Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 61 The Sword of Promised Victory!

There was a rapid sound of horse hooves.

Just as Duncan was about to arrange for the troops to board the ship, Severus suddenly rushed over and said anxiously: "Follow me."

what happened?

Duncan stopped, gestured to Clegane beside him, then rode his horse to catch up with Severus in front.

Severus led him straight to the direction of the Avalon Sacrifice Stone, where more than a dozen hooded druids had gathered. They were whispering and chanting something. There were pools filled with clear springs on both sides, as if they were maintaining some special ritual spell.

The fog gradually rose.

When Duncan entered the Avalon Sacrifice Stone, he immediately felt as if he had come to another space, surrounded by mist and the sound of clear flowing water.

——Thetis (Lady of the Lake) (Fairy) (Elf) (Three stars gold).

Unlike the last time they met, the lake fairy who appeared this time directly turned into a three-star golden unit. Her figure condensed in the mist, and she handed a strange long sword to Duncan in front of her. The sword was about one meter and two meters long, the hilt was made of gold, and the hilt was inlaid with gems. The sharp blade emitted a cold light.

Thetis held the divine weapon in front of Duncan and said solemnly, "It has not yet been fully forged."

"The power of the scabbard is only attached to the blade."

"This battle is extremely dangerous. You take it with you first and then return it to Avalon later."

Duncan slowly reached out and picked up the divine weapon in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "What is it called?"

The guardian fairy said slowly: "Sword of Victory!"

Next to this holy sword is an ordinary metal scabbard with exquisite patterns painted by elves on the surface and inlaid with gold and jewels, but it is not a real scabbard, but a container that temporarily holds the holy sword.

——"Sword of Promised Victory [Legendary Sword] [Sword of the King] (Unfinished): Facing the immense pressure from the Church, Avalon, shrouded in mist, finally decided to give it a try.

The guardian fairies gathered the power of the elves to forge this holy sword. It is the real embodiment of the Avalon myth. Its existence will maintain the existence of Avalon. When it disappears, Avalon will also die with it.

The true power lies within its scabbard.

But the scabbard is still gestating in the deepest part of Avalon in the mist, and it has not yet fully condensed into a real entity.

Features: Divine weapon, holy sword, armor-piercing, indestructible, magically enhanced, can attack non-real creatures, can cause direct damage to spirits.

——"Avalon Scabbard [Legendary Item] (Unfinished): A supernatural power bred by Avalon and attached to the Sword of Promised Victory. The scabbard does not yet have a physical entity in the real world, so it can only possess a small portion of its power. It allows the bearer to ignore the continuous bleeding effect caused by any damage, and wounds will heal at a speed far exceeding that of mortals, but it will consume the bearer's mana bar.

Additional features: Tirelessness, enhanced physical strength, immunity to continuous bleeding status."

hiss!
This should be the most powerful weapon Duncan has obtained so far.

After holding the Sword of Promised Victory, Duncan's stamina bar limit directly increased by one third, almost half the length of the projection screen. This means that he can go in and out of the enemy troops seven times without worrying about being exhausted.

Duncan's mana bar increased a little bit, but not much, only half the length of his little finger. In the late mythological era, everyone's magic power was suppressed too severely.

The tireless state reduces physical energy consumption, which is similar to tireless drinking, except that you don't have to get drunk.

Duncan most likely won't drink on the battlefield because he can easily get drunk in a reckless state.

The Sword of Promised Victory was forged by the faith of Avalon. This time, the unfinished semi-finished product was taken out because the guardian fairies of Avalon wanted to take a big gamble. If Duncan became famous on the battlefield with this sword, then the faith of Avalon would break through the blockade of the British Isles.

They are just a small regional faith in the British province. If they can seize the opportunity, they may be able to spread to the Celtic population in other places.

The holy sword must be held by a king to have an amazing legend!

The guardian fairies of Avalon could no longer wait for more than ten years for the prophecy legend, the red dragon of the British Isles, and King Arthur, which they were not sure would come true. They now placed all their bets on Duncan. Unlike the huge Norse pantheon, the Avalon faith was small and easy to turn around. The nine guardian fairies could make a decision immediately after discussing it.

This wave really cost me all my family savings.

If Duncan was defeated while holding it, even if the Sword of Promised Victory was truly completed and fell into King Arthur's hands in the future, its reputation would be greatly reduced.

Because this is the first time it has shown its edge in history!
Sonorous.

The holy sword is sheathed.

Duncan nodded slightly to the guardian fairy in front of him, turned and left the Avalon sacrificial stone. Behind him, Severus had a complicated look and a hint of worry could be seen in his eyes.

If things had just developed steadily, it would not have been difficult for Duncan to unify the British Isles.

Severus was conservative.

But once Duncan makes a decision, no one else can change it. Severus can only guard his home and hope that Duncan can achieve something.

The sky is clear and it’s time to set sail.

Unlike the last time when Duncan escorted Triss, the Raven Queen, to the British Isles, this time he was one of the princes of the British Isles, responding to the empire's call for the last large-scale war, leading an army of more than 2,000 people across the sea into the heart of Gaul to fight against the legendary Scourge of God - Attila.

Duncan didn't even bring much logistical supplies, and was directly prepared to fight to support the war. With his ability, he could easily take food from the enemy.

Exile camp.

After entering the Gaul region of later France, Duncan ordered the army to station in the former exile camp, while he himself led a cavalry unit to attack and investigate the situation on the battlefield.

Although the enemy bypassed Paris, the Huns were accustomed to looting supplies. A large number of small Hunnic troops looted everywhere, and for a time the war spread throughout Gaul.

The Battle of Chalons had two phases.

