The Witcher: From the Academy of Knights

Chapter 101
The Duchy of Tar, the western border.

Night Crow City.

"Four thousand against ten thousand..."

In the room, Sauron looked at the sand table in front of him, and a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

Two days ago, Orens and Connard had led [-] soldiers from Night Crow City to the Redwater River Plain, and joined forces with the lords of Riverrun City and Redwater City to fight against the [-] troops in the western region.

In this battle, although the Three Cities Alliance had more troops than the Western Territory army led by the blood lion knight Rocas, they had a geographical advantage.

Behind the Chishui River Plain is Chishui City.

The Allied Forces of the Three Cities are based on Chishui City, and they can attack, retreat, and defend. Moreover, there are four high-level knights sitting on the Allied Forces side. Even if the Blood Lion Knight Rokas plans to attack by force, I am afraid there will be no chance.

Boom boom boom!
There was a knock at the door, and Maester Frost entered.

"The messenger has gone to the north, but I don't know if His Royal Highness will support us." Bachelor Frost sighed.

Sauron nodded slightly.

As early as when Knight Konrad escorted him to the west, Night Crow City was already in the camp of the second princess Hester.

Now, the army from the western region is coming, and the coalition forces of the three cities are enough to deal with it in a short period of time, but they are powerless to fight for a long time. Therefore, under Connard's suggestion, Sauron sent a messenger to the northern region.

As for whether Histor will send troops to support it, it depends on the other party's thoughts.

"Bachelor Frost, from now on, I will leave the matter of Night Crow City to you."

Sauron raised his head and said.

"I see."

Frost nodded. When Orens left Night Crow City, Sauron was the acting lord, but Frost, who was a bachelor, had to deal with most things.

Then Frost turned and left.

"Black fire breathing method!"

After Frost left, Sauron's eyes flickered, and he took out a piece of broken parchment.

After a period of hard work, the content of the Black Fire Breathing Method has been analyzed by Sauron to the extent that it can be comprehended through the proficiency system.

Looking at the black blood breathing method in front of him, Sauron's thoughts flickered.

Among the many breathing methods practiced by Sauron, the quality of the black blood breathing method can be regarded as the highest. Neither the night crow breathing method nor the lion king breathing method can compare with it.

In 826 of the new calendar, September is the harvest season.

It has been nearly a month since Orens went to the Chishui River Plain.

In the past month, there have been three wars between the Allied Forces of the Three Cities and the Western Territory Army, two of which were the blood lion knight Rocas who took the initiative to attack.

Relying on the defense of Chishui City, the enemy was easily blocked.

And the last time, Orens led a cavalry to attack the camp of the Western Frontier Army at night and successfully burned down the enemy's granary.

The blood lion knight Rocas was furious, and asked for a duel with Orens the next day. The two confronted for [-] rounds, but they both retreated regardless of the outcome.

At this moment, Night Crow City.

Looking at the information in his hands, Sauron nodded slightly. Judging from the current situation, the war on the Chishui River Plain is on the side of the Three Cities Alliance.

In a short time, Chishui River should not fall.

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Name: [Sauron]

Occupation: [Senior Knight], [Level [-] Apprentice]

Strength: [5.8], Constitution: [5.6], Dexterity: [5.9], Spirit: [4.2]

被动：【魔药学Lv4（75/100）】、【暗灵之祭Lv3（90/100）】、【狮王呼吸法Lv7（55/100）】、【黑火呼吸法Lv1（10/100）】

Skills: [Three Forms of Bow and Arrow], [Seven Swords of Breaking the Army]

Runes: [Dark Soul Wave], [Crow Spirit], [Bull Power], [Spirit Control], [Eagle Eye], [Cursed Arrow], [Snake Venom], [Soul Branding], [Ghost Fire] , 【Afterimage】, 【Spiritual】

Status: [Normal]

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Following Sauron's thought, a light curtain appeared in front of him.

After this month of training, Sauron's various statistics have improved, among which his mental power has broken through four points, and at the same time, he has condensed two runes.

Remnant Runes and Evocation Runes.

Among them, the effect of the afterimage rune is very simple, it is similar to the ability of illusion, creating afterimages around to confuse the enemy.

Sauron tried several times, and found that with his current ability, he could summon up to three afterimages at one time.

As for the evocation runes, Sauron has just condensed them.

Therefore, how effective it is, he has not tried it yet.

"Master Sauron, I have ordered people to prepare what you want."

Arriving at the castle hall, Kailo Knight has been waiting for a long time.

However, his face was a little weird.

"Lead the way."

Sauron looked normal, and followed Kailo's footsteps to a dungeon.

In the dark and damp dungeon, the air smelled of rot, the walls were covered with moss, and mice occasionally crawled across the corners.

"Okay, you go back."

Sauron waved his hand, indicating that Cavalier Kylo could leave.

"……Yes."

Kailo nodded, turned and left, but hesitantly looked back into the depths of the dungeon.

After Kailo left, Sauron walked into the dungeon.

In front of them, there were three corpses. It seemed that they hadn't been dead for too long, and the longest time would not exceed three days.

Judging from the strangle marks on their necks, these three people should all be death row prisoners in Night Crow City.

"spiritualism!"

Sauron uttered syllables lightly, and placed his palm on a corpse in the air.

Immediately, from the man's body, a mass of nothingness like white mist floated out.

"I killed that person, so I was sentenced to death..."

The man's soul seemed a little confused, and he murmured: "If that person kills me, he will be sentenced to death, and I will be fine..."

Hearing the man's nonsense, Sauron had a thoughtful look on his face.

The consciousness of a spirit body that has just been awakened by soul-calling is often in a state of confusion, and generally narrates what happened during its lifetime.

"Gwen!"

Sauron's heart moved, and the ghost Gwen was immediately summoned.

The next moment, Gwen rushed towards the man's soul.

"Do not!!!"

As if feeling fear, the man's soul let out a scream, but then, he was torn apart and swallowed by the ghost Gwen.

For the spirit body, it is the easiest way to evolve towards a higher level and devour the same kind.

Sauron has mastered the [Spirit Controlling] rune, so he can control the ghost Gwen.

And relying on the [Soul Branding] rune, he strengthened this control even more, even if the opponent evolved to the round neck level, he could not escape Sauron's control.

After devouring the man's soul, Ghost-Gwen conveys satisfaction and, at the same time, a desire for more souls.

"Swallow some more souls, and Gwen can almost evolve to the level of wraiths."

Sauron's eyes flickered, and he said to himself, "With my current mental power and the soul branding rune, it shouldn't be a problem to control the four spirit bodies."

(End of this chapter)