Farming in the Magical World

"hehe!"

Upon hearing the plan, Petrov did not immediately agree as he had done before. Instead, he turned to Albert with a sinister look and said, "Didn't you say you could take the castle easily? Is this what you mean by 'easily'?"

Hearing this, Albert's heart sank. It seemed that this guy still suspected him.

Before approaching the castle, Petrov intended to bypass it and return directly to the tribe through Castel, without wanting to get entangled with the castle.

They emerged almost unscathed and even amassed a large amount of valuable loot. Upon their return, the Black Stone Tribe would instantly become the wealthiest tribe in the surrounding area, so naturally, they were eager to go back.

But Albert couldn't so easily give up the opportunity to complete the mission. Once they returned to the tribe, they wouldn't come out again for at least a year or two. How could Albert complete his mission then? Naturally, he would try his best to dissuade them.

To further incite Petrov and the Grummans, he not only brought up the previous Battle of Dragon Ridge, but also downplayed the attack on the castle as "easy."

Knowing that once Petrov began to suspect, no amount of explanation would be of any use; in Petrov's eyes, it would all be sophistry. If he wanted these people to help him complete the mission before returning to the tribe, he had to regain this guy's trust.

After a moment's thought, he raised his fist and pounded his chest, bowing slightly with a sincere expression. "I'm very sorry, it was indeed my misjudgment this time, Petrov!"

"To make up for my mistake, I am willing to take the lead and charge forward, and I hope to have your permission!"

"just you?"

Petrov glanced disdainfully at Albert's not-so-strong physique, then with a whoosh, drew his giant axe and looked towards the castle. "I'll show you how utterly incompetent schemes are in the face of absolute power!"

In his view, the Andrews were only able to fight because of the trenches and those strange wooden stakes. He believed that as long as he charged into the crowd, they would immediately abandon their armor and weapons, just like the Fallen Dragon Ridge.

Petrov raised his giant axe and shouted, "Warriors, charge with me!"

Having said that, he spurred his horse hard and charged ahead, unaware of the triumphant smile on Albert's face as he kept his head down.

The Grummans, who were still scattering arrows around them, were greatly encouraged to see their leader charge ahead. They put away their bows and arrows, raised their weapons again, and charged forward in a swarm, shouting, "Charge!"

The two sides were not far apart at this time, and Petrov quickly arrived at the trench. He pulled on the reins, and his horse leaped over the trench.

As for the wooden stakes behind the trench, Petrov naturally didn't expect his horse to be able to jump over them. Although he didn't know that these things were called "barricades," he could vaguely sense that they had a strong obstructive effect on horses.

But he didn't care. Before the horse could land and be stopped, he leaped high on its back, raised his giant axe, and slammed it down on the shield behind the horse.

Thump... ...Crack... ...

As he landed, the shields of a small squad of shield bearers directly opposite him were instantly cleaved in two, and the shield bearers were also sent flying by the enormous force, falling to the ground and spitting blood.

Upon seeing how brave this person was, the surrounding team members were instantly filled with fear, and with a whoosh, several people around them took several steps back.

Seeing everyone retreat, Black Tiger panicked and, disregarding techniques and angles, thrust his red-tasseled spear forward, shouting repeatedly, "Don't retreat! Draw your spear! Draw your spear!"

Seeing that someone actually dared to attack him, Petrov was furious. He swung his giant axe and knocked away the red-tasseled spear that was thrusting at him. He then kicked the black tiger to the ground and raised his giant axe again, slashing it down fiercely at the little bug.

Just as Black Tiger was about to die on the spot, several team members anxiously prepared to rush forward to rescue him, only to find that it was too late. A longsword accurately pierced the tip of the giant axe, changing the angle at which the giant axe fell.

The sudden change in the angle of his weapon caused Petrov to stumble and nearly fall. Turning around, he saw, "It's you, you coward?"

The one who saved Black Tiger was Tim, who was directing from the side. The moment he saw Petrov jump high into the air, he knew that his team members couldn't stop him, so he rushed over and finally rescued the squad leader.

Upon hearing the other party's address, Tim didn't react. He raised his dark-patterned sword again and engaged the other party in battle.

Taking advantage of the chaos, two Grummans who followed crossed the trench and rushed into the square. Later, some people tried to move the barricades on the ground, but the barricades were tied together with ropes. The Grummans didn't have much iron, so they couldn't break the ropes for a while and were scratching their heads in frustration.

