"Vulgar lines, pay attention to your attack range, I always have a premonition that your giant sword will be involved." Duran reminded that Simodo's giant sword is too exaggerated. On the Feinan continent, Basically only barbarians can use it.
Regarding this mercenary who was obtained from the Supreme Council, Duran did not reveal much other than a brief introduction that this guy was his subordinate and his name. This approach undoubtedly added a bit of mystery to outsiders. Feeling. The wizard of the White Tower was originally on the same front as the people in black. After seeing Dulan's strength and various magical events, Erica not only looked at Dulan differently, but her trust in him also increased invisibly. A lot.
This is not an easy task. The White Tower wizards have always been known for their caution and pride. Even the graystone dwarves and barbarian orcs who fight against the Dragon Empire with them cannot easily gain their respect. In reality, , the power of the black-clothed people is far inferior to that of the graystone dwarves or the barbarian orcs - even one-third of them.
"Isn't this place too obvious?" Erica leaned closely behind the stone wall. The narrow cliffs on both sides gave her a strong sense of suffocation. Witches are naturally afraid of narrow spaces, which is probably the same as when they were young. The secret room where the teacher punished her for not studying witchcraft hard enough has a lot to do with it - the dark space itself makes people feel anxious, and the narrow place will make her feel like she is in the mouth of a ferocious beast from ancient mythology. illusion.
She took a deep breath, and then reminded: "Should I use an illusion to disguise it a little bit?"
Duran looked at her with some surprise: "Illusion? Are you also proficient in spiritual magic?"
Erica shook her head shyly, then nodded and said: "I can't say I'm proficient...I mean, I may have a little knowledge. Three years ago, the witch from the Black Witch Guild secretly visited the Despair Plateau. She thought this place There is an obscure connection with the long-lost Witch God. Out of the common stance against the Dragon Empire and the origin of being Anze people in ancient times, the Seven Sages agreed to this matter. The witch is said to have She is five hundred years old, but she looks like a young woman. I was lucky enough to meet her once. Her eyes were as bright as lake water, full of wisdom. Although she still seemed to have gained nothing on the Despair Plateau, she was still a little bit He gave me some pointers in terms of psychic magic and prophecy. I have to admit that my talent in psychic magic seems to be slightly higher than that of evocation magic, but my prophecy spell was messed up by me. After several failures, During the experiment, I never even saw the tributaries of the River of Destiny."
"What a rare piece of good news. I thought only goblins and witches could use psychic magic..." Duran glanced at the other end of the slit. No one was around at this time, and Kate showed no signs of fighting, which shows that The commander of the visitor was quite patient. "You can arrange some illusions to confuse your vision, right?"
"No problem." When it comes to professional aspects, Erica always seems very confident. She thought for a while and said: "I can cover up this gap so that they can only see the gap in the middle. When they come to our After encircling them, then attack suddenly. Maybe I can also add a phantom sound spell to confuse their hearing."
"Excellent, guys, let's wait for the arrival of the enemy!" Duran gestured to everyone with his thumbs, and quietly entered the stealth state. In the small gap, Simodo was guarding the front, and Ironhide was at the front.
Protecting Erega, the rough-skinned ogre is more suitable for the role of guard. His weapon was replaced by a mace that Duran brought out from the Tower of Shadows - this thing is
One of the strange weapons, the favorite of the barbarian orcs west of the Plaguelands, a weapon for group warfare. With the size of an ogre, if you hit it accurately, it can basically hit the head with one hammer, which is very violent and bloody. This kind of weapon
The casting itself is very difficult, and few blacksmiths on the mainland can make it. The empire officially prohibits adventurers from carrying it, and it is listed as one of the contraband items along with crossbows and other weapons.
Only Duran, who had obtained the Tower of Shadows, could produce such weapons for Ironhide to use. There are many weapons in the thieves training base, and there are all kinds of weapons. If all the weapons in it were taken out, it would not be a problem to arm an army of 500 people. The only embarrassment
The only point is that the weapons here are not standard, and most of them are training supplies. Imagine such an army - a square formation of 500 people is orderly and murderous, but the weapons in their hands are
Quite different. The level of miscellaneousness is comparable to the variety of vegetables in the largest vegetable market in the doomsday city. It is as funny as possible. The combat capability of such a unit is really doubtful.
A low chant slowly sounded, and a layer of water mist-like fluctuation gradually filled the air. Two curtain-like things suddenly rose in the open space on both sides of the gap, confusing everyone's eyes. The color of the curtain was as lifelike as the cliff.
, even if you get close, you may not be able to see the mystery. Probably only the most experienced thieves in eliminating traps and illusions can detect anything amiss.
The curtain completely covered the gap, and the sound of soft footsteps suddenly came from the front.
Dulan said in a low voice: "Be prepared and kill them."
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Even in the afternoon, the good lighting gave everyone an outstanding view, and the scenery in the valley was unobstructed - but it was still difficult to hide the uneasy atmosphere that was constantly shaking in the air. Behind him, Xinke's breathing became obviously faster.
