In the Disputed Lands, two figures were sprinting down a road a few kilometers from Nadoran Town.
They were the town's apothecaries, and they happened to be out gathering herbs when the King Jacaerys attacked Nadoran Town, thus escaping a calamity.
After hiding in the forest for so long, they finally waited for the Nadoran Town patrol soldiers to decrease, finding an opportunity to leave here.
Tap tap tap!
Suddenly, the two apothecaries heard a faint sound of urgent horse hooves from behind them.
Their faces changed drastically upon hearing the sound, and they immediately turned their heads to look behind them.
They saw a high cloud of dust rising from the road in the direction of Nadoran Town, indicating that a surprisingly large group of cavalry was galloping towards them.
The two apothecaries knew in their hearts that they could absolutely not outrun horses with just two legs.
So they roughly surveyed the surrounding environment and found two small hills on either side of the road ahead that could provide cover.
After a brief discussion, the two of them bolted towards the small hill on the left.
But when they rushed to the back area of the small hill, they instantly froze in place as if hit by a paralysis spell.
They saw that in the back area of the small hill, hundreds of soldiers wearing worn leather armor and holding a variety of weapons were already ambushed here in advance.
At this moment, their hundreds of eyes were tightly fixed on the two apothecaries.
Shh!
A fully armed, handsome general with a silver-white crew cut raised his hand to them and made a shushing gesture, then pointed to the sound of horse hooves outside the small hill, which was growing from weak to strong.
Seeing that this group of ambushing soldiers seemed to have no ill intentions towards the two of them, they nodded at the silver-haired general and then cautiously hid in the corner of the small hill.
They didn't care who these people were, they just wanted to wait for this ambush battle to start and then find an opportunity to escape.
Rumble!
A few minutes later, the sound of horse hooves was like muffled thunder, indicating that the cavalry from the direction of Nadoran Town was getting closer and closer.
The silver-haired general listened to the sound of horse hooves with one ear while slowly raising his right hand.
When the muffled thunder-like sound of horse hooves turned into loud thunder, he suddenly swung down his right hand and shouted, "Pull! 1"
Hearing the silver-haired general's command, dozens of soldiers beside the small hill suddenly pulled back a wrist-thick rope they had previously placed on the ground.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Accompanied by splashing dirt on the ground, this tripwire was directly pulled up from the ground and stretched taut, thus lying across the middle of the two small hills.
Neigh, neigh!!!
Ah!!!
The hundred or so cavalry galloping from the direction of Nadoran Town had no time to react and were instantly tripped up by this tripwire, causing both men and horses to fall over.
For a moment, this small hill was filled with the mournful cries of warhorses and the screams of cavalry.
"Charge! For the Lord of Light, for Essos, kill these dog cubs who invaded from the Seven Kingdoms!"
Seeing that the tripwire was surprisingly effective, the silver-haired general immediately raised his arms and shouted, then led the charge from behind the small hill.
As he was charging, he directly cut the palm of his left hand with the long sword in his right hand, and then quickly muttered a few prayers in praise of the Lord of Light.
Whoosh!
The silver-haired general's long sword was instantly ignited by raging fire, and these flames adhered to the steel long sword, burning continuously, as if there were unknown substances assisting the combustion.
Oh my god!!!
The two apothecaries were instantly stunned by the scene.
They had previously mixed Myr fire in Nadoran Town and knew about the existence of wildfire.
But the silver-haired general had absolutely not used anything to assist just now, only using his own blood to make the long sword ignite with raging fire.
This can absolutely be considered a miracle!
The two apothecaries were in a daze, but the two sides in ambush had already started fighting.
The ambushed cavalry was naturally the King Jacaerys, while the ambushing party was the newly formed Hand of Holy Fire led by Lanino.
"First, light the signal fire according to the plan, then all the cavalry in the front and middle dismount and hold the position using the warhorses as cover.
The cavalry at the rear are on standby, waiting for my instructions.
Brothers, hold on, reinforcements are coming soon!"
Edmund quickly struggled to get up from the ground, shook his dizzy head, drew the long sword from his waist, and began to command his cavalry to fight.
As he was giving orders, a group of personal guards surged forward to protect him in the middle.
Although they were acting as bait this time, Edmund had completely not expected these rats who had been fighting guerrilla warfare in the Disputed Lands to dare to set up an ambush so close.
After hearing Edmund's order, the cavalry at the rear immediately lit the signal fires they carried with them, and a black smoke column instantly shot straight up into the sky.
