In the early morning, sporadic weapon strikes echoed around the Lorraine camp. Rhodes' large army finally successfully caught up with these swamp monsters wandering in the forest two days later.
Perhaps because there were no rangers or sentries, until the Norscans under Rhodes approached the swamp monsters, these wild monsters still had no intention of escaping. They ate up all the food they got in the camp, completely unaware of their surroundings.
danger.
The bloody fight soon began, with more than 300 Norscan warriors surrounding the swamp monster in the camp from all directions. Killing cries, roars, howls and the sound of weapons striking echoed in the cold forest.
Rhodes took the lead and rushed into the camp, holding his war hammer high. The metal war hammer reflected the dazzling white light and knocked away a eating swamp monster. Food residue and broken bones scattered on the ground.
Following the charge of the Lord of Blackhammer Castle were the bloodthirsty and fanatical Norscan warriors. They were eager for battle and blood, and were more ferocious than the beasts in the forest.
Barbarian captain Celta followed Rhodes closely. After Rhodes killed the first swamp monster, his heavy ax split open another low-level swamp monster that tried to resist. The deformed monster was split into two in an instant.
Half of the time, flesh and blood mixed with internal organs flowed out of the bulging body.
But these are two lord-level warriors, and other Norscans are not as powerful. In the face of swamp monsters that are over two and a half meters tall, most humans still need to cooperate sincerely to kill them.
The biggest difference between swamp monsters and beastmen is that they have hard carapace. The defensive capabilities of these carapace are sometimes comparable to shields. Ordinary weapons cannot break their carapace. For this reason, before the war, Rhodes ordered all Norsca to
The warriors changed to armor-piercing weapons - iron war hammers, stone hammers, maces, heavy axes, etc.
Since it was an ambush attack, the swamp monsters were unprepared. They put down the food on hand and turned around to fight with the "hunters". Bows and arrows did little damage to them. Only bloody hand-to-hand combat could kill them.
The two-month long training for the Norscans finally showed its effect in this battle. Although the Norscans acted suddenly, the battle was chaotic and orderly.
More than 300 people, under the command of their respective captains, conducted team operations in a rhythmic and regular manner.
Each team has a clear division of labor. After throwing a wave of spears, the shield and axemen behind them follow closely. While hitting the enemy with heavy shields, sharp warhammers and axes fall from their heads. Although the Swamp Monster is very powerful in individual combat capabilities
, but in front of the well-trained and naturally warlike Norscan warriors, they still seemed weak and powerless.
After the warrior behind threw the spear, Rhodes and the Norscan warriors beside him rushed forward. The Lord of Blackhammer Castle sidestepped to avoid the thrust of the Swamp Monster's spear, and then hit the Swamp Monster's head with a hammer. It was huge and
The strong swamp monster fought back. He took a step back to avoid Rhodes' hammer blade, and then swung his spear to stab him again. Rhodes used his war hammer to sweep away the spear tip, then roared and rushed forward, punching the swamp monster in the chest.
face.
The cold and hard skin made Rhodes very uncomfortable, but after all, the opponent was also a flesh-and-blood creature, and dizziness was inevitable with one punch. Taking advantage of this moment of opportunity, Rhodes swung his war hammer and smashed his skull with one blow.
Blood and brain matter poured out from the shattered head.
Ranger Iron Claw was behind Rhodes, shooting with a bow and arrow, but in front of the heavily armored unit, the power of the arrows was obviously so small that it only served as a harassment. Iron Claw's long arrow hit the leader of the swamp monsters in front of him.
However, the sharp arrow clusters were bounced away when they hit the Swamp Monster, without even piercing the skin. However, two Norscan raiders rushed forward, and as soon as the leader of the Swamp Monster freed his hand, he was
Two strong Norscan warriors were knocked to the ground, and a short and heavy mace shot was fatal.
Before the opponent had time to dodge, the hammer smashed into its eye socket, and blood spurted out from the one-eyed hole.
Although the opponent had a large number of people, including hundreds of people, they were gradually defeated due to the organized and premeditated siege by the Black Hammer Castle battle group.
The chaotic battle soon came to an end. The remaining swamp monsters gathered together, their eyes no longer filled with bloodlust, but with a hint of fear.
"Shield wall!"
Rhodes quickly issued an order for encirclement and suppression. Under unified command, all the Norscan warriors formed a circle with their shields facing inward, constantly squeezing the Swamp Monster's position and compressing the battlefield area.
The sturdy body of the Norscans and the dense shield wall gradually turned the swamp monsters into a battle between trapped beasts. They roared and hit the shield wall. However, the more they rushed around in a hot-headed manner, the more they died.
Go fast.
The Swamp Monster corpses piled under the Norscan shield wall turned into pieces of bloody corpses. The thick blood mixed with the soil, dyeing the ground a bloody red.
However, they are not beasts.
It can be seen that under the command of the new swamp monster leader, this group of water monsters began to break out.
Only half of the remaining swamp monsters gathered together and launched a fierce attack on the Norscan shield wall. More than fifty people attacked the shield wall with all their strength. In the end, cracks appeared in the thin shield wall.
The human infantry who were overwhelmed and knocked to the ground were brutally trampled. A dozen Norscans died at the feet of these swamp monsters who fled.
"Chase!"
Rhodes issued the order on the spot.
The Norscan hunting party quickly put away their formation and began to pursue.
They roared and roared like savages. They started a big chase in the jungle with the captured swamp monster...
However, at this moment, a strange thick fog quickly enveloped the battlefield. The white fog seemed to be driven by some kind of magic, and instantly filled the forest. Hundreds of Norscans were like this in the forest.
They were yelling and yelling, and even bumped into each other, almost accidentally injuring their own teammates.
"gather!"
The leader's call echoed in the forest. Rod opened his voice and shouted loudly.
Norscans kept stumbling around Rhodes, and the mist was accompanied by a large amount of water vapor, soaking everyone's clothes and armor.
Angry and complaining voices began to spread in the jungle.
"Let the hounds chase!"
Celta suggested. But Rhodes knew that such suggestions were useless.
"Let the dogs out, can you see where they are going?" Rhodes asked, and Celta was immediately speechless.
The strange fog is getting thicker and thicker, and the visibility is less than a few meters. Even if someone is standing in front of you, you can't recognize it. Rhodes uneasily thought that if the Swamp Monster army comes back at this time, the Norscans who have not formed a formation will simply
It's their prey...
Fortunately, such a situation did not happen, and in the distant jungle, the miserable howls of the swamp monsters continued to sound...