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The sun is shining brightly and the breeze is blowing.
The broad metasequoia leaves swayed slightly in the wind, making a pleasant rustling sound, just like the spring concerto played by nature. Coupled with the "accompaniment" of the unique silver bell flowers in the plateau area, Dick was even more impressed.
The cold spring in the Kingdom of Weir has a charm of revival of life.
Whenever spring comes, it is the time when the beasts in the forests and mountains are most restless after having just endured a severe cold winter.
The Kingdom of Dickwell is adjacent to the snowy polar area in the northern part of the continent that is covered with ice and snow all year round, so the winter here is colder than in other human areas.
It is for this reason that every year, the beasts in the Dickwell Kingdom area always wander around human settlements on a large scale around late autumn, and even take the initiative to attack, taking away many animals that have left the village before the guards can react.
The villagers once gave all the local lords a headache!
However, this situation finally improved significantly last year!
That's because, after half a year of "exchanges", those "adventurers" who suddenly appeared have finally won the favor of various lords, so the lords everywhere have given these anomalies the task of "driving away beasts".
Enthusiastic adventurers have greatly reduced the danger of autumn beast raids in Dickwell Kingdom.
In comparison, the little remuneration paid by the various lords is really insignificant, not even comparable to the fraction they use to maintain the army.
Of course, you can't tell those stupid "adventurers" about this kind of thing...
It's a pity that the good mood of various lords only lasted until the beginning of this year.
The "civil strife" that occurred in winter caused one-third of the Dickwell Kingdom to be invaded to varying degrees, especially the area around the original "Glory City", which was a relatively important area within the original Dickwell Kingdom.
One of the several agricultural and grain producing areas was completely destroyed!
As a result, the problem of "rations" after the beginning of spring is a bit of a headache for the current king of the Dickwell Kingdom. Fortunately, the harvests in several other domestic grain producing areas are pretty good, and it seems that they can barely cope with it.
However, the invasion of the dark monsters in the damn dungeon completely ended King Dickwill's dream!
The overwhelming dark monsters seemed to be desperate for their lives, and they continued to gush out from various underground exits like an endless river, sweeping through most of the Mercury Kingdom with lightning speed.
Compared with the situation in the Kingdom of Mercury, the "civil strife" that occurred in the Kingdom of Dickwell would be too unsatisfactory. If it weren't for the "little accident" that happened at the end of that incident, it shocked the whole world.
If you are a strong person, maybe it cannot be considered a "battle" at all. At most, it is just a regional chaos in a country.
It is precisely because the entire Tower Clan Alliance is suffering from a much more difficult situation than the Dickwell Kingdom, so the matter of "sending troops to rescue" is completely unavoidable.
No one knows the specific situation in the country better than King Dickwell, but he also knows that the entire Alliance of Light is unwilling to listen to any explanation or excuse from him.
They just want to know whether to send troops? How many troops to send? And when to send troops?
However, King Dickwill is really filled with hatred!!!
Because of that crazy lich’s crazy plan, the entire Kingdom of Dickwell lost more than 20% of its troops!
Most of the troops that were lost were mid- to low-grade cannon fodder troops, but the huge number of 20% was enough to make the old King Dickwell feel the huge pain of breaking his muscles and bones!
Under such circumstances, he had to send troops to rescue his "allies"...
OK!
Fortunately, the losses of domestic elites were not great, so it would be no problem to send some emergency reinforcements.
But what about "military rations"!!!
This is the big problem that really troubles King Dickwell!
When soldiers leave the country, coupled with marching and fighting, the daily ration consumption is at least three times the usual amount!
Originally, due to the previous turmoil, the food problem in the entire Kingdom of Dickwell was very tight. Now sending out a large army will have to include food and grass. Isn't this an obvious attempt to spare the blood of King Dickwell!!!
It is unusual to fight outside the country, especially if our side has to shoulder all the pressure from one side, it means that it will be difficult for our side to find a decent base before joining forces with the alliance!
In this case, the supply problem naturally has to be solved by oneself.
The harder the battle, the more elite troops can only be sent. Once some second-line troops are sent to the front line, if they cannot withstand the pressure, a full-scale rout like the Kingdom of Mercury may occur!
