The Alexis Empire Chronicle Vol 1 Chapter 32

The mining town was enveloped in a heavy tension .  

The suns already set .  

The miners carried pickaxes with them, and the hunters carried bows and arrows .  

Men were sent off by their wife and children .  

“To think they would attack in the middle of the night…” “The government force is no different than bandits huh?” “Rather than that, about us… Are we going to be fine, I wonder? I don’t know what I’m going to do…” 

Everyone had an anxious expression on their face .  

They seem to have accustomed to working in the darkness .  

It was not unusual for hunters to go hunt in the middle of the night, that was why the hunters didn’t look agitated .  

“If it’s Anju-san, he should know the method to fight in the middle of the night right?” 

“That’s right, call Anju-san . ” 

“About that, I went to the inn to greet him before but, I didn’t see him there…” 

“What did you say?” 

The men’s confusion who gathered in the front gate was getting bigger and bigger .  

Everyone looked down with pale expression .  

From their place, they could see the government force advancing slowly .  

The fire of the numerous torch in their hands could be seen flickering .  

Seeing from above, more than a thousand enemies lined up and climbed along the mountain path, making them looked like a red snake . It was such a chilling scene .  

Garai also hurriedly gathered at the front gate, his body shakes when he saw the advance of the government forces .

Perhaps, right now he actually feels the most fear .  

But, he was not allowed to escape .  

He then nodded toward Tiki who stand next to him . Tiki pats the head of the two wolves at her feet . Immediately, the two of them howled toward the moon . When hearing it close by, it was indeed giving off a dreadful feeling . Jolting people sense of danger .  

They were about to perform night battle, for the men who looked down looking confused, the two wolves howls were making them more hesitating .  

Seeing the men behavior, this time it was Garai who speaks his voice loudly .  

While hiding his trembling body . He forcibly puffed his chest .  

“Let us do as usual . No, this may be easier than usual . ” 

“Why is that, Garai?” 

“They have torches after all . It may be dark, but we could make the torches as a mark . ” 

“OOOH… You’re right . ” 

“Let us get closer without bringing any light with us . They won’t see us easily, while it should be easy for us…” 

“Good idea!” 

“Rather, it is amazing that you noticed that . While I could only feel my body s.h.i.+vered…” 

“As expected of the ‘one-eyed giant, Cyclops’ . To say such a bold plan!” 

His comrades praised him .  

In addition, willpowers also seems to have returned to them .  

“As usual, I will shot the commander . Then we will win . ” 

Garai continued to encourage everyone, taking care not to let his voice shake .  

Tiki who hold his hand since earlier secretly seems to work as his encouragement .  

“Alright then, let us do it!” “To protect our livelihood!” “We don’t need anything else!” 

A lot of courageous voice was spoken by the men, then they departed .  

Many of them who pa.s.s through the main gate touched the pillars . It was for a good luck charm, it was believed that touching the pillars will let them come back alive .  

Garai pushes his way through and also touch the gate pillars .  

Five thousand Line’s men descended straight at a fast pace .  

It was a path they knew very well . Since there was no cloud tonight, they didn’t need light .  

“It’s a ma.s.sacre!” “Bloodbath!” “I’m not afraid of government force!” 

Brave words come out from their mouth .  

That was how they lifted their spirits .  

This was the difference between them and standing army, for the soldiers, if they were told to be silent, they would refrain to converse entirely . Such detail showed the overwhelming strength of regular soldiers .  

However, that was if they fought under the same terms .  

In this battle, the Line’s men had an absolute ground advantage .  

It was faster to go down than to climb the mountain— The men were the first who arrived at the halfway of the mountain .  

The place was what they call ‘the usual spot’ . The road slope here was steep, reducing the government army climbing momentum . If they want to ambush the enemy, they should do it from here, that was what Anju told them .  

It was a rough path that usually causes a problem to the carriages that bring grains but, right now it had become their reliable ally . There were even people who pray to the G.o.d of land to descend there .  

On the right side, there was a tall elm tree in which Garai and Tiki should already there… From there, they could aim at the enemy’s commander .  

