Helmgart, on the wall of the southern Axbite Pass, on the cliff.
The towering, huge Church of Justice is built on the cliff of the city wall of Axbite Pass. It is covered with snow and has picturesque scenery. It has always been the faith center of the entire city.
The golden dome covers the tall building, which greatly frightens the cultists and dark creatures from a distance. However, the burning flames on the nearby city wall, the collapsed city wall, and the piles of corpses on the city wall illustrate the situation. He
In order to guard against the beastmen, Mgat
The defenders had always been very alert to the possible invasion of green skinned and Brittanian knights. After the Skaven quickly captured the military camp, they wanted to capture the city wall immediately, but the tenacious defenders held their position under the leadership of a dozen great swordsmen.
Killed back wave after wave of rats.
The paladins and battle priests guarding the Church of Justice also went out. They rushed to the city wall, chanted magical spells, and fought a bloody and arduous battle with the Skaven.
The rat tide came one after another, but the defenders on the city wall could not hold on. The battlefield extended from the city gate to the stairwell, then to the turrets on the city wall, and finally to the surface of the city wall. The rat tide was repelled many times, but they
Will always come back again.
The soldiers were panic-stricken. Count Reinhardt of Helmgart did not know where he was. The defenders blew the horn again and again to contact the count to request support. When the rat men heard the horn at first, they clearly showed fear and panic.
expression, but as no one responded after blowing the horn several times in a row, these rats gradually began to laugh at the cowardice and cowardice of humans. Many Skaven even behaved like this during the breaks of battle.
The act of blowing a horn.
"Human thing! Diedie!"
Just when the mice were feeling triumphant and the morale of the defenders hit rock bottom, unexpected support arrived.
The cold wind howled, and blizzards and frost nova swept across the entire battlefield.
Two Rick guards led a dozen of their followers into the battlefield, and a witch released magic one after another. After several enhanced magics in a row, the defenders finally mustered up the courage to continue fighting.
The emergence of Rick's Guards means that the chaotic city wall defenders finally have a commander who can convince the public. Whether it is Rudolf or Wagner, they are all children of great military nobles. The identity of Rick's Guards allows them to quickly
After taking over the command, even so, the defenders paid a huge price to finally repel another wave of rats.
At this time, in the Church of Justice, about six hundred refugees were hiding fearfully in the hall of the cathedral. The giant statue of the God of Justice was emitting warm light, barely maintaining the last trace of morale of these refugees.
People gathered in small groups, covered with some simple blankets and clothes, and huddled together to keep warm. In such a large church, a small amount of firewood could not provide enough temperature, and the cold ground sent a bone-deep cold.
Reich's guard Rudolf stroked his brown beard. The eldest son of the Duke's family was very calm. He held wine and white bread in his hands. The white bread with bacon in it provided necessary nutrients for the body that had been hungry for a long time.
Wagner was also eating, and the two of them were sitting in the corner. The engineer master played with the musket in his hand and said to Rudolf: "There are at least five thousand people in Helmgart, but now in addition to the soldiers, there are maybe six people in the hall.
Hundreds of people.”
"Maybe less than six hundred. I mean, excluding the militiamen and soldiers, we rescued so few people." Wagner sighed softly: "The rat-men's attack came so suddenly, many humans even thought they were
It's a friend."
"Hey, what does this remind me of? Do you remember the Brunswick parade a few months ago? A group of aristocratic ladies protested, thinking that human consumption of meat is a very excessive act, and they believe that we must treat all people equally.
Life." Rudolf chuckled: "The emperor is very
He generously agreed to their request, saying that since you have made a request, you must be responsible for your actions. His Majesty asked these noble ladies to go to the market in Brunswick and pay for the cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
Buy all the chickens, ducks and pigs with money and 'save' them back home."
"After that, the emperor even asked the soldiers to spread the news that someone was buying livestock at a high price in the market. Farmers from all directions came to the capital to sell their livestock. This group of noble ladies were overwhelmed in just three days and were finally forced to give up.
Despite the request to ban meat, the farmers in turn praised His Majesty's virtues." Wagner also smiled after hearing this, but the smile quickly disappeared.
Now is not the time to tell jokes.
"We still have fifty-three musketeers, sixteen great swordsmen, and no more than a hundred defenders, many of whom are wounded. There are still fifteen of your and my retinues, except for
Besides, what the militiamen can do more is to wave flags and shout, but I don’t think it’s feasible for them to deal with the rats alone.”