Damn it, they deliberately lured us into attacking.
But we can't leave, we must eliminate them as quickly as possible!
Lanino, who had high combat skills, immediately knew that the other party was bait and had anticipated his ambush.
But they are now in a situation where they have to act.
If they turned and retreated, they would definitely be pursued and killed by this group of enemy cavalry.
So, we must use our trump card right from the start!
"Hand of Holy Fire squad bathed in divine grace!"
Although the name of this anti-Westeros organization is Hand of Holy Fire, the true Hand of Holy Fire members are only a minority.
And they all originate from the temple of the Lord of Light in Essos.
"The night is dark and full of terrors!"
Nearly twenty Hand of Holy Fire members rushing at the very front shouted a prayer.
Then, with a fearless expression, they took out a wooden potion tube from their arms, pulled out the wooden stopper at the top, and gulped it down.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The eyes of these twenty Hand of Holy Fire members who had drunk the potion instantly became bloodshot, and their breathing became thick like that of a beast.
Their bodies suddenly swelled up a circle, even deforming their armor.
At the same time, their exposed skin became as pale as a dead person's, and thick blood vessels twisted and bulged, looking somewhat terrifying.
That's right, the so-called potion was actually a concentrated version of courage wine.
These Hand of Holy Fire members are now stronger and more violent than those who assassinated in the Myr arena back then.
Rip!
These Hand of Holy Fire members rushed in front of Edmund's cavalry, who were using warhorses as cover, in the blink of an eye.
They fiercely swung their long swords, and under the immense power gained from squeezing their life force, they actually cut the warhorses blocking their path in half with a single sword.
After forcibly cutting open the warhorses blocking the way, these Hand of Holy Fire members simply discarded their blunted long swords.
They directly crashed into Edmund's cavalry with their bodies, which had swelled up a circle.
Bang bang bang!
One by one, the cavalry who dared to block the Hand of Holy Fire members were sent flying, spitting out large amounts of blood in the air.
Looking at this, even if they didn't die, they would suffer serious injuries that were difficult to treat.
Rip, rip!
The Hand of Holy Fire members who had rushed into the cavalry were completely like tigers entering a flock of sheep.
With a raise of their hands and a movement of their feet, they could break the bones and limbs of a cavalryman, and some even tore cavalrymen into several pieces alive.
Can't beat them, absolutely can't beat them!
Seeing the tragic deaths of the cavalry in front, the cavalry in the middle section all began to dodge to the sides.
It was at this moment that Edmund, who had already retreated to the middle section when he saw the situation was bad, loudly ordered the heavy cavalry at the very rear to attack.
These roughly thirty heavy cavalry at the very rear were not affected by the tripwire earlier due to their slow riding speed.
Now they were perfect to be used as a trump card.
Rumble!
The current distance was not enough for these thirty heavy cavalry to fully charge.
But the power of these heavy cavalry, even their horses were covered in heavy armor, was still not to be underestimated.
Bang bang bang!
Under Edmund's command, the thirty heavy cavalry did not even spare their own people at the very front who had no time to dodge.
They directly crashed into them and sent them flying, then collided with the other twenty Hand of Holy Fire members.
The moment the two sides made contact, ten Hand of Holy Fire members at the very front were directly sent flying, spraying blood.
Neigh!!!
However, the warhorses in the first row that collided with them were not doing much better either. The strong impact transmitted through the thick horse armor struck the warhorses' chests and bellies, fracturing their bones and causing them to let out mournful cries.
These excellent warhorses, which were already under extreme burden, suffered such injuries and directly fell to the ground with the cavalry on them.
With the road ahead blocked, the heavy cavalry at the rear naturally could not charge through.
Thanks to not fully charging, they were now able to stop in time.
But heavy cavalry that had lost their charging power were, for the other ten Hand of Holy Fire members, just turtles with slightly higher defense.
Edmund's side was instantly routed under the attack of the Hand of Holy Fire members.
"Damn it, quickly use the Exploding Fruits your majesty gave us!"
"Lord Edmund, our heavy cavalry..."
"What? Do you want to swap places with them?"
"No no no!"
"Then why aren't you obeying orders?"
As Edmund forcefully gave the order, his personal guards had no choice but to act according to his command.
Boom boom boom!
One after another, Exploding Fruits with blue flame tails exploded violently, directly engulfing the heavy cavalry and the Hand of Holy Fire members.
A gentleman does not stand under a precarious wall!
Edmund no longer placed his hope on reinforcements now, but retreated in the direction of Nadoran Town with his personal guards after throwing those Exploding Fruits.
