The sky was bright and a large group of orcs emerged from the forest belt on the south side.
They were mainly goblins. They were short in stature and wore simple protective gear. They waved daggers, short spears and other weapons and equipment in their hands. They were all chirping and shoving each other forward.
Goblins are one of the most common orcs in the world. This is the first time for Wiltok to see little monsters like goblins in reality. But if anyone knows who knows goblins best, Wiltok feels that it must be him.
His knowledge of the goblins did not stop at the surface. The memory of the great goblin Wowo allowed him to penetrate into the inner world of the goblins and know many details that were unknown to people.
However, wild goblins have green skin and are also called green dwarves, while these claw goblins have earthy red skin and they look stronger than green goblins.
What kind of claw goblins are they?
Are their mutations related to the Dragon King's Palace or the Earth Mother's Throne?
Vertok had no answers to these questions. He only hoped that the habits of the clawed goblins were not much different from those of the wild goblins. Otherwise, the persistent counterattack tactic he envisioned would basically fail.
In addition to the clawed goblins, there are also a dozen strong bear-headed goblins and eleven well-equipped ferocious gnolls. They crawl on their bodies and hide among the clawed goblins, and also move towards the half-elves' short hill position.
Both bugbears and dire gnolls are difficult to deal with, but the most terrifying are the clawed goblins.
There were too many of them. Wiltok used his extraordinary perception to visually detect that there were more than 270 earth-red skinned clawed goblins on the opposite side.
A fully armed ordinary adventurer can deal with three claw goblins at the same time, but the daily food required by the claw goblins is only one-third of that of a half-elf adventurer. In other words, three claw goblins are equivalent to one
Half-elf adventurers. There are more than 270 clawed goblins here, which means they belong to a large bone collector group, which requires an adventure group of 90 members to deal with.
The faces of the professionals of the Iron Cross were bloodless, and their eyes showed despair. There were 8 of them in total, and the dark hunter Max was still a cripple with no fighting ability. This group of clawed goblins, together with the ferocious jackals and bugbears, only had to attack the camp in a swarm.
, simple fortifications will be useless. With the absolute advantage of the orcs in numbers, a strong man with a mirror heart like Huck will have to grieve when they hold him hand and foot, and the so-called martial arts will not be able to be used at all.
Archer Lisen was flustered and suggested tremblingly: "Mr. Wiltok, we... before the orc bone collectors encircle us, it's still too late to break out."
Captain Rhodes and another third-level swordsman couldn't help but glare at Lison.
The half-elf professionals can run faster than the claw goblins and have stronger physical strength than the claw goblins. They do have a chance to break through now, but a dozen ferocious gnolls are waiting for them to do so. If the agile fourth-level archer warrior is lucky,
To escape from the pursuit of the ferocious jackals, it was only because the companions had filled the bellies of the jackals first.
Wiltok glanced at Lison and said calmly: "You can leave at any time if you want."
Li Sen lowered his head and sighed repeatedly. If he went out on his own, he would be chased by ferocious jackals. Unless a miracle happened, he would be dead.
The adventure group will only split up and break out of the encirclement as a last resort and escape for their own lives. This is to use their companions to back them up, and basically declare the adventure group to be disbanded.
Vertok didn't agree to break out, so no one dared to leave alone. He wanted to hold on to the camp, so everyone could only accompany him.
"Max." Wiltok called to the most experienced dark stalker.
Huck quickly helped Max, who was unable to move, to Wiltok's side.
"Do you see anything wrong with these clawed goblins?" Wiltok pointed at the orcs opposite and asked softly.
Max's body cannot withstand strenuous exercise, but his abilities as a Level 4 Dark Hunter remain intact.
He ignited a drop of secret blood to enhance his perception. After carefully observing the situation of the Bone Collector, he said seriously: "There is indeed a problem. I saw bugbears, jackals and clawed goblins, but I didn't find hobgoblins and warriors."
Beast... Under normal circumstances, hobgoblins will stay with bugbear bodyguards, and they will send war beasts such as wild boars and giant baboons to coordinate with claw goblins and gnolls to attack the enemy. If the hobgoblin leader of the Bone Collector is hiding,
So there are too many clawed goblins, right?"