"Where are the battle priests and paladins?"
"There are several combat priests and more than twenty paladins. These people are a fighting force, but they are not easy to command."
"How long will it take for the emperor's reinforcements to arrive?" Wagner checked his bullet reserve. He still had more than fifty rounds of bullets left on him. He suddenly regretted that he had fired too much in the previous battle.
"Such a big thing happened in Helmgart. There is no reason for His Majesty not to know about it." Rudolf nodded: "In any case, it will not exceed two days."
"Then, whether we can survive depends on those two witches, but... their situation doesn't look good either."
Inside the inner cell of the Church of Justice.
Veronica was lying on a bed with a pale face. This was originally a place for church staff to take a nap, but it was now cleared for her and Teresa to rest.
Witch of Gloria's slender eyelashes fluttered twice, and she reluctantly opened her eyes. What greeted her was the dry air in the room and the faint light of the candle.
"Are you awake?" A cold voice sounded in her ears.
"What are you doing here, little princess?" Hearing this voice, Veronica closed her eyes again.
"Of course I'm here to see you make a fool of yourself." Teresa said angrily: "Now that you're awake, get up quickly. There's some food on the table, so eat quickly. We're guarding the church now, but as for how to deal with the rat men,
Everyone is inexperienced, Ryan is not here right now, and you know the rat people best."
"Trovick, didn't your mother teach you how to be polite?" Veronica felt a headache. She knew this was a sign of excessive use of magic. Veins appeared on the forehead of Witch Gloriosa.
She lifted the quilt on her body hard and was about to get up, but the situation that appeared in front of her made her a little dazed.
Teresa was injured, her right hand was wrapped in a thick bandage and hung on her chest, and she was holding a staff in her left hand.
"Oops, are you injured again? Trovik?" Veronica was stunned for a few seconds, and quickly said in a sarcastic tone: "If Elder Aurora knows this, she will feel distressed for a long time! Tell me
I, Trovik, how did you get hurt?"
"What does this have to do with you?" Teresa didn't want to start a war of words with Veronica: "Don't think that I don't know that you were also injured. Mrs. Sulia said that you were injured by the rat troll, but luckily
The injury is not serious."
Veronica opened her mouth. The witch originally wanted to ridicule the sorceress, but in the end she just sighed: "The situation is not good. Now is not the time to rest. My magic reserve is almost exhausted. You
Woolen cloth?"
"My magic power reserve is not bad. It's January now and it's snowing outside. I can easily absorb a lot of ice magic power." Teresa looked at her arm with some frustration: "It's a pity that I can't use the musket.
"
"Skaven... Trovik, if we want to resist the Skaven's attack, we must resist the Skaven's all-pervasive attack..." Veronica turned over, and the Gloria Witch moved herself
He put on his long legs, put on his boots, and took a few bites of food: "We must strengthen the church's defense line."
"Reinforce the defense line? How to strengthen it?" The door of the room was pushed open, and the heroic female knight and her maid Sylvia stepped into the room. When she saw Veronica getting up, Sulia's mouth bloomed.
Happy smile: "Great, Veronica, you look much better."
"Madam, the situation is not good at all. My magic power has bottomed out." Veronica stood up immediately to show respect. After Lidya Su and Sylvia took their seats, Veronica sat down:
"How is the morale of the soldiers?"
"It makes sense. At least the appearance of Imperial Captain Huber has improved the morale of the soldiers, and the presence of the two Rick guards also made the soldiers feel that they have a backbone." Sulia's face was serious, and she clicked
He nodded: "At least everyone has expectations for reinforcements."
"Well, refugees are insignificant. To put it bluntly, these people are actually a burden to our survival." Veronica first pointed out the core point without mercy: "Six hundred refugees, panic, helpless,
They also eat, drink, and defecate. Not only do these people not provide any help to this war, but they are a heavy burden on our defense line."
Sulia frowned. She first noticed that Theresa didn't speak, and the sorceress chose to remain silent.
Obviously, Teresa thought so in her heart, she just didn't say it because she promised Ryan to treat everyone equally.
The female knight is still calm, but the maid Sylvia, who has a serious personality and is close to the old-fashioned character, can't stand it anymore. Today she is wearing a standard Breton knight plate armor, holding a rapier, and listened to Veronica's analysis.
, the maid immediately planned to retort.
Lidya Su immediately stretched out her hand to signal Sylvia to shut up, but Veronica hadn't finished speaking yet.
