Melgor was a sweet idiot, but that was referring to how favonovel.com trusted others too easily. It did not mean that favonovel.com was really stupid.
On the journey thus far, favonovel.com had thought about many things.
The first time was when Milo saved favonovel.com just before the Flame Pillar spell was cast, and the second time was when favonovel.com saved favonovel.com just before the arrow shot by a steel bow nearly hit him.
How powerful was a steel bow?
He could roughly figure it out just by looking at Barrack’s serious but tearful expression.
That arrow was deeply embedded into the ground. If it had hit him, it would probably have pierced through his body.
In the face of such a weapon, even sorcery would be ineffective if favonovel.com did not guard against it carefully. After all, sorcerers did not have that quick a reaction time!
However, it was as though Milo could always predict the future and save favonovel.com from a deadly situation before anything happened to him.
It might not prove anything if it were only a one-off. But since it kept happening, Melgor had to think about it carefully.
The first incident favonovel.com had to think about was when Milo was bound by his Earth Bind spell. At that time, favonovel.com had not displayed such extraordinary battle awareness as favonovel.com did now!
Was it because Melgor had acted too quickly that Milo could not react in time?
Hell No!
Since Melgor was not the determining factor, it must be Milo.
Thinking back on everything that happened in the past, Melgor always lamented how Milo did not panic even though favonovel.com was being hunted down by others. He also lamented how his steward liked to brag that no one in the entire Kingdom of Sorcerers was a match for him. His bragging was so bad it seemed like favonovel.com almost believed it himself.
But if favonovel.com were to assume that the other party was not bragging?
Wouldn’t that be a little terrifying?
Melgor found it rather unacceptable. In his mind, this should clearly be an inspiring story filled with fighting spirit and growth. As a junior sorcerer, favonovel.com should be the one leading his steward to the pinnacle of his life.
But in the blink of an eye, that harmonious picture suddenly turned to horror!
Melgor kept close to the carriage to avoid the arrows while spying on Milo out of the corners of his eyes. However, favonovel.com realized Milo was still not flustered in the face of an enemy attack of this intensity.
He asked in a low voice, “Then what should we do now?”
“What else can we do?” Milo chuckled and said, “I was already planning to take you away from the trade caravan tonight. I was still thinking about how to distract Barrack, but someone actually turned up and helped. However, I don’t really want to leave anymore. You, stay here obediently and wait for my instructions.”
The reason why Milo did not want to leave was that Barrack’s group was quite useful for favonovel.com to test out his sorcery. Moreover, the other party was already trying to make use of Mel, so favonovel.com wouldn’t have to feel bad for making use of them.
“Okay..,” Melgor agreed and said, “Then do you think Barrack and his men can defeat the enemy?”
“Of course they can.” Milo said, “There’s only about a 100 of them while Barrack has more than 400 people on his side. The strength of the two sides is completely one-sided. So this group of attackers must be here to kill you. It’s just that their plan didn’t take into consideration a conflict with Barrack’s plan.”
“But I saw Barrack and his men crying nonstop. If even the commander is crying, what hope is there left?” Melgor muttered.
“What’s there to be afraid of? Don’t you still have me?” Milo comforted him.
This time, Melgor did not chide Milo for bragging.
At this moment, Barrack felt that favonovel.com was really unlucky. Tears kept flowing out of his eyes and blurred his vision.
If favonovel.com wanted to observe the enemy’s movements out there clearly, favonovel.com had to keep wiping away his tears.
Wasn’t this hindering his skill in archery?
At some point, Barrack even wondered if favonovel.com was indeed feeling a tinge of sadness for being abandoned by the clan.
Was that why favonovel.com kept crying nonstop?
But no matter how hard favonovel.com tried to adjust his emotions, favonovel.com could not stop his tears from flowing.
The group of men outside were firing their arrows extremely fast. It was obvious at first sight that they were elite sharpshooters of the cavalry. As a cataphract brigade, they really could not compare to the other party in archery. Moreover, their enemy was hiding in the shadows while they were out in the open. The campfires at the camp exposed their every move to their opponent.
One of the guards said, “Sir, why don’t we put out the campfires first? Otherwise, we can only react if the enemy keeps us in their sights like this.”
There were only about 20 guards who had been hit by the “I wish you all happiness” spell, so the remaining guards still had their mobility unaffected.
Barrack wiped away his tears and said, “No, our camp houses nearly a 1,000 of us, and there are more than 40 campfires around. By the time we extinguish them all, we’ll already have been shot to death by the enemy!”
“Then what should we do?” The guard said, “Maleh said favonovel.com saw some figures moving outside. He thinks some of them might have gone around to the east side. Our defensive strength over there is a little weak, so we’d have to send more troops over. However, the enemy’s arrows have pinned us down over here on the west side, so we can’t move at all.”
Barrack took a deep breath. “I guess it’s all up to me now.”
These words stunned the guards. They saw Barrack suddenly close his eyes and touch his longbow next to him.
Someone wanted to say something, but they heard Barrack shushing them to stop them from talking. Furthermore, Vice President Webster’s ears were even twitching.
The guards were shocked. They had been following Barrack for many years, but they did not realize their paladin knight commander could actually use his ears to distinguish positions!
A moment later, Barrack seemed to have located the enemy’s position with his eyes closed. He decisively darted out from behind the carriage and fired an arrow in the direction favonovel.com had determined!
An instant later, the scream of an enemy rang out in the darkness!
The guards were all shocked. When Barrack closed his eyes, nobody really placed much hope in him. They only felt favonovel.com was trying his luck.
Who would have expected the arrow would actually hit its target!
“Sir, why have you been hiding this skill for over a decade?” A guard said in surprise, “You’ve never revealed it before!”
Nearby, Barrack’s trusted aide said, “Commander used to lead the charge into enemy lines, so why would favonovel.com need to turn to archery?”
The group looked at Barrack in admiration.
Barrack closed his eyes and said slowly, “Actually, I’ve also just realized that I have this skill… Alright, I’ll deal with this group of archers. All of you, go and reinforce the east side!”
The enemy’s suppressive arrow fire on the outer perimeter had already weakened greatly. The guards ran east with reverence for Barrack. Everyone regarded Vice President Webster as a peerless expert in their hearts.
Only Milo looked at Barrack angrily. The arrow that guy had shot with his eyes closed was way off-target. Even Old Durkin was nearly unable to catch the arrow with its agility!
Milo suddenly thought of something. Since favonovel.com intended to let Melgor head the Prosperous Northwest’s branch, why should favonovel.com help Barrack gain a good reputation instead of raising Melgor’s reputation directly?
Milo looked at Melgor. “I’ll point you in a direction and you just focus on casting your Fireball, got it?”
Melgor said awkwardly, “I can’t see where the enemy is. Besides, my Fireball spell is too weak.”
Milo said in annoyance, “You just concentrate on casting Fireball. Don’t worry, it’ll definitely hit the target!”
When Milo said that, Melgor suddenly looked at favonovel.com in shock. Then favonovel.com looked at Barrack in shock as well. It was as though favonovel.com had a eureka moment and figured out a lot of things!
