Mercenary Wars

Chapter 53 Secret
The gray-haired archer reacted quickly. When he realized something was wrong, he immediately dodged to the side.

At this time, Gao Jianuo had already shot the arrow.

Under normal circumstances, with the gray-haired archer dodging in time, the arrow would most likely have missed.

Unfortunately, there were still six clusters of swift breeze on the arrow. Under the trajectory correction of the swift breeze, the hasty dodging became meaningless.

Finally, the enchanted steel arrow accurately hit the gray-haired archer's back and penetrated, killing him in one fell swoop!

Kill a Level 3 Human, Experience +150

Feeling that his experience had increased a lot, Gao Jianuo was in a good mood.

It’s quick to gain experience through fighting!
He retreated behind the parapet and continued searching for a suitable target.

At this moment, two familiar earthquakes were heard again almost simultaneously, which startled him and he quickly looked in the direction of the sound.

"Rumble--"

Similar to the scene he had seen once, when a loud rumbling sound was heard, the light curtain flickered, and two sections of the city wall, one near and one far away, quickly cracked, each forming a huge gap.

Three huge cracks have appeared in the wall surrounding Prestor Castle, and the situation has changed again.

The attacking and defending sides each sent more than one hundred reinforcements to join the battle.

Although the reinforcements numbered only a hundred or so, they were extremely elite, far surpassing most soldiers in both equipment and momentum.

Gao Jianuo immediately realized that the fifth-level named ones had begun to join the battle!

At the beginning of the battle, most of the high-level fighters on both sides were fighting indirectly through the two magic circles. However, as the magic circle of rejection weakened, the balance of level restrictions was broken, and the high-level fighters on both sides naturally fell.

First it will be level five, and if the battle intensifies further, people at level six or even level seven will also join the battle.

As for level eight... at least according to the information Gao Jianuo learned, the battle of Prestor did not seem to involve the existence of this level.

With the addition of the fifth-level combat power, the already fierce battle suddenly became more brutal, and the colors on the battlefield became richer. In addition to the scarlet blood, various colored skills also appeared more frequently.

Gao Jianuo hesitated.

Before this, there were only level four enemies on the battlefield at most. He felt that even if he encountered one, he should be able to deal with it. After all, there was only a one-level difference. A weak level four enemy might be even worse than himself - in terms of attributes or skills.

But level five is a bit high.

A level five enemy's attributes are definitely better than yours.

For example, a level 5 archer's agility and strength attributes are almost certainly higher than mine, which means it is difficult for me to dodge the opponent's arrows, and the risk is greatly increased.

After thinking for a while, Gao Jianuo decided not to participate in the subsequent battle and immediately left the city wall carefully.

This is desertion.

But he was not a soldier, but a "kind-hearted pharmacist" who came to help, so the supervision team had no way to make things difficult for him.

After Gao Jianuo left, the battle continued for about half an hour, and as he expected, the battle during this half hour was extremely fierce.

Fortunately, Prestor Castle was finally held, at least in this round of attack.

This is undoubtedly good news for the defenders.

After all, historically, siege warfare usually does not last more than three rounds of assault, and in many cases there is only one round. If the city cannot be captured in one round of assault, it will be difficult for the attacking party, which has suffered heavy losses, to organize another assault.

As for sieges, this tactic wasn't very popular in the Farallo world—magic like water creation and teleportation made it difficult for conventional siege tactics to be effective. Even if a siege did occur, it was more often a magical siege than a large-scale military siege.

Prestor Castle was able to hold its ground during this round of assault, but it actually experienced many setbacks. For example, during the battle, a node in the Rejection Array was destroyed by an assassin, and the Connector was also assassinated, which led to the first significant weakening of the Rejection Array.

But the assassin was quickly captured—though it's unclear by whom—and was prevented from continuing to destroy magical facilities.

Then Lena persuaded some professional guilds in time and obtained assistance, thus surviving the first round of attack from Viscount Yuris.

As for the method of persuasion, it surprised Gao Jianuo.

"You said she lifted up her clothes in public?" Gao Jianuo opened his eyes wide, unable to believe what Marcus said.

Marcus first smiled obscenely, then said seriously, "Of course, but the truth is not what I expected. Ms. Lena lifted her clothes just to prove that she is pregnant and about to give birth."

He added, "Many people in Prestor Castle don't actually support Lena. If the old earl hadn't been kind to them, they might have simply surrendered to Juris."

"...The reason they didn't support Lena was basically the issue of succession. You know, some people care a lot about that. Now Lena has assured them that she's pregnant with a son. Although the Earl's grandson might not be higher in the line of succession than Juris, they still decided to help Lena."

Gao Jianuo: "Is Lena really pregnant?"

Marcus thought for a moment and said, "It should be true. At least I can't see any signs of forgery."

Gao Jianuo thought for a while.

At the same time, in a hidden room in Prestor Castle.

"Lena, have you decided to have our son born early?" A man with a face as sharp as an eagle hugged Lena and greeted her with concern.

Lena looked at the man in front of her: "I have to do this, Lucius... Uris obviously doesn't intend to give up. He is preparing for the next round of attack. I must have a son, a son worthy of becoming Earl Prestor, so that more people will be willing to support us."

The man holding Lena was actually Lucius, the leader of the Grey Eagle Mercenary Group.

Lucius was silent for a moment. "What should we do if the Church suspects this child is illegitimate? At the very least, Julius is likely to press charges. After all, illegitimate children are immediately excluded from the line of succession."

Lena shook her head. "My husband believes this is his child. As for the Holy See... no matter what, the Pope is on our side."

Lucius nodded.

At this time, Lena held his hand and said affectionately: "Of course, the most important thing for me is that you stand by me."

Lucius smiled and said, "Don't worry, my soldiers and I will definitely defend Fort Prestor."

The two of them were intimate for a while.

About two hours later, Lucius quietly left the room.

Another half an hour passed and there was a knock on the door.

Lena, who was lying naked on the bed, seemed to have anticipated this and said calmly, "Come in."

Then a middle-aged man in a wizard's robe came in from outside and said in a respectful and calm tone: "Dear Ms. Lena, have you finally decided?"

Lena took a deep breath: "Yes, I must really get pregnant now and give birth as soon as possible."

She added, "And the child I give birth to must be a son. Can you do that, Master Gacoin?"

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PS:

Fine-tuned the previous text, optimized the prompt text of the protagonist panel, and fixed some bugs
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