Under the shade of the trees, more than a hundred elves wearing armor and with sharp ears were walking quickly.

Among them, I, a veteran of the First Corps, took the lead, leaving the larger troops far behind, and took on the responsibility of exploring the path.

They held compound bows in their hands that were relatively more suitable for use on horses, and from time to time they shot arrows at suspicious-looking places in the forest on both sides where enemies might be hiding.

This is a tradition that has existed since the Eagle Legion. Ever since they were attacked by beastmen hiding under the leaves in the forest, the troops responsible for exploring the path have used fire (wave) power (cost) under Carter's suggestion.

The power of reconnaissance (arrow) proved to be useless most of the time, and only a few times did the attack plan of the Chaos followers be discovered in advance.

However, considering that the number of vanguard troops that explore the path is generally not too large, the arrow vectors consumed by this level of fire reconnaissance (which will not be recovered for safety reasons) are just drizzle for an army, and they are completely

acceptable.

The mirror forest composed of huge trees still gives people an eerie feeling even at noon when the sun is strongest. It is difficult for sunlight to reach the ground through the tall trees.

This is already the second day since Aenario, Carter and others entered the Mirror Forest.

Although it is gloomy and cold during the day, it is already a more pleasant environment than at night. The forest where even the sun has difficulty shining in will become extremely dark once night comes, and the faint light of the twin moons of the Warhammer world cannot reach the ground at all. Think about it.

To avoid being completely surrounded by the ultimate darkness, a bonfire must be lit to illuminate the limited space around it.

Although the bonfire can bring warmth to the elves, it also makes them lose their ability to detect unexpected things within the scope of the firelight. The terrifying environment in which it seems that as long as they leave the bonfire, they will be swallowed by darkness, is what most of the elves present have never experienced.

This is something that has never been experienced before, even by the local elves of Avalon.

Even the Nagareth elven veterans Carter brought, these warriors who were able to fight back in the face of ferocious demons, looked worried after spending a night in that environment.

Only Aenario and Carter were in normal spirits.

[It seems that the fear of a silent and dark environment is universal in that world. It is no wonder that the soldiers in the army in the previous life were most afraid of being locked in a dark confinement room. 】

Carter, who has extremely keen senses, can detect creatures within a certain range by relying on his hearing alone, even without using his eyes. Therefore, he is not particularly afraid of dark environments, so he behaves extremely calmly.

As for Aenario, it seemed as if he didn't feel anything at all. After finishing his shift last night, he slept until departure.

Worried about all of Ulthuan, he seemed not to care about other things at all.

Everyone who spent one night in this forest did not want to stay another night at all, and they all quickened their pace to get out of the Mirror Forest before the evening of the next day.

However, in this narrow terrain with tall trees on both sides, which is an excellent ambush environment, a group of elves walked out without encountering any danger, but they underestimated the chaos.

The five veterans who were responsible for exploring the path ahead were shooting arrows at places where creatures might be hiding.

One of them had just taken out three arrows from the quiver on the horse and clamped them between the fingers of the bow. Then he skillfully placed one of the arrows on the bow string and pointed it at a pile of fallen leaves.

To shoot.

The sound of the bow string being pulled back was relatively clear in the quiet forest.

"Roar!!" Something hiding in it saw through the gap the hateful elf on the horse pointing the nasty piece of wood at itself, and let out a roar after knowing that it could no longer hide.

"Enemy attack!!" The moment he heard the roar, the elves in the vanguard shouted loudly.

The elf who drew the bow string was not slow in his movements. He aimed an arrow at the figure rising from the fallen leaves, and then quickly shot another arrow within two seconds. The others also acted similarly, using nearly ten arrows in one time.

The unstoppable momentum shot towards the unknown creature, causing a frightening sound of skin and flesh breaking. Then they pulled the reins and retreated quickly together.

The creature in the leaf litter was severely injured and fell before its full appearance was revealed. But more emerged from a deeper forest.

Carter took a closer look and realized that the people who were attacking were all 'old friends'.

