Mythology: Ragnarok

When all the cities were suddenly besieged, the Paladin Legion was thrown into confusion. In their temporary resting camp, the Paladin Legion commander looked at the map in his hand and shouted angrily, "That bastard is really ruthless. At this rate, we won't have time to support the besieged cities. Even if we move non-stop, we will lose at least half of our cities."

At that moment, a familiar face appeared—it was John, the one who led the killing of the Agreed family back then!

John stepped forward and suggested, "But if they do that, they'll definitely have spread out all their troops, leaving their rear incredibly vulnerable. We can just charge in, take out that damned enemy marshal, and cut off their supply lines. Then those bastards will be like headless flies, eventually trapped and dying on our soil."

The commander of the Paladin Legion looked at the map before him and nodded in approval, saying, "This is indeed the safest plan. Even if the enemy has set up traps waiting for us, it probably won't be enough. With the strength of our Paladin troops, we are absolutely certain to win against the enemy's rear, which has lost most of its troops. The few defenders in the rear can't stop our attack. Let's kill the enemy's marshal here and put an end to this war!"

The commander of the Paladin Legion is the same captain who led the massacre of the entire town back then. After that incident, the two rose rapidly to become the commander and deputy commander of the elite troops. Now, fate has brought them together again, and no one expected that Agred would encounter his enemies once more.

Inside the marshal's camp in the rear of the battlefield

Argreed donned the high-grade armor he had personally enchanted, his legendary sword clasped at his waist, and his staff in his hand. The legion guarding his tent was the Valkyrie force of Avalon, a force of less than ten thousand men, making the camp's defenses seem extremely weak.

Seeing that the camp was empty, the scouts who were observing the area from a hidden spot quickly brought the news back to the Paladin Order. After learning the exact location, the Paladin Order's army immediately rushed towards the camp where Agred was located.

The sound of galloping hooves alerted the Valkyrie troops even before they got close, and they hurriedly mounted their horses to prepare to meet the enemy. But just as the paladins were about to charge into the camp, an unexpected incident occurred.

A paladin riding a warhorse in the paladin legion was suddenly blasted away by an explosion. He and his horse were blown away and he was instantly seriously injured and unable to fight. The leader of the paladin legion immediately realized that this was an explosive trap set by a mage!

Explosions followed one after another from all directions, killing and wounding knights one after another. The commander of the paladin legion immediately took out the magical item 'Trap Detection Compass'. After the compass was activated, all the magical traps on the ground were marked with fluorescent light. Then the commander used his battle aura to amplify his voice and shouted: "Everyone, go around those fluorescent marks!"

The paladins immediately understood, their formation shifting methodically as they bypassed the marked traps and charged towards the ready Valkyrie forces. Agreed watched this scene with his detection magic item, then chuckled wickedly, "You don't actually think my magic is that simple, do you?" With that, Agreed swung his scepter and slammed it down heavily.

Instantly, all the marked magical traps self-destructed, and the ground began to collapse. The unsuspecting paladin troops were instantly trapped in the huge pit that suddenly appeared beneath their feet. At the same time, countless fireballs appeared in the sky and crashed into the pit. A three-meter-high earthen wall also appeared around the pit, completely trapping the paladins inside.

Even the strongest paladins couldn't withstand eighth-tier magic, and in the end, they were all killed in the blast. This resulted in the elimination of at least six or seven thousand paladins, causing them a huge loss.

But the paladins were not to be trifled with. Their morale showed no signs of wavering, and they charged towards Agreed's camp without hesitation. The Valkyrie troops also picked up their long lances and charged forward.

Fun fact: On large-scale battlefields, cavalry generally used weapons that were as long as possible while still being portable. This was because cavalry charges had a powerful impact and did not require wielding weapons. In this situation, the requirement for weapons became that the longer the better. Therefore, spears and lances became standard weapons for cavalry. On the front lines, there were basically no close-quarters combat on horseback. A cavalry charge only had two outcomes: either I would kill you with a spear, or you would kill me with a spear. It was a matter of who died first. However, cavalry also carried swords, scimitars, bows and arrows to prevent situations where long weapons would be damaged and they would have to flee and wait to die.

The paladin commander, seeing the Valkyrie troops charging towards them, immediately shouted, "Fire arrows!"

The paladins behind her immediately drew their crossbows and fired a volley into the air. The rain of arrows flew into the Valkyrie's army, and hundreds of cavalrymen were instantly struck by multiple arrows and died on their horses.

The paladins immediately switched to their spears and continued their charge. Soon, the two sides clashed in close combat, and the paladin troops instantly overwhelmed the Valkyrie troops. Countless warriors were directly thrown from their horses and trampled into mincemeat. Of course, the paladin legion did suffer casualties, but the number of casualties was only a few, which was negligible compared to the losses suffered by the Valkyrie side.

The Valkyrie unit was nearly wiped out in this charge. They threw away their damaged lances, drew their swords, and prepared to fight to the death against an enemy they knew they could not defeat.

Cavalry is actually a very high-risk profession. Although they are highly mobile, they can only guarantee a one-for-one exchange on the battlefield. If they don't get out of the way after charging and are surrounded, they will be beaten to death. Their weapons are also very easy to damage due to the high intensity of combat. However, there is no other way. You have to survive this wave of attacks before you can even think about what to do in the next wave.

In contrast, the paladins' weapons were undamaged, because all of their weapons were carefully selected, and they used their battle aura to enhance the weapons' lethality while greatly protecting and increasing their durability.

Just when the paladins thought they had victory in their grasp, hundreds of soldiers armed with bows and arrows suddenly emerged from the surrounding woods and surrounded them. At the same time, a rain of arrows fell upon them. The paladins hurriedly parried and blocked, but they did not expect that the arrowheads were specially made and would suddenly explode upon contact, causing heavy casualties among the paladins again.

Upon seeing this, the commander of the paladin legion immediately ordered a charge towards the archers' positions. The archers reacted quickly to intercept the knights, but the specially made arrows were already exhausted, and ordinary arrows could not penetrate the paladins' aura armor. Just as the enemy was getting closer and closer, a shout rang out. Pushkin was leading the Knights of Light to charge!