MTLNOVEL Chapter 385: Unstoppable Momentum
The sound of "swish, swish, swish" approached from afar.
It was the sound of metal scraping against stone, orderly and growing louder, like thunder, quickly capturing the attention of both sides on the battlefield...
The creatures from the Dark Territory were not unfamiliar with this sound. It was the noise made when the metal legs of Earth Cave Spiders struck the ground as they moved swiftly.
"Is that... are those... Earth Cave Spiders?!"
The chief of the Death Holy City gaped at the menacing figures appearing at the border.
Earth Cave Spiders were communal creatures, living deep underground year-round. The Underground Dwarves often encountered them in the mining tunnels.
These Demon Beasts, which fed on ore and occasionally sampled intelligent beings for variety, were almost impossible to tame.
Because Earth Cave Spiders were collective creatures, they generally had a queen, controlling all the spiders, and the queen usually hid deep underground, making it hard to find. Even if one were found, it would be difficult to tame.
This Demon Beast was so proud that those with the ability to conquer them had no interest, while those interested lacked the power to take them down.
It was said that no one in the Underworld had ever heard of anyone using Earth Cave Spiders as mounts.
Yet now, he saw a group of elves riding Earth Cave Spiders?!
*By the Death God! How did these elves manage to do this?*
*At that moment, the chief of Itkazar felt absurd and bewildered.*
However, despite the bewilderment, upon seeing the elves, his spirits lifted quickly.
Elves!
Without a doubt, they were the reinforcements from the True God's Oracle!
With reinforcements came hope. The chief scanned around before clenching his teeth and shouted loudly,
"Our reinforcements have arrived! Everyone, hold on!"
Under the influence of magic, the chief's voice quickly spread to every corner of the city walls, and upon hearing his words, the warriors of the Silent Alliance were all stirred.
The sound of the advancing Cave Spider Cavalry grew louder; even on the sections of the wall where the battle was fiercest, they noticed this sudden sound.
And when the soldiers saw the rising dust cloud and the staggering number of Cave Spider Cavalry, they were first slightly stunned, then burst into cheers.
The morale of the Silent Alliance surged, and the precarious situation faintly stabilized. In some areas, soldiers even roared, launching counterattacks.
In war, momentum was crucial.
The sudden appearance of reinforcements served as a morale booster for the Silent Alliance, while inducing a bit of panic on the Dark Alliance's side.
In areas where undead were scarce and Goblins were numerous, the Dark Army was even pushed back by the Silent Alliance, chased off the walls...
"Elves? They finally arrived, so this is the Silent Alliance's trump card, huh?"
The Witch Demon King stood in the camp on the hill, observing the dust rising from the southeast, seemingly unsurprised.
No, there was a little surprise.
He turned, looking at the Underground Dwarf, Brin, who stood beside him, staring blankly at the distant Cave Spider Cavalry. He said indifferently,
"Brin, I remember you once told me the reinforcements for the Silent Alliance were all infantry mercenaries."
Hearing the Witch Demon King's words, Brin shivered.
He forced a smile and responded timidly,
"Well... Your Majesty Pelone, I didn't expect these elves would have Earth Cave Spiders as a backup..."
"But you need not worry; there are no large Earth Cave Spider colonies in our Western Nether Realm. Their Cave Spider force can't be plentiful!"
"Moreover, although these elves can be resurrected, there are only twenty thousand of them, all at the Black Iron Rank! Without a Teleportation Array here, even if they can revive, it's useless!"
After hearing his words, the Witch Demon King withdrew his gaze.
He looked at another figure, a gray-robed Mage, who respectfully said,
"Your Majesty, what Brin said is true."
This Mage was the one Brin had met in the tavern before, and the biggest contributor who infiltrated Shanatal City State, persuading Brin to defect.
After listening to him, the Witch Demon King finally nodded lightly.
He lifted his head and commanded again,
"Deploy the defensive formation, block these charging elves!"
With his orders, the rear of the Dark Alliance army instantly sprang into action.
The soldiers erected long shield walls, and the spearmen extended their spears through the gaps, forming a defensive array against the cavalry.
Watching the soldiers' organized movements, Witch Demon King Pelone was very satisfied.
In truth, Pelone's real thought was he wanted to take action himself, but Great Temple Director Nier on the walls hadn't moved, prompting him to be cautious and suppress certain intentions...
An army formation of fifteen thousand soldiers should be enough to withstand the charge of a thousand elf cavalry.
Thinking this, Pelone once again looked at the elves' formation.
Initially, only just over a thousand came into view.
They wore magnificent armor, riding the menacing Earth Cave Spiders, shouting excitedly as they ran.
Like a pack of wolves that spotted prey, upon seeing the Dark Alliance army, the elves picked up speed.
However, their numbers kept increasing...
One thousand...
Two thousand...
Three thousand...
With the swaying dust, the number of elf cavalry in sight kept increasing, causing Brin's eyelids to twitch, and Pelone's eyes to flicker slightly...
When the elves' formation was fully unfolded and a full twenty thousand mounted on Earth Cave Spiders or other Demon Beasts appeared before everyone...
The Witch Demon King's camp fell silent.
Brin's gaze became entirely dazed.
"How... how is this possible?"
He widened his eyes, mumbling incoherently.
"Crack..."
Cracks appeared on the ground underneath Pelone, and his aura suddenly turned dangerous.
The upper echelons of the Dark Alliance around him felt a chill in their hearts, as this was a sign of their leader's rage.
However, they fully understood.
Nobody had anticipated that these supporting elves would be entirely cavalry!
Twenty thousand cavalry units!
These elves, who had supported Shanatal City State, all had their own Demon Beasts!
Considering the combat power added by Demon Beasts, this was far more than a fighting force of twenty thousand; their combat capability had soared several levels...
Twenty thousand cavalry thundering forward, the deafening sounds echoed through the caverns of the Underworld, crashing down on everyone's hearts like a boulder.
At the forefront were the Cave Spider Knights, uniformly clad in heavy armor, true heavy cavalry.
These were players who chose to be tank warriors.
They arranged themselves in a wedge formation, charging at the forefront of the cavalry corps.
Behind them stood ordinary warriors, waving their great swords and spears, howling loudly...
Lastly, there were archers, mages, and Druids.
They either drew back their bows or began intoning spells.
With their movements, volleys of arrows transformed into rain, accompanied by the glow of skills, initially piercing into the Dark Alliance army.
Subsequently, the entire cavalry corps, under the enhancement of various colorful magic buffs, plunged like a sharp dagger, directly through the shield wall of the Dark Alliance's army...