A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

‘Buzz!’

As a creepy aura began to circulate, the sky, which was already dimming due to the setting sun, instantly began to descend into darkness.

Night had arrived.

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‘Whoosh!’

However, in the eastern suburbs of Longcheng City, on the small hill northeast of Su Family Village, atop the Viking castle that sits there like a crouching giant, a large patch of firelight suddenly appeared.

These were bonfires lit in fire pits, as well as torches appearing on the city walls and in the streets below.

At this moment, both the bonfires and the torches were burning fiercely.

Releasing light and heat.

Bringing extremely precious firelight to this area shrouded by the Mount \u0026 Blade rules, now entering the darkness.

As well as the sense of security that firelight brings.

“Very good, it’s finally dark.”

Shen Mu was standing on top of the city wall at this time, looking at the Blue Star world outside that was completely shrouded in darkness just a few meters away, a faint smile on his lips.

However, in his eyes, the smile didn't come so easily, but rather with a bit of solemnity.

Because this was the moment for him to verify his conjecture.

That is to say, tonight is a crucial proof of whether those hell devils will once again surge out of the subway station to attack him.

“Bes Tur.” At this moment, Shen Mu nodded to the side.

“I’m here.”

On the stairs next to him, Bes Tur, holding a heavy nomadic scimitar, was quickly walking up the stairs.

Seeing Shen Mu nodding to him, he, who had already received the order, immediately nodded in response: “The Khergits under my command are ready and can go out at any time to verify your conjecture.”

“Very good.” Shen Mu nodded in satisfaction, and once again turned his head to look at the dark night outside the city wall.

He pondered for a moment.

But his hand couldn't help but rest on the hilt of the Holy Tree Knight Sword hanging on his left side, and his heart faintly stirred.

“My lord, the outside is shrouded in the rules of the undead, and there are countless undead monsters inside, and we don’t know what the situation with those hell devils is like, I think it’s best for you to stay inside the castle, that’s the wisest choice!”

But when Shen Mu's hand was placed on the hilt of the sword, Bes Tur next to him immediately understood Shen Mu's thoughts.

Frowning tightly, he immediately spoke out in opposition: “Only you living can bear the hope of all of us, so, please don’t take the initiative to take risks, none of us want you to take the initiative to take risks either.”

Shen Mu put his hand on the hilt of the sword, obviously wanting to take the initiative to lead these cavalrymen out to take a look.

To conduct an on-the-spot investigation.

But as Bes Tur said, the entire Mount \u0026 Blade system, the Mount \u0026 Blade rules, and the Mount \u0026 Blade world behind it, are all maintained on Shen Mu alone.

At this time, Shen Mu must not be allowed to take the slightest risk or have any accidents.

Otherwise, their guilt would directly kill them themselves.

Or rather, when Shen Mu no longer exists, whether they, these Mount \u0026 Blade generals and Mount \u0026 Blade characters who appeared from the Mount \u0026 Blade world, will still remain in this world is really up for debate.

Although these Mount \u0026 Blade generals and Mount \u0026 Blade soldiers don't understand the details of what will happen.

But from the depths of their souls, the souls that the Mount \u0026 Blade system and the Mount \u0026 Blade rules bestowed upon them still make them feel lingering fear at any actions that would endanger Shen Mu's life.

Therefore, they simply dare not let Shen Mu take risks.

“It doesn’t matter, I know what I’m doing.”

Shen Mu tightly gripped the hilt of the sword at this time, and his tone also carried solemnity and certainty: “Bes Tur, now have everyone bring torches, and then prepare to open the city gate.”

“My lord! It’s really too dangerous for you to go out personally, why not let me replace you and go to that subway station to take a look, that’s enough.” Bes Tur still wanted to stop him.

“There’s no need to say too much, I’ve already decided.” Shen Mu didn’t give Bes Tur a chance to refute at this time, directly reaching out to signal him to stop persuading, and then took the lead to walk down towards the stairs.

After all, for Shen Mu, this really wasn't dangerous.

It was just going out to investigate.

If he encountered danger, he would immediately come back and would not stay there for a long time leading the troops or get caught in a stalemate battle.

He still had this bit of crisis awareness.

Seeing Shen Mu make such a firm decision.

Bes Tur also didn't say anything more, just gripped his heavy nomadic scimitar tightly and quickly followed behind Shen Mu.

After all, Bes Tur was quite confident in the elite and ordinary steppe bandits under his command.

These were all elites from the Khergit people.

And they were all fat and strong steppe horses, known for their speed and endurance, if they really encountered something, protecting Shen Mu's retreat would still not be a problem.

But preparations also needed to be made.