Compared with ordinary goblins, hobgoblins are highly intelligent and more afraid of death. They do not trust the ferocious gnoll servants and are always surrounded by a group of bodyguards. In addition to bugbears, there are also a considerable number of ordinary goblins. Orc bone collectors
The ordinary goblin of course refers to the claws with earthy skin.
If the hobgoblin is accompanied by a group of bugbears and claw goblins, the number of this group of orc bone collectors may exceed 400.
However, this conclusion is not consistent with common sense.
The more members the Bone Collector gang has, the better. In fact, when the number of orc bandits reaches a certain scale, they can only choose a water source to settle. This is because the natural resources distributed in the wild are difficult to support a mobile orc group.
This principle is equally valid for half-elf adventure groups and barbarian raiders.
In short, if the number of gang members is small, everyone will be full; if the number of gang members is large, everyone will be hungry.
The experience of the great goblin Wowo told Wiltok that the orc bone collector gang in front of him could not have 400 members. 300 alien orcs was already the limit of this gang, and there should not even be so many of them!
Although the number of orc bone collectors was different from Wiltok's previous judgment, he decided to fight the opponent to see if the tactics he planned were effective.
"Look, the skins of those red-skinned dwarves are covered with wet mud!" Wiltok raised his voice and shouted to all his companions: "This means that the orc bone collectors traveled all night to catch up with the gnoll scouts.
Before we even have time to rest, he plans to eat us in one bite!"
"Hmph, I thought that the main force of the Bone Collector would wait until this afternoon to launch the attack. I didn't know how confident these stupid beastmen were... Since they don't have enough physical strength and came to die, we just gave them a miserable death.
lesson!"
Vertok tried to boost morale, but no one was encouraged. The enemy was so numerous that a single mass charge might overwhelm their defensive positions and tear them to pieces, chewing them to pieces until no bones were left.
Max advised from the side: "Vell, we can still break out now. Take me outside, leave me, and run away for your life. I have a way to hide."
Facing the pursuit of the ferocious jackals, how could he hide?
Max felt that he had dragged down Wiltok and Huck, so they were unwilling to break out and chose to stay and hold on.
In fact, Max thinks too much. Wiltok is not bound by emotions, not to mention their friendship is mediocre. As for Harker, he is no longer Captain Harker of the Adventurer's House.
Wiltok ignored Max, took out a war bow, and ordered in an unquestionable tone: "All bow warriors should use soft bows."
Lison moved his lips and followed Wiltok's example, taking off the hard limbs and animal sinew strings of the war bow and replacing them with soft limbs and gut bowstrings with better elasticity.
If the hard bow is replaced by a soft bow, the lethality and range will be reduced, and the shooting speed will be greatly increased, which is suitable for dealing with fragile clawed goblins.
Wiltok and the two archers put on soft bows, and the orc bone collectors had arrived near the low hill. The ferocious gnolls roared to drive away the clawed goblins and bugbears, gathering them about 100 meters below the camp.
The clawed goblins and bugbears obviously didn't obey the gnolls' command. They huddled together in a mess and didn't form a formation at all.
Huck felt itchy when he saw the orcs gathering together. He grabbed a hemlock javelin and was about to throw it. With his strength and accuracy, this javelin would definitely be able to pierce several clawed goblins.
Wiltok pressed Huck's shoulders in time to stop his throwing action, shook his head and said: "Don't move! Wait for these monsters to rush up and enter the effective shooting range of the soft bow of twenty meters. The bow warrior and I are responsible for shooting the sharp ones."
Claw goblins, don’t be stingy with your physical strength, just ignite the secret blood directly and use the ability of rapid fire against the claw goblins!”
"Huck, you and the two swordsmen keep an eye on the ferocious jackals and bugbears, don't let them hurt the archers!"
"Okay, sir!"
Huck dropped the spear and javelin, equipped his left arm with a shield blade, and pulled out a fine iron sword with his right hand, firmly guarding Wiltok's side.
The ferocious gnolls did not pay attention to the eight half-elf adventurers. The chaotic nature of the orcs prompted them to attack. Before any of their subordinates could set up an attack formation, they ordered the goblins to charge towards the low hill camp.