"It's a mutated beast!" After shouting loudly, Carter slightly controlled the horse and took two steps forward, surpassing Aenario and leaving him with only his own figure. Then he immediately opened his Sharingan, with a pair of magatama eyes.

The red eyes began to move up, down, left and right very quickly, making people wonder whether he could really see things clearly, or he was just doing eye cleaning exercises.

"They are not many in number and are probably about the same size as us. They are very fast and can run almost as well as our horses. Comparing speed with them is not a wise choice!"

Carter, who spoke loudly about what he saw, seemed to be talking in the air, but Aenario behind him understood that the other party was communicating with him.

"Then let us give them a break and start again!"

Aenarion, who was wearing a helmet engraved with a phoenix, drew out his rune magic sword and responded with a strong and heroic voice. At the same time, he waved the long sword in his hand, and deadly flames appeared on it, constantly burning on the sword.

The body burns and emits high temperatures.

Carter, who turned around, was slightly startled when he saw the weapon with obvious characteristics. A thought flashed through his mind in less than a second: [The Yanyang Sword, a magic weapon, has to wait for a while. In Val,

Are iron diamonds forged by the incarnation of Val, the god of forging, hidden in the elves? How come they are used directly?]

But even though he was confused, Carter would not be distracted for too long at the critical moment before the battle. He quickly came to his senses, picked up his dragon flame halberd and said loudly: "Form a phalanx! Your Excellency Aenarion, please

The subordinates cooperate!”

As he spoke, Carter stood up on his own legs and rode his horse into the forest on the left.

The most suitable environment for horse combat is the plains, but this does not mean that the cavalry has no combat effectiveness in the forest, it just cannot form a powerful impact formation.

In this mirror forest composed of huge trees, the trees are still quite far apart in order to capture enough nutrients. An air strike in the middle is enough for Carter to move.

Although he couldn't move forward at full speed, the speed brought by the war horse still allowed Carter to reach a horned beast in less than a few seconds. The halberd in Carter's hand was extremely sharp. He held the halberd tightly with both hands and swung it hard, slashing at the horned beast.

He raised his hands on the axe.

"Afraid! Kacha!..."

The weapons of both sides were not at the same level at all. The inferior ax broke into two halves in an instant. Its head also said goodbye to its body and flew high into the sky. Blood poured out from the torn wound like a fountain.

Carter, who continued to advance on horseback, killed three more horned beasts and a large horned beast wearing armor and holding a relatively high-quality ax in less than a moment. The attack of the beastmen on the left was also delayed.

"Ha, drive!"

When Aenario on the other side saw Carter's heroic actions, he immediately felt a desire to compete deep in his heart. He rode a huge horse with a shoulder height of almost two and a half meters, and charged towards the beastman on the right.

go.

The rune magic sword burning with flames in his hand was like a hot butter knife, and the beastmen were like butter. None of them could survive two blows, and they were all split in half or even into several pieces by the long sword burning with magic flames.

Moreover, the wound was directly burned due to the high temperature the moment it was cut, and blood could not spurt out.

Two officers of an army, regardless of their subordinates, stayed away from the front line and went deep into the enemy's formation to kill the enemy. This move was actually very risky, but the two elves who killed the enemy in the enemy's formation were not ordinary people.

"Fire the arrow!"

Under the command of three junior officers of the First Corps, the two troops who were unfamiliar with each other quickly formed a square formation. Under their orders, the soldiers in the back row began to attack those who were far away from Carter and Aenario.

The beastmen launched the elves’ characteristic arrow rain.

Although the trees blocked many arrows, more than 70% of the arrows still hit the target, causing the beastmen to lose more than a dozen combat power in an instant. In addition, the miscellaneous fish that Carter and Aenario had dealt with had not yet been able to hit the target.

When the war officially started, they lost almost one-third of their troops.

"Ugh!! Chirp!!"

Seeing that they were about to be defeated, the leader of the Beastman warband hiding in the depths unleashed his trump card.

A huge black shadow five to six meters high rushed towards the elves' phalanx.
Chapter completed!