I was a knight in the Middle Ages

"You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences! Then let me show you who the real master of the Rocky Slope is!" Hylas's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

With a wave of his hand, Hylas's bandit knights immediately accelerated, preparing to use their numerical advantage to completely overwhelm Best's two hundred men.

However, just as the encirclement of the Hellas bandits was about to tighten and they were preparing to strike Best first, dawn broke on the horizon.

In the dim light of dawn, Hylas was horrified to discover that a well-equipped group of civilian knights, numbering about five hundred, was approaching at an extremely fast speed from the other side of the rocky slope!

Those were all the knights that Alpha had summoned with Murat; they had just fought that night and were still very tired.

But as long as people are still alive, that's an advantage!

Upon seeing this reinforcement, Best felt reassured, and his morale soared instantly!

But Hylas's eyes remained cold and greedy.

He did receive the nobleman's secret order and promise—that all the spoils would belong to him, Hylas, once the deed was done.

More importantly, the nobleman promised to incorporate his troops and give them legitimate "official status" and identity!

This was an irresistible temptation for Hylas, who had always wanted to shed his bandit identity and go straight.

Just as Hylas was weighing the pros and cons and preparing to go all in, a dark torrent of steel appeared on the distant horizon!

That was a gathering of imperial noble knights!

They were clearly drawn here by the commotion, and they were filled with murderous intent!

"Murat! You take everyone and crush those scum who are trying to raid the camp, then immediately retreat to the rocky slope and hold it!" Alpha made the most difficult decision without hesitation.

He couldn't let the camp be captured, nor could he abandon the friendly forces that were reminding them, but he also couldn't allow the Imperial Knights to enter the Rocky Slope.

"Yes!" Mura nodded in acceptance and led all the elite troops out.

Alpha, with Peter in tow, met up with Knight King ahead.

"It seems this battle will be even more intense than we imagined." Knight King stretched his muscles, which were as hard as granite.

There was no fear in his eyes, only a burning fighting spirit.

In previous battles, they relied on the narrow terrain of the rocky slope to limit the enemy's numerical advantage.

This time, they will be forced to fight to the death against an enemy many times their size in open terrain!

"Listen up, everyone! Follow my armored rhinoceros, charge straight for their heart and destroy their command center!" Alpha did not choose passive defense, but decided to take the initiative to disrupt the enemy's deployment.

"What if they split their forces to attack those unarmed civilian knights?" Knight King asked loudly as he rode alongside his horse.

"Then it's one for one!" Alpha's voice was cold and devoid of emotion. "We are not gods; we can't save everyone. Now, we can only leave it to fate!"

"kill!!!"

In order to widen the gap between noble knights and commoner knights, and to buy the camp a final chance to catch its breath, Alpha roared.

The armored rhinoceros roared to the sky, its body covered in wounds and its strength nearly exhausted.

But this loyal behemoth did not hesitate at all, and like a black lightning bolt, it charged into the enemy ranks first!

The dawn light, sharp as a knife, cleaved the sky, casting the first rays of golden light upon the blood-soaked earth of the rocky slope.

The morning mist had already spread, mixed with the heavy smoke of gunpowder and the still-dried rusty smell of iron.

Alpha stands majestically on the broad back of the armored rhinoceros, like a war god resurrected from an ancient battlefield.

His armor had long been stained dark brown by the blood and dust of his enemies.

Only those eyes shone brightly in the morning light, burning with an indomitable flame.

Behind him, Peter gripped a fine lance he had seized from a noble knight.

The blade of the gun gleamed coldly, reflecting on his expressionless, stern face.

Knight King had already raised his greatsword high above his head, its blade pointing straight to the sky, accompanied by a roar that shattered the morning dew: "For glory! For victory!—Kill!"

Five hundred civilian knights who had just crawled out of a pile of corpses, plus two hundred members of the adventurer's party led by Best.

This exhausted force of less than eight hundred men suddenly unleashed an astonishing momentum as they faced the eight hundred bandit knights led by Hylas.

Meanwhile, at the heart of the other battlefield, Alpha, Knight King, and seven other core knights, along with the terrifying armored rhinoceros, faced six hundred well-equipped and highly trained imperial knights.

The enemy's formation was imposing, their flags fluttering in the wind, and their silver lion emblem shone with an undeniable awe-inspiring majesty in the rising sun.

It was a symbol of imperial legitimacy, an embodiment of law and order.

Ironically, at this moment, they have sided with the nobles' conspiracy and become the butcher's knife that oppresses the common people.

"Kill!" Alpha's gaze was like lightning, coldly sweeping across the enemy's central position, finally settling on the silver lion flag flying high.

Alpha's voice wasn't loud, but it reached the ears of every comrade clearly, carrying a reassuring power: "Then let blood wash away the knight's dignity!"

Before the words were finished, the armored rhinoceros let out a deep roar, its massive body covered in metallic scales.

Like a moving black fortress, it stomped its four hooves on the ground, causing the ground stones to crumble and shatter.

With immense force, it was the first to crash into the enemy formation!

Alpha stood on its back, holding the long spear "Dawn's Edge" in its hand, the spear tip slicing through the air with a sharp, piercing screech.

The first strike was aimed directly at the enemy's vanguard captain!

"Bang!" The gun and shield collided, producing a dull thud.

The heavily armored imperial knight, shield and all, was thrown several meters away by the tremendous impact.