, which made Jamal a little irritable.
He clenched the long sword in his hand and made a gesture to indicate to others to wait where they were while he moved forward cautiously.
Xin Ke and others took a deep breath. As a new recruit, he fought for the first time. He was so nervous that he could hardly breathe. Will he die under the vicious magic of the witch before he becomes a formal member of the guard? Will he die in the valley?
A vicious and hateful monster suddenly appeared?
All kinds of uneasy speculations kept falling in his mind like snowflakes. At this time, he realized how ridiculous it was to brag during training - people who have never experienced combat can't imagine the feeling of walking on the edge of life and death.
Among the five people led by Jamal, except for Zink, they are all veterans. However, in terms of performance alone, these people may not be much better than Zink. The enemy is the legendary witch, although the bounty offered by the lords is very high.
, it’s easy to get people’s heads spinning, but when you think of the horrifying legends about witches that are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it’s like being hit by a hailstorm on a hot summer day, and your blood immediately cools down a lot. The only thing they did better than Sink is that
He can barely maintain the posture of holding the sword without deformation.
And Jamal is obviously much more experienced than the rest. This veteran moves as nimblely as a cunning fox. He makes full use of the dangerous terrain of the valley, and even when moving forward quickly, he does not forget to hide most of his body.
After the stone.
His advancing speed was neither slow nor fast, and the enemy couldn't escape anyway - the captain had already led his men to cut off their retreat, so he didn't need to be too aggressive on his side. It was expected that the other five people would be able to do so under the leadership of a golden swordsman.
Did you forcibly defeat the enemy?
"We just need to ensure that the enemy does not escape from here." The veteran thought. At this time, there was a small curve in the road ahead. The curve was quite steep and could be called narrow. From his perspective
Looking over from where he was, it was difficult to see clearly what was in the curve, but the veteran could still clearly see the shadows on the ground.
"Ambush!" This was Jamal's first thought. He sneered in his heart and waved to the back. At the same time, he analyzed in his mind: "What a tall thing, the shape is a bit strange...except for the ogre, it's probably the ogre."
Just a big man with a huge sword. These two guys are not easy to deal with, so you have to be careful..."
"How's it going?" Sink felt his heart beating up to his throat. He leaned close to Jamal and asked in a low voice.
"There is an ambush, it's a big man." Jamal said concisely. He patted Sink on the shoulder: "Relax, no one will let you charge into the battle. Hey, Harvey, you will rush over with me later and use your
The shield covers me, is there a problem?"
The only big man in the team who was carrying an iron shield nodded slowly. He had cooperated with Jamal many times and was not unfamiliar with such occasions. He did not hold a sword in his hand, and all the strength of his hands was used on the shield.
This is somewhat similar to the White Tower Wizard's Shield Guardians - these people sacrificed their offense during the battle to gain more lives for their companions.
"You don't have to rush up to support me. This place is too narrow. If people gather together, it's easy to be constrained. Harvey and I will go take a look in a while. If we can't fight, we can at least retreat a little. Then you can gather again."
Come up here and help me." Jamal quickly assigned roles.
He clenched the long sword in his hand and squinted at the silent shadow at the bend. He always had a strange feeling in his heart - from the beginning to now, this shadow has not moved.
Is the willpower so amazing? Or was it a mistake in my judgment?
Since the sun has already hung in the western sky at this time, the length of the reflection has become slightly deformed, not to mention that only a small part of the shadow is shown on the curved side, which is really difficult to judge.
"We still have to go and take a look." The veteran swallowed and winked at Harvey, who immediately nodded knowingly and came closer with his shield.
Jamal picked up a stone and threw it hard against the cliff at the bend - according to his expectation, the rebound of the stone would at least scare the people who were ambushing behind the bend. And at this time, it was
His chance.
His movement was not particularly fast, but he was very steady. With one wrong step and a roll on the spot, Jamal rushed to the front of the bend.
He raised his head suddenly, and his peripheral vision had already told him everything, and an angry expression suddenly emerged——
"Damn, it's actually a dead end!"
Four or five stones as tall as one person are neatly stacked at the bend. Although there are gaps between the stones, they are obviously not accessible to normal humans. The setting sun hangs high in the western sky, casting the shadows of the stones crookedly.
Reflected on the cliff on the other side of the bend.
Jamal's common sense told him that it was impossible for a normal human being to pile up such a huge stone together in such a short period of time, but when he thought of the ogre and mercenary man in the opponent's team, his belief was slightly shaken. However, his belief was slightly shaken.
What puzzled him the most was, what on earth was the other party doing?
Do they think they can keep the Lord's Guard out of the valley with just a few rocks? Such an idea is naive. If no one blocks them, Jamal feels that the six of them can completely climb up the mountain.
Climbing skills to climb over...
However, such a scene is obviously established without human interference.
A whistling sound suddenly came, and Jamal suddenly felt something bad in his heart. A black shadow, as fast as lightning, penetrated the gap from the other side of the stone pile and shot towards Jamal.