If something like this happens, then old King Dickwell might as well wipe his own neck and get it over with.
But the terrible thing is...
The more elite you are! The more expensive your food rations are!
We finally sent those grandfathers on their way, but there are still a few letters from the military newspaper here. Spring is here!
When is spring?
For ordinary rural people, spring is a happy time. Although it is still cold at the beginning, as long as you can survive it, it will be a good time to sow seeds!
For lords from various places, spring is a time to coordinate various itinerary plans within the territory for the next year as soon as possible. Of course, extra manpower must be deployed to shovel the snow in various places to ensure that the roads are smooth.
But for the old king... This spring is the time to spend a lot of money!
The battle on the front line is endless, and the dark monsters are harvesting the enemy's lives on the battlefield as if they have taken stimulants, and they are also wasting their own lives.
Through those few frontline battle reports, the old king could even smell the naked smell of blood on the smoke-filled battlefield!
Within the territory, reports of poor harvests or insufficient food rations came from various places. Fortunately, this was what the old king had expected. He was already discussing the issue of food imports this year with the neighboring human countries such as the Eagle Heart Empire and the Iron Shoe Kingdom.
Already.
What worries the old king even more is the "beast tide" this spring!
Those beasts that had been suffering in their lairs for a whole winter finally came out to move around and look for food. However, the lack of defense forces in various places also gave these hungry beasts an excellent hunting opportunity. Almost every day in the entire Dickwell Kingdom
Thousands of locals were buried in the mouths of these abominable beasts!
Originally, the old king had a pretty good idea. There was a relatively successful cooperation with the "adventurers" last fall, so the problem this spring should not be big, but he didn't expect...
Damn it!
The dark monsters are possessed! This year, even these "adventurers" have been possessed!!!
"Destroy the beasts" tasks have been released in various places for a long time, but with little effect!
And the result of the inspection through eyes and ears is that... those "adventurers" are actually busy in private armed fights!!!
"You ignorant idiot!!!"
This was the first sentence the old king yelled out, slamming the table after seeing the spy's report!
Then the old king called the king's chief minister and scolded him! He ordered him to strengthen defense in various places, send more patrols, post signs, and strictly control any form of private fighting. Those "adventurers" must be punished.
Bring them all back to the "right path"!
However, the old king's almost unreasonable request made the chief of armament only smile bitterly.
The Chief of Arms is naturally aware of the current situation in the country, but with the blessing of the "Goddess of the World", how can they dare to harass those "adventurers" in ordinary times?
However, the old king's orders still have to be carried out, so a while ago, notices have been posted all over the Dickwell Kingdom, which means that it has entered a period of "severe crackdown"...
I'm afraid the players can't understand the real intention behind the series of actions of the NPCs. Even if they understand, most players will just laugh it off for these issues that have nothing to do with them.
Want to control players' daily behavior through "strike hard"?
That can only be said to be whimsical.
The regulations in the human race are much stricter than those in the "black five" camps such as barbarians, swamp tribes, ghost tribes, dungeons, and demon tribes, and human race players have long been accustomed to this "order".
"Strike hard"?
It’s nothing more than telling players to be careful.
Therefore, thieves usually choose late at night or early in the morning when they want to twist doors and pick locks, and some advanced skills can be practiced in other safe ways.
Another example is the PK problem where NPCs seem to be particularly "relevant" right now. Why don't we just go to a place where there is no one and fight against ourselves?
If it doesn't work, the worst thing you can do is find someone to give you a break when there's a fight!
So NPCs can't take advantage of us, right?
Ever since
On the surface, the players in the Dickwell Kingdom are much more honest, but the "Beast Exorcism Plan" that the old king hopes to see the most has still not made any progress, because the players, who have been roughly divided into two camps, are busy in each.
How about "fighting" between local groups without supervision...
“Go for it!!!”
"boom"
Amidst the fierce bombardment, the thin wooden gate of the town was banged and creaked. It seemed as if the wooden furniture that had been in disrepair was about to fall apart.
The four charging knights survived three sparse long-range attacks from behind the low wall and ran away quickly while taking drugs and laughing wildly. Even the infantrymen behind them also escaped very quickly.
"Fuck! These sons of bitches!"
