Chapter 42 - fierce battle
There are not too many words in the war between races. When the eyes of the two sides meet, the brutal killing begins!
– “Three-ring magic: Summoning Thunder!”
Druigst’s long silver-white hair was flying, and he gently waved the magic weapon in his hand. He quickly finished the hatred-filled incantation. In the dark night sky, a thick thundercloud area condensed above the crowd of jackals.
Click!
Accompanied by a deafening loud noise, a faint blue lightning, emitting a dazzling light, fell into the place with the densest crowd of jackals.
The five or six gnolls charging at the front couldn’t react in time, and were instantly enveloped by lightning.
Their whole body was obviously paralyzed, and then a faint blue arc was beating, and they fell to the ground with a scream and wailed in pain.
The gnolls rushing from behind flashed scarlet eyes, without a trace of fear, they roared and continued to rush forward.
Click!
Under the guidance of Gust, the thundercloud area above his head dropped a faint blue lightning again, and the few gnolls who had just filled the gap struggled and fell to the ground with a crackling sound.
Gust saw that the first group of charging gnolls had all reached the attack range, and continued to wave the magic weapon.
One after another faint blue lightning flashed with dazzling white light, slashed mercilessly, and exploded in the crowd of jackals.
Although the dark blue arc is not fatal enough, the paralyzing effect attached to the gnoll’s body makes most of them lose their combat effectiveness.
“Fire arrows!”
As soon as the words fell, the ten double-shield guards who were blocking the front immediately tightened their shields and waited.
Immediately after the double shield guard, the five heavy crossbowmen stood up and pulled the trigger.
When they shot all the crossbows in their hands, they quickly crouched down under the cover of the double shield guards, and skillfully pulled the small winch of the heavy crossbow to reload the arrows.
In the neutral position of loading arrows, five heavy crossbowmen immediately filled the vacancy and continued to maintain continuous fire suppression.
Whoosh whoosh!
Accompanied by the alternating crossbow failures, the gnolls rushing in front let out a mournful wailing, and fell one after another like harvesting wheat.
Before they could reach the 100-meter distance of the Double Shield Guard, the group of gnolls were all dead.
Ow!
A loud wolf howl cut through the deep night, as if commanding a group of attacking gnolls.
Thorne hid in the jungle behind, and when he saw the re-emergence of the gnoll, he quickly realized that something was wrong.
These dozens of gnolls all carried bamboo baskets full of stones, and held a rope with a leather bag in the middle in their hands.
It’s a sling!
Thorne’s face changed, and then he saw the group of gnolls put the stones in the bamboo basket into the skins, then grab the ends of the ropes and spin them fast above their heads.
When the rotation speed of the ropes reached the maximum, one of them was released immediately, and the fist-sized stone flew to the players guarding Talan Village with a whistling sound.
If the sling is used as a weapon alone, its effect is not obvious, but if dozens of people fire in a salvo, the dense stones with strong wind can cause a deadly threat.
This is a simple long-range weapon with the higher its own strength attribute, the more powerful it will exert. It is the most effective long-range suppression method for gnolls who are not good at making weapons.
“Double shield guards cover! The heavy crossbowmen immediately retreat!” When the gnoll slingers appeared in sight, Gust clearly knew their means and immediately commanded.
bump bump!
The stones smashed down continuously, almost all of which were blocked by the shields in the hands of the double shield guards.
However, there are still a lot of people who pass through the gap and shoot into the rear. Several players who retreated have no time to dodge and were hit hard in the back.
With a strong impact, he spit out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground, unable to get up for a long time.
One of them was hit on the head even more miserably. The head without any protection was instantly opened, and the shocking wound made him lie on the ground motionless, and blood gushed out.
But soon several players lying on the ground and wailing were dragged back to Talan Village by several people holding shields.
bump bump!
The gnoll slinger’s attack did not stop at all, and the fierce stone smashed into the steel shield with a piercing sound, creating a string of bright sparks.