Lanny was helping the shield bearer who had been knocked away to his feet when he saw that Tim was already fighting the enemy leader. It seemed that it would be difficult to determine a winner in a short time, and Tim probably didn't have the energy to command the guards. The situation was critical, so Lanny stood up and took over the command.

"Squad One, Squad Two, hold your ground, don't panic!" After glancing at the fight between Tim and the Grumman, he waved to the three squads defending the flank, "Squad Three, everyone, surround them!"

Tim might talk about chivalry, but he doesn't. If there's an opportunity to gang up on an opponent, why would he choose to fight one-on-one?

Upon hearing Lanny's voice, the first and second squads, who had been in a panic, regained some composure. Those with shields raised their shields, and those with red-tasseled spears raised their spears as well, and they surrounded the Grummans who had rushed in.

Team Captain Wayne was in a dilemma, unsure whether he should go and help. After all, there were no enemies in the direction he was defending, but Lord Tim's previous orders forbade him to leave.

Upon hearing Lanny's words, he immediately led three teams to surround Petrov. However, fearing that Tim might be accidentally injured, the encirclement was slow to shrink and their movements were hesitant, as they dared not launch a full-scale attack.

Having narrowly escaped death, Black Tiger got up from the ground, enduring the excruciating pain in his chest. Just as he was about to assist Tim, he suddenly heard Lanny order them to continue their defense.

Turning around, he saw that some people had already jumped over the trench. In a panic, he grabbed a shield from a teammate next to him and, using his weight, charged towards one of the Grummans who had already entered the square, shouting, "Formation! Formation!"

The team members around them were completely at a loss, not knowing what to do. Some even had the urge to run away. However, their usual training had some effect, and no one was the first to run away.

Upon seeing his actions, everyone instantly understood his meaning. They quickly surrounded him with three shields, trapping him in the middle and restricting his movement. Meanwhile, the team members behind him thrust their red-tasseled spears through the gaps in the shields.

The Grumman, brandishing a stone hammer and yelling, was about to charge into the crowd when he suddenly saw a shield in front of him. He raised his stone hammer and struck it, but found that the shield did not break. It only paused slightly before continuing to approach him.

Just as he was trying to get around the shield, another shield blocked his way. Then, he felt a jolt, looked down, and saw that there were several holes in his body, blood spurting out. A sharp pain surged through him, and then everything went black as he collapsed limply to the ground.

Seeing how effective Black Tiger's method was, Old Qiao, the leader of the second squad, immediately followed suit and learned it.

Under the command of the two squad leaders, Black Tiger and Old Joe, the main battlefield was gradually stabilized, and the Grummans who had rushed in were gradually driven back.

Seeing that the people following him did not rush in, and that they did not collapse at the first touch as he had expected, but instead seemed to be surrounding him, Petrov finally became anxious. He swung his giant axe even more vigorously, each blow accompanied by a whistling sound.

Feeling his opponent's strength increasing, Tim stopped fighting head-on and became more agile. He took advantage of the opponent's retreat to thrust out a few swords, but his armor was too heavy, making it impossible to break free immediately.

Lanny, standing nearby, saw it clearly. Although it seemed that the enemies who had rushed in had been driven out, they were now in danger. If the enemy ignored Petrov and stood at a distance to shoot arrows, their group would be in even greater danger.

He guessed correctly. Albert did try to get the Grummans to shoot arrows, but they refused because their leader was inside. Seeing the growing suspicion in their eyes, he gave up the idea, shut his mouth, and cursed inwardly.

Damn it, can't they avoid the leader? Are these barbarians all one-track-minded?

He was speechless at the stupidity of these Grummen.

He hesitated whether to rush in and help Petrov, but after observing for so long, he felt he couldn't go in.

These people actually showed signs of the kingdom's regular army, with clear division of labor and tacit cooperation. Although their movements were still a bit clumsy and they would panic in emergency situations, they were by no means like ordinary noble armies that would easily scatter when faced with problems.

He didn't believe that his mediocre knightly skills were enough to withstand the group's attack.

I wonder how this lord trained them. Why didn't I see this group of people at Falling Dragon Ridge before? If they had been there back then, the outcome would have been very different.

He didn't care about Petrov's life or death at all. His only thought of helping Petrov was to use the strength of these people. He had no intention of making a pointless sacrifice to save these primitive people.

Just as he was becoming interested in this group of people who were clearly civilians, something unexpected happened on Petrov's side.

As Tim slowly retreated, the three squads finally completed the encirclement, and in an instant, four or five gun barrels were thrust towards the enemy in the middle.