Some of the men were concerned if they could do it in the middle of the night, but they had told them something before they departed .  

“You guys should know that I have good eyes, right? Even during the night, it should be fine . ” 

“Since I also have some plan, you guys don’t have to worry . ” 

As expected, Garai who was touted as the Hero needs to look confident, while Tiki puffed out her thin chest .  

Believing in the two of them, the miners waited while blocking the path .  

There were no formation or anything like that, they just stand randomly, but in such a narrow path, 4,000 men could function as a wall perfectly . In order for them to protect their wives, children, parents, sisters, they raised their spirits to an absolute maximum . While a thousand hunters were scattered to the left and right, ready to ambush the government forces .  

Looking down, they could see the red snakes that come to attack them .  

Seeing the spectacle, less and less people opened their mouth .  Instead, the atmosphere was filled with ice-cold tension . Soon enough, silent ruled over the surrounding .  

And in such a heavy atmosphere, high pitch sound made by whistling through one’s fingers could be heard .  

It was a signal from Garai .  

The best hunter in town never misses his target . It was instruction by the hero that they should shot from this distance .  

“Release the arrow!” Replacing the quiet forest, such a voice could be heard over and over .  

The hunters released their arrow toward the torches that they had aim as the target .  

It was a fantastic scene which they looked like they were hunting a big flame snake .  

A thousand arrows flew, making wind noise that break the silence .  

Countless arrows pierced the fiery snake .  

Then the men made a commotion .  

Everyone leaked a groan while looking puzzled and confused . Out of the hundreds of torchlights they had been attacked, it was hardly decreased . Only one or two falls .  

The first shot, it was as if there was no effect at all .  

In the past, the government forces would have fallen into a panic by now .  

This time, the enemy was different .  

They had comes in an orderly manner, and in silent .  

“Anyway, let us try it again! Don’t stop!” 

After someone says that, the hunters immediately shot another arrow toward the target . They fired the arrow continuously .  

In the darkness they could not aim to another target, to begin with, that was why they keep using the torchlights as the target .  

And yet, the numbers of torches hardly reduced .  

The most it could do was to slow down the government forces .  

They were slowly but steadily getting closer and closer… 

“J-Just what the heck we’re fighting against?” 

Someone asked such a stupid question . It was dark, and they could not confirm the enemy, but they were sure that they were fighting against a human .  

However, no one could not laugh at him . That was because mouth had stiffened .  

In their eyes, a large snake was coming after them .  

The men unconsciously retreated back— The eerie silence and the spectacle had created pressure had made them do so .  

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“Proceed with calmly! No need to hurry!”  

Leonard raised his voice giving a command to the soldiers . The long line created by the 1,500 foot soldiers, making them looked like a snake .  One man was riding Zanzas .  

Of course, even for Leonard, he didn’t dare to charge alone, that was why this time he was not running at the front but more focusing giving order to the soldiers . Using his prided glaive as command baton… 

It was easier for him to do that while riding a horse, and his figure also makes the soldiers calmer .  

The ono who guard Leonard’s surrounding was the Alexis Knights who took the role as the vanguard .  

Due to the slope, their horses practically became useless, that was why right now they partic.i.p.ated as foot soldiers .  

However, even though they walked on foot, their splendor as knights did disappear at all .  

They no longer doubted the bloodsucking prince, Nosferatu, who was their General was actually the heaven-sent child of darkness . They advanced through the dark forest without fear . This was also due to the effect of legendary folklore .  

If they showed that they were not afraid, the Eidonia soldiers would also follow .  

“Keep the formation, don’t rus.h.!.+ Keep the s.h.i.+elds in order!” Leonard’s precise command was transmitted all the way to the back by Bauman and Alan .  

The army was carrying large s.h.i.+elds .  

They held their spear straight up, and use the s.h.i.+elds as umbrellas .  

One out of five soldiers didn’t hold spears but torches instead .  

It was a special torch with a handle length of 7 . 2 meters .  

It was Shera idea, the torches were made using the 300 trees they had cut during the daytime .  

Such tactic was used to make the enemy hunters who will shot the arrow and use the light as target marks make a wrong eye measurement…