my armed maid

Chapter 41 39: The Legend of the White Raven

"It's too early to give up on the battlefield in the west. I want to make one last attempt."

Evelin told Ryan about meeting the White Raven in the afternoon and said, “Although her identity is not sure, she will help us fight the prairie people.

"Her mobility and combat effectiveness are quite strong. In the afternoon, Baiyun Village relied on her support to successfully defend its position."

"If she can continue to support our battlefield on the western front, the defensive front on the western front may be consolidated and there will be no need to retreat. This is the most beneficial result for us."

"White Raven... we don't have such a person in our army." Ryan mused, "We don't know her true identity and purpose, and changing our strategic layout for her is very risky.

"Perhaps the appearance of the white raven this time is just an accident. You can't entrust such an important task to a complete stranger."

Evelin shook her head: “I’m not saying that we need to change our strategic layout, I’m just saying that we can withdraw the troops in the west less quickly.

"We can defend in the west for another week. If the White Ravens will continue to support us during this week and the western front can continue to be maintained, then we will maintain the status quo.

"If the White Raven does not appear again within a week and the western front is still in a state of retreat, we will abandon the western front, withdraw our troops, and make every effort to ensure the security of the eastern territory."

"One week..." Ryan pondered for a while and nodded, "Okay, let's wait and see for another week. If the white raven appears again, find a way to keep in touch with her.

"She should be a hidden strong person in the city. Now everyone in Linfeng City is united to fight against the same enemy. Having such a master who understands righteousness secretly to assist us really helps us a lot.

"When we communicate with her, we must show our sincerity. It would be great if we can successfully recruit her. The high-level wind mage is of great strategic significance, and we can increase our chances of winning."

Evelin hesitated for a while, then just nodded without saying anything more.

She always felt that White Raven was not a wind mage, because when she was flying, she saw a wind magic circle unfolding on her body.

Using the magic circle to perform magic is the method of the alchemist.

But she also has some understanding of alchemy's magic circle. In her memory, flying is a fourth-level wind spell, and its magic circle is more than four meters in diameter.

How does a magic circle of this size fit into a backpack or other places?She couldn't figure it out even if she thought about it.

It goes against the common sense of magic circles.

As long as she reasoned carefully, she would find that the White Raven was full of weirdness. She didn't know the White Raven's true strength, and wasn't even sure how she flew up and launched an attack.

Because she couldn't describe it, she finally chose silence and stopped thinking about it.

Now is the critical juncture of the war. Both sides are betting on the fate of their respective camps in this war. As long as the White Raven can bring us an advantage, it doesn't matter where her power comes from.

In war power is power and power is everything.

Even if White Raven gained power through magic, as long as she used this power to support Linfeng City, she would be the hero who saved Linfeng City from danger and was worthy of her efforts to win over.

It's that simple.

After finalizing the next combat strategy with Ryan, Evelin left the conference room, then called her entourage and ordered:
"Show me the entry and exit records of all people coming and going today, and pay attention to the entry and exit information for the next week. I want to find someone in it."

The white raven will not appear out of thin air. Now the Lebus Plain is already a battlefield between the Linfeng people and the grassland people. No intervention from other forces has been observed. There is a high probability that she will stay in the city now.

In addition to the army, some trading caravans and logistics transport troops approved by the city lord's palace also have permission to enter and exit Linfeng City. Perhaps she was mixed in and out of Linfeng City among these people.

If possible, Evelin hoped to find her in person, find her with affection and reason, and recruit her into the city lord's mansion at any cost, or reach a cooperative relationship with her.

Now the Linfeng army on the front line urgently needs a morning star to find the direction of victory for them, and the White Raven is the best candidate.

There are only two eighth-level extraordinary beings in Linfeng City, one is the old city lord Aemon, and the other is the leader of the Knights, Ryan.

What the City Lord's Palace has not made public is that the reason why the old City Lord abdicated early three years ago was because he contracted a rare acute illness, which caused his physical condition to deteriorate rapidly.

All the doctors and alchemists were at a loss to do anything about this, and could only infer that this was a strange poison from the border. Now the old city lord relied on tonics and his eighth-level knight's physique to survive, but he could not go to the battlefield again.

Therefore, the only eight-level strongman with actual combat power in Linfeng City is Ryan. He must sit in Linfeng City and confront the grassland people's "Heavenly Father" from a distance.

"Heavenly Father" is the patriarch of the prairie people, their supreme leader, and the strongest person in their tribe and clan. His strength is also at the eighth level.

In this chess game, the actions of the generals affect their whole bodies, and they will not act rashly until the decisive moment.

In fact, Evelin had the same stance. Although joining the battlefield in person won her the favor and trust of the army generals, everyone was trying to persuade her not to fight on the front line anymore.

