Chapter 28: The Eve of the Surprise Attack

  And then, when Duncan and the captives and Helena in disguise entered Minky City, the Golden Knights immediately came out of the city lord's mansion to give them a lecture.

  The golden knight who was stationed in Minky City was named Armani, the same white silver knight who had died earlier, Loki's older brother. Seeing the defeated army return and learning that High Wizard Pros also died, he became flustered.

  Duncan saw Armani and suddenly rushed forward, crying: "Armani brother, Loki, Loki was captured by the enemy, they said they would only release him if you go to negotiate..."

  "Where is he?" Amari demanded, grabbing Duncan's collar and shouting. He was his own brother, after all, and had promised their parents to keep him safe when they arrived.

  "Don't be in a hurry, General Armani. Ask him about the enemy's strength. Although Pross is old, his strength is still there. Among high-level mages, few can be his opponent. Did our intelligence system go wrong?" At this time, an old man wearing a cyan robe descended from the sky, with a moon and a star embroidered on his chest.

  Armani turned around and respectfully looked at the old man in the cyan robe, saying: "Yes, Lord Kite..."

  Loki glanced at the old man in the blue robe and hastily said with respect: "Greetings, Kid Magic Swordsman. I am Loki. Today we encountered an army of 10,000 from the Holy Light Empire. However, there was a magic swordsman among them who defeated Lord Plos in just three moves. Her Highness Charlotte of the Holy Light Empire was also present."

  Kite nodded and hummed softly: "Hmph, didn't expect to be deceived. Charlotte should be the weakest point here, but a demon appeared, it seems that the people of the Holy Light Empire are not fools either. The information given by the Grand Duchess of the Holy Light Empire is not all true."

  However, it's also good that we've paid a price to understand the enemy's strength. Tomorrow, General Armani, you'll bring 20,000 elite troops, and I'll follow along. I'll take care of their mages. If we capture Princess Charlotte first, it will likely play a certain role in the strategic deployment of the Empire of Thorns, and there will also be many rewards.

  "Ah, this time Lord Kite's title will surely rise another level. I'll write a letter to the king later and give you all the credit. Honestly, as long as my brother is rescued, I'm satisfied..."

  Kidd laughed and said, "It's nothing, your brother was captured and I also have responsibility for it. It was my mistake to believe that princess' message, which led to the loss of so many troops. And you are my follower, if I receive rewards, don't you also receive them? Haha, tonight we'll rest and reorganize our troops, tomorrow we'll take down Princess Charlotte..."

  "Yes, Lord Kite..." Armani nodded and said.

  Duncan, who was also kneeling, let out a sigh of relief. Finally... tomorrow he would be free at last.

  ……

  After infiltrating Mingji City, Helena and the others also temporarily regrouped in the enemy's military camp. Everything went as Wu Lingfeng had expected, and the events unfolded in the same way as before.

  However, what Helena did not expect was that the Grand Princess would actually betray her country and collaborate with the enemy. In order to get rid of Charlotte, she even borrowed the power of the Hawthorn Empire, which is truly a shame for the Holy Light Empire. Fortunately, there is Lingfeng's magic, otherwise it would have been over.

  Everything is under the control of Wu Lingfeng, and tomorrow, the Golden Knights and Mages of Mingqi City will also be mobilized, just like Wu Lingfeng is commanding everyone, manipulating the entire power of Mingqi City in his hands, which makes Helena very admirable.

  Although following Princess Charlotte, she learned many battle array methods and military tactics, but Wu Lingfeng's strange strategies and clever plans were unheard of to her, luring the enemy into a trap, then secretly crossing the river and stealing the city, truly a shocking move.

  ……

  Looking at Wu Lingfeng's side, the night march finally arrived at a forest five miles outside the city of Mingji. At this time, Wu Lingfeng allowed all soldiers to rest temporarily, but he did not sleep. He calmly stared at everything around him, and the rustling of the wind and grass entered his ears. The closer they were to success, the more careful they had to be about every little thing.

  "Winnie gently walked up to Wu Lingfeng's side and handed him a sheepskin water bag, 'Here, have some water...'"

  Wu Lingfeng took the water bag, drank two mouthfuls of clear water, wiped the water stains from his mouth, and then summoned the storage space. He took out two pieces of roasted meat from inside and handed one to Wen Ni, saying: "Eat up, my storage space is well-preserved and warm, it's very fresh. You've had a hard time following me out."