The captain of a certain player who was responsible for commanding the defense of the troops at the top of the city cursed bitterly at the opponent's back. All he got in return was an arrogant and domineering middle finger.
"Captain Ramanujad! That round of raid just now was great! The door's durability is almost at its end. We can rush in in two more rounds!"
The four "knights" just ran back to the "main formation" a few hundred meters away. Immediately, a tall and strong black player came up to congratulate them.
"Misut, how many times have I told you! Don't call me by my real name in the game! Damn it, if you do it again, be careful next time I tell the instructor about your stolen report!"
The young captain "Ramanujad" on horseback fiercely raised the huge lance in his hand and said viciously.
"Um...ok, you are the boss, haha, Captain Marit!"
This player named Ramanujad is an Indian player. He was not excluded from the Tiger King Hall at first, but... everyone knows that people from that country in India also have their own feelings about the country.
The attitude is left over from a long history, because many people cannot understand how powerful the Chinese people are.
So when the Tiger King Hall had the potential to unify the country, and the Freedom Alliance revived and returned at this time, Ramanujad simply threw himself into the arms of the new Holy Light Alliance.
In his opinion, whether he can defeat those arrogant and stupid Chinese in the end is not his decision alone, but he will never mind doing his best to kill a few more Chinese who he doesn't like before the result comes out.
Chinese! If you are lucky enough to have a few, it will be a blessing from the gods.
However, I have to say that Ramanujad’s luck is really good!
I just joined a third-rate team in the Holy Light Alliance, and the wealthy foreigner who seemed to be very wealthy was about to equip the team with a "war horse"!
Although there were not many places this time, Ramanujad had a high level and happened to learn "riding skills", so he successfully secured a "knight" place. Along with this, his status in the small team also increased rapidly.
promote!
Just relying on their dozens of knights is naturally useless on a large-scale battlefield. However, in the local skirmishes more than a month ago, the group charge of dozens of knights also taught them a lesson.
opponent!
Although it seems that the guys from the Tiger King Hall have gradually begun to consciously organize the player cavalry, but because they are one step behind, they have grown even more slowly. For Ramanujad, the past month has been too much.
Wonderful!
There are more than forty players hanging on his hands alone! And most of them are Chinese! For Ramanujad, it is like a dream...
Today, Ramanujad's team received an order directly from his superior Odin Ganon, the "Deputy Commander", to attack a small town located at xx location near xx town at xx time.
However, the president of the guild was temporarily busy, and the vice-president was not online for two days. Therefore, in the end, the "right" of leadership fell into the hands of Ramanujad, the highest-ranking man.
When he led more than 400 brothers to surround the target town, Ramanujad really didn't expect that he would one day be a "leading general"!
Oh my god
If Ramanujad hadn't pinched himself three times before to make sure it was not a dream... He almost thought he was having an extremely sweet dream!
Of course, if there is any unpleasantness in this dream, it would be my real-life best friend classmate named "Misut" in front of me. This guy is really a bit disappointing now...
.
Not caring about the other party calling him by his real name, Ramanujad adjusted the position of his troops again. Then he began to plan the next time to charge.
But at this moment...
"Captain Marit! It's not good.
There is news from the second team that their rear formation is being attacked and is almost unable to withstand it, so let’s hurry over and provide support!”
An "infantry" player with very good equipment next to him suddenly reported anxiously.
"What? Second team?
Weren't they given more than ten cavalry? How could they not be able to withstand it?
Damn it, how many reinforcements did the enemy send?"
Since the back line was raided, it must have encountered the enemy's rescue force. After all, the players who were already trapped in the town had no ability to sneak around behind the army and conduct a sneak attack.
"One... one..."
"What?"
"Deputy Rosen said there is only one opponent, and... and it doesn't look like a player..."
"Damn! Rosen is a weak idiot who only knows how to flatter!!!"
Upon hearing the report from his subordinates, Ramanujad immediately cursed,
"All the cavalry, the third and fourth infantry teams, come here! Misut, give you a chance. The people left behind are under your command. If you do a good job, next time I will recommend you to the boss to be the captain! If you
Damn it..."
"Oh! My good Ramanujad, don't worry! Nothing will happen. I swear on my mother's name!!!"
As soon as he heard that his old friend was actually taking care of him in this way, Misut couldn't bear it any longer. He immediately jumped up and swore anxiously.