"But we can't abandon them. Helmgart is destroyed, but the people are still there. The significance of a city's existence does not lie in the buildings, but in the people. If there are people, there is still hope for everything." Sure enough, Veronica.
The good-looking Emei almost twisted into a ball: "The reconstruction of Helmgart requires these people. Only if they survive can this city have a future, so we must not abandon them. This will not only cause riots among the refugees, but also cause riots among the refugees.
It will also make the soldiers disappointed in us, especially Ryan."
These words were very reasonable, and everyone nodded.
"Now we can only count on two things. The first one is the news from Ryan. If he can behead the commander of the ratmen, then the rat tide will automatically recede because of the ratmen's character of infighting. The second one is from Monte.
Reinforcements from Duke Ford or Emperor Karl-Franz, if the reinforcements can arrive as soon as possible...Ms. Sulia, is there any news from Ryan?" Veronica first asked Sulia.
"There is no direct news, but there must be something gained." Sulia's sea-blue eyes were full of confidence in her husband: "We have been here for half a day, and the rat tide has not yet arrived. It is impossible for them not to discover us and capture us.
The two dimensional lightning cannons in the military camp have also disappeared."
"Duke Montfort cannot send troops to support." Teresa shook her head, and the sorceress whispered: "The Principality of Montfort was also attacked by the rat people. Two villages were attacked. Duke Fourcade himself was leading the knights.
We fought with the Skaven, and they responded saying they had no way to support us."
"Cunning Ratmen, they must have sent a team to contain Fourcade's energy." Veronica rolled her eyes and arranged first: "In this way, Mrs. Sulia, I will trouble you this time."
"You tell me what I want to do, and I'll listen." Sulia was very open-minded. The female knight knew that her experience in outdoor adventures and her familiarity with the Skaven were not as good as Veronica's. This was not the time to be impulsive.
, she decided to listen to the witch's opinion and decide whether to obey or not.
"Mrs. Sulia, you are beautiful, noble in birth, and equipped with the most luxurious equipment. What you want to do is to sit in the hall." Veronica said first: "The refugees saw a Marquise, Brittany.
The great nobles and Countess Lane will live and die with them, and they will definitely feel much calmer. First of all, everyone will believe that Lane will definitely come back to help. He may not save these refugees, but he will never abandon his wife! Sulia
Madam, you should give more speeches and use more slogans to inspire people."
"Okay, I understand." Lidya Su nodded.
"Trovik, what you have to do is to use ice walls to seal some corners of the entire Church of Justice, but don't seal them all. Leave the church door alone. We will let the rat men attack directly from the stairs at the church door.
We, in addition to releasing the ice wall, you must pay attention to saving magic power and do not release large-scale spells unless absolutely necessary." Veronica then ordered.
"I understand." Teresa also nodded.
"Then... go to Mr. Abel and ask him to lead the paladins to patrol the basement to ensure that no rat squad will attack the interior of the church from the basement. The demon hunter is the best at and familiar with this kind of task, and he will definitely be able to complete it successfully.
.”
"Have Imperial Captain Huber use explosives to blow up half of the stairs at the entrance of the church. Remember, it's half, not all of them. Blowing them all down will only make the Ratmen look for other ways. After half of them are blown down, let the two Rick Guards
Your Excellency led the musketeers, swordsmen and pikemen to set up defense at the entrance to the stairs and the church door."
"Finally, Miss Sylvia, you try to get the servants to spread rumors among the refugees, saying that His Majesty Emperor Karl-Franz's large reinforcements are already coming here, and that the Emperor's army will solve the problem once and for all.
The threat of the Skaven, the refugees need this rumor, it will calm them down."
"clear!"
Following Veronica's instructions, Sulia gave an inspiring speech. As the Marquess of Winford, she naturally knew how to inspire people, with her beautiful appearance, glittering equipment and burning flames.
The sword inspired the morale of all survivors.
News spread among the refugees that the emperor's reinforcements were already on the way. The people inside the church were indeed at peace, and the morale of the soldiers had recovered. Under the command of the Rick Guards, they deployed their defenses in an orderly manner and built positions to prepare against the rats.
people's attack, and at the same time looking forward to the arrival of reinforcements.
Two hours later.
"Dong~dong~dong~" The bells in the burning city of Helmgart rang again! Then, the chattering and restless sounds of countless Skaven came from the entire city, in the mines and sewers,
In the basement, thousands of rat men appeared again.