Bes Tur was closely following Shen Mu at this time, because he felt that he was the best preparation for protecting Shen Mu.

Arriving at the bottom of the city wall.

200 elite Khergit steppe bandits had already finished lining up on their heavy steppe horses.

Each of them held a spear and grasped a nomadic bow.

Looking like they were watching their prey with fierce eyes.

But not far away, seeing Shen Mu come down in person, the 110 Holy Tree Knights who were originally waiting also quickly walked over at this time.

These Holy Tree Knights also understood that Shen Mu planned to personally ride a horse to go outside the city wall to see if the Su Family Village station was being threatened by hell devils.

So they immediately quickly walked towards this side.

They needed to confirm whether Shen Mu was really going to personally ride a horse to go outside the city wall to see what the enemy situation was like.

At the same time, they also planned to continue to persuade him.

After all, they all understood the danger outside the city wall, the undead monsters filled with the rules of the undead, those were some quite troublesome fellows.

Although with their combat power, they didn't need to care about those undead monsters at all, but since they were undead monsters, they had a certain threat to them, and if they encountered an overly difficult opponent outside, it would really be dangerous.

“Arrange for 10 Holy Tree Knights to be personal guards and go out with me to take a look.” Shen Mu reached out and pointed to 10 people when he saw those Holy Tree Knights walking over, choosing to let them follow him.

Only the faces of those Holy Tree Knights looked at each other.

Originally, they wanted to persuade Shen Mu not to leave the castle, but at this time, they were instead pointed out by Shen Mu to have 10 people protect him.

At this time, the captain of the Holy Tree Knights at the head opened his mouth, and said with a bit of a wry smile: “Of course this is really too dangerous, if possible, I really hope you don’t put yourself in danger.”

“That’s right, I also agree with this matter.” And behind Shen Mu, Bes Tur still very aptly agreed with the words of those Holy Tree Knights.

The reasoning was still the same.

It was just that they were afraid that Shen Mu would really encounter some danger.

“Alright, I don’t want to say it a second time, everyone prepare for me.” Shen Mu would not retreat in the slightest because of their persuasion at this time.

Reaching out to beckon a Holy Tree Knight over, he led his Holy Tree Heavy Steed over.

Then, he nimbly leaped onto his horse.

Looking at the generals and cavalrymen around him, whose faces were somewhat stiff, a smile grew on Shen Mu's face.

He explained to them, "Because that subway station entrance is related to my next strategic arrangement, I need to personally inspect it to be sure. Besides, if there is any danger, with you all here, I can retreat. I trust you."

"We understand," they said. Since he had already spoken to this extent, they could no longer stop Shen Mu from going to the most dangerous front line to investigate the enemy's situation.

So, they nodded to each other.

They gathered their respective troops and began to depart.

Ten Holy Tree Knights served as his personal guard, closely protecting Shen Mu.

Along with 100 Steppe Bandit elites led by Bestur, they dispersed to provide support, forming a special light cavalry unit that was indeed agile and extremely responsive.

If they encountered any real danger, these 100 Steppe Bandit elites would not hesitate to use their lives to buy time for Shen Mu.

The same went for the 10 Holy Tree Knights.

Seeing that these cavalrymen were ready, Shen Mu nodded, then waved towards the west gate, signaling them to open it.

As the Vegia sharpshooters over there opened the city gate, they began to spur their horses, the ground rumbling as they filed out in an orderly manner.

They charged directly into the darkness outside.

However, each group of five held up simple torches, and as the burning material on the torches released light and heat in the darkness, it immediately dispelled the darkness and gray mist that possessed the rules of the undead.

Even if some undead monsters, such as skeleton soldiers, zombies, or ghouls, appeared around them and in front of them as they galloped, it was not a cause for concern.

Leading the charge was still Bestur, with his Steppe Bandit elites.

Upon seeing any skeleton soldiers, zombies, or ghouls, they immediately cooperated closely, raising the spears in their hands and thrusting them forward.

Almost in a single swift movement, they killed all these undead monsters on the spot.

Originally slow-moving and with relatively weak combat power, these undead monsters, when faced with the Steppe Bandit elites who wore armor and wielded stronger spears with more refined combat skills,

killing these undead monsters and sending them back to the embrace of death was as easy as child's play.

Indeed, it was child's play.

Having become Tier 4 troops, the combat skills of the Steppe Bandit elites had almost reached the level of highly skilled war machines in Calradia.

Killing these low-level undead monsters was simply too easy for them.

"The Su Family Village station is ahead."

Shen Mu was enjoying the ease at this time, spurring his horse forward, the entire troop functioning like a well-oiled steel machine, remarkably efficient.