The muddy and slippery ground effectively restricted the speed of the orcs. They howled, tripped each other, and rolled in the mud, which looked ridiculous. However, the number of goblins made the half-elf professionals feel numb, even Wiltok
My mood was also up and down.
He knew very well that the crazy claw goblins would squeeze the fighting space with their flesh and blood. Once he was entangled by them, it would not be easy to escape. Because the ferocious gnolls hiding behind the goblins would not let go.
Any opportunity to hunt your opponent.
The strong and brainless bugbears rushed at the front, and the half-elf professionals could even see the sharp teeth in their huge mouths.
Lison clutched his war bow, and he could shoot through the bugbear's mouth with just one arrow. But Wiltok did not give the order to shoot.
Lison was puzzled. He knew that the piercing damage of a bow and arrow was difficult to kill the enemy with one hit. Even if it hit the vital parts of the orcs, they would not lose their combat effectiveness for the time being, and they could still flutter a few times and continue to pose a threat to the half-elf professionals.
The soft bow has a fast shooting speed, which saves the archer's physical energy. But its disadvantage is that the shooting range is short and the power is reduced. Even if the archer shoots ten clawed goblins in one go, he still needs to try to increase the distance between the two sides to let the goblin hit by the arrow.
Falling on the way to charge.
The clawed goblins just charged and didn't use their bows to shoot stone projectiles, which was probably the only good news.
Forty meters, thirty-five meters, thirty meters, more than two hundred goblins came over in darkness. Their noisy screams were deafening; the reflections of the short knives were connected together, so dazzling. Lisen seemed to smell the goblins.
The disgusting stench. When the goblin at the front rushed to 20 meters away from the camp, he finally heard Wiltok's order:
"Shoot these beasts!"
Lison ignited the secret blood without hesitation, and the silver-wrapped gut bowstring pulled out a blurry afterimage in his hand, and sharp arrows quickly shot at the goblin orcs who were close at hand.
The fourth-level archer warrior has no reservations, and the arrows he shoots are fast and accurate. Each arrow hits the head of a clawed goblin or penetrates the bugbear's mouth.
Unfortunately, there were only three archers in the camp plus Wiltok. Even with their extraordinary skills, they could not stop the charge of the goblins.
The injured goblin screamed and fell down, and was immediately stepped into the mud by his companions behind him. They rushed forward one after another, and their charging speed did not seem to slow down. In a few breaths, they rushed to the front of the camp and smashed the wooden thorns with their bodies.
Reject the horse.
The cunning and ferocious gnolls began to accelerate, and their strong bodies allowed them to easily pass the clawed goblins and rush from the back of the group to the front.
Talon goblins and bugbears are just cannon fodder.
The ferocious jackals are the main attack force of the orc bone collectors!
With extraordinary strength and speed, excellent physical fitness and tough body, coupled with wild intuition and bloodthirsty talent, the ferocious gnoll is worthy of being a third-level monster, and its combat power is superior to most fourth-level professionals.
In fact, this group of orc bone collectors never rested, and gathered all their main forces to eliminate Wiltok and others in one go, and then search for the "Storm Gnolls" that did not exist at all.
They did not intend to delay, let alone allow the half-elves to escape, lest they expose the gang's location and attract other half-elf adventure groups to encircle and suppress them.
The hobgoblin leader of the Bone Collector gang did not think that the adventures of a few half-elves in trouble were much of a threat, and they allowed the ferocious gnolls to lead the siege. If the hobgoblins were personally commanding this battle, Wiltok felt that he would not be so
Easy to deal with.
This is just Wiltok's idea. The professionals of the Iron Cross, as well as Huck and Max, don't think they have a chance of winning.
However, just as the ferocious gnolls stepped on the goblin corpses and broke through the spikes and horses, Wiltok used the title of "Goblin Slayer".
His whole body exudes the will to kill that only goblins can feel, and the tentacles of his mental body connect to the goblins' hearts, arousing the fear instinct deep in their hearts.
Fear is a plague of the soul that is contagious and superimposed.
The goblins in front screamed and turned around to run away, while the goblins behind stopped pushing forward, dropped the daggers and bucklers in their hands, and rolled and crawled back.
An avalanche of defeat happened miraculously.
The eleven ferocious gnolls who attempted a sneak attack were instantly exposed in front of Wiltok and others.