"Ah, it's impossible! I can't be alive! Gods above, this must be an illusion..."
When Rhodes pulled the dwarf butcher out of the pile of dead people, the red-haired dwarf looked a little reluctant. He had obviously been fighting in the pile of beasts and humans for so long, and had been stabbed several times and was bleeding all over.
Why is he not dead? This is impossible. Butcher Bogur has been clamoring that God is unfair to him, but the tragic fact is - he did survive. After killing the Cyclops, this tenacious dwarf just relied on his own
He survived with unparalleled superb combat skills and infinite physical strength. Countless beastmen died under his axe. In fact, he could not count them. On the battlefield where blood and flesh were splattered, the enemy formed an overwhelming force.
Sexual advantage, who has the energy to count how many people he has killed...it is already a miracle that he survived.
When he found Bogul from the pile of corpses, Rhodes could probably guess the entire battle experience of the dwarf - he desperately jumped out of the city and fought with the giant. Because he stood on top of the giant's head, the beastmen below could not get close, which made it difficult for him to get close to him.
He will not fall into a situation of being heavily besieged.
After killing the giant, the dwarf jumped off the Cyclops and was drowned by hundreds of beastmen. He was beaten, slashed, thrown aside as a dead man, and almost killed by a corpse.
Heaps of people crush him to death... However, God always likes to play tricks on mortals. The more people seek death, the harder it is to die.
When Bogul was discovered, there were at least five beastmen pressing on him... With the weight of these beastmen, an ordinary person would have been crushed to death... But Bogul is a dwarf... The dwarf president of Dulong City
They were so strong that not even a stone could crush them, let alone a corpse...
"I really hope this is an illusion. You should die early in the battle outside the city! Next time I should throw you in a pile of corpses. This is the most glorious way to die."
Rhodes taunted angrily. After waking up, Bogul heard the meaning and suddenly couldn't find a reason to ridicule...
"Okay, okay, tell me, how did the beastmen retreat? I remember that when they stepped over me, the city wall could hardly support it."
Bogul asked in confusion. The soldiers on the side simply bandaged his wounds.
"Lord, Lord White Bear saved us, all of us. He is the son of Thunder God."
The Norscan warrior beside him said loudly, with pride beyond words. Butcher Bogur was stunned for a moment. To be precise, he did not see the scene where Rhodes used the power of lightning. At that time, he had already been
Countless beastmen stepped on his feet, and after heavy corpses pressed on him, he lost consciousness...
But judging from the Norse people's stories, this is indeed not false. Otherwise, the town should have fallen long ago.
"Son of the God of Thunder? Hahaha, when did Thor come to bless you? I have never..."
In the middle of his words, Bogul suddenly remembered the encounter in Dulong City, and suddenly felt that the Rhodes in front of him was extraordinary... Maybe what they said was true...
But Rhodes just looked at him and nodded slightly.
"you?"
"Thunder God's Chosen, Bear God's Chosen... Well, I should have thought of it earlier. It is impossible for a normal person to kill the Manticore in a duel."
Bogul said depressedly and happily. What was happy was that he had made a friend and partner of the Chosen Son. What was depressing was that he was not the protagonist on the battlefield!
"I'm not happy, I'm not happy! I'm the butcher who killed the giant."
Bogur sat on the ground, talking to himself.
"You didn't kill the Cyclops alone. The crossbow shot into his heart, and you had the chance to climb onto his head."
Rhodes reminded.
The dwarf's face was ashen... "Can't you save some face for me?" He came over, glared at Rhodes, and hummed in a low voice.
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After the bloody battle, Black Hammer Castle was devastated, and the snow-white city walls were smoked black by the flames. Now, it really is the same as its name - Black Hammer Castle...
The corpses of various beasts and beastmen were piled under the city wall, like a massacre. The number of dead beastmen could no longer be counted, because some were dismembered by giant scythes, some were crushed into pulp by rolling logs, and some were beaten to pieces.
The kerosene burned to ashes, making the body unrecognizable.
However, the loss of troops on one's own side can be counted. As long as they are on the list but not at the roll call, they are dead... Because no one can escape in this siege battle. The beastmen are surrounding them from all directions, and there is no possibility of escape.
After preliminary statistics, Muros handed the dead to Rhodes. Nearly a hundred people were killed in the battle... Most of them were recruits who had just joined the garrison... The veterans had honed their skills in battle after battle.
They survived... However, the rapid death of the new recruits was extremely detrimental to the castle's subsequent recruitment work. Rhodes knew that if he wanted to recruit new soldiers in the future, his salary would have to continue to increase... Correspondingly, veterans
The salary must also be increased. After all, it is impossible for recruits to have a higher salary than veterans... This is a heavy expense... Or, recruit soldiers from other places... But who is willing to come to this icy and snowy north to serve as a soldier...
"well……"
Rhodes sighed in a low voice. It can be said that after repeated training, the quality of the veterans is getting higher and higher, but the size of the army has never been able to increase.
But it's not all bad news. In this battle, the news that Lord Blackhammer received the blessing of Thunder God will soon spread again. Rhodes believes that more northern wanderers and Norscans will join his command.
.But correspondingly, her identity as the Chosen One can no longer be kept secret. The Queen will gradually know about it, and will gradually attract attention. But for now, she has more important things to deal with - Erlen
Grad Rebellion...
In the middle of winter, this small town located in the northern border of Kislev was littered with corpses. Looking at the bloody corpses piled into a hill, Rhodes felt that he was the most unlucky traveler, having traveled to the most dangerous place in the world, blocking the way.
The beastmen went south again and again, but they were completely ignored by the rulers of the kingdom. They lived so comfortably in the capital of Kislev that they were numb to the stories of the Chaos invasion. Yes, in their eyes
, maybe that's just an exaggerated story.
However, everything has two sides, and powerful enemies have also tempered their troops. They are scarred, but they are experienced veterans, proficient in various tactics, and outstanding in fighting skills.
But there is a question. If I take this force to Erengrad and join the large forces of various lords, who will guard Blackhammer Castle?
Looking at the vast black forest at the end of his sight, Rhodes had a bold idea...