  Winnie took the roasted meat with both hands and said: "It doesn't matter, these few days have been my happiest days ever. I want to stay by Onii-chan's side for a lifetime."

  Wu Lingfeng gently patted Wen Ni's little head and said: "Fool, if you want to follow me, then follow me, but don't dare say you're tired..."

  "Hmm!!" Winnie nodded heavily with her delicate little chin.

  Charlotte on one side saw Wu Linfeng suddenly take out two pieces of roasted meat emitting hot air, and she ran over in surprise, exclaiming: "Spatial magic?"

  Wu Lingfeng nodded and said, "It's almost done. I can summon a small heterospace that is only one cubic meter in size. The things inside can maintain their quality for a long time. When you put them in, they will come out the same way. It's very useful. Would Your Highness like some roasted meat? Wen Ni made it, and it tastes great..."

  Charlotte nodded: "Mm, give me one too. And don't call me Princess anymore, from now on just call me Charlotte, it sounds more comfortable to me."

  Wu Lingfeng nodded and took out a piece of barbecue from his storage space, handing it to Charlotte.

  After finishing the barbecue, Wu Linfeng began to check his own attributes. In the previous battle, he didn't pay attention to the system's prompts at all. Through the identification of his right eye, his personal attributes are now:

  Martial Lingfeng

  Occupation: Male Monk Level: 10 (222/5000)

  Job Description: Mainly uses magic for attacks, HP becomes 0 can return to light, so will not easily fall.

  Basic Attributes:

  HP (Health Points): 435

  MP (Magic Points): 515

  Physical Attack: 36

  Magic Attack: 56

  Power: 26.5

  Physical Strength: 29.5

  Intelligence Quotient: 35.5

  Spirit: 38.5

  Physical/Magical Independent Attack: 550

  Physical Defense: 147.5

  Magic Defense: 192.5

  Physical Crit Strike: 0%

  Magic Critical Hit: 0%

  Attack Speed: 10%

  Release Speed: 10%

  Moving speed: 14.5 m/s

  Magic Resistance: 0

  HP Recovery Rate: 10

  MP Recovery Rate: 190

  Fire attribute: 0

  Ice attribute: 0

  Light attribute: 0

  Dark attribute: 0

  Never thought that a battle would level up so much, the physical strength became even stronger, now Wu Lingfeng felt himself strong like an ox.

  This is just a change in basic attributes, and the upgrade comes with several additional magical skills:

  Yin Yang Fire LV2 (Active): Elemental skill, instant cast, cooldown 10 seconds, lasts 60 seconds, consumes MP32. Each fireball increases physical/magical defense by 240, each fireball's attack power is 362%. (Tao Mu Magic Wand adds an additional level)

  Skill Description: Generates two clusters of Netherflame, increasing own physical and magical defense for 60 seconds. When in the state of generating Netherflame, casting this skill again will shoot out the fireballs and deal damage to enemies.

  Teleport LV1 (Active): Combat skill, instant cast, cooldown 1.5 seconds, consumes MP 25. Teleports 4M forward or backward and 1M left or right.

  Skill Description: Can instantly move a certain distance in a specified direction. The teleportation distance can be reduced by decreasing magic power, but it cannot be increased.

  Whirlwind Shield LV1 (Active): Elemental skill, Instant cast, Cooldown 4 seconds, MP cost 31. Attack power: 356%, Reduced damage from ranged attacks: 15%, Shield advance distance: 4.5M.

  Skill Description: Generate a flame shield and cast it forward to attack enemies. When the shield is generated, it can reduce damage from enemy long-range attacks.

  Leap LV1 (Active): Universal skill, cast time 0.4 seconds, cooldown 25 seconds, MP cost 13, duration 10 seconds.

  Skill Description: Increases jump force within a 20-meter height range around self for a period of time.

  Throw Mastery LV1 (Passive, requires carrying throwing-type equipment): Universal skill, instant cast, no cooldown, consumes 1 MP, increases attack power by 10%.

  Skill Description: When throwing, it can increase the attack power of throwing-type equipment. Equipment that deals 2 times damage does not increase the attack power for the second attack.