The first stage is the Scourge of God - Attila led his army to besiege the city of Orleans. The Empire's Eagle Banner Legion, the Germanic Barbarian Coalition, the Visigothic Kingdom Cavalry, etc., all came to support. The Huns lacked siege capabilities, and Attila could not capture the city for a long time. He had to move the battlefield and look for an opportunity to annihilate the Imperial Coalition in one fell swoop.

The second phase, the Scourge of God, was a battle. Upon learning that the imperial coalition was approaching Orleans, Attila immediately withdrew his siege and retreated north. He also ordered the Hunnic troops, plundering throughout Gaul, to converge on the Champagne Plain. Aetius followed with his army. The two armies finally met on the vast Catalonia Plain near Chalons on the Marne River, each preparing for a decisive battle.

Now the war is still in the first stage.

Attila's elite main force, the Scourge of God, was besieging Orleans, while the rest of the Hunnic forces were plundering throughout Gaul. The Huns rode like the wind, plundering almost everything in the vicinity. They were currently engaged in a small-scale confrontation.

If they wanted to have a real decisive battle with the Hunnic Empire's army, they had to wait until the Protector of the Realm - Aetius, joined up with the elite cavalry of the Visigothic Kingdom. Currently, the main resistance forces were the local Roman legions and those barbarian troops who were unwilling to surrender to the Hunnic Empire.

Duncan had already sent out three scouts to investigate the situation around Paris, and even stationed a small elite force in the bandit stronghold where he had massacred the bandits.

The next day, the sound of horse hooves was heard.

Clegane led five Sarmatian riders and hurried over. He was hit by an arrow in the back, but it was not a big problem, just a little skin broken. The elite Huns archers shot from a long distance, but did not pose much threat to them.

"There's another Hunnic force marauding near Paris!"

Clegane hurriedly dismounted, his expression brightening as he said, "There aren't many of them. Only a hundred or so Hun riders, the rest are Gepids."

This was part of the Hunnic alliance, and they recruited a large number of vassal troops.

More than a hundred Hun riders?

Can fight!

Duncan glanced at the arrow on Clegane's back and felt it looked familiar. He thought to himself, "A Hunnic eagle shooter?"

The arrows they use are more refined, and the feathers are different from those used by ordinary archers.

Usually eagle or hawk feathers are used.

Most ordinary Hun archers used goose feathers or bird feathers, as well as some miscellaneous arrow feathers, which were easier to distinguish.

"Call the cavalry!"

Duncan did not intend to bring infantry, and he could not catch up with the Hun cavalry at all. He directly led a cavalry unit of 127 people and approached a small town near Paris that was looted by the Huns.

Soldiers are valuable and quick.

By the time the infantry arrives, the enemy may have already looted and fled.

Duncan is going to counterattack them!
The British natives who rushed over were unaware of the situation, but most of the troops he personally led had a certain foundation in riding skills. As long as they could capture the enemy's war horses, they could quickly be transformed into mounted infantry.

A small number of them, after a little adaptation, immediately became qualified light cavalry. Some of the indigenous people still knew how to ride horses.

Those conscripted Sarmatians could be turned into cavalry units at any time.

Dimensional space, God's perspective.

On Duncan's strategic map, he soon saw the Hun reconnaissance riders about 40 kilometers away from Paris. They acted on a large scale, then dispersed to plunder when they arrived at the place. When they encountered a strong enemy, they retreated and joined up with other plundering troops. Then, they used the advantage of cavalry to form a siege on the local battlefield and directly strangle those small groups of enemies.

Therefore, when the Hun cavalry plundered Gaul, all forces were somewhat helpless.

Those who can beat them cannot catch up.

Those who can catch up cannot be defeated.

If there was even the slightest mistake in the battle command, the troops would be shot to death by the elite Huns. After finally winning the battle, the enemy would immediately run away. Within a few days, the Huns who were looting nearby would gather together and could quickly form a local battle group of thousands of people, which would then give them an overwhelming advantage over the Germanic barbarians.

The Huns were such scoundrels.

If necessary, they could leave vassal troops behind to cover their retreat if the real Hun army encountered an unfavorable situation. The death of some vassal troops would not be a big deal at all, as long as the main force of the Huns was not affected.

Every time the Huns won a war, they would gain a large number of vassal troops. Many of their wars were fought with the lives of their vassal troops, so they did not suffer such great losses themselves.

Before Duncan arrived, they had already devastated Gaul.

This is a tactical suppression that is ahead of its time.

If the European troops encounter the Mongolian cavalry in the future, they will not have a good way to deal with it.

The wilderness is the Huns' territory.

At present, there are almost no troops that have won a complete victory in field battles against them. Most of them have suffered losses, and only a few can annihilate a small group of Hun vassal troops.

——The Hun Condor Shooter (two-star silver-gray)!

——Elite Hun cavalry.

——Geppid Heavy Infantry (one star).

—A Gepid servant rider.

In this war, the Hun troops came and went like the wind, and even the infantry were equipped with some pack horses, which allowed them to move quickly on the battlefield as mounted infantry.

"follow me!"

Duncan led the way, with nearly a hundred cavalrymen approaching the battlefield behind him.

The Hun scouts had spotted the enemy, but after noticing their small numbers, led by a Hun eagle archer, they actually attempted to gallop across the field, using kites to inflict heavy damage. Mounted archery wasn't particularly accurate, but with a numerical advantage, on a small, localized battlefield, hundreds of elite Hun archers firing together could create a blanket of fire.

Not to mention that there are a small number of heavy cavalry among them, who can charge head-on and defeat the enemy at critical moments. The combat effectiveness of the Hun light cavalry is also not weak, and they can defeat most of the enemy light cavalry without shooting arrows.

The Huns were, after all, a people on horseback.

If we ignore Duncan, this wave of Hun troops will have a huge advantage!

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(End of this chapter)