In almost no more than seven or eight minutes, they had charged straight to the location of the Su Family Village station.

The surrounding area was already densely packed with undead monsters, swaying and moaning, looking quite terrifying.

But with a few whooshing screams, a large number of undead monsters fell to the ground.

Then came the rumbling of warhorses approaching rapidly.

Furthermore, the night, originally shrouded in darkness and gray mist, was directly dispelled by the burning flames on the simple torches. Then, one after another, Steppe Bandit elites, wielding spears and nomadic scimitars, charged into the ranks of these undead monsters.

Then, they began a massacre.

It could be said that in less than seven or eight minutes, they had directly slaughtered all the undead monsters entrenched near the Su Family Village station.

Even if some of these undead monsters had skeletons emitting a gray-black metallic luster, it was the same.

They were still cleaved into pieces on the spot by the spears and nomadic scimitars.

Turning into useless bone shards all over the ground.

Also turned into some rotten bones.

"Safe."

"Safe!"

"This place is also safe!"

After these Steppe Bandit elites circled the entire Su Family Village station, even dismounting and rushing into the underground shopping mall to clear out all the undead monsters inside.

Confirming that they had killed all the undead monsters, they signaled to Shen Mu, who was being surrounded by the Holy Tree Knights, that it was safe here.

This also showed that their work was indeed well done.

"Very good," Shen Mu nodded in praise.

Looking at the Su Family Village station in front of him, which was already covered in bone shards, and the location on the first floor of the underground shopping mall, which had also been turned into bone shards by the undead monsters,

and seeing that his Steppe Bandit elites were holding torches to illuminate the interior, confirming that there was nothing unusual,

Shen Mu now had an expression of 'as expected' in his eyes.

"It's about what I thought. Those Skeleton Legions really went to find trouble with the Hell Demons."

Shen Mu muttered to himself at this time.

But the corners of his mouth were rising higher and higher, because this really made him quite happy. After all, if the Hell Demons, which had been a constant threat to his Vegia Castle, were entangled with those Skeleton Legions,

then it would be equivalent to giving his Vegia Castle, New Rivacheg, a considerable buffer time.

It would be equivalent to giving his New Rivacheg a period of rapid development.

Not too much time, two or three months would be enough, at least that's what Shen Mu thought.

As long as he had this buffer time to allow his New Rivacheg to develop steadily, then he could effectively prevent the attacks of both the Hell Demons and the Skeleton Legions.

After all, Shen Mu was quite certain about the defensive effects of these well-built stone castles on the Calradia continent.

Since everyone was fighting with cold weapons and there was no extraordinary power to completely destroy these defensive buildings like castles,

then these stone castles represented reliability, reassurance, and solidity.

'Buzz!'

Just at this moment.

A faint red light suddenly came from the location of the -1 floor of the underground shopping mall in front of him.

It was the dark red belonging to the Hell Demons' hell rules.

"Wait! There's a situation!" Immediately, around Shen Mu, the 10 Holy Tree Knights who had followed him immediately tightened the spears in their hands, and raised the shields on their left arms, blocking in front of Shen Mu.

Their eyes were fixed on the location of the stairs on the -1 floor of the underground shopping mall.

Including those Khergit Steppe Bandit elites around who had just said it was safe, they all simultaneously raised the spears or nomadic scimitars in their hands, and looked at the location of the -1 floor with extremely solemn expressions.

Their faces were not very good looking.

After all, they had just inspected this subway shopping mall and confirmed that there was nothing abnormal in this place, and even shouted that it was safe.

But they were slapped in the face in just a few minutes. At the location of the stairs on the -1 floor of the subway shopping mall, the dark red light became more and more intense.

This was clearly the effect of the rules of Hell.

The Khergit Steppe Bandit elites near the -1 floor staircase also heard a sound.

Their expressions changed slightly.

"The sound of battle."

A Khergit Steppe Bandit elite suddenly spoke.

Beshtur, who had been protecting Shen Mu, frowned tightly. He dismounted and quickly entered the subway supermarket, listening carefully to the sounds inside.

His expression turned strange, and he turned back to Shen Mu and reported, "Lord Shen Mu, there is indeed the sound of battle."

"Yes, I heard it," Shen Mu nodded slowly.

Because he did hear it.

Without dismounting, he led the 10 Holy Tree Knights who were closely following him and went to the first floor of the subway supermarket.

The Khergit Steppe Bandit elites holding torches had illuminated the first floor, making it as bright as day.

Especially at the location of the -1 floor of the subway supermarket leading to the subway platform, there were four or five torches guarding it.