"Humph, don't forget to report the situation to me at any time! Don't let any accident happen!!!"
With a final uneasy warning, Ramanujad no longer bothered to blame the other party for the mistake of calling him by his real name. After a drink, he led the centaur towards the location of the second team in charge of the south of the town.
Since I also dragged the warrior player on foot, I ran straight for more than ten minutes. News of help coming from the direction of the second team in the middle kept coming. Ramanujad was so anxious that he wanted to rush over alone!
However, after spending more than ten minutes digesting the information, Ramanujad finally understood why the second team was in danger. It turned out that they were actually attacked by a warrior-type boss and the archers behind them!
This warrior boss is really amazing. His equipment is so resplendent that almost all the big items can shine!
When he just heard the report from his subordinates, Ramanujad thought that this guy must be crazy about the boss!
Even for those high-ranking Lord NPCs, I don’t see them strutting around wearing gorgeous equipment all the time.
However, when Ramanujad really saw this boss from a distance...
Depend on!
He actually found a humanoid boss with brilliant purple stardust flowing all over his body!
Damn it
Does this boss have king-level equipment?
Ramanujad thought subconsciously.
However, the next moment, when he woke up, Ramanujad was even more frightened by the opponent's strength!
That boss actually suppressed hundreds of players and killed everyone in the formation!!!
Ramanujad almost thought he was hallucinating!
Although Ramanujad's team can only be regarded as a third-rate small team among the Holy Light Alliance, that is because the overall strength of the Holy Light Alliance is too high!
Let’s not talk about the first-class troops. They are composed of the well-known "Ditri Jihad Army" throughout the human race. A group of core main forces from the original Free Alliance were mobilized to form a new "Jihad Army"!
Then came the "New Life King**" that was formed together after exchanges and communication between several large organizations.
"Newborn King**" has recruited a large number of outstanding players from major families, guilds, and mercenary groups, and then paired it with twice the number of "coordinated troops". Although the individual combat power is not as good as the stronger "Jihad Army", the overall
Their combat prowess cannot be underestimated, and they are considered to be the first-class, almost first-class troops among the human race.
Next, for example, Ramanujad's team, after previous reorganization, also has considerable combat power.
Although it is only a third-rate combat force in the new "Holy Light Alliance" and is responsible for some less important peripheral operations, it is still a good combat force among the human race. It is easy to beat ordinary players one on one.
Even in Ramanujad's view, the biggest difference between them and the second-rate "Newborn King**" is that there is no big benefactor behind the scenes to provide them with high-quality first-class equipment!
If he could have stronger equipment, Ramanujad even felt that he would be stronger than the new king**!
After all, his level is no lower than those guys who have eyes above their heads...
However, the glory and pride of the past are like a dream. In Ramanujad's eyes, his comrades are being easily slaughtered!
The giant sword in the hands of the boss who appeared out of nowhere is extremely terrifying. When it is swung, it will form a red flame like a flame in the air, which may have an additional flame killing effect.
However, no king-level weapon known to Ramanujad should have such a terrifying "instant kill" effect!
Under the sword of that boss, there are almost no enemies!
Even if the comrades can barely withstand the opponent's blow with the help of priests and medicine, the swift and fierce second blow will definitely turn everyone into a white light that reaches the sky!
Just as Ramanujad rushed over at great speed, seven more people died at the hands of the boss!
This is because the people in the second team already knew that the boss in front of them was invincible, so everyone spread out to avoid being killed by the opponent. The second team, which originally had more than a hundred people, only had less than thirty people left at this moment.
...
"stop!!!"
Regardless of whether the opponent understood or not, Ramanujad let out a tiger roar and started charging with the other three cavalry players!
As the second batch of cavalry players, the equipment on their side is much more mature than when the Dietrich Jihad Army people were exploring it on their own!
In the system store, there is no standard heavy equipment such as "lance" for sale.
Nowadays, all the registered cavalry players of the "Holy Light Alliance" have an almost identical "lance" in their hands!
This heavy lance, which only has a piercing attack effect, is difficult to use on land. The huge gun body and only a sharp point on the tip prevent it from becoming a general promotion weapon.
But coupled with the high-speed charge of war horses, these "lances" can exert extremely amazing effects!
