signal. If the patrolling soldiers approached, he would immediately set fire to cause chaos and buy a while.

In fact, he was the one who was shouting for people to put out the fire.

Successful.

Everything went smoothly without any major incidents, even better than Duncan had expected.

"kill!"

The sword is unsheathed.

More than a dozen Gallic warriors, holding shields and swords, chopped down a patrol team that noticed something unusual. Soon, a bigger riot broke out and the whole of Southampton was in chaos.

"The enemy is coming!"

"The city gate has fallen."

The sound of galloping cavalry was heard, and Duncan's general guards, joined by more than a dozen light cavalry, rushed directly through the city gate, and rushed into the dark streets, eliminating all the small groups of patrolling soldiers.

The British army poured in and instantly took control of the city gate sentry post.

"Take back the city gate!"

In the firelight not far away, some enemies were hurriedly putting on armor and gathering soldiers. Before they had finished gathering, Duncan shot the elite Saxon axeman to death with an arrow, and then led an elite force of 200 people straight towards the port.

Grab the boat!

All these warships are mine!
Kveto led the British Legion to attack from the north, killing their way along the streets towards the military camp, while Duncan led some elite troops from the south straight to the port, killing the small number of garrisons in the port and destroying all the Saxon pirates' warships.

The entire Southampton enemy has become a group of headless flies.

Some who reacted quickly broke through the city gates in other directions and escaped, plunging into the night, while those who reacted slowly were basically surrounded. The organized troops near the military camp began to drop their weapons and surrender. When they heard the noise, the enemy had already rushed over. They didn't even have time to put on their armor. If they didn't surrender now, they would die.

"No wonder ancient night raids on enemy camps were so successful and the results were so brilliant!"

Duncan's expression was thoughtful.

This battle went too smoothly, and he didn't even have to use his full strength. It felt like the enemy was completely confused and eventually all of them were defeated and surrendered.

"The enemy's chain of command has completely collapsed."

Under the night.

There were still one or two hundred elite enemy troops who regrouped, but Duncan shot and killed several officers, and soon they fell into chaos, and then began to flee and surrender. More people surrendered because it was pitch dark and they had no idea where to run.

As soon as the sun rose, the whole of Southampton was under Duncan's control.

"Six hundred men attacked more than two thousand men at night."

"Two or three hundred were killed."

"The rest all fled, and more than 1,500 prisoners were taken."

"There were only eight casualties."

The results of the battle were so brilliant that even Duncan could hardly believe it. The eight casualties were surrounded and killed by the enemy because they rushed too fiercely.

Basically, those who died were Gallic warriors with the "likely to charge without authorization" mark.

Big win!

This was the smoothest victory Duncan had ever won since he traveled through time!
Weapons, food, warships, and various supplies looted by Saxon pirates from others. Money and jewelry alone filled more than ten boxes, a mixture of gold and silver, as well as many women's jewelry, silver utensils, and even a pure silver cross.

The Saxon pirates had no idea how many people they had robbed to accumulate such a huge fortune.

This wave of house searches made Anya tremble slightly.

"There's no need to wait for me to sell off the land and estates near Rome. The wealth these pirates have looted is enough for us to start our own business!"

The Saxon pirates had been robbing for so many years, and now Duncan got the upper hand.

In the dungeon.

The Raven Queen, Triss, released dozens of young and beautiful British slave girls. This is the mansion of the lord of Enfers, the owner of the virgin girls.

This guy started out as a pirate, and after his death his property fell into the hands of his subordinates.

When Duncan captured the city, they were still partying and enjoying the legacy left by Enfers, but they were wiped out in one fell swoop.

A dozen or so one- or two-star pirate commanders were shot to death by Duncan's arrows.

These guys died very quickly, without causing any casualties to Duncan. They all became weaklings, and he shot and killed five or six of them himself.

It's getting light.

Duncan toured Southampton, taking control of the prisoners and mobilizing the army to take over. He approached Clegane and asked, "How many warships are there?"

Clegane said excitedly, "More than a hundred warships!"

"Enough for us to take the Isle of Wight."

The enemy has pirate warships, most of which are small boats that can only accommodate dozens of people, but they have the advantage of numbers and can form a naval force.

Duncan decisively ordered: "Get people ready."

"Capture the Isle of Wight at daybreak!"

As long as Southampton is taken, the next target will be the Isle of Wight, and then we will advance to Portchester Castle. After taking it, we will even have a military fortress on the front line.

If the Saxons wanted to attack westward again, that fortress would be a hindrance.

The Kingdom of Kent had only been established for a few years, but Duncan pushed it back in one go, almost destroying half of the Kingdom of Kent.

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(End of this chapter)