"Bang!"
The tail feathers marked with the mark of Holy Light buzzed and trembled, and at least a quarter of the crossbow arrow was inserted into the oak shield, causing both Harvey and Jamal to break out in cold sweat.
"It's actually a crossbow! These lawless guys!" Jamal didn't even have time to curse. Both of them very wisely chose to retreat temporarily. They retreated in embarrassment under the protection of their shields. The whole process was a flash of lightning.
, the two figures had just given way on the curve, and two crossbow arrows struck again, piercing the cliff fiercely.
The sharp crossbow arrows frightened the two of them. This thing was originally one of the prohibited weapons, a great weapon for close combat. Fortunately, although the opponent was holding a sharp weapon, his accuracy seemed to be poor - of course, it might not be possible due to the terrain.
Because, no matter what, the two people who can save a life from the crossbow will have the capital to brag in the tavern in the future, provided that they successfully survive this battle.
"Damn it." Jamal cursed, and a trace of uneasiness flashed in his eyes. The fact that the other party had crossbow arrows made him hesitate, although judging from the size of the crossbow arrows, the model of the crossbow was probably at the level of a hand crossbow.
weapons, but this is also not something that the thin coarse leather armor of the Lord's Guards can withstand. Probably only the heavily armed knights dare to ignore the power of hand crossbows, and the shabby Baisha Town obviously cannot afford such equipment.
Harvey was also in shock, and the others were even more afraid to express their anger. Before the battle started, a shadow was cast on their hearts. The Lord Guards originally thought that this matter should be easily solved, but they never thought that the opponent would be a tough opponent.
The strength of the team was unpredictable, and before the witch made a move, they were forced to stand still.
"Jamal, charging with a crossbow is not part of the training course of the Lord Guard." Harvey whispered: "The captain didn't leave us a kindling guy, not even Kili and his white spots. Our
Our duty should be to defend this place and prevent them from escaping, rather than taking the initiative to attack."
The others all looked in agreement. Jamal pondered for a while, his face uncertain.
He glanced at the crossbow bolt on the oak shield that seemed to be shining with the light of death, and finally nodded: "We will guard this place. If we hear the sound of fighting, we will rush in to help."
…
On the other side of the pile of stones, the demon warlock was equally uneasy. This uneasiness was not only due to her unfamiliarity with the use of hand crossbows, but also some fear of unknown situations. What if they rush in regardless of all costs? They can at best be killed by their own spells or crossbow arrows.
Two or three people, the others will definitely not let them go.
Damn Dulan, he actually lets himself defend this place by himself. Does he really think that the Silver Warlock is omnipotent?
Kate gritted her teeth, tensed her nerves, and pointed the crossbow arrow in her hand at the gap in the pile of stones. Once any figure appeared, she would shoot without hesitation. As for how much she cherished the crossbow arrow, this kind of thing was completely Dulan's fault.
What should be considered has nothing to do with her.
"I hope he is right..." Kate tried to lean her ear against the stone wall to sense the strange movement on Duran's side.
Unfortunately, the long period of calm made her a little anxious. Just when she was about to collapse, an extremely miserable wail suddenly came from the inside of the valley!
"Who could it be?" Kate glanced uncertainly at the depths of the valley, but at this moment, a burst of soft footsteps came from the bend.
Three figures appeared side by side at the bend. They moved quickly and desperately, and were about to climb up the pile of rocks.
not good!
Kate was suddenly shocked. The crossbow arrow could only attack one person, but could not drive three people off the pile of rocks at the same time. She immediately threw away the crossbow arrow in her hand, and raised her hand with the spell she had prepared.
Without counting any spell-casting skill bonus, the spell-casting speed of warlocks of the same level is undoubtedly much faster than that of mages. The magical power from their bloodline allows them to avoid reciting lengthy spells and only need to use a few shocking syllables.
When the power of blood is drawn out, the magical factors dormant in the air will naturally resonate with it.
"Infernal Fire!"
This most familiar spell is obviously the most suitable choice for the current situation. Large balls of flames appeared on top of the pile of rocks with laughter, falling like fire rain. It is slightly different from the [Fire Rain Spell].
Once the purgatory fire is dispersed, the attack power will be greatly reduced, but Kate's purpose is not to kill with one blow, but to keep these nasty guys away from the pile of rocks.
The sudden flames obviously disrupted the position of the three people. One of them shouted "It's a witch! It's a witch!", while the other two also moved awkwardly trying to avoid the falling flames.
The fire of purgatory fell on one of them, and his shoulder immediately caught fire. Although the fire was not big, it was enough to make the guy jump up and down in fright. He rubbed the fire with the stone wall vigorously, trying to wipe it out. While the other person
Feeling much calmer, he took a step back, the sword flying in his hand, and the flames were slashed horizontally and vertically by him, cleverly blocking them aside.
Seeing this scene, Kate's heart sank immediately. It seemed that it would not be easy to defend this place.