Any non-boss creature, as long as its size is above or below the standard size, is almost waiting to be skewered by the cavalry!
This kind of weapon, purely forged by professional players of Dietrich's Jihad Army, is within the scope of recognition by the system, but it obviously exceeds the types of weapons currently allowed to be sold to players by the system. This gives players a truly powerful means of output!
When the war horse charges at high speed, a piercing charge that accurately hits the target can take away at least a thousand points of the target's life!
And if it penetrates the chest, head or other vital points, it doesn't matter, it will be killed immediately!
Even powerful boss creatures are often severely damaged by one blow.
So far, in several experiments conducted by the Holy Light Alliance, even spiritual-level bosses have only dared to temporarily avoid the edge when faced with this kind of charge, and did not dare to directly bear the player's attack with their bodies.
This is a huge change from the previous situation where the spirit-level boss treated the player's attacks as if they were nothing!
When Hanhen took action, the four knights charged together. They actually had the momentum of a landslide!
"kill!"
Ramanujad shouted angrily.
"kill!!!"
All the surrounding players actually let out deafening shouts of killing at the same time!
At this moment, the knights are charging, the infantry is surrounding, the archers are slowing down the opponent's movement with cold shots, and the priests are also applying buffs and casting healing spells quickly!
Everything is so just in order!
Compared with the messy situation of players in various team battles half a year ago, the extreme confrontation between the Tiger King Hall and the Holy Light Alliance has led to a rapid improvement in the quality of players!
After all, in frequent large army battles, the individual strength is extremely small. If there is no coordination, then the death of one or two people will never be as simple as one or two.
At this moment, Ramanujad seemed to feel that the flow of time around him had slowed down.
He could see the movements and expressions of every comrade around him, and even hear their fierce shouts and heavy breathing!
At this moment, everyone's performance gave Ramanujad strong confidence!
Although the number of people is only half of the previous one, they have restored order at this time. Ramanujad believes that this boss will never be able to escape!
Blast him! Harvest his equipment! Capture the enemy's stronghold!
Ramanujad thought with great excitement!
It seems that I have seen victory waving to me!
But the next moment, he also saw...
That huge battle sword with a brilliant fiery red tail...
The rapid friction between the huge sword body and the air seems to make the flames on the sword beat more vividly, and the sharp sound of breaking through the air is even more shocking than the sound of the arrow breaking through the air!
No one had ever thought that such a huge sword could be swung at such an astonishing high speed, which was beyond the player's cognition!
The flames flashed through the air and seemed to turn into a line of red light, extending from the original encirclement to the infinite distance.
In the process of extending, it passed four cavalry players who were charging towards each other.
It penetrated from the chest of their mount, and then emerged from the tail, continuing to extend without any stagnation, until... it returned to the hands of the tall figure with a familiar figure...
"ah"
"No!!!"
In the two screams that sounded almost at the same time, everyone suddenly woke up, and then saw the people in the field flipping over!
The two horses in the middle kept running at the same posture and speed for a few more steps, then suddenly hissed and huge blood-red flowers exploded in front of and behind them!
And at the same time as the blood burst, the left and right sides of the two war horses suddenly had a huge wound that almost cut the entire horse in half!
The rapid charging speed and the body that had lost its strength brought the horse down completely, and it rolled into a ball in the field amidst the screams of the horse and knight! The battlefield was stained with blood!
The next moment, a white light soaring into the sky and a shout came from the chaotic field at the same time!
"Don't stop shooting! The remaining cavalry speed up and circle the field! Suppress him with a series of charges!!! The soldiers compress the encirclement!"
The one who issued the order was Ramanujad who had just fallen from his horse.
At that time, the "slow motion" that seemed to be intuition and hallucination saved his life.
When he slowly saw the long sword burning with blazing fire suddenly appearing in front of him, Ramanujad knew that he could not escape, so he almost subconsciously took out a bottle of alcohol that he had kept until now.
The invincible potion!
This was the reward that Ramanujad received after completing a very difficult warrior mission. Along with it, he also received a relatively low-level long sword of excellent grade that he had eliminated.
Although the weapons are a bit outdated, this bottle of invincible potion is an absolute treasure!
Invincible time. Fifteen seconds!
