The reason why Lawrence agreed to take on this seemingly thankless task of peripheral blocking was, on the one hand, because the game was only temporary, and the people participating in this game were the elites of the entire New World's younger generation. Selling them a favor could help them win the game.
There will be more tangible or intangible benefits than winning the game for a long time to come.
On the other hand, Lawrence felt that the guy who hid his main force would never be blind to the difference in strength between the two sides, and would never be stupid enough to sit back and wait for death. So the current approach of gathering together for pure passive defense
It seemed a bit strange, and he was worried that there might be some situations that he didn't know about.
So for this reason, he naturally agreed to everyone's request to lead the interception team as captain. In any case, this position can give him the greatest degree of freedom. It allows him to make the most appropriate decisions when encountering problems.
matters of one's own interests.
But what Lawrence didn't expect was that his team members and Zhu Yan were willing to give up the seemingly easy-to-get benefits and choose to work with him on these seemingly boring and potentially fruitless tasks.
Of course, this is not a bad thing. After all, there are only 20 people in the entire team, and the joining of the two teams makes Lawrence’s own half of the intercepting team. This makes his degree of control over this team become
The one with the highest degree of control among the three teams.
One day's training would not have much effect. However, with the help of his own people, Lawrence could at least make the entire team follow simple orders and prohibitions, and this was enough for him.
Lawrence took their team and set off at dawn the next morning. Because their team needed to travel the farthest distance today, they set off earlier than others.
Just as they climbed down the low wall at the entrance to the valley, a tree in the distance shook, and then a black shadow slipped down from the tree.
"There seems to be a kobold scout there?" He raised the rifle in his hand and looked through the scope on the gun. Zhu Yan easily judged what the black shadow that moved just now was. "Do you need me to kill him?
it?"
"I don't think it's necessary." Lawrence gently lowered the muzzle of his gun and said, "I bet there are more than one kobold scouts around here, and there's no point in killing them. Let's get going."
The kobold scout ambushing outside the camp was just a small interlude. Soon everyone walked out of the jungle along a path, and then walked along the black gravel land at the junction of the jungle edge and the volcano away from the fortress.
These kobold tribes were built around this volcano, but only the side where Lawrence and the others are heading now can allow kobolds from other places to support the fortress under the mine. Because there is a volcano on the other side of the fortress.
The structure of the hillside is extremely unstable. Hot black stones often roll down the hillside, driving the stones and soil on the hillside to form black mudslides. For extraordinary people who do not have the ability to fly, it is like a natural chasm that is impossible to pass.
The place where Lawrence and the others were going was to follow the dividing line for more than two thousand meters and then go five or six meters deep into the jungle to the edge of a wetland. There were many footprints of the previous kobolds passing there.
You can even see traces of the kobolds placing some stones and branches on the pit to clear the road.
"This is really a good place to intercept kobold reinforcements." After arriving here for some observation, a White Eagle Federation soldier in the team sighed. "On our right is a huge wetland, and on our left is a thick wetland.
There is volcanic ash. Only the width of less than ten meters under our feet can allow people to pass easily."
"Yes, this is indeed a good place for defense, but we can't take it lightly." John took out a shovel from the space bag he carried, "Okay, we'd better build some before the enemy comes over.
Fortifications. After all, we only have 20 people here. If there are too many enemies and we stand on the ground to fight, we will be easily harmed."
Building fortifications was also a plan that everyone discussed yesterday, so as soon as John said that, everyone took out tools from their space bags and got busy. As the only two people among these people who had military experience, John and the
A soldier from the White Eagle Federation was busy running around telling everyone how to build these fortifications.
At this time, everyone present must obey their dispatch and command, and the two of them also reasonably allocate work to everyone based on each person's characteristics. For example, spellcasters like Lawrence received preferential treatment. He and another
The druid was assigned a very simple job, which was to set some traps on the road in front of the fortifications being built.
It is said to be a trap, but in fact, neither the terrain nor the time in this place are enough to dig the huge traps for catching wild boars that Lawrence dug when hunting with his adoptive father in the small town. So what Lawrence dug here are some special traps.
A small horse trap for kobolds.
And the druid next to him was not idle either. In addition to laying some quenched hardwood on the ground to make triangular nails, he also put a half-length quenched knife into it every time Lawrence dug a small hole.
Poison wood stick.
Those wooden triangular nails that are only about the size of a large pinball are of little use to humans because they are so small that the length of the thorns cannot penetrate the soles of the shoes that people wear now. But these
This thing is definitely a weapon when used against kobolds who walk like humans and don't wear shoes.
Just when everyone was working enthusiastically for about half an hour, a ranger who had been assigned to take turns looking into the distance jumped down from a nearby tree and shouted at the same time, "Red smoke column, I saw a red smoke column.
"
According to the previous agreement, this red smoke column means that all the people in the camp have left the camp and are preparing to launch an attack. Obviously, such a large-scale move cannot be hidden from the kobolds at all. Just after the red smoke column rises, no one can
30 seconds later, a black smoke column also rose in the direction of the fortress.
"We need to move faster, the battle may break out at any time." After seeing the two parallel smoke pillars, Lawrence immediately shouted to everyone who was busy. After all, the contestants in the camp had just set off at this time, and they could light up in the fortress.
The smoke column must be caused by the kobolds themselves. The only purpose of the smoke column they lit at this time is to use the smoke column as a signal to convey a certain message to the surroundings.
"No problem. In fact, we have almost repaired the fortifications." John raised his head and shouted, "The most we can do here is dig some shallow trenches and add some parapets, because the soil is too soft and the groundwater level is low.
It’s also a bit high.”
Although there were difficulties of one kind or another, when the first brown-red kobold appeared from the forest, they had already built three fortifications with parapets, trenches, traps and mechanisms on the road.
Seeing the fortifications and enemies that suddenly appeared on the route, the kobold carrying a bronze-tipped javelin immediately retreated, and at the same time, he let out a barking bark to warn the team behind him.
Instantly, the chaotic footsteps behind the monster stopped, and then there was a barking sound. Although a dense plant blocked Lawrence's view, Lawrence and the others could guess the group of dog heads from these movements.
When people realize that something is wrong, they prepare to attack as a whole team.
However, this also provided Lawrence and the others with valuable preparation time. Taking advantage of this opportunity, all the people who had previously set traps in front of the fortifications retreated behind the breastworks, and then each picked up their weapons and prepared.
"Dong-dong-dong-" With the sound of drums, a group of brown-red kobolds holding bows and arrows emerged from behind the trees, and accompanied by the drum beats, they marched towards where Lawrence and the others were now.