The staircase leading to the subway platform on the -1 floor was illuminated by a bizarre state of darkness, gray mist, torchlight, and dark red light, all intersecting and opposing each other.

Darkness and gray mist represent the rules of necromancy.

Dark red light represents the rules of Hell.

The torchlight represents the rules after the fusion of the Spirit World and the Blue Star World.

The three converged at the location of the -1 floor staircase of the subway supermarket.

It did seem strange.

"But this shouldn't concern us," Shen Mu stood at the top of the staircase and gestured for the Khergit Steppe Bandit elites holding torches to step back.

The four or five Khergit Steppe Bandit elites holding torches obediently took two steps back.

The light emitted by the torches just avoided a portion of the subway station staircase, allowing the areas filled with darkness and gray mist and the areas filled with dark red light to dominate.

The confrontation between the two sides became more intense.

Standing here, Shen Mu could clearly hear the fierce fighting sounds coming from the Sujia Village station platform below and the subway tunnel.

Occasionally, there were angry roars from Hell demons and the cracking sounds of shattered skeletons.

In addition to the denser sound of skeletons knocking, there was also the faint sound of arrows piercing through the air.

Shen Mu raised his eyebrows.

"Lord, I didn't expect to hear the sound of arrows being fired down there," Beshtur, who was next to Shen Mu, frowned slightly and subconsciously touched the nomadic bow on his body.

Because he had heard the sound of arrows piercing through the air among the sounds coming from below.

It was clear that someone was using bows and arrows in the battle below, and the number of bows and arrows used was not small. At least, from the sound of arrows piercing through the air, he estimated that there were at least 100 archers.

After all, Beshtur was a Khergit from a nomadic tribe.

He was too familiar with the sound of arrows being fired.

In a sense, the Khergit were born as a nation of warhorses and bows and arrows. Compared to the Vaegirs, who preferred to fight with battle axes, they were more familiar with the sound of arrows being fired.

"Yes," Shen Mu's lips curled slightly, his face didn't have any extra expression, he just said lightly, "Since the skeleton legions and Hell demons are fighting, then let's not get involved in their affairs. Now we can go back to New Rivacheg and get a good night's sleep."

"Understood," Beshtur was slightly stunned, but then he understood and nodded. He then greeted the surrounding Khergit Steppe Bandits and escorted Shen Mu back.

After they left the first floor of the subway supermarket, mounted their horses, and shook their reins again, they rushed towards New Rivacheg.

Soon they disappeared into the thick darkness and left Sujia Village station.

In an instant, they rushed into the outer layer of the castle.

"Lord, how is it?" Lesalrit, who was responsible for staying behind, quickly walked over.

Even Alayen, who was supposed to be off duty, quickly walked over to inquire.

"Everything is fine, there are no problems," Shen Mu smiled and said, "Just like I thought, the undead monsters under the rules of necromancy and the Hell demons under the rules of Hell in the subway tunnel have clashed and are fighting."

"That's great," Lesalrit and Alayen looked at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes.

Because they were both very clear.

Since the two enemies they were facing had a fierce conflict, wouldn't that be the same as creating a large buffer space for themselves?

As long as they could take advantage of this buffer time to develop as quickly as possible, that would be great.

They also understood the difference between tactics and strategy.

They also understood the importance of strategic buffer space.

What's more, now was a precious strategic preparation time. For them, this was an opportunity for development, this was the fisherman who could take advantage of the鹬蚌相争(鹬蚌相争渔翁得利).

"Since my conjecture has been verified tonight, then tomorrow I will need to return to Dhirim."

Shen Mu also made a decision at this time.

After all, things like faith might still need him to carefully arrange, especially since he already knew the role of the land of faith, then he would definitely not let go of this important opportunity.

At this time, he also said to Alayen: "When I leave here, Alayen, stay behind to be responsible for all the work of this New Rivacheg castle."

"Understood," Alayen nodded immediately: "Thank you for your belief, Lord Shen Mu, I will not disappoint your trust."

"Yes," Shen Mu nodded: "Be vigilant here, and don't need to go out unless there are special circumstances."

After a slight pause, Shen Mu also arranged: "At the same time, I will leave you with 10 Holy Tree Knights as your personal guards, and also leave 200 Steppe Bandits. If there are any problems, you can let the Steppe Bandits convey them to me in time."

"Understood," Alayen nodded again.

10 Holy Tree Knights as personal guards were for his personal protection.

The 200 Steppe Bandits who had not been upgraded were used as light cavalry. If there was any situation, they could also use the speed advantage of the light cavalry to rush to Dhirim to deliver the news to him.

It could be said that the arrangement was quite good.