Just as he drank the bottle of medicine, his unstable body flew out as the horse tipped over.
Fortunately, he had already drunk the invincibility potion, so the fierce collision with the ground did not hurt Ramanujad at all. But his comrades were not so lucky.
Being unprepared and falling off a horse during a high-speed charge...it's really difficult to survive.
And Ramanujad's orders were also issued very promptly and accurately.
The enemy's path forward, that is, the direction from which the four cavalrymen came, had been blocked. He was unable to seize the gap to escape from the encirclement, and the surrounding shooting did not stop. Even the other two cavalrymen continued to accelerate after being stunned for a moment.
Circle around and start looking for opportunities to charge and attack the enemy again!
For cavalry, the last thing that can happen on the battlefield is to slow down due to hesitation!
Once the cavalry loses its speed, it is like a bird losing its wings or a tiger losing its claws, and it completely loses its deterrence!
"Are you the leader of this group of people? Well... your command level is quite good."
The boss, who wore a black helmet and held a flaming sword, slowly turned around. But he stared at Ramanujad's face with a serious face, and then said something earth-shattering.
"You... you can talk??? You are a player???"
Ramanujad asked almost subconsciously.
However, the boss made a few dings to block the sharp arrows that were shot at him, and then shook his head lightly.
"Who are you! Are you the reinforcements sent by the Tiger King Hall? Why do you want to sneak attack on our people!"
Ramanujad didn't know why he wanted to talk to an NPC that was most likely just a boss. However, at this moment, he couldn't help but inquire. This boss... appeared too weird.
The boss just continued to shake his head, and then said calmly:
"I am here only because of my master's order. The master said that all enemies who dare to attack here will be killed!
At the master's call, I'm here
If you are smart, you'd better leave quickly, otherwise, you will all die here today."
These words were extremely arrogant, but they came out of the boss's mouth so lightly, as if the other party didn't think there was anything wrong with saying such arrogant words. Perhaps in his eyes, players like Ramanujad had already
It's the same as a dead person.
"Who is your master!"
"All glory belongs to my master! If you want to know the name of my master, first ask about the sword in my hand."
"Okay! I want to see how much ability you have to say such arrogant things!"
Ramanujad roared and threw a powerful provocation at the boss first.
Powerful provocation is an advanced skill that warrior players may be rewarded when reborn. It is usually not taught in professional unions, but it seems that there are rewards in some top warrior union tasks.
The effect of this skill is also excellent. It can not only attract the target's attention, but also forcibly reduce the target's movement speed and defense by 30%.
Although it lasts only a short time, it is definitely useful when forming a group to kill the boss!
Ramanujad is an offensive warrior, not a suitable MT, but he still has ten seconds of invincibility, which is enough to get at least one attack opportunity for his two cavalry companions!
The provocative red light flashed over the boss's head. Seeing that the skill was successfully used, Ramanujad even prepared for an attack.
Although the invincible state absorbs all attack effects, physical impact is still unavoidable. However, Ramanujad is still confident that he can give the opponent a good look at the same time!
However, the next moment, a scene that made Ramanujad unbelievable happened!
The provocative skill was obviously successful, and the opponent also fell into a debuff state, and his speed dropped significantly, but...but he actually ignored Ramanujad in front of him, and then rushed directly towards the two people next to him.
Priest player!
Ot?
impossible!
Two swords killed two priest players who were unable to escape. Just when Ramanujad was about to step forward and entangle the opponent, he saw the boss suddenly put up a defensive posture with a huge shield and retracted his sword, and then suddenly turned into a phantom.
Usually it disappears right before your eyes!
charge!
Extremely high speed charge!!!
Ramanujad recognized the opponent's method almost instantly, but was unable to stop it.
"ah"
The next moment, the sound of people shouting and horses neighing was heard again. Ramanujad, who was completely speechless, turned around mechanically, only to see that the boss... actually charged from the side and knocked him over with one person.
A cavalryman... not only knocked the man off his horse, but also knocked the horse over!
The waistcoat on the flanks had a large dent, and the war horse was lying on the ground, vomiting blood, and the demonic boss... actually just shook it a little and was fine!
Then he raised the long sword in his hand...and another white light shot up into the sky...(To be continued...)
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