But Lanino had already led his men around the explosion area and directly intercepted them, and the two sides immediately engaged in a fierce battle.
Although Lanino's side had more people, Edmund's personal guards were very strong in combat and had great teamwork.
So for a while, the battle was evenly matched.
But Lanino, who had good swordsmanship, found an opportunity to kill a personal guard, then cut into the personal guard's protective circle and directly attacked Edmund.
However, although Edmund seemed like the type of ambitious leader, his swordsmanship was also very strong.
Clang clang clang!
Lanino and Edmund's long swords collided with each other in the air several times, but neither could injure the other.
"Hmph, pretending to be a god, after hearing those rumors, I really thought you were something amazing!
In the end, you just put some fire on your sword, but your swordsmanship is very ordinary!"
Edmund mocked Lanino, trying to affect his mood.
But seeing that it had no effect, he simply held his sword again and met the attack.
Clang!
The two long swords collided again, and this time the proximity was quite close.
The flaming long sword in Lanino's hand continuously scorched Edmund, and the high temperature made him subconsciously pull back and retreat.
And Lanino, who was gaining momentum, stepped forward with alternating feet, his flaming long sword slashing in an 'X' shape, continuously chopping at Edmund.
Clang clang clang!
When the flaming long swords collided, a series of sparks kept falling from the air, both beautiful and deadly.
Clatter!
Prolonged defense is bound to fail. During one block, Edmund's long sword was cut off by the flaming long sword in Lanino's hand, and he was about to lose his life with the next sword.
Rip!
The sound of a long sword piercing flesh rang out, and a personal guard of Edmund's, who knows when he had freed up his hand, launched a sneak attack from behind, plunging his long sword into Lanino's right lower back.
Rip!
Sizzle!
Lanino endured the intense pain of the sword in his lower back, flipped his wrist, and the flaming long sword stabbed out from under Lanino's armpit towards the back, directly piercing the chest of the attacking Edmund's personal guard.
The high-temperature flames did not extinguish even after piercing the flesh, sizzling as they burned the flesh and blood of this Edmund's personal guard.
After a few breaths, a smell of roasted meat wafted from the personal guard's body.
Bang!
Lanino pulled back the flaming long sword, and the body of the attacking personal guard behind him fell to the ground with a thud.
But after this disturbance, Edmund, who was directly in front of Lanino, had already picked up his long sword and stood up.
Strike while the iron is hot!
Seeing that Lanino was injured in the lower back, Edmund immediately excitedly held his long sword and attacked.
However, although Lanino was seriously injured, he was favored by the divine grace of R'hllor, the Lord of Light.
Having already experienced two resurrections, Lanino now had no great fear of death.
Like a mad dog, he exchanged injuries for injuries, and soon, both of them had large and small bloodstains on their bodies.
To be honest, Lanino's ruthlessness directly intimidated Edmund.
He had just been given important responsibilities by King Jacaerys and had obtained a piece of land for himself.
He absolutely did not want to die together with Edmund in this godforsaken place.
So Lanino regained the upper hand, completely suppressing Edmund.
Moreover, after being entangled by Lanino and others, those Hand of Holy Fire members who were previously engulfed by the Exploding Fruits also emerged from the explosion area.
Their numbers were halved, and the flesh on everyone's body surface was scorched black.
But they were completely unaware and still rushed towards Edmund and his personal guards.
Edmund, who caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye, showed a look of despair. While fending off Lanino's attack,
He slowly put his other hand into his pocket, where the last exploding fruit was kept.
Roar!!!
Before Edmund could use this exploding fruit, a soul-stirring dragon roar sounded from the sky.
And Edmund, who had experienced such ups and downs, felt a sense of overwhelming joy after hearing the dragon roar.
With a dark dragon that covered the sky arriving at this ambush site, the outcome was practically a foregone conclusion.
Whoosh!
With just one blast of black Dracarys, the surrounding Hand of Holy Fire auxiliary members who were preparing to escape were burned to ashes.
Whoosh!
A figure suddenly descended from the sky, heavily crashing among the remaining five Hand of Holy Fire members.
Swish swish swish!
Several sword shadows flashed, and these five Hand of Holy Fire members, who were like monsters in the eyes of ordinary people, were directly chopped into pieces by jie.
Although there was no real kinship, they were nominally father and son after all.
jie nodded and bowed to Lanino, and slowly said, "To be honest, I really didn't expect that you would join the Lord of Light!"