The armor shattered like paper, and blood spilled in a gruesome arc through the air.

The armored rhinoceros was unstoppable; its massive body tore a shocking gap in the enemy's front ranks.

Alpha took advantage of the momentum and soared into the air, its long spear dancing, the shadows of the spear flying like a torrential rain.

Each strike contained immense power, and wherever it passed, the Imperial Knights' formation was thrown into chaos, with screams echoing everywhere.

"With me as the vanguard, darkness as the wings, and gold as the shield, form the 'Breaking Army Formation'!" Alpha commanded sharply, his voice echoing across the battlefield.

In an instant, the formation changed as smoothly as flowing water.

Alpha and the armored rhinoceros transformed into the sharpest spearheads, Knight Gold transformed into a heavily armored knight forming a sturdy hammer, while Knight Dark and the others, like agile wings, fought swiftly.

This small team of fewer than ten people formed an invincible blade amidst a vast army.

In an instant, the sounds of battle shook the rocky slope. The clanging of metal, the cracking of bones, the mournful neighing of warhorses, and the wails of the wounded intertwined to create a cruel symphony of death.

Blood mist rose and billowed in the morning light, shrouding the area in a crimson veil, resembling a living hell.

The commander of the Imperial Knights, "Silver Helmet" Leonard, had a grim and extremely ugly face.

He was a veteran of countless battles, yet he never imagined that a mob he regarded as ants would dare to launch a charge against the Empire's elite forces.

What's even more terrifying is their formidable strength and insane fighting spirit.

They actually managed to break into their own lines, as if they were in an empty field!

"Concentrate firepower! Kill the leader of that rhinoceros at all costs!" Leonard roared furiously, wildly swinging his longsword.

Dozens of elite imperial knights immediately turned around, their spears forming a forest, gleaming with the cold light of death, all pointing at Alpha.

Meanwhile, from the archer formation behind them, arrows rained down like locusts, attempting to cover the area with concentrated firepower.

But Alpha was prepared.

Alpha gave a low shout, and the armored rhinoceros suddenly stood on its hind legs, its front hooves slamming down with tremendous force!

The ground collapsed with a deafening roar, and a powerful shockwave spread outwards from it, knocking nearby enemies off balance and throwing their formations into chaos.

Meanwhile, Alpha swept through the entire region with its "Dawnbreaker".

The spear whistled like a blade, accompanied by the surge of battle aura, instantly severing several spears that were thrusting towards them.

Peter moved like a black shadow, flanking from the side.

His spear moved like a viper's tongue, cunning and ruthless, and in one fell swoop, he took down two Imperial knights who were trying to launch a sneak attack from the flank.

The movements were clean and neat, without any drag.

"They want to outnumber us!" Knight King roared, brandishing his greatsword.

With the force of splitting a mountain, they cleaved open the breastplate of an enemy general, blood gushing out. "But we are not sheep to be slaughtered! We are knights!"

The bloody battle continued, and it was extremely brutal.

Every inch of land was soaked in blood, someone fell every breath, and a life was lost every instant.

But the commoner knights did not back down; their eyes were only on the enemy ahead.

Because they know that behind them lies their dignity and survival, a foothold they earned with their blood, sweat, and lives.

They had nowhere left to retreat!

Alpha's sharp eyes pierced through the pervasive blood mist, locking onto the silver lion flag, a symbol of imperial majesty, once again at the heart of the enemy ranks.

Alpha knew that as long as they could capture enemy generals and flags, the enemy army would be thrown into chaos, and the scales of victory would tip in their favor!

"Armored suits, charge!"

The man and the beast once again transformed into the sharpest spearheads, recklessly piercing the heart of the enemy formation.

Along the way, imperial knights rushed forward one after another, forming human walls to try to stop their advance, but none could withstand their onslaught.

The armored rhinoceros's iron hooves shattered shields and sent warhorses flying, making it invincible.

Alpha's spear thrusts, stabs, sweeps, and cleaves, like the Grim Reaper wielding his scythe, reaping one life after another.

Finally, after killing dozens of knights, Alpha charged up to Leonard.

"You're nothing but a bandit leader, yet you dare to speak of glory!" Leonard roared, his eyes filled with contempt and anger.

He wielded his greatsword, bringing it down with a whistling sound.

“I’m not fighting for anyone else,” Alpha sneered.

With a seemingly effortless flick of his spear, he precisely deflected the powerful, heavy greatsword.

Then, with a flick of the spear, he thrust it straight at the opponent's throat, shouting, "I fight for the dawn!"

Leonard's strength was indeed remarkable; a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes beneath his helmet.

Instead of dodging or evading, he chose to take the bullet head-on with his helmet.

At the same time, he swung his greatsword horizontally, intending to perish together with Alpha.

If Alpha wants to kill its opponent, it will inevitably be injured in the process.

He sighed inwardly, realizing that he couldn't use his Battle Qi Slash right now, or he would expose even more of his trump cards.

They can only engage in the most primal and brutal clash of forces with each other.

"clang!"

The spear and the greatsword clashed violently again, and the enormous recoil caused Alpha's arm to go numb.

Having lost its speed advantage, the "Breaking Army Formation" was instantly surrounded by the Imperial Knights and plunged into a brutal and arduous battle.

At that very moment, the tide of battle turned dramatically!

Athena behind them moved.

She stood there quietly, as if it were none of her business.