If something goes wrong with her status, who else can lead Linfeng City in wartime on behalf of the City Lord's Mansion?
Rely on Ivan, who doesn't know anything about fighting and has no interest in war?

Even for supporting Baiyun Village this afternoon, she was scolded by Ryan after she returned and asked her not to act rashly again.

If the enemy knew her identity and set a trap to capture or even kill her in advance, this would be a devastating blow to the morale of Linfeng's army.

Therefore, when these two prestigious people cannot easily rush to the front line to inspire the army, someone needs to step forward to anchor the morale of the army and lead the army to victory after victory.

From this perspective, White Raven is the best candidate.

One is because she is conspicuous enough and her support is fast enough.

When the cyan magic circle unfolded and the white raven crossed the sky, the Linfeng army on the ground knew that their reinforcements were coming.

The second is because she is powerful enough and can really lead the army to defeat defeat.

The Battle of Baiyun Village is the best example to prove her strength. Currently, the prairie troops do not have any effective means to threaten the White Raven.

The White Raven's aerial mobility completely overwhelmed the ground guerrilla tactics that the prairie people were proud of. Its aerial offensive was almost a dimensionality-reducing blow to the prairie people who were used to fighting ground battles!

Therefore, if the White Raven can be found and persuaded to cooperate with the military, the pressure on the western front will be effectively improved.

Given time, we might be able to use this as an opportunity to directly drive the grassland people who have repeatedly encountered obstacles out of Linfeng!

Of course, these are things to follow.

Now she is still unable to determine the true identity of the White Raven, so she can only wait silently, hoping that she will appear in time in the next battle and once again help the army win a beautiful turnaround.

For some reason, she had an inexplicable trust in White Raven, believing that she would appear again at a critical moment.

Maybe it was from the sudden glimpse in the afternoon that she felt a sense of familiarity and intimacy from her.

After calming down to reflect carefully at night, she already had some vague guesses in her mind.

……

By the next day, everyone knew about the victory in the Battle of Baiyun Village.

In this battle, the defenders of Baiyun Village wiped out almost all the effective forces of the invading grassland people. This was a long-lost victory for the Linfeng army. This good news was immediately publicized by the city lord's palace.

At this moment, not only the people in Linfeng City were celebrating this victory, but other garrison troops on the western front outside the city were also discussing the matter.

"Have you heard? Randy, the captain of the second detachment of the Seventh Brigade of the Legion, actually defended the Baiyun Village stronghold and wiped out all the prairie troops. Is this true or false?"

"Hey, how can you misunderstand the news? How could the defenders of the Linfeng Army resist the attack of the prairie people? It was clearly Lady Evelin who led the reinforcements who arrived in time, and then the prairie people were defeated. Kill them all!"

"Isn't it right? I heard that when Lady Evelin arrived, the battle was already over."

"Let me tell you, if it wasn't Lady Evelin, who else could have done it? That was an entire prairie guerrilla force led by high-ranking knights!" "I heard from reliable sources that someone suddenly appeared on the battlefield at that time. A strange reinforcement, wearing a white raven mask, flew in the air and sent out wind blades to drive away the prairie people!"

"Wind Blade? Which wind mage from the Knights took action?"

"Well, that's not clear. It is said that no obvious military signs were found on her body at that time."

"Oh, do you believe such false rumors?"

"He's still wearing a white raven mask. This is so stupid. There must be a limit to spreading rumors!"

"Exactly, apart from us soldiers, who else dares to go out of the city to fight with the prairie people's troops? We can't even compile the troops to which the reinforcements belong. This rumor is false!"

"One look!"

"..."

In a defensive stronghold on the western front, the Linfeng defenders were chatting about the battle that took place yesterday.

When talking about the white raven that appeared in the Battle of Baiyun Village, most people laughed it off as a rumor, and no one really took it to heart.

"Call-"

At this moment, the sharp whistle on the sentry tower pierced the calm atmosphere in the stronghold. The sentry issued a warning and shouted: "Enemy attack! Prairie people troops have appeared!"

Everyone's spirits immediately became tense and they quickly returned to their respective defensive positions. A red signal flare then rose up.

The prairie troops arrived very quickly. Almost a minute after the sentry issued the alert, they had quickly approached and brought the stronghold within their attack range.

They first fired a volley into the stronghold, and the shaman who was covering the troops approached the stronghold. Then the shaman cast a spell, causing the ground to sink and wind blades to fly, instantly destroying the defenses in front of the stronghold.

Not to be outdone, the defenders in the stronghold also fired back with arrows and spells.

But the prairie cavalry in the lead did not stop. They rushed into the stronghold at full speed with their shields. Their attack speed was so fast that they only killed and injured a small number of people before they directly broke through the defense line and started a hand-to-hand battle with the defenders.

Quick, decisive, and ferocious, these were the deepest impressions left by the prairie people on Linfeng's army.

