"We suffered heavy losses!" Count Tashkent, who had a bandage on his head, showed no joy after victory, and his face was heavy. "Seven knights died gloriously, more than 30 were seriously injured, the front city wall was in a mess, the mage tower was gone, and the searchlight was gone.
Even the main tower and covered bridge next door were blown up in half. It can be said that except for the second wall fortification and the warehouse area, the fortress has been destroyed. In comparison, the losses of armor and weapons are not worth mentioning. All the
The casualties were basically concentrated in the chaotic hand-to-hand fighting in the last five minutes. Fortunately, the soldiers were not placed in the front. Otherwise, this wave of impact would not have been defended at all."
A group of big shots in the fortress were sitting in the warehouse of the Mechanical Institute. Now that the mage tower and the main tower were blown up, the big guys suddenly found themselves with nowhere to go. It was Palma who mentioned that the large warehouse of the Mechanical Institute has
There is space on the roof, a long workbench, and even a large furnace! The heat of the furnace makes this winter not so cold.
Leonardo sat next to him, also with a serious face: "This is still a defensive operation of the Seventh Knights with the support of the priests. Such close-quarters fighting will be useless no matter how many soldiers are put in it. A chaotic hand-to-hand fight out of formation will be
Amplify the advantage of individual strength. If we didn't have enough reinforcements this time, or if we didn't have such a good location, we wouldn't be able to win such a chaotic battle in a place with no terrain advantage." Behind him were mountains of damaged armor.
, a broken broadsword, a warhammer with a curved handle, a steel shield with a chip.
Gulayev, who had lost the mage tower, sat dejectedly behind Suvorov. Suvorov, who still looked very bad, held a cup of absinthe tea and spoke: "The enemy is not only strong in physical combat, but also has certain magical power.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been such a hard fight. In the end, the mage tower was overloaded. To be honest, I have never heard of such a powerful infantry regiment. Where did they come from? I said the white ones, there are them in the wasteland.
Can such a powerful country devote so many knight-level combat forces to a desperate battle?"
"This time, a pure combat force of 600 people came and beat the entire fortress to half ashes. To be able to send out this kind of military force and fight until the last one escaped, it must be a super large tribe, right? We will come again next time.
How can we fight against 1,000 of them? Are we going to concentrate all the kingdom’s military power on this inhospitable place?”
"Where do you think birds don't poop?"
"Sorry, sorry, but this is indeed not the key defensive direction of the kingdom. Nazwa is still eyeing the northeastern border."
"It's okay if you don't guard. Once you cross here, it will be the kingdom's food-producing area. If you don't guard, will everyone eat tree bark next year?"
"The worst thing is that we don't know where the enemy comes from, nor what the enemy wants, nor where they are going. All the information we have is that the barbarians from the wilderness have bone armor growing on their bodies, and they are gone.
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"I think an elite reconnaissance team should be sent to the wasteland to investigate the wasteland. At least find out where they come from! How big are they?"
"agree."
"I agree too."
"I will personally lead the team. You have also seen the situation on the front line. It is impossible for ordinary people to bring the information back alive after entering the wasteland."
"I believe you can come back, but do you know how to conduct inspections? This is not just a military reconnaissance. We want to know the number of people, the structure of the army, the location, and the distance. It is best to have detailed and accurate maps."
Leonardo's dark face turned red visibly: "I'm looking for a helper. I think Bolu is good. He's knowledgeable and courageous. If there's any danger, I can run away with him between my legs. It's stable."
very."
"He has now belonged to the Alchemy Association. We can't assign tasks to him directly. You can find a way to convince Lang Dao yourself."
"Watch carefully."
Lang Dao waved the short knife in his hand and cut open the sample collected from the city wall on the noodle table in front of him, an arm with bone armor and long nails.
"We started from the finger end. The nail of the sample has been obviously thickened, 13 mm wide and 22 mm thick. It is barb-shaped. It can no longer be called a nail, it can only be regarded as a claw. The bone armor on the forearm is complete.
The bone armor in the shoulder area is incomplete. Now we are trying to peel off the bone armor." The two covered their faces with cloth, trying to block the stench. Because of the stench and sensory discomfort, the two of them had vomited several times. Now Landau gave
The two of them cast a spell to protect themselves from poison.
"It's so cold, why do the samples smell so bad?"
"It's just a day, and it shouldn't be."
While speaking, Lang Dao cut the knife parallel to the bone armor, and then made a circle, without encountering any resistance: "I did not find the expected structure connected with the bones." With a slight lift, the bone armor immediately came loose: "
Bone armor is only attached to the surface of the skin, which can explain why the defense against weapons
The bones are weaker than we expected." Lang Dao handed the stripped bone armor to Bolu. Bolu took the sample and weighed it: "Teacher, this sample seems to be lighter than normal bones." He pouted again.
, it feels like a piece of thick plastic, soft and tough. "You put it aside first, and we will continue."
The knife cut open the skin along the texture, cut through the muscles, and exposed the bones.
Both Polu and Landau took a breath: "What, what's going on with this red skeleton?" "This is not blood." The bones were covered with red silk threads. Landau used a knife to pick up a little bit.
, the red Siluo turned into powder and fell down." Now.
After confirming that this is not a blood vessel. "The smell is even stronger." Then he picked a little powder and brought it close to his nose. Before he got close, his expression was already distorted: "Don't smell it, it must be the smell of this. It's too smelly."
Now. Change the sample."
Polu walked to a bucket and was about to extend his hand when suddenly the door was pushed open.
"Polu! Ugh~! What does this smell like?" Palma retracted his foot from the door.
Bolu quickly wring out a sample from the bucket and sent it to the teacher's operating table: "Teacher, let me go out for a moment."
"Hmm." Landau waved his hand and fanned him with a smell. Polu retched twice and ran out of the room quickly.
Bolu took off the cloth on his face and took a few deep breaths of the air outside the door: "The sample is so smelly, I really can't stand it."
Palma and Leonardo stood at the door. Palma asked in surprise: "How can it be so smelly? It shouldn't stink so quickly in this weather. By the way, it's the group leader who wants to see you for something."
Leonardo said to Polu with a serious face: "Are you willing to go deep into the wilderness to find the origin of the enemy?"
"???" Bolu looked confused: "If I go, won't I send snacks to the countryside?"
Only then did Leonardo realize that he had not said everything: "No, there is a reconnaissance team, I am leading the team, and we need someone who can survey and map maps."
"But, with my physical ability, can I do it?"
"Except for surveying and mapping, you don't have to worry about anything."
"Do I have no choice but to agree?"
"That's not true. We are all acquaintances. To tell you the truth, this reconnaissance mission is all volunteer participation. If we force people to join us, there will be problems if we are held back."
Landau pushed open the door: "You ask my students, why don't you ask me? I don't agree!"
Leonardo hurried over and said, "Don't you have to ask me about my wishes first? If he agrees, I will ask you again."
"What are you taking him for?"
"Just in case, we don't know anything about the situation in the wasteland right now. If something is discovered, at least we need someone who can understand what kind of weapons and equipment they have. And we need someone who can survey and map.
Map people. Don’t worry, this time we are conducting light reconnaissance, avoiding contact and observing secretly. All the reconnaissance teams of our Seventh Knights will go there. We guarantee with the reputation of the Seventh Knights that he will be safe and unscathed.
The return to the fortress."
Landau turned to Polu and asked: "Do you want to go?"
"As long as I can come back alive, of course I want to go."
"Very good, an alchemist must also have a heart that is willing to explore."
Landau once again faced Leonardo with a serious face: "You promise to let him come back alive?"