When the heavy crossbowmen in the back row were all evacuated, these stones seemed intimidating in the eyes of the heavily armed double shield guards.
It was almost impossible to wipe off the armor of the Double Shield Guard.
However, the gnoll also took advantage of the suppression of the firepower of the stone, and when the stone was about to be exhausted, he rushed to the front of the double shield guard and started a close-range fight.
bump! bump! bump!
The attack power displayed by the double shield guards holding shields in both hands is still very strong. With the slap of the steel shield and the spiked round shield, the attack of the gnoll instantly becomes pale and powerless.
In the gnoll tribe, most of the gnolls who are not employed have a challenge level of only 3.
Therefore, ten well-equipped super-rank players faced the siege of the gnolls and dealt with them easily.
——Three-level spell: “Fireball!”
At this moment, Anders Lena waved her staff gently, and a dark red fireball the size of a basin reflected her beautiful face.
Then cut through the thick night, and smashed into the gnolls that were rushing up continuously with a whistling sound.
With a loud rumbling sound, a hot fireball exploded in the crowd of jackals in the narrow passage.
Flesh and limbs flew, even if the gnoll was lucky enough to escape his life, the dense hair on his body was swept away by the aftermath of the flames, ignited instantly, and then turned into a fire man and rolled on the ground struggling.
Roar!
The gnolls, who had failed to attack several times, looked at the corpses in the front passage, which further inspired their primitive wildness.
At the same time, many gnolls entered the dark woods, preparing to outflank from both sides.
“Defensive formation!” Gust calmly commanded when he saw the gnolls approaching from the front and from both sides of the jungle.
The ten guards with double shields saw the gnoll who was approaching quickly, and immediately made a half-arc shape. In order to prevent the gnoll from rushing into Talan Village, they slowly retreated and blocked the entrance of Talan Village.
Immediately afterwards, the player holding the heavy crossbow also entered the formation, and the precise heavy crossbow continuously shot and killed the gnolls from the front and the left and right sides.
When the gnoll dashed in front of the double shield guard with the crossbow, the player holding the heavy crossbow immediately put away the weapon and drew the long sword from his waist.
Then, taking advantage of the fierce blocking and impact of the shields of the double shield guards, he kept beheading the nearby gnolls from the gaps.
In this way, with the cooperation of more than 20 players, the nearby gnolls fell down one after another.
Swish!
At this moment, a light footsteps passed slowly from where Thorne was hiding.
Gnoll Rogue!
puff!
Thorne suddenly appeared, and the gnoll wanderer, who was caught off guard, was instantly stabbed in the center of the mouth by the long sword, and was kicked to the ground by Thorne.
Roar!
Another shadow appeared from behind Thorne, and Thorne quickly bent over, barely avoiding the sweep of the mace, and immediately pulled away.
——Desert wind faction (strike skill): Flame Star!
The beating flame of Thorne’s dagger in the left hand exploded in the night, emitting a dazzling white light.
The gnoll rogue groaned.
Thorne took the opportunity to slash out with a sword, and the head of the gnoll wanderer fell to the ground.
A tribe that can cultivate gnoll wanderers can’t be so capable.
After beheading the gnoll, Thorne looked thoughtfully at the gnoll who was about to be crushed by the double shield guards.
Then, as if thinking of something, he immediately walked into the village.
There is only one exit from Talan Village, which is the narrow passage through which the fierce battle was fought at this time.
Others are either surrounded by dense forest or blocked by nearby cliffs.
But these places are not completely impossible to pass, just more laborious.
And the two gnoll rogues who just planned to pass in front of him obviously knew the surrounding situation for a long time.
So Thorne immediately rushed in the direction of Gust, if he was rushed into the village of Taran by the gnoll, it would be troublesome.
After all, not all the players brought by Gust have combat effectiveness, and there are many life occupations.