Under such a fast-paced blitzkrieg, even if the sentry fired the signal flare in advance, it would be difficult for nearby reinforcements to rush to the rescue in time.

"Hold it! Hold it up!"

The captain of the garrison in the stronghold chopped down the prairie cavalry in front of him with his sword, wiped the blood on his face, and shouted loudly.

He and Randy, the captain of the second team, were actually at the same time. When the news of the victory in Baiyun Village came last night, he thought, since Randy can hold the stronghold, then he can too!
But now when the prairie troops came to attack them, he found in despair that it was really difficult to hold the stronghold.

They arrived so fast, with almost no pause, that they rushed into the stronghold and started fighting, gaining an absolute upper hand in terms of momentum.

Even if the defenders were well prepared for defense, they could not imagine that the stronghold's defense line would collapse so quickly, and they were instantly in a state of panic.

Due to the ebb and flow of this situation, and the fact that their own hard power was inferior to that of the prairie troops, the defenders quickly fell into a situation of overwhelming defeat after entering a hand-to-hand battle.

Even though he took the lead and withstood the impact of a wave of cavalry and commanded the team loudly, the battle line was still retreating step by step.

If this continues, the stronghold may fall——

The moment this thought came to his mind, a blade of wind fell from the sky and cut the prairie cavalry in front of him in half.

There are no wind mages in my own garrison, and the reinforcements have arrived so quickly! ?
He looked back in shock, and soon saw a scene he would never forget——

A figure wearing a white raven mask spread out a two-layered magic circle behind her and flew in from a distance. She raised the peculiar long-barreled weapon in her right hand, and the wind blade inspired by it took the prairie people's cavalry with them. The horse's cutting kill.

It's actually a white raven! ?
The rumor in Boyun Village is true!
All the defenders present were stunned, followed by exhilarating joy.

If it was really her who achieved the great victory in the Battle of Baiyun Village, then this time, she might also bring victory to them equally.

"The white raven is coming!" The prairie troops also discovered the arrival of enemy reinforcements.

After yesterday's failure, they seemed to have some countermeasures. They quickly gathered their troops together to form a long-range anti-air phalanx, and then a wave of arrows came straight towards her.

"It seems like they are being targeted."

Nolen made a decisive decision, "Don't rush to attack. Pull to the flanks and dodge their attacks with all your strength."

"Ok!"

Facing the air defense net coming towards her, Yuna did not panic. She accelerated and dived laterally, using the Valkyrie's excellent maneuverability to shake off the wave of arrows.

Seeing her speed up, the anti-air phalanx below also increased the advance of their arrows, and another volley blocked the flight path.

At the critical moment, Yuna leaned back and stretched her legs forward. The "Flying Technique" of the backpack and the "Acceleration" of the soles of the boots were sprayed in the opposite direction at the same time, instantly offsetting the speed of forward flight, and there was a jump in the air. A clean emergency stop.

Thanks to her superb dodge skills, this round of arrows failed again.

Now let alone the grassland people, even the defenders themselves were confused.

These hundreds of prairie cavalry gathered together so quickly and fired volleys of bows and arrows. They were obviously prepared for the white raven.

But she staged an aerial waltz in front of everyone, like a peerless master strolling among the chaos, toying with all the enemies to applause.

Facts have proved that the archers on the ground cannot target the white raven in the sky - the two are not on the same level at all.

After a brief shock, the garrison captain quickly came to his senses and shouted: "Let's go!"

At this time, the white raven had flown to the flank of the prairie troops, and the prairie men were concentrating on shooting at her and had no time to attack them again.

Then, now is the best opportunity to fight back!
Under the command of the captain, the defenders of the ground stronghold began to counterattack. Their hard power was indeed inferior to that of the enemy, but they were not mud that could not hold up the wall. They still put a lot of pressure on the enemy during the counterattack.

And when the prairie troops began to be forced to stop dealing with the defenders, the white raven in the sky lost some pressure and began to take out the magic gun and shoot at them again.

Under attack from two sides, the prairie people's troops began to retreat.

Ten minutes later, reinforcements from the Linfeng Army arrived belatedly. Together with the White Ravens, they annihilated the defeated remnants of the prairie people, completely declaring the victory of the stronghold defense battle.

The battle is over.

Under everyone's attention and cheers, the white raven in the sky returned victorious and disappeared in the distant horizon.

It's like an anonymous outsider who, after helping, disappeared, hiding his merits and fame.

Although she didn't say a word during the whole process, everyone had her heroic fighting spirit deeply imprinted in their minds.

After today, Linfeng is in the army.

No one questions the legend of the White Raven anymore.

　Thanks to Shana, the lane boy waaagh, and Qi Ming Shengfu for the rewards.

　　I've been a little busy at work recently, so I'll postpone the update by an hour ([-]pm) in the future~
　　
　
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